A/n: Sorry for the masses of TNT's suggestions; I've been doing all the ideas I get in chronological order of when I receive them, so if anyone sends a lot at the same time then I'll be stuck on them for a while. Mainly, that's because I'd probably end up forgetting to do one if I didn't. From now on I'll try a more random approach that spaces out suggestions from different people, so if I forget yours, don't hesitate to tell me!
We'll start with movielover48's, then - thanks for letting me know about the problem!
The cove, Hiccup and Toothless's favourite place to spend time together other than the air, had soon become Berk's worst kept secret. Everyone knew that the two alphas could be found there more often than not, but nobody ever approached them when they were resting there unless it was to alert them of the direst emergency.
Unless, apparently, you were Gobber.
"Hey, Hiccup!" the one-legged, one-armed Viking called, trying and failing to take the entrance Hiccup usually did when accessing the cove by foot. (It was barely the width of a shield, and Gobber took proud in his stout, Vikingly stature.)
"What is it?" Hiccup asked. Despite his immediate assumption that there was some sort of apoplectic situation back on Berk - why else would anyone bother him? - Gobber seemed very calm. So, his words were laced with suspicion, and it was with slight caution that he approached his mentor.
"The new people - those trapper guys Eret likes - want a dragon."
"Can't it wait?" Hiccup asked, glancing back at Toothless, who was still asleep, as he had been just seconds before Gobber showed up. Hiccup knew he sounded petulant now, but it was his day off, and Gobber had woken him from a brilliant nap!
"If it could, would I be here?" Gobber responded. Hiccup rolled his eyes at the man and headed back over to Toothless.
"Fine," he relented, "I'll find them a dragon, teach them the basics, and nothing else. And if I'm not back at the cove within an hour, someone else can do it." he glared pointedly at Gobber, who knew full well that Valka was also good at judging the bond between dragon and rider. "It's still my day off." he tacked onto the end, reminding Gobber that he wasn't going to get roped into anything after that.
Gobber agreed to those terms, and Hiccup woke Toothless to let him know what was going on before he trudged out of the cove after the blacksmith.
One and a half hours later, Hiccup stumbled back into the cove, smoking from several places and sporting a few new bruises.
"Hey bud!" Hiccup greeted happily, taking Toothless's head in his hands as the dragon nuzzled him affectionately. "What do you want to do now?"
'Go for a flight!' Toothless suggested happily. 'Round the forest, dodging the trees! Then we could catch dinner and go back here.'
Hiccup grinned at the thought of some more dangerous flying. 'Sounds great!' he agreed, 'I'll go get my flying gear!'
Hiccup retrieved his helmet from its place on the rock he'd been napping near previously, then rushed back over to hop on Toothless's back.
Hiccup smirked as they dodged another tree, just inches between them and the bark. Another immediately joined to take its place, and it only took a slight turn and click of the tailfin to swerve past that one, too.
'Hey, bud. I have an idea,' Hiccup said, realising that they were nearing the cove. Their dinner - a few fish - sat in the barrel attached to Hiccup's back. 'Switch back to automatic.'
Toothless nodded, and the tailfin clicked to its new setting. Hiccup attached the barrel to Toothless's back rather than his own, then slowly started to push himself into a slightly crouched standing position. He leapt from Toothless just as the last tree disappeared, opening the wings by his side immediately after to start a quick dive into the cove, Toothless just behind him.
He was going too fast to land normally, so he decided to simply collapse the wings instead. Toothless let out a stared yelp as Hiccup suddenly disappeared from his sight, then laughed and swept down to join his rider as he heard the splash that revealed Hiccup's plan.
The two played in the water for a while, splashing each other, until Hiccup's stomach rumbled.
"Heh," he laughed, "Looks like its time for lunch!"
Toothless nodded, grabbing Hiccup in his legs and floating on his back over to the edge of the water. The two clambered out, shaking themselves off as Hiccup tried to detach the barrel. Once they'd managed that, Toothless set a fire.
Soon, the two were happily enjoying their meal, a comfortable silence surrounding them as they enjoyed each other's presence. They stayed like that until Hiccup drifted off to sleep, then Toothless patted the fire out and drew hid wings around his friend.
"Hey! Hiccup!" Several hours later, the two were jerked from their sleep again.
"Gobber..." Hiccup mumbled, crawling out from under Toothless's wings with a yawn. "What is it?"
"Well, you said you weren't doing anything else today!" Gobber said, gesturing to the darkening sky. "So, now that it's night you can help!" he grinned at his loophole, "I need some new saddles for those dragons!"
Hiccup groaned.