Hi guys and gals thought I'd update on a chapter before the new year, and I'll be honest, this isn't my best chapter, at the moment I'm fighting off a cold and its being a git with me, but theres a bit of humour in this so hope it would make it up for some part.

I know some have commented saying about Snotlout being the main antagonist but, I'm going to break it to you that he isn't, if you remember with Hiccups dream a few chapters back then you'll know who it is.

Anyway hope you enjoy this and have nice new years eve night. Don't get too drunk, I won't I'm on the lemsip -.-*

Chapter 11 Just Hanging Around

Astrid POV

"Hey! Come back here you crazy reptile!" I hear Hiccup shout as he chases Toothless around the cove trying to put on the saddle while Toothless runs away in a playful manor.

Me? I'm sat cross-legged on a rock next to the lake enjoying the entertainment laughing every time Hiccup thinks he has the upper hand, Toothless decide to run the other way.

Suddenly laughing increased as Toothless yanks the saddle out of Hiccups hands before chasing him with the saddle in his mouth.

"Oh shit! No no no no no, don't you dare Toothless! Put down that saddle!" Hiccup shouts as he runs around from the black dragon.

But that didn't last long as Toothless pounces on top of Hiccup, pinning him to the ground and dropping the saddle onto his back with Toothless making a constant low growling noise that sounds like laughing.

Sufficed to say Hiccup was not amused.

Me however I laughing my ass off at it so hard that I leaned back too hard and fell into the lake.

*Splash!*

As I resurfaced and spat out the remaining water out of my mouth, all I could hear was Hiccup laughing this time.

Hiccup POV

Oh gods that was so funny when she fell into the lake and me and Toothless looked to see a wet Astrid surface with a stream of water coming out of her mouth.

"ha ha ha! I-I'm sorry Astrid..." I say trying to catch my breath for laughing too hard "b-but you got to admit that was funny. Ha ha ha yo-you look like a wet..." but before I could finish my sentence, something wet slapped me across the face.

As I look down to see something wet, scaly and wriggling about.

"..fish" I deadpan finally finishing my sentence before glaring at Astrid who was smirking in the lake.

"did you just slap me with a wet fish!?" I shouted at her as she gave me a sly smile.

"maybe. What are you going to do about it dragon boy?" she replied as she was still in the lake.

An evil grin came across my face as climb on the rock Astrid fell off and jumped in next to her splashing her with water.

Toothless POV

I got to say I like these humans, very entertaining.

Its strange because I was always told at such a young age that Vikings were bloodthirsty savages that will kill you on sight.

But these two, who if I'm correct are close to my age, have proved how wrong we were.

Now I'm just watching these two play in the water and do something I'm guessing that human mates do to show affection.

But two things plague my mind at this point in time.

One will this male human, that his mate calls Hiccup, get me back in the air. Although something deep down says to trust him.

And two what's taking these two so long to mate? I mean, I can tell these two were meant for each other, even their scent tells me that too.

*sigh* humans such complicated creatures.

A hour of drying later Hiccup POV

After drying off our clothes (and me blushing at seeing Astrid without most of her clothes on) and finally getting the saddle onto Toothless' back and strapping it on, I climb on top of him and adjust myself so I can feel if its comfortable or not in the saddle.

Finding a comfortable position I then look down at Toothless patting the side of his neck to get his attention.

"you comfortable bud?" I ask him hoping the saddle doesn't feel bad on him.

With a warble followed by a nod.

I took this as a good sign, after all, he's the one flying, I'm just the rider.

"Okay bud then lets test this out shall we?" I say holding onto a piece of rope that's attached to the artificial tail fin.

Like I said before, trial and error.

Astrid walks up to us before giving me a kiss on the cheek and a pat on the head for Toothless.

"good luck you two, and be careful up there" she tells us making me smile.

"I'm Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the third, its an occupational hazard" I say cheekily earning a punch in the shoulder for it.

That's when I took my cue to take off.

We flew around the lake a few time with me gently tugging onto the string to follow the movements of Toothless' real tail fin.

But as I saw how he was about to make a sharp turn, to which I stupidly copied the tail fin to do too, I suddenly find that as he turned left, I went right.

Straight into the water...again.

"this is going to be a long day" I say to myself as I resurface.

But after several tries, I gather all the information I need to improve the flying capabilities.

One using my hand to tug the rope leaves me unable to hang on to the saddle, thus throwing me off too easily.

And two nothing to keep me into the saddle full stop.

So after spending half the day learning all this out, me and Astrid head back and surprisingly enough she came up with the same things as I found out too.

"looks like you'll need something to keep you in the saddle Hiccup to stop you coming off too easily" she said to me which made me smile to think she was watching too and being there for me.

"yeah plus I need to use another part of my body to control the fin with" I reply back to Astrid who was lost in thought.

At that point so was I.

Until...

"Well what about yout leg babe?" she said as I thought about it.

And then I smiled again "milady, you are a genius!" I shout as crash my lips onto hers before running off to the forge to work on the improvements I needed leaving a dazed smiling Astrid where I left her.

Astrid POV

How in the nine realms does he do that?

He kisses me and I'm left stunned.

But saying that, he has the same reaction when I kiss him.

I shake my head, coming back into reality as I realise I'm by myself.

That's my Hiccup, when he has an idea he'll get it done.

Suddenly I see my father walking around with one of his hands on his head groaning like mad.

I decided to walk up to him, see if I can help.

"Hey dad, you don't look to good? Ruff day?" I ask him as he pulls me into a hug and smile.

"ay, Astrid, a long day today, had to settle a dispute with the twins after they blew up another chicken house, and they said Hiccup was destructive" he told me as he chuckled but stopped when I glared at him, he knows how mad I get at people for mentioning Hiccup 'destructive side' but I know he does it to tease me "ha ha don't worry my little warrior, it doesn't change how I feel for the lad. But anyway after I had to deal with Mildew complaining that the dragons and cats are ganging up against him" with that one I laughed realising why Mildew would say that.

Ever since Hiccup's flying feline of death with him a while back, he has been on edge about any cats near him.

Serves the old git right in my opinion.

But I came out of my thought as I saw my father frown as he carried on "but I forgot to do one stupid today. I forgot to assign someone to feed those dragons tonight and I can't think of who to help since they're all busy, including me" he finished rubbing his temple, I can see he was thinking what to do.

Suddenly it hit me and I smile.

"dad, why don't me, Hiccup and Fishleg's do it, it only takes one to feed them but there's three of us, so would be no problem" I ask him hoping he doesn't say no.

But as I see his smile I realises that he wasn't going to say that as he puts his hand on top of my shoulder.

"what did I do to deserve a great daughter like you" he said looking into my eye's "that would help me out greatly Astrid, just remember to be careful in there, all three of you" he said as he walk away to carry on with the other chiefing duties but a little happier knowing one problem was off his mind.

With that I run to look for Fishleg's to tell him about dragon feeding tonight. He might decline at first scared of the danger but if I throw in all the observing he can do on the dragons that will win him over in a heartbeat.

The question was, where was he?

An hour later

Okay I checked at his house, the great hall, the arena and even the library and still nothing.

This is getting me a little frustrated not knowing where he is.

I know I'll go to the forest and practise my axe swings, haven't done that by myself in a while.

Although sparring with Hiccup became enjoyable.

No matter, it'll help me calm down.

I head over to my house to grab my axe and head straight to the woods.

But as I get to the clearing, I spot something that at some point will give me nightmares tonight.

A bush, but what was sticking out of the bush was a great big arse, which means someone was hiding from something on the other side.

Then I realise that big arse belonged to non other that Fishlegs Ingerman himself.

But what was he hiding from?

Curiosity got the better of me and what I spot is a couple of Terrible Terrors playing about in the wild grass.

But from all this I could hear Fishleg's talking to himself

"Interesting"

"Fascinating"

"woooooow"

At this point I couldn't help but butt in just to scare the shit out of him.

"yeah, wait till you see them eat a fish" I said with a smirk knowing what's going to happen next.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Fishleg screamed in a high pitched squeal, scaring off the terrors as well as five rabbits twelve birds and I'm sure at the cove Toothless was wonder what the hell that was.

Me however was standing there arms folded trying not to laugh.

"A-Astrid w-w-what are you d-doing here?" Fishlegs stutters at me as he gathers himself after that scare.

Really? Axe in my hand and he asks that?

"well I decided to go on a picnic with my axe" I said sarcastically which earns a glare from him.

"I know you're here practising, but what are you doing in this part of the forest, I thought you practised in another part?" he replied back catching me off guard.

Quickly I think of something "just a change of scenery" I said before I realised why I was out here in the first place "well okay i was looking for you and since I couldn't find you I got frustrated" I say as I sigh in defeat, okay I'm picking up quite a lot of Hiccups traits now.

Now it was Fishlegs turn to be caught off guard "m-me? why?" he ask as remember what I needed to say to him.

"well my dad forgot to assign someone to feed the dragons tonight, so I volunteered me you and Hiccup to do it tonight" I say to him as he looks wide-eyed at me in panick.

"W-what!? what do you mean feed the dragons!? are you crazy!?" he blurted out trying to get me angry.

He was close, very close.

But I guess hanging with Hiccup for so long has made me...cunning.

"oh okay Fishlegs, no problem, I just thought that you'd enjoy observing the dragons, seeing how they react, you know like those Terrors you were so enjoyably looking at" I said with a sly smile "ah well, I guess me and Hiccup will have to see them" I finished off walking before I hear him shout back.

"Wait!"

I stopped and waited for his reply, which I knew what it was going to be.

"Okay...okay I-I'll join you two tonight, but only because your chance of survival would be greater if there's three of us there" he said as I smiled at him.

"thank you Fishlegs" I said as I waved at him and walked away back to the village.

As soon as I knew I was alone I laughed to myself "the smart one's are easy to convince" I said to myself as I exited the forest and headed towards the forge.

At the forge Hiccup POV

"I swear sometimes Hiccup I never understand yer inventions ya make" I hear Gobber say as I test out the new harness vest which will help me stay in the saddle while flying with Toothless.

I just hope Gobber doesn't figure it out any time soon.

"well maybe one day I'll tell you all about them" I reply back to him as I smile.

The harness is a simple design Strips of leather connected together by metal rings in a sort of cross style, all held together by leather shoulder pads for easy removal.

This is something that is basic for now until I get the whole flying thing sorted out.

If successful then my true design will come into play along with the designs for new scimitars. But again like the scimitars, it'll take time and the right materials.

But anyway the harness, I feels comfortable enough to wear which will be good since that if I get dragged left, right and centre, its not going to rip my arms off.

Walking around to test its movement I didn't notice a certain blond eyeing me up near the doorway until she spoke.

"strut your stuff babe" she said teasingly making me freeze in my track "oh don't stop on my account" she finished off with a flirty tone of voice.

"yeah yeah" I replied with a smirk on my face "but in honesty what you think of this?" I asked her as I gestured to the harness.

She gives a serious look as she goes all the way around me to examine the detail before she want behind me and gave the harness a sharp tug pulling me back a bit.

"did that hurt?" she asked me.

It was a shock because of the tugging but in honesty, I didn't feel anything.

"no not really" I replied to her looking a bit puzzled on why she did that.

But she smiled and came back round to face me "good, that means any impact you won't feel if you found yourself slung off of him" she whispered to me so Gobber didn't hear her.

I smiled know what she meant.

"oh by the way, tonight me you and Fish are feeding the dragons in the ring tonight" she suddenly said as I turned to look at her.

"really, how come?" I asked her.

"well for one thing, it helps my dad out since her forgot to assign someone to feed them. Another being it might help observing other dragons besides Toothless and between you and me after seeing you and Toothless react with each other, wants me to have a dragon of my own" she said that last part with a smile to which I smiled.

She really wants a dragon? But I'd of thought she'd want to kill them after all that happened to her since her uncle Finn. But saying that, ever since we became a couple she had changed a lot. I guess her mother was right what she said to me about bringing her back.

But this what she said, wanting her own dragon too is something stupid yet crazy at the same time.

Just like me and Toothless.

Well we'll see how it goes tonight if it works or not.

But for now lets gets back to the Night fury in the cove who wants to feel the clouds again.

"well lets what we can do about that. But beforehand would milady like to accompany me to the cove" I said with a posh accent bowing before her.

She giggled before curtseying back at me "that I may my dear sir" she said mimicking my accent as we both laughed.

"will ye two jus bugger off already, I'n abou te lose me lunch" Gobber complains at hearing the whole scene going on but still seeing a smirk on his face as we run off towards the forest.

Later on that night

"Its not funny Astrid" I told her as she kept on hysterically laughing.

She only started after I was hanging on a tree branch after mine and Toothless' test flight.

It was going well until Toothless spotted a rabbit and tried to go after it.

Forgetting about the human on his back.

Next thing I knew the safety line attached to the saddle broken off to the shear force of impact and tangled itself around the same branch I hit, resulting me to hang there like a fish on a line.

Toothless however was too busy to notice, one minute he was sniffing some long grass, the next he collapsed into total pleasure.

"It was absolutely funny babe! I haven't laughed this hard in a long time" she said wiping the tears from her eye's while clutching her ribs.

I just gave her a deadpan look.

"well we found three things out today. One, the harness worked, I didn't feel any pull pain from hanging there" I said before noticing Astrid biting her hand to try and stop laughing.

"Two, that grass can come in handy to calm even the most pissed off dragon" I carry on showing the brown bag I scooped up some of the grass in, who's know when it'll come in handy.

Astrid nodded and shrugged at the same time "yeah good thing to have handy but it needs a name. From what I saw in toothless' reaction to it, it reminded me of a cat next to cat nip" suddenly she clicked her fingers and a brainstorm hit me too.

"dragon nip!" we both shouted at the same time, causing us both to laugh.

Wiping the tears away from the laughing I continue on with the conversation "I guess great minds do think a like" I chuckled to Astrid who smiled back at that comment.

"well what the third thing you found out?" she asked remembering what I said to her.

I gave her a sly smile before answering her "remember to bring a bloody dagger to cut the leather strap before the girlfriend see's you hanging on a branch and won't stop laughing" I said in a dull tone causing Astrid to stick her tongue out at me before running off towards the arena with me chasing after her.

Its funny to think that if non of the event happened over a year ago, I wouldn't be sharing this experience with her, she'd be more likely trying to compete to be the best and not giving a shit who was in her way.

Where most would of seen her as a warrior through and through, people like me and her family saw the other side of her we always longed for her to come back to .

And everyday I see that side of her come back bit by bit.

With of course her anger still there which just add more to who she is.

Loving to her friends, family and me but dangerous to her enemies...and me.

But it makes me think what she told me earlier about wanting a dragon too.

Something's that's beautiful like her but extremely dangerous if pissed off.

And then it hit me the perfect dragon for her.

But that will wait till all the dragons are fed as I spot Fishlegs next to the arena looking nervous, holding what appears to be the dragon manual.

"evening Flishlegs" I say waving at him as he greeted us back.

"evening Hiccup, Astrid" he replied back with a weak smile "n-nice night for a d-dragon feed" he said nervously.

I then turned to Astrid who was standing next to me and I smiled "well shall we get to the feeding dragons milady?" I say to her as I gestured to the gates of the ring making her smile.

"as you wish my good sir" she replied before heading off to the ring with me and Fishlegs left to carry the baskets of fish toward the centre of the ring.

Looking around the ring, it's completely empty.

No weapons.

No mazes.

Just a complete empty area.

"perfect" I said to myself as I head over to the Nadder pen.

Astrid and Fishlegs looked confused at what I meant by that.

"astrid, can you come stand near the this pen please and bring a fish with you" I ask her who still looked confused but complied.

"now Fishlegs I know you wouldn't volunteer to feed the dragons unless it involved studying them and I know what Astrid wants as well. So..." I pause before opening the lever to the Nadder cell revealing a very cautious and confused Deadly Nadder looking outside its doors and around the ring.

"I'm going to kill two birds with one stone sort of speak" I finished off as I slowly watch Astrid look at the dragon that was in front of her fish in one hand and axe in the other.

"Astrid remember you need to earn the dragons trust, you need to drop down your axe, remember Toothless" I say to her before she realised what I meant before dropping her axe and sliding it to the other side of the ring.

The Nadder saw this and was confused at first but looking at its face, it was curious too as it slowly approached Astrid.

Both looking into each others eye's, they stand like that for a while until Astrid finally broke the silence "wow you're very beautiful girl" she said to the Nadder who seemed to take the compliment well.

A girl? strange that, i didn't know the Nadder was a girl.

But saying that I didn't know Toothless was a boy, it just felt right.

And then I realised what's happening here.

"that's good Astrid, now, offer her the fish and then look away and slowly hold your hand out" I advise her as she complies by doing just that.

Astrid POV

Oh gods this is intense, so many things to think about, like for one how did i know that this Nadder is female or how she took to compliments.

Was this the same for Hiccup and Toothless? Was this how they formed their bond?

Only one way to find out.

I offer her the fish in my hand to which she gladly took and ate.

Now for the moment of truth. I slowly lift up my arm and hold out my hand, palm facing the Nadder as I look away and close my eye's waiting for something to happen.

Suddenly.

I open my eye's as a shock goes from my outstretched arm through the rest of my body. I turn around to see the Nadders beak-like snout touching the palm of my hand.

I can only describe it in one word.

Amazing.

I get my other hand and start to rub her neck feeling how smooth her scales are.

She truly is a dragon of beauty.

And looking at her wings, they look so powerful that they could fly into a strorm no problem.

And then it clicked.

"Stormfly" I said to her "would you like that name?".

She replied with a happy chirp and nuzzling my arms making me laugh.

Out of the corner of my eye's I see Hiccup smiling as he steps forward to address Stormfly too.

Stormfly looked at him most likely remembering him as that boy who yelled at her.

"hey girl,I'm sorry I yelled at you, I just didn't want to see you get hurt" he said rubbing Stormfly's head making her purr.

He has such a way with dragons.

Fishlegs however was writing things down in the book, looking very excited.

But I know one thing, I got my own dragon now.

And can't wait to fly her one day.