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Extreme Makeover: Toothless Edition

"Ruffnut!"

The blonde glanced up, a bucket of fish loosely grasped in her small hands. Tuffnut paused in front of the barn that was their Zippleback's home, turning to peer curiously at the lanky auburn-haired boy that walked towards them, his loyal Night Fury following behind.

"What's up?" Ruffnut asked.

"I just checked on Fishlegs." Hiccup informed them. "He's still battling a severe case of the stomach flu, and he wanted me to come and get you."

"Let me guess, he has a dare for me." Ruffnut arched an eyebrow knowingly.

Hiccup nodded. "Yeah. But he wouldn't tell me what it was."

Tuffnut whistled. "If Fishlegs won't spill, then it must be a good one."

"Or as good as Fishlegs' dares can be." Ruffnut rolled her eyes and chucked the bucket at her brother. Tuffnut was not prepared for the toss and toppled to the ground with the bucket firmly pressed against is chest. "Feed Barf and Belch. I'll be back soon-probably."

"Good luck," Hiccup wished and went off to visit Astrid, whose house was directly across from the Thorston siblings.

Ruffnut jogged down the slope to the Ingerman household. She threw open the door (as she shared Astrid's habit of hardly ever knocking on anyone's door) and immediately spotted a pale Fishlegs slumped on a cot by the fireplace. "You look like crap."

"I feel like it too." Fishlegs rasped. "My stomach is killing me."

"Eh, at least you ate actual food. It was only rotten. Tuffnut ate a shoe. That was mouldy. That'll come back and bite him in the butt more severely later on."

"You're probably right." Fishlegs managed to sit up. "I thought up a dare for you."

"Shoot."

"I dare you to paint Toothless pink, and do him up with makeup."

Ruffnut was impressed. "That's actually pretty a good one. Alright. I'll try and accomplish this tonight. But if I die, I'm coming back to haunt you."

"I don't think Toothless will kill you. Maim, maybe, but not kill." Fishlegs collapsed back against his pillow.

"Too bad you won't get to see this." Ruffnut mused. "It's going to be hilarious."

"I don't think my stomach can handle any laughter at the moment. Besides, there's no way Hiccup will let Toothless outside looking like...whatever you're going to make him look like."

"No one will get to see my masterpiece." Ruffnut sighed dramatically. "I better go and get the supplies, then. See you later."

"Have fun." Fishlegs called as the girl raced out of his house. "And please don't use anything permanent!"

...

Later that night, Tuffnut awoke to the sound of clanking metal cans and a soft curse. He sat up in his bed tiredly and squinted out the window, only to see a black sky with silver stars. He turned his head to see his sister stumbling towards the front door, paint cans and a small satchel clutched in her arms. "What are you doing?"

"Completing the stupid dare Fishlegs gave me." Ruffnut grunted, trying to get a better grip on her items. "Go back to sleep."

"What's the dare?" Tuffnut asked curiously.

"I have to paint Toothless pink and put makeup on him."

The boy immediately jumped from his bed, grabbing his helmet off the bedpost and shoving over his tangled blonde hair. "Let's go."

Ruffnut arched an eyebrow. "This is my dare."

"I know. There's no way Hiccup will let Toothless out when he sees what you've done, so I need to come along to see the end result." Tuffnut shoved the front door open and stepped out into the chilly night air wearing nothing except his pants and helmet. "I might even get to see Toothless tear you to shreds."

His sister rolled her eyes but did not argue. The twins walked through the silent village and to Hiccup's house. Ruffnut carefully edged the door open and the duo stepped inside.

Other than Stoick's thunderous snoring, there was no other sound.

"Okay, we have to be quiet and careful." Ruffnut whispered. "If the chief catches us, we're dead. If Toothless wakes up, we're probably dead. If Hiccup wakes up, we'll be lectured."

"I hate his lectures." Tuffnut wrinkled his nose as he and his sister tiptoed up the stairs. "They're so boring and pointless."

Ruffnut nodded in agreement. She halted on the second-to-last step and peered into the room. Toothless was slumbering on his rock bed and Hiccup was snoring softly in his own bed. The blonde girl took a deep breath and ventured further into the room. Tuffnut dropped on the edge of Hiccup's bed, causing the boy to jerk slightly.

"Sorry," Tuffnut mouthed when Ruffnut shot him a dirty look.

Placing her supplies by Toothless, Ruffnut grabbed a paintbrush and pried open the first can. She eyed the dark pink mixture and smirked. She dunked the brush into the can and started her work quickly, wanting to get everything done before anyone in the household woke up.

Toothless did not stir as Ruffnut slathered the paint on his body. The normally dark scales were hidden under the paint coating. The girl avoided the dragon's face, since there simply wasn't enough time to wait for the pain to dry before adding the makeup.

Tuffnut quelled a snort of laughter as he observed his sister vandalize Toothless' body with an array of colours.

The Night Fury was not going to be happy.

Finally, Ruffnut added a last swipe of red to Toothless' lips and got to her feet. She grabbed her supplies and motioned for Tuffnut to move, which he did. The twins hurried out of the Haddock household, only releasing their laughter when they were a safe distance away.

...

Hiccup yawned and sat up, rubbing his head. He blinked blearily against the morning sunlight and, by habit, glanced over at his dragon.

And nearly stopped breathing.

"Gack-"Was all he could sputter out as he gaped at the Night Fury.

Toothless was sloppily painted dark pink. His talons were painted green and blue, his lips red, his cheeks held a heavy layer of blush and his eyelids were a dark purple.

"Guh." Hiccup stared. "Urk."

He took a moment to gather his senses, his stunned eyes never leaving his dragon.

"For Odin's sake! Ruffnut painted my dragon."

A beat of silence passed as the sentence processed through his mind.

"RUFFNUT PAINTED MY DRAGON!"

The bellowed exclamation caused Toothless to jolt awake in surprise. He cooed softly in concern, wondering why his human was so worked up.

Hiccup groaned in agitation. "Oh sure, you wake up now. You couldn't have woken up when Ruffnut was painting you pink!"

Startled, Toothless glanced down at himself. He gave a roar of fury upon discovering that, yes, one of the blonde heathens had indeed given him a paint job.

Ooh, that girl better watch her back. But first...

The Night Fury gave Hiccup a demanding look.

Scowling, the boy shoved himself up and stormed over to the stairs. "Yeah, yeah. I'll find a way to get that junk off."

Ruffnut was so going to get it when it came time for him to dare someone.

Dare suggestion by .7 :)

Next chapter: In which Ruffnut dares Hiccup.