IM STILL ALIVE! DONT WORRY EVERYONE, I STILL LIVE. I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry its been so long, but the end of school had come and I needed foll 100% focus on everything. But now that I've graduated, I'M BACK BABY! I know this has been a long awaited chapter, and Im sorry its taken so long. I hope you can all forgive me.

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Hiccup wasn't going to let him win. No way. He had to beat Phantom, because Shadow was his, and he was hers. Phantom would not be allowed to get in the way. He had to make something that could best that stupid dragon. And he would work non stop until he got it.

So there he was, back in his forge, hammering and shaping metal like his life depended on it. This idea had to work or Phantom would gain the lead. But the problem was, he had never attempted anything like this before. Sure, he had designed and built Toothless' saddle which had many moving parts, but this was a whole other thing, and still a prototype.

Shaping metal was easy if you knew what you were doing, but creating moving parts that flowed seamlessly together was quite a difficult task to accomplish. His latest project had been inspired by some Timberjacks he saw in the woods a while ago, their razor sharp wings fascinated him, and Hiccup wanted to attempt to harness that same ability for all his riders.

His third gift for Shadow was the first ever prototype wing blades for flight combat, designed to shift and move with her wings and sharp enough to hopefully cut through anything solid, especially enemy armour. He doubted they could cut through a full grown tree like a real Timberjack, but they should do the same sort of thing.

But the hardest part was creating blades that could blend almost seamlessly with the bone structure of her wings. He had to create separate blades that all linked together like chainmail, with a blade on one of the edges. Being a prototype meant that it was nowhere near perfect, but given his time frame, it would have to do. Until he could make another set.

All through the day he worked, and his anxiety continued to grow. He wanted to see Shadow and be with her, but he couldn't stop his work if he wanted to beat Phantom. But the urge to be with her was strong. He wanted to be with his intended.

Maybe he could go and see her, if he claimed that he needed to measure her wings to make the wing blades the right size. That could work. That would give him a good reason to be with her.

With a smirk, he leapt up from his task and ran towards her, only stopping once and running back to grab a measuring tape. He made it to the entrance to the Dragons lair and crept inside, his heart beating faster and faster the further he went. He found her deep inside the caves, down by the underground springs were she was drying her hair by the waters edge.

He stopped moving by the cave entrance to marvel at her beauty. Her back was turned to him and completely bare above her hips. Water trickled down her back, over her scales as she worked to dry her hair after her bath. She turned her head towards him when she sensed his presence and exposing her bare collarbone to him.

"Hiccup, what are you doing in here?" she said. Suddenly all the words he had planned in his head failed him. His mind went completely blank.

"Uh…"

"If anyone finds you in here, who knows what they would do. Devil forbid that Phantom finds you here." She said.

Hiccup gulped, imagining stumbling across the powerful male, with Shadow in her current state. Suddenly, being with Shadow in the Dragons lair probably wasn't the best idea. But he couldn't bring himself to leave.

"I um… I just wanted to see you. I've had to work non stop because of these contests and I haven't been able to spend time with you." He said softly.

Unconsciously he rubbed the back of his neck and swallowed. "Can I uh… Can I ask something?" he stammered. "Its for one of my gifts to you."

"Um, sure." She said shyly.

"Do you mind if I measure your wings? I'm working on something and need to make sure they fit." He said. She gave a small smile and nodded, opening her wings slightly.

Hiccup cautiously walked up to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, down her back and over her wings. She shivered from his touch, not because of cold, but because of the heat from his hands caused by the forge. Her cold skin and scales contrasted to his fiery flesh.

His hands ghosted over the muscles in her wings, from the shoulders to the wrist joint, and down over the membrane of her wings. He took measurements lazily, uncaring almost as he touched her. Trailing his fingers over her back and scales. She leaned back into him as he stepped closer, pressing her back against him.

Hiccup gulped, but continued on, his confidence spurring him on to touch her more. To be more rebellious. His mind said one thing, but the blood in his veins wanted him to do another. Not fully in control of himself, he leaned down to her neck and nipped the skin there. His hands didn't dare move to touch her bare front, but stayed on her wings, trailing up and down, remembering every curve, every muscle, every joint and bone, while his lips did another.

His hot breath against her skin made her blood rush and emotions spike, her natural scent tickled his senses allowing him to read exactly what she was feeling and thinking. He used his teeth to nip at her neck, over that spot where he marked her before.

His hands ghosted down her back and over her hips, touching the scales protecting her skin. She made a small noise in the back of her throat that made him shudder. He gripped her tighter.

Lazily trailing his teeth over the bite on her skin, he growled softly against her and let his teeth bite down and mark her flesh.

"Hiccup. That might not be a good idea right now…" she groaned huskily. "As much as would love it if you continued, Phantom will be able to smell any changes on me if he gets too close. And I don't want him provoking a fight."

Groaning, Hiccup pulled away, licking the last remnants of her blood off her skin. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me."

Shadow wrapped her wings around herself and turned to face him, eyes filled with unbridled desire. Hiccup's eyes trailed down, straining to look at her exposed chest that was being hidden from his sight by her wings. Oh how he wanted her all to himself. If only Phantom wasn't a pressing issue. He looked back up to her face, more specifically, those gorgeously tempting lips.

He leant forward to press his own against hers, savouring the taste of her and biting her lower lip. She responded eagerly and opened her mouth to him, entwining her tongue with his and running it along his teeth. He growled lowly in his throat and kissed her more fiercely, bringing his hand up to entwine in her hair and grab her by the horns to hold her closer, while his other grabbed her hip to hold her against him.

But the sounds of footsteps coming towards them had them breaking apart. Shadow sniffed the air and her eyes widened in horror. "Its Phantom." She hissed. "Quick, hide."

Hiccup panicked and had no idea where to go. That was, until Shadow grabbed him by the shoulder and pushed him into the hot-spring. He barely managed to take a breath before he was forced under, and barely a moment before Phantom walked in for his bath.

The ghostly drake thankfully didn't notice him under the water, but he did sense something was off. Shadow acted strangely and didn't look at him. "Is something the matter?" he asked.

"No, nothing's the matter. My bath just took a bit longer than I thought." She said. "Ill be out in a few minutes, just let me get dressed."

"Alright…" he said. But something seemed off. There was a lingering sent in the air that made him think that she was lying to him. She shifted awkwardly and kept one side of her body hidden, and her tail was still in the water and unmoving.

On edge, he moved to the other side of the bathing room to set down his towel and soaps while he sniffed the air. It smelt strongly of her, which was normal, but there was something off about it. The room smelt faintly of lust, and something else.

He was about to turn around to allow her to get dressed, when movement below the water caught his eye, and something jumped up with a splash. Hiccup emerged out of the water breathing heavily and completely soaked. At the same time, Shadow turned around with wide eyes, and Phantom saw a fresh bite mark adorning her collarbone.

The two makes locked eyes, Phantom's blazing with fury while Hiccup looked sheepish and guilty. His eyes moved to Shadow's and he smirked.

"Well Shadow, I hate to love you and leave you, but I gotta run. Seeya later gorgeous." he said. before anyone could move, he jumped out of the water and bolted down the hallway, dropping water everywhere. Phantom chased after him, but slipped on the floor and hit the ground with a loud thump, while Hiccup laughed and continued running.