Weeks had passed and their supplies were dwindling. There was very little firewood and less food. Hiccup was sitting at the small desk he'd created. He was cursing himself on how stupid he was when building the door. "Why would I have it open outward? What a stupid mistake, I can't believe it." He placed another log onto the fire and stared at the currently angry Toothless.

There last fight almost ended poorly for Hiccup. They were eating what little they could for the day when Toothless decided he needed more. Which was true, they both had slimmed down and both Hiccup and Toothless were at dangerous weights for them. Now that he looked at it they likely would both die if something wasn't done.

Hiccup looked over at his angrily sleeping friend. He sighed, remembering the pained face of his dragon as his stomach knotted with hunger. He remembered the promise he made the dragon, and was sad that he'd end up breaking it in a dumb manner.

He decided that it was time to keep his promise. He threw a bit more wood on the small fire and placed a pan in it. He sat back down and watched as it heated up. He grabbed a small makeshift knife from his desk. He stared at it for a few seconds before placing the tip of it half way up his left leg. He cut through the fabric of his legging, slowly cutting around until it was free. He slashed down the length and the fabric fell free. He picked up the discarded legging and cut a strip out of it. He loosely tied it around his exposed thigh. He sighed and got up. The pan in the fire was red hot and ready when he needed it. He walked over to Toothless sitting in front of the dragon's head. He reached out, running a thumb over the small horns on Toothless head. The sensation made the dragon purr under his hand.

The Night Fury lazily opened one eye. He shifted his head so that there was more contact with his friend. He felt the boy's second hand join the first. He felt Hiccup's nails drag on the scales on his head, pulling against them. When the boy stopped he whined. He watch as his friend stood up, then sit back down near the fire.

Hiccup had become scared, anxious about what he wanted to do. He decided that it was only right. "Toothless, come here bud." He called. The dragon slowly rose to his feet and trekked over to his rider. The dragon was confused as to why moved when he was so comfortable before.

Hiccup knew it was time. He tightened the strip around his leg as much as he could. He carefully pulled the pan from the fire, setting it next to himself. Lastly he gripped the dragon's head and forced open his maw. Hiccup stuck his leg into Toothless' mouth. He closed it around his leg, just under knee.

Toothless was confused as to what was happening. 'Why is he doing this? Why does he have to be so weird.' He asked himself.

Hiccup knew the dragon wasn't getting it. He'd wished that the Night Fury would immediately understand do the deed but of course not. He grabbed onto the dragon's head again. He swiftly tapped the bottom of Toothless' jaw, forcing him to extend his teeth. He hoped that now he would get it. When Toothless still didn't do what he wanted he tried to force Toothless to. He placed one hand on Toothless' nose and the other under his chin and pushed them together. He wasn't strong enough to force the dragon to bite his leg off.

Hiccup resorted to the last thing he wanted to do. Command. "Eat it Toothless. I'm allowing you to eat my leg. You're hungry and need to eat. This is the only way you're not going to starve to death. And I won't allow you to die. Not like that. JUST BITE IT OFF!"

The dragon took a moment to consider what his friend had said. He sat for a few seconds, until his body took over instead. He sliced through the leg, swallowing it whole.

Hiccup was surprised at the dragon's quick movements. He hadn't realized what happened until his new stump fell to the floor. He took the still hot pan, sticking it to the bottom of his thigh. He screamed as the pain radiated through his body. His screams forced back the curious dragon, until he passed out.

Hiccup's body fell limp onto the floor. His body was pale, and he was curled into himself. Pain riddled his face. His sobbing was quiet and his tears pelted the ground.

Toothless sniffed at his injured friend. The smell of fresh blood tickled his nostrils. His mind clouded over, the safety of Hiccup at the forefront of his mind. They both needed food and what was left in the small hut wasn't enough. He raced over to the dwindling wood pile. Taking over half of what was left, he dropped it into the fire. The fire roared and crackled. It didn't seem to help. The boy had begun to shiver violently.

Toothless didn't want to leave Hiccup, but they needed to eat. What he did was reckless and now more than ever Hiccup needed more than fish. Toothless shot down the door that had trapped them for weeks. He would have done it earlier if not for the hard work Hiccup had put into the house.

Once outside he took in the surroundings. Snow piled high all around them. Trees frozen, and bushes wiped out. It hadn't snowed, a blizzard had come over and forced the island into submission. Toothless bounded forward a bit, trying to get a vantage point. Luckily for him there had recently been activity in the area. Snow had been pushed along and tracks dotted the land. He quickly follow what looked like the freshest set of tracks. He rounded a small, finding a small group of deer grazing for what they could under the snow.

Toothless got into a low stance, then charged the first one he saw. A medium sized faun fell to the grip of his jaws. Once it had stopped resisting, he bit into it. Taking large chunks out of it's thigh and stomach. He slurped up as much as he could, making sure to eat as many blood rich organs as he could. Once finished the others of the group had scattered in all different directions.

He followed a set of tracks that seemed promising. He found a large buck grazing. There were no others around. Toothless slowly approached the buck. He wanted to make sure he was careful when he attacked. Being stuck by one of the antlers would likely kill both him and Hiccup. His approach was slow and low. He watched as the buck bent down to dig under the snow. In a moments notice the buck's world turned black and no longer existed.

Toothless slowly dragged his prize home. He dragged it inside, dropping it onto the floor. He heard his friends whimpering, still curled into himself. He rushed over to him, lifting Hiccup from his spot near the fire. Toothless placed him back down where they normally slept. He carefully wrapped himself around the boy. He tried to sooth his friend by grooming him slowly. He focused on the boy's new stump. To his silent surprise calmed down slightly, his face became more neutral, and his breathing less labored.

Toothless didn't sleep the entire night. He watch his friend painfully sleep. Soon the night turned to day. Toothless had started to doze off until Hiccup's stomach growled loudly. Toothless got up, stretched and moved to the deer. He clawed it open. He ate at some of it's insides until he had a small portion in his mouth. He mashed it in his mouth till it was a fine paste, then swallowed it. He swiftly returned to Hiccup. He tried to sit Hiccup up as much as possible. Once at an acceptable angle, Toothless forced Hiccup's mouth open as far as it would go. He regurgitated the mush into the boy's mouth. Toothless forced Hiccup to swallow it down. The boy shivered as his food was forced into his stomach.

For eight days, the dragon repeatedly feed his human. Cleaned him when he made a mess of himself, and kept him warm and safe. The first day Hiccup opened his eyes, he writhed in pain, until his dragon licked him. The sensation of something rough rubbing down his body took his mind away from the pain. He closed his eyes allowing his dragon to take care of him.

He reopened his eyes when he felt Toothless focus on his leg. He watched as his dragon carefully licked at the poorly cauterized wound. He was happy to see that it hadn't been infected while he was out. He lightly hugged around Toothless' neck. "Thanks bud." He whispered.

"Have you been taking care of me this whole time? His voice was stronger but still hoarse. The dragon nuzzled his head into Hiccup's stomach. He weakly chuckled into his friend's head." Thank you so much. I know I've been a terrible friend. I only take from you and I can't give back. I wouldn't be alive without you, and I can't imagine the unspeakable things you must have done to keep me alive. I just want you to know that if you ever get sick or hurt or whatever, that I would do the same. Feed you, clean you, keep you safe. Toothless, I would kill for you. As long as it kept you with me. I couldn't do this on my own, especially now. I love you Toothless, and I would sacrifice myself to save you. I promise.".