A Little Bit Of Fate

Slightly edited: 22/06/2021

Toothless' POV
I actually like the name my viking gave me!
Toothless may sound stupid to you dull creatures, but it's the surprise shown when I reveal my teeth that I like. Like "oh he can't be so bad! He's toothless!" Then I'd bring out my teeth and they'd scream. Mwahahahahaha!

And can you believe that my viking made me another tail fin?!
Like whoa! I can fly again! How is he so smart?! It's ingenious.

We practiced with it and I got to roll around in some heavenly grass that my Viking calls 'dragon nip!' Now THAT was fun!

My little Viking is awesome, I've grown quiet attached to him. I mean, the little smarty built me a new tail! A NEW TAIL! And he brings me lots of fish! I think I already know, that I would protect him, with my life. Is that weird? I'm a dragon, he's just a human.

Ooh, speaking of the little viking, here he is now!
"Hey bud! Thought I'd stop in before training. Here's some breakfast!" He says cheerily. He drops a small basket onto the ground and tips it over. Yummy looking fish spill out.
I rub against him and purr in gratitude.
"Thank you!"
I dig in and he chuckles.

Hiccup's POV
I stay with Toothless a little longer before heading to training. I wanted to come early, so I'm not late, and so the others don't swamp me on my walk over.

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Astrid and I are the only ones left in this training session thing because the others have all been called "out!" Or "done!" By Gobber already.

Astrid throws her weapon at the Nadder and in result it charges. Astrid runs out of the way while I just stand there.

I drop the mace I was holding and hope for the best. The Nadder stops in front of me and starts to sniff. I cringe back awkwardly.

I here a cry and look to my left, it's Astrid.
Oh no. I can't let her hurt this dragon.

She lets out a battle cry and she runs at the Nadder with her axe raised, so to avoid dragon injury I secretly scratch the Nadder until I find its sweet spot on its left side: conveniently on the side Astrid can't see. It drops down in bliss, a quiet purr escaping it. Astrid is shocked.
Heheheh umm... oops.
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Later at night, I enter the Great Hall through the doors, after a few hours of drawing in the forge. I grab some food from the foods table. I've decided to sit and eat here tonight because I kinda can't be bothered starting the fire at home right now. I go and take a seat at the empty table. Suddenly, the teens (apart from Astrid) all scramble over to sit at the same table, with some nearby Vikings moving closer too.

Um, ok? This is the complete opposite of what usually happens. I mean, I've NEVER had this much positive attention before!

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I soon head home and curl up in front of the fire after I light it.
They're all suddenly giving me this attention that I don't want because I'm doing "so well" in training. I don't want to win! I'm just staying alive and preventing injury. Why does my life have to be so complicated? I can't just give up saving the dragons and myself in training or they'll all suspect something is up!

Oh, what a mess.

The next morning, I get up early because I want to go and see Toothless. I grab a fish from the stockpile on my way, knowing he'll be hungry because he is fill hopeless at fishing.

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"There ya go, bud!" I say, chucking him the fish. He snatches it in the air and I sit on a rock.