Chapter Text
Hiccup smiled as Toothless sped through the night sky, dipping to glide lightly across the frothing waves, splashing Hiccup with a couple drops of the salty ocean water.
"Alright Bud, let's head back." Hiccup fondly patted Toothless's side, chuckling softly as the dragon warbled, unhappy with the ending of their flight. "I promised we wouldn't stay out too late, you know."
Hiccup rolled his eyes as Toothless shook his head, warbling mockingly, before tilting his body and using his powerful wings to turn, before swiftly flying back towards their home.
As the cool wind pulled at Hiccup, the dragon trainer pressed close to the neck of the sleek black Night Fury, his dark cloak and flight suit blending into the reflective scales of the dragon below him.
As the fiery and bright lights of their home came into view in the far off distance, shining off of the reflective water, Hiccup reached a hand up to adjust his mask, making sure any identifying facial features of his were covered.
The mask was a simple one, it went over his head and attached to his short cloak, making it impossible for it to fly off and be lost. The mask was black, with dragon scales covering the surface, making for an intimidating appearance. The scales were obtained from Toothless, ones that he had shed or accodently torn off over the years.
It had been a long five years.
But it was definitely worth it, in Hiccup's mind. Hiccup eyes narrowed at the thought of Berk, his previous home.
They had abused him there, kicking him, beating him up, making him feel worthless, like a mistake.
He had nobody to call a friend back then.
Until he found Toothless, that was.
The young viking and injured Night Fury had become the best of the best of friends, proven by when they ran away together, the day before he was scheduled to kill that innocent Monstrous Nightmare..
Hiccup glanced up at the stars sparkling within the night sky, reminiscing upon how he had ended up where he was currently.
Hiccup had taken off on that fateful day, taking Toothless and just flying as far away from Berk as he could, soaring out over the ocean.
After they had been flying for a few days, and taking a few breaks on islands, Hiccup and Toothless got shot down, thankful not ending with the loss of limbs for either of the two, landing on an island and being surrounded by a crowd of armed and hostile villagers… but with a stroke of luck, they saw the connection he had established with Toothless, and they cut the pairs restraints, asking only that he taught them the way of befriending the dragons.
Hiccup had made friends and connections with the village, which was named the Drakoak Clan.
Once he and Toothless has joined the the Drakoak clan and spent the first few months of their stay helping out and endearing himself to the kind people of the village, the chief who had no children, Hoarif The Thoughtful, had adopted him, taking in Hiccup and giving him more attention and care than Hiccups own biological father, Stoick the Vast, had done in Hiccups whole life. Hiccup had grown to love Hoarif as a father throughout the many years they have spent together, which he had spent teaching about dragons, making friends, and, a few years ago, getting married.
Hiccup smiled, thinking of his lovely wife Kala, who was most likely waiting for him, fast asleep, back at their house on Drakoak.
Hiccup had met her when he was wandering throughout the village recently after arriving. They had immediately hit it off, talking and laughing together, smiling and sharing many close moments.
Hiccup had proposed on her birthday, with the help of Toothless. The dragon had flown them out to an isolated island, and he had led her over to a grove of trees that he knew Kala loved to sit by and watch the ocean from, and he had knelt down, and proposed to her with a custom made bow and arrow, engraved with her initials and family crest. Kala had gasped in shock before enveloping him in a tight hug and saying yes. They had walked to the edge of a cliff which overlooked the ocean, and sat together, finding Drakoak was visible in the distance. They spent the rest of the night leaning against one another, content to spend their night together happily.
That was four years ago, as Hiccup had proposed when he was sixteen. It may seem young, but many Vikings got engaged in their youth as their lifestyle was a rough one and you never knew when you would die, so the earlier the better.
And just around two and a half years ago, their daughter had been born. Kala and Hiccup had named her Elva, a name with the meaning of Fair in Norse.
Hiccup shook his head to bring himself back to the present, looking down to see Toothless was gliding towards a hill and the house that was perched on the top, trees surrounding the back of it, the front open to overlook the groupings of houses below the hill.
They had arrived at Drakoak.
Hiccup felt a nary a jolt as Toothless gently landed on the soft grass, and then he hopped of, gently jumping to the grass next to the house which Toothless had landed outside of.
Before entering the residence Hiccup stretched his muscles, his legs sore from being in the same position for so long. The man looked up to the moon, which was full and bright, hanging high as it illuminated the dark night sky.
It was pretty late; Kala and Elva were most likely already asleep. Hiccup and Toothless walked to the door of his house, which was a two story home, built out of a darkly colored wood with a balcony overlooking the village below the hill.
Once inside, Hiccup quietly crept through the living room over to the storage closet, and hung up his cloak, flight suit, and mask, before taking off his boots and gently setting them on the floor, leaving him in just knee length brown pants, and a light grey sleeved shirt. Once he had hung up his outfit, he motioned Toothless to come over to him.
As Toothless stood next to him, Hiccup took off the saddle, bags, and harness from the dragon, before closing the closet.
With that chore complete, they both quietly made their way back through the living room, then the kitchen, then up the short set of stairs, emerging in a hallway.
The duo crept down the hallway to the door at the end, Hiccup pausing to look through a door, which was cracked open. Inside was a small bed, where a young girl sleeping peacefully, an arm securely tucking a small dragon toy to her side, as if protecting the small thing.
After checking on Elva, Hiccup quietly opened the door at the end of the hall, allowing Toothless to get through before closing it quietly behind them. Inside the room was Toothless's bed rock in the corner, two sets of drawers, a door set in the far wall that lead to the balcony, two windows, and a large bed. Toothless quickly crept over to his rock and walked in a circle, heating it up before he laid down on the now warm rock, and closed his eyes, letting out a quiet yawn and flicking his ears before lying still.
Hiccup walked over to the bed, lifting the covers and sliding in next to his wife, who was still sleeping. Before lying down to sleep, Hiccup looked at Kala, thanking the gods for letting him have such a good life, for having a wife and a family.
Kala was beautiful, she was slim, and tall, lanky just like Hiccup, with soft, pale skin, and freckles everywhere. Her shoulder length hair was a beautiful shade of brown with blond streaks from her time spent in the sun. While Hiccup was unable to see her eyes due to her being asleep, he knew that they were a beautiful shade of green, close to his own eyes. Hiccup smiled as he looked at his wife, lying down next to her and pulling the covers up to his shoulder, closing his tired eyes as he quickly drifted into a peaceful sleep.*
He most certainly did not regret leaving Berk.
He had a good life here on Drakoak, with little to no regrets, and very few problems.
Or so he thought, as that was soon to change.
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