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HTTYD - My Rider- Chapter 6

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It was a good few hours before Hiccup returned, and he brought with him a new contraption, made out of leather, and a rope.

"Toothless!" He called out. "I'm back!"

'Hiccup!' Toothless cried eagerly, bounding forward to meet the Viking. 'I think you'll be pleased to know that I've managed to adjust to this fin you made me!'

"I've brought something for you" Hiccup smiled, dropping the rope. "Hopefully it's gonna help you fly. But we'll work on that as we go along."

'Something to help me fly?' Toothless asked, his curiosity piqued. He tilted his head to the side, eyes wide. 'Something other than the new fin? What is it then?'

Hiccup was beaming and held up the leather item. It had a grove in it, where Hiccup would sit, Toothless presumed. And it had several straps attached to it, along with buckles arranged in an almost harness shape. It basically looked like...

'A saddle??' Toothless cried, indignant. 'I am a dragon, not a mere horse!' He narrowed his eyes and crouched down in a pouncing position, his tail swaying side to side slightly in a playful manner. 'You want to put that on me Hiccup? You'll have to catch me first.'

Smiling mischievously, Toothless darted to the right, running from the boy, not as his full speed, but fast enough for him not to be caught.  He heard Hiccup cry out indignantly but ignored him, feeling more at ease than he had in days. He glanced behind him, seeing Hiccup chasing him; the saddle held up over his head and he chuckled inwardly. He was going to run this boy ragged. If Hiccup wanted to ride him, using a saddle no less, he would have to do things Toothless's way.

"Come on Toothless!" Hiccup yelled, exasperated. "Don't make this harder than it already is!"

'Sorry Hiccup' Toothless called out cheerfully. 'I'm having too much fun to just stop now!'

It was true, he was having fun. It was rare for him to actually have fun, as he preferred to keep up a proud image, but now he was enjoying tormenting the small Viking. Toothless bounded further away from Hiccup, jumping onto a rock and rocking off from it to give him more speed. He heard Hiccup's footsteps slow from a run into a walk and turned to face him, skidding to a stop. He sat, staring at the red-faced and now exhausted Hiccup and gave him a wide, toothless smile.

"Oh very funny" Hiccup drawled, though he too was starting to grin. "You're just messing with me, aren't you?"

'Yes' Toothless replied honestly. 'But you have to admit, its fun, isn't it?'

"Playtime's over Toothless" he held up the saddle again. "It's time to get serious."

Toothless stared at him, unamused now. Did Hiccup seriously think he would lower himself to wearing a saddle willingly? He glanced at the boys determined face.

'Apparently so'

"Come on Toothless" Hiccup sighed. "You want to fly again...Don't you?"

'Of course I do!' Toothless cried, indignant. 'That's a question with a very obvious answer!'

"Well, if you want to fly...You need to let me put this on. It's the best way for me to sit and control your new fin."

Toothless stared at him for a moment. The hatchling did have a point. But that didn't mean he had to like it. Hiccup moved a step forward, but Toothless moved back, refusing to be outwitted by the boy. The Viking sighed and put the saddle on a rock.

"Fine" he shrugged, turning away. "We won't fly."

'Wha-?' Toothless asked, stunned. 'You-You are joking aren't you? Come on Hiccup...I'll let you put the saddle on if you really want.' He moved forward hesitantly, letting out a low whine. He nudged Hiccup's leg with his head, and the red-head turned to look at him, and made the mistake of looking into his large, bright green eyes. They stared at each other for a moment, and Toothless saw whatever alternate plan Hiccup had been formulating crumbling in front of him.

"Alright, alright" Hiccup sighed, smiling. "I'm sorry. Of course we'll still fly."

Toothless nudged him in delight, and then glanced over at the saddle warily. He was still unsure about this, but obviously this was the only way Hiccup was going to fly with him. He sighed inwardly and gestured with his head at the saddle, though he didn't look happy about it.

'Fine. Put it on' He rumbled, obviously displeased.

"You'll get used to it after a while" Hiccup promised, picking up the saddle and wrapping it around the dragons' body. He fastened it securely and made sure it fit correctly. Toothless shifted uncomfortably, not liking the feel of it on his back. He turned to look at Hiccup who was now attaching the rope he had brought to the prosthetic fin and pulled it, causing the fin to open. He grinned then glanced at Toothless. "Ready to try and fly again buddy?"

'Of course I am' Toothless snorted, trying to hold back his excitement at the thought of flying again. He saw Hiccup drop a book and pencil on the ground where he had picked the saddle up from, and felt him pull himself up onto his back, and though a small part of him was uncomfortable at having a rider, the rest of him wanted to embrace it. A dragon and his rider...It had a nice ring to it.

"Okay Toothless. Stick to flying over the lake for now" Hiccup instructed. "That way if we fall, we won't get hurt too badly."

He pulled on the rope, and the tail fin opened. Toothless narrowed his eyes and took off into the air, turning to fly over the lake. Hiccup had the right idea, flying over here. If they tried to fly too high, too soon, something could go terribly wrong, and the last thing he wanted was for the both of them to die. They glided over the lake, and Toothless looked down at his reflection in the water, his eyes darting to the reflection of Hiccup that he could see. He seemed to be concentrating hard, totally focused on helping Toothless fly again. He mumbled something Toothless couldn't quite catch and pulled at the fin, trying to make him turn left, but as he did so, Toothless knew it wasn't going to work.

'Not like that Hiccup!' He cried, but it was too late. He turned right, against his will, plunging into the cold water, and Hiccup, not expecting this, was flung from his back, also into the water close by him. Toothless pulled himself out of the lake, shaking the water off of his scales. He noticed Hiccup swimming over and lowered his head in the lake, grabbing Hiccup by the scruff off his shirt, pulling him out of the water and dropping him on the ground.

"Thanks Toothless" he smiled sheepishly and stood, walking over to the book and pencil he discarded earlier.

'Think nothing of it Hiccup.' Toothless replied, settling down to watch him, wondering what he was doing.

Hiccup seemed to be drawing in this book he held, and was muttering to himself, saying something about a harness and control by foot. He looked at the rope which was still attached to Toothless's fin and began to tie the other end around his left ankle.

'What are you doing?' Toothless asked warily, glancing back at his fin.

Hiccup climbed up onto the saddle and moved his left foot around experimentally, and the tail fin opened up. He nodded and jumped from the saddle, untying the rope and then unbuckling the saddle, letting it slide from Toothless's back.

"I need to work on some adjustments" he said, more to himself than Toothless. He glanced up and scratched him in Toothless's new favourite spot, behind his head, causing the dragon to purr happily. "I'll be back soon buddy" he smiled. "And i'll bring some fish for a snack"

'oh okay.' Toothless rumbled, disappointed when Hiccup stopped scratching him. 'Make sure it's cod. I'm quite partial to cod.'

Hiccup untied the rope from Toothless's tail fin and picked it up along with the book and saddle and began to make his way to the exit of the canyon. Toothless watched him leave, and then looked around, suddenly feeling lost.

'Now what do I do?'
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Toothless is feeling playful now XD bless him. he's warming up to Hiccup though.

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froginatub's avatar
this story is so cute! D'aaaaaw....