Toothless' Mate Chapter 5: A BIG Mistake
Okay. zero smut this chapter, more filler, but I was going through my profile, and holy crap, I didn't realize how much time had passed. anyway this chapter, we figure out what happened to Hiccup.
There was a flash of teeth in Astrid's vision, followed by a scream of pain, and drops of something wet landing on her shoulder, breasts and neck. Hiccup felt an explosive pain shooting through his torso. "HICCUP!!" He heard Astrid scream. She sounded like she was a mile away. He was suddenly aware of grass against his bare body, and his blurred vision showed what appeared to be a large black mass approaching something attempting to crawl away. The last thing he heard was a fierce growl before his world went dark.
Astrid looked on in shock as Toothless gripped Hiccup's upper torso in his maw. Blood dripped down his chest and stomach as he screamed in agony. It was the loudest scream she'd ever heard him make. He fell to the ground as Toothless released him. A number of large puncture marks ran under his right pectoral muscle, around to his back, and along his outer shoulder and near his neck. Toothless turned to face Astrid as she scrambled out from underneath Hiccup. The Night Fury watched with wild eyes as Astrid back pedalled away, never once taking her eyes from Toothless. Toothless slowly began walking towards her, his fangs bared and covered in Hiccup's blood. 'You stay away from him! He's MY mate. Not YOURS.' Toothless said with a snarl, before walking back to where Hiccup was laying. He gently gripped Hiccup in his forepaws and began licking the bite on his shoulder and torso. Hiccup was clearly unconscious as Toothless worked. Astrid slowly crawled towards the two, worried about Hiccup's condition. Toothless snarled at her as she approached. "Toothless, Please.. I.. I just want to help him. I never wanted to take him from you." Again Toothless snarled as she inched closer. "Toothless, I don't understand. You wanted me to join in, now you're acting like I'm trying to pull you apart! I've been understanding to this point, and I'm still trying to be, but you need to help me!" Toothless again snarled at Astrid. "Fine, then you agree that Hiccup needs immediate help, right?" Toothless eyed the female warily, before growling. "Damn it Toothless you just talked to me, and I know you aren't mute so just TALK! This is not the time for a childish tantrum! Hiccup could bleed out! I'm pretty sure you struck a major artery!"
'I will handle it. He only needs me.'
"He needs a healer! Toothless, he lost consciousness after a few seconds, licking isn't going to help him!" Toothless silently considered Astrid's words, before grabbing a cylinder painted like a Night Terror in his mouth from his saddle. He tossed it at Astrid's feet, and went back to licking the wound. Astrid picked up the cylinder. She grabbed a strip of paper, and unwrapped it from around the cylinder, until a fuse was visible. "Damn it Hiccup, you need to modify this, it's already taking too long!" She thought aloud. She continued unwrapping the cylinder, until a small flint and metal shard fell out. Finally she set the cylinder on the ground standing straight up, She struck the flint with the shard as the sparks ignited the fuse. The fuse quickly burned down, before it ignited sending a burning projectile into the air, which exploded after a few hundred feet.
She sat down and waited, hoping someone from Berk had seen the Bright Night Terror. After a few minutes she stood and grabbed her clothing. As she was about to dress she heard two dragons land behind her. She froze as she heard three riders disembark. "Thor not the twins, anyone but the twins!" She whispered silently. Slowly she turned to see Val, Gobber, and Ruffnut. "Well, one out of two isn't bad." She said silently. Gobber and Ruffnut looked from Astrid to Hiccup, noting their nude bodies, and in Hiccup's case his still bleeding wound, which Val had noticed upon landing. The two rushed over to Hiccup, as Val gently took him in her arms. "Roughnut, I need you to go back to Berk, I forgot to grab my herb pouch, hurry!" Roughnut nodded and ran back to Grump who took off as she mounted. "Astrid, don't worry, Gobber has known I've mated with dragons for awhile now. This is nothing new for him. What happened?"
"I, I don't know, Toothless was mating him, then he bit him and started screaming at me that I needed to stay away from him." Val sighed and poured some alcohol onto a rag before pressing it to Hiccup's chest. "It's a mating bite. Normally, the dragon would soothe his mate's pain by licking it, but this is not a normal circumstance." Gently, she pressed the soaked rag to each puncture on Hiccup, who groaned every so often. "Astrid, you were involved too, weren't you?" Astrid nodded silently. "I don't want you to think you are at fault, but that's why this happened. If you were having any sort of initimacy with Hiccup, while Toothless was attempting to mate with him, he would attempt to prove his dominance by mating as hard as he could with, then marking Hiccup, if you didn't heed any of his warnings." Astrid thought back to what had happened. Toothless tearing her clothing, Pouncing on her, And finally Mating Hiccup, even though Hiccup was asking him to go easier. It all made sense now. Astrid hadn't realized Toothless was warning her. Even his teeth were bared when he was around her. "I-I didn't realize he was.."
"It's fine Astrid, you had no way of knowing, and honestly I didn't expect this to happen. Especially when Hiccup told me Toothless wanted you to join them. Hiccup should be okay, but he's going to be unconscious for awhile."
"We'll have to make something up, I doubt he wants this gettin' out." Gobber said as Val nodded. "A wild dragon. We'll just say it was a wild dragon attack while we were fooling around, but Toothless chased it off." Astrid said quickly. "It's believable enough." Gobber said. Gently Val grabbed the same paste they'd used on Stormfly, and rubbed it on each wound, before wrapping a cloth bandage around Hiccup's chest and shoulder. "We need to get him back to Berk. Toothless will you allow us to take him home?"
'As long as I am with him, and SHE is not.' Astrid told Val what Toothless said before Cloudjumper snarled. What followed was a rather agressive sounding conversation between the two. To the Humans it was a series of snarls, growls, grunts, and roars. It was so fast, and so much even Val and Astrid couldn't follow all of it. To the Dragons it was more like this:
_"Enough! She has every right to be with him!"
"He is mine!"
"No! He is hers! You are not a human! You are a DRAGON! He mated her long before you! You must share him!"
"He chose me! Before her!"
"To be his ally, Not his mate! You have been a fool! You should be happy he chose to mate with you! Not selfish!"
"She has not marked him! I have!"
"Humans don't mark! Only Dragons Mark! They have hatchlings! You know this!"
"He will have hatchlings! My hatchilngs!"
"That doesn't matter! This human had his hatchlings first! He is hers!"
"Then I will make him only mine!"
"No! You are too emotional! Hiccup loves you both! Hiccup cares for you both! You care for them both! You're thinking with your Dragonhood instead of your head! Fly away until you start to think clearly!" _
The conversation died at that, as Toothless looked from Astrid and growling to Hiccup, before taking to the skies, alone. "What just happened?" Gobber asked as Val turned to Cloudjumper before nodding. "Cloudjumper tried to convince him he had to share Hiccup, it didn't go well." Val replied. "How do you mean?" Astrid asked as Val again listened to Cloudjumper before responding. "Apparently, Toothless was so convinced that you were trying to steal Hiccup from him, he wants to make Hiccup only his. Don't worry. He should be calmed down enough to think clearly in an hour or so. By that point, he should realize the terrible mistake he just made." Val then gently cleaned Hiccup's body of the drying cum, grateful that Rough hadn't realized what had happened. Astrid also hesitantly washed in the small pond nearby, after Val instructed her to. It wasn't long afterward that Rough and Grump returned. Quickly, the small group mounted up and flew to Berk. Astrid had dressed, and Val held Hiccup in her arms, he was wrapped in a thick blanket Rough had brought back, along with a second herb pouch. They all flew atop CloudJumper. Rough and Gobber flew atop Grump, following closely behind. The group landed near Hiccup and Astrid's home, and followed Gobber inside as he took Hiccup and brought him in. They gently layed him in the bed he and Astrid shared, and covered him with some furs. Astrid gently layed in bed with him, as everyone silently left. Val sat with her, as Astrid pressed her body against Hiccup, laying her head on the portion of his chest that wasn't damaged. "We'll stay downstairs, in case Toothless comes back. For now, get some rest." Astrid silently nodded and covered her body with the furs also covering Hiccup.
Days passed, Hiccup hadn't woken, though he would toss and turn every so often. Astrid and Val worked daily to keep his fever, which had developed later that same night, under control. They had also discovered Hiccup's shoulder had nearly been separated by the bite, and his pectoral muscle had been torn off the bone. Toothless hadn't been seen by anyone in Berk, however Cloudjumper had seen him during his hunt. He'd stopped and informed Toothless that Astrid wasn't angry at him, and of Hiccup's wounds. However, the Night Fury had refused to return, fearing Hiccup might be angry at him. Everyone in Berk had bought the lie Astrid and Val came up with. They'd said Hiccup and Astrid were enjoying a romantic night out, and while having fun, a wild Nightmare had attacked them. Hiccup had tried to fight it off, but got severely injured before Toothless could reach them. Once he did, Toohless successfully chased him away. The dragon had returned shortly afterward, as Val and Gobber were tending to Hiccup, and in a blind rage, Toothless chased after the dragon. Within a couple of days the surrounding Clans and Chieftains had heard of the Dragon attack. Dagur had vowed to capture the Dragon responsible for hurting his brother, and had also sent word that he would aide Berk in anyway. Likewise the Bogburglars and surprisingly to everyone on Berk The Outcasts had sent similar messages, stating they would gladly aide Berk in any way as long as Hiccup was injured. Slowly the days turned to weeks, and still Hiccup hadn't woken. He groaned every so often in pain whenever he unintentionally moved his injured shoulder, but otherwise remained silent. Val claimed it was for the best, as sleep would help him recover faster. Astrid However, wasn't as sure.. Still, he was able to swallow some broth, so at least he wasn't losing weight. Every night she'd silently feed Hiccup a bowl of Broth to help regain his strength, while periodically talking to him. He seemed to smile whenever he heard her voice as time went by, and had even begun to squeeze her hand whenever she held his.
They flew faster to the ground, The Massive Dragon roaring and snarling behind them. Hiccup smelled the smoke trailing from the burning cloth on Toothless' tail. "Stay with me buddy, we're good! Just a little bit longer.." he said, uncertain if he was trying to calm himself, or Toothless. Suddenly through the smoke, he saw his mark. "Pull, Toothless.. He said closing his eyes, silently knowing it was all or nothing. Praying silently he'd live. "NOW!!"
He felt the Night Fury Corkscrew, before turning to face the Dragon. Quickly Toothless fired a plasma blast directly into it's snarling maw, quickly catching the Beast offguard. He saw the beast go wide eyed as it saw the ground, knowing it's wings were to destroyed to slow itself. Toothless turned back to a freefall, as the creature tried to catch them in it's flaming maw. Toothless managed to evaade just as The Red Death crashed into the ground igniting a massive explosion. Toothless began pulling up, flying through the spikes on the Dragon's quickly incinerating back. He could feel the heat of the flames through his shirt, making him wonder if he himself had caught fire. Still Toothless continued to climb as Hiccup flicked the controls to Toothless' Tail to help him steer clear of the massive tail in their way. Snap!
A metallic snap caused him to turn, seeing the scraps of his work get engolfed with flames as his heart sank. "No.. NO!" He said as he felt hard scaley flesh slam into his chest knocking the wind out of him, as he flew from the saddle. He heard Toothless growl in worry, as Fire licked at his back, neck and arms, quickly it moved up his sides, to his chest and stomach, his legs. Suddenly he felt a searing pain through his leg, as he screamed in agony. It felt like someone had stabbed him in the leg with several daggers all at once. Simultaneously a loud and sickening crunch was heard. He felt something grab him midfall around his back. 'You're mine now..' He heard before the same pain ripped through his shoulder as he screamed in agony. "Toothless!" Hiccup sat up quickly in a cold sweat as he heard crying down the hall. Silently he stood, nearly losing his balance as he did, before catching himself on the wall. Quietly he used it to make his way out the door, and down the hallway. "Why.. why do I feel so.. weak?" He wondered aloud as he entered his children's bedroom. He carefully made his way to the crib, and gently picked up his son, before sinking into a rocking chair he'd built nearby for Astrid to rest in. "Shh.. It.. It's okay, son.. Daddy's here.. Daddy's right here." He said quietly, the boy slowly calming as he felt his father's bare chest against him. "It's.. okay." Hiccup said winded simply from walking down the hall. Suddenly he heard glass shatter before Astrid called, "HICCUP?!" He turned to the open door as he heard her rushing down the hallway, stopping as she saw him in the dark room. "He.. Was crying.." Astrid quickly ran to him and threw her arms around him. "Oh thank Odin! I thought I was going to lose you!" Hiccup looked at her confused. "Astrid.. What happened? I.. I don't.."
"You don't remember?" Hiccup silently shook his head. "Toothless bit you. You're mother said it was a.. a mating bite." Hiccup tensed as he remembered the horrible pain, like fire shooting through his viens as Toothless held him in his maw. "Where.. Astrid, where is he?" Astrid shrugged. "I.. I'm not sure.. He just.. Flew off." Hiccup sat quietly staring off into space as he rocked his son in the chair, the snarling and growling of the Night Fury the only sound he could hear.. His dream, was that really what had happened? Did.. Did Toothless take his leg? His Father said he didn't have it attached, that it was under Toothless. He'd always just assumed Toothless had landed on it just before he hit he ground snapping it clean off. But his dream, it.. felt the same.. "Did he intentionally do it?.." Hiccup muttered as Astrid nodded. "According to mom, It was because of me, we didn't recognize the signs. He was warning me the whole time Hiccup." Astrid said as Hiccup sat silent. Suddenly he realized Stoik was no longer in his hands, and Astrid was trying to help him stand. "Wha- where are.."
"You need rest, Hiccup. Please, let's get to bed." Hiccup leaned on his wife as she helped him back to their room. as they entered he saw a dark puddle on the floor, near it was a broken glass bowl and spoon. "I dropped your dinner when I realized you weren't in here, I got.. nervous." Hiccup nodded as Astrid helped him to bed. He layed down gingerly as his shoulder throbbed in pain. "Mmm.. Ow.." Astrid quietly kissed him and began to unwrap his bandages. "I need to clean it." Hiccup nodded, and allowed her to remove the bandages.
He went wide eyed as his chest and shoulder were bared. From his shoulder down to just under his right pectoral was a series of partially healed puncture wounds in the shape of a bite. He slowly rubbed a finger across one an inch under his nipple. "Mom, says it's going to heal, but.. You'll have a scar forever." Hiccup fell back against his pillow as he let what had happened sink in. Toothless had intentionally hurt him! So severely he'd been unconscious for at least a couple weeks! "Why..." Hiccup said as Astrid worked, though she didn't hear his whispered voice. "What? Are you in pain?" Hiccup shook his head. "Where did he go?" Astrid shrugged as She continued to gently wash Hiccup's body. "I don't kno-"
"Astrid, please... I know you know where he is! Please just.. just tell me.." Astrid sat up, before speaking. "Dragon Island. He flew to Dragon Island. He's.. afraid that you're angry at him."
"I.. I have to see him Astrid. I have to know why.." Astrid placed a hand on his shoulder as he attempted to sit up. "You aren't going anywhere Dragon Boy.You can barely stand.." Hiccup layed back without arguing, knowing his wife was right. He couldn't even walk down the hall alone. How would he mount a dragon, let alone approach Toothless? "Fine. But, when I'm able, I need to find him, Astrid.."
"We will Hiccup, I promise.."
And that's chapter what? 4? I think? Anyway, yeah, no smut this chapter, but I can explain, I totally didn't think it had been 9 months. Like at all, more like 5, gues when life makes you it's bitch you lose track of time huh? Anywho, expect another chapter soon, I had a surprise set up for this chapter, but it's going to need to wait until next time. You may have already figured it out by reading this Chapter... hmmm... Anway, yes, there will be more smut soon, just not now..