[ a/n; very short but, i like to think, cute. enjoy! ]

"Toothless, what's the word for 'dragon' in Dragonese?"

The response was a soft, vibrating mumble, higher pitched at it's end.

"What about 'tree'?"

There was another crooning, warbling hum, one that sounded almost exactly the same as the previous to Hiccup's ears.

"Okay... What about 'ocean'?"

Again, he was answered with the same sound, except in a lower pitch.

Hiccup sighed heavily, now fairly confident he'd never be able to pick up any words in Dragonese because everything sounded so similar.

Still, being the stubborn and curious creature he was, he decided to give it one more shot. It was worth a try.

"Well, bud. How do you say 'Hiccup'?"

The Night Fury halted in the middle of scratching his ear enthusiastically with his hind leg. He lowered the leg with fluid grace and flicking ears, paused, and blinked thoughtfully at the little brunette.

Finally, Toothless pulled his gums back in a smile by means of reply to the question.

No other answer was needed.