Author's Note: Firstly, this story is not in first person's point of view. I don't think dragons have thoughts formed with words, like us humans - but theirs are just as complex. Secondly, I wrote this because I felt like Toothless' role was diminished to a mere pet in the TV series Dragons: Riders of Berk (which still turned out to be better than I expected, though). So I started wondering how and when this mighty Night Fury decided to be a pet (because he wouldn't be unless he wanted to). And this happened. Thirdly, I have put which tracks of the album to play to get the mood of what's happening. I highly recommend listening to the soundtrack of this movie - it is amazing. Also, it helps figuring out which part of the movie we're on, although it's pretty much clear most of the time. I disclaim any rights of ownership of the characters and plot of How To Train Your Dragon. They belong to Cressida Cowell and Dreamworks, who could really make our lives easier by releasing HtTYD 2 earlier...

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Chapter 1 - Forbidden Friendship

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Tracks: Forbidden Friendship/New Tail.

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The human is back.

This time, he brings fish with him. Night Fury is still weary, though. It is only when Human drops his weapon into the lake that the dragon opens his mouth.

"Toothless?" Human asks. Night Fury has never been called anything but Night Fury, therefore he assumed that it was his name. He didn't know then, but Human had just given him a new one.

"Could've sworn you had…" The dragon puts his teeth to use and practically swallows the fish without chewing.

"Teeth," finishes the boy with a startled look. Night Fury approaches and Human panicks, apologizing for not having any more food.

The dragon is amused. He also wonders briefly why this human is helping him. Why the others didn't. And why is this human so small?

When Night Fury brings back part of the given fish, he insists on Human eating it, swallowing it. And enjoying it.

And Human does.

There is an undeniable and yet intangible change in the atmosphere when Human does something very weird with his mouth, a gesture that was never made by any human before. Not to the dragon, anyway.

But it seems friendly, so he mimics, causing the boy to believe Night Fury actually likes him. Human's misleading thoughts make him reach out with his hand to touch the dragon.

Night Fury stops smiling and growls. The message is clear.

I'm still me, you're still you.

With that he flew away from the boy.

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When the fire he created produced enough warmth, Night Fury lied down on the smoky grass to enjoy a nap. After all, he slept during most of the day to keep an eye out for the dangers of night.

Actually, come to think of it, Human was really messing up his sleeping habits.
Observing a little bird sing a note and fly away, the dragon couldn't help but envy the freedom that bird enjoyed and –

Night Fury notices Human sitting next to him. The boy waves friendly.

What a stalker.

His tail serves as a shield from the child's prying eyes, and Night Fury can almost hear Human's curiosity getting the better of him.

Huh. So humans were more curious than frightened of him, or was it only this excuse of a Viking?

When the boy reaches out to touch the dragon without his permission yet again, Night Fury lifts his tail to stare the sassiness in the eye.

Human quickly gets up and starts walking to dissipate the awkwardness.

Hmmph. Yeah, walking is what will make the dragon forget what he saw.

The boy leaves after that.

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Coming back every day was creating this weird thing called habit, that Night Fury never had before. The closest thing he ever had to a routine was his nightly raiding of villages.
He was being seriously sleep deprived, however.

He woke up one afternoon to a scratching sound, and got down from his branch to see...
...Human? What was he doing?

When the sort-of-Viking notices the dragon's presence, he tenses - but still finishes whatever it was that he was doing.

Night Fury recognizes himself in the picture, and is rather excited - no one ever drew him before. Therefore, he does the only thing possible.

Rips off a branch from a tree - with his mouth - and starts scratching it on the sand, in his own attempt to draw his (at first so unwanted) companion.

In his humble opinion, his representation of Human is much better than Human's representation of him, but he really can't blame it on the boy. It's not his fault he lacks drawing abilities.

Human steps on one of the lines of Night Fury's drawing and he goes mad.
How dare you?

Green eyes go wide at the dragon's growl. Good. The boy got the message. Do not. Step. On a dragon's. Drawing lines.

Apparently Human is into testing today, because he steps on the same line again, earning him another growl - this time accompanied by a glare from Night Fury.
When he lifts his foot however, the dragon is reduced to wide round eyes and a soft purring, much like a cat's.

The boy starts making his way around the loyal representation of himself, being careful to not step on the lines (as doing that wasn't getting him any nearer to the dragon's good graces).

He manages to leave the drawing zone to look at the big picture, but stops under Night Fury's breathing and gazes up to the animal in a mixture of admiration and fear. The boy tries to touch the dragon for the third time - he's never been this close - but Night Fury's growling tells him otherwise. He recoils his hand, but stubbornness is apparently one of his main characteristics, for he reaches out again. But this time, it is entirely different. Human respects and fears the dragon enough to let him decide whether or not he wants to engage in skin-to-skin contact. His head bows, showing his trust that Night Fury won't rip away his hand. The reptile's scowl is replaced by a merely distrusting expression. Knowing the boy presents no real threat, he allows his head to touch Human's hand. This simple gesture makes Human shrink a little out of disbelief - and a little fear too, Night Fury hopes. Can't have a human child being the master of a dragon now can you?

As soon as the dragon's eyes meet the boy's, for the briefest of seconds they both believe there is some sort of connection there.

Night Fury ends the moment, distrusting himself. He steps away and exhales heavily, his pupils narrowing to slits like he did when he wanted to look frightening.
The message his eyes convey is, once again, crystal clear.

Do not think much of this.

Both human and dragon try to act like nothing has changed after that particular interaction, when in fact everything has.

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In spite of Night Fury's discouraging signals, Human can't seem to take a hint, much to the dragon's dismay. Therefore, the boy returns, and with him comes fish. Night Fury doesn't mind the food part, it's the blasted nickname that sets him on edge.

Toothless.

Really, is Human blind? He has teeth. He just doesn't show them all the time.

He decides to change Human's nickname to Little Human. That'll teach him.

What Night Fury doesn't realize is that the change in the way he calls Human is his mind will go unnoticed by the boy.

Well. If there was ever a time he wished he could speak…

These thoughts run through Night Fury's mind as he eats the entire fish basket that Human brought him. When he's done, however, he feels a tug on his tail.

Suddenly, he's whole again.

Human's blabbering is interrupted by a shout of surprise from the boy when Night Fury starts flying. Being able to spread his wings and the wind on his ears – the dragon sure missed the feeling.

After several seconds of just enjoying his ability to fly again, Night Fury realizes the extra weight he is carrying.

Without a second thought, he swings his tail to rid himself of the nuisance, successfully getting the boy off of him and into the lake.

But as soon as he does, he loses balance once more, and his long-awaited blue sky becomes out of reach yet again.

As Night Fury lands on the water, he painfully realizes.

He's only whole with the Human.