Of Mates and Vengeful Ones (Part 1)

Hey my li'l embers! Just a heads up, there is smut in this chapter!

And merry christmas everyone

After Astrid had left, things on the Edge were interesting and all over the place at times. In that time we never once went back to Berk. There wasn't really a need to after what had gone down.

Hiccup and I wrote a letter to Stoick explaining everything that had happened and that none of us would be coming to visit anytime soon. I was still getting over the flashbacks and nightmares. Hiccup was having nightmares about it too, plus he was still getting over the anger he felt. The others were just trying to get over their seething anger.

In that time we had visits from Stoick and Gobber to check up on us and catch us up on what was going down in Berk. Stoick was even able to bond with a Rumblehorn he named Skullcrusher. After Thornado had been set free, we were worried he would never bond with another dragon again.

We were able to stop Dagur and get him down the path of good. Speaking of Dagur, we found out that he and our friend Heather are brother and sister. They were reunited and helped us against the dragon hunter leaders Viggo and Ryker Grimborn. The two of them went undercover to help us know what they were planning and tried to help us against them in any way they could. Dagur even became a dragon rider, taming a green Gronckle he named Shattermaster.

As for the Grimborn brothers, we are in a constant battle about the Dragon Eye. We found out that the Dragon Eye was something the Grimborn family used to hunt down dragons, but we still don't know the origin of it.

We recently gained some allies from an island that inhabits a tribe that goes by the name Defenders of the Wing. Snotlout gained a crush on their queen Mala. We were able to help them when Viggo tried to steal the Eruptodon that protected the island that the Defenders of the Wing resided on, which led to Queen Mala deciding to help us against the Grimborn brothers.

Besides all the battles and trouble we have gone through, we have all been thriving on the Edge. The twins are as goofy and mischievous as ever and we had a very eventful time when their cousin Gruffnut visited the Edge. Tuffnut has even adopted a chicken as a pet, naming her Chicken of all things.

Snotlout is the same as ever. Not much can change the arrogance that makes Snotlout Jorgenson. At one point he thought he would lose Hookfang forever to another Monstrous Nightmare that had laid eggs in a cave on the Edge. But the truth of the matter was that Hookfang was helping to protect the eggs from a larger Monstrous Nightmare that was quite rude.

Fishlegs has been over the moon about all the new species of dragons that we have discovered. He has become more confident in himself as well. At one point he thought he was allergic to Meatlug and went on this wild adventure to figure out why he was and went through this whole mess of personality changes because of Snotlout being Snotlout. In the end we found out it was just the saddle oil that Gobber had brought us on one of his visits.

As for Hiccup and I, well we've been getting better at our leadership skills. We still haven't mated, but that's okay. A lot has been going on and it just hasn't been the right time.

The two of us were able to invent new swords that the two of us use. We call them Inferno. Hiccup got the inspiration from me and our fellow dragons to have a blade that can burst into flames by lighting Nightmare gel with a spark and they hold Zippleback gas on the other end of the sword to ignite if the need ever arose.

Hiccup uses his Inferno more than I do, but that's only because I am in dragon form most of the time we are in battles against our enemies.

I'd say our lives on Dragon's Edge have been amazing.

~~~HTLANF~~~

It was the middle of the night the day after Gruffnut went back to Berk and all of us were fast asleep in our respective huts. Well. Most of us were able to sleep peacefully.

Ever since Astrid tried to kill Kala again, I've had nightmares quite often about it. So has Kala.

Tonight was one of those nights.

~~~HTLANF~~~

I was woken up as Hiccup started to toss and turn in our shared bed. I sat up and looked at my lover in worry, noticing that he had a distraught look upon his face and sweat coating his sun kissed skin.

'He must be having another nightmare.' I thought sadly as I heard him start muttering.

"No…stay away from her…don't…please…"

I grew a bit more worried and shook him a bit.

"Hiccup wake up.." I said, worry clear in my voice.

He continued to move about, his breathing becoming heavier and uneven. "No…stop it…don't touch her…"

I shook him a bit harder this time. "Hiccup, come on..! Wake up..!"

I had to back away as he shot up gasping for air. I hugged him tightly, running my hand through his messy hair. He clung onto me as if his life depended on it and hid his face in the crook of my neck as tears streamed down his face.

"Shh..it's okay my love..I'm right here..I'm not harmed in any way..She hasn't hurt me..I'm okay.." I soothed, continuing to run my hand through his hair.

We stayed like this for what felt like hours. Just in each other's embrace as I calmed Hiccup down from the nightmare. His nightmares are worse than mine have been these past couple of weeks. It seems like they are slowly getting worse as the days go by. I have a feeling it may be because we will be going back to Berk soon.

After a while, Hiccup's crying slowed to sniffles and hiccups and his grip on me lessened.

"Wanna talk about it..?" I asked softly and I felt him shake his head no.

I smiled softly and kissed the top of his head. I knew he wouldn't want to, he never likes talking about them. All I can do is be here for him for comfort and confirmation that I am alive and well. So that's what I will continue to do until the day I die.

~~~HTLANF~~~

The following morning we got bombarded by the others. Kala and I had to back away because of how sudden their appearance at our hut entrance was.

"Uh, can we help you?" I asked, a bit taken aback by the suddenness of the others being here.

"Have you guys done it yet?" Snotlout asked.

I deadpanned, knowing exactly what he meant. I could tell Kala did as well because she huffed in annoyance.

"Would you guys stop asking if we've mated yet? It's none of your business if we have or not, and even if we had, you would know." Kala explained, annoyance flowing out with the words.

The others all raised their hands in defeat, not wanting to piss her off.

"Chill man. We were just wondering." Tuffnut stated.

"What's got you guys so worked up about it anyways?" I asked. "You've been pestering us about it for weeks now."

"Well..there was a letter sent to us by Stoick. We kept it from you guys because it had to do with Astrid." Fishlegs started.

"Yeah! He said that she told everyone about the transformation and everything!" Ruffnut dramatically added.

"What?!" Kala and I yelled.

"What do you mean she told everyone about the transformation?!" I asked, terror shaking my voice a bit.

"She's been trying to turn the entire village against you guys." Fishlegs continued. "Going on about how Kala is a demon and forcing you to be with her and do what she wants. Trying to convince people that she's only around to steal you from us."

"Please tell me they aren't actually listening to her.." Kala asked, absolute dread plainly obvious on her features.

"That's just it, Kala. Some of them are." Fishlegs said sadly.

"And apparently my dad is one of them.." Snotlout mentioned downcast.

"Which is why we've been asking if you've mated yet or not. We think she's planning on separating you guys for good." Ruffnut said.

Kala and I locked eyes, terror and fear seeping off of us.

"So we just thought that if you guys became mates before she could, it would be too late for her to succeed!" Snotlout concluded.

"H-how long ago did Stoick send the letter?" I asked, my voice shaking.

"Sharpshot brought it to us about three weeks ago.." Fishlegs answered.

"C-could you guys give us some time to talk this through?" Kala asked nervously.

The other nodded solemnly and left to go do their own thing. Once they were gone we went back into our hut and Kala started to pace with her cloak wrapped tightly around her in attempts to keep herself from breaking down.

"Y-you don't think she would actually separate us do you..?" She asked, biting her lip as she paced.

I sighed as I rubbed my temples, sitting down at our table as a dizzy spell hit. "At this point..I don't know anymore.."

"I don't wanna be taken away from you..I can't lose anyone else Hiccup..I just can't.."

I got up and wrapped my arms around her waist to stop her pacing. "You aren't going to lose me love. I promise you that she will never get between us. And if she does, my sword will go right through her heart. She isn't going to take me away from you." I comforted, kissing her forehead.

I felt her relax in my hold and she started to purr softly. "Thank you.."

"Anything for you milady.." I said softly. "And just because she's been doing all of this, doesn't mean we have to rush..I'd rather both of us be ready than be forced into something we aren't prepared for just yet.."

Kala locked eyes with me, a small smile on her lips and her cheeks dusted pink. "Well..we have been talking about it quite a bit lately..and we've had a lot of time to think things over..soooo.."

I chuckled and kissed her. "You sure about this? I mean we just found out Astrid is plotting against us."

Kala shrugged a bit. "Even so, we were planning on mating soon anyway. If anything, this will show her that she doesn't have a chance. Plus..I may or may not be tired of waiting." She admitted as her blush deepened.

I laughed and shook my head in amusement. "Well then why don't we go see if the other dragons will witness the dance then?~" I asked as I kissed her cheek.

She purred and nodded. "Sounds good to me.~"

I smiled and released her, grabbing my own cloak to match her like we planned, then we left for the stables.

~~~HTLANF~~~

It was rather easy to get the other dragons to agree. They were eager to see us become mates. Meatlug even admitted that she was hoping we would ask them to be the witnesses of our dance. That made the both of us blush, me deeper when I translated for Hiccup.

We just decided to stay in the stables for the dance ritual because there wasn't really a point in going somewhere else. There was plenty of space and it's away from where the others are doing things.

Meatlug, Hookfang, and Barf and Belch made a type of triangle surrounding us as we locked eyes.

"You ready?" Hiccup asked.

I smiled and nodded. He smiled back as he offered his hand to me. I blushed a bit and took it, intertwining our fingers as he pulled me a bit closer.

"No turning back." I whispered as we raised our interlocked hands.

"There's no need to." Hiccup stated just as quiet as we grasped our cloaks with our free hands and splayed them out like wings.

We kept eye contact as we circled each other, nothing but love shining in our eyes as we did so. It was so surreal. I still couldn't quite grasp that this was actually happening. I could tell Hiccup couldn't grasp it quite yet either. All I knew is that this was probably one of the most important moments of my life.

After we circled one another a few times, Hiccup pulled me close as we touched foreheads, our eyes closed as we did so.

"I love you so much Kala.." Hiccup mumbled, his breath tickling my face as he did.

I purred with a smile upon my lips. "I love you too, Hiccup..more than anything.."

The other dragons roared and flapped their wings in celebration, very happy to see the two of us considered mates now, but it won't be completely official until we actually do mate.

"Should we go find somewhere private for this next part milady?~" Hiccup asked as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

I giggled a bit and nodded. "Yes we should.~ Maybe one of the lagoons on the far side of the island?~"

"Sounds good to me.~" He purred out.

~~~HTLANF~~~

They find, much to their pleasure, an empty clearing far enough away from the main hive of activity that no stray should wander upon them by accident. And none of their friends will be able to find them, even if they looked. The ground, upon closer inspection by Hiccup, is soft. Rendered that way by cold feed mosses, and the rains that fall in light sheets. Tall trees bend together, weathered branches crusted with sea salt; forming an intricate and delicate cover.

"Will this be fine?" Hiccup asks, reaching to take Kala's hand and pulling her to the soft earth. She spreads her hands over green and gray.

"Yes," She says softly, eyes large and hair burnt umber by the falling sun. "This will be perfect."

She kneels, eyes upturned, waiting. Hiccup swallows, reaching down to cup her face. Smoothing dark tendrils of hair away from her cheeks. He's nervous, to bare himself in such a way, with someone who he would tear the gods from their thrones for.

"Together." Kala says. She grasps at his wrist, pressing her cheek into the palm of his hands. "It will be like flying for the first time."

Hiccup grins, "Really? Should I think of it like that?"

"That is when we are most at one, Hiccup. Yes, you should think of it that way."

No matter how often they fly, no matter how used to the soaring freedom and gut lurching excitement he becomes; it will always inspire something from the deepest parts of his being. Hiccup pulls the cloak from his shoulders, spreading it on the ground and kneeling with his mate. They're knee to knee, eye to eye.

"Is there anything I should do for you to ease the process?" Hiccup asks. Kala, hands starting to tremble just slightly, drags his hand from her face to her neck. There he brushes the tips of his fingers against smooth skin. Lower still his hand is taken, until his palm is resting just above Kala's breasts.

"Gentle." She says. Then she lays back, parting her legs to allow Hiccup space between them. He takes it, leaning heavily over her body. Running his hands into her hair, tipping her head back to lay kisses along the exposed column of her neck. Marks bloom in bright purple swirls where Hiccup takes time to suck. Kala's hands have migrated up his spine, dragging her nails along his back up into his hair.

"Hiccup," She gasps, when he bites at her earlobe. Nibbling up the shell of her ear before falling down to press their mouths together.

The press is hot and wet, their lips finding little rhythm in their clash. Kala moans into his mouth and something curls in Hiccup's chest, a deep want that feels insatiable. He growls against her, impatient as he levers himself up on one hand to stare down at Kala. Her face is flushed, lips kissed fat, glinting with a shimmer of their shared spit. The wild tangles of her hair are splayed around her face like a dark halo.

Hiccup sits back on his haunches, eyes never leaving his mate, even as he starts to shed his clothing. He feels nearly impatient enough to care little for the articles of clothing, but Kala's gaze is dark as he unwraps his forearms, and lets his chest plate slip to the ground.

"Sit up," Hiccup says. His voice sounds foreign, even to himself. Kala sits up just enough for Hiccup to remove her wrappings and chest plate. "Can I take this off you, love?" Hiccup asks, leaning close to bump their noses together. He can feel Kala's stomach rise and fall with quick breath.

"Yes." She slips her hands up the back of Hiccup's shirt as he brushes his fingers up her navel. In an act of tremendous self control, Hiccup lets his shirt get pulled off first. Kala runs her hands almost reverently down his chest, pressing her lips to the dip of his clavicle. As much as her hands shake from nerves, Hiccup trembles. Bent over her as he is, breathing hard as she explores his body.

"Kala." His voice is merely a croak. She lays back, laughing at the clumps of brown hair that stick with sweat to Hiccup's forehead. Brushing his hair back with one hand she lays the other out along the ground. He takes it as the permission it is.

Hiccup starts from the bottom hem, pushing Kala's shirt up inch by inch and laying a kiss to each new piece of skin left on display for him. Gooseflesh follows his touch like flash fire, and Kala arches to meet his mouth. Gasping in a way that makes a smile curl Hiccup's mouth.

He pauses once more at the dip of her belly button, raising his eyes just to make sure he can lift the garment and put one of Kala's most private places on display.

"Oh, do it already, Hiccup! Please." Kala whines, arching back into his palms, grasping at his forearms.

Hiccup pulls the shirt off. He tosses it away, eyes stuck on the expanse of skin and dark glimmering scale that decorates Kala's torso. They're retreating, Kala's scales. Leaving behind, creamy mounds of soft skin, decorated with perking nipples. Hiccup cups them, they fit perfectly in his palms. He brushes his thumbs over the whorls of her pink areolas. Her nipples rise under his attention.

"Kala," Hiccup says, it almost sounds like a prayer. The way her name slides from his lips and falls between them, heavy and sticky like honey. "Gods."

He practically falls onto her chest, pressing an open mouth to the sides of each breast. Mouthing his way up until he can seal his lips around her. Kala moans, tossing her head back and gripping harshly at Hiccup's hair. Yanking him closer.

He could have stayed there until the sun disappeared and the moon gleamed down her judgment upon them. Until the new day broke. He could have stayed there pressed so closely to his mate's chest until old age took him to a grave and his bones turned to dust. Their lovely clearing eventually being eaten by time and nature, but there is an urgent need building between them. Driven by nature and proximity, but also by the ancient and powerful blood that flows through Kala's body and spreads through Hiccup's.

Pulling away, Hiccup trails his hands back down hesitating against Kala's waist band. "This is your first time." he says quietly, "Mine too, but you're probably going to bleed."

Kala nods, slowly thickly, her eyes flicking to the skin. "I know. I'm ready for you, Hiccup. And I need you, so," she pulls her pants down an inch wriggling as she tries to get out of them.

"Okay! Okay. Let's take your boots off first." Hiccup leans down to kiss her briefly, before moving down her body.

Each fur lined boot is taken off quickly, and set aside with a bit more care than the rest of their clothing. Then Hiccup is faced with the nerve wracking task of bringing them together without hurting either of them.

"I'm taking them off now. Okay?"

Kala is smiling at him, has been since he had gently eased her boots from her feet and lined them besides the edge of the cloak. "I trust you, Hiccup. You know how much I trust you. There isn't anything you could do that would break what we have."

"I know." Hiccup murmurs, smoothing dark hair off light skin. Watching it trail along their makeshift bed. "But the last thing I want is to hurt you when nothing about this should inspire pain."

"Beauty comes from pain. I knew what I was doing when I chose you, Hiccup. I knew what would happen when we laid together. But I trust you with every part of me. Please, don't leave me waiting."

The last part is a mere whisper, said with searching eyes, like Hiccup could even imagine leaving this before they are complete. Hiccup pulls off Kala's pants faster than he did her shirt. Fueled by nerves and the bubble of arousal pooling hot and fast in his stomach.

Only the shadow of scales decorate the pale skin of Kala's exposed nether regions. She's wet, not damp, but wet . Slick glistens on parted lips, she opens like a flower. Bleeding darker pink into the center of her pulsing core. Hiccup's breath gets caught in his throat, watching Kala's opening shiver in the air. He brushes light fingertips over flushed skin, relishing in the hitching moan Kala lets out.

"You're gorgeous." he breathes. Hiccup lowers himself onto his stomach, reminded starkly of his own arousal. For now though it means little to him. "What did I do to get so lucky?"

She tastes clean and heady. A hint of her wild origins simmering underneath the initial shock of flavor. Hiccup's eyes flutter closed as he seals his mouth over her. He's messy, stilted and unsure of anything that isn't want. Kala's thighs squeeze around his head, holding him in place, burying him into her scent. Hiccup latches onto something that has Kala keen loud and high, cutting through the natural silence surrounding them.

It's almost like a switch is flipped. Heat burns through Hiccup fast and quick. Sitting up he grabs Kala's ankles, holding them in a single hand, pulling her up his thighs. He knows he has to open her, stretch that tiny opening or they are headed for disaster. He knows that this is a vital part of their coitus. But he's impatient and hard, his straining erection now rubbing along the back of Kala's thighs.

"Hiccup!" She calls, hands reaching for some part of him, "Do something. I'm ready for you."

"No." Hiccup growls, it comes from the deepest part of himself. "Not yet."

For lack of better things, and his mind screaming at him that Kala isn't producing nearly enough slick, Hiccup spits onto Kala's opening. He rubs his fingers soothingly against it when she whines, dipping the tips of his fingers in delicately. It's unknown territory he's stepping into and he shivers, edging further into Kala. His stomach is concave with the breaths she's sucking in.

"Does it hurt," Hiccup asks, pulling himself out of the haze rapidly filling his mind and destroying all his inhibitions. Kala, teeth clamped hard over her bottom lips shakes her head.

Hiccup stretches her with one, pushing it as deep as he dared, listening to Kala fall apart. Only after she pleads with him to hurry does he add more. A second, scissoring her open, then a third. Growing more confident as he goes. He uses his mouth, pushing his tongue alongside his fingers.

Kala sits up out of nowhere disrupting Hiccup, his fingers sliding out of her. She reaches for his belt, tugging it open and off in three quick movements.

"I want you now." She breaths, pushing down Hiccup's pants and underwear. He takes over from there, kicking the garments off completely and crawling over Kala. She lays back, splaying her legs and gripping at Hiccup's shoulders.

Hiccup wets his erection with a mixture of his spit and Kala's slick and lines himself up. Before he can push in, he pauses, fighting the roar inside him demanding he take her now. Reaching up he cups Kala's face.

"I love you."

Kala kisses his palm, "I love you too. Now, be mine."

It's a tight breathtaking fit that has Hiccup gasping through clenched teeth and Kala arching, her voice wavering between pain and pleasure. The first shallow thrust breaks the delicate film of Kala's hymen. Hiccup is streaked with red when he pulls out, he pets Kala's hair and wipes at the single set of tears that drip from her eyes.

"You're doing so good." He praises, touching her softly even as he rocks roughly back into her.

In actuality it takes an embarrassingly short amount of thrusts for them to finish. Hiccup grows frenzied in his pounding and Kala grows desperate in her calls for him. As they wind closer to snapping, Kala pushes herself up and goes for the junction between Hiccup's neck and shoulder with her teeth bared, desperation and want in her eyes.

They notch their teeth into each other as their climaxes hit, moans muffled by skin. The bites make the sensation nearly unbearable and Hiccup shakes through a second orgasm, Kala's nails bite bloodied crescent moons into Hiccup's back. Then it's over, and they're left in a tangle of sweaty limbs and flying hair. Hiccup pulls out, letting Kala's legs down slowly and reaching for his discarded shirt. He wipes at her carefully, kissing her knee.

"You did well, love." he murmurs, cleaning himself and tossing the shirt away again. Kala purrs, rolling onto her side, waiting for Hiccup to slot himself along her back. He does just that, dragging over Kala's clean cloak and spreading it around them. Night has fallen, the sun gone for good and stars starting to peak out of clear, black, heavens. The songs of night birds and insects punctuate the silence around them. Hiccup thinks he can hear the laughter of their friends from far off, carried to them by the last warm breeze of the day.

"I was so nervous." he whispers between them. Kala laughs softly, turning in his arms and brushing at his hair.

"There was no need to be." She whispers. "We did well." she searches his face, "How do you feel?"

"Tired." Hiccup says honestly. He feels like he can fall asleep mid sentence. "But if you're referring to the dragon thing, not much different. I did when we were uh," he flaps a hand around, "You know."

Kala giggles, "Yeah. When we were 'you know'."

Hiccup laughs, "I didn't hurt you right?"

"Mm. A little, but it was to be expected. It felt good after that. I'm fine."

Burying his head in her shoulder Hiccup noses at the bite mark, "I love you."

"And I love you. Now sleep."

And Hiccup does.

~~~HTLANF~~~

The following morning I awoke to the feeling of security and warmth. As my eyes opened, I was greeted with a black void. I reached out to see if there was an end to it and was met with a leathery barrier. It took me a second to put together what it was, then it clicked.

There was a wing protecting me while I slumbered. I smiled wide as I registered what that meant.

Hiccup's transformation completed while we slept.

I moved about to see if I could spot his head anywhere, but with how dark it was in my little cocoon it was hard. Not to mention painful from the soreness of last night's events and the grip he still had on me with his front legs.

After a couple minutes, my eyes adjusted to the darkness and I was able to find where my beloved's head was resting. I shimmied my way up closer and scratched the side of his maw.

"Hiccup..~" I sang sweetly, trying to get him to wake up. "Wakey, wakey sleepy head..~"

I felt his body shift, his hold tightening the tiniest bit as his forest green orbs slowly opened and found their way to my own shining green orbs.

"Good morning.~ Seems like the tables have turned, huh?" I giggled.

He let out a small laugh that I could feel throughout my body from the vibrations of his, then I saw it click and fear was the dominant emotion. Hiccup quickly released me as he frantically got up, screeching as he was trying to figure out what happened and how to function his new body. He was a mess of wings and tail as he flailed about.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" I yelled as I rose to my feet, with a bit of difficulty mind you, and made my way over to him with my hands raised in a soothing manner. "You're okay my love. It's okay." I said as I was able to get close to the mess of Night Fury that was my mate and run my hands along the part of his head that I could reach.

As soon as soft skin met scale, he froze in his flailing and fell to the ground in a puddle of midnight. I giggled the slightest bit as he tried to get back up.

"Would you like some help my love?" I asked as I suppressed the urge to laugh.

"N-nope. I can do it." He crooned out as he shakily got to his feet.

As he rose I was able to get a good look at his legs, all four of them were intact. He wasn't missing his back left leg at all. I smiled at the realization, then jumped a bit as he circled around me with ease even though his wings and tail dragged across the ground, nudging me with his snout here and there as he looked me over.

"The transformation didn't hurt you or anything did it?" Hiccup whined as he double checked for any injuries.

I giggled as he nudged my stomach and shook my head. "No Hiccup, it didn't harm me in the slightest. Just sore from last night." I assured.

Hiccup backed away with wide eyes. "You can understand me like this?!" He screeched.

I laughed a bit and nodded. "Of course I can silly. I can understand every dragon no matter what form I'm in, remember? And now you can too."

Hiccup plopped onto the ground a bit stunned, looking down at his front paws. "Oh yeah. Still trying to get used to all this if I'm being honest."

I smiled and scratched the top of his head. "It'll definitely be an adjustment for all of us, that's for sure. But I know we'll be able to get through this just like we always do."

As I was scratching, I could hear him start to purr as he leaned into my touch.

"That feels good.~ No wonder you like it so much.~"

I giggled as I continued to scratch his head, making my way behind his earplates. "Indeed it does. How would you feel about just staying here for the day to practice transforming and flying? Get used to the feel of your own wings?" I asked.

I had to stop my scratching as his head bolted up abruptly, his eyes wide and pupils dilated with pure excitement glistening within the green and black pools.

"Yes!!" He crooned excitedly, his tail swaying rapidly behind him.

I giggled. "Okay, okay. Which do you want to try first? Transforming or flying?"

Hiccup looked at his wings, then back at me with a pleading look.

"Flying please."

I smiled softly and nodded. "I had a feeling you would want to try out flying first. Okay, so you see how your wings and tail are just limp on the ground?"

Hiccup looked at his wings and tail then nodded when his attention was back on me.

"That's because you haven't registered them as a part of you. Your wings and tail are your limbs just like your legs are. They are built the same way, you just have to learn how to function them. Close your eyes and concentrate on folding in your wings." I instructed.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, steam leaving his nostrils when he exhaled. It took a bit of struggling, but he was able to fold his wings safely at his sides.

"There you go!" I cheered. "Can you try opening them like this?" I asked as my own wings came out of hiding and were splayed out.

He looked at mine, then his own and slowly splayed them, crooning in joy when he was able to do it.

"You're catching on quickly, my love. Which is to be expected considering how quickly you picked up on functioning my prosthetic."

"Well I have a wonderful teacher.~" He flirted as he nuzzled me.

I giggled as I nuzzled back with pink dusting my cheeks.

"Okay, do you think you can try flapping them for me?" I asked as I backed up, wobbly, but not bad enough to make me fall.

Hiccup backed up some as well, with some difficulty because of his tail, but he was able to manage. Once there was enough space between us he focused on keeping his wings open and slowly but surely started flapping them back and forth, a breeze being created as he did that felt quite nice in the warm light of the sun.

"Great! Why don't we move onto your tail now? You won't be able to make it off the ground with just your wings, as you have seen many times by myself." I joked, which got a laugh out of him.

He nodded in understanding as he folded in his wings.

"Alright, the tail is a bit more complicated than the wings. Not only do you need to know how to function the tail itself, but the tailfins as well. The most difficult part of it all is making sure you keep the tailfins in sync with one another. Let's just focus on the tail itself for now. Try to lift it off the ground for me."

Hiccup looked at his tail as he tried to lift it, but it took a bit longer than his wings did. He was able to lift it easily after a couple of tries and move it about like second nature.

"You're doing great, Hiccup. Now for the hard part. We'll do it in sections. Each tailfin by itself, then both at once, okay?" I explained.

Hiccup looked a bit nervous as he nodded. "Okay."

"Alright, it'll be a lot easier if your tail is in front of you so you can see exactly what your tailfins are doing." He nodded as he moved his tail in front of him and kept his gaze on his tailfins. "Now I want you to splay out your left tailfin for me."

Hiccup did just that, rather naturally too, opening and closing it a few times to get the feel of it.

"Good. Now the right one." I instructed.

The results were the same as the left tailfin. He alternated between them just to make sure they function the same.

"Okay, you think you're ready to sync them up now?" I asked, a bit nervous and excited at the same time.

Hiccup swallowed nervously and nodded. "I-I think so."

"Go ahead and give it a try. The best advice I can give is don't overthink it. Just go for it."

He took a deep breath and concentrated on opening both tailfins at once. He struggled a bit at first from nerves, but once he got out of his head he was able to open and close both at once. He lit up like the Northern Lights as he did and that made me giggle.

"Perfect! So do you wanna try flying now that you have control over your new limbs?"

His joy quickly became nervousness once more as he shrunk down just a bit, his tail wrapping around himself.

"W-what if I suck at it?" He asked, his voice timid and earplates close to his head.

I smiled softly and rubbed his head. "You won't suck at it my love. Flying comes naturally to you. Now you'll just have to learn how to do it on your own pair of wings instead of by the aid of mine. You can do this Hiccup. You just gotta believe that you can like I do."

Hiccup purred as I rubbed his head, his tail uncurling from around his form. "Thank you Kala."

"Anything for you my love. Now, you ready to try?"

He nodded a bit, determination in his beautiful forest eyes. I smiled as I gave him space.

"Now to take to the air you'll have to flap your wings vertically instead of horizontally this time and you absolutely have to have your tailfins opened correctly. Or else you won't be able to stay in the air."

Hiccup nodded nervously as he opened his wings and tailfins, then he slowly started to flap his wings, slowly at first from nerves. He was able to get into the air easily, but he wobbled in place.

"Whoa.."

"It's okay. You got it. Just fix your tailfins to keep balanced. It's just like when we're flying. You constantly have to shift the positions to match what you're wanting to do." I explained, a bit sad that I couldn't fly beside him to help him from the air.

'Maybe I should've brought my automatic prosthetic..'

Hiccup adjusted his tailfins and he was instantly able to steady himself and hover in place. "Hey, I did it!"

"Yeah! You're doing amazing Hiccup. Wanna try a lap around the clearing now?"

"I-I can try." He said timidly. "Okay..just like with Kala..the only difference is it's all you.." I heard him mutter to himself.

I suppressed the urge to giggle.

'That's adorable. Psyching himself up and everything.'

"Okay, so for moving about you will have to flap your wings horizontally like you did earlier on the ground, but add in pushing them back like this." I explained as I demonstrated the motions with my wings. "You basically are having to scoop at the air with your wings to push yourself forward."

He nodded as paid close attention to what I was doing with my wings. It took him a bit to gather the courage to try it himself. But once he tried it, it was like a switch flipped inside him. And he was flying circles around me.

Hiccup roared in joy as I laughed just as happily.

"Yes!! I knew you could do it, Hiccup!!" I cheered.

He landed in front of me and nudged me towards his back. "Hop on. I want to see your reaction to being in my position when we fly."

I blushed lightly with a smile plastered on my face. "You sure?"

He nodded with a cute smile on his maw and that was all the indication I needed before I mounted his back. It hurt, but all I really cared about right now was enjoying my time with my mate.

I held onto him the best I could as he took to the air, squeaking as I tightened my grip on him, not expecting the suddenness of it all. Hiccup chuckled beneath me.

"You okay there, milady?" He asked.

"Y-yeah. Just wasn't ready for that." I reasoned as I slowly relaxed as we gilded around the clearing.

It was odd not being the one flying for once, but it wasn't a bad feeling in the slightest. I sat up, keeping my hands against Hiccup to support myself without a saddle and closed my eyes. It felt amazing. The breeze on my skin was absolutely wonderful and the feeling of my hair getting blown back was like nothing else. No wonder Hiccup is so excited when we fly together. This was one of the best feelings in the Nine Worlds.

"Now I get exactly why you enjoy our flights so much. This is amazing." I said as I opened my eyes and scratched behind his earplate.

He purred happily as we landed once more. "I could say the exact same thing about why you do love."

I smiled as I dismounted, Hiccup helping me stay on my feet with his right wing.

"Okay. Now that you've got the hang of flying, do you want to try transforming?"

Hiccup nodded as he folded in his wing once he noticed I was steady on my feet again.

"Sure. I'll need to know eventually, right?" He joked.

I giggled as I shook my head. "Alright, jokester. The transforming thing won't be too hard for you since you were human before all of this. All you have to do is think of what you look like as a human and concentrate on having that appearance. You think you can handle that?"

He nodded and closed his eyes, concentrating on transforming into his human form. It took a little while for him to grasp exactly how to do it, but after a couple minutes there he stood in human form.

Not much changed about his appearance at all. His hair was just the tiniest bit darker in color and he had scales covering his nether regions as well as a bit of his chest, but other than that he was the same as always. Prosthetic leg and all.

We locked eyes and smiled at one another.

"Hi.~" Hiccup greeted all flirty.

I giggled a bit as I moved hair out of my face. "Hi yourself.~"

"So this is actually happening huh? It's not a dream?"

I shook my head as I made my way over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck. "Not a dream my love. This is real."

He smiled as he wrapped his arms around my waist, resting his forehead against my own.

"Good.~"

~~~HTLANF~~~