Chapter 5 - Guilty Feelings

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Hiccup awakens with a strange gurgling sound. He slowly opened his eyes. Hiccup, with sleepy eyes, saw a large, jet-black figure staring at him intently. The figure was next to his bed.

"Morning Toothless." said Hiccup with a yawn. He slowly put on his bear fur coat and was about to open his bedroom door. Hiccup thinks of making breakfast for himself and Toothless. Wait! Toothless?!

Hiccup very quickly turned around and stared at Toothless who was playing with one of his failed inventions.

"Toothless?!" he cried in a whisper. Hiccup is very panicked. How is Toothless in his house?! If his father saw this, he would be finished! No. Most likely Toothless will be killed immediately.

"What are you doing here bud?!" he cried frantically. Hiccup immediately covered his mouth, he accidentally shouted loudly.

"Hiccup?!" someone shouted below. His father!

"No, no!" whispered Hiccup frantically. He was confused, how did he hide Toothless here?

Panicking, Hiccup grabs a sack and covers Toothless's face, which makes the dragon groan in annoyance, as if to say "Oi what are you doing?!"

"Oh no, of course this can't be!" Hiccup shouted increasingly panicked. "How stupid I am!"

Footsteps were heard up the stairs leading to Hiccup's room. Hiccup is getting panicked. He had absolutely no idea what to do. Until, suddenly Toothless took Hiccup and threw him on his scaly back. Hiccup was very surprised but still didn't make a sound. The dragon swiftly and silently passed through the open window and flew away into the forest.

When Hiccup is on Toothless's back, he stretches his arms and closes his eyes.

"Is this what being a dragon feels like?" he thought while feeling the cool morning breeze. "I feel... free!"

Toothless started flying down towards the cove where they first met. Hiccup climbed down carefully from Toothless's back.

"Toothless, what are you doing in my house?!" asked Hiccup annoyed, remembering the incident a few minutes ago. Toothless purrs softly in return, as if to say he misses Hiccup.

"I know bud, I miss you too, but sneaking around like that is really dangerous." Hiccup said worriedly as he stroked Toothless's head gently.

After their brief encounter, Hiccup must return to the village. He couldn't confuse his father in Hiccup's absence. Although he actually doubted that his father would even care about his presence.

Hiccup walked towards his house and slowly opened the door. There he was greeted by his father who sat by the fire that had been extinguished.

"Where do you go?" Stoick asked gruffly. "I went into your room and you weren't there."

"E-er, I-I'm going for a walk," Hiccup stammered badly. "You know, flexing the muscles."

"That's enough!" said Stoick brushing it off. "I have something important to discuss with you."

Hiccup saw his father's expression become very serious and cold. What is it? I mean, he didn't do anything wrong, as far as he could remember.

"A-about what?" asked Hiccup very worriedly.

"I revoke your heir rights." Stoick's answer was short.

Hiccup feels time freeze. His eyes widened and his breath caught. His heir rights revoked?!

"Could father tell me the reason?" Hiccup asked softly, still in shock.

Stoick who heard it laughed out loud. No. The laughter was mocking.

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