HTLANF: Race to the Edge

Chapter 22 ~ Unexpected Friendships (Part 2)

The next morning Hiccup and I had Nanna agree to meet us at the stables to head out to find the island she lost her stuff at. She showed up just before I was going to transform and it made me stiffen up a bit.

"So which dragons will we be taking?" Nanna asked cheerily.

"Uh, actually Nanna. You and Hiccup will be riding on my back." I said sheepishly as I rubbed my left arm.

She tilted her head with a brow raised in confusion. "Did you hit your head or something Kala? Last I checked you were a human."

I looked at Hiccup nervously and he nodded with an encouraging smile, then I looked back at Nanna, taking a deep breath to calm my nerves.

"That's where you're wrong. I'm actually a Night Fury." I said, then transformed and lowered my head as I waited for Nanna's reaction.

The girl in question was frozen in place with wide eyes, mouth agape from utter shock. I whined as my earplates went flush against my head, worry filling my thoughts. Was she going to run? Attack me? The possibilities were endless.

I was broken out of my thoughts when I felt Hiccup scratch my head and Nanna finally started to say something.

"O-okay..was not expecting that. But now it actually makes a lot of sense. None of the stories I have heard mentioned Kala even having a dragon and this explains everything. Wow."

Hiccup chuckled as I leaned into his hand from the scratches. "Yeah that would be why. She's both my girlfriend and dragon. I can't fly without her and she can't fly without me." I nuzzled him purring happily and he laughed as he nuzzled me back, surprisingly holding in his own purrs.

"That's really sweet. C-can I?" Nanna asked as she reached out to touch me.

Hiccup nodded and backed away as I moved my head towards Nanna's outreached hand, my snout resting on her palm. She giggled as the air from my nostrils brushed against her hand.

"Her scales are so smooth.." Nanna said in awe as she ran her hand over my scales, which made me purr with pride, my tail swaying back and forth.

Hiccup smiled and went to work on securing my saddle and tailfin to my body. "Just one of the very many special traits of her species."

"Is she the only one left?"

I looked at Hiccup and saw that he was contemplating on what to say. I crooned to get his attention and he sighed as he finished up tightening the last strap on the saddle.

"Not necessarily."

Nanna looked at Hiccup confused, her hands dropping from my head as she abandoned the pets. "What do you mean?"

"Well..I'm actually a Night Fury too." Hiccup confessed as he let his wings and tail come out of hiding.

Nanna's eyes widened significantly as she looked at Hiccup's wings. "H-how is that possible?"

"It's a long story. Let's just say that it's a failsafe for our species to not die out." Hiccup stated sheepishly as he hid his wings and tail once more.

"How long have you been..?"

"Almost three weeks now. But I prefer flying on Kala's back since it's still relatively new to me." Hiccup explained as he mounted my back and clicked his prosthetic into place as he secured himself.

"I see." Nanna said as she accepted Hiccup's hand when it was offered and mounted my back with his help.

I felt her get secured, then Hiccup changed the position of my tailfin and we were airborne seconds later.