Hiccup's POV
I awoke to the strange feeling of something nibbling at my toes. It tickled. With a snort I wiggled my foot to get rid of that annoying feeling. However my eyes instantly snapped open as a sensation of pain rushed through my toes up to my leg.
"Ouch!" I yelped and shot up into a sitting position to see who or what was attacking my foot. "Hope?" I groaned and rubbed my eyes to get the sleep out of them. Hope bit down again and this time I snapped my leg away. "Ow...hey stop it!" I scolded.
The little dragon warbled happily and crawled up on the bed to rest her head on my stomach. She looked at me with expecting eyes but obviously content that I was awake now. I chuckled and reached my hand out to pet her little head. "Hey little one, you're hungry right?" I said softly. Hope crooned in approval and wiggled her tail from one side to the other.
The soft sound of Lilly's breathing filled my ears and I turned my head to look at her. She was lying on her stomach a few inches away from me and I propped myself up on one elbow to take in her sight. The fur blanket covered only the lower half of her body, her hair was spread out across her back and covering the half of her face and her lips were slightly parted. I smiled as the memory of Lilly sneaking into my bed last night came back to my mind. Ever since we made love for the first time it was as if we had awakened something - a deep longing that could only be fulfilled when we were together. And neither of us wanted to miss another moment.
Right then I decided that watching Lilly in a sound sleep was one of my favorite things about her. It was when all the pain and conflicting emotions fled from her features and I could see the young happy girl I met on her island shining through. My heart ached every time I thought about what happened to her.
Carefully not to wake her I pushed her wavy mane aside to bare her back to me. She smelt like a field of exotic flowers from the oil she bathed in. I lifted one lock to my nose and closed my eyes for a moment to relish in her scent. This I could get used to. Sharing each night and morning with Lilly, hearing her soft breathing and feeling her warmth.
She stirred a little and opening my eyes again I let go of her hair. Slowly I let my fingers run over Lilly's back, tracing the purple scars that crisscrossed over her tender skin like a bizarre ornament. Anger rose in my stomach. She didn't deserve that. How can someone take his pleasure out of such cruelty? I shook my head and frowned. I need to talk some sense into this guy. Otherwise he will never leave Lilly or the dragons alone.
The question was just how and when I could do that. I promised Lilly not to leave her again. But we can't sit around and wait for Drago to show up either. There must be another way. Dad and mom would never approve of course, but how can they be just fine with doing nothing?
Hope nudged my side and purred again, startling me from my thoughts and I sighed. "Alright, alright I'll fetch you something." I swung my legs off the bed and put my prosthetic back on before I grabbed my pants. Once fully dressed I sneaked over to Toothless and Shadow who were both still asleep and tried to be as quiet as possible. I did not want to wake Lilly just yet, not when she finally slept so peaceful.
"Hey bud." I tweaked Toothless' ear only to be rewarded with an annoyed puff. "Oh come on, don't tell me you want to miss a morning flight. And your little one is hungry."
That caught his attention and eventually Toothless got up with a big yawn. Shadow stirred and opened her eyes too but I gestured her to stay. "You stay with Lilly, Shadow. I don't want her to worry when she wakes up. Tell her, Toothless and I went to feed Hope."
Shadow purred in agreement and curled herself up once more. Hope jumped onto Toothless' back and eventually we left the room and headed down the stairs. I put my hands in the pockets of my pants and grabbed hold on a small round metal pendant. My fingers traced the lines of the engraved picture absentmindedly as I remembered how my dad gave this to me after Lilly had left last night. His green eyes had glimmered brightly and since he walked in on Lilly and me he wouldn't stop grinning and although I dearly appreciated the support of my father, it was also annoying and embarrassing to be honest. I inhaled deeply. Sooner or later I'll do it. I just want it to be perfect.
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My little Flower (HiccupxOC, part 1 of Grimborn Family AU)
Fanfiction"Grimborn." She let the name roll from her tongue, her forehead creased into a frown. "Who is that?" Raised by dragons from an early age, Lilly had no contact to another human being for thirteen years. Being a wide eyed innocent she has no idea of...
