Ciel Phantomhive -£- 001

[dealwithademon]

Who: Ciel Phantomhive, and anyone who wants to find him.
Where: Espoir village, on the roof of the Brave Versperia Tavern
Style: 3rd person
Status: Open?

Ciel Phantomhive was a creature of habit, whether by choice or not; every day spent in his home, he went to bed in the same way, and awoke in the same way; curtains drawn, sunlight drifting over his

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[dealwithademon]

Ciel, however, didn't understand anything except that the shadow monster was coming after him. When the teeth appeared, all it did was cause him to propel further back, knocking loose a shingle and falling harshly on his backside. He winced, stared back at his predator and...

...and realized it had dropped the hat, and was simply sitting, watching him. Once again, he got that inkling to think of this... creature as a dog. He'd... always rather liked dogs, but it was hard to really see the relation except for the poise.

Hesitant, Ciel reached out a foot, catching a heel on the brim of his hat and attempting to drag it towards him. He was only half successful, his one good eye fixated completely on Toothless. He now had a chance to truly evaluate it -- legs that reminded him on Easter hams still on the bone, a head unlike anything he'd seen before, and a pair of wings who's design looked more like they belonged on a bat, but were much larger. For a moment, he wondered why the monster had not simply flown up the building.

After a long moment of heavy breathing, intent staring, and panicked wondering at where Sebastian may have been, Ciel began to calm. Enough so that he sat forward slowly, eye still trained on toothless as he reached properly for his hat.

"You probably plan to eat me once I've dropped my guard, don't you." he hazarded a guess, still moving slowly. Don't want to startle it, it would only end poorly, Ciel was certain.

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Looking from the hat to Ciel and back a few times, Toothless nearly rolled his eyes before the boy before him finally began to try and reclaim his hat. He would never understand why, even when he presented himself openly and harmlessly, humans seemed instilled with this horrendous fear of him. It wasn't like he was a Monstrous Nightmare, he wasn't setting himself on fire-- he had even retracted his teeth! But when the boy started his awkward shuck and jive to retrieve his hat via the heel of his boot, the dragon merely tilted his head. You are a silly, silly human, Ciel.

And when he spoke, Toothless had trouble biting back the bark-like laugh that escaped him quietly. He shook his head, two simple motions back and forth. No, Ciel. He wouldn't eat you. Night Furies lived on a rather strict diet of fish, fish, and more fish. There was a reason he never stole sheep from the village.

[dealwithademon]

Somehow, Ciel didn't feel inclined to beleive him. Although... for a beast, this one seemed remarkably intelligent. ...Still didn't answer the question of what it was or where it had come from.

Finally grasping the hat by the brim, he dared to examine it. It didn't seem too damaged... although one side of the brim was now slightly moist, and he grimaced. Stupid thing.

"...You really are a strange thing," he mused, glancing back up at the... closest thing he could think of to describe it was 'dragon', but that didn't even seem right. "Do you understand what I'm saying?"

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Toothless frowned when called a thing, but got over it relatively quickly. There were still a lot of humans unaccustomed to dragons being a part of their daily lives. Even a lot of the Vikings were unaccustomed to it.

He nodded at the question, a simple bobbing of his head accompanied by a pawing at the shingles on the roof. Yes, Ciel. He can understand you-- not entirely and not 100%, but he cant understand most of what you will say.

[dealwithademon]

"...Alright then..." Maybe he was being a bit reckless,s but then, he hadn't seen Sebastian yet, and his tardiness was beginning to grate on Ciel's patience and sense of reason. "Can you get me down from here?"

...Was he really asking this thing to get him down? he could hardly believe it himself.

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Toothless glanced over his shoulder off the edge of the roof, gauged the distance for a moment, then turned back around to look at Ciel. It would technically require no flight to get from the roof to the ground-- just a swift leap, maybe a little gliding to make the landing softer. He sat primly, and nodded again.

[dealwithademon]

Ciel almost smiled -- it was a subtle expression, that reflected more in a softening of his face than a stretching into any particular expression. Maybe this wouldn't be the day he was attacked by some supernatural being. While his trust in the dragon was beginning to solidify, he did not trust the surface on which he sat. It was a very slow process for Ciel to rise up on his knees, and then onto one knee, as if he intended to stand.

"...Are you saying you want me to climb on?" he asked, when he was within arm's length of Toothless.

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Inclining his head in a nod, the dragon bent his forelegs and laid his short neck against the roof, making it easier for Ciel to hoist himself onto the saddle conveniently placed high on the creature's shoulders. He extended his wings to the sides so they were out of the way but Ciel would know to be mindful of them, and trilled. He wasn't sure if Ciel had any rope to tie himself into the harness like Hiccup did, but he didn't intend to actually stay airborn long enough for that to be a problem. Moreover, he knew he probably wouldn't be able to stay airborn long enough for that to be a problem-- without Hiccup's guidance the dragon wasn't very good at flying, anymore. But he could certainly leap from a roof and glide to the earth in order to assist an entirely flightless human.

[dealwithademon]

He had seen the wings before, but now, they were more remarkable -- like a giant bat's. Seeing now, as he had not before, that the dragon wore a saddle of sorts, he felt more at ease. Certainly anything that was tame enough to be saddled, could be trusted.

Or maybe he was crazy.

This time, however, Ciel really did smile. Just a little thing, pulling at the corner of his lips, but a smile none the less. More daring now than before, he pulled himself up, grasping Toothless's neck with one hand, and pulling himself up onto the strange saddle. No, he had no rope, and no inkling that he might NEED such a thing. Surely, he could just hold on tightly... and he did exactly that, lying down against the dragon's back, wrapping his arms around the neck.

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Toothless was careful to stay quite still while Ciel got situated-- he knew that moving at the wrong moment could throw the strange blue-haired human off of him, and that could harm both of them. So he waited until there was an even weight on the saddle and Ciel's arms were around his neck, the brief smile not lost on the dragon at all. He shifted carefully, then, slowly straightening to stand on all fours and make a three-point-turn to face the edge of the roof again. He stood there, still for a moment, stretching his wings out fully and testing the air. He didn't want to get caught by a surprise gust of wind and get blown off-course for the ground.

He inched toward the edge of the roof and paused, tilting his head slightly to look over his shoulder at Ciel. He grunted, as though to ask are you ready?

[dealwithademon]

"Just get on with it," Ciel urged, without so much as looking up. If they were about to sail off into the sky, or plunge toward the ground, Ciel didn't much want to see either, and the anticipation was beginning to form a knot in his stomach. As if in reflex, his arms seemed to tighten their hold.

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Grunting again, this time sounding rather amused, Toothless nodded and crouched down toward the roof for a moment. Hold on, Ciel.

And with a burst of energy and a single, strong beat of his wings, they were off the roof. They glided smoothly for a moment, straight outwards, until Toothless started to lose altitude. Having grown accustomed to his inability to actually fly solitary anymore, the dragon shifted his wings to keep them gliding through the air, angling his body and tail around in time. The end result was an approximate forty-five seconds of being airborn before the dragon beat his wings against the air once more as he landed and trotted along for a moment. He folded his wings carefully, then, and gurgled to let Ciel know it was safe to open his eyes.

[dealwithademon]

With his eyes closed, Ciel found the sensation not terribly unfamiliar or unpleasant. Although he disliked heights, there had been several occasions where Sebastian had carried him while leaping through the air. It wasn't exactly flying, but Ciel found he felt nearly as secure as those times.

The landing was a bit more rough than he was used to, but then, most things were in comparison to the foot-work of a demon. In this case, it was only the sensation of walking on ground that had alerted him that their flight had come to an end. Slowly, Ciel opened his left eye-- the one that wasn't obscured by an eye patch -- and it confirmed him assumption. Slowly, he sat up, glancing around the unfamiliar little village.

"Ah...I guess I should thank you," he said, drawing his attention back to the dragon. Slowly he dismounted, noting that the process wasn't terribly unlike dismounting a horse. Once again on his own two feet, Ciel found himself gently patting Toothless's scaly neck with one gloved hand. "I wonder, who it is you belong to," he mused quietly, as he scanned around for any sign of a Master, or at least his hat--

Oh. His hat. He'd left it up on the roof. Sigh. He supposed he could always get a new one.

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Toothless wasn't so bold as to expect Ciel to thank him, though when the topic was brought up he found himself quite appreciative. He didn't need anything in return, didn't even necessarily want it, but he was glad to at least have the human's gratitude. He crooned idly at the pettings, and then chittered on about Hiccup for a moment before it occurred to him that Ciel couldn't understand him. Folding himself and setting his hind quarters on the ground and shifted to gently bump his head against Ciel's hand. He'd introduce Ciel and Hiccup sometime if he had the chance-- though he wasn't entirely sure that they'd get along, given how fancy Ciel appeared and how...

...well, how did one describe Hiccup's particular flavor of Vikingism? Toothless shook his head. Following Ciel's line of sight back to the roof, the dragon tilted his head curiously and whuffed. What? I just got you down from there, now what?

Belatedly, he noticed the lack of hat on Ciel's head or in his hands. His reptilian face sort of scrunched into a frown. Oh, bother.

[dealwithademon]

The display of affection surprised Ciel at first. And then, he smiled. a distant sort of look, even as he stroked the dragon's nose. the big black beast, although they looked nothing alike, reminded him of Sebastian -- the loyal family dog, not the demon butler he had named for the beloved pet. That dog had been a constant companion, and strangely enough, he still missed him every now and then. He'd even considered getting a pet, but in the end, pets would only be another hindrance, another responsibility.

Ciel noticed the change of attention and behavior from Toothless, and simply reached to touch him behind the ear. "Don't worry about it. It blew off once, it will probably blow off again."

Maybe he should get a pet. How was it this thing had managed to calm him so much?

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Appreciating the pettings, Toothless closed his eyes over and crooned softly. Has he known that Ciel were likening him to a family pet, he may have been slightly offended, if only because he was far from a pet, but at the same time, perhaps slightly honored. He knew how highly some humans regarded their pets, how much they loved them. He supposed that, while neither of them would ever refer to the friendship as such, Toothless was sort of like Hiccup's pet. Or maybe Hiccup was like Toothless' pet, it was hard to tell some days.

Still looking after the hat for a moment, Toothless finally tore his eyes away from the roof to frown slightly at Ciel. Hopefully when the hat blew off the roof it would blow off in this direction again, instead of being carried off to Thor-Only-Knew-Where.