Hiccup looked around for a friend or two. He'd been feeling pretty low lately, especially since Toothless had a lady friend he'd been spending his time with. "Cami? Astrid? Fishlegs? Anyone?" he called out.

"Hiccup? Hiccup?" Camicazi sheathed her sword, more than a little glad to be back on familiar turf after a successful raid. "Hello? Is anyone out there?" she shouted.

Hiccup heard the sheathing of a sword and smiled. It had to be Cami. "Yeah, I'm here," he called out, looking for his blonde friend.

Cami's eyes widened when she heard that amazing, comforting voice. "Hic-cup!" Grinning, she started running towards the source of his voice, finally launching at him and capturing him in a hug. "Hey there! I'm back!"

Hiccup laughed as Cami jumped into his arms, and wrapped them tight around her. "I'm glad," he said, still chuckling. "How was your trip?" He set her back down on the ground, smiling at her.

Cami stood on her toes, kissing his cheek lightly before leaning back, saying, "It was pretty good, but those wandering tribes sure can pick a fight!" She didn't tell him about the small wounds hidden by her trousers and shirt, because as nice as it was for him to fuss over her once in a while, the more serious one on her thigh would cause a more…negative reaction. Beaming happily, she looked up at him. "How about you? No ruffians or anything?"

"No, no ruffians," Hiccup commented, kissing the top of her head. "But you know me, I don't go looking for trouble." He smiled at her, and took her hand. "You didn't get hurt, did you?" He looked at her with concern in his eyes.

Grinning happily, she shook her head. Knowing Hiccup, he'd probably figure out her lie sooner or later, but not now. "Do you really think that I'd let myself get hurt? Where's that trust you promised me," she teased, squeezing his hand.

Hiccup laughed. "All right," he said. "Come on, I've been busy sketching while you were gone." He led her up to his room. "I think it'd be a good idea to bathe, too, and dress the wounds I know you're hiding from me."

"But I don't have any wounds to hide, Hiccup! Zero! Absolutely none!" Cami continued to protest loudly until she reached his bed and sat down on it, rather gingerly. "As much as I want to see what you drew, I still say I'm fine!" Although, she did have to admit grudgingly, a bath sounded nice…

Hiccup noticed the way she sat down on his bed and shook his head. She was still as stubborn as she had been when he'd first met her. "I'll draw you a bath, okay? Try not to move," he said, stepping out of the room to fetch some water. He came back with a bucket in each hand. "I know you say you're fine, but I don't believe you. You wouldn't back away from a fight or two."

"Or four," she muttered under her breath, crossing her arms over her chest obstinately and rolling her eyes. "Seriously, Hiccup, why do you insist on doing this every hell-cursed time I come back from a raid? You know I'm fine!" It was rather endearing, actually, knowing that she'd return to this.

"Because I love you," Hiccup said, kissing her forehead and gesturing the tub. "It's ready. I'll be downstairs."

Cami stuck her tongue out at him as he left the room, then turned her attention to the tub with a small, fond smile.

She'd allowed herself to soak, and now that she was dressed again, she bit her lip and rolled up her sleeves. Dumping the tell-tale red water out of Hiccup's window, she wiped her hands on her pants and began to head towards the door. "I'm done," she yelled at him.

Hiccup walked up the stairs and saw Cami standing by the window, noticing that there was a splash of water on the curtain. "Trying to hide your evidence, huh?" he asked, walking over to her. He shook his head at her. "Cami, come on. I can help you dress your wounds, if you'd just let me."

Glowering at the idiotically simple mistake she'd made, Cami stalked over to his bed and sat down. "Fine, fine, fine! Which one do you want to get first?" She closed her eyes, sulking. One of the worst wounds was on her leg, so she lifted it up to roll up her pants leg. "There's that, and then there's scratches all over."

Hiccup looked at her leg, and grabbed some dressing cloths from a cabinet nearby. "I wish you would just told me before you took your bath," he said, gently dabbing at the gash. He wrapped a cloth around it and secured it with a piece of string. "All right, was this the worst?"

Cami grunted, gritting her teeth as the cleansing solution touched the gaping wound. "Y-yeah, it was, I think…can you check my back for me? I got hit there a few times, but I don't know how bad." The Viking had learned a lesson: six Wanderers at a time were too much when your backup was…out of commission.

"Turn over," Hiccup commanded, waiting for to flip over and preparing the dressings again. She flipped over and he pulled her tunic up, inhaling sharply when he saw the damage. "Cami…"

On her stomach, Cami grabbed for his pillow, squeezing it tightly and refusing to even attempt to look. "That bad, huh? Well…just do your job, okay? Get it over with." Burying her face in the pillow, she prepared herself for the inevitable pain.

Hiccup gingerly cleaned each cut and pulled Cami up. "I'm going to wrap this around you, okay?" he said, holding out the bandage. "Keep your back to me."

She allowed Hiccup to move her to her knees, hugging the pillow to her chest and staring at the bed frame in front of her with watery eyes. "Okay. Go for it. I'll be fine."

Hiccup proceeded to wrap the bandage around Cami's thin torso, noting that she winced when he pulled too tight. He finished up and tied it off against itself. He pulled her tunic back down gently and removed the pillow from her tight grasp. "There," he said gently. "That should be better." He kissed her shoulder and rubbed her arms.

Cami exhaled slowly, closing her eyes and leaning back onto his chest. Tilting her head back, she cracked an eye open and smiled faintly at Hiccup. "It is," she murmured happily.

"I figured," Hiccup said. "What happened, anyway? I'm sorry I couldn't come with you this time."

Cami shook her head, sleepy from both the events of the raid and her bath. "If you came, you probably would have died pretty quickly…anyway, we attacked a wandering tribe, got some good stuff, no fatalities…rest of the girls went on back to camp…"

Hiccup rolled his eyes. "Your faith in me is, as always, astounding," he said. He noticed she was sleepy. "Wanna take a nap? You can sleep here while I finished up my sketches. I'm working on a new design for an invention."

Cami pulled herself up, wincing slightly as she turned and leaned over to kiss his cheek. "Nope, you're staying. You're too warm to go off and work," she stated matter-of-factly. "Please? Then you can go off and work again."

Hiccup smiled at her. "All right," he said. She had a point. Work could wait, since it was all he'd been doing since she'd left. "Come on." He laid back against his bed, opening his arms up for the blonde Burglar.

Cami's tired eyes lit up as she moved to snuggle up next to Hiccup's chest. She really was lucky, she thought to herself as she lazily traced an invisible pattern on his shirt. "I hope it's like this later," she murmured, half to herself.

"What do you mean?" Hiccup asked as he trailed a hand up and down her arm. He was getting sleepy himself; he'd stayed up pretty late the night before, working on that new project he'd mentioned.

Cami pinked slightly, her gaze moving away guiltily. "I-if we…y'know…" Her voice dropping significantly, she shifted closer to Hiccup, straining to reach closer to his ear. "If we…get married or the such, I mean…"

Hiccup laughed. "Never thought you'd want this," he said, still chuckling. "But I promise it'll stay like this if you want it to, Cami. Now, go to sleep." He smiled as he thought of their married life. True, he'd been thinking about it, but he wasn't sure if Cami was ready…or if she wanted it.

Cami blinked slowly, smiling contentedly. "I'd like that," she remarked as she turned onto her other side and wrapped Hiccup's arms around her. She felt safe there, almost more so than when she had a sword in both hands. "I love you, Hiccup," the blonde mumbled as she closed her eyes and started drifting off to sleep.

Hiccup smiled and hugged her tighter to him. "I love you too, Cami," he whispered. "Sweet dreams."