No Matter What

Rated: M

Pairings: Hiccup X Astrid

Disclaimer; I do not own How To Train Your Dragon, but I do own the rights to my OC characters!

Chapter Four

Nobody expected Camicazi's boyfriend to show up unannounced to school, but he did. Camicazi looked so shocked and her face lit up like a Christmas tree as she raced down the bleachers the class had been sitting on while waiting for their physical education teacher to arrive so the course could begin. Hiccup walked in after Alvin told Camicazi that someone had come to see her, and then her boyfriend made himself known coming into the gymnasium while still in uniform. Hiccup wore a long sleeve olive green button down shirt with a black tie that was held in place with a silver clip. Hiccup's look was completed by long black pants and shoes then a dark gray belt that had a silver buckle, and finally, there was a black name tag that read Haddock in white letters. The friends if Camicazi found it both cute and curious. Hadn't Camicazi said that Hiccup would be gone training for five months?

Camicazi had no words for how happy she was that Hiccup was there, and she was in his arms. At the moment, her legs and arms were wrapped around his figure and his arms locked around her waist. The embrace lasted a good minute or two before Camicazi pulled back and cupped his cheeks as they kissed lightly.

"Gods, I have missed you," Camicazi said afterward.

"I've missed you as well, Milady," Hiccup replied as Camicazi lowered her legs and Hiccup placed her feet on the floor carefully as they hugged and kissed again. The kiss broke as Camicazi sniffled and wiped her eyes.

"Awe, come on. No crying; you know I can't stand to see you cry," Hiccup reminded.

"I can't help it. I haven't seen you since the beginning of August," Camicazi informed as she hugged him tightly again.

"At-hem," Alvin cleared his throat as Hiccup faced him. "I'm only allowing this because of who you are to me, son,"

"I know, Mr. Ogglebert. Thank you, I appreciate it," Hiccup gave a nod of his head.

"Ah, well. Your old man saved my life back in the day. I don't think I'd even be standing here without him and that godfather of yours. And you don't have to call me that," Alvin smiled.

"Out of respect," Hiccup offered.

"I'm pleased to see that you're following in their footsteps, lad. And it might be two years late, but I'm sorry about your mother; she was a good woman," Alvin offered his hand. "Thank you for your service,"

Hiccup shook Alvin's with a nod. "Thank you for yours," After that, Alvin began heading for the door.

"You tell your old man that Snipeshooter Al says hi," Alvin stated.

"Will do," Hiccup replied and then Alvin was gone.

"I didn't know the headmaster was part of your family?" Camicazi blinked.

"Well, an unofficial part of. Alvin has known me since I was born because my dad, Gobber, and he are old friends from the military," Hiccup shrugged a bit.

"I never knew Alvin was in the military," the gym teacher stated.

"Al doesn't talk about it much, but he doesn't care who knows either. Sergeant Ogglebert was medically discharged at the age of twenty-nine after being shot at close range with a handgun on his third tour of duty. My dad and godfather left the extraction point to go back and find Alvin once he realized he was missing; this action saved Alvin's life. I've always seen as an uncle," Hiccup informed. "Alvin joined at eighteen; he only served eleven years of military service,"

"Huh. Well, you learn something new every day I suppose," the teacher shrugged.

"Not that mind you being home, but I thought you still had two more months?" Camicazi inquired with a smile.

"We all get ten days leave time before going onto the next section of training because we get broken up based on what job we chose," Hiccup informed.

"Oh, right," Camicazi nodded. "So, you're home from today to…the 25th?"

"Yeah, right before Thanksgiving," Hiccup mumbled.

"We'll just have to celebrate early then," Camicazi stated as Hiccup kissed her forehead. "Do you get time off after two months is up?"

"Not sure yet," Hiccup replied. "We can talk more about it later. For now, I promised Uncle Al that me being here wouldn't be a distraction to you,"

"You expect me to focus on school when you're home?" Camicazi asked.

"You can do it," Hiccup poked her nose. "Come on, let's go sit down," Camicazi nodded as she held his hand and walked over to the bleachers again.

"Does your dad know you're home?"Camicazi wondered.

"Yeah. I saw him first, and Gobber," Hiccup responded as she sat down on the bleachers and then Hiccup beside her since Astrid moved over to give him room to sit next to his girlfriend.

"Does that mean I can come over tonight?" Camicazi questioned.

"Of course," Hiccup nodded. "You can ride home with me on Toothless,"

"Yay!" Camicazi hugged him tightly.

"So, who is ready to get their exercise on? We'll do ten minutes of that, and then choose our activity for the day," the teacher inquired.

"Do we have to?" Snotlout groaned.

"Warming up is essential, Mr. Jorgenson," the teacher sighed heavily. "Come now. Everybody up, and find a spot on the floor," he instructed. Camicazi moved with her friends as Hiccup sat back to watch. "First we'll start with six push and sit-ups," the class groaned as the got on their backs to do sit-ups, then it moved to push-ups, which as Hiccup noticed, no one was doing correctly. Hiccup moved near Camicazi.

"Fix your positioning, Cami. If your hands slip, you will face plant the floor hard," Hiccup said as he took off his tie and long-sleeve, leaving him in a gray t-shirt. After that, he got on the floor to show her how to be. "Come on, I'll do it with you," Camicazi and Hiccup both did the six push-ups.

"Outstanding, Mr. Haddock," the teacher smiled. Hiccup got up, then helped Cami to her feet. The exercising continued for another ten minutes, and then it turned into a rousing game of basketball. Hiccup ended up playing because the teams were uneven. When there were eight minutes of class left, the teacher let them head into the locker rooms to change. After the bell rang, they all moved right across the hall into the cafeteria. The friends sat down at the table after getting their lunches out, then started eating. Hiccup sat down next to Camicazi as she leaned her head on his shoulder, holding his hand.

"I'm so glad you're here," Camicazi sighed out contently.

"Me too, even if it is only for nine more days. Speaking of days; where is your lunch today?" Hiccup asked her.

"Uh, I, um…forgot it at my grandparent's house this morning because I woke up late and had to rush out to get here on time," Camicazi admitted with a blush. Hiccup chuckled a bit as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet, then handed her a twenty.

"You know the lunches are only $5 a max, don't you?" Camicazi blinked.

"It's the smallest bill I have, so go get something to eat," Hiccup told her. Camicazi nodded as she kissed his cheek then hurried over to the line.

"So, you're the famous Hiccup that Cami never stops talking about?" Tuffnut inquired.

"That would be me. And you must be the friends she mentioned back at the end of August when I called," Hiccup replied with a smile.

"We are. I'm Ruffnut Thorston, and this is my twin brother, Tuffnut," Ruffnut said proudly.

"Nice to meet you," Hiccup gave a nod.

"I'm Heather Berserk, and this is my boyfriend, Fishlegs Ingerman," Heather introduced as Hiccup shook Fishlegs's and Heather's hands.

"I'm Throk Wington, and also Ruffnut's boyfriend," Throk informed.

"Wington?" Hiccup asked as Throk nodded. "I've heard that name before,"

"It's probably because my mother works for The Sanctuary Preserve; her name is Hildegard Wington," Throk stated.

"Ah! Yes, now I remember. It's been a while since I've been there," Hiccup replied.

"No worries," Throk smiled.

"I'm Snotlout Jorgenson, and this is my little sister, Adelaide; she's a Freshman here," Snotlout enlightened.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all, and thank you for helping Cami feel so welcome," Hiccup said. "Though, I don't believe I caught your name?" he turned to Astrid.

"O-Oh. I'm, uh, Astrid. Astrid Hofferson," Astrid stammered a bit as her eyes met his green ones, and she almost melted at his smile.

Hiccup put his hand out to her. "Astrid; it means Divine Beauty in Viking culture. Very fitting, Miss. Hofferson. An honor to meet you, I am Hiccup Haddock," he said as Astrid tried not to blush while shaking his hand since Camicazi had returned to the table.

"And she's also my best friend," Camicazi smiled as she sat down and handed Hiccup a wrapped burger. "I noticed you also didn't have lunch, Hiccup, so I got your favorite. Oh, and here's the change. Thank you," she handed him the bills and change. Hiccup placed the bills away, and then the coins in his pocket as he took the burger from her.

"Thanks," Hiccup smiled.

"So, what are you going to be in the Marines, Hiccup?" Adelaide questioned.

"Infantry Rifleman," Hiccup replied as he began to remove the wrapper on the food.

"So, you're next bit of training is School of Infantry, right?" Camicazi asked.

"You got it, beautiful," Hiccup nodded.

"And then you get your duty station?" Cami looked at him after he'd taken a bite of the burger.

"That's what we're told. I'll be on Archian State, just not sure which town I'll be in or if I stay in the city like now," Hiccup replied after swallowing his food.

"Oh, right. You're at Camp Drakonia," Cami nodded, remembering that Hiccup told her that before he left on the 3rd of August. "Where is the Infantry school located?"

"Same place, just a different location than we were in," Hiccup shrugged taking another bite, then Cami did the same with her chicken patty.

"Seems confusing," Adelaide mentioned.

"Only because you're an outsider looking in. Once you get there, everything becomes clear. Am I right, Hiccup?" Fishlegs asked. Hiccup nodded while chewing.

"All you gotta do is exactly what you're told," Hiccup stated. "And Gods help you if you screw up," he muttered.

"The military is a no mistakes kind of place, isn't it?" Heather wondered.

"Absolutely. If you make a mistake, someone could get hurt or killed. Nobody wants that," Hiccup informed.

"That makes a lot of sense," Throk mentioned.

"So, babe?" Camicazi asked as he looked at her with a smile. "You think it might be okay if I spend the night?" The others blinked a bit. Cami wanted to spend the night at Hiccup's house? On a school night? Would her parents or grandparents even allow it?

"I don't mind, but remember it's a school night, so no staying up late. And you have to do your homework, Milady. As long as you abide by all that, it's cool with me. My dad doesn't care; just check with your grandparents," Hiccup told her. Camicazi smiled broadly and kissed him before getting out her phone to text her grandmother. About five minutes later, there was a reply.

"Gram said it was okay," Camicazi told him.

"Alright, we'll stop by their house after the bell and get you're your overnight things, then go on to my house," Hiccup nodded to her. Camicazi hugged him tightly as he chuckled and returned it. Yes, Camicazi was over the moon that Hiccup was home, and everyone could see it on her face. For Astrid, she was currently scolding herself about what happened earlier when Hiccup and her shook hands, the fact she blushed when he said she lived up to her name.

=Astrid's POV=

Oh, my Gods. I couldn't believe I got flustered and embarrassed in front of Hiccup! And Odin he more handsome in person than the photo that Cami showed us that first day she came to Berkian Dragon Academy. I got lost staring into Hiccup's green eyes, and when his hand touched mine, I got butterflies in my stomach. I didn't know what to think or how to feel, but I knew it was wrong because I felt immense guilt too. If I had take a guess; I was developing a crush on Hiccup Haddock, and that was bad about that because Hiccup was Camicazi's boyfriend of two years, and Cami just stated that I was her best friend. I was a horrible person. How could I form feelings for someone I just met, and he wasn't even single? I had to get over this; drop it, and let go. I wouldn't get between Hiccup and Cami. I couldn't.