Hiccup woke up, fighting the fog clouding his mind. He could feel someone holding his hand and crying, he could hear them saying how sorry they are. He knew that voice to be Jack's, so he fought the cloud in his mind harder and harder until he finally opened his eyes and he saw Jack crying.
He lifted his hand up to wipe away Jacks tears as he said, "Dont cry Jack," his voice sounding small and weak. Jack snapped his head up at his voice, "You're awake," he said happily. "How long have I been asleep?" "Three days." "What happened Jack?" At those words, Jack went silent,
Hiccup saw the way his face fell and squeezed his hand, "Jack look at me," he said as strongly and as gently as he could, watching Jack slowly meet his eyes, "What happened?" He asked again.
Jack took a deep breath as he said, "On the boat after you passed out Astrid treated you as best as she could but we still moved quickly to get back here. She sent a message ahead to tell your father what had happened. When we got back Astrid and I rode with you back here as fast as we could on the dragons.
When we got here, Stoick was waiting outside with Gobber and Elenor, when we landed they rushed you here where Gothi looked at you and then." Jack's words caught in his throat but Hiccup gently said "Go on Jack its okay."
"After she looked at you she told us the only hope of saving you was to..." Jack then broke down crying again and Hiccup flung the covers back from the bed he laid on with the intention to embrace him but he stopped when he got a look at his left leg or what was left of it because he saw that his left leg was cut off below his knee.
Hiccup put the blanket back over it and laid back down on his bed shock filling his entire body "Gothi said it was the only way to save you," Jack said as he started to cry again, "This is all my fault I am so sorry,"
Hiccup sat up quickly but he cried out as he felt pain across his side, and Jack said "Careful," as he pushed Hiccup back onto the bed, "You also got hurt on your side and it needed stiches if you move to fast you could pull them out." Jack then looked away but Hiccup reached out and held Jacks face in his hands, forcing him to look at him, he wiped away Jack's tears with his thumbs as he softly said "This is not your fault Jack."
"How can you say that if it wasn't for me you wouldn't have gotten hurt, all I do is make a mess of everything."
"Jack it is me who should be begging for your forgiveness if I hadn't hurt you like I did you wouldn't have left then you wouldn't have been sent away and that monster wouldn't have." Hiccup couldn't continue as he felt rage in him at what had happened.
"I am so sorry Jack, that happened to you because of me, you went through that." Jack knelt by Hiccups bed and said, "No you saved me from him and while I didn't think it was possible I love you even more."
Hiccup smiled when he heard Jack say that then he got sad saying "You love me even after what I did and now that I am like this," He pointed to his missing foot.
Jack held Hiccup's hand and said "No this," Jack gestured to Hiccups foot "Has not changed my feelings for you. I still and will always love you." Hiccup pulled Jack to him and said, "Then please promise me you will stay with me forever?"
"I promise," Jack then let out a little laugh, "What is so funny?" "I guess the pain made your mind forget but right before you passed out on the boat you asked me the same question and I gave you the same answer and after you passed out you refused to let go of my hand and you had a fit whenever I tried to leave you."
Hiccup then noticed the bags under Jacks eyes from lack of sleep, he said "Go and get some sleep you must be tired," "No I am fine besides I don't want to sleep, every time I fall asleep I get nightmares." Jack didn't say what his nightmares were about but Hiccup knew they were about what happened.
Hiccup felt guilt shoot threw his body when Jack said this feeling guiltily, knowing it was his fault. He scooted over to one side of the bed. "What are you doing?" Asked Jack worried that Hiccup was going to pull on his stitches or hurt himself worse, "I am making sure you get some sleep so come on get over here,"
Hiccup patted the empty space beside him on the bed. "No no really I am fine," Jack protested. "Jack if you don't lay down I am going to have to get up and make you do it and that might make me reopen my stitches and you wouldn't want that."
Jack could see the slight smirk on Hiccups face so he knew he didn't blame him but he also knew from the look on his face that Hiccup would make good on his threat and no matter how hard he tried to deny it the idea of sleeping while Hiccup watched him and kept him safe made him feel better.
Jack then slid into the bed beside Hiccup who wrapped his arms around Jack. "Now get some rest I will watch over you and keep you safe I promise." Hiccup and Jack looked into the others eyes as Hiccup said, "I promise to always keep you safe." Their faces came close together but just before their lips could touch the door burst open and Stoick came in the room causing the two boys to break apart blushes forming on their faces.
"Hiccup son your awake!" Stoick came over to Hiccups side and asked "How do you feel son?" "Like I'm missing part of my leg," Hiccup joked. But that caused Stoick to let loose a tear he had been holding back.
"My son I am so sorry this is my fault if I hadn't made you feel the way I did you could have told me sooner and then this wouldn't have happened to you I am so sorry," Stoick then looked over at Jack who still sat next to Hiccup and said, "To the both of you."
Hiccup said "Dad this is Jack, Jack this is my dad Stoick the Vast." Jack smiled saying "We meet while you were out Hiccup," but he held out his hand saying "Its nice to meet you sir." Stoick laughed as he took the hand and said "Its nice to meet Jack my boy I am sorry for all the pain I have caused." "No sir nothing to be sorry for." "But there is one thing that I cant understand Jack how did you end up on outcast island?"
After Stoick asked that both him and Hiccup fixed their eyes on Jack as they waited for the story but Jack didn't know if he could share it. Hiccup seeing Jacks discomfort he took Jacks hand. When Jack felt Hiccup take his hand he knew that no matter what Hiccup was there and that gave him the strength to tell his story.
"My father was Lord Nightlight and he was the lord of Moonbeam manor but when I was very little he got sick and died, My mother not wanting her son to grow up without a father so she married Lord Pitch who had a daughter named Heather."
"But then tragedy struck again and my mother was taken from us. It was after that things started to change Pitch got rid of all the help and had me tend to the land, house, him and his daughter while they made my life miserable."
"I made the mistake of telling Pitch about my preferences and ever since that day I didn't think that their treatment of me could get worse but it did. The only thing that made life bearable were my friends North and Bunny."
"On the night of the ball Pitch wouldn't let me go but with some help from my friends and a bit of magic I was able to make it." "After I left the ball," Hiccup lowered his eyes in shame but Jack squeezed his hand to let him know that he wasn't mad.
"After I got back I guess Pitch found out about my meeting Hiccup because he sold me to Alvin who sold me to Red Death who gave me to Dagur."
At the mention of the name Hiccup felt rage threw out his entire body once again, "And Dagur he... he tried to," Jack couldn't continue because the memories were painful and he felt shame because of what Dagur almost did and he couldn't fight back.
Stoick held up his hand and said gently "It's okay boy you don't have to continue I understand." Jack looked at Stoick's face expecting to see disgust but he saw kindness and understanding and that made him feel better. Stoick then stood up and said "You two need to get some rest I will check on you later. Hiccup feel better son."
Stoick then looked to Jack and said, "And Jack my boy, welcome to your forever home." With a smile at both of them Stoick left both of what he would now call his boys.
After Stoick left Jack just stared at the spot that he was standing in a feeling happiness overcoming him. "Jack are you okay?" Hiccup asked "Yes I am I just haven't belonged anywhere or have had a family in so long."
Hiccup pulled Jack to his chest and said "You have a home now Jack and a family and I promise I will never let you go again I don't think I could stand it if you were to ever leave and I could never forgive myself if I hurt you like that again to make you leave."
Jack hugged Hiccup back and let the tears flow from his eyes, "It's okay Jack let it all out, we are here for you, I am here for you."
Hiccup held Jack as he cried for everything for his father, mother, for Hiccup but mainly he cried for himself, no matter what happened Jack had only cried once in his life and that was the night of the ball. When his father died he told himself he had to be strong for his mother and when she was taken from him Pitch hit him across the face before the first tear could fall saying that if he ever saw him crying he would do something much worse to him.
So Jack never let himself cry, he kept telling himself that crying wouldn't change anything so he kept it pent up and forced a smile on his face, but now being held by someone he loved and who loved him, with the feeling of having a family and a place where he belong Jack cried.
When the tears stopped Jack felt better then he had in years and he soon fell asleep with Hiccup holding him, he had a smile on his face knowing he was loved.
After Jack feel asleep Hiccup looked at his sleeping face and felt love and the need to protect him come over him. Hiccup kissed his forehead and whispered "I promise I will always protect you, I will always love you and I will keep you safe." Jack smiled and held Hiccup tighter in his sleep as if he had heard what was said, Hiccup smiled once more at the sleeping boy in his arms and then fell asleep himself.
"Shh quite Bunny you will wake Jack up." "Im not the one right by his head mate," Jack heard voices penatrating his sleep and when he opened his eyes he found himself looking at a porcupine right by his face. Giving out a cry of shock Jack flung himself backwords and fell to the hard ground.
Jacks cry woke Hiccup up and he leaned over the bed and saw Jack sitting on the floor blankets wrapped around his legs and a dazed and confused look on his face. Hiccup couldn't help but laugh at what he saw. Jack stood up and rubbed his now sore bottom and muttered,
"Glad to be of amusement first thing in the morning." A look of anoyance on his face.
"Come on Jack don't be like that," Hiccup said still chuckling, "Come on back to bed," and he held his arms out to welcome him. As Jack got back in the bed Hiccup said
"Actually Jack its afternoon you slept threw the morning." Jack looked out the window and saw that he was right, "I slept all day!" He cried out in shock and disbelief "It was a hard night Jack," Hiccup replied calmly "You needed the sleep." It was then Jack noticed that they were not alone looking around he saw his friends, "North, Bunny how did you guys get here?"
North said, "Hiccup sent men to house to come get us and bring us here." Jack looked at Hiccup and smiled "You did that for me?" "Of course I did they are your family after all Jack I couldn't not go get them and they did helped me find you after all." "They did? how?"
Hiccup laughed and said "Your friends here are very smart they used your dog to herd your family and then dropped your shoe from the second story of your house to get my attention and then told me what had happened to you. With out them it could have taken me who knows how long to find you."
"You mean if you found me," Jack said feeling sad at the thought of never being found and stuck on that island. "No Jack," said Hiccup holding him, "I would have found you I never would have stopped looking until I found you." Jack looked up at him eyes shining with love, "Do you mean it?" "Of course I do Jack I would have found you no matter what."
Jack held out his hands and North and Bunny climbed into them, "Thank you my friends thank you so much." "Its okay Jack we are all happy to see you safe," said North
Hiccup watched as Jack embraced his friends with a smile, Jack then turned to Hiccup and said "Thank you so much," and hugged him. Hiccup held him and said "That's not all Jack,"
Jack pulled back confusion on his face and said, "What do you mean Hiccup?" "Do think I would leave the rest of your family behind your dog Abby is also here"
"Really?" Hiccup watched as Jack's face lit up with excitement, laughing Hiccup said "Really last I heard Abby was in the kitchen begging for food." Jack jumped up and said "Thank you so much Hiccup I have to go see them," Jack was at the door when he remembered Hiccup couldn't come with him he looked back at Hiccup with sadness in his eyes but Hiccup knowing what he was thinking said, "It's okay Jack go on and see your friends, your family."
Jack raced back to Hiccup hugged him and whispered a heartfelt thank you, he turned to the two sitting on his pillow he held out his hand and asked "Who wants to come with me?" "I will mate," said Bunny as he hopped into the hand, "Go ahead Jack I stay here," said North "Are you sure?" Yeah but go have fun,"
With one last smile Jack ran from the room leaving Hiccup alone with North. "Now boy," Said the porcupine his eyes falling to Hiccup a serious look on his face, "It's time for tacks of brass."
Authors Note: Hey guys sorry it took so long to update but I got a third job at the end of December so it might take me a bit longer to update. So as you all can see Hiccup is not dead so please stop worrying and I am sorry it is such a short chapter but I promise the next one will be longer! I would like to thank my new betta reader PrimalWolfBlood you were a big help to me thank you! I will try to have the next chapter ready as soon as I can and any reviews you guys leave are always welcome!
