Unintentional Hero

Author: Nightstar Fury of Nightstar Productions

Rated: M for a variety of things that will happen

Pairing: Hiccup/Astrid

Disclaimer: I do not own HTTYD

28: New Recruits

Hayden woke up with such a headache from the night before, he spent a good hour crying against Avery over losing Lennox and Matthews, after having lost Ritka. It was hard for him, and he knew that. He hadn't wanted to break down on Avery, but he was hurting so badly and he needed to just vent and he knew he could with her. And he was grateful, he felt a little better after all that and holding her in his arms seemed to keep the nightmares away but he knew he wouldn't always be able to hold her and they'd come back sooner or later. He held his head as Avery walked in the room and offered him some orange juice and two aspirins. He accepted them with thanks and took them quickly. "What time is it?" He asked.

"About 9:30am...I was up at 7:15a, but I thought you'd want to sleep a little more." Avery said softly as she sat beside him now with a hand on his thigh.

"We're supposed to meet Dad and Camille for 11am..." Hayden reminded while Avery nodded to him. "Avery..." Hayden began softly looking down, "Don't tell anyone what I told you last night...I don't want them to worry."

"I won't tell them, just promise me that if you feel upset again...You'll call me. Don't bury this, babe..." Avery tells him as she lays her head on his shoulder, he placed a kiss on her forehead. Hayden showered and changed clothes about twenty minutes later, then both of them were getting ready to meet Camille and Gerald at the theme park. Hopefully Hayden could just have a good day, he only had three more left before he had to go to Fort Dreki again. They took Avery's car since Hayden didn't have one, he didn't feel the need since he took Toothless everywhere. Also since being home, Hayden got to meet Stormfly: Avery's Nadder. She was a beauty too, Hayden was already teaching her how to fly. In a strange turn of events, Camille also had a bonded dragon now too. A Nadder she named Rain because the dragon had such tropical colors that reminded her of the rain forest.

Although Avery asked him to promise her not to bury things, he couldn't help it. He was trained to do his job not cope with the loss of what came with it. He was trained to fight, to defend, to shoot a gun, throw a grenade, dodge RPG's, stay up for hours on end, carry a bunch of gear, and fly the most elusive dragon known to man...But nothing prepared him for losing his teammates. He knew it could happen, but nothing prepared him for that pain and he even though he'd felt it losing Oivind, it still didn't make it any easier to handle losing anyone else in the last three years. He lost count after the first ten months in Afghanistan of how many soldiers he'd known well had actually died. He just wanted the death to stop, the war to end and have things be peaceful again but he felt like that just wasn't going to happen anytime soon.

Reaching the theme park, they met Gerald and Camille outside the main gates. It was Hayden's treat for the day, wanting to spend time with his father, sister, and girlfriend. He promised his friends he'd see them before going back to the Fort Dreki base on Friday. All day long he was at the theme park: riding roller coasters, other rides, eating, playing stupid little games and of course the shooter ones that no one stood a chance at beating him in. He did mention she was an accurate sharpshooter and he more than proved that with how he was shooting during the games. He won Camille and Avery about 3 stuffed animals each, then Camille a bracelet, Avery a necklace. He won his Dad a fancy new watch too. It was an amazing day and they even planned to stay for fireworks and Hayden already planned something for that. Avery handed the operator four tickets and got in the seat for the ferris wheel. Just before Hayden sat down he slipped the operator a five, "Stop us at the top?"

The man handed it back with a salute. "Doing what you do for our home is payment enough. I'll stop ya up there for the the entire show, young man." Hayden smiled as he sat down as the bar latched them there and the wheel began to spin slowly, it went around a few times before around 9:45pm it stopped his and Avery's car at the top. Hayden wondered how the man knew he was army, then just assumed that all of Berk knew that he was military. He'd been back there plenty of times and been mentioned on TV by reporters who had been there during Basic Training, and when he was in Afghanistan. Berk was a small island in the Archipelago rumored to only have a population of about six hundred people. So yeah, he was pretty well known not that it was ever his intention to be noticed.

"This is amazing..." Avery pointed out leaning against him with a sigh of joy.

"Right...I'm glad I'm home to be able to do all these things with you and the family." Hayden replied. They shared a kiss as they just enjoyed the night sky until the first firework went off then a series of more did the same over the water. Hayden watched as the sky lit up with colors and patterns but while everyone saw fireworks, Hayden saw explosions and heard yelling all around for people to get down or fire back. He saw Eli die again, and then Ritka. Hayden closed his eyes tightly, starting to breathe heavily but Avery noticed and reached over to hold his hand. Hayden opened his eyes and saw her smiling softly at him, he took his hand from hers and reached his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close against him, then he smiled and the two continued to watch the firework show together.

At the end of it, the two were brought to the ground where they decided it was time to call it a night. They said goodbye to Gerald and Camille before going to Avery's car and heading to her house. Hayden had been practically spending the night there, every night because they enjoyed the privacy and each others company. Not to mention that sleeping with Avery in his arms kept the nightmares at bay.

(Two Days Later; Avery's House: Warning, there will be some Hicstrid fun through here!)

The last two days had been perfect, and now it was his last night and he was spending it with his girlfriend. With the two of them alone in her room, they were already dressed for bed and relaxing on her bed watching a movie. "Avery..." Hayden said softly, she looked up at him with a soft smile, "Thank you for what you did the night of the theme park. Holding my hand when the fireworks started."

"You're welcome, Hayden. I know a lot of things over there probably stay with you, like the sounds of bombs and gunfire so I thought maybe if I held your hand you'd remember you're safe here." Avery replied to him now, Hayden smiled as he kissed her deeply and she returned it. Suddenly the movie no longer became their interest as they moved into more passionate kisses between one another. Hayden adjusted himself so she was on her back against the bed while he was over her, laying on her gently. The kisses became fierce, and fast and neither of them wanted to stop. After perhaps ten minutes of an intense make out session, and Hayden's hands under her shirt and massaging her breasts: Hayden's kisses came slower before he broke it and pulled his head back.

"We have...to stop, Avery..." He panted softly, she leaned her head up and captured his lips again.

"Why..." She whimpered almost.

"You...know why already." Hayden replied through the kisses. Avery placed her hands on his cheeks and pulled him down towards her for more.

"I know...we can't have sex but...we can," He kissed her deeper again, "do other things..." she finished her sentence after the kiss.

"I don't think you get...how badly I want you right now. We have to stop before I can't stop..." Hayden told her calmly trying to pull back.

"We'll...be able to stop. Just a little fun...please?" Avery asked. Hayden sighed closing his eyes, what did he do? Give in to her? They'd talked about this, they agreed to wait until he knew how long he'd be in Berk for this time. He had to leave tomorrow night around 6pm to get back to base for 8pm, and his squadron would be there too. They were flying out of Iraq today. Theo called to tell him when they were boarding the plane. But now here he was alone with Avery, her parents weren't there to catch them and he'd told the others to leave him alone so he could enjoy the last night with his girlfriend. "I'm not...asking you to sleep with me, Hayden...I just want to give in a little to the pleasure we're both feeling..." Avery said. What would it hurt? As long as they weren't fucking one another she couldn't get pregnant and he definitely felt the pleasure and intensity between them right now.

Hayden looked at her again, the pleading look in her eyes. Both of them were panting, chests rising and falling quickly. Hayden finally gave in, he leaned back down and kissed her deeply again. He broke it only a moment while staring into her eyes. "Zero intercourse, Avery..." Hayden told her, she nodded to him quickly as he smiled and kissed her again with the same fierceness as before.

(Intimacy Begin)

Hayden was on his knees leaning over her while still keeping the kisses going while his hands were up her shirt, with her bra unhooked and loosened so he could massage her breasts without it getting in the way. Avery was moaning out lightly into the kisses at the feeling while Hayden leaned back on his knees and pulled her up with him, he lifted her shirt over her head-then her bra as both were tossed to the floor. To be fair, Hayden let Avery take off his shirt before laying her back down and kissing her deeply, their tongues in a battle with one another. Hayden's kisses moved along her jawline to her neck, she gasped out at the feeling while her arms were around his neck and gripping him tightly at how it made her feel. Hayden kissed her neck while playing with her breasts: he would massage them, then play with the nipple carefully rolling it between his index and thumb.

"Hayden..." Avery moaned out softly. It was like music to his ears to hear her moaning his name, Hayden's kissed moved lower to her breasts. He'd massage and play with one while sucking and licking the other. It drove Avery wild, her body fidgeting at the touch of his gentle hands. Hayden did this to one breast for about two minutes before copying his movements on the other. Before long he kissed lower past her belly button and reaching her pajama pants and using a finger to slide under the waistband, he used his hands to get both sides before lightly pulling them down her creamy, soft legs and finally off her person as he tossed them in the pile with their shirts and her bra. Of course with her pants, her underwear went too. She was completely naked before him now and blushing madly with her body nude to him.

"You've got the body of a Goddess, Avery...Damn..." Hayden whispered to her.

"Oh...shush...Be fair and take yours off too." Avery mumbled trying to hide her face in the pillow.

"Why don't you take them off yourself?" Hayden challenged with a grin. Avery sat up blushing still as she undid Hayden's belt, then the button and pulled the zipper down slowly. She reached for the waistline and pulled them down, his boxers going with them. When they got to his knees, he adjusted to get them all the way off. Seeing his lower half, her blush darkened considerably. She saw everything, including his already erect length before her.

"The day we have sex you're going to break me, Soldier boy..." Avery blinked a little, Hayden chuckled.

"I'll be easy with you when that day comes." Hayden laid her down and kissed her again as one of his hands moved lower to her womanhood and ran a finger over her soft lips making her shudder with pleasure. Hayden used just four fingers to massage her a bit as her moans increased, he scooched down to get a better angle with his hand. Now sitting back on his knees he felt how wet she was getting and smiled, Avery's legs opened a little more as he slid two fingers into her hot core slowly-she gasped out with a loud moan but smiled regardless. Hayden began to pump his fingers in and out of her at a steady pace as her moaning became faster, using his thumb he massaged her clit which drove her crazy.

"Gods, Hayden...it feels so good..." Avery moaned out. Hayden continued to finger her for a good fifteen minutes before accidentally hitting her G-spot and sending her over the edge, she ended up having orgasm and even squirted onto his fingers as he withdrew them. Hayden smiled softly as he kissed her again but was surprised when he felt her hand lightly grip his length and begin stroking it back and forth.

"Fuck..." He groaned through the kisses. Avery pushed him back a little as she curled onto her side so her mouth was level to his length and she began to suck on him carefully and minding her teeth while licking around the head and taking the whole of him inside her mouth while still stroking. And it didn't take him long to get close either, he grunted and panted hard as she continued her actions. After twenty minutes his hand rested on her head, "Avery...I'm...going to...cum..." He panted. She didn't stop and he cringed hard gritting his teeth as he released in her mouth, he sighed out in pleasure closing his eyes.

After swallowing she released him and laid back smiling, Hayden crawled over her now and spread her legs apart as he moved his head between her legs and lightly licked up her womanhood as she moaned out. "What...are you-ah-doing?..." She asked quickly.

"You used your hand and mouth, I find it's only fair if I do the same to you.." Hayden told her, she blushed and laid back for him as he continued to tease her womanhood lips with his tongue, he used his thumbs to spread them apart-which gave him access to everything. He leaned in more as he began to eat her out, his tongue running up and down the area, paying careful attention to her clit which he noticed got the loudest moans from his girlfriend. Hayden ended up licking and sucking at her clit while fingering her again. And it didn't take long at all, after about seven minutes she arched a bit panting hard.

"Hay-Hayden! Gods...I'm...cumming!" She moaned out, Hayden continued to lick her as she came but did withdraw his fingers. With her panting on the bed from her second orgasm now, Hayden pulled away and wiped his mouth with a smile. She was smiling, and blushing like an idiot, body shuddering from the feeling. Hayden was soft now, thank Thor because if he was still hard he might just take Avery here and now.

(Intimacy End)

Hayden pulled on his boxers and sweats as she dressed herself back in her PJ's and the two laid there relaxing with her on his arms. "Think that'll do til I get back again?" Hayden chuckled a little.

"Oh Gods it will...And if not, I'll sneak on your base and kidnap you to the forest if I have too..." Avery giggled.

"Oh the guys would get a kick out of that for sure. How about I handle the stealth missions involving pleasure and you can just be ready when I show up." Hayden winked at her.

"So totally okay with that." They shared another kiss before snuggling up close together. "I love you, Hayden."

"I love you too, Avery. Let's get some sleep." He said, she nodded and both of them were out within fifteen minutes or so.

(Next Night)

It was 6pm and Hayden was preparing to leave on Toothless to get back to Fort Dreki. Avery, Camille, his friends and father were there as always. He hugged them all and saved Avery for last, they shared a deep kiss and hug before he got on Toothless's back and headed off to Fort Dreki. It was a good two hours, maybe less on Toothless if they flew top speed which they loved to do. Arriving at Fort Dreki he noticed that a good portion of the barracks were full, he hadn't been told of there being this many people stationed here? He really wanted to see his friends but for now he had to check with with DS Ramirez or someone else to let them know he was back on base. He flew Toothless to DS Ramirez's office and then got up approaching the door and knocking softly. "Come in."

Hayden walked in with a soft smile and offered a salute. "Lieutenant Haddock, back from leave and reporting for duty sir." Hayden said.

"Welcome back, lad. Your squad is already in D barrack and relaxing for the night. We had a small group of recruits today. Only about twenty of them, they were late arrivals and the other Drill Sergeants can't take them since they have other groups who are dead center of training. I was going to ask if you wouldn't mind taking the group of twenty to train the next ten weeks? You're friends said you might not be up to it since...you just lost..." Hayden's eyes instantly changed.

"Dont. Just...don't say it. I'll take the group...If that is all I will go introduce myself to them and them return to my barrack." Hayden said firmly. DS Ramirez was a little surprised, Hayden never got so cold before and had never cut him off that quickly.

"Of course. I'm sorry for bringing it up...The small group is in E barrack next to yours. There's only twenty, I believe. I'm glad your flight back was safe and...I'll see you at breakfast?" DS Ramirez questioned. Hayden turned and prepared to leave, he glanced back now.

"You will. Good night, Drill Sergeant." Hayden remarked then left quickly. He walked back to his barrack with Toothless and sent him off to relax, he got him a bucket of fish then sighed. He'd had a great seven days and one reminder about Lennox had him back to square one with not feeling any better. He heard the noise emitting from E barrack, he checked his watch. It was 8:15pm, though it was technically personal time they still had to settle down. "Let's get this over with." Hayden sighed as he reached the door and walked in without warning, he was already in uniform too. The room feel quiet as Hayden opened his eyes and looked around, "This is Fort Dreki, your next ten weeks here in Basic Combat Training will be with me. I'm Lieutenant Hayden Haddock, and as of right now your asses are mine. You can call me Drill Sergeant from now on. Not Drill Sergeant, sir. Not sir, or Lieutenant. Nothing besides, Drill Sergeant." Hayden said firmly.

"Oh great, we're stuck with you?" Came an all to familiar voice. Hayden's eyes snapped to the right as he saw Ethan, and then under him on the bottom bunk was Dylan.

"What the hell are you two doing here?" Hayden asked.

"We joined the army and now we're here." Came Heather's voice from the left. She was there too!?

"So you get to train us, Haddock?" Dylan asked. Hayden's eyes narrowed as he walked over, grabbed Dylan by the arm-whipped him around with his hands behind his back, with his face against the wall.

"Now I was clear when I said that you will call me Drill Sergeant from now on. This ain't no high school gym class, this is serious work. If you joined to fuck around, I'll kick you out myself and no one here will stop me. I don't care if we went to school together, right now: this is a military base and you're in Basic Combat Training with me as your commanding officer, you're in my barrack and under my command. I will not tolerate any disrespect towards me, you will follow orders and I won't deal with your bullshit or you're going to have a bad time. Is that in any way, shape, or form unclear, Lanvik?" Hayden said angrily.

"No, Drill...Sergeant...Understood loud and...clear..." He coughed out. Hayden released him and backed up.

"This ain't a joke, now that we've established who owns your asses the next ten weeks we can get to work. There are twenty of you and clearly made up of girls and boys so this is how this is gonna work. Girls on the right, boys on the left. Best get your rest, " Hayden smirked and they looked at one another nervously. "We start at 0500, tomorrow ladies, we gonna start the hard stuff." With that he walked out and looked up with a sigh, "Gods, help me survive this," Hayden thought before heading to D barrack.