A few months of being on Outcast Island, Hiccup proved more than useful. He kept his end of the bargain and ended the raids there. It was a little difficult but with Toothless's help it got done. Hiccup was welcomed fully there afterwards and Hiccup went farther than asked and showed them the peace humans and dragons could have together, it was rather impressive to the outcasts. Hiccup taught them so much about dragons and he himself learned a few new things while teaching the outcasts who wanted to learn to ride.

While there, he had his own space beside his room. Hiccup with permission built a forge, small but enough for him and there he was free to work on his inventions without worry of someone getting hurt or something getting broken. Hiccup started a new book of dragons since he and Toothless did travel a lot exploring new places, they were gone a few days at a time but always came back to check in. It wasn't hard for Hiccup to admit he loved this place, he never understood why his father hated the outcasts. They were great.

After the first year being there Hiccup made many improvements on the place. He made livable for dragons and people. It was a fortress before but now it was a fortress island, a village. There were houses, a great hall, dungeons, stables, and so much more. Alvin was impressed by all of Hiccup's work since being there. Hiccup on his travels even found a few other people who saw dragons like he did, found people who wanted to learn about them, to respect and love them. With Alvin's permission they were allowed to come live on the island.

Hiccup started his own academy to train people about dragons, and riding them. An island that was once full of just hardened men who hated just about everything had turned in to a decent village with women, men, children, and dragons. It was incredible. Hiccup even managed to have a crush or rather someone had a crush on him. It was hard for him to miss too, she was always close to him, blushing and asking questions that made no sense or she knew the answer too just so Hiccup would talk to her. Hiccup was actually happy, really happy about where is life had led him too and all thanks to leaving Berk.

(Berk)

Nothing had been the same since Hiccup was cast out. 2 weeks after it happened, Stoick confided in Gobber that he wanted his son home. With that they began sending search parties out to look for him. Stoick made it clear that if Hiccup was found he'd be welcomed with open arms, and accepted. No one argued with him, they all in fact did feel bad about how they'd treated him. Astrid especially, she ratted Hiccup out and put every thing in motion. Stoick promised himself that if Hiccup returned he'd be a better father to him.

The searches continued for 6 months before Stoick felt he had no choice but to give up assuming Hiccup had died out on his own. There was a ceremony held for him and Stoick only got worse in his depression about it. He constantly blamed himself for it happening. For letting it happen, he still ran the village but only because he had too, not because he wanted too. Astrid felt guilty, she actually cried when she heard the news Stoick was calling off the searches because after this long and no word at all about Hiccup, it was presumed he was dead.

They were still plagued with raids and they were worse each time. They were wishing Hiccup was there now at least he knew how to handle them, everyone was regretting the decision to cast him out. But what could they do. Hiccup was gone, assumed dead and no proof to say otherwise. Hiccup left without a single trace and no one had seen him. Stoick checked everywhere he could, with other tribes and more. But nothing. No word, no signs, no trace. The only thing Stoick wanted now was to find the nest and stop the raids. That is what he would do first chance he got.

(Outcast Island)

Time can change a lot of things, that's what Hiccup learned in his first year there. It only got better for him. He and Toothless were still the best of friends and could hardly be separated. Becoming 16 meant more responsibility for him as he came to find out when Alvin approached him around dinner time with an offer. Over the last year, Hiccup and Alvin got close in the sense that Alvin was like a father to him or an uncle at best. It was a good feeling too for Hiccup to feel that people cared. Alvin knew everything that happened on Berk and didn't agree one bit with how the boy had been treated.

"Ello there Hiccup." Alvin greeted him as they he said down with his food.

"Hey..." Hiccup replied to him eating his chicken leg. "Something up?" Hiccup asked.

"Not at all. I came to check on you, making sure you're alright." Alvin said.

"I guess I'm alright. Just handling things as usual..." Hiccup shrugged slowly.

"Good good...so I guess you've heard the rumor that I'm stepping down as chief and looking for a successor?" Alvin asked curiously.

"Yeah, I heard it. How's the search going?" Hiccup smiled.

"Its alright, few people in mind. Did you happen to know you are one of them?" Alvin said cautiously. He knew Hiccup had no interest in running a village, it wasn't his style but Alvin honestly didn't see anyone more fit to do it beside Hiccup. He created this place, a safe haven for dragon and people to live in harmony. Who better to run it that the one who made it? Hiccup's eyes widened a bit.

"Me?" Hiccup asked. "Come on, Al...You know how I feel about this idea..." Hiccup sighed.

"Aye, that I do lad...But Hiccup. You've been like a son to me since you got here. You're a man of his word, strong, loyal, and selfless. You took this barren wasteland and turned it into a thriving village for people of all kinds, and dragons. I see no one more fit to run it than you." Alvin said. Hiccup sighed again closing his eyes.

"I will think about it. I make no promises. I'll give you my answer by the end of the week..." Hiccup stated. Alvin nodded, satisfied with the answer.

"How is Camicazi?" Alvin asked now.

"She's good, training hard as always. I'm meeting up with her tonight..." Hiccup smiled, a faint blush on his cheeks now.

"You're in love with her, aren't you boy?" Alvin chuckled.

"Sssh...Hush up. Yes okay...I'm gonna ask her tonight, to be my girlfriend..." Hiccup replied happily.

"Well I'm sure she'll say yes so don't be nervous." Alvin laughed patting him on the back before he got up and walking away. Hiccup smiled, Camicazi was a girl about 16 who he met on one of his trips. She was hurt and being protected by a monstrous nightmare who she named later as Sunflower because of the dragon's bright yellow and brown colors. Camicazi had black hair, and blue eyes. She always wore a red tunic with black leggings, a light brown belt and dark brown boots with a tan fur on them and the same color for her arm guards. She had a scar over her right eye and Hiccup just found her to be absolutely beautiful, smart, funny, and happy.

They'd been friends since she arrived with him on Outcast Island wounded with a sprained ankle and broken arm, she was always dropping hints about liking him but he was busy with renovating outcast island. Truth be told he liked her a lot too but didn't want to ruin their friendship but at this point he didn't think anything could ruin it so tonight he was asking her to be his girlfriend which he only prayed went well. Hiccup finished his food and cleared his area before going to his and Toothless's place. It was right near the hall, it was big and had a few rooms in it.

Main room, office, 3 bedrooms, place for Toothless up or downstairs and kitchen like area. The outside of the house was made of wood and enforced with stone to protect it from the harsh winters, Hiccup's had a wood carving of a Night Fury head above the door since he was the only one with a Night Fury. Everyone living on the island loved him, they thought he was a great leader and now Hiccup had to make that decision about taking over as chief. He'd think about it later, tonight he had other things on his mind like Camicazi.

He did care about her, the only girl besides Astrid he ever had feelings for and honestly he still cared about Astrid but well the way they left things when he was cast out weren't exactly promising for making up and getting together. Cami was someone who cared about him for him, who didn't want him to change, because he was fine the way he was. Hiccup and Toothless were now at home and preparing for the meeting with Cami, they were meeting on of the island high points after Hiccup did his patrol around the island.

(2 Hours Later)

It was time, Hiccup had told Toothless to stay at home because it was going to be just them tonight. Toothless gave a snort and laid down as Hiccup went out the door to meet Cami. It took him a little over 15 minutes to get to the location and he smiled when he saw she arrived ahead of him, he picked up the pace now and waved. "Hey Cami." He greeted.

"Hey Hic. Looks like I got here before you did. That's a first." Cami giggled as they hugged lightly before pulling apart.

"I'm slower without Toothless and I like to admire the village...its come a long way from when I got here a year ago." Hiccup replied as they sat down together on the grass.

"It has...I remember how it looked. You've done so much here, Hiccup. I don't know why you don't take over as chief." Cami smiled looking at him now.

"Ugh don't get me started. Alvin asked me a few hours ago if I'd take over...I don't know how I feel about it..." Hiccup sighed trailing off. Cami put her hand on his shoulder now as their eyes met.

"That's a great honor, Hiccup. You should take it. You made this place, for humans and dragons. You did all this...be proud of it, run it. You're a born leader. I know you can do it. I believe in you." Cami replied.

"You think so?" Hiccup asked her. She nodded as they looked at the moon. Yes a lot had changed in a year, Hiccup was a lot taller, still skinny but he was strong. It was all in his upper body too. He wore a red tunic now, brown pants, two brown boots, shoulder, chest, and back armor with the symbol of a Night Fury on his right shoulder pad. He carried a silver shield that doubled as a crossbow, and grappling hook and also a sword. He still didn't like to fight but he understood sometimes it was very necessary to handle things.

"I know so, Hiccup. And hey you got me beside you." Cami lightly pressed her head to his shoulder and lifted it again.

"Cami...There's...something else I wanted to see you for tonight..." Hiccup began in a serious tone. Cami looked over at him now.

"What's that, Hiccup?" Cami asked lightly with a smile. Gods he loved her smile.

"We've been...friends for a long time now...besides the outcasts that is, you and Toothless are really the only friends my age that I have...well I have others now but you are one of the firsts..." Hiccup began nervously. Came giggled a little at him making his blush worse. "But lately...Its different...I feel other feelings towards you...And...I want...more than friendship with you...I don't like you as a friend anymore...I'm in love with you, Cami..." Hiccup turned his head to face her now seeing her eyes fall to surprise, he was worried for a moment that she might run away but then he watched her lips form in to a soft smile again, tears welling up in her blue eyes before Cami just wrapped her arms around him.

"Oh Hiccup! I've waited so long to hear those words from you...I–I'm in love with you too." Cami replied. Hiccup never felt more relieved as he hugged her back. "I've loved you since I first met you...how kind and gentle you were, taking me in and Sunflower too. I dropped so many hints about it but you never seemed to notice." Cami blushed softly.

Hiccup laughed a little, "I noticed Cami." Hiccup said, her eyes widened a bit. "I just had a lot going on with building this place, and keeping my mind off what happened with Berk. I know what they did to me but I guess I can never fully hate them. Stoick was set in his ways about dragons because of what happened with my mother, can't blame him but he could of handled it differently..." Hiccup shrugged a little.

"I understand Hiccup, you don't have to tell me twice. I remember when we met after I healed and we went for that walk, you told me everything. Some of us were born different, and no matter how many people we try to convince that dragons aren't bad...there will always be some who still see them as mindless killing beasts." Cami put a comforting hand on his back.

"I know that. But enough about them...they are in the past and you Cami...I want you to be my present and my future..." Hiccup smiled at her seeing her shocked face. "Camicazi...I want to ask you this...If you'll become my girlfriend?" Hiccup asked her softly staring in to her deep blue eyes.

The tears spilled over now as she nodded her head quickly to him. "Yes...yes!" Cami practically screamed out. Hiccup cupped her cheek now and leaned in pressed his lips to hers lovingly, Cami melted into it. It lasted only a few seconds before they pulled apart both blushing and smiling. "I love you Hiccup." Cami said softly as their foreheads touched.

"I love you too." Hiccup replied staring in to her eyes. "You are the most beautiful thing I've ever seen and met, Cami...Thank you for always standing with me and supporting my choices." Hiccup whispered out.

"Thank you for taking me in and showing me a place where I can be myself..." Cami responded. Another quick kiss as the two spend the remainder of the night sitting on the point talking about whatever came to mind. Hiccup about his inventions and ideas for the island, Cami about training. Neither of them could be happier to be an official couple, Cami had captured his heart when they met and apparently he had captured her at the same time. It was this moment that made Hiccup make his choice about what Alvin asked of him.

Hiccup knew it was a big job to become the chief and here he was only 16 years old. Had he not been cast out of Berk, he'd start chief training when he was 18 to take over for Stoick and become chief of Berk. Hiccup remembered that people dreaded the idea of him being chief there, that he'd destroy the village with one of his inventions. A lot of people wanted Hiccup to step down and let his cousin Snotlout become heir since they were family and all it was allowed. Hiccup hadn't really cared if that happened.

Hiccup wasn't going to accept it at first, but after hearing what Alvin said to him and Cami that he built this place. This sanctuary for humans and dragons. Hiccup felt it was just right to accept, he did make this place. He showed the outcasts there was nothing to be afraid of and that dragons and humans could live in peace. Hiccup stopped the raids and made friends with the dragons there, he taught people to ride and care for them, creating bonds that would never fade. Hiccup spend most of the first year searching islands, avoiding Berk and sure enough he found other places where some people like Cami liked dragons and wanted to know more.

So Hiccup would bring them to Outcast Island and give them a room at the inn and a stable off of it if they had a dragon. Some still didn't ride dragons, most did except children which Hiccup had set a rule that no one under 13 could ride or join the academy for safety reasons. No one argued. Who could, Hiccup was the first dragon rider they knew of and he knew how to create peace so anything dragon related went through him and now the whole village would be under his rule. They pretty much were already since he created the place they had here.

When people first arrived they'd be given treatment if they were injured, dragons too. Then they'd be given a place to stay to heal and finally Hiccup would offer them a choice, to stay and learn or they could go on their own again. Most chose to stay, others weren't sold on the idea but ended up returning later on where Hiccup's offer always stood and they chose to take it. This is when Hiccup and Alvin would have their workers start on a new home for the person. Some houses were big, some were small. It depended if they were going to have a dragon or not.

The island was put together well. All Hiccup's design too, Alvin let Hiccup handle it all because he knew what he was doing. Alvin never understood why Stoick never let Hiccup carry out his inventions, some of them had saved them for the course of devastating winter because of his planning and tact about it. The island wasn't just a place for humans and their dragons, it was still outcast island and people got cast out from their former homes because of reasons other than liking dragons. They were always welcomed as long as they followed the number one rule of don't hurt the dragons.

"You're going to make a great chief, Hiccup." Came said softly to him.

"I hope you're right, Cami. I'd hate to let these people down when they put their trust in me." Hiccup replied. She yawned now which got Hiccup's attention. "It's late, you should be getting home babe." Hiccup smiled, he loved that he could call her that now.

"But I wanna stay up with you longer. It's the best night of my life." Cami said tiredly.

"I promise we'll start meeting up earlier so we aren't up so late. We're together now, I won't go anywhere. You're stuck with me. Come on, I'll walk you home." Hiccup chuckled. Cami nodded as she got up with Hiccup's help and they started their walk back in to the village. When they reached Cami's place, Hiccup greeted Sunflower and kissed Cami goodnight. She closed her door after telling him she loved him again. Hiccup said it back before he returned to his house where Toothless anxiously awaited him. Hiccup knew the looked in his eyes, one of curiosity. "Yes bud, she and I care officially a couple now." Hiccup laughed.

Toothless licked his face jumping around happily. "Alright, easy you over grown lizard...Go to sleep. A lot of work to do tomorrow." Hiccup told him. Toothless nodded understanding as they went upstairs to Hiccup's bedroom where he laid down on his rock slab, he heated it up with his fire and went to sleep. Hiccup got in his bed and smiled happily. Oh yes it had been a great night and as always before he fell asleep, he told himself if can only get better.

(End Of The Week)

Hiccup reached Alvin's house and saw his dragon, a nadder named Sharpfire sitting in the stable off his house. "Hey boy. Alvin home?" Hiccup asked, the nadder squawked happily as Hiccup rubbed the side of his face. "Thanks, Toothless. Stay out here alright?" Toothless gave a nod as he laid down while Hiccup knocked on Alvin's door.

"Come in." Hiccup heard Alvin say, Hiccup opened the door taking a deep breath. Alvin saw him and got up from his seat at the table to greet him with a hug, then a handshake. "Good to see you lad. What brings you by? How is Camicazi?" Alvin asked.

"I told you I'd give you my answer about what you asked of me at the end of the week, didn't I?" Hiccup stated to him. "And she's great. Neither of us have ever been happier." Hiccup smiled.

"Aye, that you did. Always straight to business with ya. So...have you decided then?" Alvin asked curiously.

"I have." Hiccup said firmly with a smile, "I've decided to accept it. I'll become chief of the island." Hiccup told him.

"That is great news! I'll make the announcement at dinner tonight." Alvin said as he patted Hiccup's back a few times.

"Sounds good. Anything else I need to know?" Hiccup asked him.

"Not really. You got the chief thing down. We'll hold the ceremony end of next week, lot to prepare for." Alvin stated.

"Alright then. Well, time to get to the academy then. New recruits today." Hiccup smiled as Alvin nodded and then Hiccup left on Toothless.

(Dinner Time)

Alvin entered the room with Hiccup, a hand on his shoulder as he called for everyone's attention, the room came to a silence as Alvin cleared his throat proudly. "As many of you know...I'm stepping down as chief of the outcasts. And...in my place...will be Hiccup taking over as your new chief." Alvin announced. The room erupted in to applause, Cami came running up and threw her arms around Hiccup's shoulders hugging him tightly. Hiccup kissed her gently making her blush. "The ceremony will be held at the end of next week." Alvin added to them. Hiccup took a deep breath with Cami beside him, holding his hand. This was it. No going back. He was going to be the chief of these people, the village, the tribe...the island. No pressure or nothing.