I guess the year would be 2013, because this is set in the beginning April, making Jack 34, and Hiccup 28, I guess I should have laid out some of the foundation first, sorry.

Hiccup was in a car accident when he was younger, actually just before he was the youngest member to go to Corona uni, for study in a bunch of science stuff, and other classes to become a doctor, technically I made him the youngest and smartest doctor, he went to uni in 2002 at the young age of 15, and was licensed officially in 2010 at the age of 25. Luckily for Jack, he got him.

Jack on the other hand is an army officer, he served since he turned 18 in 1996, where he was sent to Afghanistan in the later part of that year until 2001 where they then moved to Iraq to fight there, since most issues were resolved in Afghanistan. After his stay in Iraq from '02 to '11, he was supposed to go to Korea to be stationed at the DMZ, in 2012, but on December 15, 2011, his crew was headed to Korea, but instead, they were bombed, he hasn't heard anything about his crew mates, but he kind of doesn't remember them, Hiccup might make him go to therapy or something later. Sorry, I meant to put that up chapters ago, uh... Oh, and as for the spelling errors, my computer just sucks right now, and I did finish that chapter at about 4 in the morning. I rolled over this afternoon, and checked my email, and now I'm doing this, but I don't really have much else to do, so, yeah..

Mmkay, so brunch this chapter. I'm excited, because, well, Jack gets to be awkward, yay! I think people will be more okay with him though, I think Valka will love him, and Astrid too, and I saw HTTYD2 last night, and I died. But now I don't know if I want to take him away...

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"Rise and shine, Jack." Hiccup said as he opened the door to Jack's room, only to see no one there. Puzzled, he heard a soft click of the door from downstairs, curiously he peeked over the banister, and saw Jack and his fluffy companion.

"Oh, hey, sorry, Xena needed a walk, and I didn't wanna wake you, so I left a note," He scratched his chin, lightly, "But it was in the kitchen." He gave a sheepish flash of teeth, and moved to the kitchen, as Hiccup climbed down the stairs, and followed the man, he saw where both of the pet's bowls were filled with food.

"Well, you're pretty handy," Hiccup pulled his phone from his pajama pants pocket, and pushed the side button and the time flashed, 9:40, "And I slept late." He chuckled, and poured himself a cup of coffee, and mixed in a little sugar but added no cream.

"Sorry, should I have woken you up?" Jack frowned, as he sat at the kitchen table, and removed his leg to rub the stump underneath.

"Nah, it's fine, I don't work on weekends, usually, but I do have to go in tomorrow." He lightly sipped at the steaming mug in one hand, while his other one rummaged in a drawer to pull out a bottle, he tossed it to Jack, and motioned to his leg. "So, don't worry if all the kids wanna see your leg, and don't let my cousin pick on you, either, he messed with me for a long time after I got my leg, too. He acts a lot like his dad; idiotically and irrationally. Mm, and you might wanna call about your discharge ceremony, I was never told when it was." He finished his mug, and went up stairs, to change, while Jack finished rubbing the dollop of cream onto his leg, he fastened the false leg, and went upstairs, to re-deodorize himself, and to grab his cell phone which was given to him as a gift from his C.O., it was all working and such, he had service, but he never needed to use it. He grabbed the cane by his bedroom door, and made his way downstairs, and sat on the couch, lightly sinking in. A few moments later Hiccup came down the stairs, the big white dog on his heels, "Ready?"

Jack gave a small nod, and stood, putting the leash on the massive beast's collar, and away they went, down the sidewalk, and into Hiccup's car. And soon enough they were gliding down the roads, past families leaving for church, and teens skipping out of church to go and hang out around their crushes, and trying to act cool. Shopkeepers taking out trash, and people walking the sidewalks just for the hell of it all. Quietly Jack sat back and stared out the window, his eyes cast over the parts of the city that he could see.

Peeking over at the other male, Hiccup smiled softly, and once he pulled up to a stop sign, he fiddled with the car's radio, letting it stop on a retro station, where a funky song drifted over the two of them, causing Jack to turn and look at the younger man, "Wow, really?" Jack wasn't a big fan of music, especially any funk or jazz.

"What? Its good." Hiccup smiled, and did a little jig in his seat.

"It's a bunch of remixed stuff." Jack sniggered, and watched the road and soon enough he didn't care less for the music, it was actually kind of catchy. After a few songs played, they pulled into a wide country house, it was a little ways from the city, but just outside it's limits.

"Here we are, c'mon." Hiccup pulled into the driveway, and was careful not to bump the car in front of him, since there were already six other cars there wasn't much room for parking. The two carefully got out, and made their way to the porch.

...9

Before anyone could knock, the door swung open, and two small kids crashed into Hiccup, sending him down on his bum. "Oh my! Heccup,I'm so sorry! Audrey, Fervus, apologize to your cousin." The midnight haired woman lightly scolded the children as she helped them up, and Jack kindly offered a hand to Hiccup who quickly took it and dusted his pants.

"It's okay," Hiccup chuckled as he stepped out of the way so the two could get back to playing, "Aunt Elinor, this is my friend Jack. Jack, this is my aunt."

"Hello," Jack shyly offered his hand, but instead she pushed past it, and tightly wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

"It's nice to meet you," She pulled away and motioned for the two to come in. "Val, Hiccup's here!" She scurried away to the kitchen, and Hiccup followed her, but Jack went and sat on the couch in the living room, which was unoccupied for the most part, a small boy was fast asleep on the recliner across the room, he looked about seven years old. Jack unhooked the leash from the dog, and smiled as she shook her head wildly, and then turned to lay at Jack's feet. After about twenty minutes two really big, burly men came in and sat down. "Hello, are you here with Heccup?" the man with the blonde mustache and the two missing limbs sat next to Jack, while the bigger man decided to sit on the loveseat next to the recliner, carefully eying Jack.

"Yes, he's letting me stay with him for a while." Jack shifted lightly under the bigger man's gaze.

"I'm Gobber, Heccup's godfather, and that," He motioned to the other man, "Is Stoick, Heccup's dad."

"I'm Jack." He offered a hand, which The other man shook a little too firmly.

"Well, Jack, what did you do before meeting Heccup?" Gobber asked.

"Well, I was in the army for fifteen years. In Afghanistan, then Iraq. I was moving to be stationed at the DMZ in Korea, when we were bombed, I lost my leg, and when I came to, I was in the hospital, I'd been in a coma for three months. And well, here I am." Jack finished, and he smoothed his palms on his thighs, ridding them of sweat.

"Interesting, I never took you as an army guy." Gobber frowned, and stood, "Want a beer?" he asked heading to the kitchen.

"Ah, no, thank you, though." Jack smiled, he was a little afraid to be left alone with the other man, who hadn't spoken. He looks so mean, and-

"Hiccup is a good lad. If I find out, you hurt him, in anyway, we're going to have issues, you and I." the man's voice was dark and thick, even as he sat across the room.

"I don't... understand...?" Jack swallowed thickly under the man's pale green gaze, and he shifted, causing his leg to gently bump the couch.

"Don't. Break his heart." After he said that Gobber strode back into the room and handed Stoick a beer, and tossed Jack a coke, to which he didn't turn down.

Quietly he sipped the drink, while he listened to Gobber blab on and on about the days of his youth, most of which sounded blatantly false, but he mostly did it to humor the older man.

"Hey, Jack, c'mere." Hiccup peeped his head around the corner, and motioned for him to come his way.

Gladly Jack grabbed his cane, and made his way to where Hiccup was, carefully stepping over Xena, and not spilling his coke either, in the process.

"Mom, this is Jack, Jack this is my mom, Valka." Hiccup stood next to a thin woman with pale brown hair, and sea green eyes.

"Hello, ma'am," Jack offered his hand, but again instead he got a hug.

"Please, call me Val. I hope my husband wasn't bothersome." She said as she ushered him to the table to sit.

"Oh, no, he's.. well, he's very intimidating, but, it's fine." He chuckled nervously, and sat down at the fully stocked table. "I've met people like him over seas, so it's nothing new to me, really." Jack sighed, a deflated heave of breath really.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that," The pale brunette frowned, "Well, let's eat, shall we, the kiddos have already came and gotten what they wanted, they're really just here to play." She smiled, and started taking little bits of each dish, filling her plate. And carefully, the other Hiccup, his aunt, and the other two strangers filled their plates, and Jack did too, yet he felt a little awkward in a stranger's house.

Once Jack felt like he had put enough on his plate, he took his first bite, and practically melted, "Mm, this, is amazing." Jack moaned lightly, putting a small blush across Hiccup's cheeks.

"Why, thank you." Val, smiled, and looked up at the new guy, and a small smile crossed her lips, "Mmm, I forgot, Jack, this is Astrid," She motioned to a blonde woman, with a long braid in her hair, and bangs that fell in her eyes, "And her daughter, Camilla," She said as his gaze fell upon a small girl about eight years old, who looked a lot like the woman next to her, but her small rosy cheeks had freckles that peed out from under the light pink hue, and her eyes, were a vaguely familiar green.

"Hello," Jack said as he raised a nervous hand to the two of them. "I'm Jack."

"Hi," the little girl said, with a big toothy smile, and a small gap in between her two front teeth, making her even more adorable, putting a big smirk on Jack's face.

As the morning turned to afternoon, the small gaggle of people stayed at the table, telling embarrassing tales, and cute jokes, mostly for Camilla, so she would feel included, because she was too afraid to go and play with the other children.

It was a little past three when out of nowhere Camilla screamed, then began giggling uncontrollably, as she pointed and said, "Doggie." about twenty times, before she climbed down from her mom's lap, and skipped to the doorway.

"Is she yours?" Val, asked, as she sipped her tea.

"Mhmm. I've had her since she was a pup. Had her for ten years, and she was a major help over seas, especially when it came to children, and stressful situations."Jack smiled, "She's kind of like my own child. Except covered in hair." He chuckled.

"So pretty." The small girl giggled, and hugged the massive dog, who simply licked the small arm next to her face.

"Is she trained for anything?" The blonde, Astrid, asked as she watched the dog, interact with her child with kind eyes.

"Yeah, she can sniff for bombs, she's a really good tracker, and she can read emotions really well. She's a smart dog." Jack took the last gulp of his coke, and turned to the massive dog, watching the little girl too. "So, where's her dad?" He asked quietly.

"It's complicated." Astrid sighed, and Hiccup coughed. Val and Elinor, however, both sat back in their chairs, with amused smiles ghosting over their lips.

"Complications make life worth living." Jack smiled at the little girl, and turned back to the table.

"I... Am Camilla's dad, but, sadly, I just don't roll that way. I never have really." Hiccup admitted with a crimson face.

Shocked, Jack looked between the two, before finally saying, "But, then how did...?" as he pointed a slow finger to the little girl.

"Complicated, like I said." Astrid sighed, "But, it's better this way, I'd rather have a friend, who technically donated his sperm, than a friend who hates me because I wanted a baby." Astrid sighed and sipped at her steaming coffee.

"I actually think that that is pretty cool. I can see where you both come from." Jack smiled, and Hiccup's tense shoulders fell a little, and Astrid's eyes stayed glued to the form of the salt'n'peppered haired man. "Oh, but wait, what does she call you? Dad? Uncle? Just Hiccup? I think she should have a special name for you." Jack smiled, and looked over at the girl and his dog, who were still happily playing on the floor.

"Should you guys head back? It's almost six." Valka stood and cleared away some of the dishes, and Hiccup cleared his throat.

"Yeah, I have to go to work tomorrow." He went over to his mom, and kissed her cheek, "C'mon Jack." Hiccup headed to say his farewells, to his dad, and godfather.

"It was nice meeting you all." He hugged Val, and Elinor, and he shook Astrid's hand, and from the little girl, he got a big hug, and kiss to his cheek, as a thank you for letting her play with his doggie. He grabbed his cane, and hooked Xena's leash to her collar, before he went to the door, and held it open and the dog walked ahead of him, and held it open after he stepped out, so that Hiccup could catch it and follow him out.

Sighing with a smile, Jack opened the back door to Hiccup's car, and gracefully Xena hopped in, and took a nap, as soon as Jack closed the door. He walked to the passenger side door, quickly sitting in the car, waiting for Hiccup.

Once the other male got in he, started the car, and slowly left the driveway, and headed back across the town.