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Hand on my Heart

Chapter 9

Hiccup and Camicazi entered the first tavern they saw that had the option to pay for a room for the night. They planned to get separate rooms but when they asked about it, there was only one room left with one double bed. They looked at each other awkwardly but paid for it nonetheless. After all they'd slept next to each other in the wilderness plenty of times, it wasn't that big of a deal. Afterwards they made their way to a table on the far side of the tavern. Hiccup sat with his back towards the crowd as there were a few Vikings he recognized from other tribes there. Camicazi sat across from him and kept an eye on the room. The first thing they ordered was dinner. Cami ordered the lamb stew and Hiccup chose the smoked venison and vegetables. Both were so happy to eat something other than fish. They drank mead with their dinner and enjoyed themselves.

"I'd be happy to never eat fish again." Camicazi laughed when she finished.

"Oh, I know. I'm so looking forward to buying some freshly baked bread and having it with a big bit of butter while the bread's still warm." Hiccup said dazedly.

"We're so having that for breakfast. I'm even looking forward to the travel bread." Cami grinned. "What more is there you want to buy while we are here?" She asked taking a long swig of her mead. Hiccup eyed her curiously.

"Clothes, travel food, plenty of blankets, healing supplies, materials and new sewing needles, a few buckets in case we end up with any water on board, a few barrels of fresh water, some supplies in case we need to do a patch up on the ship for any reason, a few empty chests to store anything we decide to buy later on in our travels and I need more leather. Also, I think we should buy a few barrels of mead just in case we decide to have a drink on some days. Can you think of anything else?" He asked.

"You've really thought it through." She laughed.

"Sorry. Habit." He smiled meekly.

"No, it's good. I'd end up miles away and remember we had no food or something." She laughed.

"You need to go get yourself clothes too." He said to her.

"We aren't splitting up tomorrow, are we?" She asked.

"No, I was just saying." He said to her.

"If I think of something, I'll say." She said. "We should probably get plates and mugs and stuff." She added after a moment of thought.

"Definitely. Good thinking. I was thinking I might buy a dragon skin." He said apologetically.

"Why?" She asked surprised.

"I don't really want to if I'm being honest because it sickens me but I need to cover Toothless' tailfin so that it's fireproof. After it burned off…" He gulped absently looking at his missing leg. "I've always wanted to get it fixed." He admitted.

"That makes sense, Hiccup. We never know when something could happen so it's better to be prepared." She agreed. "Think Toothless and Stormfly will react to that?"

"They might." Hiccup winced.

"Fishlegs! Get me some mead too, will you?" Came a familiar voice and Hiccup froze. He knew that voice well. How could he forget? They were cousins after all.

"Sure thing, Lout." He called back.

"Oh no." Hiccup whispered to Cami who then peered over his shoulder at the two boys.

"It's just them. Stoick and the rest of them are nowhere in sight." She whispered back. The two of them chugged their mead in silence hoping not to be spotted, but no such luck.

"No way! Camicazi?" Snotlout shouted. "Haven't seen you in years!" He walked up to her and clapped her lightly on the shoulder.

"Hello, Snotlout." She smiled politely.

"What brings you here?" He asked her. He had yet to look at Hiccup but Hiccup studied him. Snotlout hadn't changed at all. He look exactly the same, well he was perhaps an inch or two taller but he was now shorter than Hiccup by three or four inches.

"Just out on an adventure." She answered. "Why are you in the port?"

"Me, Fishlegs and Tuffnut flew here ahead of the boats. They won't be here for another couple of days." He laughed. "I love having a dragon." He bragged. He was practically flexing his muscles every time he moved and Hiccup had to stifle a laugh. Snotlout had always been obvious.

"I see." She smiled at Hiccup and Snotlout finally looked at him.

"Your friend doesn't say much." Snotlout motioned towards Hiccup.

"Nice to see you again, Lout." Hiccup said calmly.

"Again? How'd you know my name?" Snotlout asked shocked and Hiccup stood up slowly standing at his full height and clapped his cousin on the shoulder in a show of friendliness.

"Thanks." Hiccup laughed.

"You don't recognize your own cousin?" Camicazi asked amused and Snotlout's jaw dropped.

"It's not possible." He shook his head. Hiccup lifted his left leg up so Snotlout could see his prosthetic then put his leg back down.

"It's me Lout." He shrugged and suddenly Snotlout hugged him.

"Oh it's so good to see you!" Snotlout exclaimed. "Where the Hel have you been? When are you coming home? Gods, Hiccup, how the Hel did you get so many scars?"

"Fighting." Hiccup shrugged and Cami smirked mischievously. She knew how much Snotlout bullied him while growing up and couldn't help herself.

"You should see him fight, he's even better than me. You of all people know that's saying something." She grinned at Snotlout. She had beaten him up on more than one occasion defending Hiccup… And other times just for the Hel of it. Snotlout was an easy target for Cami since he'd always bugged her.

"We should spar and you can show me." Snotlout grinned at the thought. Vikings always did love their violence after all.

"Tomorrow." Hiccup nodded and Snotlout hid his surprise. His cousin had never been one for fighting and had never willingly taken part.

"Lout, here's your mead." Fishlegs said as he approached. "Camicazi? Hi… Nice… Nice to see you." He stuttered.

"You too Fishlegs. How are you doing?" She smiled fondly. She had always liked Fishlegs as he always seemed to be oddly kind and mannered for a Viking.

"Legs. Look who it is." Snotlout pointed at Hiccup who turned to Fishlegs and watched the boy's jaw drop.

"Hiccup!" Fishlegs grabbed him and hugged him. "I missed you so much! When are you coming home?" He asked. "I have so much to tell you about! You'd be so proud!" Fishlegs rambled.

"I missed you too, Legs. You'll have to fill me in then!" Hiccup smiled "Though I'm glad someone recognized me." He shot an amused look at Snotlout.

"You can hardly blame me, man. Have you seen yourself recently?" Snotlout asked and Hiccup laughed.

"Join us for a drink." Hiccup motioned to the table, sitting back down as the boys pulled over chairs between him and Cami.

"Tell us everything that's been happening on Berk." Camicazi smiled as the boys settled into their chairs.

"Snotlout's getting married, me and Astrid started dragon training to teach the villagers to ride them and the elder died. That's all I think." Fishlegs said. "But Hiccup! There's been so much progress with the dragons and it's all thanks to you!"

"It's as much to do with you guys as it is me. I just started it, you are keeping it going." He smiled fondly at Fishlegs before turning to Snotlout. "Who you marrying, Lout?" Hiccup asked while bracing himself, already knowing the answer.

"He's marrying Astrid." Fishlegs said and Snotlout shot him a hard look. Cami watched Hiccup's reaction to the news and was surprised when he smiled at his cousin and patted his arm kindly.

"Good for you, Lout. Congratulations." Snotlout looked taken aback at Hiccup's reaction. Snotlout had been expecting Hiccup to be mad considering he used to be engaged to her.

"Thanks, Hiccup." Snotlout said uneasily.

"When's the wedding? We should celebrate." Hiccup motioned to the barmaid for another round of drinks on him.

"We got here early to celebrate actually. It's awesome that you're here for this." Snotlout said sincerely. "Not sure yet, the contract is still being negotiated."

"Your dad is going to be so happy to see you." Fishlegs said.

"Well, we're leaving tomorrow, so unless he gets here before then we'll miss each other." Hiccup replied. He started feeling uncomfortable with the whole thing. He hadn't been ready to face any of his tribe yet and this camaraderie was getting to him. The thought of his father wrenched his gut and he had the urge to flee.

"Where's Tuffnut?" Cami asked, sensing the building tension at the table. She also didn't miss his flinch at the mention of his father. Camicazi knew Hiccup inside and out. She also knew that Snotlout had made her friend's life hell for most of his life and she had the urge to protect him, even now. She decided to do whatever she could to make it easier for Hiccup. As much as she didn't like Astrid, she could appreciate the fact that it would sting Hiccup at the news that she had given up on him... Especially for Snotlout. She didn't want him to feel like Snotlout was looking down his nose at him.

"He's busy trading something. We got bored waiting for him so he'll find us when he's done." Snotlout shrugged. Hiccup kept looking at Camicazi for reassurance and her plan set in motion. She would make it her mission to make him happy and taming a Bogburglar was no easy feat. The story the Berk boys would take home was that Hiccup the Useless was now Hiccup the Lethal/Buff/Awesome/Confident with the addition of having a Bogburglar babe on his arm. She would also take secret pleasure in rubbing it into Astrid. In Cami's mind, Astrid didn't deserve Hiccup. Whether they were together or not, he was still the most important person in her life and she'd do anything to make him feel better… even if her reasons were partly selfish.

"Are you two…" Snotlout pointed between them implying his question.

"Yes." Camicazi smiled and Hiccup beamed at her.

"Wow, did not see that one coming." Fishlegs replied and looked on at Hiccup with awe.

"Neither did we." Hiccup smiled lightly and winked at Cami earning a somewhat shocked look from Snotlout. The look on his face conveyed quite simply: Hiccup has Camicazi? "I can't believe the elder died. Who's replacing her?" Hiccup asked curiously, crossing his arms over his chest and settling comfortably into his chair.

"Phlegma." Fishlegs replied. "It was really sad actually. She was ill with the winter sickness but got better; then a few months later she tripped over a rock and broke her neck. Everyone was so shocked."

"Gods, that's terrible!" Hiccup replied emotionally. He was stunned. The elder had been one of the few people that had always been kind to him.

"Yeah, that's really awful." Cami agreed.

"GUYS! I GOT IT AT HALF PRICE!" Tuffnut yelled as he entered the tavern.

"Look who we found." Snotlout nodded his head in Hiccup's direction.

"No way! Hiccup? Is that really you?" Tuffnut smiled widely and punched Hiccup on the arm when Hiccup nodded. "Good to see you, man!"

"Hey Tuff." Hiccup smiled back.

"Who's the babe?" He asked pointing at Camicazi and Hiccup gave him an amused look before Cami stood up and punched him in the face. "Oh I'm hurt! I am very much hurt!" They all burst out laughing.

"Yeah, you never call a Bogburglar a babe." Snotlout chuckled.

"Especially not this one." Camicazi smirked.

"Even if they are." Snotlout whispered to Tuffnut and Camicazi shot him a warning look letting him know that she heard that.

"You can't objectify Hiccup's lady. Have you seen him?" Fishlegs exclaimed.

"You are looking super, Hiccup. What the hell did you do? You're all cut up." Tuffnut said pointing to his body once he'd pulled out a chair.

"He got them from fights." Fishlegs said.

"Have you killed anyone yet?" Tuffnut grinned and a solemn look washed across Hiccup's face.

"That's not something to be proud of Tuffnut. Ending someone's life isn't to be taken lightly…Even if Hiccup is a badass." Cami grinned, unable to help herself. "But let's not talk about that." She warned and Tuffnut gulped.

"Wait. Legs, did you say 'Hiccup's lady' before?" Tuffnut asked, suddenly getting it.

"Yeah." Fishlegs nodded eagerly.

"Nicely done!" He punched Hiccup's arm again lightly and grinned.

"Do enjoy being hit?" Cami teased.

"No, no. Not necessary." Tuffnut held up his hands in surrender and Hiccup laughed.

"She definitely packs a punch." He said. "You should see her when she gets really mad."

"When are you coming back to Berk?" Snotlout asked. "Stoick's waiting for you to come back so you can be Chief." Hiccup frowned.

"I told him to make you Chief." Hiccup admitted guiltily.

"I know. I don't want it. I thought I did before but then I realized that you don't get to have any fun at all." Snotlout grimaced.

"Can't Spitelout be Chief? He's like ten years younger than my… Stoick." Hiccup said.

"Why don't you want to come back?" Fishlegs asked.

"I'm just having way too much fun." Hiccup smirked and looked at Cami.

"What have you been doing all this time? Besides the obvious..." Tuffnut asked, wiggling his eyebrows. Hiccup shot him a dark look.

"Tuff, I will encourage her to play bashy ball with your head." Hiccup warned. "I lived with the Bogburglars for a while then Cami and I took off and started exploring. We just bought a ship and we're taking off again tomorrow. We're going to try to spread some dragon awareness if we can." Hiccup grinned.

"What about Toothless?" Fishlegs asked. "Where's he?"

"He's in some caves we found with Cami's dragon Stormfly." Hiccup said.

"Oh, what kind of dragon do you have Camicazi?" Fishlegs asked her, immediately at attention.

"She's a mood dragon." Cami said. "Her scales change color depending on how she feels." She said proudly, winking at Hiccup and Fishlegs eyes practically bugged out of his head.

"Can I see her?" He asked. "What an interesting discovery."

"Sure. I'll take you to see her tomorrow." She said. "You have to be gentle with her though, she's been through quite the ordeal. Hiccup and I rescued her from being sacrificed for a Chief's wedding." She told them.

"Nice!" Snotlout grinned. "I'll come too. You and I have a sparring session tomorrow, remember? I can't believe you have your own ship. That's too cool." He said.

"I wish you'd take me with you." Fishlegs said glumly.

"I remember Lout. I'll be going back to Berk next year probably or maybe the year after. You can come with us when we leave again if you don't have a wife by then." Hiccup said.

"Seriously? Cool!" Fishlegs said excitedly.

"What about me?" Tuffnut said. "I definitely won't have a wife by then."

"Is that something to be proud of?" She laughed. "You can come too if you promise to behave." Camicazi waved a finger at him in warning.

"Yes, I will. I promise." Tuffnut blurted, clearly chastised.

"How come it's only single guys that get to come, when you aren't?" Snotlout whined.

"Because we won't be coming back for quite a while and I'm sure Astrid wouldn't be happy with you just disappearing for a few years." Cami said when Hiccup didn't answer. Hiccup tried his hardest to hide how he was feeling about this whole encounter, especially from Cami. He felt so much for her, he didn't want her to think that he was broken hearted about Astrid's marriage to his cousin. It stung, but it would have no doubt been worse if it was Cami marrying someone else.

"I doubt she'd care." Tuffnut said. "She'd want to come."

"Yes, because that wouldn't be awkward." Fishlegs said without thinking.

"Why would it be awkward?" Camicazi asked and the table fell silent. They all looked at Hiccup and he laughed. He wasn't sure if it was from being uncomfortable or the fact that this was just surreal.

"Fishlegs, that isn't an issue anymore. I'm happy now." Hiccup said with a smile, directed at Cami and surprisingly she grinned. No doubt she'd force him to talk about it all later, but for now she seemed to just let him save face. It's not that he was trying to deceive her; he just knew how she felt about Astrid. He wasn't even sure how he felt about Astrid. He'd had a crush on her since his mother's disappearance but was that all it was? A crush? Time was putting things into perspective. What you perceive as love when you're a child is very different from the real thing when you're an adult. Hiccup was beginning to see that.

The five of them spent the next few hours chatting and drinking until the three Berk boys were passed out on the table and Hiccup and Camicazi were nice and drunk but not to the degree that the other boys were. They hadn't had as much as Lout, Legs and Tuff but they were drunker than they had been on their last night with the Bogburglars.

"I think we should go get some sleep." Hiccup said to her and she nodded. They would no doubt see the boys the next day so they didn't bother saying goodbye. Hiccup followed her up the stairs to the room they had bought for the evening. Once the door was closed and locked they disarmed and curled up under the warm covers of the large bed. They lay facing each other in the darkened room; the only light being the silver stream that glittered through the window from the moon.

"Are you ok?" She asked him after a few minutes of quiet.

"Of course." He smiled at her genuinely. He was too drunk to have any thoughts or feelings regarding anything that had been said or had happened during the evening.

"Good." She smiled and leaned forward to kiss him gently, then pulled back to see his reaction.

"You look so beautiful, Cami." Hiccup said as he tucked a loose part of her hair behind her ear.

"Then kiss me, Hiccup." She said shyly. He complied immediately. His hands traced her face and she pulled him closer and rolled him so he was on top of her. He looked down at her and was surprised at how innocent she looked. She snaked a hand into his hair and gently pulled him back down to her face to kiss him again. They kissed passionately, more so given their drunken state. After a few minutes, Camicazi rolled him again so that she straddled his waist and pulled her tunic over her head, leaving her dressed in only her leggings and chest wrappings. Hiccup watched nervously as she unwrapped the material slowly, leaving her chest bare and he stared at the sight. He felt himself grow hard underneath her.

"Cami…" He said nervously.

"I haven't either." She admitted and his jaw dropped. "What?" She laughed.

"Are you sure?" He whispered.

"Very sure." She smiled and traced his lips with her finger. She leaned down to kiss him and he ran his hands up and down the smooth skin of her back, tracing circles with his finger tips. She tugged at the edges of his tunic and he sat up and raised his arms so she could pull his top off. She licked her lips at the sight of his broad muscled chest and before she knew it he'd rolled her back over so that he was on top again. He wasn't sure where his confidence came from; it just felt like with her, everything would be alright. He kissed down her neck then her collarbone, letting his tongue trace the path down to her beautiful breasts. He caressed them gently and nibbled then continued down her ribs, swirling his tongue in her belly button and when he reached the ties of her leggings he looked up to see her eyes were barely open and her face was one of pure pleasure. "I want to." She whispered at his hesitation.

He untied her leggings with shaky fingers and slid them past her hips and down her legs, eventually throwing them on the floor. He looked down at her body from where he kneeled and shuddered at the sight of her. He studied the perfect contours of her body and his breath hitched. He removed his own leggings and underwear quickly then moved to remove hers. He edged them down slowly and loved the view of her bare body. He had never seen a woman fully naked before and had no idea just how beautiful the female specimen was. He lifted one of her legs and placed it on the other side of him so that he was kneeling between her legs. He kissed up the inside of her thigh until he reached her centre. He did the same with the other leg and she was positively buzzing for release beneath him.

"How'd I do?" He asked, when she finished, then cursed when it came out vulnerable.

"That was… incredible." She told him. "Will you keep going?" She asked.

"You want the same again?" He asked as he caressed her face.

"No. I want… I want you inside." She whispered nervously.

"Are you sure?" He asked and she smiled then nodded. He had heard stories of the pain some women feel during their first experiences and he didn't want to hurt her. He looked back up when he was about half way in and saw she was biting down on her lip. "Does it hurt?" He asked alarmed.

"I'll be fine. I'm a Bogburglar." She smiled. He'd always loved how strong she was and clearly that made its way into any situation with her. He let himself glide the rest of the way in and it felt incredible. He moved slowly at first, reveling in the feeling that her body gave him. She cuddled him to her chest as he moved and they held each other tightly as if at any moment the other could be ripped away. After a few minutes, the pain dissipated and Cami loved the feel of him inside her. They rocked together for what felt like hours and seconds all at once, just like the first time they kissed until Cami exploded with pleasure again and Hiccup let himself join her. They held each other as they stared at one another, with him still inside her. When he finally rolled off of her she turned away from him and he frowned.

"Where are you going?" He smirked and pulled her into his chest. She turned around in his embrace so that she lay against his chest. "You might be a Bogburglar, but I'm still me and I want you close to me." He whispered to her. She smiled against his firm chest and loved the way their bodies felt pressed against the other.

"You made it perfect for me." She whispered to him.

"You made it perfect for me." He said back to her and in minutes he was fast asleep with Camicazi tucked into his arms. She heard his light snore and she couldn't help the grin that spread across her face.

"I love you, Hiccup." Cami whispered to nobody in particular then followed him into a deep sleep.