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Hand on my Heart

Chapter 12

"What's Camicazi really like, Hiccup?" Fishlegs asked him curiously and Hiccup smiled to himself.

"She's... frustrating, understanding, annoying, ruthless, sweet, fearless, kind, beautiful, hilariously funny... but mostly, she's sexy as Hel." Hiccup laughed.

"Does she know that you're in love with her?" Fishlegs asked with a smile.

"If she doesn't I can add 'idiot' to the list too." Hiccup sniggered as did Fishlegs.

"Think I'll ever meet someone as amazing as her that will be able to love me?" Fishlegs asked sadly.

"Any woman would be lucky to have you, Fishlegs." Hiccup said softly to his friend.

"Ruffnut clearly doesn't believe that." Fishlegs mumbled.

"I didn't know you liked her." Hiccup said surprised.

"A little. I think she's beautiful and when she isn't with everyone else, she can be really sweet too. But I don't really want to be with someone that is afraid to be nice to me in front of people." Fishlegs looked downright depressed.

"It's her loss, Legs. At this rate she'll have to marry her brother." Hiccup chuckled. "You know, we're going to be visiting lots of places. Maybe you'll find someone better." Hiccup smiled.

"What do you mean 'at this rate'?" Fishlegs asked curiously.

"Don't repeat this because my dad would kill me, but Spitelout made an offer for Ruff to marry Snotlout. Ruff turned him down." Hiccup explained.

"I didn't know that." Fishlegs' eyes bugged.

"It was after he was turned down by Astrid the first time." Hiccup said. "You know... I might know the perfect girl for you. Her name is Axela and she's Cami's best friend." He said thoughtfully. He remembered thinking once that Axela was kind of similar to Ruffnut sometimes but she was seriously nice instead of idiotic the way Ruffnut sometimes was.

"What's she like?" Fishlegs asked.

"Well, she's tall and curvy in the best way." Hiccup winked and Fishlegs gulped at the thought. "She's beautiful and full of life. I think you'd fit together well. You should ask Cami though, she knows her better." He said.

"What are the chances that two Hooligans would get to marry Bogburglars though?" Fishlegs asked sceptically.

"Axela told me she wants to get married and have babies. That's quite a controversial matter for the Bogburglars, remember. It's not common but she's quite open about the fact that she wants that. Also there aren't any single men in their village." Hiccup smiled.

"She sounds great." Fishlegs ginned.

"She is. After spending so much time with the Bogburglars, I feel like she's a real friend. I'll have a chat with Cami about it and let you know what she says. Her taste in men was never something I talked to her about." He chuckled.

"Thanks. That's so nice of you." Fishlegs said.

"You're welcome." Hiccup grinned. "Anyway, we better get some mead up there." Hiccup got up from his seat and walked out of the cabin over to the store room. He picked up five mugs and handed them to Fishlegs who had followed him in. Then he hoisted a barrel up on his shoulder and started up the stairs to the deck with Fishlegs behind him. He smirked at the thought of him heaving a barrel considering a year ago he wouldn't have been able to even lift it let alone carry it on his shoulder. He had come a long way and was proud of his accomplishments. They walked up on deck to find Tuffnut gagged and tied to the mast. Snotlout was sitting quietly next to Tuffnut looking ashen while Camicazi stood at the wheel steering the ship. Fishlegs and Hiccup were in fits of laughter at the sight and he had to put down the barrel so he wouldn't drop it. "Lout, what happened?" Hiccup asked between giggles.

"Shhh, don't talk!" He looked up at Cami to see if she'd noticed. "She's crazy!" He said with wide eyes.

"Fine, I'll just ask her what happened." Hiccup shrugged and Snotlout's eyes widened further. Hiccup walked up to Cami and put an arm around her shoulders. "Why is Tuffnut tied to the mast?" He asked curiously.

"He called me sweetheart and grabbed my ass." Camicazi looked horrified and Hiccup laughed.

"I can't believe he actually had the balls to do that." Hiccup grinned and she shot him a dirty look.

"Well, hopefully he learned his lesson." Camicazi replied.

"It's Tuffnut. It's unlikely he will ever learn anything." He said and she laughed. "So why is my cousin terrified of you?" Hiccup tried to hide his smile.

"He said it wasn't Tuffnut's fault that my ass was so nice." She laughed. "So I roughed him up a bit." She admitted.

"Fair enough." Hiccup grinned then leaned down to whisper in her ear. "But for the record, I agree... You have a really nice ass." He had to restrain himself from picking her up and dashing to one of the cabins.

"You better think that." She mock warned.

"Oh, I do. So how come I'm not tied to the mast then?" Hiccup teased.

"I could tie you up there if you want." She smirked.

"I can think of better places than the mast." He winked.

"I can't wait till bed time." She grinned and he chuckled.

"You're a little mix, Captain." Hiccup grinned then kissed her. He heard Tuffnut and Snotlout whispering that he was a brave guy obviously to be with Cami and he pulled away to laugh. "I'm untying, Tuff." Hiccup said to her and she cocked an eyebrow at him.

"As long as he doesn't grab my ass again. He'll go right back up there if he does." She warned and Hiccup laughed.

"If he grabs your ass in front of me, I'll break his hand." Hiccup said loudly enough that the boys could hear and suddenly Tuffnut and Snotlout were very quiet. Camicazi just grinned at him then he went over and untied Tuffnut.

"It won't happen again." Tuffnut gulped and Hiccup chuckled.

"Good." He nodded. "Mead?" He asked the boys and they all grinned.

They dropped the anchor about half an hour later and they all sat around the table drinking together. Camicazi, Hiccup and Fishlegs took it easy as they didn't want to end up passing out. A few hours later, Tuffnut and Snotlout were fast asleep on the table and Hiccup gestured for Camicazi to follow him into a cabin.

"I'll be right back." Hiccup said to Fishlegs and he nodded with a smile. Hiccup hurried into the cabin and once they were alone he turned to her. "I asked Fishlegs to come with us. Is that alright?" He asked her and she smiled.

"Of course. It would be good to have another pair of hands." She nodded.

"You're the best, Cami." He smiled widely at her. "He's having a hard time on Berk and I know better than anyone what that's like." He said and she gave him an understanding look.

"I don't mind at all. I like Fishlegs. He's sweet for a Viking. What about his dragon?" She asked curiously and Hiccup shrugged.

"I thought he and I could fly back to land and pick her up tonight." He replied.

"What about Tuffnut and Snotlout?" She asked sceptically and Hiccup laughed.

"Oh, they're definitely not coming with us. I'll take them over in the morning just like we planned. By the way, before I forget... Do you think Axela would ever be interested in Fishlegs?" Hiccup asked curiously and Camicazi grinned in delight.

"I never even thought of that! Yes! They'd be great for each other I think. I think she'd really like Fishlegs. She could be doing with someone sweet and kind like him." She smiled.

"Cool." Hiccup grinned. "Can you tell him a little about her? I mentioned her to him earlier and he seemed quite interested from what I said." Hiccup explained and she smirked.

"What did you say?" She asked curiously and he chuckled.

"Just that she was nice and pretty and your best friend. I told him that she'd probably be perfect for him." He replied.

"So you think Axela is pretty?" She asked amused.

"Axela is pretty." He confirmed. "For me though... I love beautiful blonde Bogburglars with crazy hair and mad fighting skills." He replied and she laughed. "Especially the kind that tie people to masts and steal underwear and have mood changing dragons... Oh, that's right. There's only one of those girls." He said and she giggled then kissed him.

"You're silly, Haddock." She said and he shrugged.

"I love you too." He smirked.

Hiccup flew with Fishlegs back to shore after he confirmed with Cami that she would be okay alone with the two passed out drunk teens. It was dark so they weren't seen and Fishlegs rode Horrorcow back with Hiccup on Toothless. Fishlegs ushered Horrorcow into one of the cabins so that Tuffnut and Snotlout wouldn't see her in the morning and she fell asleep almost immediately. She was quite a lazy dragon after all and would be passed out until someone woke her up. It was late and they were all tired so they went to bed. Cami and Hiccup slept in the larger of the two cabins on deck as it was the only one with a double bed. Fishlegs slept in the medium sized cabin below deck and the other two boys were still asleep on the table on deck.

In the morning, Cami woke up first, got dressed then went out to find it was a beautiful sunny day and the two boys were still asleep at the table. She was thoroughly amused by their drunken states and she couldn't help herself. She went up to them and threw her fist down on the table and they sat up and shrieked then both of them tumbled off their chairs and landed on the deck.

"What happened?" Hiccup asked as he ran out of the cabin in only his leggings. The two boys got a glimpse of Hiccup's upper body and noticed just how muscled he actually was along with the millions of scars that littered his skin. He chuckled at the sight of them lying on the deck with Cami smirking over them.

"Thought it would be funny to scare them awake." She smiled at Hiccup. "Morning." She grinned and he kissed her.

"Morning." He smiled back.

"Oh, gods. My head." Tuffnut winced as he clutched his skull.

"Too much mead." Snotlout winced back and both Hiccup and Cami laughed.

"Where's Legs?" Tuffnut asked confused.

"Asleep in a cabin." Camicazi smirked and Tuffnut scowled at her.

"I think you and I should go back to bed." Hiccup smirked at her and she giggled.

"How about this instead? You take the boys back to shore and we'll spend all day in bed?" She suggested seductively then kissed him and both Tuffnut and Snotlout gaped at Hiccup.

"That's a much better plan than mine." Hiccup winked at her and she grinned.

"Well done, Hiccup." Tuffnut grinned at him and Hiccup chuckled.

"Thanks." Hiccup smirked. "But unless you want Cami to throw you overboard you probably shouldn't say stuff like that." He chuckled.

"Sorry." Tuffnut said immediately a little wide eyed. He would admit that he was mildly – scratch that – very afraid of her. But he had to admit that she was insanely hot. He was well and truly jealous.

"Do you two boys want some breakfast before you head back?" Cami asked them. She was in too good a mood about Hiccup to be concerned over Tuffnut's objectifying comments about her.

"No, I think I'd throw up." Snotlout said honestly.

"Me too." Tuffnut grimaced.

"Alright then. Who wants to go first?" Hiccup asked as he whistled for Toothless.

"Take Tuffnut first. He might end up overboard if you don't." Camicazi teased and Hiccup and Snotlout laughed at the way Tuffnut paled. Toothless came out onto the deck and Hiccup attached his saddle and tailfin. He normally slept without them on as they could be quite uncomfortable for the dragon considering Toothless slept in a multitude of strange positions. Hiccup hopped on and strapped himself into the saddle then nodded for Tuffnut to get on. Tuffnut went over to stand in front of Camicazi and she cocked an eyebrow at him.

"Sorry, Camicazi. I just say it before I have time to think it. I didn't mean to offend you." Tuffnut said to her sincerely and she actually smiled at him.

"Well, you work on that and maybe we can be friends one day." She said and he smiled then nodded and went over to Toothless and Hiccup.

"Bye, Camicazi." Tuffnut waved at her after he was strapped in behind Hiccup and she waved back then Hiccup patted Toothless on the head.

"Come on, bud." Hiccup said. Toothless took off from the ship and Tuffnut let out a little shriek at the speed that had everyone, even Toothless, laughing at him.

Hiccup dropped Tuffnut off at the caves considering it was quite a trek from there to where their dragons were. By the time he got back with Snotlout, Tuffnut was fast asleep on the ground. Snotlout was just as out of it and said he'd have a nap while they waited for Fishlegs, which had Hiccup highly amused. Snotlout lay down and practically passed out straight away. Hiccup tucked a little note in Snotlout's pocket basically saying that Fishlegs was going with them and not to worry about him. Hiccup took one last look at his cousin then jumped on Toothless' back and flew back to the ship. Camicazi and Fishlegs were sitting at the table with some bread and butter when he got back.

"Hey, Snotlout and Tuffnut are passed out by the caves but they won't be for too long so we should try to sail in a different direction so they don't find us if they get the idea to follow us." Hiccup suggested after he landed and Cami nodded then grabbed her buttered bread and went up to the wheel while Hiccup lifted the anchor. They set sail and started their journey.

Snotlout felt a hard kick to his boot and he sat upright in surprise. He was surprised to see that it was dark. He rubbed his eyes then realised someone had kicked his boot and he looked up to see an unimpressed looking Stoick standing there with his arms crossed. His father was next to him as well with a matching expression as well as a few other Hooligans.

"What are you doing?" Stoick asked him and Snotlout nudged Tuffnut awake.

"What do you mean?" Snotlout asked him as Tuffnut sat up.

"Why are you and Tuffnut asleep here?" Stoick asked annoyed. "About half a mile from here we found Bloodguts and seven of his men dead." He said.

"Hey, Hiccup killed Bloodguts. We just helped with the others." Tuffnut blurted and Snotlout shot him an annoyed look. That was so not the thing to say to Stoick right off the bat.

"What did you just say?" Stoick asked him in disbelief.

"Well, Uncle Stoick... we kind of bumped into Hiccup in the port." Snotlout said and Stoick looked shocked as did the other Hooligans.

"What?" Stoick exclaimed. "Where is he?"

"On his ship." Tuffnut replied and all of the older Hooligan's jaws dropped.

"His ship?" Spitelout asked shocked.

"Well, him and Camicazi's ship. Man she's scary." Tuffnut mumbled.

"Camicazi? As in Bertha's daughter?" Stoick asked shocked.

"Yeah." Tuffnut nodded. "They bought a ship together." He said.

"Wait just a minute. Hiccup and Camicazi bought a ship together? How many Vikings are they with?" Stoick asked.

"It's just the two of them." Tuffnut replied while Snotlout was glaring at Tuffnut for being unable to shut up.

"What kind of ship can be sailed with only two crew members?" Spitelout asked confused.

"Gods it's beautiful. It's for comfort sailing not speed. It's like a floating house. It's so awesome." Tuffnut said.

"You saw it?" Stoick asked.

"Saw it? We spent last night on it!" Tuffnut grinned. Snotlout seriously wanted to punch him to shut him up. "We had so much mead." He said.

"Well, where is he now?" Stoick asked annoyed.

"Oh, he'll be long gone by now. He dropped us here this morning." Tuffnut said and Snotlout stared at him in disbelief. Stoick was going to kill them. "Wait – where the Hel is Legs?" Tuffnut asked as he looked around.

"Fishlegs isn't with you?" Stoick asked though it was a stupid question as the boy was nowhere in sight. Snotlout noticed a piece of parchment sticking out from his pocket and he pulled it out and read it then handed it to Stoick.

Fishlegs wants to come with Cami and I to spread dragon awareness. Don't worry, we'll look after him. Tell my dad I'm sorry for not waiting to see him but I'll be back to visit Berk soon.

Hiccup

Stoick was visibly furious.

"Fishlegs went with them? Are you two stupid? You let him go too?" Stoick yelled at them and Tuffnut's jaw dropped.

"What? No fair! I totally wanted to go too!" Tuffnut exclaimed and Snotlout looked at him like he truly was the biggest idiot ever.

"Why would you want to go?" Stoick snapped at Tuffnut and only then did he realise that the Chief was pissed.

"Sorry, Chief. They're just going on an adventure and it would have been fun to go too." Tuffnut said quietly.

"Idiot." Stoick said annoyed. "Snotlout, what did Tuffnut mean earlier when he said Hiccup killed Bloodguts?" Stoick asked annoyed.

"Well... uh... Bloodguts threatened to plunder and kill Camicazi and Hiccup defended her." Snotlout said and all the older Vikings looked shocked.

"Hiccup. Are you sure?" Stoick asked him sceptically.

"Chief, you should see him now. He's like three inches taller than Snotlout and covered in battle scars and he can fight like nobody I've ever seen!" Tuffnut exclaimed and they all looked like they would fall over in shock.

"What do you mean?" Stoick asked confused.

"He means that Hiccup took out Bloodguts and three of his men by himself while we got one each." Snotlout said and Stoick gasped. "And he and I sparred and he beat me with no effort." Snotlout said and they were seriously shocked at that as Snotlout was well known for his incredible battle skills.

"He has this amazing scar right across his cheek. It looked awesome!" Tuffnut grinned and the Vikings rolled their eyes at the stupid teenager.

"You say he defended Camicazi? Why? She's a Bogburglar. She can defend herself." Spitelout said.

"Yeah, trust me, she can, but Hiccup totally loves her so I guess he couldn't help it." Tuffnut said and Stoick's jaw dropped.

"Hiccup loves Camicazi?" Stoick asked stunned.

"Yeah, they're going to get married if she ends up pregnant." Tuffnut said.

"They are together?" Spitelout asked seriously shocked. Everyone knew Camicazi was seriously attractive and a Bogburglar so for her to one day marry Hiccup was a huge deal.

"Yes." Snotlout nodded then he heard a familiar noise and looked up.

Hiccup had been pacing the ship nervously all day and Camicazi had enough and went over to him.

"What's wrong?" She asked him softly.

"I... I should have waited to see my father." Hiccup admitted.

"Why?" She asked curiously. Not that she didn't agree with him but she wondered what his reasons were.

"I'm not the same coward that left Berk and I have to face him eventually." He said and she nodded.

"One, you were never a coward. Two, I agree you should have waited. Three, we are only twenty or so miles from there since the ship doesn't go too fast. Why don't you fly out and see if you can see him?" She asked with a smile.

"You think?" He asked curiously.

"I think you would feel better if you saw him. If you don't like what he has to say you can always jump back on Toothless and come straight back." She said and he smiled.

Stoick looked up as did the rest of the men and they saw the familiar sleek black dragon with the missing tail fin and he landed moments later and Stoick didn't recognize the man on his back. Hiccup gulped at the sight of his father then hopped off Toothless' back standing at his full height which stunned the other Vikings.

"Hiccup!" Tuffnut exclaimed happily.

"Hello, dad." Hiccup nodded to him and all the Vikings who hadn't seen him already stared in disbelief at the tall and muscular young man who stood before them. He even sounded like a man. He wasn't beefy like they were but his body was built for speed as well as strength.

"Hiccup?" Stoick asked stunned.

"Your note said you were leaving." Snotlout said to him softly.

"I was going to but then figured that would be rude." He replied.

"Chief? See the cool scar?" Tuffnut grinned and all the Vikings gave him a look to shut up. Stoick walked slowly over to him and stopped a few feet away from him. Hiccup was only a few inches shorter than him now and it shocked him.

"You look so different." Stoick said to him and Hiccup smirked. He was a nervous wreck on the inside but didn't want to show that.

"Camicazi trained me." Hiccup replied and Stoick was surprised considering he knew that the Bogburglars were much stricter with training than they were.

"I hear you bought a ship." Stoick said and Hiccup wasn't surprised. He figured Tuffnut would have blurted that out.

"Yes, we did." Hiccup replied with a nod. Conversation was awkward as usual so not everything had changed.

"You're not staying, are you?" Stoick asked him a little glumly.

"I can't. We're sailing away from here tonight. The ship is over twenty miles away from here." He said and Stoick nodded. "Fishlegs wanted to come. I didn't kidnap him." Hiccup said hurriedly hoping his father would believe him.

"When are you coming home?" Stoick asked him ignoring the part about Fishlegs.

"I'm not sure yet. It depends how our travels go. Most likely in about a year or so." Hiccup replied and Stoick nodded.

"Will you be staying in a year?" Stoick asked and Hiccup gave him a sad look.

"You know the answer to that already." Hiccup replied and Stoick nodded. He did know that.

"Don't be a stranger, Hiccup." Stoick said heavily and Hiccup realised that this was hurting his father and it made him feel terrible.

"I won't. I'll make an effort to come home often." Hiccup said and Stoick smiled. He realised that Hiccup was trying to make the effort that he'd never made with him.

"Good, I'm glad." Stoick replied and Hiccup smiled.

"I just wanted to say hello but I need to get back. Take care of yourself, dad." Hiccup said clapping his father on the arm affectionately.

"You too, Hiccup." Stoick nodded. Hiccup smiled at him then jumped on the back of Toothless.

"Bye, everyone." Hiccup nodded.

"Bye, Hiccup!" Tuffnut waved as did Snotlout and the other Vikings then he took off into the sky like a shot. Spitelout walked over to his brother and leaned in to speak to him quietly so the others wouldn't hear.

"You alright?" Spitelout asked and Stoick nodded.

"Right, let's go get a drink!" Stoick exclaimed trying to get over his emotional meeting with the son he hadn't seen in so long. He figured getting drunk out of his mind would be his best bet.