The Gentle Sniper

Chapter 33: Some well deserved R&R Part One

A/N: So on a recent perusal of the Jægerkorpset Wikipedia page, I found that rotary-wing aircraft are one type of vehicle they learn to use for infiltration purposes.

Meaning Hiccup shouldn't have been surprised at Bekker being a helicopter pilot, as he is effectively one as well.

Oops.

Uh, disregard any previous indication of Hiccup not being trained to fly helicopters.

Similarly, all of Hiccup's Jægerkorpset colleagues would know marksmanship and sniping, as they are taught these skills, among various other abilities.

Once again folks ... Oops.

Let's hope I don't make mistakes of this magnitude again ...

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Bekker awoke to the nearly inaudible sound of typing, and someone singing quietly to himself.

"I'll swim and sail on savage seas... with never a fear of drowning..."

The guy stopped singing but continued typing, as Bekker rolled over to identify the singer. Her eyes widened a little in surprise at spotting Hiccup, sitting up in the lower half of a bunk across the room, with Kai lying in the top section, her eyes open but not moving a muscle, seemingly listening to Hiccup just as Bekker herself had been.

Bekker quietly rolled onto her back as she had before, just in time to hear Hiccup resume singing.

" And gladly ride the waves of life... if you would marry me... "

So the Fishman has a good singing voice? Who knew?

"I know you're awake, Bekker. I saw you turn over."

Bekker faced him then. "Morning."

"Morning. Just texting my girlfriend, for when she wakes up."

Bekker blinked. "Wasn't going to ask...?"

"I know, but after leaving so abruptly yesterday, I felt you deserved to know something about me."

Bekker smiled. "The fact that you're a good singer is enough," For now at least. I'll find out where you went, eventually.

"I'm a good singer?" The doubt was audible in his voice.

She shrugged. "Maybe not a professional singer, but better than I imagined. That was your cue to keep singing by the way."

His lips twisted into a lopsided smile. "No."

"Aww, no fair," Bekker whined, with mock seriousness. "Well then, let's wake up the others. Kai, stop pretending you're asleep up there."

"Sellout!" Kai retorted, startling Hiccup into glancing upwards.

"How uh... how long have you been awake?"

"Since before you started singing, fishman. Like Bekker said, you're fairly melodious."

His lips morphed into something between a smile and a puzzled expression. "Thank you...?"

"Anytime, babe," said Kai.

Now Hiccup smiled for real, still gazing up at the bunk above his head. "We're not on that level quite yet."

"We are now," came her reply, prompting laughter from Bekker and Hiccup.

"What song was that anyways, Haddock?" inquired Bekker.

"It was my mother's wedding song. My parents and I used to watch old videos of that."

"Do they both still live?" Bekker continued. "We've met your mother, what about your father?"