A/N: The beginning of this chapter is slightly suggestive. Some reader discretion is advised.
More suspectsWhen Paul had put on the first CD, the first thing he heard from the CD player was grunting and moaning. This already sent a shiver down Paul's spine; if Penelope heard this she would have been terrified. The CD wasn't finished though, while the grunting and moaning was going on, the same voice that was on Penelope's answer phone played. This also sent shivers down Paul's spine. The thought that there was somebody after his sister for legitimate reasons made him extremely concerned.
"I know you're there Penelope. I know that you're listening to this CD. I know that you can hear the video in the background. One day in the short future, that will be you and me; enjoying something that you frenchies are known for. Your American friend will not be able to stop me. I will have my way with you very, very soon. I'll bring all of the video's, like the one in the background, for us to enjoy. You will enjoy it. Oh, and by…" At that point, the CD jumped and stopped playing. The grunting and moaning had continued throughout the recording. Paul immediately took the CD out of the CD player. He didn't know what to do with it. He wanted to destroy it but something in his head told him not to. Paul saw the logic in not destroying the disc; it could be used as evidence if the stalker was caught. He also didn't know whether he should tell Penelope about this message. He had said that he would tell her but now he was having second thoughts on whether he should. He didn't want to put her under any added stress. He did notice that the CD had a bit of fluff on the surface. That explained the jump, but he couldn't recognise the fluff. He put the CD he was holding and took the other CD that Penelope had been sent. He was nervous about putting the CD on though, judging on the content of the first CD, but he decided that he would just see what was on the CD. Much to his relief, this CD wasn't from the stalker; it was from Pepe le pew.
"Bonjour Penelope. I trust that you are well. I know it isn't like me to send you a CD letter, but by doing this, I can ensure that you'll know it's me. I received an anonymous call telling me to keep as far away from you as possible. The message made me shiver in my room. I have a fear that somebody is after you for some reason. I just hope that this reaches you before you meet trouble. Be safe. Au revior. Pepe le pew." Paul didn't know that Pepe was being targeted as well. He knew that Sylvester was a target. He took the CD out of the player and put it on the desk, separate from the other disc. He decided to wait until Penelope contacted Paul before telling her about the messages that were on the CD's. He was still unsure as to how Penelope would react to the first message. He was about to make himself a drink when the front bell rang. He grabbed the master key and went to the door. Outside, there was a grey delivery cat with a white chest. He was holding a large bouquet of flowers with a romantic note attached.
"Hello there, I've got a delivery for Penelope la kitty." The cat said.
"Penelope isn't in. She won't be back for a while." Paul replied.
"Do you know where she's gone?"
"I really shouldn't say for security reasons."
"Has something being going on with her?"
"Yes. I won't say what though."
"Are you related to Penelope?"
"Yes. I'm her brother. I'll take that and give it to her when I see her."
"Thank you sir." The cat gave the bouquet to Paul and walked off. Paul went back inside with the bouquet and sat down on the sofa in his temporary room. Out of a mixture of curiosity and concern for Penelope, Paul read the note attached to the bouquet. He wanted to be sure that the note wasn't threatening in any way. Thankfully, the note wasn't threatening in any way.
"Dearest Penelope. I send you this bouquet as a symbol of my love to you. Your eyes are like diamonds. Your tail reminds me of a soothing breeze when it flickers around. Your personality is like a beautiful rose, colourful and beautiful. Your admirer, Claude."
"Who's Claude?" Paul thought to himself after reading the message. He decided to ask Penelope when he had the chance. He also decided to give her a ring later on that day to see how she was and to tell her about the message. He went into the kitchen to make himself a drink but then something caught his eye. Light from the light bulb had reflected off his watch and then reflected off something else on the ceiling, causing a noticeable glint. Before making a drink, he climbed on the work surfaces to where the glint had come from and saw a small camera sticking out of the ceiling. It was so small that he had to really look to find the camera. This sent a shiver down Paul's spine. This was not a security camera; it meant that somebody had installed cameras to watch Penelope. It was obvious that this was the stalker, but the question was still who was stalking Penelope. He immediately decided to search the apartment for any other cameras.
Later that day, at Sylvester's house, Penelope had finally settled into her temporary accommodation. She had also taken a nap to catch up on the sleep that she had lost. She was now sitting in the lounge with a cup of hot chocolate with her arm around Sylvester. Sylvester Jr. was sitting on the floor in front of them reading a comic book. He had not been told about what had happened to Penelope, as it may traumatise him. Sylvester and Penelope were just watching some television. There wasn't anything particularly interesting on at the moment, so they were just watching the news.
"How are you feeling?" Sylvester asked.
"A little better." Penelope replied.
"What is this all about?" Sylvester Jr. asked.
"Son, you really don't want to know." Sylvester replied.
"Ok father." Sylvester Jr. picked up his comic and left the room, leaving Sylvester and Penelope in the lounge by themselves.
"Hope Paul's ok." Penelope muttered.
"Do you think he's checked those CD's yet?" Sylvester asked.
"I'll ask him when we next speak to him."
"Penelope, do you have any idea of who would do this to you?"
"I really don't know."
"I just have a hunch that Pepe le pew might be involved in some way."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because he's the only person that has been after you before. He might still be after you."
"He knows that I'm with you though."
"That doesn't mean that he's not interested in you."
"But he was never intentionally threatening when he was after me before. Although I was freaked out by his smell and advances, I always knew that he meant me no harm."
"I see your point, but that doesn't answer the question as to who would want to be after you."
"I get the feeling that Bruce might have something to do with it."
"That guy in the flats?"
"Yeah. He's been forgetting his keys and needing me to let him back in a lot recently."
"How often?"
"3 times in one week." Sylvester and Penelope both laughed at the thought. Before the conversation could continue, there was a knock on the door. This sent a shiver down Penelope's spine, even though this was Sylvester's house. She was suddenly worried that the stalker had followed her to this house just to follow her. Sylvester still got up to answer the door. Penelope remained seated on the sofa and just waited to see what would happen. Her heart was racing, even though it was irrational. There was no reason to be scared at Sylvester's house, but she couldn't help it. She could hear a bit of a conversation from the door. Eventually, Sylvester returned into the lounge, followed by Daffy, Melissa and Zach. Melissa was carrying her precious egg in her arms. Penelope gave a sigh of relief inwardly.
"Hello Daffy, Melissa and Zach." Penelope greeted.
"Hi there Penelope." Daffy greeted.
"How are you?" Melissa asked. Penelope became rather nervous. She looked down and hid her face.
"Erm, I'm not feeling fine." Penelope said.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't want to say in front of Zach. It will traumatise him." Zach's ears twitched when he heard this. To him, it meant trouble.
"Well, if we go out of ear shot, will you be able to tell us?" Daffy asked. Penelope gave a heavy sigh.
"We might as well."
"Let's go into the kitchen then." Sylvester said. The four of them went from the lounge and into the kitchen. They closed the door behind them so Zach couldn't hear them; at least that's what they thought.
"Last night, I discovered that I'm got a stalker." Penelope said to Daffy and Melissa. Daffy and Melissa gasped. Melissa nearly dropped the egg she was holding but maintained a grip on it.
"A stalker?" Melissa asked.
"Yeah. I moved out of my house this morning to try and evade him."
"How well is it going so far?" Daffy asked.
"It's too early to say."
Penelope's mobile phone, which was on the table in the kitchen, went off at that moment. Penelope began to sweat. She suddenly feared that it would be her stalker on the phone. Sylvester went over to the phone and had a look at the number that was flashing. It was a number that he recognised immediately. It was the number of Penelope's apartment, so he figured that Paul was contacting her.
"Penelope, I think its Paul." Sylvester said. Penelope nodded and very nervously picked up her phone and answered it. To her relief, and as Sylvester had thought, it was Paul on the other end of the phone.
"Hi Penelope." Paul greeted over the phone. Penelope gave a sigh of relief before speaking.
"Hi Paul."
"Penelope, there's a few things that I need to say."
"Go ahead."
"Firstly, I've checked those CD's that came through the post."
"And what was on them?"
"One was from the Stalker. I dare not say what was on it."
"It doesn't sound nice."
"It wasn't nice. It even made me feel sick."
"What about the other?"
"That was from Pepe le pew. He was saying that someone had told him to keep away from you. He feared that someone was after you."
"Then why didn't he tell me during the disco night?"
"He was there was he?"
"Yeah. Why didn't he tell me then?"
"I really don't know."
"Another reason to suspect him in my opinion." Sylvester said.
"Was there anything else?" Penelope asked.
"Two more things. Firstly, there was a love message from someone called Claude cat." Paul replied.
"I know that guy. He's one of Sylvester's friends. He has a crush on me?"
"He sent you a bouquet with a romantic message, even though I don't think it's a very good one."
"Well he's out of luck. I belong to Sylvester."
"I know that."
"Anything else?"
"There is one more thing, but you won't like it."
"It doesn't sound like you have good news."
"Penelope… I found spy cameras in your apartment." Penelope's heart skipped a beat. She had no idea that there were cameras in her apartment. This meant that she was being watched constantly.
"In… what rooms did you find these cameras?"
"All of them. There was even one in your shower." Penelope's heart skipped another beat. Her stalker was also watching her shower. This meant that she had seen her in the shower, something that spooked her out completely. She did not know what to say.
"Penelope. Have you had any builders' in recently?" Paul asked. Penelope didn't reply to that question.
"I'll call you later." Penelope said. She hung up the phone, sat down on the floor and buried her head in her hands. Sylvester, Daffy and Melissa had heard this conversation. They were stunned into silence, until Sylvester broke the silence.
"What do we do now?"
