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"Aha that almost ended badly," said Hiccup catching a falling tea cup before it could shatter on the floor.
"Whoa that was close," said Jenessa sipping her tea.
Hiccup placed the cup on the table, "Well I got no more tea," said Hiccup, "Credissa I knocked my tea over can I have more."
"Sure dear," said Credissa pouring tea into his cup, "That should be peach chamomile."
"Thank you," said Hiccup sipping the hot brew, "I like this flavor," taking another sip, "Well looks like I know what I'm going to start buying."
Jenessa and Credissa laughed. Hiccup sipped his tea again. It was hot but he liked it. He sat the cup down. He itched his leg which was covered his floor length black dress. He hated the dress so much. He started wearing shorts and a tank top under neath it so as soon as the killer was caught he can just take the dress off and run around outside like there was no tomorrow. Whether it was winter or summer, snow or storm, rain or sun, he was gonna take it off. Unless his dad makes him wear it and leave as Penelope then come back as Hiccup. He did not give a crap he just hated the dress. Lightning struck the ground somewhere outside.
"So what will I be up to today," said Hiccup casually, "Sitting in my room all day."
"If you want," said Jenessa, "You need time to be yourself today."
"Thanks," said Hiccup getting up and going to his room, "See you at lunch."
"Bye sweetie," said Jenessa.
Hiccup took off his wig and threw it on the vanity. He hated wearing it, his head always got sweaty and it would smell and he'd have to wear tons of perfume to mask the sent. His dress would smell like armpit at the end of the day and his make up would run due to the sweat. Hiccup sniffed his armpit, it smelt like something crawled up it and died. He threw up in his trash can. It didn't help any to have to wear the same dress for days on end. It wouldn't be as bad if it were winter and he was sweating up a storm. Hiccup just wanted this whole thing to be over. He hated wearing the dress, he hated wearing the make up, he hated wearing the wig. He hated having to be someone he's not.
"Why do I have to be the one this happens to," he said to himself, "Why dose this have to me here wearing a black f***ing dress, black f***ing make up, blonde f***ing wig. Why the f*** me. Why," he sat on the bed, "Why," he started to cry, "Why."
He cried till he passed out. He slept through lightning striking the ground outside his shut window, he just turned over and went back to sleep. A knock on his door finally woke him up.
"What," said Hiccup fast asleep.
"You slept through lightning striking outside your window and you sleep through it but not when I knock on the door," said Credissa surprised.
"I know," said Hiccup, "My dad would sleep through me screaming bloody murder when I open his bedroom door to go sleep with him he wakes up. I guess that's where I get it from."
"Lunch is in ten minutes we're having sandwiches," said Credissa walking off, "Be out here of you're hungry dear."
"K," said Hiccup stretching and sitting up.
He just sat there for five minutes doing nothing but thinking. He thought about Astrid and Toothless. He thought about his father, Gobber and the rest of his friends. He thought about what Astrid might be going through, she said she loved him when he talked to her as Penelope on the beach that night he 'died.' He remembered her yelling and crying. He remembered that she was caught cutting herself and her parents put her in their room. She was really taking it harder than he ever thought she would. 'Just take Snotlout for me please,' he told her in his head, 'If I really was dead that's what I would want, not for you to cry over me, I want to see you happy.' He knew could tell her that as Penelope, Penelope could talk to the dead. He made up his mind to tell her to move on.
"Penelope that Astrid girl is here to see you," said Jenessa, "She wants to speak with you."
"K," said Hiccup as Penelope, he got up and put his wig on, "Be right out."
Astrid was sitting at the kitchen table, she looked as thought she were crying all day. She smiled when she saw Penelope.
"Hey Penelope," said Astrid, "What's up."
"This storm," he said with attitude, "What do you think."
"Ha," Astrid laughed, "Good one," she said looking at the table, "Can we talk alone."
"Sure come with me," he said taking her to his room, "What's up. He wanted me to talk to you anyway."
She walked into his room, she waited till the door shut until she spoke.
"Tell him I'll be seeing him soon," she said, "I can't live without him."
"No Astrid," said Hiccup as Penelope, "He doesn't want you dead, he wants to see you happy."
"Then why did he have to go," said Astrid starting to cry.
"I wasn't his fault he died," said Hiccup, "He wants you to move on."
"Really," said Astrid.
"Yes Astrid he loves you a lot," said Hiccup, "Can I tell you something, some spirits get the ability to see the future and he sees you running around chilren that aren't his and he's alright with that. If he didn't love you he wouldn't want me to tell you that."
"He loved me too huh," said Astrid smiling, "He really loved me. Even after death he loves me. Just tell him I love him," she smiled even more.
"Hey wanna see if you can stay for lunch," said Hiccup in a smiling Penelope voice.
"OK," said Astrid smiling, "Whatcha having."
"Sandwiches," said Hiccup as Penelope.
They walked out and found them talking to Gobber, he had a disappointed look on his face.
"May I speak to you a moment," said Gobber.
"Sure whatever," said Hiccup using attitude Penelope voice.
"They have a confession from a woman who claims to be the husband of the killer Penelope," said Gobber, "She said he went to Outcast Island, there's a fleet of ships heading to there now for the man."
"Yes," whispered Hiccup.
"Now no getting to excited," said Gobber, "It's only a matter of time now."
Gobber left saying his goodbyes and walked out the front door into the raging storm. Astrid squealed for some reason.
"Maybe they'll let me shove that guys dick in his mouth for killing Hiccup," she said smiling an insane smile.
"As long as Hiccup gets to haunt him as you do it," said Hiccup smiling a Penelope smile.
"Yes," said Astrid pointing both index fingers at him, "Yes yes yes."
"You two are starting to freak me out," said Credissa getting some bread out of the cupboard.
"Hey Astrid, want me to talk to him later," said Hiccup, "Oh and does he really have to be named Hiccup, there are two others floating around and it's like ugh I just want the third but all three of show up."
Astrid laughed accepting some peach chamomile tea from Credissa, "So what's it like talking to dead people."
"Well it's like having an imaginary friend, only they're real, and it can be a pain in the butt because I'll be talking to somebody and then get tons of weird looks because there's no one there," said Hiccup using a laughing Penelope voice, "And then it's an even bigger pain in the butt because they'll pop up on you while you're butt naked and it's like, say something first. I don't how many times Hiccup popped up on me while I'm changing and I just wanna slap him."
Hot tea shot out of Astrids nose she was laughing so hard. Hiccup just watched her and thought, 'If only she knew what was really going on I'd be toast right about now. Toast. Huh, sounds about good right now.'
"May I have some toast," said Hiccup in a polite Penelope voice.
"Sure dear," said Credissa making some toast, "What would you like to eat Astrid."
"Have anything that doesn't taste like tears I've been tasting tears all day and I'm tired of the taste," said Astrid and she and Hiccup laughed like school girls.
"I have cupcakes," said Credissa, "Or do you want toast like Penelope."
"Cupcake please," said Astrid smiling and talking like a little girl.
"What color of frosting," said Credissa looking at Astrid.
"Pink," said Astrid getting a weird look from Hiccup, "What I like pink cupcakes."
"OK Pink Cupcake," said Hiccup in a teasing Penelope voice.
"Batty Vampire," said Astrid in the same tone.
They laughed like teenage girls would and talked all about everything except about the murder Hiccup walked in on. It was sunset when Astrid left for home, she had eaten a dozen and a half cupcakes and was hyped up. Astrid would not stand still for the life of her. They passed Snotlout who looked at Astrid like she was nuts.
"She ate one and a half dozen cupcakes," said Hiccup in a smiling Penelope voice.
"That's a lot of cupcakes lady," Snotlout shouted at the hyped up viking girl who was bouncing off the walls energetic.
"Astrid you need to calm down," said Hiccup laughing as Penelope.
"Not till you give me fishy," said Astrid leaning her head back but still keeping eye contact with Hiccup.
"No fishy," said Hiccup, "Unless I can knock you out with it."
"OK," said Astrid as if Hiccup just asked her to go kiss a prince.
Hiccup rolled his eyes like Penelope would, grabbed her hand and walked her home.
"Crazy crazy crazy," Astrid said loudly.
"Astrid quiet you'll wake the dead," said Hiccup laughing.
"Never," Astrid howled.
"I hope you crash soon," said Hiccup in a Penelope sigh.
Once at Astrids house her parents asked how she got so hyper. Hiccup explained as Penelope that she ate one and a half dozen cupcakes. Astrid was banned from ever eating sugar again. Astrid was asleep on a chair before Hiccup left.
"She crashed fast," said her mother, "Thank you Penelope. you have been a big with Astrid dealing with Hiccup going."
"No problem," said Hiccup in thankful Penelope voice, "I am actually trying to help the investigation."
"Oh really," said Mrs. Hofferson, "Now tell me, did that lead that took the investigation to Outcast Island, did that help any."
"No it was a false lead," said Hiccup as a sad Penelope, "I wasn't very happy the faster this thing gets solved the faster I get to go home."
"Miss your friends," said Mrs. Hofferson.
"No not that no having to talk to the dead," said Hiccup in a grunt.
"Oh so that part's true," said Mrs. Hofferson.
"I better go now," said Hiccup leaving, "Goodbye."
He walked home in the falling light of the sun. Not his old home, his new one. He noticed something on the walk back, it was Ruffnut standing there. Hiccup stopped, something was off. Next thing he knew he was surrounded.
"We know you;re not a girl so give it up," said the leader of the group.
"Who are you people," he said in a scared Penelope voice.
Here's chapter 3, I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and please review.