AN: Who wanted more!!!!! (Cups ears to hear readers)

Hiccup looked to Dagur who was trying to dry off his sister and then at Astrid who was still watching Heather with some suspicion but not the will to kill that he had noticed during her bloodlust. There was obviously something going on between these two that he hadn't figured out yet. Hiccup went to the well-hidden linen closet and took out a large beach towel as well as a robe. He handed them to Heather while asking "How did you even get in here?" Meanwhile Toothless had gotten bored and hopped off the table. The little dragon fluttered in the air for a moment before yipping at the vampires and disappearing up the stairs.

"Was that a...." Heather mumbled as she dried her hair. "Yes" the other three in the room stated. Astrid had gotten used to the little dragon after her initial scare and actually found it cute that the chubby small dragon tried to bite her ponytail. "But weren't dragons........"

"Yes" The other three answered again. Astrid had noticed that Dagur was alright with seeing Toothless. He even called him Little T. Astrid mused how Dagur had encountered the small dragon and nearly missed Heather's answer and Hiccup's incredulous look.

"You came in through the chimney......." Hiccup repeated as he looked between Dagur and Heather. "I guess like brother like sister then." He mumbled before getting out a bottle of wine from the cabinet. "I'm assuming that this will be a long explanation."

"Oh Hiccup is bringing out the good stuff!" Dagur giggled as both Astrid and Heather shot him a look now. "What!!!! You know I like fine wines!" Dagur replied. "It's just that Hiccup has some really good ones!"

"But we can't get drunk." Astrid stated.

"That's no reason to deny the finer things in life." Dagur told her with a flourish. "And we have a lot of ground to cover. Might as well get comfy."

The group of three vampires and human dragon trainer, minus the dragon, ended up in the living room as Hiccup filled their glasses. Heather sat in the fluffy robe Hiccup had provided her. She had asked why he kept his linen closet so secret and Hiccup told her that it had to do with several Terrible Terrors trying to snuggle into his towels on cold days.

"Okay so where do we start?" Dagur asked. "I'm sure we all want to get to the bottom of the whole lost love thing but I got to wonder why you were so wet sis."

Heather let out a cough as she was trying to hide her blush. "I should have been more careful when snooping on Henry." She said while looking a bit embarrassed. She had always stressed to her little bat to be aware of her surroundings and she ended up ignoring her own advice. "I was spying on Henry when he was meeting with what I could only assume was a loan shark when one of his goons got me from behind."

"A...... A loan shark?" Astrid asked hesitantly. "So he was really after money." She should have known, she should have seen the signs earlier her mind supplied. It gave her a mental kick when she started connecting the dots. Henry's eagerness to go out with her, their relationship moving so fast. 'How could she be so stupid?' She asked herself. She had seen many romance scams when she had first become wealthy. Gigolos had been eyeing her at country clubs when they heard the news that she was a Nouveau riche at the time. 'Because he looked so much like your lost love.' Her mind answered back in an accusing voice. 'You let your guard down just because you were so hopeful that this might have been your second chance at a happily ever after and when he plied you with pretty words you fell hard.' Even her mind was giving her harsh answers. Astrid was pulled out of her musings when Hiccup laid a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey are you alright?" He asked and she could hear the worry in his voice.

"I don't know..." She told him honestly. "I just need to process all of this without trying to kill a certain redhead." She then turned back to Heather who had stopped and was also staring at her worriedly. "Please continue" She told the other vampire and took a large gulp of her wine.

Heather looked at her for a second longer before saying "The last thing I remembered was that shady guy Krogan telling his goon to 'get rid of me'. Next time I woke up I was shoved into a smelly burlap sack and tossed into a lake." Heather groaned. It was embarrassing that a human had gotten the drop on her. Even more embarrassing that the man was just hired muscle.

"Well that would explain........." Dagur gestured towards his sister's damp hair and grumpy mood.

"How did you get out?" Astrid and Hiccup asked simultaneously. Heather helped herself to a bit more wine as she had drank most of her glass already. The frustration was noticeable on her face. "I didn't, at least not without some help. The sack was weighed down with cinder blocks. Who even keeps a few pairs of cinder blocks in their cars?!"

Hiccup thought for a moment when something clicked. "So your boyfriend helped you out." He said as he got heather to blush.

"How did you.... What did you..... HOW?!" Heather sputtered.

"Well assuming you got here so fast I'm thinking that they dumped you in the lake on the preserve." Hiccup deduced. "It's not so far from here and well... Fishlegs does live there."

"Wait what?! Hiccup you're not making sense." Astrid mumbled. "How could Fishlegs be living in a lake?"

"Astrid, seriously.... Think about his name." Dagur snickered. "Fish.... Legs..... And this town......"

"ARE YOU SAYING HEATHER'S BOYFRIEND IS A MERMAID!!" Astrid exclaimed as her eyebrows nearly vanished above her hairline once it clicked.

"Merman to be precise." Hiccup chuckled. "He was pretty blunt when he chose the name Fishlegs."

"I see....." Astrid mumbled while Heather still blushed. She should have honestly expected such a thing as mermaids or mermen to exists after the whole dragon thing, and learning that Drago's green thumb came from his pixie powers, as well as the twins clashing because they were opposite elements. "Any other supernatural beings I should know about?" She asked as so far she could count on one hand how many humans she knew.

"A few more." Hiccup casually told her. "And yes the human part of the town knows about the supernatural part and the dragons." he added.

"Right, so Fishlegs helped me get out of the water and I told him to look out for Krogan and his goons." Heather stated. "Afterwards I flew straight towards where I could sense Dagur."

"Heather, I need to ask...." Astrid looked her sire straight in the eyes. "Did you kill Hendrik because he was also planning something like this?"

"No" Heather told her bluntly. "It was much, much worse."

-----------Flashback--------------

September 1863 - Somewhere in Essex

"Why did we have to come out to this drab place again?" Heather asked Astrid as the ladies, dressed in their petticoats and shawls walked through the Highstreet. It was Fall now in England and bare trees displayed their branches waiting for new leaves to sprout. The brown and orange leaves blew past them on the sidewalk as a cold gust of air had the ladies pull their shawls tighter.

"Because it was you who wanted to send a letter to your brother." Astrid argued. "And you know how far the post office is. Leaving a lady to travel such a distance unaccompanied is just not done." She added in a posh voice that caused Heather's brow to twitch.

"Why is this era so repressed?" Heather muttered. "An unaccompanied woman eliciting such a scandal." She laughed but kept her voice down as there were still people on the street. They would surely think her mad and dump her in an asylum if they heard her. Sure she could escape by flying through the bars but still, she was a lazy vampire during this time of year and it would be too much trouble. "But what I meant was why did we come back to this island?"

"I always found the rural countryside to be beautiful." Astrid told her as she hailed a horse-drawn cab. "Besides didn't we live in Ireland for a while as well?"

"And that's where I found out how much I hated the cold." Heather grumbled as they stepped into the carriage. "At least the manor is far from town that the people here don't ask too many questions. They are just happy about the extra labor we provided when renovating it."

"It was quite a steal for a manor that big." Astrid laughed.

"That's because it's situated right next to a graveyard!" Heather bluntly stated. No matter where they went, people would always be superstitious.

Astrid rolled her eyes at her friend as the carriage ride went on. It was a few days later that things started changing and it was all because of the appearance of that man.

---------End Flashback-------

Dagur's phone rang causing Heather to pause in her tale. He quickly answered it with "Hiiiii honey!!"

Dagur cringed as the others could hear Mala screeching "Don't you hi honey me!"

"But Darling!! Sweety!!" Dagur tried to think what he had done wrong now. He held the phone away from his ear as Mala's voice said from the other side "I COME HOME TO EMPTY FOOD CONTAINERS ON THE TABLE AND DIRTY DISHES IN THE SINK!"

"I can explain!" Dagur quickly said as to not rouse anymore of his wife's ire.

"It had better be damn good!"

"AstridwentintobloodlustandtriedtokillHenry."

"Say that again?" Mala groaned. "Wait where are you?"

"At Hiccup's with my sister and Astrid." Dagur answered.

"Is Henry dead?" Mala then asked. "No wait I'll get the juicy details from Snotlout or Throk. I'll pick up some snack and be there in fifteen." She hung up before Dagur could say anything else and he just looked at the others "My wife says she's coming."

"I'll get another glass and more wine then." Hiccup stated as he stood up.

Mala, true to her word, arrived within fifteen minutes at Hiccup's door. She held up a grocery bag as Hiccup handed her a glass. "Take a seat." He gestured to the two plush couches in his living room. Mala graciously thanked Hiccup and took a seat next to Dagur where she whispered "You are still doing the dishes when we get home."

"Yes honey." Dagur gulped.

"Right where was I." Heather thought for a moment before continuing her tale.

---------Flashback--------

September 1863 - Somewhere in Essex

The doorbell rang a few days later and when Astrid answered the door she was greeted with the sight of neatly combed and slicked back red hair that was attached to a handsome man. "Morning miss. I hope I'm not disturbing you on this fine day." The man said as he introduced himself as Hendrik Murray, an investigator from London. "Pardon me Miss Astrid but are you the owner of this estate?" The man asked after Astrid had introduced herself.

"Astrid, who is at the door?" Heather's voice could be heard as she came down the stairs and then laid eyes on Hendrik.

"Miss" Hendrik greeted her equally.

"Heather, this is Inspector Murray." Astrid introduced. "He seems to be in search of something."

"Well invite the man in then." Heather stated. "We always have time for the local constabulary. I will go put on some tea."

"My friend is slightly forceful." Astrid mumbled as she stepped aside and bid Hendrik to enter. "But please do join us for some tea."

The man nodded as Astrid led the way to the living room where a fire burned warmly in the hearth. Heather appeared within a few minutes with a tea set on a tray.

"Forgive me if this might sound rude but are you ladies the only occupants of this house?" Hendrik asked. Astrid and Heather looked at each other before saying "We are."

"And have you ladies seen anything suspicious around these parts at night?"

"I can't say that we have." Heather answered as they all sipped their tea.

"What is this about Inspector?" Astrid then asked as she was getting slightly suspicious.

"Well there have been several cases of body snatching in the cemetery not far from here." Hendrik told them. "Your estate is closest to the scene of the crimes."

--------End Flashback--------

"HOLD UP!" Dagur suddenly chimed in. "Body snatching?! What does that have to do with the whole killing the fiance thing?"

"Well nothing." Heather stated. "It just gave the Inspector reason to stay in Essex and visit the manor often." She then glanced at Astrid "Most were just blatant excuses to visit you."

"We fell in love." Astrid reasoned. "You even decided to chaperone."

"As what was expected of society at that time." Heather stated. "And I agree he was in love with you, until you told him your secret."

"He was absolutely fine with me being a vampire!" Astrid argued. She could still remember how understanding Hendrik had been. Heather tapped her head and mumbled "Empathy remember. I know what I read off of him."

"He.....He...." Astrid mumbled while frowning. She knew Heather didn't particularly like to tap into that skill as it sometimes gave her headaches. "What did you sense?" She finally asked.

"After you told him there was a shift in his feelings almost immediately. The love was slowly replaced with suspicion, then loathing. It only became stronger as the wedding date neared." Heather confessed. That night when there was such a storm and you went to check if all the shutters had been shut Hendrik confronted me in the drawing room. Heather bit her lip as this was the hardest part. "He didn't know I was also a vampire. You just told him about yourself remember. So he thought I was human." The words still rang through her head at what had happened that night. "Heather you need to get out of this house." Hendrik had told her. "Evil plagues it."

The hairs on my neck stood on edge when I heard that. He was convinced that I was in the service of some monster, an unholy abomination he called you Astrid." Heather stated solemnly as Astrid gasped. He then pulled out a stake from his coat and showed it to me. "Tonight I end it." Heather remembered him saying. Astrid's hands trembled as she listened. For years she had wanted an explanation and now that she was getting it she thought that she might not be able to bear the betrayal. "Astrid, I'm sorry, but he went on about how he could never marry you and that you would damn his soul and everyone else's you came in contact with."

"He was..... He was......" Astrid closed her eyes for a moment and tried to catch her breath. "He was going to kill me?"

"And apparently drag your body through town to show them a demon in disguise." Heather stated mournfully. "I'm not sorry for what I did. I am however sorry that I ruined our long friendship by doing it." Astrid was breathing hard at this moment and Hiccup carefully put a hand on her shoulder. She flinched slightly but when she saw that it was Hiccup she calmed down.

"Astrid can you hear me?" Hiccup asked tentatively. "I think you might be going into shock."

"Take her to get some rest." Heather said before standing up. "She'll need more blood when she comes out of it."

"You're leaving?" Hiccup asked confused.

"She'll need space for now. This whole thing might have been too much for her to handle." Heather stated. "Besides I trust you enough with my little bat." She then winked at Hiccup as if she knew some secret even he didn't know yet.