Trouble (Hijack)

Part 18

Warning: This chapter contains payback! Enjoy!

Hiccup opened his eyes and actually got scared for a moment. He nearly panicked when he remembered where he was. He'd been sleeping on Jack's couch; his mom must have put a blanket on him while he slept.

The whole house was quiet and Hiccup wondered what time it was.

He checked his phone only to have received about fifteen texts and messages from his friends.

He sighed and lay back down, deciding to ignore them for now.

He looked up when he heard a noise.

Jack was slowly coming down the stairs. He was wincing in pain and taking his time.

"Jack!" Hiccup whispered hoarsely, "What are you doing? Go back to bed!" he said as he got up.

Jack looked over at him and smiled weakly, "I just wanna eat something. Those pills made me kind of queasy." He admitted.

Hiccup helped him down the steps, whispering repeatedly how stupid he was being, getting out of bed without help.

Jack chuckled softly at how concerned Hiccup was for him.

"I'm fine." Jack said as they finally reached the kitchen.

Hiccup went to the fridge to see what he could find.

"I forgot you stayed over." Jack admitted, rubbing his sore and bruised head.

Hiccup nodded, "I wasn't gonna leave." He said.

Jack moved suddenly and hissed in pain.

Hiccup dropped what he was doing and rushed over to him, "You okay? Here, let's get you back to bed, come on." He said as he helped Jack up.

Jack pushed him away lightly, "No! I'm fine; I just need to sit still is all."

Hiccup sighed and went back to grab some leftovers he could heat up for Jack.

He jumped when he heard the doorbell ring.

"Stay here, I'll get it." He said and rushed over to the door.

He opened it and did a double take when he saw the police officer looking down at him.

"This the Overland household?" he asked sternly.

Hiccup nodded, "Come in."

Hiccup was relieved when Gwen came down, still looking tired, but ready for action. Jack walked into the living room only to get yelled at by Hiccup and Gwen about sitting still and waiting for help.

Hiccup helped Jack to the couch.

"Mom, where's Punzie?" Jack suddenly asked nervously, "I don't want her to hear this." He said.

"She's at school; Elinor is bringing her home to stay with Merida." Gwen said.

Jack nodded, feeling relieved. He did not want Punzie to hear or see him right now. He was her big brother and protector and if she saw what he looked like in this moment, he knew she'd be devastated.

The policeman sat down and got a notepad ready, "We spoke to the boys in question. They denied it."

"Of course they did." Gwen muttered angrily.

"They all have alibis, ma'am." He said, "According to witnesses, they were all out at a restaurant and then home with their parents."

Jack glared at the officer, "So how do you explain this?"

The officer looked at him sadly, "I believe you, in fact a lot of people do. But there's no hard evidence to show that they were the ones who did it."