In the suburbs of Berk, in one of the many cul de sacs, Astrid and Hiccup were just starting their day after the kids had gone to school.

"Mrs. Ortiz was giving me the stink eye again today," Astrid grumbled as she read the newspaper on her tablet while Hiccup was flipping pancakes in the kitchen while wearing a 'Kiss the Cook' apron. It had been a long-established rule in the house that Astrid wasn't allowed anywhere near the stove, the BBQ grill and the firepit with any sort of food item.

Hiccup hummed to let her know he had heard her and Astrid continued. "Can you believe her? She's been on my case ever since we moved in just because I turned down her offer to work as her assistant on the PTA. Apparently she's never been denied before,"

"Astrid be nice," Hiccup sighed.

"No, I'm serious. That's what she said to me. How dare you! I've never been denied before!" Astrid made a motion in the air before going back to her reading and coffee. "I swear, her PTA group is more of a gossip group where they bitch on their husbands and the rest of the parents living in this neighbourhood. Like I'd ever want to be a part of that."

"Language!" Hiccup said out of habit which only caused his wife to roll her eyes.

"Hiccup darling, the kids aren't here. It's not summer vacation anymore...... thank Thor." Astrid muttered. "Did you know we actually saved up a whole month of income with the swear jar?"

"Gee I wonder how...." Hiccup gave his wife a pointed stare while he held a plate of fluffy pancakes drizzled in syrup and whipped cream.

"Gimme!" Astrid looked absolutely giddy at the breakfast Hiccup had prepared for her. "I'm going to need all that sugar for the meetings I have today. You are so lucky to be able to work from home,"

"So you never said. What was Mrs Ortiz's problem this time?" Hiccup who had flopped several pancakes on his own plate asked with a frown.

"Oh, it was just her nitpicking again." Astrid said between bites. "She was apparently scandelized that Zephyr and Nuffink waked to the bus stop without me. Apparently they have to be accompanied by a parent or one of us has to drive them to school."

"Isn't the bus stop right around the corner?" Hiccup asked with a frown.

"I know...." Astrid made another exaggerated motion. "In other countries children younger than Zephyr even take the train by themselves to go to school. So long as you teach them properly on how to use it and what dangers to look out for there is nothing to worry about."

"And you told her that?" Hiccup asked.

"Well...."

"Astrid....."

"Okay.... So....." Astrid muttered "Before I said all that I asked her if the dinosaurs walked her to the school bus when she was a kid." Hiccup actually choked on his pancake then and Astrid had to pat him on the back. Her phone alarm sounded and she looked at the time. Her eyes widened and she realized she was going to be late if she didn't leave in the next five minutes.

"Honey I got to go," She told Hiccup while giving him a kiss on his cheek. Astrid had only eaten half her pancakes so instead of wasting them she grabbed some aluminum foil and wrapped the whole plate and fork up, picked up her thermos and hightailed it, pancakes and all, to her Range Rover parked in the driveway.

Hiccup blinked for a moment before shouting "Bring this plate back intact honey!"

Hiccup was alone in the house until the kids came back from school so he set off to work in his office upstairs after finishing his breakfast and cleaning up. It was mostly quite as Hiccup worked, his start-up architectural business had actually received some enthusiastic clients. So he was finishing up the designs for one of them when he looked out the window and raised a brow.

He picked up his phone and video called Astrid. "Hi Hiccup," Astrid answered as she was just coming into her office from what seemed to be an exhausting meeting.

"Everything alright hon?" Hiccup asked. He knew Astrid worked for a marketing firm and things could get competitive but she seemed a bit more stressed than usual.

"Everything is just peachy," She ground out as she deposited her bag on the desk and slumped in her comfy office chair. "You usually call during my lunch break, did something happen with the kids? Did Nuffink climb the flagpole again? Did Zephyr get sent to the office?"

"No no, the kids are fine. Haven't heard a peep from them or any disgruntled teacher today," Hiccup quickly said. "Did you know the neighbours are moving?"

"Whose neighbours? Our neighbours?!" Astrid asked as she leaned forward towards her phone in shock. The cul de sac had four houses. Hiccup and Astrid lived in the third house from the left and were blessed to only have only next door neighbours on one side. A lovely middle aged couple with a son in college. The house directly opposite of them belonged to the Ortiz's and the one next to that was recently sold. Hiccup and Astrid had heard it was bought by an out of state couple that would be moving in within a few months.

"It certainly isn't Mrs. Ortiz moving," Hiccup stated.

"Oh Thor no!" Astrid exclaimed and then stood up only to pace in her office.

"Hiccup what are we going to do?!" She asked.

"What?" Hiccup asked in confusion.

"Hiccup, honey, our neighbours are moving."

"So?" Hiccup answered as he didn't know what his wife was getting at.

"So??? Do you know how long it takes to break in new neighbours?!"

"Uhm....." Hiccup mumbled but his wife continued "These ones finally got used to our quirky family! Your late night tinkering, Nuffink and his trampoline stunts, Zephyr and her cricket obsession and lets not forget the slip and slide incident!"

"Uhm......"

"Hiccup! Our neighbours don't call the cops anymore because I tried to cook something and it went wrong!" Astrid gestured as she had put the phone to lean against something. "Heck, they aren't even phased by the fire department visiting now!"

"Well yeah....."

"Imagine explaining all this to new neighbours again," She stated.

"Astrid are you planning on cooking again?!" Hiccup questioned.

"Nooooo......"

"Astrid....."

"Okay Okay, I was thinking of making cupcakes to smooth things over with Mrs. Ortiz and her merry band of gossiping banshees. I don't want her taking this out on the kids," Astrid revealed which caused her husband to groan.

"Astrid I will not be part of mass murder. If you need cupcakes I will make them for you." Hiccup muttered.

"Also babe, maybe it isn't even our antics that got the neighbours to move." Hiccup suggested.

"I just don't want to break in new neighbours. Think of all the schmoozing and bribing we'd have to do," Astrid sighed. "Do you really want to attend another block party? Those single mothers were eyeing you like a piece of lambchop!"

Hiccup shuddered at that experience while Astrid continued "I literally had to pry one of them off you even when you told her you were married. Now we have something like a cold war feud going on."

"Honey, babe... I mean, maybe new neighbours aren't so bad." Hiccup suggested.

"Honey, if any new neighbour is a cougar with her eyes set on you I will take my axe and......"

"Agh... I get it, I get it!" Hiccup quickly said just as he was getting another call. Hiccup frowned as he noticed the number. "Maybe we celebrated too soon."

"What?" Astrid asked as she could hear the ringing from Hiccup's side as well through the microphone.

"Honey, it's Zephyr's school calling. I'm gonna need to take this. We'll talk later about the new situation alright...." Hiccup hung up after Astrid gave a reluctant goodbye and answered the other call.

"Hiccup Haddock speaking...."

"Yes, I'm her father...."

"I'm sorry...... she did what?!"

The End?

Encore?