So here's part 3, do enjoy.
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'Sweet child o' mine
Sweet child of mine
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I'd hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain.'
Guns N' Roses, Sweet Child Of Mine
It was late and dark, the winter caused ones breath to turn to fog in front of them. To say it was icy was an understatement. The occasional waft of heat would caress people's faces each and every time the large automatic hospital doors slid open, banishing the cold for no more than a millisecond. Stars hung high in the sky, an ocean of inky black littered with tiny diamonds like the most detailed of mosaiques. No one had noticed the stars or the chill as they entered the hospital, Will was in too much pain, Hannibal was paying too much attention to his mate and Abigail had her hands full with the twins. Hannibal had been so happy when Will had screamed down the hall that the baby was coming, and damn it Hannibal get your Alpha ass in here, he felt like he'd been holding a breath and was finally able to release it. His child was to be born.
Abigail sat on one of the greyish green, and rather uncomfortable chairs of the hospital waiting room, Claude perched on her right and Valentina on her left. It amazed her at just how much the twins had grown since she had officially become their sister, Valentina's hair was just like Will's and now that she was that little bit older it had curled and cuddled her face and gently brushed against her delicate shoulders. The youngest Lecter truly was a beautiful Omega and she would only grow more beautiful as she got older. She shifted in her clothes, due to the early hour and having just returned from putting an end to a particularly rude man named Grayson Samuels. Abigail had simply threw on the first top and pair of jeans she had come across. Which happened to be a dark pair of boot cut jeans, that she had wound up wearing with a pair of black flats, and a sleeveless high-low hem bright orange top. Her arms were covered in goosebumps but her thick dark green winter coat had managed to hold off hypothermia until they got into the warm and surprisingly cosy waiting room. She yawned as she looked down to her baby brother who had become more of a toddler than a baby. Claude had just gotten over a cold and so spent most his time asleep as they waited all wrapped up in his little black coat, Valentina however, was a little harder to keep occupied. Pat-a-cake was one of Valentina's favourite games and that managed to keep the young girl giggling for a lot longer than Abigail had expected.
Abigail wasn't really sure when it started raining, it seemed that one moment the sky was clear and then next there was a soft spatter of ice like rain tap dancing against the frosty windowpane. A simple white clock was mounted to the wall on the far side of the light blue waiting room opposite the chairs that the Lecter children occupied, it read one-thirty-seven in the very early morning and thankfully by one-thirty-nine Valentina had slipped into sleep just like her brother. While the twins slept Abigail had time to wonder about her soon to be born sibling, would it be a boy or a girl? Hannibal and Will had decided not to find out, Will said it was better that way, more of a surprise. Would her new sibling be an Omega or an Alpha like its daddy? Abigail couldn't wait to find out. A smile tugged its way onto her lips as she watched her siblings snooze beside her, Abigail had grown up thinking she was worthless and good for nothing but the twins had taught her that being a big sister was her calling, she was grateful to Will and Hannibal for giving her the opportunity to discover that. They really did make her life mean something.
Time passed and Abigail began to nod off herself, but she never quite got that far thanks to Hannibal making an entrance somewhere close to two o'clock. The eldest Omega's eyes flew open and a grin erupted on her face, Hannibal's looked remarkably tired, not that she blamed him, the beginning of a bruise had also started to appear on his right hand. Obviously Will had gripped a little too tight.
"How is Will?" Was her first question as she stood and crossed the room to her father.
"He's fine." Hannibal reassured her. "As is your brother."
"Brother?"
"Yes, Abigail. Brother." The Doctor smiled.
No one had noticed Claude awaken and rub his little maroon eyes, not at least until the young Alpha happily started chanting.
"Brother! Brother! Brother!"
The child raised his little arms indicating he wanted Hannibal to pick him up, which the older Alpha did almost instantly holding him close to his chest. The boy clung to his father like he hadn't seen the man in days, after all a few hours to an adult was around two days to a child. Abigail stepped up to her father and pushed a loose lock of hair back into place and correcting the classic Doctor Hannibal Lecter appearance.
"Let us go and meet the newest Lecter, shall we?"
Abigail pulled a still sleeping Valentina into her arms and carried her out of the waiting room and down several maze like hallways, eventually Hannibal came to a halt in front of a large cream-white door. The doctor pushed it open and stepped aside for the eldest Omega to enter first, ever the gentleman, she thought to herself.
The moment she saw Will a grin erupted on her face, there was a thick layer of sweat that seemed to coat his whole body and she had to admit he looked exhausted. Abigail couldn't help but wonder if he'd looked like that after having the twins, probably. Despite the exhaustion Will tilted his head up from the blanket wrapped baby to his mate and children with a soft smile.
"Hey."
He greeted as Abigail rounded the hospital bed to stand on his right while Hannibal took up the left with his back to the door. If a doctor or generally anyone had entered and witnessed the six of them in that moment they'd have just seen a normal happy family. No one would have suspected it was the Chesapeake Ripper and his accomplices, then again that was how it was with most serial killers, when people were asked later about said killer they were always surprised and never thought they would be capable of such things. Most people were so oblivious when it came to the truth, and it didn't help that Hannibal Lecter was a master manipulator.
"How are you feeling?" Asked Abigail as she shuffled Valentina in her arms.
"I just want to sleep for a million years." He joked.
"That is understandable, My Love." Hannibal leaned down and pressed a kiss to Will's forehead. "You'll feel better in the morning."
"I can't sleep now, I just want to watch him forever."
"That's understandable too, our son is gorgeous."
"What are you going to name him?"
Abigail asked curiously while looking down at her younger brother. Though the baby was asleep she could tell he would look just like Hannibal and Claude, she was also pretty sure he was an Alpha. The baby smelt mainly of Will like all newborns did however, there was an underlying scent of pure Alpha just like his daddy and brother.
"Ahh, the name." Will gave his mate a knowing look. "We debated over that for a while." The Omega's voice was growing more exhausted by the second. "We did eventually decided though. His name is Sebastian. Sebastian Henri Lecter."
"Sebastian." Abigail repeated, testing it in on her tongue. She liked it. "Its a wonderful name."
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Days had passed and Will was ready to go home, Hannibal was more than thankful for that he didn't like having his mate and child away from him. Hannibal had asked Abigail to stay at the house with the twins rather than having three young children to move around. Doctor Lecter was beginning to fear for his Bentley, three young children, Abigail and Will was a lot of people to fit in his pristine and beloved car. Hannibal prided himself on being better than most people but he would be lying to himself if he didn't admit a love for his Bentley. He'd leave it if he had to but Hannibal would rather put that off as long as possible. Seems Will is right, all men love their cars no matter who they are. Will was normally right about pretty much everything.
The moment Will and Sebastian were safe and sound in the Bentley Hannibal felt a wave of pleasure wash over him, his mate and child were officially safe and that was the most important thing in the world to him. Will held Sebastian close as they drove along the city streets, the baby Alpha slept peacefully like he'd spent most of the last few days. Sebastian didn't cry much at night, or at least not yet, Will was thankful for that because he'd managed to get some much needed sleep. His perfect blue eyes had ached from over use and his head had throbbed after giving birth to their son but sleep had aided him and returned his health. The Omega had always had a habit of watching the world go by through the passenger window but he couldn't take his ocean eyes from their child, their perfect Alpha son.
"I think he's going to be like you, Hannibal. He's going to choose his words carefully."
"Its a trait that's has served me well, William."
The drive passed in peaceful silence, nothing needed to be said and so nothing was. Occasionally Sebastian would wriggle in his sleep making Will smile like the proud Omega he was and Hannibal couldn't help but notice it and smile too. Will found himself thinking back to that night that seemed to very very long ago when he'd run out in front of Hannibal's car, to this day he still didn't know if he'd not seen the car or if his mind had decided to end it and not consult him. Whatever it was no longer mattered. His life had changed in so little time, if someone had told him on one of the days after Crawford had beaten him that he'd soon have children and be happy, really happy, he'd have laughed in their face. Claude, Valentina and Sebastian seemed impossible to him back then, a pipe dream and nothing more. However, there he was sat in the car of his mate with their newborn son in his arms. Life was good. Their son had a little tuft of blonde hair just like Claude had when he was born and Will couldn't help brushing his hand against the ever so soft locks. After a while when they were almost home Will did finally break the soft silence.
"Has that FBI Agent come to see you again? Lass right?"
"Yes, Agent Lass came to see me two days ago, William. The media had decided he's a twisted copy cat of me, which is highly unlikely, there is nothing similar in the way we each kill." Hannibal said never taking his eyes from the road. "However, it does seem to sell papers. Agent Lass appears to have decided I'm her go to Psychiatrist on the subject. All of this is unimportant though, you should be focusing on Sebastian, not The Flag Killer or Agent Lass."
"I guess you're right. I just don't like the idea that she's snooping around, I don't want her to figure you out."
There was such emotion in Will's voice. He had fought so hard for his family, there was no way in hell he would let a baby face Alpha on her first lead case take it all away from him.
"Don't worry William, we are safe. Only two people have ever figured out what I am and that is because they share the same way of thinking as I. You will never turn me in, and I doubt very much that Abel will."
The car fell back into its peaceful silence as they drove the last few minuets. Will was beyond happy when he saw the house, standing tall as it always did. He liked being back in the territory of his Alpha it had a calming effect on him which he was thankful for. Hannibal shut off the engine and then rounded the car to pull the passenger door open before taking Sebastian from Will so as the Omega could exit the car. Will immediately took the child back, no Omega liked being even an inch from their newborn, not even to let their mate hold the baby. Hannibal opened the garage door that lead up to the house and led Will through the building, almost instantly Winston was by Will's side.
"Hey Winston." Greeted Will as he crouched down close to the reddish brown dog. "Winston this is Sebastian. Sebastian this is Winston."
To Will Winston really was part of the family. After a moment of petting Winston the Omega stood and followed Hannibal into the living room.
Almost the second he entered what seemed like everyone he had ever met popped up and somehow managed to both whisper and yell the word surprise.Thankfully Sebastian didn't wake. It was quite obvious, to Will anyway, that Hannibal had not known about the get together that had decided to appear in his living room which meant it was probably Abigail's idea, pressured by Alana and quite possibly Beverly too.
"Aww." Started Alana as she approached Will. "Oh, Will. He's beautiful."
The female Omega smiled down at the sleeping infant with a smile that seemed to be reserved for only children. Alana had always wanted a child of her own but after all that had happened she seemed to have sworn off Alphas all together, that was how Meredith had come into her life. At first they had been worried that Alana was dating the Omega as an alternative to Alphas but Price has soon confirmed that his sister had always been bisexual, that had eased their worries somewhat.
"She's right he is cute." Said Abel who was the next to step forward. "What's the little tike's name?"
"Its Sebastian." Hannibal informed as he slipped out of his coat and left the room to hang it up.
Alana, Abel, Beverly and Rex cooed over the baby for a while before Will decided it would be best to put him down for a nap.
"I'll take Seb." Said Abigail moving to take the baby from Will. "I was going to put the twins down anyway."
Will thanked her and handed over the baby, he didn't like letting Sebastian out of his sight but he trusted Abigail and the baby did need to sleep in his crib.
"I'll bring the twins." Insisted Alana as she stood from the couch and filled her arms with an asleep Claude and took Valentina's hand.
"Thanks Alana."
With that the two Omegas were gone.
"Where are Joshua, Kari, Barney and Rain?" Will asked taking a seat on the couch.
"They stayed behind to man The House." Answered Rex with a smile.
"Since that dinner party Hannibal threw, The House has been far more busy." Added Abigail.
Hannibal being the perfect host that he was went off to get everyone a drink only to return to everyone having a pleasant discussion, on what he never found out as Alana and Abigail entered almost the second after he did.
"Okay, so now everyone is here and the kids are safely asleep. We have something to tell you all." Said Jimmy as he took Brian's hand.
Hannibal knew what it was instantly, he was an Alpha after all and had smelt it two and a half weeks ago.
"I think Hannibal already knows." Brian told his mate.
"He's an Alpha, he would." Responded Price.
"Okay, for those of use who aren't impeccably dressed Alpha's could you elaborate." Beverly chuckled.
"Yeah, sorry." Price cleared his throat. "Brian's pregnant."
Alana and Beverly both gasped in unison while a huge grin appeared on Abel's face.
"How long?" Asked Rex curiously.
"Almost three weeks." Answered Brian. "We'd have told you all sooner about Alexis but then Will went into labour and rained on our parade."
"Well, I'm sorry but Sebastian decided on that on not me."
Everyone but Hannibal chuckled at Will's words, Hannibal Lecter did not chuckle and even if he did it would be something that only Will would see.
"Is Alexis a boy or a girl?"
"Abigail, three weeks is a bit early to know a babies gender or dynamic." Said Hannibal softly.
Conversation carried on around Jimmy and Brian for a while before drifting off to other subjects, Hannibal didn't particularly want them in his house but they were Will's friends and he seemed to he happy there were there so the doctor didn't do a thing to make them leave. While everyone was chatting Abel pulled Hannibal off to one side and informed him that The House's freezer was getting a little under stocked. Hannibal had been busy with Will and the children so that had taken a back burner for a while but he promise to rectify the situation soon.
Alana was the first to leave surprisingly, something about Meredith taking her away for her birthday. Will was pleased to see Alana happy again, for a while it seemed like she had forgotten how to smile.
"Could the new girlfriend become more wife like in the future?" Abel asked with a grin as Alana slipped on her coat.
"Maybe." She drew the word out as she left the house.
Two people of the same dynamic couldn't properly mate like an Alpha and an Omega and so they had marriage, it was quite popular with Beta couples as well since their scents didn't mix on the same level as with the other dynamics. Hannibal had wondered if Price and Brian would marry since they were a Beta and an Omega. A Beta and Omega couple was rare beyond belief and a child from such a pairing was practically unheard off but they were happy together, so who had the right to judge them?
It didn't take long for everyone to file out after Alana, Beverly and Abel being the last to leave. After that Hannibal had his house back which he was pleased about, he had his family all to himself.
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Hannibal had just returned from his late night hobby, an incredibly rude lawyer by the name of Timothy M. Desmond. He stood in the basement slowly moving the select cuts and organs into his refrigerator, he'd take them over to The House the next evening to restock for Abel. He was missing his suit jacket and tie but still seemed to be the embodiment of power and authority. It was a talent really.
"Hello Father." Greeted Abigail as she descended the stairs and made her way over to him.
Abigail only called him Father when she wanted something, everyone knew that it was no secret. Still Abigail said it like it was just a normal conversation and not a I want this tactic.
"Hello, Abigail. What brings you down here so late? You should be getting some sleep, you have school in the morning."
"I know." She smiled. "But I couldn't sleep."
"Would you like me to get you something to help?"
"Oh, no that's alright." She paused for a moment before starting again. "I actually wanted to ask you about something."
There we are, she's getting to the point of this midnight visit, thought the doctor.
"And what would that be?"
"There's em. There's a performance of King Lear at the end of next month, and I really want to see it. I know you only just took me to see Madam Butterfly but I love King Lear, its my favourite Shakespeare play and the tickets are being snapped up really quickly."
"Very well, I will take you to see it on one condition."
"Anything."
"Help me move this meat into the refrigerator."
"That's it?"
"Abigail, you should know by now that if you simply ask me politely, I will take you. There's no need for this not so subtle begging." He gave her a soft half smile.
"Okay. Thank you Hannibal."
With that she started to help moving the meat from the cooler to the refrigerator. It didn't take long with the both of them. They enjoyed a small talk about Abigail's school work, she had become very well educated and Hannibal was certain she would get to where she wanted to be. The Omega was a very hard worker. Just as they finished and Hannibal set aside the cooler, Cobalt barreled down the stairs and jumped up on the basements steel operating table. Cobalt had grown into a rather large animal since Hannibal had given him to Abigail, he was no longer the puppy he thought he was.
"Another condition." Began Hannibal. "Keep Cobalt under control."
"Oh, yeah, sorry." With that Abigail pulled the large black dog from the table.
"Come on, you should be asleep and I haven't seen nearly enough of Will today."
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