Chapter: Innocent vs. Vicious
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The front lights in the classroom were off in order to show a slideshow of the topics that Anastasia was presenting to her students.
The classroom capacity held up to forty students, but in this class there was only twenty-five. In reality, Anastasia didn't mind having a small body of students in her class as it was easier to handle and there was a reasonable group conversation. However, once students started spreading the word about how much fun she was as a professor, she began to notice that certain classes that she did have, the population of students started to grow within those classes.
In this class it was about the Ancient Sex, which was a very blunt and an interesting topic to talk about. An older professor used to teach this class that had been created last year, but then that professor retired. They didn't want the class to disappear, so, they had asked Anastasia to take over it. She couldn't say no to that particular professor since they were a wonderful colleague to work with. And so, Anastasia added this class onto her schedule.
"Wait, so pomegranate was actually like an ancient style birth control or contraceptive?" One of her sophomores, Jill, asked after looking over the handout about contraceptive back in the ancient times.
"Yes, Jill, that was like their birth control pill." Anastasia said, sitting on the edge of the table that was in front of the class.
She crossed her right leg over the other since she was wearing a black pencil skirt that a few inches above her knees. She didn't need anyone peeking up her skirt and at her very showy underwear. As her eyes scan over her class, they landed on the back of the classroom where she saw the familiar faces of Jack, Will, Dr. Lecter, Dr. Bloom, and surprisingly, Abigail.
"Pomegranate was usually seen to reduce the likelihood of becoming pregnant. Back then, causalities were high at young ages. Women in childbirth or watching their own child pass away; they didn't want to go through that. Most women back then didn't want to become pregnant because of these facts."
"Wait, is that why Persephone ate many pomegranate seeds to prevent having children with the Underworld God?" Another sophomore, Charles, raised his hand but he spoke out before Anastasia could nod her head at him.
"Now, you're catching on." Anastasia pointed at him with a smirk making the student to grin.
"Looking at this handout, Professor Cerise, these contraceptives are gross and utterly nuts."
"But to them it worked. So, tonight make sure you read about the rituals that women and men did to prevent pregnancy. I think that you all will find the sexual methods interesting." Anastasia slid herself off the table, nonverbally dismissing her class with a nod of her head.
Some of her students did come up to her after dismissal and asked her more about the contraceptive topic while a few others asked her about office hours to discuss more of this topic with her in private.
Once all her students were out of the classroom, Anastasia packed up her things and shut off the computer with the projector.
"Good afternoon." Anastasia turned around to face the five that she heard walking up from behind her.
"Afternoon, Ms. Cerise. Is there somewhere private we can discuss some more?"
"Follow me." Anastasia said, walking around the group and then leading them out of the classroom into the hallway where students were beginning to leave their other classes.
Anastasia led them outside of the building then up this stone walkway next to the building where it led up to a brick building, which was where her office was and was located on the second floor.
When they enter her office, Anastasia set her bag behind her desk before nodding at them to find a seat in her office.
Anastasia sat herself down behind her large dark cherry wood desk in her leather seat. Her eyes land onto Jack first, seeing him sit down in one of the seats' in front of her desk then her eyes watch Dr. Bloom and Abigail sit in the two other chairs that was place before her desk. Will was standing behind Abigail's seat with this posture of protectiveness. While Dr. Lecter seem to be highly intrigue with all the drawings, photos and artworks relating to Rome that litter her office.
"Do you find the work interesting doctor or the city?" Anastasia found herself asking the doctor.
"Both. I greatly enjoy Italy. Did you draw these?" Hannibal asked, looking away from the beautiful sketch of a very detailed Colosseum and to stare at her with a spark of interest in his amber hazel eyes.
"Yes. When I was aboard as a college student, I would sit outside and draw what was in my sight. Sometimes I would roam the city and whatever sculpture I found interesting, I sketch. Then other times I would take photos instead." Anastasia answered with a grin causing Hannibal to grin back before he went back to walking around her office to enjoy the antiquity objects that were around.
"So, what do you guys want to discuss?"
"Abigail wanted to see you or ra—"
"I wanted to meet you." Abigail cut Dr. Bloom off from finishing her sentence with a tone of frustration.
Anastasia eyes narrow upon Abigail causing the teenager to sink back in her seat with wide eyes. Everyone noticed of how Anastasia sent Abigail a disapproving look for interrupting Dr. Bloom in such a erupt and rude manner.
"You wanted to meet me? Well, here I am. Anastasia Raine Cerise."
"Why wouldn't you take me in?"
"It's not that I didn't want to take you in, it's because I can't. You're eighteen now, Abigail. You're considered an adult. Yes, you could stay with me, but at the same time you can't. We all know you can't but obviously no one here is going to tell you that because everyone likes to take small steps to help someone understand something. But the cold hard facts are Abigail, is that I have met you once when you were just born. That's it. After that, nothing." Anastasia explained the truth, leaning forward in her seat with her hands clasped together on top of her desk.
She wasn't going to hold back the truth and the reality for Abigail, but instead, she will be lying down the truth. She did not care if it was orthodox toward the teenager.
The three before her, Jack, Will and Dr. Bloom are a bit in shock that Anastasia flat out told Abigail the truth. While Dr. Lecter turns to stare in between Abigail and Anastasia with full attention. His eyes scan over Anastasia to take in how innocent she seemed, but he could see that deep down on how vicious she could become and be.
"Why?" Abigail asked.
"I hated your father."
The temperature in the room seem to become chilly when Anastasia blankly told Abigail with an emotionless facial expression. The room was silent for a good minute until Jack cleared his throat to break up the awkwardness of the silence and he adjusted himself in the seat.
"Well, um…" Jack found that he was speechless as he did not know how to approach this.
All Abigail could do was stare with widen eyes at the composed Anastasia.
"You wanted me to state the truth. And I did. There's my answer."
'Innocent yet vicious.' Hannibal thought within his head with a small smirk gracing his lips.
He was starting to greatly like this woman.
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***UPDATED AS OF 1/30/2016***
Hi Everyone,
Here's another chapter and please review to get future chapters.
Side Note: If anyone is wondering, English is my first and only language. I just have bad grammar at times (mostly tenses).
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