Chapter : the first sighting.
by girldoctor
Disclaimers: All characters belong to Thomas Harris.
Hannibal thinks back to when he first sees Clarice
He could recall that it was right after a bad date . He agreed to go out with a girl named Victoria . She was a nursing student . They met briefly in the hospital . They were both doing clinicals . She found out that they went to the same school and asked him if they could meet outside the hospital . He said yes , he did not know why obviously some unfulfilled void in his life maybe.
He impressed her by taking her to the fanciest and most expensive restaurant in town . He was not so impressed with her , however . Outside the hospital she seemed very common like all the other girls . Throwing her hair back hoping he would notice how big of a catch she was .
He wondered how she would feel if he told her he had quite the murder spree in Europe . Would she still want attention from him ? Instead he spend the rest of their hours together gently reducing her into nothing . Safe to say she ran from him in tears.
Unfortunately she did cause quite the scene and Hannibal knew he would not be about to go back into that restaurant for quite sometime . Reeling from that small disapointment , he did so greatly love their food the chief was one of a kind , is when Hannibal met the angel know as Clarice .
He decied to go into the library and reread his most favorite medical journals or perhaps learn a new recipe in the cook books .
He had been lying low since Europe but he wonder how long he could keep his new appetite in check . Musing over this is when he heard the laughter . It wasn't Clarice laughter no no no it was her friends laugh that caught his attention at first .
He turn to look over at the student lobby to see this woman who was obviously having a good time while he himself was not . This is when his heart missed a beat . Looking over his shoulder he could see the woman who was laughing . Sitting beside her was the most beautiful woman Lecter had ever had the fortune to look at . She was simply venus . Even if her lips was pouted and face slightly red . Hannibal guessed that the woman with the uncontrolled laughter was laughing at this woman expense .
It was not hard to see that this mystery woman had definitely caught the attention of the other males in the room . They all stared at her like it was their first time at seeing something so bright and wonderful . This killed some of lecters buzz . Obviously , this woman knew of her charm and just like Victoria would use it . Surprising he was not turned off by this in fact his first thought was , and he hated to admit it , she could use her charm on him any time and unlike Victoria this time it would work . He smiled inwardly when this thought first came to him than he quickly discarded it because it was so 16 year old boyish to be thinking like that . Was he not far beyond normal human thought ? Yes he was .
Realizing that he was still stareing , pleased to see his mouth was closed , unlike her other admirers . He turned to leave . Only to notice that the other woman, the laughing woman was getting up to leave also . Hannibal could hear the laughing woman's last words " see you Clarice . " His ears caught the name .
As soon as the other woman left the room , her friend , Clarice , quickly became a different person . All emotion now gone she just simply stared out the window . Not caring about anything . Not noticing that every eye in the room was on her , even some women . She seemed at peace , content . Her eyes focus not with what was outside the window but something Hannibal could not see . He knew he was the only person who would notice this it was a look he had most of the time .
He wanted so much to break her attention from the window . Than her attention would be on him but he simply could not . Instead he sat down far from her . Not to far but far enough . He watched her . He did not feel like going to the library anymore . He felt compelled to stay and watch . Everyone else was , why couldn't he ?
As soon as she would rise he would follow her . He would learn where her dorm was , learn maybe other things . He was pleased that he could smell her lovely perfume from where he sat . He smiled because the perfume was so simple . Probably something she picked up from a general store , but this did not take away what he felt for her in fact now he found himself wondering what she would smell like with a richer , better perfume . One perhaps from Italy . He would check the internet when he got to his room , perhaps get it as a gift and leave it somewhere she could find it .
Clarice soon stirred from her deep thoughts . She very quietly picked up her bags as if not to disturb anyone . Not knowing she was the center of the attention . She started to leave an accidentally ran into a admirer who was deliberately standing in her way . She restlessly started apologizing to him not knowing that he just spent the last thirty minutes looking at her . Hannibal smiled . His woman was not very perceptive , o well he had enough for the both of them . This is when his heart skipped another beat . He had never wanted to share with another human being , not to share his gifts anyway . The gifts that made him so unlike other people . Who was this woman ? ?