Hannibal and Clarice looked forward to these days. Today was the day they were both off of work and could spend time with their children. They had plans on going out to enjoy the town. First on their list was the park of course. Hannibal carried his daughter up on his shoulders and smiled at the bright, sunny day. Most people if they had seen how Hannibal acted nowadays may actually say the beast has been tamed that he has grown soft. He has grown quite peaceful and happy with his new life, but if we take a closer looks into his memory palace we will find that those instincts remain. It is apart of him so it is only natural they stay with him. It is part of what makes Hannibal Lecter. However, instead of these instincts being transferred into cannibalistic lusts they have manifested in a different state. The form of protection. Hannibal would do absolutely anything for his wife and kids, and it may just be his weakness to most people. He has something he values and like all values they can be taken away. At least these are the thoughts of Will Graham.

After Will left the FBI and his family left him he stayed at his house on the beach drinking himself nearly to death. He even contemplated suicide a time or two. But another thought over crowded his mind. Thoughts of him strangling Hannibal Lecter to death with his bare hands. But when he saw Hannibal with a family he wasn't sure how to react. So what, I can't have a family but you can! But could I really harm those kids to get my revenge? No…I can't that would make me worse than him. But still it would be what he deserves. I will rip him apart. And what of his wife could I kill her? Hmm..Clarice M. Star…Lecter. She is nothing more than a worthless traitor. It would be nothing. She deserves it along with him she would never choose a life without him. But those kids are probably unaware of what their parents are. That is it! I won't harm those children, but Lecter doesn't know that. I can torture him with thoughts of his precious family being killed and then when I have finally broken him down on the inside. Driving him to become that insane lunatic everyone knows he is. Then, only then, will his life be ended. But for now I will wait and observe his movements. It is after all the day to spend with his family.

Hannibal walked to the park with his family while Will Graham waited for the proper oppurtunity to strike. He was by no means within periphrial vision of Hannibal Lecter. Even Will needed high powered binoculars to observe them, but he slowly came closer and closer. Not to close though. He knew this monster would never let down his guard for as long as he lives. They decided tossing the ball around for a while might be in order. It was so odd seeing Lecter this way but he knew something had to happen in order for the mental torture to being. Something he could catch him with. Hannibal would toss the ball to Hannah and Hannah would pass it to her brother. Their son was pretty strong hearted and Clarice could tell right away as far as personality goes he would end up inheriting her stuborness. Hannah was a little shy like Clarice was when she was a kid but she was pretty quick for her age and loved to play outside. Both kids were polite of course they could argue at times, but they have been getting better. Neither of the children knew of their parents true identities. Both parents agreed on it until the kids were ready. Hannah caught they ball again and this time reversed the order. After a quick game of tag they decided to go and get some ice cream. Will was on a rooftop nearby and checked his watch. They had been there for nearly two hours playing and nothing had happened. Maybe he should provoke Lecter a little. But how? He studied them a while from the roof of an old abandoned brick building before deciding he had an idea. He picked up his cell phone and ran back to the ladder that allowed him to get onto the rooftop. Once he was down he pursued a little while longer until they had reached the ice cream shop, and then he turned up a back alley way and dialed his phone telling the man on the phone to meet with him. The man took a little while into getting their but he finally made it. This man Will Graham had met a few days ago. He was a lowlife with no family and was willing to do anything for money. Will thought of this man as being disposable the first day he met him. His other two thugs which he hired for $500,000 were far too experienced in their field to be disposed of too fast. This man's name was Alphonse Grey. Will keeped men around in case he needed a favor. He had it all mapped out in his head. People like Alphonse were specifically just for use and disposal. Others he kept with him and paid them rather nicely to help him with whatever he saw fit at the time. Will had the people he needed to use and this made him one step ahead of his game. The pawns are always the first to go.

"Yes boss?"

"That family in there. I don't want any of them killed, but that doesn't mean I don't want them roughed up a bit. Steal the woman's purse and threaten the kids even slap one of them if you deem it neceassary at the time."

"What for?"

"I am the one you work for. You do not question what I am to ask of you. My reasons are for my own."

"Fine. I want $10,000 for this idiotic stunt."

"No problem, after this is done."

"No problem."

Alphonse turned his back and walked off. Will didn't care about how much he wanted because he knew this man would never see the light of day again once he laid one finger on Hannibal's territory. Alphonse was dressed simple. Nothing that is a dead giveaway of him being a thug on the streets. He wore a shirt with pants, and his hair was dark and combed just an average looking man. Which is why will chose him in the first place. Most people you could pick out a mile away. This guy may not have been anything special, but he was good at just looking like a man off the streets. Alphonse waited a while until the family left and then followed them. He had a gun with him but kept it hidden until the time was right. Will stayed pretty close by as well. The oppurtunity came when Alphonse decided to make his move. They were down by a river just over looking the view. They all had their backs turned to the man until he approached nearby. Then Hannibal turned.

"Sir, you have been following us for quite some time care to explain."

"You are pretty quick usually people don't catch me."

It was then that Alphonse noted he had his harpy in his sleeve sliding it down into his hand.

"Now, now, now I wouldn't do that in front of your kids. Woman your purse give it to me."

Alphonse drew his gun and kept it close to him. The last thing he wanted was for a bystander to walk by and see him with a gun drawn.

"Gabriel please, just let him have it. Now is not the time."

"I would listen to your wife if I were you. And let the little girl bring it to me."

"No." Hannibal said, infuriated at the idea.

"Oh? Then I will shoot your wife."

Hannah and Michael reached for their father. "Daddy I'm scared." She began to cry, "Just let me do it Daddy then he can leave Mommy alone."

Hannibal looked down to them and smiled, "Everything will be fine I promise."

"I have grown tired of waiting." Alphonse pointed his gun to the side and fired to hit Clarice in the shoulder hoping that wouldn't come out of his paycheck. Lecter let his instincts take over and dived toward the man with his knife. He tackled him to the ground and the children ran for their mother. The gun went off one more time. Shit, I hit him. What the hell he is still going? What is this look in his eye? He is going to fucking kill me!

Hannibal turned toward his children, "RUN AWAY NOW!"

"But Da.."

"No buts I mean it go find a place to hide NOW!"

They had never seen their father like this and they ran away trying to find somewhere to hide. The river wasn't too secluded but its not like it looked over a busy street either. It was one a back trail.

Once Hannibal was sure they were out of sight he turned back to the man bellow him, "Good they are gone because I would hate for them to see what I am about to do to you."

"NO, NO, AAAHHH!"

Hannibal lowered his face and bit the man so hard and brought his knife back and slit his throat. The rest was just a bloody mess. Will stayed back from a far and took pictures using his phone then left with a smile on his face.

"You are about to lose everything. That fucking idiot may have messed up by shooting you and your wife but in the end it just worked out better for me."

Hannibal bent over his wife. "Clarice how do you feel?"

"Like shit." Clarice smiled back.

Hannibal realized the wound was not as bad as he had originally thought and decided they would hurry back home and he would treat her. Until then he pulled off his jacket and applied a torniquet. He went to the river and washed the blood from his mouth so as not to show the kids any more blood than need be. He grabbed what was left of Alphonse and dumped him in the river then turned his attention back to Clarice and picked her up. He began carrying her up toward where he saw the kids running. It wasn't long until he found them hiding behind a tree.

"Dad, Mom are you all right."

"Yeah we will be fine. Listen we are going home now."

Hannibal carried Clarice to their nearby car and drove off. They went home and the kids were still crying. Hannibal called Ardelia and told her to come and pick them up and take them to her house.

"Holy Shit. Are you guys all right?" Ardelia asked.

"Yes. Take the children to your place for now and lock the doors."

"Fine."

Once the kids had been taken care of Hannibal attended to Clarice. He took out the bullet and sewed her up. As soon as he was through with the bandages. She grabbed his arm and placed it over her heart.

"Please be careful I can't lose you or the kids."

"You won't."

"I saw what you did to that man. You have to be more careful I know you were only doing it to protect us. But still…"

She then lowered her hand to Hannibal's side where he had been shot, "you have to let us take care of you every once in a while."

He leaned over to kiss her. Then attended to his wound sewing it up. The phone began to ring and Lecter went over to it. Seing an unkown name and unkown number pop up bothered him.

"Hello? Would this be the man who staged that incident today?"

"Bravo. I will admit to being surprised you figured it out, but don't you think that is dangerous answering the phone like that? It could have been anyone."

"Will? What the hell do you think you are doing?"

"Getting all the revenge I want. How is your wife, huh? And what about your children bet that mentally scarred them as well."

"Graham listen you think about touching them and I can assure you that..."

"What will you rip me to pieces worse than what you did to Alphonse? Please Lecter you don't understand. I have pictures of what you did to him. What would your children think of these? Do you think they would say, 'Oh Daddy you are such a monster aaaahhhhh!'."

Lecter opened his mouth to speak but Clarice was on the other line and had picked up, "Listen mother fucker the only monster here is you and if you think you are going to take may husband and the father of my children away then you have another thing coming you lowly drunked bastard!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk…I am glad you are on the phone too Mrs. Lecter I intend to kill you too you traitor. So then I suppose I can finally say…Let the games begin."

He hung up the phone.

A/N: Sorry for the cussing but it seemed appropriate to punctuate the seriousness of the situation. And sorry it has taken me so long to update my computer broke and just got another for Christmas YAY! I got the reviews and thank you very much. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and find out what other excitement waits for the Lecters'. So please review all comments are appreciated thanks.

Kanan