Chapter : breaking and entering

by : girldoctor

Disclaimer : All character belong to Thomas Harris .

First let me thank everyone who reviewed the last chapter . " THANKS . " Ok I hope you like this one . It didn't take that long for me to update .

Clarice had a long history of strange and unusual dreams . So , when she woke up from her nap she didn't find anything disturbing about the dream she just had about Hannibal Lecter and his sketch book .

She had dreamed that she was back in Hannibal's dorm room . Just him and her and all his fancy things . No Rachel DuBerry .

She had just found his sketch book . The sketch book was still open to the first picture of the graphic , cut open body . Just like how it had been when she went to his dorm . But , this time she picked his sketch book up , and she opened it to the next page .

The next page was a sketch of her . The next page was a sketch of her . Clarice kept turning the pages of the never ending sketch book .

It was full of drawings of just her . Drawings of her while she slept . Drawings of her while she ate , read , studied , ran , bathe . It was a bit creepy but she woke up feeling like the dream was sorta sweet instead of a nightmare .

Clarice yawed , and stretched . She glanced at the clock . " Holy . . . . . "

Clarice quickly got out of bed . She dressed in a hurry . She put her shoes on rather clumsy as she ran out the door to go meet Hannibal .

Meeting Hannibal for what ever reason . She truly had no idea . She was nervous on meeting him . Nervous because of her perculiar dream and their almost kiss .

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Hannibal arrived at Crawford's office early . He watched from afar as Crawford came out of his office and locked his office door for the night .

Crawford had a coffee stain on his shirt that Hannibal found amusing . Hannibal smiled inwardly as Crawford walked away .

Hannibal took his book bag off his shoulder and placed it under a desk that belong to a secretary who had left for the night .

Then he leaned up against a wall , as he patiently waiting for the arrival of Clarice Starling .

O how he longed to see her . He did feel anxious about seeing her again .

It felt like an eternity since he had last seen her , almost held her , almost kissed her . He could still remember her scent .

As he waited for Starling he took a stroll in his memory palace . Ending in a room that contain Clarice's scent . He breathed it in and held it for as long as he could before he took another deep breath .

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Clarice walked into the building . Hannibal noticed her before she noticed him .

She didn't know what to say to him . Would a simple hey do ?

" Hey . " She said as she approached him . As she got closer to him she felt slightly better just being near him . Until she noticed that he had something on his face , something that looked like pink lipstick .

" You got something right there . " Clarice pointed at Hannibal's face .

His eyes focused on hers . He wiped the lipstick off smiling . " Aww . Thank you future agent Starling . "

Her eyes narrowed . She knew he did that on purpose . She knew that he was a man that did not do things on accidents . Ever .

He meant for her to see the lipstick that covered his face and smell the woman perfume that enveloped his body . It ticked Clarice off .

" Nice to see you again Clarice . Have you been thinking about our last meeting ? " Hannibal said innocently , interrupting Clarice thoughts .

" You leading me to your prestigious room . Making me tell you things I would rather have not . Then you telling me to meet you here after hours for reasons you still haven't shared . " Clarice paused , " Did I leave anything out ? "

Hannibal smiled . " Did you leave anything out ? "

" O right . " Clarice acted liked she just now remembered . " Rachel . Rachel DuBerry , your surprised visitor . "

Hannibal shook his head . " Not a surprise . I recall telling you that I had a vistor on the way . " Hannibal gave Clarice a sly smile .

Clarice glared at him . She was trying not to notice how beautiful that smile was . " Is she your girlfriend ? I'm asking because of the lipstick , not my color but whatever . "

" She is a known acquaintance . Clarice you seem bothered . "

Clarice , feeling bothered , tried to change the subject . " You care to tell me what we are doing here exactly ? "

Hannibal moved closer to Starling . He put both of his hands on each side of her shoulder and kissed her gently on the cheek . " It is nice seeing you again . "

Than he left her to stand in front of Crawford's office door . " Clarice , you are here because I am about to break into Professor Crawford's office . Any questions ? " He asked a dumnstruck Clarice Starling .

She stared at him . " What ! Why ? No ! " She was furious .

" Shhh . " Hannibal spoke to her softly . " I am trying to help you . " He pronounce the word trying , louder than the other words . Starling was still glowing with anger . " Your not doing anything wrong . " Hannibal added .

" We are breaking into his office . " She repeated .

" I am breaking in . Your following . " He clarified . " If we get caught . Which I doubt . You can say I made you . " He laughed at that last part . " As if I could make you do anything . " He smiled at her again .

Clarice ignored the last part . " Still ! Why ? Why is this necessary ? "

" Necessary ? Hmm I wouldn't say it is necessary Clarice . However it does help . " Clarice stared at him . Did he honestly believe he just properly explained himself , Clarice wondered .

" Would you like me to explain ? " A sly smile formed on his beautiful face .

" Yes . " Clarice said doubtfully .

" Then you need to answer a question . " Clarice rolled her eyes not this again . " How did you feel when my - " He paused to think " lady friend came by today . "

Lady friend ? Clarice hid a laugh . " I don't know . I wasn't happy . " Clarice reluctantly told the truth . " Does that answer your question ? "

" In a way . Ok . Clarice your make believe case is based on several real cases . I recognized them when I read your file . All of the cases that your case is based on Crawford had some part in . We . " He corrected himself . " I break in . We search . We find . We read . Understand ? Its very simple really . "

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