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The next night Jack Crawford found the missing agent Miriam Lass in a warehouse. She was alive but her mind wasn't a little out of it. They had hoped that she would know who the Ripper was but she was in the dark for two years that she never saw his face. She only heard his voice. So, still wanting to see if Will's theory was right, they brought Hannibal in the next day. He knew what they were after but he brainwashed the Lass girl so well that she couldn't recognize his own voice.

For Will, he was cleared from all charges after what the Ripper did. He was no longer known as a killer but a man that was framed. After checking the warehouse that Jack found Miriam Lass he went home. A smile appeared on his face when he saw the pack coming out to greet him. His heart nearly skipped a beat when he saw Kagome and Leo walking down the steps. He was happy to see them now that he wasn't behind bars.

"Thank you. Thank you for looking after them." He smiled as he petted the pack. "They seemed happy."

"They're happy to see you." Kagome said

Leo ran to Will to hug him.

"Hey, buddy. Good to see you again." Will smiled

When Will placed Leo down he noticed the Rottweiler in the group.

"Who's this?" He asked as he petted the dog

"Remy. He's ours." Kagome said

"So this is Micheal's second good thing he did." Will said before standing up. "I almost thought you picked up some of my bad habits?"

"I always believed this was some of your good habits." She said before hooking Remy's leash to his collar.

Will looked down when he noticed her pregnant bump. It really hurt him knowing that this wasn't his.

"Congratulations by the way." He said

"Thank you." She said with a sad smile as she rubbed her bump.

"Kagome...I know that you're mad at me…" He said

"Will, please don't…" Kagome sighed

Wanting to talk to her alone he had Leo play with the dogs.

"Kagome, do you remember how you felt about Hannibal a year ago. Before we started working with him, you always said that there was something off about him. That you didn't trust him." Will stated "Now you see the best in him. Why is that? He's dangerous. More dangerous than Micheal. You need to get far away from him." He reached out and touched her hand. "You used to believe in me. Why don't you now?"

He caresses his thumb against her hand for a minute before letting go. He said his goodbye to her and Leo before calling his dogs back to the house. Kagome did her best to hold in her tears; she knew that he was right. She just doesn't know what to do anymore.

It's been two days since Will has talked to Kagome and Leo but he has been watching them from afar. He may feel like a stalker but it was the only way to see when Hannibal is alone. His moment came when he saw Kagome and Leo leave for Sesshomaru's and he slipped in from the back. It was a little tough as Remy was the guard dog, but he was still able to get pass. When Hannibal had arrived home he was about to have a glass of wine when he smelled a familiar aftershave.

"The same unfortunate aftershave." He said before turning around to see Will in the kitchen. "Too long in the bottle."

Will took out his gun and aimed it at the man he hated.

"Our last kitchen conversation was interrupted by Jack Crawford." He glared "I'd like to pick up where we left off. If memory serves, you were asking me if it would feel good to kill you."

"You've given that some thought." Hannibal said

"You wanted me to embrace my nature, Doctor." Will replied "I'm just following the urges I kept down for so long, cultivating them as the inspirations they are."

"You never answered my question." Hannibal stated "How would killing me make you feel?"

"Righteous." Will growled

"Aren't you curious, Will?" Hannibal asked "Why you? Why Miriam Lass? What does the Chesapeake Ripper want with you?"

"No, you tell me." Will glared "How did Miriam Lass find you? You made sure no one could find you that way again."

"If I'm not the Ripper, you murder an innocent man. You would do this to Kagome." Hannibal said "You better than anyone know what it means to be wrongly accused. You were innocent, and she was the only one who saw it."

"No, I'm not innocent. You saw to that." He glared

"If I am the Ripper, and you kill me, who will answer your questions?" Hannibal asked "Don't you want to know how this ends?"

Will clicked his gun as he walked closed to Hannibal, aiming at his hand. A part of him wanted to kill him. He wanted to kill for framing him and taking everything away from him but he couldn't. Will knew that he needed proof, so he left.

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Kagome didn't know what kind of game they were playing. Hannibal, somehow, was able to frame Frederick Chilton in being the Chesapeake Ripper. Will has decided to continue his sessions with Hannibal. Now Hannibal is back in helping Jack with cases. She didn't like it. When ever she confronted Hannibal about this they somehow always ended up having sex.

Many days have passed and cases have come and gone for Will and Hannibal. By this time Kagome didn't want to bother as she was working on a new exhibit at the museum. Though she was a little on edge as she kept feeling that someone was following her. One night Kagome had to work late and as she was about to head to her car she noticed a figure following her. She can tell that this person had bad attention towards her. So she placed a barrier around her stomach to protect her baby while sliding her hidden blade from her arm jacket. When the person was getting close she would have striked but Randall appeared in front her. He had this dark animal glare in his eyes but he wasn't looking at her. No, he was looking at the person who wanted to hurt her. Kagome looked at him in shock a little when she heard him growl. The person backed away and quickly ran away but that didn't stop that crazy look in Randall's eyes. Using what little power she had left she placed a hand on his arm and tried to calm him down.

"Randall. Randall, it's okay. I'm fine." She said

It seemed to have work and that look was gone.

"Miss Kagome." He said "Let me walk you to your car. It's not that safe it seems."

After he escorted her to her car he went back inside as he had some work to finish up. He had a good look at the person that was following Kagome and he was going to do as Hannibal had asked him to do. Kill anyone that showed any threat towards Kagome. Just thinking about the kill almost unleashed his animal side. When he was finishing up his work he was surprised to see Hannibal there.

"Hello, Randall." Hannibal greeted

"Dr. Lecter." Randall nodded

"You will always be ruled by your fascination with teeth." Hannibal said

"That's what you said to me when they brought me in your office the very first time." Randall replied

"Is that what I said?" Hannibal asked with a smirk.

"Yeah. I was crying. I was dreading telling you what was wrong with me and… You made it easier. Other visits too." Randall said

"A therapist's life is equal parts counsel and curiosity." Hannibal replied "We set a patient on a path, but are left to wonder where that path will take them. You've come so very far, Randall."

"A long time since you treated me." Randall said

"Which is why I wanted to talk to you about your wonderful progress, just for a moment, privately. I've seen what you've done now." Hannibal said as he walked closer.

"What have I done now?" Randall asked

"You bore screams...Like a sculptor bears dust from the beaten stone. That crying boy doesn't cling to you anymore. What clings to you now?" Hannibal asked "What clings to your teeth?

"Ragged bits of scalp...trailing their tails of hair like comets." Randall confessed

"Beautiful." Hannibal nodded "They are looking for you."

"I don't think I can stop anymore." Randall replied

"I don't want you to." Hannibal said "But they will find you, Randall. When they do, it's important you do exactly what I say."

After Hannibal explained the plan he was about to leave until Randall remembered about the person from before.

"There was someone following Kagome tonight." He said

Hannibal's jaw clenched in anger. Anyone that dared tried to hurt his Kagome and their baby will meet their death.

"Who?" Hannibal asked

"I don't know who. But it was a woman. And I know what she looked like." Randall darkly smiled

After a nice warm shower Kagome had dried herself off and placed on her silk nightgown before walking up to the mirror and started brushing her hair. She had hoped the shower would calm her down but she was still a bit shaken at what could have happened. Kagome knew that she would have killed again if it meant protecting this baby. She didn't care anymore, she didn't want to lose another child. As she sat down and brushed her hair Hannibal walked in the bathroom. The look in his eyes told her that Randall had already told him what had happened.

"I'm not gonna quiet because of that. I want to work. I need something to distract me from whatever you and Will are up too." She said

Hannibal sighed, knowing how stubborn she can be. But this was for her and the babys' safety.

"Then until this person is found I want Shippo or one of Sessohmaru's men to guard you." He said as he rubbed his hands on her shoulders. "For all we know...Micheal could have sent them."

"He no longer has access to the outside world." She whispered, wanting to believe in her words but she knew it wasn't true.

"You and I both know...he will find a way to hurt us." He said "I just want you two to be safe."

She nodded in agreement before continuing brushing her hair. Hannibal inhaled her scent one more time undressing himself and went to take a shower.

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It was a little surprising to Kagome when she saw Jack and Will at her work and were talking to Randall. She could only assume that it was about the strange animal attacks case that Hannibal told her about. When she saw Will...let's just say she was shocked by his new appearance. Not to mention a little turned on but she blames it on the hormones for that. If she didn't know any better it looked like he was almost trying to look like Hannibal.

Then two nights later after putting Leo in bed she sensed Will entering their home. When she went down to the dining room she saw him there with Randall's dead body on the table.

"Will?" She whispered

He did nothing but gave her a soft smile. It turned to a frown when Hannibal opened the doors and saw the scene before him. So he closed the door in case Leo tried to come down.

"I'd say this makes us even." Will said "I sent someone to kill you...You sent someone to kill me. Even Steven."

Kagome looked at Randall's face with a hint of sadness. He might have been a little strange but he has done well in protecting her.

"I was just starting to like him." She muttered

"Consider it an act of reciprocity." Hannibal said to Will.

"Polite society normally places such a taboo on taking a life." Will said in amusement.

"Without death, we'd be at a loss." Hannibal replied as he looked at the body. "It's the prospect of death that drives us to greatness. Did you kill him with your hands?"

"It was…" Will said as he looked at his bloody knuckle. "Intimate."

Kagome walked over to look at his hands and went to get Hannibal's medical bag.

"It deserves intimacy. You were Randall Tier's final enemy." Hannibal said

Kagome came back and started preparing to clean his wounds. Will tensed at first but the moment he felt her skin against his he started to relax. He had missed her touch. It took every ounce of him not to smirk when he saw the jealous look in Hannibal's eyes as he watched them. Kagome rolled her eyes as she could feel the tension in the room.

"Hannibal, sweetheart, calm down before you do kill him." She said with calmness. "I'm just tending his wounds, that all. No need to show your alpha side."

She looked at him and he just gave her an innocent smile. But she wasn't falling for it and just continued with her work.

"And you, Will, stop gloating. If I can see the smirk trying to tug on your face so can he." She replied as she wrapped the cloth tape around his hand.

"Sorry, no promises, Angel." Will muttered with a smile.

Kagome looked at him, a bit surprised that he used his nickname for her. It was nice to hear it but she wasn't his anymore.

"When you killed Randall, did you fantasize you were killing me?" Hannibal asked

He didn't like how Will was talking to Kagome, so he tried to change the topic.

Will's face turned neutral when he asked and looked at the man.

"Most of what we do, most of what we believe, is motivated by death." Hannibal said

"I've never felt as alive as I did when I was killing him." Will whispered

Hannibal smiled at this.

"Then you owe Randall Tier a debt." He said "How will you repay him?"

The three of them looked at the body and Kagome knew what Hannibal wanted Will to do. It would seem that later on work would be a little crowded.

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XxCouple of Days LaterxX

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Will was surprised to see Margot Verger again at his house. This time she had offered him a drink. It was obvious what she wanted him to do when she offered to show him her scars. He was tempted as he needed some release but he couldn't, not with her. Kagome was the only one he wanted. When he looked back at her, he didn't see Margot standing there. Kagome was standing there in Margot's place. This was the only way he could do it. They started taking each other's clothes off and Will saw the scars on her back. This brought him back to when they first made love together. How he saw all the scars Micheal gave her. Even with them she was still the most beautiful woman he has ever seen and he showed her that every night.

It was long till they were undressed and in bed together fucking one another senselessly. It took everything in his power not to moan Kagome's name as he did. Then the next morning when he found Margot gone, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Yes, she was with another man and he was free to sleep with whoever he wanted now but he still loved her.

The next night was a bit awkward as he had dinner at Hannibal's house with Kagome and Leo there too. To his surprise Alana was there as well. She sat next to him on the right side of the table while Kagome and Leo were sitting on the left.

Even though Alana wasn't her favorite person Kagome understood that she was still a somewhat friend and colleague to Hannibal. But if she tries something with Hannibal things will get ugly.

Kagome could sense guilt off of Will's arua and saw how he wouldn't meet her in the eye at times. Before she could ask Hannibal came rolling in with the cook pig he got from Mason Verger.

"Brined and roasted whole suckling pig." Hannibal announced before serving the pieces on the plates. "A gift from a friend."

"A friend of yours, not a friend of the pig's." Will commented

"There are those who raise livestock and have a genuine affection for them." Hannibal replies "The farmer who hand rears lambs loves them and sends them to slaughter."

"They love and kill what they love." Kagome said

"And eat what they love. It's a paradox." Hannibal replies

"Freddie Lounds thinks the two of you are a paradox." Alana said, as Freddie talked to her after her lecture at the college. "She sees something no one else sees."

"What's that?" Will asked

"That neither of you is the killer she's writing about, but together, you might be." Alana said

"That woman would say anything to write a story. Whether it's a lie or just fiction." Kagome shrugged before starting to eat.

"Freddie Lounds must consider you a bland interview subject if she already resorted to fiction." Hannibal said in agreement.

"She won't be fenced in by something as malleable as the truth. Freddie has no boundaries." Alana said

"Doesn't that make her a psychopath?" Leo asked "I read in a book that psychopaths have no boundaries."

Hannibal smirked while Will and Kagome lightly chuckled at his words.

"He does have a point. Those that don't have boundaries are psychopaths. Or Journalist." Will smirked before taking a bite.

"Freddie isn't the only one without boundaries." Alana said, looking at the three of them.

Even she had to admit that it was strange. Kagome was in a serious relationship with Hannibal now. Will tried to kill Hannibal and now they acted like nothing hadn't happened.

"Patient and therapist, friend and enemy." Alana egged on.

"I believe crossing boundaries is different than violating them." Kagome commented

"Boundaries will always be subject to negotiation." Alana said "It's just hard to know where you are with each other."

"We know where we are with each other. Shouldn't that be enough?" Will smiled

Hannibal smiled in agreement.

"Better the devil you know." He said before inhaling his wine and drinked it.

The dinner went on out with a few friendly conversions. But Kagome knew what was going to happen later on. With Freddie Lounds on their case Hannibal was gonna have to get rid of her.