It was supposed to be a simple drug bust in and out no problem,But someone tipped them off,Now she was being forced down a dark alley by three large men.
Clarice Starling was not one to go down easily for nearly ten minutes she fought them off with all her back up down for the count before one of them hit her hard.
The blow to her face knocked her down and caused her to drop her gun giving them time to retrieve it.
She looked around the alley the were forcing her down it lead to a dead end and there was no help in sight.
Glancing behind her she saw the three men,All of them were tall and well built two had her guns.
She stopped walking her vision was to blurry for her to make out anything and she guessed her head was bleeding.
One of them men she couldn't be sure which pushed her and she stumbled falling to the hard asphalt below her.
She felt the rough ground breaking the skin on her hands,knees and face as she hit.
Trying to hold her eyes open she watched them approach her one bent down and grabbed her hair lifting her head he ran his hand down over her chest.
The other two began pulling at the hem of her shirt she squirmed as best as she could but it made her head pound more.
She at last couldn't fight it anymore and with a soft moan of defeat she squeezed her eyes shut tight so not to look at the men about to harm her.
Then just as fast as the assult seemed to start it ended first the man holding her hair let go and went,well she didn't know where.
Then the other two immediately were gone as well leaving only scratches across her stomach and back.
She fought the darkness one more time and lifted her head looking she could only make out a silloutte before going limp one last time into a deep sleep.
Slowly Clarice opened her eyes it took a little while for them to adjust to the light.
She didn't know where she was or what happened but she now lay in a soft bed crisp,clean white sheets covering her lightly.
Looking around the room she didn't see anything familiar.
Looking more closely she noticed the same silloutte sitting in a chair in the corner of the room.
She quickly tried to sit up,Too quickly her head spun and she fell back again.
"Easy Clarice,I wouldn't want you injuring yourself more"The low deep vioce sounded smooth and warm like whiskey but she knew who it was immediately.
"Dr.Lecter?"She asked slowly.
"Hello,Clarice"He replied softly.
"Where am I?"She asked suddenly no longer scared she knew he wouldn't hurt her.
"You're safe Clarice,I assure you"He replied.
Once again she tried to sit up and this time succeeded and looked over trying to be able to see his face.
"Please...tell me where I am"she spoke up.
"I can't do that my dear,"He said back.
"What Happened?,How did I get here?"She asked looking around.
"What do you remember exactly?"Hannibal asked standing to cross the room and sit beside her on the bed.
Clarice looked suspiciously at him and backed away slightly when he sat down.
"There was a drug bust...five guys unarmed nothing big I took two backups,They were shot immediately.."She trailed off trying to remember.
"I managed to take out two guys but then one I don't know which knocked me down,He took my guns they forced me down an alley"
"Then,,,,,,,then they,,,,"She couldn't say it she started to tear up she took a shuddering breath.
"They raped me"She spat out.
"No,No,Clarice they did not"He interrupted quickly.
"No...no I remember now they didn't someone...you...you saved me"She looked at him in surprise.
He looked away from her.
"Why?"She asked softly.
"Is it that hard Clarice?Is it so terrible for you to imagine me as a person with a persons feelings not a monster you need me to be"He replied.
"I'm sorry I offended you"She apologised.
He looked at her,Saw the pain behind the determenation to hide it.
He wanted to hold her,touch her,make her feel everything he did,make her love him.
He instinctively reached out his hand to touch her face.
She felt the back of his rough hands brush her cheek and she winced away.
"You need your rest,Clarice"He said softly dropping his hand.
"I'm not tired"She said stubornely.
"Pray tell Clarice are you afraid of the monster that awaits you when you awaken?"He ask moving in closer much like he did the night he escaped krendlers letting her trapped by her hair.
"No,I'm not afraid of you"
He looked at her and could see she was telling the truth.
"Nor,Should you be"he smiled.
She slowly layed back against the soft pillows that awaited to cushion her head.
"Why are the lights off?"she asked with a yawn as she slowly slipped back into the welcoming darkness.
"to help you sleep"He replied standing but something in the way he said she knew that was a lie.