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Kagome stood in the woods in her old miko outfit with her bow and arrow at hand. She walked further in the woods but the farther she got she found herself in front of the Cassie Boyles body mounted on top of a deer's head in the middle of the forest alone. When she looked around the woods she saw that there was no one around and then she looked back at the girl and 'He' stood across from it. He looked at her with those grey green eyes filled with amusement and love. It made her feel sick to her stomach whenever he did that. He spread his arms out with a wide smirk planted on his face.
"Happy Anniversary, my beloved Dove." He said with an accent
Anger built up inside her and notched her arrow before releasing it.
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She jerked a little in her sleep and saw that she was at home. Sighing in relief and frustration she lay back in bed. When she heard the car parking in the lot she knew Will was home. She went downstairs to greet him and they had dinner. He told her that Jack wanted Hannibal test him to see if he's mentally okay and how he didn't like it. She was with Will on this. As good as Hannibal was with her she didn't want him in Wills' head. So they went together and she waited outside the office for him. When they were done Will and Kagome were about to leave until Hannibal ask if he could speak to her alone for a moment.
"You know…not to be rude or anything…but I was hoping I didn't have to step in here again." She said as she looked around the office
When she didn't get a replay from him she turned her head towards him and he was just standing there looking at her. She felt uncomfortable in his gaze so she turned her head back and looked out the window.
"Kagome, I never told Jack or Will this but I notice that you did something with Abigail Hobbs." He said
If it wasn't for Sesshomaures' training for not only fighting but also controlling her emotions and body language she would have gave off signs that proves that he has something on her. She mentally thanked Sesshomaru for it.
"You mean save her life?" She asked
"I spoked to the doctors and they said that her wound to the neck had shown signs of the cut closing before she even got to the hospital. Healing like that would have taken a week or so to close." He said walking towards her and stops a few steps behind her
She turned around with her mask on and crossed her arms. He narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing with that mask on he can't read her anymore but knew she was hiding something.
"What are you implying Doctor Lector?" She asked
"You do know once you place that mask on Kagome, it means you're hiding something from me." Hannibal stated "I need you to trust me."
"Why is my trust in you so important Hannibal?" Kagome asked
"You didn't answer my question." He said
"I'll tell you mine if you answer my." She said
He stayed quiet but she didn't have to hear him say it. It was all in his eyes.
"I have to go. Will is waiting for me." Kagome said
She walked around him and went out the door without saying another word. When they got to the car her mask was gone and she let out a breath she didn't know that she was holding. She complete forgot how observant he was. She had to be more careful around him. Who knowns what he would do if he found out about her powers. Not only that but her worst fear was proven. He was in love with her.
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The next day Kagome was in the yard practicing her archery until she got call from Will. There seem to be another case and Jack wanted her to go with them. When she got there she was much more calmed and control this time. This time they called this guy the 'Gardener' and he buried his victims in the ground where mushroom were growing.
"And here I thought I saw it all." Kagome muttered as she put on some gloves and examine the body
"I thought we agree you weren't going to go to the scenes." Will said
"Yes we did but I realized that I'm gonna have to suck it up sooner or later. I can't let it control me. Besides this…is nothing like the Doves." Kagome said and looked at him with a smile. "So should I let you do your work."
She took off the gloves and he helped her up. She stood right next to him as he went in the criminals mind, having her hands at the ready if something dark leaks out.
"I do not bind his arms or legs as I bury him in a shallow grave. He's alive. But he will never be conscious again. He won't know that he's dying. I don't need him to. This is my design." Will said in his own world
The moment he saw Garret Jacob Hobbs in the ground a bright light blinded him and brought him back into reality. Kagomes hands were both on his arm and head with a tiny glow. She sensed something was trying to break out of his mind and she blocked it and pulled him out. When they were about to leave one of the victims hand grabbed on to her and it took every amount of control to not scream. He was still alive. How did she not sense it? Will quickly pulled her from the body and the team quickly came back.
"Don't touch him." Will said as he was holding Kagome tight
"Oh Kami." She sighed in relief
She knew she should be use to corpses coming after her but it has been so long since that happened.
"You okay?" He asked
"Yeah…just had my own experience of The Walking Dead." She joked
"Let's go home." He said
"Right with you there." She said
They left the area and Kagome practically dumped a whole sanitizer gel where the half dead guy touched her.
"I don't think there's enough hot water or sanitizer in the world to get rid of this feeling." She said when they got to the car
"That was a little weird don't you think?" He asked "The moment you pulled me back he woke up."
"I'm just as surprise as you are Will. As a priestess I have learned to sense if someone is still alive or not. But this time I didn't." She said
"He must have seen the same light as I did when…when I saw Hobbs." He said and then looked at her. "He must have thought he saw an angel."
"Will, baby, that's sweet but after what just happened…" She said lifting up her hand that was filled with gel. "Not very comforting right now." They laughed a little. "Now I might have nightmares about dead corpses hands popping out at me for weeks." And she started rubbing the gel over her hand and part of her arm again.
"We might have to take you to the doctors to get you check. There were a lot of funguses growing there." Will said
"Normally I would say I'm fine but I'm with you on that." She said
He drove them off and took her to the hospital. After getting some test done Will would have gone home but he had to stop at Hannibal's. Not wanting to deal with him right now she told Will that she'll stay in the car and wait. After last night she didn't want to be alone with him anymore and she told Will about her suspicions too about Hannibal in love with her. She didn't expect him to believe her at first but he said that he had notice as well when he first met him.
When she waited she noticed someone walking in the building that looked familiar. A woman with curly red hair and Kagome remembered that she was at the scene. There was something sneaky about her. She smelled a rat and Kagome didn't like it. Getting out of the car and locking it she went inside after her. When she got to Hannibal's waiting area she saw the woman holding something close to the door. Almost like she was listening to what Hannibal and Will were saying. That pissed her off and cleared her throat. The woman flinched and almost yelped in surprise before she turned around.
"Oh hi um…" The woman said and trying to put everything back in her bag
Before she could say anything else Hannibal opened his door and looked surprised to see Kagome.
"Miss Kimball?" He asked the woman
"Yes." The woman said
But Kagome glared at her as she sensed that was a lie. Hannibal saw the look on Kagomes face and knew that she didn't trust this woman.
"Good evening. Please come in." He said "Do wait a moment I need to speak to her for a second." He let the woman in his office and walked closely to Kagome
Her eyes never once left the woman as she glared.
"Kagome, what is it?" He asked in a whisper tone
"I saw that woman at the crime scene Will and I where at and then when I came in to question her she had a recorder close to the door listening." She said "I've seen journalist people like her before, their rats that turn and mix the truth up. I won't let her bad mouth Will if he's her subject."
He could see the anger inside her eyes when someone was to trying to hurt someone she cared about. Loyalty and devotion. He wanted that all to himself from her. She was willing to do anything to protect Will and he wanted to see how far she was willingly to go to do that. Taking her hands into his he notice she always tense when he does this. He needed her full trust if she was ever to be his one day.
"I will handle this. Don't worry." He said "Now go, Will must be wondering where you are right now."
She nodded her head and left but not until she glared at the woman one last time. When she left Hannibal straighten his posture and head back in his office and had a determine look to see who this woman was. He had a name in mind but he had to make sure. When he closed the door he watched her looked around, taking everything in.
"I've never seen a psychiatrist before." The woman said "And I am unfortunately thorough, so you're one of three doctors I'm interviewing. It's more or less a bakeoff."
"I'm very supportive of bakeoffs." He said "It's important you find someone you're comfortable with."
"I can imagine you as my therapist which is good." She said "If I can't visualize opening up emotionally, I know it would be a problem."
"May I ask why now?" He asked
"Do you mind if I ask you a few questions first?" She flipped it around feeling confident
"Of course not." He said now seeing his answer is right
"I love that you've written so much on social exclusion. Since that's why I'm here, I was wondering…" She said
"Are you Freddie Lounds?" He asked but he was 100 percent sure she was
Her face turned to shock and surprised which gave it all away.
"This is unethical, even for a tabloid journalist." He said
"I am…um…I am so embarrassed." She said
"I'm afraid that I must ask for your bag. My friend that you met in the hall saw you record my session with a patient I had a few minutes ago. And I take her word for it because she never lies when it comes to those that she cares about." He said
He saw the look on her face and it look like she wasn't going to do it.
"I'd rather not take it from you." He said almost threatening
That got her upset and mad at the situation but gave him her bag anyway.
"Thank you." He said and looked through it
"I don't know what your friend saw but I was just recording our conversation." She lied
"Our conversation? Yours or mine?" He said
He almost lost his temper when she called his Kagome a lair.
"Yes." She lied
"No other conversation?" He said
"No." She lied
"You are very persistent about your appointment time." He stated "How did you know when Will Graham would be here?"
"I may have also recorded your session with Will Graham." She said
"You didn't answer the question. How did you know?" He said almost losing his patience
"I can't answer that question." She said
He led her to one of his couches and told her to sit down next to him as he took the recorder out.
"Delete the conversation you recorded. Doctor-patient confidentiality works both ways." He said and handed it to her. "Delete it please."
She hesitated for a bit but she did it anyway and handed it back to him.
"You have been terribly rude, Miss Lounds." He said as he placed the purse to the side and looked at her. "What's to be done about that?"
When he said that she feared the worst as she looked him in the eye. He mentally smirked when he smelled the fear off of her. He wanted to eat her for her little comment towards Kagome but he believed she could be useful for him. If she is interest about Will then maybe she could push him to the edge when he can't.