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Hannibal Lecter stood infront of his full length mirror and studied his appearence. He was quite pleased with the outcome. He wondered wether Clarice had recieved his packages or not. He'd had the ring made special. Hmm, Clarice......... As Dr. Lecter became caught up in his thoughts, someone buzzed up from the bottom floor of the apartment building. He must admit, it wasn't nearly as nice as his previous abode, but then again, nothing probably would be. He strode over to the door, and answered the buzz. "Can I help you?" he asked, the words practically rolling out of his mouth. "Yes, uhm, Dr. Carstairs, it's me, Fred Paccino," replied a voice. Lecter unlocked the door, as a cue for Fred to enter. "Thank you," said Fred quickly, ending the buzz conversation. He lugged two large packages up to the door. "Oh, splendid, they've arrived," said Lecter to no one in particular. "I don't know what you have in there, Sir, but it sure is heavy!" exclaimed the younger man, making small talk. "Well, Fred, you can't quite complain, as your job is the delivery boy. You deliver the packages," said Hannibal, "While I, on the other hand, receive tham." This comment somewhat insulted Fred. He became flushed with anger. "Hey, you watch who you're talking to!" he shouted. "Tsk tsk, Fred. I believe you should watch who you're talking to," replied Lecter, still completely calm. He handed Fred $5.00, and turned to his packages. Fred frowned at this. "You usually tip bigger than this," he stated, pocketing the money. "Well, Fred, did I wrongfully deny you the bigger tio? Or did you not deserve it?" asked Hannibal, not really expecting an answer. Fred made a face at his back, and then left the apartment. "How ungrateful. Well, I suppose the root of all evil sometimes forces us to lose our composure," he stated to the empty apartment, and set about opening his packages.
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A/N: 0_o cliffhanger. Well, it's really not that suspenseful yet, but..... Sorry the chapters are so unbelievably short, but I keep trying to get stuff up, they have to be short so I stay on schedule. More to come. Review, please, if you could spare the moment. Lotsa Luv, MHR.