I do not own The Silence of the Lambs or any of the characters, but I do own Kelsey Black.
Story start
The next day I woke up with a gasp. I looked at the clock and was surprised to see that I had actually had a full night's sleep. "Maybe I should sleep on the couch more often," I whispered before jumping off the couch happily. A quick flash of Dr. Lecter's smiling face entered my mind and I gasped. "Did I sleep well last night because I kept thinking of Dr. Lecter?" I whispered as I ran to my bathroom to take a shower.
"Crap, I didn't wash my coat for work," I thought annoyed at my forgetfulness. "I'll just go to work without it again. Even though that means more perverted looks from Dr. Chilton," I said as I stepped into the shower. Yes I know it's weird to talk to yourself, but when you live all alone you will gladly talk to yourself just to have some noise.
I finished my shower and stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around my body. My black hair with white tips was dripping onto the floor as I dried off my body. I quickly rung the water out of my hair and started blow-drying it. Once I was finished drying my hair, I brushed it straight and parted it to the left.
For a change this morning, I actually got up and put on a little bit of make-up. It wasn't much though. It was just some lip-gloss and some mascara. I put on some underwear and my uniform shirt. I also put on some nice black jeans that I had bought a few weeks ago.
I slipped on some shoes, which turned out to be converses. I laughed as I took in my appearance. "This should go over well at work," I thought before deciding to put on some lime green eyeliner. "Perfect," I whispered before grabbing my house keys and wallet and running out of my house. Of course I locked the house door before leaving. I was not some stupid woman who will leave her house unlocked for the world to explore.
Quickly I got in my car, and started it. Heavy metal music blasted from the radio and I changed the radio station. I smiled when it landed on my favorite dance music station. When my best friend was still alive, we would go clubbing whenever we got the chance. My friend was a little shy whenever we went, but of course I was the wild child that didn't care what people thought and I went and danced my butt off. My friend would also dance with me, but she would never dance with any guys. Most of the time we went clubbing; she would just sit at a table or booth and enjoy the music and watching people dance. She also enjoyed laughing at some of my awesome dance moves.
I shook my head to rid me of those thoughts. They were good memories, but I did not want to get sentimental before going to work. Sentimental I would equal a bad combination around my boss. Stupid jerk, would probably try to take advantage of me. He'd be in deep trouble if he tried.
The dance music helped me get in a good mood before I parked my car and got out. I locked the car doors and headed into the building. My eyes grew wide when I saw the coroner leaving. I ran inside and saw Dr. Chilton on the phone in the entrance of the building. Barney was in there as well and I headed over to him. "What happened?" I whispered and he shook his head. "Miggs killed himself last night while Dr. Lecter whispered stuff to him," Barney explained.
"Why wasn't I called?" I asked a little miffed at not being informed earlier. Barney gave me a confused look and said, "We called you this morning, but you weren't at home." I nodded and said, "Well then I guess I was driving to work." Barney sighed and the two of us walked to our stations.
I walked into the hallway and headed straight to Dr. Lecter's cell. It felt weird passing Miggs's cell and him not being in it. Dr. Lecter gave a small smile when he saw me and he said, "Hello Kelsey." I surveyed his cell and realized that his pictures were all gone. I had never taken the time to appreciate his art before, but now that it was gone it made me sad. "Hello Dr. Lecter, did they take away your art as a form of punishment?" I asked.
Dr. Lecter nodded and he walked over to the glass. "You look very refreshed this morning Kelsey, did you sleep well last night?" Dr. Lecter asked me with a small twinkle in his eyes. I nodded my head as I looked at Dr. Lecter. "Yes I did," I said.
Dr. Lecter moved closer to the glass and whispered, "Why did you sleep better Kelsey?" I shook my head as I prevented the blush from appearing on my cheeks. "Sorry Dr. Lecter, but I think I'd like to keep that information a secret," I whispered as I got closer to the glass. Dr. Lecter smirked as I got closer to the glass.
Out of nowhere he did a little growl and quick bite at the glass and I stayed in place. I laughed because what he did amused me. "Interesting," I heard Dr. Lecter mumble as I got even closer to the glass. "You don't frighten me," I whispered as I placed a hand on the glass. Dr. Lecter gave a small smile and placed his hand on the glass in line with mine. "It does seem that way," he said with a chuckle.
"Kelsey, come here," Dr. Chilton's voice yelled and I rolled my eyes. Dr. Lecter glared at the glass that separated us. "Well I'll talk to you later today Dr. Lecter, but unfortunately I must see what my boss wants," I said apologetically to Dr. Lecter. Dr. Lecter nodded and gave me a gentlemanly bow and I actually curtsied back. I let out a small laugh and I saw Dr. Lecter's eyes light up a bit. "Until then Kelsey," Dr. Lecter said as we both straightened up and I walked away with a smile on my face.
However, that smile quickly disappeared when I entered the main room and saw Dr. Chilton and Clarice Starling. Clarice smiled at me and I just nodded at her. I know I said earlier that I usually smiled back at people, but I do not ever feel like smiling when I'm around Dr. Chilton. Dr. Chilton gave me a sigh as I stepped into the room. "Alright Clarice, you may go and speak with Dr. Lecter alone now since Kelsey is out of the hallway," Dr. Chilton said to Clarice.
I gave the two of them a confused look. After Clarice left, Dr. Chilton grabbed my arm and pulled me over to a corner of the room. "Where is your coat at?" he whispered a little too happily into my ear. I pulled out of his grip and said, "I did not have time to wash it yesterday or this morning so I left it at home. However I will be wearing it again tomorrow. Now why was I rushed out of there so she may speak to Dr. Lecter?"
Dr. Chilton frowned at the mention of me wearing my coat tomorrow, but he quickly glared at my last question. "That is none of your business Kelsey. Now do your job and do not become curious about what Ms. Starling and that freak are talking about," Dr. Chilton said venomously. I glared at him as he called Dr. Lecter a freak. "The only freak I see is the man standing before me," I thought as I clenched my hands into fists at my sides.
"Now back to work," he said before leaving the room. Barney and the door man were surprised when I kicked a chair over. "That man is definitely going to get it one of these days. Karma is a bitch," I said thinking angry thoughts about Dr. Chilton. Some days I just wish that Dr. Lecter would break out of that cell somehow and give Dr. Chilton what he deserves.
"Kelsey," Barney said and I calmed down a little bit. "Sorry, but I really hate how rude our boss is," I said and Barney nodded. "You sound like Dr. Lecter when you say that," Barney said and he gave a small laugh, hearing what he said made me smile. "Alright you two let's get back to work before Chilton comes back," the door man said with a small laugh. I sighed and sat down at the table in the room. Paperwork was scattered all across the desk.
All of the paperwork needed to be read and signed by Barney and I. "This looks fun," I said with a glare at the paperwork. Barney laughed and sat down at the table with me. We started working on the horrible paperwork and after five minutes, I heard the sound of heels clicking on the hallway floor. "Seems like Clarice is finished talking with Dr. Lecter," I thought as I signed my name on one of the papers.
I was correct in my thought because Clarice soon joined us in the room. "Kelsey, can I talk with you please?" Clarice asked me while entering the main room. I gave her a curious look over my shoulder before shrugging and standing up from the chair I was sitting in. "Sure, but let's go find somewhere better to talk. Outside is good or in the woman's bathroom is good," I said and Clarice nodded.
We walked quietly out of the building and to her car. She had parked right beside my car. I sat on top of my car's hood and Clarice gave me a worried look. "Who's car is that?" she asked worried that I was sitting on a stranger's car. I gave a small smirk and pointed to myself. She nodded and gave a relieved smile. "I guess I should have sat on top of Chilton's car and gave it a nice long scratch," I said and looked at my nails with a smirk. Clarice gave me a surprised look and I laughed. "Just kidding," I said and set my hand on my leg. "I'm not kidding at all," I thought with a mischievous look in m eyes.
"So what did you want to talk with me about?" I asked with a tilt of my head and a small yawn. Clarice cleared her throat before saying, "I just know that you can talk and understand Dr. Lecter very well so I was wondering if you would help me understand what he told me today."
"Well you will have to tell me what he said, because I did not overhear your conversation today," I said with a small spark of curiosity appearing in my eyes. Clarice nodded and explained what he said of someone called Mofet. I thought for a moment and said, "Well he doesn't really tell me of anything like that, but does this have to do with the Buffalo Bill killer?" Clarice was surprised for a moment before nodding.
"Well then Dr. Lecter might have had a patient that knew Buffalo Bill and this person might be stored in a placed called Mofet or in a place under a person who goes by Mofet. I'm not sure though, because like I said I do not know that much about Dr. Lecter's life as a psychologist. I have read some things on him but not much. This just sounds like a riddle that he wants you to figure out on your own. However with my help, you had help figuring it out if my assumption is correct," I said with a shrug and a bored look in my eyes.
Clarice nodded and gave me a happy smile. "I guess I couldn't figure out this riddle but I'm glad you came to talk with me. I think you might be right with what you said. I'll get right on looking for this Mofet person's storage or a building called Mofet. I'll come back here as soon as I find something and tell you if you were right. Thank you Kelsey," she said and gave me a very happy smile before shaking my hand and getting in her car. I lied back on my car hood and sighed. "That was not that hard to think of. Well I hope she can start figuring out this kind of stuff quicker or she will not be graduating from the FBI academy anytime soon," I thought as I relaxed a little while before heading back inside the building.
I looked at my watch and saw that it was time to bring the inmates their lunch. "Feeding time," I thought as I headed into the kitchen. A cart of the trays of food was already waiting for me and I thanked the kitchen staff. I made my way to the hallway and started giving the inmates their food.
Dr. Lecter gave me a smile when I placed his tray of food into his drawer. "Hello again Kelsey, how is your day going so far?" Dr. Lecter asked me when I closed the drawer. I smiled a little bit and said, "It's going pretty well. It could always be better, but I just go with the flow of whatever life brings me. How is your day going Dr. Lecter?"
He just chuckled and sat down on his bed. He looked around his room, which I guess meant he missed his artwork, and then he looked back at me. "It could be better as well. They are playing that blasted gospel channel on the television behind you. They turned it off when Clarice was here, but they will come back and turn it on soon," he said. I looked behind me and cringed when I saw the gospel channel on the television. "Would you like me to destroy the television?" I asked with a smirk.
Dr. Lecter was curious and he gave me a smile and a nod. I smiled and walked over to crouch down behind the television. I pulled a little pocket knife out of my back pocket of my pants. I flipped open the blade with the ease of a professional knife wielder and I started unscrewing the screws that held the back onto the television. I quietly placed the screws on the floor, and then I placed the back onto the floor. I quickly turned off the power of the television, and then I started messing with a few wires. I unhooked a few and cut some others. I wanted to take some of the tubes out of the television, but I had nowhere to hide them.
Once I knew that the television was beyond repair on the inside, I put the back on the television and put in the screws. I closed my knife and put it back in my back pocket. I tried to turn on the television and it came on and only showed the picture of the gospel preacher from earlier. However it would not be playing the show or the sound ever again, or any other show or sound again for that matter. I smirked and gave Dr. Lecter a little wink of my eye. He smiled and I grabbed the cart. "Is that better Dr. Lecter?" I asked and he smiled. "Yes it is Kelsey, thank you. Where did you learn to do that?" he asked curiously.
I placed a finger to my lips and whispered, "That is a secret which I shall tell you another time. I must return this to the kitchen now but I will see you in a few moments." He smirked and I walked away happily. It had been forever ago since I last did that to a television. The last time I had done that was when my best friend and I snuck into her Uncle's house. Her Uncle was a wretched man who loved his television more than anything or anyone else. Therefore we decided to pay him back for how horrible he had treated my best friend. We snuck into his house when he was asleep upstairs and I did the same thing to his television that I just finished doing to the one in front of Dr. Lecter's cell.
I walked into the kitchen and I heard Dr. Chilton's yell of frustration and outrage when he discovered that the television would no longer play anything except the image of the gospel man. "Who did this?" I heard him yell as I walked into the main room where I worked. He marched over to me and grabbed my wrist too tightly. He pulled me into the hallway and to the television.
"Did you see who destroyed the television Kelsey?" Dr. Chilton asked as he tightened his grip on my wrist. I glared and tried to wrench my wrist free, but he had it in a very tight hold. Dr. Lecter was growing very angered at the sight of Dr. Chilton holding my wrist. "No I did not. I did not even know it was destroyed," I lied. Thankfully I was always a good liar. I've never been caught before.
Dr. Chilton glared at me a second before pulling me close to his body. I growled low in my throat in anger. "I'm sorry if I hurt you Kelsey. Will you let me take you to dinner to make it up to you?" he whispered huskily. I glared at him before pushing him away from me and he fell onto his butt. "Dr. Chilton I suggest you keep your hands off me. We are employer and employee, which therefore mean we only do business together. In other words we do not and will never have a personal life together, and also I do not need you to take me to dinner to make it up to me. However a raise in my income might be better or I might just decide to tell the world what a harassing and perverted boss you truly are," I said with a venomous glare as I stood over him.
He gave me a scared look before regaining his composure and quickly standing up. "I understand Kelsey. I'll, I'll give you a raise just do not tell anyone about this, alright," he said hurriedly before walking out of the hallway in a brisk pace. Dr. Lecter growled at his retreating form and Dr. Chilton hurried his already brisk pace. I rubbed my wrist a little bit as I saw it turning red. "Are you alright Kelsey?" Dr. Lecter asked me and I turned and faced him.
"I'm fine Dr. Lecter," I said with a small smile. Dr. Lecter smiled at me in return but I could still see the anger in his eyes. His eyes looked so powerful with the raging fires swirling in them. When he wasn't angry, his eyes just looked very wise and intelligent. "That was a very amazing display what you did to that sniveling piece of scum," Dr. Lecter said and I smiled bigger. "Thank you Dr. Lecter, I do try to put on a good show from time to time," I said with a small laugh. Dr. Lecter laughed as well and we talked for a while until I had to bring the inmates their supper.
After their supper, I said my farewells to everyone and I headed home. I blasted rock music on the radio on my drive home. Once I got home I locked up my car and headed into my small house. After locking my front door, I ran into the living room and jumped on the couch. "I'm getting a raise," I repeated over and over as I did my happy dance.