I do not own The Silence of the Lambs or any of the characters, but I do own Kelsey Black.
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I will never, never ride airplanes with Dr. Chilton and Dr. Lecter together ever again. Those two men glared at each other through the whole flight. I thought they would stop after an hour but no, they had to glare at each other for the whole flight. I tried to move seats to get from in-between the two of them, but they would not let me move.
The flight attendant felt bad for me so she gave me an extra pack of peanuts. I appreciated her trying to make me feel better, but the peanuts just made me want to shove them down Chilton's throat. Sadly I did not do that or I would be out of a job and put in jail for murder. Oh if only things in life were much more fun, or at least did not have Dr. Chilton.
I stepped off the plane and saw the Tennessee senator standing with a group of FBI agents and officials around her. I let out a yawn as they brought Dr. Lecter out of the plane. Two police officers came over to him and were saying that if he was nice to them then they would be nice to him. I rolled my eyes at how they were treating Dr. Lecter like a two year old.
After a few moments, the senator asked if Dr. Lecter knew anything. I listened intently and my eyes widened only a little bit as I realized that Dr. Lecter was telling them false information. "He must want Clarice to solve this case on her own," I thought as I regained my normal expression. Dr. Lecter winked at me when he realized that I had discovered what he was doing.
After he said a last remark to the senator, she stormed away and so did her entourage. I shook my head and I was told to follow Lecter and the police officers of Tennessee.
We ended up going to a local courthouse. A large cage was set in the middle of one of the rooms. I was surprised at the size of it. "Well this is much better than that dankly little cell back at the facility," I said. Dr. Lecter nodded as best as he could as they wheeled him into the cage.
"I do not want to be the one to undo his straps," one of the officers said. "Don't be a sissy, just go up there and undo them. I'll shoot him if he tries anything," one of the other officers said. Dr. Lecter sighed at the officers and I rolled my eyes at them. "Out of the way boys," I said and stepped into the cage and pushed the officers out of the way.
They gaped at me as I smiled at Dr. Lecter and started undoing his straps. "Miss Black, are you sure you want to do that?" the first officer asked me in a stuttering voice. I smiled at the officer as I paused what I was doing. "Of course I'm sure. You two were squabbling too long and I'm sure that Dr. Lecter is in a very uncomfortable position, so I decided to get him out of this position before he has to endure more pain," I said.
The two officers gave me a sheepish look before keeping their guns pointed at Dr. Lecter. "Thank you Kelsey," Dr. Lecter said as I finished undoing his straps. He rubbed his wrists as I reached behind his head and undid the muzzle that they had put on his face. "There that's better," I said as I admired Dr. Lecter's facial features. His eyes were so hypnotic and I was under his spell. I quickly looked away when Dr. Lecter caught my stare.
He put one hand underneath my chin and brought our faces close together. "Kelsey, you smell wonderful today," he whispered and I truly did blush after hearing that. "Thank you Dr. Lecter, hopefully my smell is not too appetizing," I said making a little joke. Dr. Lecter chuckled and caressed my cheek with his thumb. "Not in the eating you way, but maybe in another way," he said with a wink.
I gasped and the police officers quickly pulled me out of the cage. "What are you doing? Unhand me," I yelled outraged as they pulled me out of the cage. Dr. Lecter glared at the officers before sitting on the bed in the cage. One of the officers closed the cage door and locked it.
The officer holding me quickly let go when I yelled in his ear again. "Sorry Ms. Black, but we did not want him to harm you," the officer said. I sighed and said, "I appreciate your concern, but I was in no danger." They gave me curious looks but just shook their heads and walked over to the table sat up in the room to watch Dr. Lecter. I sighed and looked at Dr. Lecter.
He winked at me again and I let out a small laugh. "Well I hate to leave you Dr. Lecter for a while. I need to see if there is a hotel room set up for me to stay in or not. However, I will come back and tell you once I've found out," I said. He nodded and I quickly left the room in search of Dr. Chilton.
I passed Clarice on my way to finding Dr. Chilton. Clarice was heading to the room that they were keeping Dr. Lecter at. "I wonder what she wishes to talk with him about now," I thought as I walked past Clarice and found Dr. Chilton. He smiled when he saw me, but I was not going to smile back at him. I was tired of smiling a fake smile. I would only smile when I was truly happy, most of the time that was when I was dancing to music or when I was near Dr. Lecter.
He let out a small cough when he saw that I was not smiling back. "Is there a place set up for me to sleep at tonight?" I asked him. He let out a small smile on his face and said, "Well I have taken the liberty to get you and me a suite."
"You mean suites for each of us right?" I questioned him and he shook his head. I glared at him and said, "Well then I shall be staying at the courthouse tonight then." He sighed and went to grab my wrist but I moved out of his reach. "Do not touch me Dr. Chilton," I said and a few people stopped what they were doing and stared at us.
Dr. Chilton let out a nervous laugh and I just rolled my eyes and walked away from him. I walked back to the room where Dr. Lecter was being held and I saw him talking with Clarice. She had a certain twinkle in her eyes. At first I felt a pang of jealousy enter me, but I shook it away when I looked closer at her eyes. The twinkle in Clarice's eyes was one that a student had for their teacher or mentors not one of love but of admiration.
The jealousy quickly disintegrated as Dr. Lecter smiled at me. I stepped over to Clarice's side when she motioned for me to come over. I would not have moved from my spot if they did not want me to be near them during their conversation. I did not like to eavesdrop on conversations.
"Kelsey, sorry that I couldn't tell you earlier, but you were right about what we talked about earlier. You helped me out a lot thank you," she said as she smiled at me. I nodded my head and gave a little true smile show. "I'm happy that I was able to help, however you will have to figure things out on your own now. I no longer offer my services on solving cases for the FBI in anyway," I said with a laugh. Clarice pouted before letting out a small laugh as well.
Dr. Lecter gave me a curious look but he quickly lost it. He and Clarice talked of how to find Buffalo Bill and Lecter told her everything she needed to find him was in the case files. Dr. Chilton took this exact moment to barge into the room and he tried to push Clarice out. Dr. Lecter said she had forgotten her case files and she quickly ran back and took them from him.
Their fingers were close to touching but thankfully they did not. Well there was my jealousy clouding my mind again. I truly must get a hold of myself. It was not like I had claim on Lecter or anything like that. However I'm happy to know that he only sees Clarice as a student and nothing more.
Dr. Chilton gave me a curious look as I stood close to Dr. Lecter's cage. "My offer still stands Kelsey," he called to me. I glared at Chilton and shook my head. "My refusal also still stands," I said with a hint of venom in my voice. Dr. Lecter gave me a curious look as Dr. Chilton stormed off in a fuss.
"What offer?" Lecter asked me in a whisper. I sighed and sat down on the floor. "Dr. Chilton got me a place to stay. It was even a suite in a nice hotel. However it was not to be for me alone. He got it to share with both me and him. I refused and will always refuse an offer from slime like him," I explained. Dr. Lecter let out a small growl before smiling at me. "I'm happy that you refused, Kelsey," he said.
I smiled at him. When he said my name it always sent a warm flutter fill my body. You know how people say you get butterflies; well it felt like I had a lot of butterflies flying around inside my stomach at this moment. I let out a small yawn and lied down on the courthouse floor.
"Do you want a pillow or blanket?" I heard one of the officers ask me. I nodded and said, "I would greatly appreciate it." The officer smiled and quickly ran off to get me a blanket and pillow. Dr. Lecter offered me his, but I said that he would need them. He sighed but eventually kept his own blanket and pillow.
Soon a pillow and blanket were brought to me. I thanked the officer and rested on the pillow. The blanket was over my body as I lied on the hard floor. I would wake up with pains in my body, but it was much better than sharing a suite with Dr. Chilton. I soon fell asleep and was oblivious to what was going on around me.
The feel of two arms holding me bridal style woke me up. I kept my eyes closed and my breathing slow and deep, so whoever was holding me would believe me to be asleep. I felt something sticky and wet all over my body, though I had no clue what it was. I heard rushed voices around me as I placed on what felt like a stretcher. I was very tempted to open my eyes, but for some reason I thought better of it and kept my eyes closed.
I was placed into a very large ambulance and I heard another stretcher being put into the ambulance beside me. There was a nurse in the back of the ambulance with me and whoever was beside me. I slowly opened my eyes after hearing the nurse being knocked unconscious and the driver being knocked unconscious and into the passenger seat. "Kelsey," a voice whispered and I realized it to belong to Dr. Lecter.
My eyes quickly shot open and I sat up on the stretcher. Thankfully I was not strapped down. I looked around and saw Dr. Lecter in the driver's seat. He was driving the ambulance to somewhere. My first and best guess would be the airport.
"I fall asleep and miss everything," I thought as I moved the driver out of the passenger seat and into the back. Next, I quickly sat down in the passenger seat. "So nice to see you out of that horrible cage Dr. Lecter," I said with a smile. Sure we were both covered in what I guess was the officer's blood, but I felt very happy.
Dr. Lecter chuckled and said, "Yes it is nice to be free. So what do you think about leaving the country?" I smiled and said, "Sounds wonderful, I was tired of my job anyways." He smiled at me and I was surprised when he reached his right hand over and grabbed my left hand. I blushed and my heart fluttered wildly as his thumb caressed the top of my hand.
We entered the airport parking lot and I gave him a questioning look. "I didn't bring my passport," I said. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. I'll find us the perfect passports and identities." I knew he was planning on killing two people to get us passports, identification, and money. The thing that surprised me was that I did not care. I guess I'm changing quicker than I can think. Oh well, life comes at you fast. However it seems now that I'm not alone anymore. I smiled and entwined my fingers with Dr. Lecter's. "You'll never be alone ever again," he whispered to me before pulling me into a sweet kiss.
My life would never be the same again, but I was happy. I was no longer all alone in this world.
THE END