Because a wonderful person on AO3 asked for one more chapter, I decided to write an epilogue for this fic. I hope you all enjoy it!

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Will didn't think he was ever supposed to find out. And maybe Will didn't want to believe it at first, but when he went over all the facts again he knew it was true. Hannibal had been lying to him this whole time.

It didn't make Will particularly angry, no, he didn't really know what to feel. In a very short time frame Hannibal had gone from being his friend to something much more and Will didn't want to lose that. At the same time though, he knew he was going to have to approach Hannibal about his findings.

It made so much sense now; the secretive nature Hannibal still carried around even though Will had begun to spill his own secrets. He would curse his own stupidity if everyone else hadn't figured it out either.

So he waited for Hannibal to arrive home. Rarely did Will arrive at Hannibal's house before the man himself did, but he was going to take full advantage of his upper hand while he could. He made himself comfortable in the armchair in Hannibal's lounge. The soft leather did nothing to comfort Will this time. He just needed to confront Hannibal and hope that it wouldn't turn to Hell.

Not long after he sat down, Will heard the sound of a car pulling into the driveway. The closing of a car door only made Will's pulse spike. Perhaps he could put off this confrontation, but then what if he couldn't act the same? Hannibal would pick up on it and the situation could become even worse.

The front door clicked open and soft footsteps made their way down the hallway. Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath Will decided it was time. "Hannibal?" he called out.

The footsteps paused and changed their direction to where Will was seated. Hannibal looked completely relaxed and gave Will a small smile. "I wondered where you were, dear Will," Hannibal said.

"Well, uh here I am," Will said hesitantly.

Hannibal tilted his head slightly at Will's timid response. "Are you alright, Will?"

It was now or never. "I don't know, but we need to talk." Hannibal gave him a blank stare before nodding his head and sitting down on the other chair. "Today, I was going through some information and I came across some information. It's kind of funny that I didn't realize before now."

"Will?"

"I know, Hannibal."

Hannibal's body suddenly became rigid and his eyes lost the warmth they had when he came in. "You know, Will?"

Will let out a humorless laugh and leaned back in his chair. "It was a bit difficult to figure out, but once I gathered all of the facts together I realized."

The man across from Will let out a heavy sigh. "This was not how I wanted you to find out, Will."

"Were you ever going to tell me?"

The silence that reigned between them stretched on and Will fidgeted in his seat. Finally Hannibal spoke up. "You cannot tell anyone, Will. I don't want to have to get rid of you."

Will looked at Hannibal like he'd grown a second head. "You want to do this that badly that you'd threaten to get rid of me?"

"If it comes down to it, I cannot change who I am, Will just as you cannot change who you are."

"I didn't know you valued your fake Lithuanian customs that much."

Hannibal's head jerked in Will's direction. "What?"

Will titled his head at Hannibal curiously. "I know that that Lithuanian custom is fake, I just wanted to know why you didn't just tell me about your feelings like a regular person. It's the easier way."

Hannibal's stony expression melted away and the man chuckled softly. "Will, you truly are a remarkable boy."

He nodded his head absently. "Just stop doing it in front of the science team," Will added thinking of the money that was passed between the group, "I don't want them making anymore bets on us."

"I can't make any promises."

Letting out a laugh of his own Will relaxed in his chair further, glad to have gotten that off his chest. His stare turned curious when he remembered something. "What did you think I was talking about?"

"Nothing of great importance, Will, I shall tell you at a later date."

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