Dragged ya down below
Down to the devil's show
To be his guest forever
(Peace of mind is less than never)
Hate to twist your mind
But God ain't on your side
And old acquaintance severed
(Burn the world your last endeavor)
Avenged Sevenfold, Nightmare
Hannibal had just finished removing every single painted finger and toe nail from Olivia Mendel's body while Abigail watched. She was still in shock at what Hannibal had said.
Don't ever touch my daughter again.
She didn't know how to react to that, she knew Will and Hannibal felt parental towards her but for an Alpha, who she had no blood tie to, to actually call her daughter was shocking. She had thought they were just humoring her that day in Hannibal's office but it seemed not, Abigail smiled. She had a family, a real one. Suddenly Hannibal's voice pulled her from her thoughts.
"Abigail, would you please pass me that scalpel?"
She picked it up quickly and handed it to her new Father. Hannibal responded with a thank you and then sliced through the ball gown that Oliva was still wearing. The fabric tore instantly like the scalpel was going through warm butter but it was the eerie noise against the blade that make the young Omega want to gag.
"Now, I need to know who purchased two specific Omegas. Remember you tried to hurt my daughter so this is not going to be painless, but cooperation will put things on the lowest setting for pain that they can be. So, one is male his name is Richie, they may have sold him under the name Richard. He is five foot ten, grey eyes, longish gold hair. The other is a woman by the name of Olive, she is five foot five, auburn hair and green eyes. Do you remember them?"
"Yes. I...I bid on the girl." Olivia was sobbing and Abigail was amazed at how much dominance Hannibal had even over others of his dynamic, he was a true thoroughbred. "I...I didn't get her."
"Who did?" Hannibal's words were quiet and calm.
"Some guy, he had a gold topped cane and looked like he was fifty something."
"Anything else? Scars, hight, accent?"
"Wasn't very tall for an Alpha. Had an accent though, Scottish."
"Good. Very good. Thank you Miss Mendel. What about Richie?"
"Went to the same guy."
That surprised Hannibal, Richie and Olive were nothing alike, they only shared a dynamic. Although it would save Hannibal a lot of time getting Will and Abigail's friends back.
"Next question Miss Mendel. How did you find out about the auction?"
Olivia cursed herself to acting like an Omega and telling Lecter everything but she had never been a very strong Alpha and couldn't control her fear.
"There's a website. Its...Its called Delaware Accessories. You have to apply to be a member, if you're accepted you...are given a user name and a password. Mine is... Little Red and the password is Butter cream."
"Little Red? Butter cream?"
"I don't know why, we...we don't choose our user name or password."
"Keep talking Miss Mendel."
"Normally its...its done online but if Marcus has to move O...Omegas fast he leaves a loc...ation for certain members depend...ing on where the auction is." She sobbed.
"And I suppose that answers my next question. Where is Marcus Delaware? I don't think I'll be needing you for that bit. I thank you for your cooperation Miss Mendel."
Suddenly William's voice filled the basement.
"Abigail please go upstairs and keep an eye on Beverley. She's asleep." There was no anger in Will's voice as he moved further into the room.
"But..."
"Will is right Abigail, you don't need to see this." Said Hannibal pressing a quick kiss to William's lips.
"Please let me stay, I'll be quiet. You're my father and you're meant to teach me things, I want to know how you do this, I want to learn."
Hannibal and Will looked at each other for a few moments, they knew Abigail had a strong stomach and that she was not naïve. Hannibal suddenly felt very fatherly.
"Very well."
"Hannibal, she's fourteen." Countered Will.
"William, it is better that Abigail knows what it is I do. And it would prove to her that we are using all of a kill. She has placed her trust in us and so we must do the same with her." Hannibal took a breath. "And besides I cannot resist teaching her when she asked so polity."
Abigail smiled. Hannibal walked to a small glass fronted chemical storage refrigerator and took a small vial from the back of the top shelf. He wasted no time filling a syringe with a transparent liquid and then turning to Will.
"William, would you please give this to Beverley? It's just a sedative, she needs her sleep and I don't think you want her disturbing us."
Will took the syringe and vanished up the stairs. Abigail moved to stand on the right of Olivia while Hannibal took the other side of the steal table. The Alpha picked up his trusty scalpel and cut at the zip ties keeping Olivia to the table. Before she could move her naked body Hannibal pulled her into an upright position and thrust the scalpel into her soft flesh. He let her fall back and leaned on the table looking down at Mendel.
"How are your limbs feeling?" He asked lifting her arm and dropping it again, it landed with a thud.
Olivia had no control over her own body, Hannibal had quickly and efficiently prevented any struggling by paralysing the Alpha.
"Can we still eat the organs now you've paralysed her?" Asked Abigail with such curiosity.
"Yes, of course. I broke her C4 vertebrae she can't move, there is no damage to her organs. Normally I would go about my usual routine but she hurt you and you wish to learn so its easier if she can't move."
At that moment Will returned with an empty syringe and set it down on the metal counter top beside the chemical refrigerator. He then joined Abigail on the right of a paralysed Olivia Mendel.
"She didn't like it, but I convinced Beverley it was for her own good." He said with a smile to Hannibal.
"Its for everyone's good. I was just about to teach Abigail here about the human body, would you care to stay for class?" Hannibal gave a devilish smile to his mate.
"I'd love too." Will turned to Abigail. "If at any point you want to leave just tell us okay?"
The youngest Omega nodded and then looked over to Hannibal.
"If we are all ready then I will begin the class." Hannibal was teasing and Will couldn't help his smile. "The easiest way for you to learn about the human body is to perform an autopsy, although we need the organs so this autopsy will have to be done while Miss Mendel is alive. We will begin with a Y incision, that goes from both shoulders joining over the sternum and continuing down to the pubic bone."
Hannibal gripped the scalpel gently and lowered it to her skin to begin the incision, the skin broke quickly and without difficulty, like a knife though butter on the hottest of days. Olivia screamed and although Beverley was sedated and no one would hear her he didn't take kindly to people screaming while he was trying to teach. With a small sigh Hannibal leaned up and pulled the blade down on the left side of the female Alpha's neck in a straight line severing her vocal cords. The scream stopped instantly falling like a wings made of lead. Olivia continued to try to shout, beg for help but nothing came and nothing ever would again, her last words would forever be screams of agony.
"What did you do?" Asked Abigail in amazement at the sudden silence.
"He severed her vocal cords." Answered Will folding his arms. "Easier to work with some quiet, yes Hannibal?"
"Yes William." Hannibal smiled and then looked to Abigail to continue his lesson. "Next we cut the skin and underlying tissues then separated them to expose the rib cage and abdominal cavity. Use a smooth motion for separating the tissues from the skin it is more delicate than you think." When the doctor was almost finished he looked up to the youngest Omega and asked. "Would you like to try?"
"Really?" Hannibal nodded to Abigail's question. "I'd love to."
Hannibal handed the scalpel to the Omega and led her to stand where he had been only seconds earlier. Hannibal leaned in close so as the top of his check met the back of her head, he took the hand holding the scalpel in his and began to guide her movements as she cut at the tissue, soon the skin was folded back and the silent screaming of the Alpha ceased as she finally passed out from the pain. Will slapped at her cheek until she awoke to find Hannibal stood over her with a pair of rib cutters.
"Can I do it?" Abigail asked.
"When you're older, perhaps. Now you're not quite strong enough." Hannibal answered and began cracking at the bloodied rib cage.
It didn't take very long to break through bone exposing the chest cavity to Hannibal and the two Omegas. Mendel passed out again and so Hannibal returned to his chemical storage refrigerator and proceeded to inject their patient with adrenaline, just enough to keep her awake. Abigail still held the crimson coated scalpel and so held it out towards Hannibal but he refused.
"Would you like to learn how to remove the organs?"
"Okay, sure."
Abigail and Hannibal returned to their position, her head just touching his upper chest and his hand guiding hers. Will watched the two with a smile. He knew his Alpha would always kill there was no stopping that and to be honest it didn't bother Will in any way, shape or form, and Will knew that Abigail had never been so happy. She was learning about the instinct she had always had deep down inside herself. She was also learning to understand Hannibal, it would take time but she would get there, that was all Hannibal really wanted; for those he cared about to understand him. Will had automatically and was part of the reason Hannibal loved him, Abigail would need to learn, she was smart, she could do it.
"Congratulations, Abigail. You have just removed your first kidney."
Hannibal praised as he set the fresh kidney down on a silver tray ready to take upstairs.
"Only because you helped me."
Abigail had always played down any praise she had been given, like she felt she didn't deserve it.
"Then if you feel you can, would you like to remove the other by yourself?"
Abigail nodded like a maniac and rounded the table to Will where she could reach the other and recreated exactly what Hannibal had just shown her. Doctor Lecter looked up to a still conscious Olivia Mendel and gave her a half-smile, her body had begun to shut down and was it was likely she could no longer feel the pain, just a numb feeling, despite the adrenaline. Her eyes had glazed over, conscious but not exactly there. Will rounded the table leaving the youngest Omega to her fun and snaked his arms around his Alpha.
"I love you."
"I love you too, my William."
"I know we eat them, and Abigail but..." Will cut himself off.
"I know, you don't want the twins eating human meat until they can decide to for themselves."
Will nodded, he had no quarrel with eating another human being but he wanted Claude and Valentina to have the choice rather than have it unknowingly forced upon them. The Omega was pleased at Hannibal's words and hugged him tighter pressing his cheek into the doctors strong back.
"Thank you."
Will knew the words were not necessary but he still said them, it would have been rude not to. The mated pair stood there for a while just watching as Abigail removed organs, Hannibal braking the silence ever now and again to giver her pointers. Soon a pleased with herself Abigail stood beside a deceased Mendel with a tray of organs in her hands. For her first time the organs had been removed incredibly carefully and Hannibal made sure to tell her so. There was still much work to be done though and so he sent Abigail and Will upstairs to check on the twins and Beverley while he finished off with the body. He had told Abigail that nothing would go to waste and Hannibal was determined to keep that promise, he could remove most of her bones there in his basement but he would have to take the rest back to The House in order to use as fertiliser in Rain's garden.
When Hannibal returned upstairs he found everyone in the living room watching The Boondock Saints . Hannibal rarely watched television and didn't even own one until Will moved in. Abigail sat in the middle of the couch with Will and a still sleepy Beverley on either side of her, Claude and Valentina were on the floor playing with their mass of toys while Winston was curled up at William's feet. Hannibal couldn't help but smile, they were a family and Hannibal was determined to keep them safe. He looked at them all; his mate and children, the woman his mate saw as a sister even the family dog. Since no one had noticed his presence in the doorway the doctor decided to make dinner, he also felt a little out numbered since the only other Alpha's in the house were either dead or his year old son.