I had to give the sassy science team some love and bring them into the fic, so I hope you all enjoy the new chapter!

When Nicholas Boyle's body was found, Jack was of course called in. And with him came a tidal wave of rage and frustration, a lot of which was directed at Will. For a moment, Will thought of cowering back and baring his throat like a submissive dog, but he'd been practicing with Hannibal. So he met Jack's glare head on and calmly listened as Jack chewed him out.

"You said he wasn't going to do this again," Jack hissed, and Will repressed a shiver of revulsion as spittle hit his cheek.

"And I was wrong," Will said calmly, taking a small step back from Jack. He cursed Hannibal's luck that he got to stay behind with Abigail and Marissa, who had yet to go home yet surprisingly.

"You're not supposed to be wrong about these things, Will."

"I'm aware, and this time I can guarantee he won't kill someone like this again." The unamused snort that left Jack's mouth made Will sigh. It was like talking to a brick wall. "The copycat probably wanted to finish the job. He wanted a set, a man and a woman, maybe he was expressing his own revelation. Like Adam and Eve, perhaps he felt he ate one of the apples and condemned them in his place."

Jack stared at him blankly, probably still trying to process what Will had just said. "So is this the last of the copycat? Or is he going to have an encore?"

Will shrugged, he wasn't sure what was going to happen now. Hannibal was the original copycat and Will assisted in the second copycat killing. Was Will going to kill again? He knew that Hannibal would love it if he joined Hannibal with his murders. The man probably thought that murdering together would solidify and strengthen their relationship, a matrimony bathed in blood. Be that as it may, Will doubted he'd ever go off by himself though and even then, he wasn't going to kill often. He was a fisherman, so he'd probably just lure people in for Hannibal if anything.

"Will?" Jack asked, taking a step closer.

Holding up a hand, Will calmly stepped around Jack and walked over to the scene. Nicholas' skin had become waxy, but the cold air around them served to prevent a yellow discoloration of the skin. The pallor of his skin was only marred by the discoloration around the stab sites where the antlers had impaled him. It was one of those moments where Will wished he and Hannibal still shared an eye just for the chance to be able to share it with Hannibal (not that Hannibal had ever seen anything from Will's eye).

"Do you need me for anything else, Jack?" Will asked, his voice soft.

Jack grunted but then gestured for him to get out before barking at the people around him to hurry up with the investigation.

Before he could leave he heard Beverly call his name. He looked back and gave the science team a smile before walking over to them, Hannibal could wait a while longer. "Jack hounding you guys too?" Will asked.

Beverly rolled her eyes. "He always does," she said with a sigh.

"It's a wonder how Mrs. Crawford puts up with him," Brian murmured, and Will could just hear the teasing lilt that proved he wasn't being serious.

Jimmy laughed and clapped a hand on Brian's shoulder. "The same way I put up with you, I'm guessing," Jimmy said good naturedly, judging the swipe that Brian took at his arm.

"I can't believe my own soulmate is treating me like this," Brian said.

Beverly laughed. "Oh yeah, it must be so hard," she said.

"Just wait until you two find your soulmate, I promise that you'll never be free of them and they're so mean."

"I think that's just you, Brian," Will said amusedly. "My soulmate's perfectly reasonable," most of the time when he isn't murdering people for being rude, "and is in fact very nice to me."

The group was silent for a moment before they all started asking him questions at once. Will laughed good-naturedly (something he hadn't done much before) and held up a hand to halt all the questions.

"When'd you find your soulmate, Will?" Beverly asked, and he knew she was excited for him. Her cloudy left eye used to bother him, but he's gotten used to it.

"During the shrike case," Will said.

Brian laughed and rolled his eyes at Will. "Of course you'd find your soulmate during an investigation about a serial killer, did you meet covered in blood you weirdo?" Brian asked. He meant it teasingly, even though Will was still kind of annoyed by the man repeatedly calling him variations of creepy and weird. At Will's silence Brian just stared at him in shock. "Really? Covered in blood?"

Will shrugged. "We were trying to save Abigail Hobbs' life, I looked up and well that's pretty much it."

"What do you mean that's it? Where are my details, Will? Was he one of the EMT guys? Who?" Beverly asked, and Will was amused to see she was almost bouncing with repressed excitement.

Will debated on whether to tell them or not, but Hannibal didn't want to hide it so he might as well be honest. "It's Hannibal Lecter."

Beverly's eyebrows shot up and Jimmy gave a squak. "As in Dr. Hannibal Lecter? The psychiatrist? Wasn't he your psychiatrist?" Jimmy asked incredulously.

Will made a noncommittal noise and grinned when the science team continued to be shocked. "He's a brilliant cook."

Beverly recovered first and slapped him on the back. "You sure know how to nail 'em, Will," she said.

"Well, I didn't really nail him, it's fate and all-"

"Oh my god, I don't know what to say about all this. Damn Graham, never thought this would happen to be honest," Brian said and Will almost replied with a biting remark before he continued. "Congratulations man, you deserved someone and I'm glad it's a good man like Dr. Lecter."

Will suppressed the laughter that wanted to escape and gave them all a polite smile. Beverly was going to ask him something else when they heard Jack shouting for the team.

"Duty calls," Beverly said before giving Will a wink. "Enjoy your soulmate, Will."

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Apparently, Marissa had already made plans to come with them and quite frankly, Will didn't want to know how Hannibal convinced her parents that Marissa would be better off with them. Will wondered if perhaps he and Hannibal were rushing into things, but figured that they both were kind of unconventional so it should be fine. Besides, with Marissa coming with them, Abigail was much more excited about exploring her new home.

"Should I be jealous that they get to live in your house before I do?" Will asked, looking up at Hannibal after placing another box of Abigail's things in her room.

Hannibal gave him a grin and brought his hand up to place it on Will's cheek. "Would you like to move in with me, dear Will?"

Will smiled and ducked his head. "You still have to take me on at least one date, Hannibal."

Hannibal made a mocking gasp. "How could I have forgotten Will? Do forgive me, I will make sure that is rectified immediately. There's a Concert for Hunger Relief this Friday evening and I would be delighted if you would join me."

Will pretended to think about it for a few moments before sending Hannibal a smile. "I would love to. I'll need to find my suit though." The unmasked aghast look the flashed through Hannibal's eyes made Will laugh, and he tucked his head into Hannibal's neck to try and muffle the sound. "I guess you will want to buy me one."

"Only if you let me, I will not go against your wishes, Will."

Will hummed and nuzzled Hannibal's neck. "Do what you want, it's your money and I already told you I wasn't going to cage you, and preventing you from buying something at this point in our relationship may seem like chains."

Hannibal placed a kiss amongst his curls for his response and Will smiled. The moment continued like that until they heard a quiet gasp.

"Oh gross, no, dads, you cannot do all this lovey-dovey stuff in my room, you'll taint it," Abigail complained, wrinkling her nose playfully at them. Marissa was choking back laughter behind her and Will felt content in that moment. His family, as new as it was, was coming together and eventually his pack would join them.

For now though, Will had a date to think about, and a daughter's room to evacuate.

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