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A.N: The song is called Until Eternity from Blackbriar.
"Okay…let's take this in one take."
In a recording room Annabelle and her bandmates were recording her latest songs for her new album. When they got to her tenth song Hannibal arrived with the girls behind him. They were there to pick her up as it was family game night. Annabelle smiled at the sight of them and gave them a quick wave before continuing on with song. While sitting down both Hannibal and Mischa had noticed that the guitar player, Mike, was giving him a hated look. The man hasn't been in the band for long but Mischa has noticed that the man has a crush on her mother. She had quickly told her father when she noticed this and he kept an eye on him. Hannibal didn't feel any threat to the man as Annabelle had always rebuffed his flirting and shot down his attempts in taking her out for dinner. But if he tries any further he will end him. If Annabelle doesn't do it first.
The next song is something Annabelle has been working on since she and Hannibal had reconnected again.
'I loved you once
I loved you twice
I loved you in my previous lives
I know your voice
I know your eyes
You haunt me through my dreams at night
Oh, my love
We'll meet again
We always do in the end
Our two souls destined to be
You and I
Until Eternity'
During the song Penelope had to use the bathroom so Mischa had volunteered to take her as she knew where it was.
'We live on, and on and on
Death is weak and we are strong
On, and on, and on
Time is weak and we are strong
And I see you
And you see me
Your eyes are like a ranging sea
I know it's you
I know it's true
I gazed into them once in a dream
Oh, my love
Come take my hand
Like you did in my dreamland
You feel the immortality
It's you and I
Until Eternity'
When her little sister was done they were gonna head back till Mischa noticed her moms' managers office left open. She looked inside and saw that no one was in there or around.
"Penelope, keep a lookout." Mischa said before stepping in.
'We love on, and on and on
Death is weak and we are strong
On, and on, and on
Time is weak and we are strong
I loved you once
I loved you twice
I love you in my previous lives
And when I die just keep in mind
I'll love you in another life
Love you in another life'
(Guitar solo)
'We live on, and on, and on
Death is weak and we are strong
(We. Are. Strong.)
On, and on, and on
We are strong
(We. Are. Strong.)
On, and on, and on
Death is weak and we are strong
(We. Are. Strong.)
On, and on, and on
Time is weak and we are strong
(We. Are. Strong.)'
By the end of the song Mischa and Penelope had returned and sat back down with Hannibal.
When the twelfth song was over Annabelle grabbed her coat and was about to head over towards Hannibal and the girls. That was until Mike quickly stepped in front of her. She had to stop herself from growling in annoyance. Annabelle knew of the mans' crush on her but she wasn't even close to being interested in the man. She has told him this many times but for unknown reasons he can't take a hint.
"So Anna…how about we get a drink?" Mike asked
"Sorry Mike, but I don't drink." She said "And my boyfriend and daughters are here."
She tried to walk around but he stepped to the side to stop her again. Before he could say anything he was pushed aside by Penelope as she hugged her mother.
"Mommy, mommy…your songs were so pretty." Penelope smiled
"Thank you sweety." Annabelle said and picked her up. "Have a good day, Mike."
"Are you sure, I know a place that serves great ice cream." Mike said
"I'm afraid we have plans." Hannibal said
Mike looked over his shoulder and saw Hannibal standing behind him. Mischa was standing next to her father with an expressionless look on her face. He could tell that they were related but didn't understand what Annabelle saw in the man. She was way out of his lead. Mike turned around to face Hannibal and he nearly backed away a bit as he was a few inches taller than him. Not to mention there was something off about the man that didn't sit right with him.
"Mike, this is my boyfriend and Mischas' father, Hannibal." Annabelle said
"Hannibal Lecter." Hannibal greeted
"Uh, Mike McDouglas, I'm the new guitar player." Mike said
The two men shook hands and Mike winced a little as Hannibal's grip tightened a bit.
"I know who you are." Hannibal said
"Oh, you do." Mike said
He gave Annabelle a smile but she just gave him a black stare.
"Ready to go, love?" Hannibal asked
"Yes." She smiled
Just as they were leaving, Mischa just stood there, staring at Mike. Her stare was freaking him out. It was as if she was looking into his soul with her unusual amber eyes. She was reminding him of that girl from the Addams Family.
"Mischa, come along, Angel." Hannibal said
Mischa said nothing but followed after her parents. Her eyes never left his till she fully turned around.
Penelope giggled as she saw Mike's scared face.
"I think he just peed his pants, mommy." She whispered
Annabelle smiled proudly at Mischa.
"There's nothing to worry about Mischa. No one can ever take me away from your father." She said
"I know. I just don't like how he can't take a hint." Mischa said
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A couple of days later Hannibal was at his office as he had another session with Franklyn. Ever since Annabelles' art gallery Hannibal knew that the man had been following him for a while. Almost becoming obsessed with him. He wanted to be Hannibals' friend but as his psychiatrist he reminded Franklyn of their doctor and patient policy. They can not be friends and Hannibal wasn't interested in becoming friends with him.
"I have a lot of respect for you." Franklyn started "Since we can't be friends, or you're not comfortable with that, I found myself looking at my friends through your eyes, imagining what your diagnosis might be."
"So you become the psychoanalyst?" Hannibal said
"I become you." Franklyn smiled
"Who are you psychoanalyzing?" Hannibal asked
"My friend Tobias. I googled "psychopaths," went down the checklist, and I was a little surprised to see how many boxes I had checked." Franklyn said
"Why were you so curious to Google?" Hannibal asked
"He's been saying very dark things and then saying, "Just kidding!" a lot." Franklyn said "It started to seem kind of crazy."
"Psychopaths are not crazy. They're fully aware of what they do and the consequences of those actions." Hannibal said
"Would you diagnose someone like Tobias as a psychopath? Or are you supposed to diagnose other people in front of me? Or do you…Would you rather just talk about me?" Franklyn asked
"Not at all." Hannibal said
"Are you bored with me?" Franklyn asked
"No." Hannibal said "This is your hour, Franklyn. We will talk about whatever you would like to talk about."
"I'd like to talk about Tobias. Perhaps you can help me analyze him." Franklyn said
"I'm not analyzing your friend. I'm analyzing your perception of him. It may help you know yourself better. You could be projecting onto him what you consider to be your flaws." Hannibal said
"Does that mean that I'm a psychopath?" Franklyn asked
"You're not a psychopath, although you may be attracted to them." Hannibal stated
Outside of his office Annabelle had watched Franklyn leaving Hannibals' office from her car. Once he got into his car and drove off she got out of hers and headed inside. She didn't feel like dealing with Hannibals' stalker at all, she had enough of those. At least with hers she gets rids of them before things get bad. Seeing that Franklyn was his patient it could lead back to him. So they are just gonna have to be patient and think of a way to get rid of him. When she entered the waiting room she had texted Hannibal that she was there. It didn't take long for him to open his office door.
"I wasn't expecting you to visit." He said
He let her inside and the two shared a kiss after he shut the door.
"Wine?" He asked
"That sounds lovely." She smiled
He opened his cabinet and brought out her favorite flavor wine. After handing her half a glass the two sat down and the two sat across from each other.
"There is something that I need to tell you." She said "My tour will be starting in three weeks."
"I see. How long will you be gone?" He asked
"About three months. And…this is going to be my last tour. I want to focus on our family. And maybe write another book. My publisher has been begging me to write the next chapter to my third book." She said
Hannibal nodded to this. He would miss her but knew better than to interfere with her career. What he was worried about were the children. Hannibal didn't think he could be without his daughters for three months.
"What about the girls?" He asked
"Normally I have no problem taking Mischa and Penelope with me. But they don't want to go this time. They both have competitions and events that are coming up and neither want to miss them." She said "Do you think you can handle them for three months?"
"You don't need to ask, Anna. I love having the girls around." He said "And this will give us the time to bond more."
"Are you sure, Hannibal?" She asked
"I assure you Anna, I can handle it." He chuckled
"I'm just saying…this is gonna be new for you. You never handle them by yourself." She said "That is why Raven will be helping with some of the events. The girls have a few birthday parties to attend. They have two field trips that are on the same day. Trust me, with them in a group you'll need the help."
"Speaking of groups…what's gonna happen with Mr. McDouglas?" He asked
"There's nothing to worry about, Cain got rid of him when I told him the man was making me uncomfortable." She said
"He didn't mind firing the man?" He asked
"He was causing trouble with everyone else. And I'm his money maker so he would do anything to keep me happy." She smirked before taking a sip of her wine.
She sighed when her phone started buzzing and she knew that it was her manager.
"I'm sorry to cut this short Hannibal, but I have to go." She said "Will you be coming over tonight?"
"Of course." He said
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When Annabelle returned to the studio she was surprised to see two police detectives in Cains' office.
"Cain, what's going on here?" She asked
"Annabelle, this is Detective Ross and Detective Blake." Cain introduced. "Umm…it's about Mike. According to his sister he's being missing for two days."
"Oh. And this concerns me…because?" She asked
"Can you tell us about your relationship with Mike McDouglas." Ross said before taking out his notepad and pen.
Sighing, she took off her sunglasses and sat down in one of Cains' chairs.
"There was nothing. I hardly knew him." She said
"Wasn't he part of your band?" Ross asked
"Like I told you, detectives, he was only here for a couple of weeks." Cain said
"Not enough time for me to know the guy. I'm a very busy person." Annabelle said "I've only spoken to him when we have to rehearse."
"So there was nothing between you two?" Ross asked, "His sister told us that he was…very infatuated with you."
Annabelle let out a laugh.
"No. He tried, yes, but I turned him down many times. He was sad and pathetic. Not my type." She said "Besides, I'm in a relationship. Don't believe what the tabloids tell you, I am a faithful woman."
"We have a rule here, detectives." Cain said "No one dates band members or the singer. I believe it's bad for the band and bad for business."
"So why was he fired?" Blake asked
"He liked starting shit with everyone." Cain said "We don't need that here."
"When was the last time either of you saw Mr. McDouglas." Ross asked
"The day I fired him, which was three days ago." Cain said
"How did he react to that?" Blake asked
"Pissed off. The guy thought he was the hot shit of this century." Cain said, as he walked to his personal bar. He poured himself a scotch before grabbing a bottle of water and handed it to Annabelle. "Please…there are many guitarists out there that can replace him."
"Mrs. Watson?" Blake asked
"A week ago, it was after a rehearsal." Annabelle said "He tried to ask me out again. I refuse. Sadly some men can't take a hint."
"And how did he react to that?" Blake asked
"Not much as my boyfriend and children were there." She said before taking a sip of her water. "And no, there was no argument between them. You can ask David, Trent and Liz. They were there. Is there anything else, detective?" Annabelle asked
"That will be all for now." Ross said
The two detectives left their cards with them before leaving.
"That damn bastard is a fucking drama queen. He's doing this on purpose." Cain said before taking a sip of his drink. "The bastard is probably laying low somewhere on a bender."
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Stirring, Mike felt himself laying down on something cold and hard. When he opened up his eyes he blinked a few times but nothing was becoming clear. Everything was blurry. He shook his head a bit as he didn't know how he got there. The only thing he remembered was drinking a few beers at the bar and then…everything just went dark.
'Did I get spiked?' He thought.
Seeing that his vision wasn't getting any better soon he decided to get up and find his way out. Hoping he wasn't locked up in a room. He got up, shuffling around with his hands out in front of him, trying to feel for anything. For a moment he was about to find the wall. Moving his hands against the wall he was able to find the frame of a doorway and walked out of the room. Everything was still blurry and dark.
"Hello?" He called.
He kept his hand on one part of the wall while keeping his other arm out in front of him.
"Hello! Can anyone help me!" He called, "I can't…I can't see! I need a doctor! Hello!"
Giggles were heard.
"Hello?"
Giggles were heard again, along with footsteps running around.
"Is anyone there?" He called
"Hey, wanna play."
The whisper was behind him. Then a stabbing pain was placed on his thigh. He cried out and placed his hand on the wound.
Giggles were heard again.
The footsteps came close to him again.
This time he was sliced in the back. Mike yelled again and swiped his free hand around at his attacker but all he hit was air. This made him stumble and fell to the ground. The man's instincts were telling him to run and he did. Well…more of a hobble run. He didn't give a crap that he couldn't see well, he just wanted to get the hell out of there.
He bumped and ran into a few things but it didn't stop him. Once he reached the end of the hallway he tripped on a metal pipe and he fell down the stairs. The fall ended up with him breaking his right leg.
"FUCK!" He cried.
He heard footsteps running towards him so he tried to crawl himself away. He didn't get far though as his left leg was stabbed. Then his right leg and both arms were all pierced at the same time. After the four started pulling him apart someone jumped on his back and started stabbing him multiple times. Mike cried and begged them for mercy but he stopped breathing when the one on his stabbed him in the throat.
Mischa ended up stabbing Mikes' head as the final blow. Once she knows that he is dead she gets off of him and signals Kat, Jeremy and Author for the next step. They hurried off and came back with four containers of gasoline.
They had poured some gasoline on the body before leaving a trail in different areas. Mostly where they had been chasing him. Once the gas cans were empty they tossed them at the body and walked towards exits. Jeremy lit a match before tossing it to the floor. When the match touched the gasoline floor the whole place caught on fire. Everyone hurried out of the building but Author and Mischa had to grab Jeremy out as he wanted to stay and watch everything burn.
"Well this was fun." Author laughed
They all got on their bikes and rode off.