A Complicated Case (A Hannibal X Reader Fanfic)

Chapter 3 (Scrambled Signs)

Holly's P.O.V.

"A man's tongue was found shoved down his own throat at the state prison, this morning. Part of the man's arms were either bitten off or torn off. The other inmates say they had no idea what had happened last night. The cameras around the area were shut down and the man's cell was found unlocked. He is presumed dead. There are no fingerprints or any evidence of who killed this man." The news reporter said, she sounded the least bit concerned about this news report.

"Holy.. shit....no." My mouth hung open in disbelief. I ran to grab my car keys, I took one last look at the dead man's face, he was the one who harassed me and Hannibal said he'd 'take care' of him. I ran out of my house and sped to the jail, with my siren ringing as I drove.

I marched into the jail and started yelling for Lecter. I saw the rest of my coworkers investigating the death that happened last night. Some of the inmates were being interrogated. Although I was the only person who knew who had killed the man.

"Dr. Lecter!!" I yelled down the hall. "Dr.Lecter I need to talk to y-" He was not in his cell, it was completely empty.

"Dr.Hannibal Lecter?" Someone asked me, it was John, one of the investigators from the murder. "He went with Bill Farlin, they're in the interrogation room." I thanked him and started running to where Hannibal was said to be. I looked through the window on the door. Hannibal had a muzzle looking mask on and he was restrained to a box cart.

Bill Farlin, my boss came out of the room. "Holly, we need you in there, he said he won't say a thing unless you're in the room." I rushed into the room, holding back a laugh seeing Hannibal look so weird with a muzzle on. My face turned red and I had to laugh, I ran out of the room quickly and started laughing. I went back in and stared at him. Bill came into the room and Hannibal glared at Bill.

"I said I'd answer if HOLLY were here, not you." Hannibal said, as calmly as he could. "That means no eavesdropping, no double-sided windows. N-O-T-H-I-N-G." Hannibal explained to Bill, as if Bill were a slow minded child. He slowly walked out of the room, I saw his shadow as he walked down the hall to his office.

Hannibal had a large bruise on his arm and burns all over his hands. He was so silent. Did I do something wrong? I rubbed the bruises on my wrists lightly, wincing.

              He stared at my wrists. That's all he did. He looked angry and deep in thought. I couldn't keep wasting my time like this anymore.

             "Hannibal..did you do it? Did you kill him?" I whispered, keeping our distance very far apart in the room. He kept looking at my wrists.

            "Yes. I did it. He had deserved that punishment for a long time now. He was a rapist and a thieve." 

             "What's wrong with you today, Hannibal..? What happened? Is it something I said, or did?" I stared at him, standing still, too scared to come closer to him. He started to try and wriggle out of his restrains but failed to budge them. He refused to make eye contact with me. I faced a chair near the wall, took out a pencil and a pad of paper and started drawing. It defeats the whole purpose of being here, for I'm SUPPOSE to be getting info on the case.

           "It's not like anyone listens to me, anyway. Why would He. I'm alone in this god-awful world and I can't even get info on a goddamn case, this man is holding back and I don't know why." I mumbled to myself. I could sense eyes on me. Ignoring Hannibal I continued to draw the rest of his cell,remembering the details of it from last time. I was kind of surprised they out him in a big room like this. Tied up on a box crate with a mask on.

              I get up and walk over towards Hannibal, staring at me. I tape the drawing of his cell with my signature onto his shirt. I glared at him.