Wicked witch

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The next morning we went to a new crime scene.  A motel . The victims skins were ripped open from the back to form wings and then they were placed facing the bed in a prayer position. 

" Get ready " ; Jack said to Will and I .

" I am ready " ; Will said as we all put on our gloves .

" Its like soup in there " ; Jack warned again .

" Soup is good for the soul " ; Will said casually.

As we entered the room , the vic's were in the position I had described before .

" Stripped off clothing , traces of dried tears , lash marks on the bare skin , the skin was supposedly ripped open by a saw . This is a sadist  , the victims were conscious when the unsub did this . No signs of sexual assault.  The killing and torturing itself provided the sexual gratification " ; I listed off .

" Everyone not related to this investigation out " ; Jack suddenly yelled .

Will was about to work his empathy magic .

After a few minutes , he came out of his trance .

" He is punishing them for their sins . Praying like an angel signifies cleansing of sins " ; Will said.

" Any organs missing ? " ; Jack asked.

" No " ; Will replied.

After a while of poking around we returned to the bureau .

Hannibal had invited both of us to another dinner .

" Thank you for playing along " ; I said to Will .

" No worries Ella " ; he said .

We called it quits at 7 after giving out the profile . I went home and changed into comfy sweatpants and a hoody before driving to Hannibal's house .

I knocked on the door with a homemade chocolate cake that I had made earlier.

Will opened the door with a glass of wine in his hand . He welcomed me in .

I could hear a woman's laughter from the kitchen . I froze and looked at Will.

He just looked at me reassuringly as he guided me forwards .

" Glad you could join us my dear " ; Hannibal said as he saw Arabella entering .

He was busy air cooking some kind of fried rice .

" What is that horrible thing on you Arabella ? Its a dinner at someone's house not in your bedroom " ; mom said as she looked at my outfit disapprovingly .

I just want to be comfortable after wearing heels and suits and blazers all day !

" She looks adorable , doesn't she Will ? " ; Hannibal said as he smiled at me .

" She does " ; Will agreed .

" I brought homemade chocolate cake " ; I said showing the dish in my hands .

" Splendid " ; Hannibal said happily .

He put the rest of the food together and carried it to the dining table .

Today's menu was calamari rings , sushi , eggs caviar and hot and spicy chicken wings , kale salad , and a whole plate of wings just for me .

Will told me that Hannibal had begrudgingly made the wings , he did not like making extremely oily food but gave in so that I could enjoy .

I squealed when he placed the plate full of wings in front of me . Hannibal smiled .

Before I could dig into the wings , Will passed me the extra seasoning mix and some of the salad .

I piled up stuff on my plate , the wings , salad , eggs caviar , sushi , calamari and dug in .

" Are you sure you need so much ? " ; witch asked disgusted.

" Yeah . I didn't have lunch " ; I snapped at her .

" You didn't have lunch ? " ; Hannibal and Will asked shocked .

" Uh . no , too busy preparing the profile " ; I said .

" Arabella that is not healthy!  " ; Hannibal said .

" I know , I love food and today is the first time I missed it " ; I said feeling a little guilty .

" As long as you don't do it again , its fine " ; Will said rubbing my back .

I nodded .

After dinner , I was handed a glass of white wine by Will as we sat by the fireplace .

" Can I talk to you for a minute Arabella ? " ; the witch asked .

I nodded as I placed my glass on the side table and followed her outside the living room .

" Are you out of your mind ? " ; she whisper yelled .

" Two boyfriends.  Jesus Arabella!  What were you thinking . Do you know how many people will look down on this? " ; she continued .

" I don't care about people " ; I yelled back.

" I do ! Your a disappointment to the family name , your dragging me down . I won't allow this ! Your going to break up with them " ; she said .

" Your in no place to control me Elise ! "

" I am your mother and you will listen to me "

" I won't,  do whatever the hell you want "

She slapped me .

Both Hannibal and Will interfered after that .

" I am going to have to ask you to leave Elise . We do not tolerate such behaviour here " ; Hannibal said .

" She is my daughter " ; she screamed .

" And she is capable of taking her own life decisions " ; Hannibal said .

The door slammed shut a few seconds later.

" Hey , you okay ? I am so sorry " ; Will said holding my face in his hands .

My eyes were closed as I processed every word that came out of the witches mouth.

" Arabella , can you hear me ? " ; a voice came , muffled .

Arms guided me somewhere and made me sit down with my head between my knees.

Fingers ran through my hair and warm hands grabbed mine .

" Thanks " ; I said after a few minutes .

" She is horrible " ; Will said .

" I know " ; I said agreeing .

" You can stay here if you want . We don't want you driving home right now " ; Hannibal said.

I agreed and he took me to the guest room .

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Hannibal's Pov :

Me and Will waited outside Elise Veers house , she opened the door.

" What are you two doing here ? " ; she asked confused .

" You have been extremely rude to our sweet girl " ; Will said as he took out the knife .

Elise's eyes widened , she tried to run but I caught her and pushed her in and slammed the door .

" Its carving time " ; I smiled evilly .

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