Episode 4: Murder husbands

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Hannibal and Will took their honeymoon in Japan, seeing the places Hannibal had visited when he was younger, making love in their hotel with the Sakura petals occasionally blowing in. They were walking past an alley late at night when they heard a baby cry. They went down, both their matching knives out and saw a young woman, dead, and they heard the baby cry again from behind a dumpster. Will and Hannibal move the dumpster and see a little baby girl, just a bit over a year old, sobbing. Will crouched and put his knife back in his holster.

"Hey, hey, it's alright, come here," Will picks the little girl up and checks her clothes for a name, "I'm not seeing a name written on her clothing or the blanket she's in." Will said, gently rocking and patting the girl's back.

"Unfortunately, I have no luck checking the mother. It looks like the mother got attacked and hid her daughter, getting robbed and killed." Hannibal said and made his way back to Will.

"Well, where's the closest fire station or police station. We can let the officers know what happened and where to find the mother." Will said and began to move, but Hannibal stopped him.

"I know you hold a place always for Abigail, as do I, but do you think we could make room for this little one?" Hannibal asked, and Will blinked rapidly.

"I don't know...." Will trailed, looking at the small child nearly asleep.

"I understand if you do not trust me -"

"It's not that I don't trust you. It's more of the fact of: Are we ready to raise this little girl from her infancy?" Will asks, and Hannibal smiles, gently petting the girl's blonde locks.

"Yes, we are. We will teach her all we know, and we will show her the world. I know we can do this Mylimasis. Together or not at all, right?" Hannibal asks, and Will chuckles, kissing the man.

"Together or not at all. How will we handle the adoption process? Can we get a birth certificate for her?" Will asks, and Hannibal smirks.

"Do you need to ask? Yes, her name should be different than the one she was given to avoid suspicion. When they do find the mother, it will look like it is: a robbery has gone wrong, and I can get in touch with some contacts that can erase her daughter from the system to avoid and further issues down the road. Perhaps you have a name in mind?" Hannibal asks as they begin to walk back to their hotel.

"Yeah, there is a name I liked. Mischa. Mischa Abigail Lecter. Or, in our case: Mischa Abigail Collins." Will said, and Hannibal stopped them again, turning Will towards him and kissing Will on the mouth.

"You are always a surprise to me, Mylimasis. I love you." Hannibal said in reverance.

They made a quick stop to the store for a car seat, a portable bassinet, some formula and soft foods, and other baby items they needed for their new daughter. They went back to their hotel and set up the bassinet for their daughter, changed her, and fed her, then Hannibal sang a Lithuanian lullaby to get her to sleep.

"She's asleep." Hannibal said, getting into a loose kimono and cuddling Will on their futon.

"This also means we won't be able to have sex as often, at least until she's old enough to have her own room. Then we'd need to be quiet." Will said, and Hannibal kissed the nape of his neck.

"Small sacrifices, but it will be worth it to watch her grow up." Hannibal said, and Will hummed.

"True, and Hannibal, I won't mind if she ever wants to join us on a hunt. But, it has to be her choice on whether or not she wants to do that." Will said, turning to face Hannibal.

"Yes, Mylimasis. She will be our ravestag doe to nurture and to teach if she chooses our path. I will not take her away from you in anger. I won't hurt you in that way again." Hannibal said, caressing the "smile" on Will's stomach.

"Good, I was thinking we should have new marks on each other. We left teethmarks that will never fade, but I was thinking something else. Just for us." Will said, and Hannibal smiles.

"What were you thinking?" Hannibal asked, kissing and biting at Will's neck.

"Did you bring your scalpel?" Will asked, and Hannibal nods, moving to their bags and bringing over a scalpel.

Will sat up and then moved into Hannibal's lap as soon as the other man sat down. Will pulled the tops of their kimonos down to expose their chests. Will put the scalpel in Hannibal's hand, grasped Hannibal's wrist, and brought it close to his chest; over his heart.

"I want your initials over my heart, and I will do the same." Will said, and Hannibal smiled, kissing will and then carving his initials into the skin over Will's heart.

Will carved W.L. into the skin over Hannibal's heart, they shared each other's blood and then undressed. Their bodies writhing together as they moved, their blood still flowing, leaving streaks on the skin and sharing bloody kisses between the two of them. They basked in the after glow, cleaning up, and a sharp cry pierced the air.

"You rest, Mylimasis. I'll take care of Mischa." Hannibal said, kissing Will and going to Mischa's bassinet.

Hannibal calmed down Mischa and went back to Will once she fell asleep, and he set her back in her crib, placing a hand over the bandages on Will's chest. They drifted off into blissful slumber. Hannibal made calls to have a crib and other assorted baby items to be delivered with a new birth certificate for Mischa. They packed up their stuff they had brought with them and bought while they were on their honeymoon, putting Mischa in her car seat before they headed back to their home.

"Welcome home, Mischa, mūsų mažoji šviesa (our little light)." Hannibal said as he opened the door to their home.

*end credits*

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