The Blood-stained Deer

Chapter 10: To make matters worse

I didn't know what to say, so I kept silent, but I swear I saw Freddie lounds go into Abigail's room. Soon the main doors swung open and Will, accompanied by Doctor Lecter walked into the room. they signed in at the front desk and walked down the hallway, with me in toe. I didn't like being around the children who couldn't do anything but stare at me.

I was proved correct when we saw Freddie Lounds, sitting on the edge of the bed, as she turned to see us, she added that Will was insane. I grumbled and was about to step forward and say something, when I felt Hannibal's big hands come around and hold me back. He sighed and shook his head.

Freddie Lounds left the room, head held high while Will and Hannibal had to deal with whatever she left them. I sat in a chair and ran my hands up my arms. They allowed Abigail a second, before they got up and began to go for a walk. I got up from my seat and jogged after them.

They spoke about her father and her likelihood of her diminishing mental state. While I sat and listened beside them. After a while, she was mildly overwhelmed and we walked her back. We promised to come back and visit her again before leaving back to our car.

We found that Freddie was leaning on our car and Will and Hannibal were distressed. I was falling behind a bit.

"Are you trying to salvage this joke from the mouth of madness?" Will said as he walked up, cleaning his glasses.

Freddie was unfazed to Will's mild dismay. "Please, let me apologize for my behavior in there. It was sloppy and misguided and hurtful." She began.

"Miss Lounds now is not the- "Hannibal cut in being the more rational person in this situation.

I finally caught up to the group and saw Freddie. I grumbled as I stormed over and pushed between Hannibal and Will and swung my hand across Freddie's face, hearing the pleasing sound of a slap ricocheting off the trees. "Now, get out before I make it hurtful."

Freddie said nothing as Hannibal and Will shuffled me past and into their car finally. Freddie had a devious smirk as she held her face. There was a silence in the car that deafened me. I sighed as I stared out the window.

"Jack is going to kill me." I grumbled as I watched the hills and trees thin out into buildings. Will glanced at me through his rear-view mirror and smiled reassuringly.

"Don't worry, we will make sure that doesn't happen." Will said as he continued on driving. However, Hannibal, the more rationale one in this situation turned slightly in his seat. "Why did you do that though, Elain?" He asked.

"She just bugged me...okay." I sighed. Nothing much else was said as I could tell that others felt the same way. I gulped down hard and sighed as we pulled up to the headquarters. I walked behind them as they walked to Jack's office. Alana bloom was already there when we walked in.

I sat near the back and fumbled with my fingers as I waited for any judgement from the 4 present adults. To my surprise, nothing was said immediately, but my relief would be short lived. "Now, get out before I make it hurtful..." Jack said, reading from his computer screen. I cursed under my breath. I should have known Freddie would write something about me.

"I am glad that this doesn't involve Elain though..." Alana bloom said as she looked hopefully at Jack. Jack chuckled ironically and looked at her. "Then you don't know who said that." He said as he turned the screen. A picture of me was in the right column, with an article title "Bambi has horns." Alana bloom retracted into her seat and made a light glance at me.

"What is actually worse than all this, is that you guys let her slap her and let the words fall from her mouth." Jack said. Hannibal and Will both sighed. "How were we supposed to know that she was going to attack her."

"Hey! I didn't attack her! If everyone who ever slapped someone was 'attacking' someone, everyone would be in jail for assault!" I said as I stood up. Will sighed, "Fine...not attacked... slapped." He said, as he too had to think back to all the times he slapped someone. 

AN//: Sorry for the massive inactivity but I am working on a massive update to this story, that I hope you all will love.