The Blood-stained Deer

Chapter 26: Private Doctors and New Beds

"I'll call Hannibal..." Will said, as he was already calling him. "She isn't ready to be known by doctors as the antlered child." Jack sighed. "Well, maybe make sure he's ready, cause we already on our way."

And like that I was put in the backseat and caressed gently as Jack wiped down the highway. Hannibal was dressed and opened the door. Will had told him of a Medical Emergency, but not exactly what. "Oh my god, Elain." Hannibal said, which was the first time I heard him use 'God' in a non-explanatory sentence.

He quickly showed us in, and cleared his kitchen counter in preparation for his operation. I remember chuckling as it was cold on my bare chest, but soon was put to sleep as Hannibal was put to work, stitching me back together.

I remember waking up in a bedroom, but it wasn't one I was used to. I tried moving around, but I wasn't able to very far. "Stop moving so much, you might undo the stitches." I jumped a little, before I calmed slightly. I opened my eyes, to see a very messy-haired Will, looking down at me, his arm was around me gently. After a while, I realized I wasn't going to be returning to sleep so I cuddled more into Will. "I'm sorry, all this was my fault. I shouldn't have ran." I said.

"It isn't your fault that you were caught. What made you run though?" Will asked. "Surely, it wasn't the corpse." He said. "I thought you were in pain, so I went to try and look for help..." I said. "You thought I..." Will began before chuckling a little. "You saw my...uh... episode I guess." He said, a little embarrassed. "I wasn't in pain, I just wasn't here." He said. "Sorry you had to see that. But thank you for thinking of me." I nodded and snuggled more into Will's side and rested my head on his arm, and fell asleep. I could tell he felt more comfort sleeping with someone else beside him as he soon fell asleep.