Death takes the ADA

Author's notes
This fic was inspired by the song "Unforgivable Sinner" by Lene Marlin and wouldn't leave my mind.
The title is inspired by episode "Death takes the mother" from tv show Hex.
Category: kind of C/O.
Spoiler: Outsider (8x12).
Warning: character's death.
Archive: ok on Passion and Perfection, others ask first please.
Comments, reviews, welcomes, flames ignored and used as toilet paper :p

Special thanks
To my evil twin for reading this and making some great additions!

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New York Court Room
Today

- "Somebody call an ambulance! Now!", Olivia yelled to nobody in particular as she jumped over the witness bench and rushed to the young woman side.

But she wasn't fast enough as the redhead collapsed to the ground.

Out of the corner of her eyes, Olivia saw Fin tackle the guy who was trying to escape the Court Room, punching his face a couple times to keep him down. It took the help of all the members of the SVU squad to stop him.
She couldn't believe one of their own of them tried to kill the young ADA.
She couldn't believe this newcomer thought her friendly behaviour meant he earned rights to her.
She couldn't believe this guy who Cragen thought might be a good addition to their squad, who had flirted with the young red-head a couple months ago even though he just met her, just stabbed her in a crowded Court Room!
Why did he? She knew that Casey had turned his dinner's offer down just before entering the Court Room after lunch break, but why attacking her?

A few feet away, Judge Liz Donnelly was trying to reach the wounded woman as well but the bail rift was trying to bring her to safety.

- "Leave me alone!"
- "Your honour you have to go back to your chamber. It's not safe"
- "I don't care, she is a friend of mine!"
- "Your honour, I have to insist"
- "Don't you dare touching me!", she yelled, freeing herself from his grasp and reaching the young woman side.

Next to the young ADA, the knife, its blade full of blood, Casey's blood, was taunting Olivia. She kicked it to the corner of the room with a loud growl.

The second her eyes fell upon the injured woman, Olivia knew it was serious; there was just so much blood in such a short time.
Falling onto her knees, ripping the redheads black suit jacket open, she sent buttons flying across the room, revealing two deep abdominal cuts, her white shirt already soaked with blood.

The detective didn't dare gathering the weakened woman in her arms, not wanting to cause any further injury.
Shouldering off her coat, she draped it across the prone body, then rolled her jacket up and tucked it under the red-haired head.

- "I'm here Case. It's gonna be alright", she breathed.

Judge Donnelly appeared opposite Casey's body, grabbing her hand.

- "Casey", she whispered, unsure of what to say. Her friend was ghostly white, all colours gone from her delicate features.
- "Liv? Hu... hurts", the young ADA breathed as teary green eyes opened to meet brown.
- "I'm right here, hang on, help's on its way"
- "Can't… an't…hurts t… too much"
- "Yes you can. Just don't talk, save your strength. It's gonna be just fine, I promise"
- "Liv…", her voice even huskier than ever.
- "I'm here, shh just hang on, don't leave me sweetheart"
- "Shhh", she breathed, her hand rising to silence her "Se…cret"
- "Fuck secret", Olivia growled as she grabbed her hand and kissed it.
- "Y…your… car… eer"
- "Fuck that too. You're all that matters. I'm so sorry Casey"

Looking up, she met Judge Donnelly angry look.
- "So you're the one?"
- "Your honour…"
- "Don't even try to explain yourself Detective! No wonder she refused to tell me who was hurting her!"
- "I did not!"
- "You forced her to keep your relationship a secret! Fucking her then fled in the middle of the night! Making her feel like she was some one night stand whore you were ashamed of! You hurt her! She deserves so much better!"
- "Lizz … s'o…okay", Casey breathed between them.
- "No, it is not okay Casey. She…"
- "It's a private matter; none of your damn business!", Olivia interrupted, not needing the Judge to remind her how out of the line she'd been in handling her relationship with the younger ADA.
- "It does when it concerns a close friend. She'd better come out of this alive. Or I swear…", Judge Donnelly threats were interrupted by the arrival of the paramedics.

Minutes later, they rose, shaking their heads.
- "There is nothing we can do"
- "Ok well get her to the hospital they can……", Olivia started, not understanding their sad faces.
- "No, you don't understand, there is nothing we can do, there's nothing anyone can do, it's too late", they tried to explain.
- "No!", Olivia yelled as she knelt back by Casey, gathering her in her arms.
"S'okay baby, it's gonna be alright", she breathed, rocking the younger woman whose eyes were now fixed on her.
- "You are still in my Court Room Counselor", added Liz Donnelly in a stern voice, caressing the younger woman's forehead.
"I'm not letting you give up. You are going to fight Counselor, I swear you will"
- "I'm… so…wy, it…..", she stopped as she started coughing blood.
"Look … at her Liz, how… could I …. not love her?", she breathed in a voice becoming weaker, her eyes not leaving Liv's face.
"She… was… wa… right", she added as her eyes closed and a thin trickle of blood escaped her lips.

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To be continued in part 2 ...