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A/N: So this story is based on the SVU cast in high school. I live in the UK and have no knowledge of American High Schools so I apologise if there are any facts in here that aren't true. These are the ages of the cast:
Olivia: 17
Elliot: 17
Alex: 17
Casey: 17
Fin: 17
Kathy: 18
High School Sweethearts, Chapter One, Best Friends:
Olivia Benson was a normal 17 year old girl, she was a junior in high school, she played volleyball, she had friends. However, she had a secret, a secret only her very best friend knew, a secret that tore her up inside.
6:45am, 1 week until summer break:
Benson Residence:
Olivia woke up and slammed her alarm off. She had only had 2 and a half hours of sleep and it was her final week of being a junior, she had been up until 3am waiting for her mother to come home and when she finally did come home, she was extremely drunk. Olivia had stayed up with her, holding her hair whilst she emptied her stomach contents of the breakfast Oliva had made earlier. She waited for her mother to pass out and cleaned up the mess of empty beer bottles and finally got to sleep at 4am.
She got out of bed and went downstairs, her mother was still passed out on the couch, Olivia put the coffee pot on and went for a quick shower. She got herself ready and poured herself some coffee into a flask, she wanted to get to school before all her friends, so she could do some studying before 1st period.
She looked at her watch, it was 7:30am, she grabbed her keys, phone and coffee and headed out the door.
She made it to her high school in 5 minutes, thankfully she only lived a few blocks away, she headed to the school library and placed her History and Chemistry books down on her desk, she was about to start studying when she heard a male voice, "Hey Benson!" He shouted.
She jumped up, "Geez Stabler, you gave me a heart attack, give me warning next time, I thought I was alone!" She said.
"Sorry Benson, you look like crap, how long did you sleep this time?" He sighed, looking her over. Her eyes were dark and looked empty. He was getting worried about her, if she wasn't cleaning up after her drunken mess of a mother, she was being hit and hiding in her room unless she was at school.
"I got a couple of hours sleep, she came in at 3 this time. She threw up on the carpet so I had to scrub it so it didn't stain." She gave a small smile.
"Liv, you don't have to put up with this, please let me tell Joe." Elliot said, hating the thought of asking his father to help them, but knowing he had to try and do something. He rested his hand on her arm.
She shrugged it off and sighed, "No Elliot, I only have to wait a year and then I can leave, if I tell the cops now, I will get put into a home. I will be taken out of this school and away from all of you guys. I can manage for another year." She tried to ignore his eyes burning holes into the back of her head as she tried to leave the library.
He grabbed her arm before she could move, "Olivia, can you honestly tell me that you think you'll survive another year of this. What if she gets too wasted one night and goes too far. What if a creep she brings home from the bar tries something and I don't make it in time!?" He shouted.
"El, I know you're worried, I'm sorry that I even called you that night, I shouldn't have." She said, trying to hide the tears filling her eyes.
She grabbed her stuff and headed for the door. "Liv wait, I'm sorry I didn't mean it to come out like that." Elliot said, going after her. But she was already outside surrounded by people. He decided to talk to her at lunch.
It was 11am and Olivia, Casey and Alex were all in Spanish class. "Livia, what's going on with you and Elliot?" Casey asked. Olivia sighed, "Nothing is going on, we had a little disagreement, it was nothing, now concentrate on your work if you wanna pass." Olivia said, ignoring Alex and Casey's expressions.
"Alex, Casey, no he recibido tu asignación final de la semana pasada, ¿hay alguna razón?" (Alex, Casey, I haven't received your finished assignment from last week, is there a reason?) Miss Garcia, the Spanish teacher asked.
"Yo no entendía algunas preguntas sobre él así que, um i-" (I didn't understand a few questions on it so, um I-) Casey started to think of an explanation but Oliva cut her off. "Señorita García, lo siento mucho por estos dos, me aseguraré de que ambos le envíen sus asignaciones terminadas al final del día." Olivia said, in perfect Spanish. (Miss Garcia, I am very sorry for these two, I will make sure they both email you their finished assignments by the end of the day).
Miss Garcia smiled and nodded and the walked away. "Thanks Livvie." Alex smiled, "You guys need to try harder, especially If you want to pass this class, I won't always be here to help you guys" Olivia sighed and carried on working on her worksheet.
The bell rang signalling lunch time and Olivia wasn't in a rush to talk to Elliot. Oliva, Alex and Casey made their way to the cafeteria. They found and empty table and Alex sat down whilst Casey and Olivia went to get their food.
Casey wanted some pizza and water, Alex got a sandwich and a diet coke and Olivia got a salad and water. They all sat down and started talking about the rest of their day, Olivia saw Elliot and Fin walking towards them, "Hey guys," Alex smiled.
"Liv, can we talk?" Elliot asked, Fin sat down next to Casey. Fin, Alex and Casey began talking between themselves, so Olivia and Elliot decided to talk in the empty hallway.
"Elliot, I'm sorry about before, I shouldn't have lashed out at you, I know you were just worried about me" Olivia said, "Olivia no, I'm sorry I was too hard on you, I really worry about you, she could end up killing you Olivia, I can't live without you." Elliot sniffed.
Olivia had only seen Elliot cry on one other occasion, when he found out his mother had been in a car accident. "El, I'm so sorry, I didn't think. I can't tell anyone, I don't wanna lose all of you guys, I want to be able to graduate." Olivia cried.
"I know Olivia, but please can you just think about staying at Casey's or Alex's house for a few weeks." Elliot suggested, Olivia shook her head.
"They don't know about how bad it is, you're the only one I told everything to." Olivia sighed.
"Okay, hear me out before you say no, okay?" Elliot said. Olivia nodded.
"Stay with me, we have a spare room, if I tell my dad the situation, he will understand, and we can see about you staying with us if you decide to press charges, what do you think?" Elliot asked.
"No El, I can't ask your family to do that. I don't want to be a burden to you all." Olivia explained.
"Olivia, you will never be a burden to me, I need to tell you something, but I don't want you to freak out." Elliot said.
"Okay," Olivia agreed, "I love you Olivia, I have known for quite a while, I just didn't want to tell you because you were going through a lot. But I cant hide it anymore, I'm scared I'm going to lose you." Elliot blurted out…
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