Casanova

Chapter 1: Special Delivery

Disclaimer: "Law and Order: SVU" does not belong to me and neither do it's characters. The plotline however is mine but I would be more than willing to share it with the writers of the show; I'm actually quite proud of this idea.

A/N: I don't know how I came up with this but I do kind of like the idea and even though I am working on several stories at once, I hope you guys won't hold it against me. I think I caught fanfic ADD from obsessedwithstabler or maybe she's the one who caught it from me LOL I don't know. Anyways, this chapter is for SVU101, IceAngelKauru and KaydenceRei. You guys just always put me in such a great mood.

Olivia leaned her cheek against the palm of her hand as with the back of the other hand, she rubbed her tired eyes. It had been nothing but three hours of straight paperwork now and all the letters on the pages seemed to be playing tricks with her mind. She tried to suppress a yawn and looked across the desk at Elliot "What time is it?" she asked wearily.

Elliot leaned back in his chair and looked at his watch "11:30," he responded. He was tired too. He wanted to go home and crash in his bed. Not that his one room apartment was home. Nonetheless, the lonely bed was still a bed and he was too tired to care.

Olivia slammed the file closed and stood up "I'm heading out," she informed her partner as she grabbed her coat.

Elliot stood up as well "I'll walk you out," he told her "I'm gonna call it a night too. These files'll still be here tomorrow."

As Olivia passed the desk sergeant, he called out to her "Detective Benson."

She turned to look at him "What's up?" she asked.

The man held out a small box, wrapped in brown paper "This just came for you," he explained.

Olivia accepted the box cautiously. The first thing she noticed was that it felt very cold. It wasn't really heavy but it wasn't light either.

Elliot peered over her shoulder at the package "Who's it from?" he asked.

"It doesn't say," Olivia responded as she ran a finger under the tape on one side of the package and removed the brown paper that it was incased in.

"Secret admirer maybe?" Elliot asked with a tone of amusement and at the same time jealousy.

Olivia opened the box and dropped it on the desk sergeant's desk. A few pieces of ice flew out of the box and landed around it. Olivia stood there, too stunned at first to say anything as she stared down into the box "I really hope not," she whispered.

Elliot leaned closer and looked at the contents of the box "Is that a heart?" he asked.

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"It's a human heart all right," Melinda Warner told Elliot as she placed the organ in a cooler for transport to the lab. She looked up "How's your partner doing?" she asked.

"She's a little shaken up," Elliot answered "But she'll be fine."

"If someone sent a body part to me," Warner said as she turned to leave "I'd be terrified."

Elliot nodded and looked back towards the doors of the squad room. Olivia was sitting stock still at her desk, eyes straight ahead. It was an almost hypnotized look. He wondered if she would indeed be fine. He was snapped from his thoughts when a CSU tech tapped him on the shoulder. He turned to the young man.

"We found this under the ice," the tech handed Elliot a plastic bag with a piece of paper inside.

Elliot opened the bag and carefully pulled out the piece of paper. He unfolded it, noticing the careful hand drawn design on the boarder and read out loud. "My dear detective,

I would have loved to see the look on your face when you received my gift. She was young and feisty but she was too easy, not like you."

Elliot looked back into the squad room at Olivia. He didn't know if she had heard him but she was currently massaging her temples. Elliot looked down at the paper and began to read the rest silently to himself when he heard Olivia's voice. He looked up again and saw her in front of him.

"I wanna hear the rest of it," she whispered. This creep had addressed the package to her, she had a right to hear what he had written, no matter how much it disturbed her.

"Are you sure?" Elliot asked. He was more than willing to just stop right there and let another squad take this case. God only knew that the brass would be more than willing to hand it off to anyone else.

"Read," Olivia commanded in a soft but firm voice.

Elliot nodded, cleared his throat and turned his attention back to the paper in his hand. "Her body is just off the jogging path in Central Park, you know the one. You take it every Saturday morning when you have the time to enjoy the peaceful escape that the nature provides."

He looked up at Olivia again. She was maintaining a calm façade for the most part but he could see her shoulders shaking ever so slightly.

She knew exactly what path he was referring to. It wasn't a well known path. It was secluded and even though she had never thought about it before, it was probably the perfect place to hide a body. This guy knew her, she didn't know how but he did. She finally made eye contact with Elliot and saw his concern "I'm fine," she said quickly "Keep going."

Elliot looked back down at the letter "She won't be the last. You can be sure of that. Yours forever, Casanova," he looked up "Casanova," he repeated softly "This guy is messed up."

"Gee El," Olivia said shakily "I didn't realize that when I saw the heart."

Elliot slipped the paper back into the bag and handed it back to the tech. He took a step closer to Olivia "It's probably gonna be a long night," he told her softly "You wanna take five and grab a cup of coffee?"

She nodded "Yeah," she whispered "Sorry, it's just…"

He took her hand, noticing how cold it felt, and held it tight as they turned to leave the precinct "I know," he reassured her "I know."

A/N: Well that was the first chapter. I'll be updating one or more of my stories later today, I promise. Maybe even this one will get a second chapter today, we'll see. For now, can't wait to hear whether you guys loved it or hated it.