I thought a Christmas version of my Mary-Sue series was in order. And before you ask where the hell have you been, let's just say school was really something else and I was enjoying a week off of my summer. But rest assured, I am back full time in writing and you'll be seeing a lot of stories coming your way this summer.

As usual, I don't own these guys, but I own Amy and all the other characters I make up.

"In the criminal justice system, sexually-based defenses are considered especially hei…hey! We don't need the intro this time! Get on with the story!"

Sincerely,

The SVU Squad

SVU Squad Room

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2005

Cragen was staying up late in the squad room looking around the closet upstairs in the crib.

"Damn it, where are those boxes?" he grumbled as moved some boxes around.

The past few weeks had been nothing, but cases. Now this week, it seemed the crime rate dropped to an all-time low. So the squad finished what was left of their case load and now were focused on the most challenging case of all.

Christmas.

Yes, the holidays officially arrived last Friday when Novak announced she had won her last case that Benson and Stabler had given her. The slowed crime rate began to show itself at the beginning of the week before. Now, the squad was free to do whatever they pleased. For most of the squad, it was Christmas shopping. For Cragen, it was trying to figure out what he did the squad room Christmas decorations.

"I know I put them up here," said Cragen, straightening up and scratching his bald spot, "It's just trying to remember…"

He looked above him and saw the box labeled, "XMAS STUFF."

"Yes!" he exclaimed as he pulled them down.

He carried the box down stairs and began to pull stuff out. He then realized that he was missing the big tree, so he went upstairs again, grabbed the box with the fake tree, and brought it down to the squad.

"We'll do this tomorrow," he muttered as he set the box down with the fake tree.

He returned to the first box he brought down to the squad room. It had stockings, garland, and lights.

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas…," Cragen began to sing as he took out the garland and began to trim the squad room entrance doors.

Yeah, I know it begins like the regular SVU one I posted, but don't worry! But did you notice something different?Anyway, thesecond chapter is much more interesting. You'll see. Keep on reading!