Detective Elliot Stabler sighed as he entered the precinct after a hard day at court. His partner Detective Olivia Benson had been working on another case with another detective, so she hadn't been there in court with him, but she was at the precinct. Olivia looked up from the desk at him as he flopped down into his chair. Olivia was immediately worried because he had a tired, exhausted, extremely agitated look. She stood up and walked behind him as she asked, "You alright, El? How'd it go?" She placed her hands on his shoulders, gently and soothingly rubbing them, not caring who saw because she knew that the others would think she was just comforting her partner. Elliot sighed in relief when she touched him, and he placed a hand over hers as he looked up at her and smiled appreciatively.
"Thanks, Liv..." Elliot commented as he turned towards her and stood up. He gave her a quick, brief hug as he quickly kissed her forehead and added, "I mean it...Thanks..." Olivia smiled and nodded as she replied, "Of course, El...Anytime...You're my partner...You're my guy..." Elliot smiled as he let his hand slid down her arm to take her hand briefly, squeezing it gently before releasing it as they shared a loving look until someone interrupted them; a familiar voice called from the elevator, "Yo, Liv! We got a lead!" Olivia sighed and looked into Elliot's blue eyes as she gently touched his hand. Elliot smiled at her and commented, "Go...I'll be fine..." Olivia looked at him concernedly, but she nodded reluctantly as she went over to the other detective Odafin (Fin) Tutuola.
When Olivia and Fin began to head to the elevator, Olivia ran back over to Elliot as she took a quick look around; and when she didn't see anyone paying attention, she brought her lips to his quickly. It was short and brief, but it was enough to comfort them both and get them through the rest of the day. Elliot smiled at her, wanting nothing more than to pull her to him and kiss her deeply; but he knew he couldn't. Olivia saw the look in his eyes, and she wanted to do the same thing to him, but she whispered, "Don't, El...You can do what you want with me when we get home..." Elliot smiled and nudged her towards the elevator as he replied just as quietly, "Don't tell me that!" Olivia smiled as she walked back to the elevator to join Fin so they could leave and follow a lead.
Olivia was back at the precinct and was discussing the case with Fin, and soon it would be time to head home since it was close to the end of the day; or well, the work day for the detectives. When Captain Donn Cragen walked out and commented, "Elliot, I need you and someone else to go to a scene." Elliot looked up at him and replied, "I'm the only one available, Cap'n. You already sent Munch and Lake on the other case." Cragen sighed and seemed to think for a minute, before Olivia offered, "I'll go with him, Captain." Fin stepped forward and added, "There's not much we can do now. I can handle the rest tonight."
Cragen nodded and commented to Elliot and Olivia, "Alright you two, get going." Elliot and Olivia both nodded as they went to the elevator, getting in when the large doors slid open. When the doors closed, Elliot turned to Olivia and grasped her waist in his hands, pulling her closer to him as he smiled and commented, "Thanks, Liv..." Olivia smiled and placed her arms around his neck as she replied, "Of course..." Elliot leaned forward and brought his lips to hers as they both closed their eyes. When suddenly there was a rumbling sound that started out low and quiet and slowly got louder before it gradually ended; then there was another except this time it was much louder, and it caused the elevator and the whole building to shake. Elliot and Olivia instantly separated as they looked at each other in surprise and confusion. There was another boom and it violently shook the elevator as the doors opened on the first floor right before the lights went out.
Elliot and Olivia leapt out of the elevator before the doors closed and raced up the steps to the SVU floor again. They burst out of the steps to find everyone against the walls, down low, or holding on to something sturdy. Olivia raced over to Fin and Cragen with Elliot behind her as she asked, "What's happening, Cap'n?" Cragen shook his head and replied, "I don't know!" When suddenly there was another boom, violently shaking the whole building and causing the walls to crumble and the ceiling to cave in. Elliot instinctively grabbed Olivia and pulled her to him to protect her. A large piece of ceiling hit Elliot's back as he exclaimed, "Ah!" Olivia tried to help, but he wouldn't let her go; he wasn't about to let her get hurt. Elliot fell, pulling Olivia with him as he was knocked unconscious. Olivia sat up next to him and tried to wake him up, still in complete shock as she shook his shoulder and called his name, "Elliot! Elliot, please wake up!"
When he didn't wake up, she checked his pulse and made sure he was still breathing. He was. Olivia then looked around. They were stuck in a gigantic pile of rubble that was above them and all around them, letting only a few thin streams of light in. She knew there was no way she could get out on her own; so she decided that if she was going to die, she wanted to die by Elliot's side. She laid back down next to her lover and partner, placing her head on his chest as she closed her eyes and prayed that they would be saved. After a second or two a piece of concrete fell and sliced into Olivia's back as she let out a cry in pain.
"Olivia!" She heard someone call as she struggled to sit up, holding the laceration on her back. She saw a gap in the rubble that led into darkness and called out in response, "Here!" Fin suddenly appeared in the gap as he crawled over to Elliot and Olivia. Forgetting about the gash in her back, Olivia hugged Fin, overjoyed that he was still alive. He was like family. The whole SVU was like family, and Fin was like an older brother. Pain stabbed her back again, and Olivia bit her lip as she released Fin to grasp the deep cut.
"Here, let me see how bad it is," Fin commented as Olivia turned around to show him her wound. Fin inhaled sharply and informed, "It's pretty deep, Liv. We need to stop the bleeding, so lay down on your stomach so I can put pressure on it." Olivia smiled and managed to tease, "Okay, Dr. Tutuola." Fin chuckled as Olivia did as she was told and laid down on her stomach. Fin removed his shirt, putting his jacket back on after so he was left in only a tank top and his jacket while he used his shirt to stop the bleeding. He placed it over the laceration and pressed down on it as Olivia cried out in agony. Fin grimaced at her cry as he commented, "Sorry if it hurts." Olivia nodded and bit her lip as she buried her face into her sleeve. Elliot slowly regained consciousness as he sat up with a groan.
"Glad to see you're still with us."
Elliot looked towards the voice to find Fin with his blood stained shirt pressed into Olivia's back. Elliot gasped and was instantly by Olivia's side as he asked, "What happened?" Fin shook his head and replied, "I wasn't here when it happened. I heard her cry out and found my way here through that space." He pointed towards the gap in the rubble as Elliot nodded and placed his hand on Olivia's shoulder. Olivia looked up, tears streaming down her face and blood running down her chin from when she bit her lip way too hard and it started bleeding. A smile carved into Olivia's face as she commented quietly yet joyfully, "Elliot...You're okay..." Elliot tried to smile reassuringly as he replied, "Yeah, but apparently you're not." Olivia smiled and commented, "It's just a scratch."
"Just a scratch, my ass!" Fin exclaimed as Elliot looked up at him. "It hasn't stopped bleeding yet!" Elliot immediately became concerned as he worriedly looked at Olivia before asking, "What about Captain, and Munch, and Lake? Have you seen them?" Fin shook his head as he replied, "No...I haven't...There we go, Liv...The bleeding is starting to slow." Olivia breathed a sigh of relief as Elliot commented, "You two stay here. I'll go see if I can find any of the others." Olivia looked up at him with a look that said, "Please don't go! I need you!" Elliot knew he couldn't say no to her if she begged, but she nodded as Elliot crawled to the gap. Right before he went in, he heard Olivia call, "Be careful, El!" Elliot looked back and replied, "I will!" He crawled into the gap to go in search of others in the Special Victims Unit.
When he got to the other side of the gap it was another space kind of like where Elliot and Olivia had been stuck. He saw a space under a large piece of wall that led to somewhere else so he crawled under the wall, and found Cragen trying to get out of where his legs were pinned by another piece of wall. Elliot quicky went over to him as he called, "Captain!" Cragen looked up at him and sighed in relief as he asked, "Have you seen any of the others?" Elliot nodded and replied as he tried to help Cragen, "Yeah. Fin and Olivia. Olivia was with me and while I was unconscious she got a deep gash on her back. Fin's with her applying pressure to the wound." Right at that moment, they both heard Olivia let out a wail in pure agony. Elliot's heart broke at the sound of her in pain. All he wanted to do was hold her and take away her pain; but he couldn't...no matter how much he wanted to. Cragen could see the look in Elliot's eyes, the need to be by Olivia's side to sooth her through the pain.
"Elliot!" They heard Fin yell at the top of his lungs. "Get back here! We're losing her!" Elliot's eyes widened in shock and horror as he whispered, "Oh God, no..." Cragen pushed him and commented, "Go to her. I'll be fine. She needs you now, and I know you need to be there if she does go." Elliot looked at him for a second, before he nodded and quickly crawled under the wall and through the gap. When he appeared again, he saw that Olivia's eyes were starting to close so he was immediately by her side as he begged, "Liv, stay awake! Come on, keep your eyes open!" Olivia looked up at him as if she hadn't seen him there until now as she smiled and commented, "Hi, El..." Tears were forming in Elliot's eyes as he added, "I know it hurts, baby...I know it hurts...but you have to stay awake...Come on, push through the pain..." Olivia shook her head and replied, "No...No...it...it doesn't hurt..."
"Oh, God..." Fin whispered as he pressed down a little harder onto Olivia's back, and this time she felt it as her eyes shot open, and she cried out, "Now it hurts!" Elliot sighed, when they heard shouting from above them. Elliot looked up and saw shadows flicker across the light as he called out, "In here! We have two injured cops!" Fin looked at him in surprise, and Elliot explained, "I found Captain. His legs are pinned, but when you called for me he told me to go back." Fin nodded as a voice from outside shouted, "We hear you! We're coming!" Elliot sighed as he took Olivia's hand. Olivia smiled up at him and weakly squeezed his hand in response. A large chunk of ceiling was moved and sunlight flooded in as all three detectives squinted there eyes. A man hopped into the small space and offered, "Here, let me carry her."
Elliot shook his head and replied, "I'd like to do it, if that's okay." The other man saw the look in Elliot's eyes and nodded in understanding as he stepped aside and asked, "Where's the other injured cop?" Elliot pointed in the direction that Cragen was in and informed, "Our captain is that way. I found him but came back. His legs our pinned under a large wall." The man nodded as he watched Elliot gently lift Olivia off the ground. The man had to admit, the woman was beautiful even with dirt and blood covering her face; Elliot was one lucky son of a bitch. After Elliot got out, Fin immediately followed while the volunteers went to find Cragen as the detectives made their way down the the pile to the stairs that had managed to stay relatively intact. Elliot carried Olivia down the stairs to the bottom and out of the building to waiting paramedics. He heard a news reporter comment to the cameras, "And here comes the first survivors from this disaster."
Elliot was flooded with questions from reporters about who they were and what precinct they were from until someone shouted, "That's Detective Stabler, his partner Detective Benson, and Detective Tutuola! They're from the Special Victims Unit!"
Author's Note: Thanks for reading! Reviews are always welcome!