Hello all you readers out there. Well this is my first SVU fanfic so I am a bit nervous.
Disclaimer: SVU and the related characters and the One Six do not belong to me (darn it) the character Tamsyn however does.
Ok formalities are out of the way. I am an O/E shipper but I am also a huge fan of Elliot/OC so I went with OC for the first fic. I hope you like it and enjoy the first chapter. Oh and anything in italics is a dream sequence or memory.
"Elliot do you think we will be friends forever?" a girl asked a preteen Elliot Stabler.
Elliot winced but not at the girl's words; it was the wound she was treating on his arm that caused him pain.
"Sorry, I don't mean to make it hurt," she apologized.
Elliot smiled, "It's not your fault, and it doesn't hurt that bad. And yeah of course we will be friends forever, why would you think anything else?"
"I was just asking. I like to hear it confirmed every once in a while. God Elliot why do you let him do this to you? And don't make excuses for him, he has no right to hurt you like this even if he is your father!" the girl exclaimed.
"Tamsyn please let's not fight right now and keep it down; the last thing I need is for my dad to find out I snuck you in here," Elliot pleaded.
Tamsyn sighed but resigned, "Fine as long as you stop calling me Tamsyn, you know I'm not fond of my name."
"Well I would, except someone can't quite tell me what I am supposed to call you instead. Oh I know, if you like I can call you Renegade, because the lord knows you are one, I still can't believe you yelled at the principal today! You are just insane…Ren," Elliot laughed at this new nickname.
Tamsyn seemed contemplative for a moment, "mmm….OK I think I can handle Ren, besides like you said it does kind of match me pretty well."
Before Elliot could answer they both heard footsteps coming closer to the door. Tamsyn quickly grabbed the first aid kit and stepped in the closet to hide. Elliot laid back on his bed to make it seem like he had been there all along, after putting his shirt back on.
From outside a man's voice could be heard, "Elliot! Elliot get your ass out here! Ell…"
"Elliot!" Kathy's voice flooded his ears, "Elliot turn the damn alarm clock off I need more sleep!"
Elliot sat up in bed and looked at the offending clock on the side table. Reaching over Elliot turned the alarm off and rolled out of bed and headed towards the shower. Standing under the hot water Elliot tried to collect his thoughts. It had been so long since he had even thought about Ren and the last few weeks he had dreamt about her every night. I hurt him to have all of these memories brought back up like this. Ren had been the only person he could really trust growing up and as screwed up as it was, Ren was still the only person he knew he could fully trust. Elliot told Ren things he never even told his family, told Kathy, or ever admitted to any shrink he had been forced to see. He had let some of it out when he talked to Hendrix after he beat up Pete Breslin but he never let anyone know the whole truth about his upbringing.
Elliot came back to his senses when he realized the water he was standing in had turned cold and he turned it off. Quickly he finished his morning ritual and headed out to Manhattan to start his work day.
The second Elliot walked into the station he knew it was going to be one of those days. Olivia saw him as he went to sit at his desk and halted his movements.
"No time rest El; we got a scene to get to. Central Park, a body of a young man was found, naked and bloody," Olivia informed her partner.
With only a nod Elliot fetched his coat and the keys to the sedan and headed off to the scene. Once they reached the park they were met by the familiar sight of new reporters and camera men that seemed to follow every dead body, especially those found in open areas. Fighting through the crowd the two detectives finally made it to the actual scene and the body even bloodier than they had thought given the description they had both received.
Melinda looked up from her crouched position, "Before you ask, I don't know what killed him yet, and yes fluids are present so this one is yours."
"This is one of those times when you realize just how long you have worked with a person," Elliot stated without emphasis.
Olivia shot him a look, "Tell me about it. CSU found anything particularly relevant yet? Do we even have a name?"
Melinda shook her head, "Nope to both. No trash, no prints and no wallet to speak of. All we have right now is him and the fluids inside of him."
"Right. Let us know what you find out. Guess we better canvas and see if anyone knows anything. Maybe some of the local homeless know what happened," Olivia suggested to Elliot's disinterested shrug.
"You want to tell me what's going on or are you just going to keep being an ass?" Olivia inquired from her desk.
Elliot's head snapped up, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about you being so quiet, not involving yourself in the case. You haven't said more than two words together in a sentence all day. And when you do speak you aren't exactly being nice," Olivia lectured.
Elliot felt a flash of anger but he didn't have the energy to sustain it, "I…I'm sorry. I haven't been sleeping well, I've been having weird dreams, and Kathy and I haven't been on the best terms. I'm cranky from work and she is cranky from being six months pregnant. It doesn't help that we are still divorced and just recently moved back in together after a couple of years apart."
Olivia nodded, "Yeah I guess not. Are you guys going to get married again?"
Before Elliot could answer the topic of their conversation walked into the squad room, obviously search for her ex-husband. Elliot shot up out of his seat and walked over to meet her.
"Kathy is everything ok? Is the baby ok?" Elliot asked in a rush.
"Yes the baby is ok. I have just been thinking about things the last few weeks and I think we really need to talk," Kathy stated.
Elliot nodded and led her to the interview room, "What's up?"
"I'm just going to get right to the point. Have you been having dreams about Tamsyn?" Kathy asked and at Elliot's shocked look she explained, "Elliot you talk in your sleep and the last few weeks you have been saying her name at night."
"Well yeah I guess I must have if I have been saying her name, but I don't remember dreaming about her," Elliot lied.
Kathy looked hurt at his answer, "Elliot please don't…"
Before she could finish Cragen opened the door, "I'm sorry to interrupt but Warner has some information for you and Olivia, she wants you two to meet her at the morgue."
Elliot nodded his understanding, "I'm sorry Kathy I have to go. I will see you and the kids when I get home."
With a kiss to her cheek and a wave Elliot left the squad and Kathy was left to her thoughts, and the knowledge that Elliot had to just lied right to her face. The thought that Elliot was thinking about his first love made her nervous. She knew that even if Elliot wouldn't admit it had Tamsyn not disappeared then he and she would have never gotten married; even though she was pregnant at the time.
As soon as Elliot and Olivia entered Melinda's office they knew she had good and bad news to offer them.
"Bout time you two got here. I have an ID on our victim but I don't think you are going to like it," Melinda revealed.
The two detectives glanced at one another, before Olivia asked, "Well who is he?"
"His name is Jensen Rames and he is an FBI agent," Melinda stated.
"FBI? You have got to be kidding me, as if we didn't have enough on our plate now one of our cases involves a fed? So much for this case being ours, the FBI will want part of this for sure," Elliot ranted.
Olivia just ignored him, "Do we know cause of death yet?"
Melinda nodded, "When I finally got him cleaned up all of the stab wounds became evident; there are a total of 37, any of which would have been fatal on their own."
"Jesus; talk about over kill," Olivia exclaimed, "Have you notified the feds yet or is that going to be our honor?"
"I called them the moment I found out who he was," Melinda confirmed, "He doesn't have any next of kin so his CO said he would send someone to identify the body and make arrangements. They didn't sound too interested in the investigation, which is first in my history of dealing with the federal government."
Elliot shook his head as he reached the door, "Oh I am positive Liv and I will walk into a squad room swarming with FBI agents. I do not have the time for this shit."
Melinda looked after the detective quizzically but Olivia just shook her head; indicating her not to ask. Olivia turned on her heel and followed her partner out with a wave to Melinda. Catching up with Elliot was a hard feat as he was almost rushing to get out of the ME's office.
"You are going to have start focusing on the job El; you are gonna start pissing people off, especially if the feds do get involved," she warned.
Elliot just shrugged his shoulders and Olivia wondered what was really going on with him that would make him act this way. She resigned herself to being her partners controller like she had so many times in her time at SVU; knowing eventually things would work themselves out as they always did.
As they drove back to the station neither detective broke the silence that surrounded them. Pulling into the garage Elliot and Olivia noticed a car that didn't belong there; a black 1967 Chevy Impala would stand out around any police precinct. Elliot had a strange feeling of familiarity but brushed it off. Pulling into the closest parking space the two detectives jumped out and headed up via the elevator. The second they entered the squad room Cragen opened the door to his office.
"You two in here now," he yelled over the commotion.
Quietly the two walked towards the office, closing the door as they walked in. The first thing Olivia noticed was the woman looking at the Captains medals with her back to them; the second thing she noticed was the way Elliot suddenly had the "deer in the headlights" look.
After a moments silence the woman spoke without turning around, "Hello…Elliot."
If it was possible Elliot looked even more shell shocked but he finally managed to speak, "R…Ren?"
Smiling the woman turned around and Elliot came face to face with his past.
Well? What do you think? Like I said it is my first SVU fanfic so please review and let me know what you think and if I should continue. Thanks for reading.