A/N: Guys, for serious…I really would appreciate it if you guys would stop comparing my story to the one that was written by AnUnknownArtist, and she sent me a PM saying that she wishes that as well. It's really not fair because we are from completely different countries and not everyone has the best luck with Beta's. It simply isn't fair. I love you guys I really do, but I have to ask you to please respect our wishes and stop.

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In conclusion, AnUnknownArtist and I have spoken and are on good terms with each other so I would like all of the confrontation and comparisons to cease. I mean really, please just enjoy the story. That's all I want. All the drama belongs in the story and not the reviews. My goal is to aim to please my readers and how can I do that if you guys are being like this? It makes me sad. But I'm sure it's all good now.

That's enough of me babbling and here's another chapter of my story. Hope you guys like it. Please and thank you.

About a Week Later

Casey chews the end of her pen out of habit as she sits in her office, taking on the sudden onslaught of her new job. Not once had she ever considered that she'd be offered to work for sex crimes, but when Liz came to her with the offer, something insider her just wouldn't let her refuse.

Immediately after accepting the job offer, Casey realized that it meant that she would be working with the notorious Alexandra Cabot. She has heard numerous among numerous of stories about the blonde attorney. Casey also knows that, although being second chair, she has a lot to live up to if she wants to be anything but simply a cast in Alex's shadow.

In the week that she has been working in SVU, Casey has become greatly acquainted with a couple of the detectives from the unit. She finds that both Amanda and Olivia have widespread senses of humor that range from anything cheesy to extremely sarcastic, but Casey can work with both.

Abbie and Serena seem nice too. Though working in homicide, they both make sure that Casey feels welcomed to the DA's office. She can see a possible future friendship with the two women, though she senses something off about Serena every now and again. Maybe she's just exaggerating.

And then there's Alex. Casey has noticed on numerous occasions that Alex will pay her visits that aren't exactly necessary but they certainly do not go unwelcome. Sometimes she'll even feel like the blonde is watching her, but once again she deems it something that she's probably exaggerating on.

However, she often finds herself thinking about Alex on more than one occasion. She notices that the other woman can seem to be very mysterious and blunt but also humorous and inviting. Casey figures that Alex just has a dark sense of humor that is going to take some getting used to. But that doesn't mean she isn't going to try.

She can't quiet figure it out, but Casey feels like there is just something about Alex that keeps her interested and intrigued, especially when it comes to her beauty. Sometimes Casey feels like she can just sit and watch Alex because she so beautiful, perfect, and enticing.

"This is so weird to think about…" Casey mumbles out loud as she places her pen on the desk.

"What's so weird to think about?"

Casey all but leaps from her chair when she hears a response to her rhetorical comment. She looks up to find Alex leaning against the door frame, smirking at her success of frightening Casey.

"Jesus…how many times are you going to sneak up on me?" Casey asks as her heart rate begins to return to normal.

Alex chuckles as she tries to ignore the rapid pulse of Casey's blood through her veins. "Sorry, didn't know I had that kind of effect on people. Guess I should start using it to my advantage."

Casey shakes her head and looks back down at her notebook when her eyes come across a folder sitting on her desk.

"Oh, Olivia had told me to give this to you because she had to leave in a hurry. I think its case relevant." She says holding out the folder for Alex. Alex crosses the room and accepts the folder with her hand lightly brushing against Casey's.

Although the slight touch is almost unnoticeable, Casey can't help but take notice of how cold the other woman is. The cold is almost deathly and it literally and metaphorically gives Casey chills.

'I heard people say she's cold but I didn't know they meant literally,' she thinks to herself, and Alex gives her a look which makes her shrink a little in her chair.

"So…um…do you want to go get lunch?" Casey asks after a small silence. For the past week she has been contemplating on whether or not she would want to ask Alex to lunch, and in the end the thought was covered up by fear and rejection. But today is definitely the day.

Alex raises her eyebrows before glancing out the window. She notices that they have dreary overcast clouds covering the sky, and to her relief, are definitely covering the sun. A small smile graces her lips at the realization as she turns back to a waiting Casey.

"I'd love to…what did you have in mind?" though she can't actually eat anything, Alex definitely does not want to pass up a moment to spend time with her new favorite redhead.

A grin spreads across Casey's lips excitedly. "There's this great restaurant that I know of, and it's in walking distance. We could go there if you like?" 'Please say yes, please say yes.'

"That sounds great. I'll meet you downstairs in five?"

'YES!' "Yeah, that'll be great." Casey manages. She sighs happily as Alex leaves her office. Maybe things won't be so bad in the DA's office after all.

Restaurant

"So what made you want to work in special victims?" Casey asks wanting to get to know Alex a little better for a multiple of reasons. Simply because she sees a potential friendship with the older blonde, and that she feels like there is some weird attraction between them.

Alex pushes the plate of pasta around with her fork not wanting to have anything to do with it. She knows that she isn't feeding properly if she ingests mortal food. She isn't getting the proper nutrition, and she'll probably have to cough it up later. Ah the luxuries of being dead…NOT.

It takes her a while to sort through some things in her head before she realizes that Casey had asked her a question.

"I wanted to work in sex crimes because it seemed like it was my calling. I wanted to help those victims that get glanced over because they aren't a homicide. I wanted to make a different for those people, so here I am." Alex explains truthfully.

Her answer was apparently enough for Casey who is beaming brightly and almost squealing in her mind.

'Oh my god she's so sensitive, and sweet and amazing! I bet she's good at everything. I bet her performance in the bedroom is spectacular too…wait…did I really just think that?'

The thought itself causes Casey to blush a deep red and Alex to stare blankly at the table upon hearing the other woman's thoughts.

"That's amazing. No wonder you're so ambitious" 'and hot' "I never thought I'd be one to work for SVU, but I'm glad that I'm here because I really want to help these people."

Alex grins and nods her head before pushing away the plate of useless food she just ordered to look normal in her surroundings. She can't explain how many times she's had to actually eat food to appear normal, and she's extremely resented every last one of those.

"Are you alright? I don't think I saw you eat anything." Casey observes curiously.

Alex nods her head before resting her chin on the bridge she's formed with her hands. Oh how she wish that she could just watch Casey and not be bothered with the rest of the worlds. Of course, voicing that might come of as creepy and actually doing it would be even creepier. Okay, doing it while Casey is noticing would be creepier.

"I'm fine, I guess I'm just not as hungry as I thought I was." in reality she feels like she's starving and she knows for a definite fact that she needs to hunt later.

Casey eyes her curiously before shrugging it off and finishing off her own salad. "Oh, I thought maybe you would sick. You felt really cold earlier, and now you haven't exactly eaten, I thought that maybe something was wrong."

Alex inwardly grimaces at the fact that Casey had accidentally touched her. The last thing she wanted with the other woman to wonder why her skin is so cold it feels like she's a corpse.

"I've been told that I'm naturally cold…" Alex jokes, hoping to drive the conversation elsewhere.

"You don't seem as mean as some people have said you are. I think you're really nice, and sweet and pretty."

"You think I'm pretty?"

Casey blushes again and suddenly becomes more interested in the unwanted pieces of lettuce on her plate. "Well, I…um…I guess, I mean…you probably get that a lot right…"

Alex chuckles and leans back in her seat. "I suppose, but typically only from people who wish to date me." she responds, smiling coyly.

If possible, Casey blushes redder than her hair and she visibly sinks down in her seat. "I-I didn't mean-I wasn't trying to…sorry." she mumbles as she realizes Alex's chuckles has turn into full blown laughter.

"Casey relax I'm just giving you a hard time. But if you wish to go on a date, we can always talk about it." Alex replies winking.

"Uh…that's would be…that would be nice…I guess…um…we should probably be heading back." Casey says standing from her seat, having already paid the bill.

Alex follows still marveling in her success to fluster the redhead. She doesn't know why, but for some reason she finds Casey to be even more attractive when she's nervous or embarrassed.

"So I have a question about Serena…" Casey says as they begin walking back to the office. She continues when Alex hums in response. "She's very nice, but she's also real quiet sometimes. Like sometimes, she'll just stare at me. Sometimes we'll be in the middle of a conversation and she'll just zone out and stare at me. Does she not like me or something?"

Alex snorts and shakes her head. If only Casey knew…but then again, she can't know so never mind. "She likes you; she just…has a very short attention span sometimes." Wow, what a horrible explanation, but you get what you get.

"Okay...I guess. I was just wondering. And I'm guessing that she and Abbie are a thing?" Casey inquires.

Alex nods her head in confirmation. "Yep, but how did you figure?"

"I uh saw them making out in the break room last Friday. I assume people only do that if they're dating…"

Alex chuckles and shakes her head at her friends. "Yeah, something you should know about them is that you have to get used to them being all over each other if you're going to be friends with them."

They continue walking and laughing when Alex can't help but notices a man's eyes lingering on Casey for a bit too long for her comfort.

'Oh I would love to tap that' the man thinks and Alex growls deep in her throat.

"Hey Blondie, why don't you and your friend there come over here so your friend and I can show you gals a good time." The man's friend shouts.

"Keep walking…" Alex mumbles to Casey not wishing to engage the two pigs in a confrontation. As they keep walking the two men catch up to them.

"Hey, I was talking to you." The friend says gripping Casey's arm.

Alex grits her teeth and quickly spins around grasping the man's wrist tightly in her hand with ease. He sinks to his knees and lets out a yell when he feels the bones in his wrist snap from the pressure. Casey cautiously backs away from the situation.

The other man glances at his friend in pain and attempts to rush to his aid. "Hey lady, let em go!" he shouts angrily. He swings hard at the blonde who simply grasps his fist from mid swing and instantly crushes his knuckles, all the while still gripping the broken wrist of the man on his knees.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Alex asks the now whimpering fools in her presence. The men quickly shake their heads in response.

"I didn't think so." Alex releases the two men who scramble away in fear and in pain. She rolls her eyes as she turns back around and begins walking with Casey once more.

"Alex did you…break their hands?" Casey asks still a little bit in shock about what just happened.

Alex closes her eyes trying to come up with an answer. "No of course not. Are you alright?"

Casey jerks her head uneasily. "Y-yeah I'm fine…he…uh…barely even touched me." she responds shakily still confused on how protective Alex became and how easily she was able to do away with the men in a matter of seconds.

Later On That Day

"Cabot! We need to talk!" Abbie says as she and Serena step into the blonde's office unannounced.

"Somebody's in trouble…." Serena hums softly as she sits down on the couch about to watch everything unfold.

Alex leans back in her chair and looks up at her brunette friend trying to read her thoughts but she realizes Abbie is probably blocking her on purpose. Well played Carmichael, well played.

"What'd I do?" Alex asks curiously.

"So I saw you went out with Novak for lunch today." Abbie states at which Alex nods her head slowly.

"You like her!" Abbie adds on after a small silence. She smirks when she sees several different looks cross Alex's face before they settle back into her usual demeanor.

Alex chews her lip for a moment before she decides to humor Abbie a little. "And let's say that I do…this is bad because?"

Abbie widens her eyes and throws her hands in the air. "Alex! You know that you can't fall for a mortal! Do you know what kind of consequences would follow? Not only would you have to tell her about yourself, you'd probably end up telling her about us, you'd introduce her to so much danger, and not to mention you and I both know that not even all the self control on the entire planet would keep you from killing her."

Alex frowns at Abbie's accusations. "You have no idea what I'm capable of. If I want to be with her, I can be with her with out falling into temptation. And I wouldn't have to tell her anything!"

At this Serena voices her opinion on the matter. "Alex you know that's not true…there's only so much that you could protect her from. And from what I've learned so far, there is a lot of danger in our world." The young blonde says softly.

"Thank you!" Abbie says motioning towards Serena but still staring holes into Alex, who is grinding her teeth.

"Why does it even matter to you anyway?" Alex asks after a heavy intense silence.

"It matters to me because I'm trying to keep you from making a mistake. I like you, and I like Casey, but this would cause so much trouble. Alex, you're like my best friend, and I really do want to see you happy with someone, but she's a mortal and you know that it could never work out." Abbie tries to rationalize.

Alex stands from her chair and advances from around her desk to where she and Abbie are only separated by a couple of feet.

"Are you sure this is about me, or about you not wanting to visibly relive the guilt of biting your girlfriend? If anything you're sounding pretty hypocritical Abigail." Alex asks spitefully.

Serena's eyes widen and she only has milliseconds to react before Alex and Abbie begin to advance on each other. She throws herself between the two angry women, succeeding in keeping them separated.

"You two need to calm the hell down." Serena says angrily utilization all her strength to keep her two elders at arms length.

Finally the two calm down and retreat to opposite ends of the office still glaring holes into each other. After a moment Abbie gives up and leaves with out a word to either of the two blondes.

"Alex, you shouldn't have said that…" Serena says softly after a small silence.

Alex's head snaps towards Serena and she gives her a bewildered look. "Are you serious? She came in here attacking me and you're going to take her side?"

"I am not taking anyone's side; I am simply saying that you shouldn't have said that. You know she still feels bad about what she did to me, and I have to remind her everyday that I still love her despite what happened. You utilizing that fact as a weapon against her isn't fair. I realize that she could have said what she wanted to say a little better, but in a way, you and I both know that she's right. Abbie really does care about you but she just has a rough time of showing it."

Alex sighs and leans against her desk. "I know she's right. I think that's why I became so defensive, because I know that there is a chance I could lose complete control. But I've never felt this…feeling around anyone before. I feel like every time I'm around Casey, something tells me I need her…I ended up breaking these two guys' hands because one of them touched her today…"

Serena's mouth forms into a perfect 'O' shape. "Damn Cabot, you've got it real bad…" she states which causes Alex to roll her eyes.

"Thank you Serena, I'm glad we've established that." she responds sighing heavily.

"So what are you gonna do about it?" Serena asks curiously after another pause at which Alex shakes her head and sighs again.

"I really don't know…"

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