Chapter Two: Investigating

Olivia and Elliot made their way to Madison Square Park; at one in the morning the streets were completely deserted. Pulling the car to the front of the Park Elliot and Olivia got out.

"Where was she found?" Olivia was already inside the gates looking for the bright yellow tape. Elliot pointed further up ahead.

"Come one," The two of them walked through the park, the yellow tape coming closer into view, there were still a couple of cops sitting around it. They had gotten the radio to stand by it because SVU detectives were on their way. Olivia flashed her badge and stepped under the tape. Bending down she surveyed the scene. There was a small pool of blood and that's it.

"Liv, the scene's been checked out already." Elliot was standing besides her looking down at her, His eyes fixed on the blood.

"She said she was mugged." Elliot looked confused.

"Yeah?" Olivia stood up and walked back out from under the tape, only this time on the other side. "Elliot come here." Elliot walked over, still confused as to where she was going with this. "Look at this"

"It's blood…" Elliot knelt down beside the fence; just in front of his feet were droplets of blood. "There's more over there." Sure enough there was droplets of blood leading up to scene.

"Elliot, she wasn't attacked there," Olivia waved over the other cops to show them the blood.

"Why would she lie about where she was attacked?" Elliot followed Olivia who seemed to be following the trail of blood.

"Not where. But who?" Olivia looked at him. He could see the wheels turning inside her mind. "Elliot, she knows her attacker."

The next day Olivia walked into the office at exactly eight am. She went immediately to her locker putting her stuff in it. She couldn't help but glance at the mirror hanging on her locker door. Bags had already started to form under eyes; she hadn't gotten a lot of sleep the night before; three hours to be exact. By the time she got home last night it was three am and she had to wake up and seven to be at work by eight. She couldn't wait to start working; she wasn't about to give up the case she knew there was more to what Ellie had told her.

"Morning Liv," Olivia turned around to see Fin standing at his locker. Olivia smiled warmly at him.

"Hey," she closed her locker and walked towards him.

"You look terrible. I heard about the case last night." Fin closed his locker and looked at her. "Or lack there of."

"There is a case, I just got to talk to the girl." She tried to suppress a yawn that was creeping up her throat.

"Okay…" Fin walked out of the locker room shaking his head he knew it would be pointless to try to talk Olivia out of it. Olivia followed him out and went to her desk. She needed to do some researcher on everything she knew about his girl before she went and talked to her again. The first place she was going to start was with her school. Manhattan Village Academy. She researched everything she could about it before starting on the girl and her parents.

"Liv," Olivia looked up to see Elliot standing at her desk. "What are you doing?" Elliot looked at the screen; he knew exactly what she was doing.

"Research, I've been trying to find something about this girl. But you're here so let's go talk to her." Elliot sighed and looked at her hopelessly.

"Liv—"

"Elliot don't. I'm not just going to turn my back on her!" She grabbed her jacket and headed for the elevators. "Are you coming?" He sighed but followed her anyway.

Apartment of Mr. And Mrs. Delaney

490 West 86th St, Central Park West

Apt 14B

Olivia stood at the door looking at the pearl white carpet beneath her feet. They had been standing there for almost two minutes. She was about to ring again when the door swung open. Standing in front of them was a boy, maybe sixteen or seventeen, with short dark brown hair and bright green eyes; he was shirtless, wearing only a pair of light gray pajama bottoms.

"Jacob Delaney?" Elliot asked.

"Yeah?" The boy rubbed his eyes allowing his hand to linger at his forehead momentarily before dropping it down at his side again.

"We want to talk to your sister Eleanor," Elliot flashed his badge and looked at him as though expecting him to let them in. Jacob stepped aside and held the door open. Elliot and Olivia walked in, surveying the apartment.

"Ellie!" Jacob called out he looked at them again. "Cops!" He walked over to the couch and sat down. Olivia looked around the room it was large and had a full-length window overlooking central park; a small deck just outside the sliding glass window/door. There were large paintings and sculptures decorating the room. A counter separated the living room from the Kitchen, which Olivia could see into from where she stood. A long hallway stretched down to the opposite end of the apartment. In front of her was a set of metal spiral stairs. Elliot was watching Jacob who had returned to playing Grand Theft Auto. He turned around when he heard footsteps descending the stairs. Ellie was making her way down the stairs. Her light brown hair tied up out of her face and her wrapped arm covered by her long pajama shirt.

"I should have known that I would see you again," She crossed her arms as she approached them. She was so small compared to them. Elliot couldn't believe that considering how badly beaten up she looked, she was still so tough.

"Ellie, we have some questions for you," Olivia started in before Elliot could even register that Olivia had started speaking.

"I told you everything last night," She walked over and sat down next to her brother.

"I don't think you did. You see you told us that you were mugged in the park, but evidence shows you weren't." Ellie's face changed when she said this. For the first time she looked scared.

"What do you…what do you mean?" She looked at them fearfully. Elliot cleared his throat to signal Olivia to let him speak.

"Are you sure you were attacked in the park?"

"You just said I wasn't" She looked at him confused.

"Well do you remember being attacked?" Elliot asked. Ellie looked at him and then at Olivia. She stared down at the rug; she didn't know what to tell them.

"Why does it matter?" She looked over at Jacob who was busy beating up an old lady in his game. "Would you turn that off?" Ellie picked up a pillow from the couch and hit him on the head with it.

"Yo! What the fuck's your problem!" He stood up, but Elliot stepped in between them.

"Why don't you let us talk to your sister alone, huh?" They stood there eyeing each other until Jacob broke away and stomped up the stairs.

"Is he always like that? Or just when he's hung over?" Olivia asked. Ellie shot Olivia a glare.

"You don't know anything about Jacob! You don't know anything about me!" She flung herself back down on the couch.

"Well, we're just trying to catch the guy who did this to you." Elliot said calmly.

"Who said I want you too…." She looked up at them, the color draining from her face. " I mean…what I meant was…I don't care…." Elliot eyed.

"You telling me you don't care if some other girl is attacked?" Ellie's face softened she looked away rolling her eyes.

"No one else is going to be attacked." She sighed.

"How could you know that? Unless you know who attacked you?" Olivia was pushing her. She knew she was dying to tell. Ellie looked up at her.

"Why do you care? I don't! Just…go away!" With that she stood up and opened the front door motioning for them to leave. Elliot headed for the door waiting for Olivia. Who begrudgingly followed. "And. Don't come back!" Ellie said smiling as she swung the door closed in her face. Eliot sighed and headed toward the elevator. Olivia stayed listening at the door. She could hear crying on the other side of the door. Elliot walked back over and heard it too. He pulled her away gently.

"Liv there isn't anything you can do," She looked at him and sighed, shaking her head sadly.

"Elliot, I can't just stand back and do nothing!" She was frustrated, not with Elliot but the Ellie.

"Unless she let's you help her. You have to…" The elevator doors opened and the two stepped in. The doors closed cutting them away from apartment 14B.

A/N: Okay I want to thank the only person who reviewed my last chapter Kalley! I know more then one person read it!

Anyway it doesn't matter here's the next chapter I hope you like it and feel inspired to review lol. People when you review it let's me know what you think of my story so please review give me criticism i can take i'm a big girl lol!