Here is Chapter 3!
Elliot stared at his new school with a glint in his eyes, actually ready for what the day would bring; actually excited for school, the first time since he was a gap toothed first grader. He pondered why for a moment, digging deep before realizing exactly what it was. He was excited to see Olivia; her big brown eyes, her luscious brown hair, and especially her beautiful face. He would never get tired of seeing her, ever.
Proceeding up the outside steps and through the hallways, Elliot expected to find Olivia at her locker only to find no trace of her. Figuring she was already in class, he shrugged and headed to his English class, finding what he was looking for. There was the beautiful angel, who was sitting in her seat with her head down, resting on her arms, clad in a hoodie which covered her gorgeous face.
Happy to have found her, Elliot strode over to his seat and sat down. With a smile he lightly tapped on her shoulder, Olivia mumbling something in return but not raising her head. Elliot's smile faded into a puzzled look. "Did I do something wrong?"
Olivia felt so bad for ignoring him, hating how he thought her behavior was his fault but didn't want him to see her like this. With a swollen lip, black eye, and bruises all over her arms and legs, she shook her head hoping he would understand what she was saying.
Slightly relieved it wasn't his fault, he still was worried about her. "Then why won't you look at me? Talk to me? I thought we were friends Liv." Elliot asked weakly.
Pained by both her injuries and his hurt tone, Olivia was about to raise her head when she heard the teacher walk in. Seeing him set down the briefcase, she looked up just a little so he could see her eyes. "Sorry El," Olivia stated, trying to sound normal, "I didn't get much sleep last night. I'm glad to see you, really."
About to reply, Elliot swallowed his words when Mr. Hasker began to speak. "Good morning class! I hope you all had a wonderful first day. I have decided to give you guys an extra day to work on your projects with your partners, so therefore youll have today to work on it in class. Tomorrow I will tell you the official due date. Now you know what to do so start, and don't be too loud," cautioned Mr. Hasker.
Tapping his desk nervously, Elliot looked back at Olivia to see that her head was still resting on her arms, as if she had given up on life. "Seriously Liv, please talk to me," Elliot pleaded.
She looked up again, fixing the dark sunglasses when they attempted to fall. Keeping her mouth rested on her arm Olivia mumbled, "El, I wasn't trying to ignore you; as I said I just didn't sleep much last night. Can we just not talk today? Maybe tomorrow, but I don't feel like talking."
Elliot sighed, not being able to say no to her but resolving to figure out what was bothering her later. Not knowing what else to do he started to doodle on his notebook paper, his mind plotting how best to determine what was up. "After class we are going to talk Olivia," he whispered to himself, voice filled with resolve.
Class went by faster than anyone thought it would. From her desk Kathy continuing to glare at Olivia while the brunette refused to raise her head, only pissing the blonde off more. After a bit she stopped, sending a flirtatious smile in Elliot's direction. Elliot rolled his eyes and kept on working, not in the mood for Kathy's antics right now; he said a quick prayer that she would just get a hint.
God was not on his side today however. Kathy stopped Elliot before he could make it out of the classroom. "You look a bit down Elliot. What's wrong? Did Benson show you her true self? Because I saw you guys weren't talking," Kathy grinned, happy that the two weren't on speaking terms.
'Son of a bitch,' Elliot thought, shaking his head and knowing that things were going to turn bad fast. "No, she just doesn't feel good, okay?" he stated through clenched teeth before storming off to find Olivia.
Luckily, she was still at her locker getting her books. "Olivia," he said calmly, approaching her. "Please just talk to me and tell me what's wrong. You can talk to me Liv."
'He really sounds sincere,' Olivia thought. Lifting her head slightly, she saw Casey off to her right giving her a sympathetic nod before heading to class. Being her best friend and confidant, Casey had seen this a million times before and knew exactly what was going on, and Olivia could tell that the redhead wanted her to tell Elliot. "Alright El," she murmured softly. "I'll tell you, but promise me you won't hate me. You have to promise that when I show you and tell you, you won't run away. I don't think I could bear it."
"What makes you think that?" he asked, shocked. When she said nothing and turned away Elliot nodded though. "I promise Liv, but just know that I could never run away from you or hate you."
A small tear escaped her eyes at his words, but she blinked it away willing herself to be strong. Olivia threw her bag in her locker and grabbed Elliot's arm, pulling him into a janitor's closet. Searching in the dark for the light switch, Olivia grabbed blindly until she found it. Looking up at Elliot, she saw the questioning gaze he was giving her, she averted her eyes towards the ground.
"Liv, it's okay. I'm not going to judge you," Elliot said soothingly, cupping her chin with his thumb and index finger. Slowly raising her head up, he started to see what she had been trying to hide. "Oh God." Letting out a gasp, his jaw dropped and his eyes began to sting from the burning tears welling up in the back of his eyes. He lowered her hood and helped her raise her sleeve.
Olivia nervously bit her lip; Elliot was the first person besides Casey who had ever seen her scars and injuries. Not knowing if he was frozen in fear and couldn't run or if he wanted to was killing her..
"Oh….. my…. god….. Liv!" Elliot stammered, wanting nothing more than to envelop her in his arms and never let her go.
The brunette looked down in shame and began hurrying to pull down her sleeves and raising her hoodie back to the top of her head. "I knew this was a bad idea. I'm so sorry El," Olivia stammered through her own tears, trying to leave the closest.
Not wanting her to leave, Elliot grabbed her arm and pulled her back in front of him. Olivia winced in pain making Elliot automatically feel bad. "I'm so sorry Liv. I didn't mean to hurt you, but don't think this is a mistake. I say that because I want to know who would dare to do this to you. Who did this, Liv?" Elliot asked, lightly massaging the spot on her arm that he had used to pull her back.
Olivia shrugged, knowing exactly who did it to her but not wanting him to know. "I just fell down the stairs," she said, trying to sound as believable as possible.
Elliot's eyes narrowed, "Forgive me but that's crap Liv. Who really did this and what really
happened? I don't care if it takes all day for you to tell me; hell I don't care how long it takes but Liv, you're going to tell me so I can help you. I want to help you. Now tell me what happened."
Letting out a sigh, Olivia winced again remembering last night. Her mom had kicked her in the chest last night when she had fallen trying to convince her that she had given up trying to fight back. Wishing and striving to be strong now but knowing that she couldn't the dam burst, tears previously held back streaming down her face. Never before had she allowed someone other than Casey to see her cry, and the fact she let Elliot in was both terrifying and comforting at the same time.
Slowly rubbing circles on her back with one hand, Elliot moved the other to her face to wipe away her tears. "It's okay Liv, but if you don't tell me what happened and who did this I can't help you. Please believe me when I say this, I want to help you right now Liv. I care about you."
'He cares about me?' More tears welling up in her eyes at his kind words, Olivia nodded and began to explain, really explain. "It's my mom El, my mom is the one who's doing this to me. She gets drunk and she uses me as a human punching bag at the slightest provocation. Seeing you walk home with me last night out of the window she started to yell at me just as I got inside. She called me a 'Whore that doesn't deserve to live' and she said that 'I should have aborted you when I had the chance.'" Seeing the look of guilt on his face she cupped his cheek and stared into his eyes. "This isn't your fault Elliot. Please believe me when I say that."
Elliot's eyes widened, heart breaking for this beautiful creature. "Oh my God Liv, I'm so sorry. Why would she say that about you? You're such a wonderful, beautiful person."
The brunette sniffled, "Don't run when I say this either, but I'm the product of my mother's rape." She took a deep breath, taking in his widening eyes. "That's why she hates me, starting to drink because of it. And now obviously when she gets drunk she starts to abuse me, getting worse as I grow older."
Not believing this was happening to her, Elliot wiped away the tears that were forming on both his and Olivia's faces. "Liv, you have to tell somebody else about this. Not just me and Casey, somebody who can help you more than we can. Like the counselor or the principal," Elliot said softly, praying she'd take his advice.
"I can't El. I hate her but she is still my mother and I couldn't live by myself. I would go to foster care and leave here. I couldn't bear leaving everything I know," Olivia replied weakly.
"You won't be doing it alone," he told her firmly, grasping both of her hands in his. "I'm gonna be here for you Olivia Benson. Not only will I be there, I'm sure Casey and your friend Fin will too, as will the rest of your wonderfully crazy friends." Olivia laughed at his tone, making Elliot smile. He loved being able to make her laugh; her laugh was just so beautiful.
Olivia nodded, knowing he was right. "El?" she asked.
"Yes, Liv?" Elliot replied.
"Will you promise me you won't leave me or get scared of anything that happens throughout this? Can you just promise me that?" Olivia asked looking into his blue eyes.
He stared back down into her mesmerizing brown orbs. "Liv, I would never do that. I'm here for you through thick and thin, forever and always. There's something about you Olivia Benson; we've only know each other for a few days but I feel like I've known you my whole life.
She shuddered at his words, feeling a flutter in her heart. "I feel the same way Elliot Stabler."
"I promise you that and whatever else you need Olivia. I'm going to help you through this, and when it is all over I'm still going to be here," Elliot comforted her not wanting to blink.
Crying again, Olivia threw herself in his arms, hugging him tightly. "Thank you El. Thank you so much."
He wrapped his arms around her, loving the feeling of her in his embrace. They stood like that for several minutes, taking comfort in each other. "So do you think anyone noticed we're gone?" Elliot asked her, reality intruding on their moment.
Olivia shrugged. "Not me, but probably the whole class noticed you missing, especially Kathy," she said with a wink, trying to lighten the mood.
"Whatever Liv," he scoffed, though there was a hint of a smirk on his lips. "But now that I have made a promise to you, promise me that you and I can go talk to someone about this tomorrow. Oh, tonight you're going to come stay at my house, I insist."
"Fine, I promise. I'll come as long as your parents are okay with it, otherwise I will stay at Casey's."
Elliot shook his head in disapproval, "No, you will stay at my house. Trust me my parents will be okay with it. Besides my dad's a cop so maybe he will be able to help us with this," Elliot told her, pulling out of the embrace.
They exited the closet, stopped by Olivia's locker, grabbed her bag, and headed to class. The two didn't care about the consequences of being late; however, they were worried about the possible wrath of a mother.
Well I really hope you all liked this chapter. I also hope it was as good as you guys were expecting!
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