Disclaimer: The almighty Shonda Rhimes owns Grey's Anatomy, not me. I just own the DVD's :)

A/N: Okay well this idea popped into my head after reading several stories that revolved around the same subject, rape. It's a very sensitive topic so please don't read this if it effects you in any way. Will they find her? Will it be to late?


Izzie and Alex left for work early the next morning. Every thought was consumed with Carly. They had called a babysitter immediately after they got the call from Meredith and rushed over to the hospital. She was no where to be found. Unfortunately the 48 hour rule with the police was in affect because they weren't sure where she was. Meredith was hysterical while Derek was silent. It had been hard enough for the two of them to go home without knowing where she was at about 2 in the morning but trying to force Meredith and Derek to go home without her was unbearable.

For Mark and Addison it had been about the same except that Addie was already at the hospital and no sitter was found. Mark had sat in agony for five hours calling Addie every twenty or so minutes asking for an update. There was never any news and Mark had to sit alone at home while Archer and Abby slept. When Addie returned home with no sign of Carly they went to bed for a sleepless night.

Callie and George had gone out to search the town but it was getting too dark by the time they had gone out. Around 12:30 they returned back to the hospital with nothing having to give a distressed Meredith and Derek no new leads. Luckily the twins were at a sleepover and the two of them offered to stay at the hospital and see if Carly showed up, she never did.

Lexie being pregnant had, despite her protests, been sent home by both Meredith, Addie, and Alex. Of course she had gotten Pierce to drive her around for a little while when she returned home, but like everyone else, had no luck.

Cristina and Owen had immediately went on the ferry and checked their house. All they found was the dogs whining down in the basement. It had been Cristina who practically dragged Mer into the house with Derek sulking behind. Being as shallow as she is found it very difficult to watch her person and her husband wallow.

Out in the parking lot Izzie and Alex met Mark and Addie coming into work.

"Hey guys," Izzie called waving across the parking lot. Addie and Mark started walking towards them.

"You hear anything about Carly?" Addie asked.

"We called Mer but there was no answer, they are probably staying home today," Alex said sadly.

"So in a way you are saying nothing," Mark concluded.

"Unfortunately," Alex said looking down.

"I feel so......" Izzie said. "I drove her to the hospital, I should have made sure she was in the building before driving away."

"Iz it's not your fault," Mark comforted.

"Where did you drop her off?" Addie asked. "There were a lot of people near the front entrance because of the accident yesterday. Maybe someone..."

"No I didn't drop her at the front, she asked to be dropped off at the back....." Izzie said but broke off. "We didn't check back there last night, how could we be so stupid" Izzie turned around and sprinted towards the back of the hospital. Mark, Alex, and Addie were a step behind her. Izzie withdrew a gasp when she arrived. A small, almost dried puddle of blood lay right in front of the entrance, next to it, Carly's cell phone.

"That's Carly's cell," Addie exclaimed.

"Blood," Alex said pointing into the alley. He was right, a trail of blood could be seen, probably going unnoticed last night when it was dark.

"I.... I...... we better follow it," Mark concluded moving forward. No one really wanted to know what was at the end, somehow they knew it involved Carly. The four of them moved towards the trail, Addie and Izzie in front. They were walking for about a minute when they realized they had followed it around the back of Joe's.

"Joe's," Addie breathed as they continued in silence. Izzie saw something before rounding the corner, it was a piece of cloth she recognized as part of the shirt Carly was wearing yesterday. Her walked then turned into a run.

Coming around the side, next to the trash, a limp body lay broken and exposed.

"CARLY!" Izzie screamed and ran forward. She and Addie bent down beside her.

"Oh Carly," Addie said moving the blood covered hair out of her face and found her pulse. "She's alive." Behind them Mark and Alex stood stunned.

"Carly, Carly honey, wake up," Izzie said shaking her shoulder gently.

"Her mouth," Addie pointed out noticing the rope. Izzie gasped as Addie untied it and pulled it, she was surprised at how much was stuffed down her throat. As all of the rope was cleared Carly started to cough violently her body shaking, a little blood coming out. Slowly her eyes fluttered opened and darted around the area.

"Aunt Izzie, Aunt Addie," Carly choked out weakly, very confused. But then, she remembered.

"You little shit, you're gonna pay. And if you even talk again....." he didn't finish his sentence as he pulled out a knife. He held it to her throat. "I'll slit your throat."

"No talking," he hissed. His foot came to kick her repeatedly again but he saw a shadow com near the back entrance. Quickly he grabbed Carly's arm and hauled her towards the alley that led to Joe's bar. Again concealed in darkness he started to make his way up Carly's shirt. Closing her eyes Carly squirmed in his grip only allowing her to be forced upon the ground again, this time the pain in her ankle did not going away.

"If you look at me, you die," he hissed and slammed her head towards the concrete. Carly heard a crack as pain shot through her entire body this time and she let out a muffled scream. He repeated this action a few more times until Carly lie there shaking violently in fear. A smile crossed his lips as she saw her moment of vulnerability. He began unbuttoning his pants and taking off his shirt.

Her breaths quickly became shallow as she relieved an event from the previous night.

"No.... No..." she whimpered and began to hyperventilate and her body began shaking uncontrollably.

"Carly, Carly sweetie, you have to calm down, you will hurt yourself," Addie soothed placing one hand on her shoulder. Carly flinched and buried her face in her arms whimpering. Addie shook her head, she knew better then to do that, Carly is scared. She is naked, exposed, obviously raped. Human touch would do no good right now. Carly shifted slightly and blood trickled down her leg, she shuddered and kept crying.

"Shhh, Shhh," Izzie said. "Carly you have to let us help you." Carly looked up at them and continued to shiver. "You'll be okay sweetheart, just let us help." Her head made a small gesture that looked like a nod so Addie turned back to Mark and Alex who still stood motionless. Shocked at the sight that laid before them.

"Mark, call the police. Go into Joe's, see if he has a spare blanket," she said. Mark nodded and turned around quickly. Alex took off his jacket and handed it to Izzie.

"Here Iz," he said. Carly heard his voice and let out a short scream. Addie knelt back down.

"It's okay. Shhh, it's gonna be okay. You're safe now," she said as Izzie placed the jacket overtop of her. Carly closed her eyes comforted slightly by her words and the fact that she was no longer exposed.

"He can't get you now," Izzie whispered rubbing her back gently. Carly relaxed slightly moving her hair to reveal the large gash from when her head had hit the pavement repeatedly. Addie gasped.

"Oh Carly," she whispered as Mark returned with a blanket.

"They are coming now, they want someone to stay here and keep the crime scene secure," Mark told them dryly, handing Izzie the blanket. Izzie tentatively wrapped it gently around Carly's still shaking body surprised when she relax and allowed her to take her into her arms.

"We have to get her to the hospital," Izzie said.

"We have to call Meredith and Derek," Alex added.

"Mark," Addie said not looking up from Carly who still had her eyes closed but was huddled close to Izzie. "You stay here. Alex can you....." Alex nodded. Shielded from her view Alex bent down and picked up Carly gently and slowly, followed by Addie and Izzie, walked towards the hospital. Everyone wanting to kill the man who broke Carly.


Meredith sat in the kitchen alone, the tears still running down her face. Her little girl was somewhere out there and Meredith didn't know if it was because she was taken, lost, or ran away. She hated not knowing. She also hated the fact that she was alone. Derek was out searching the woods in case she got lost out there or was just cooling down with Shadow and Maggie. Meanwhile Bella was begging at her feet.

Meredith rested her hand on her head and stared at the door wishing Carly would come bounding in like nothing happened. She wished the three of them would be at their camp site, watching Derek fish, relax, swim in the lake, everything they always did since Carly turned 4. It was about 8 when Meredith got the dreaded call. When the house phone rang she answered it almost immediately.

"Hello," she said into the phone.

"Mer," Izzie said on the other line sounding relieved.

"Iz, have you heard anything on Carly yet, have you found her, she hasn't come home yet," Mer rambled.

"Mer... Mer, she is here," Izzie told her.

"Oh thank god," Meredith breathed tears of joy running down her face. "I have to get Derek..... wait, where is here?"

"The hospital," Izzie said quietly.

"Where was she?" Meredith asked.

"Um...... well....... Mer, you have to bring her a spare change of clothes," Izzie told her gently.

"Wha- What do you mean? Iz, what happened?" Meredith asked her voice growing quiet, fear in her voice.

"Carly's clothes were.... were ripped off when we found her," Izzie said quietly.

"NO!" Meredith screamed.

"She was raped Mer." The phone dropped out of Meredith's hands.


Where was she? His daughter was somewhere, and Derek had no clue she was in the hospital after being raped. he could have broke down right then and there if it wasn't for Shadow and Maggie pulling him along.

"CARLY!" he called into the woods. "CARLY YOU OUT THERE!" Shadow and Bella began barking loudly.

"This is stupid," Derek sighed and sat down on a rock in the clearing allowing Shadow and Bella to wrestle in the clearing. "Carly knows these woods inside and out. She couldn't have gotten lost. I have made sure of it." A single tear ran down his face.

"Where could she be? Where is my little girl?" Derek sighed. Getting up he grabbed the dog's leashes and began walking through the back trails to get back to the house. About twenty minutes later he arrived at the house and by then Mer was long gone.

"Mer, I'm back!" he called. He hung up the dogs leashes and Maggie and Bella ran off to the windowsill. "MER!" His eyes narrowed when he heard scratching at the basement door, for some reason she had put Bella down there. He also noticed the house phone laying on the floor, the chair in the kitchen knocked over. It took him almost a minute to see a note on the table.

Derek,

Come to the hospital!

-Mer

It was so messy and sloppy it must be urgent. Carly. They probably found her. A smile crept upon Derek's lips. He whistled for Maggie and Shadow to come to the basement, he locked them down there, locked the door, and left for the hospital happily.


How could this have happened to her? How did she become the broken girl laying on the gurney? She was so embarrassed. Izzie and Addie had found her without any clothes, alone in the alley. She was completely helpless as they walked up to her and couldn't do anything to shield herself. She should have fought harder. She shouldn't have let him do that to her.

Carly stared blankly at the ceiling. It was the same examination room she had been in when she broke her arm during soccer and needed surgery and when she needed her appendix last year. But this time she was so embarrassed. She wasn't sure of who she was with, just that they were moving around her carefully, as if they would break her or if they touched her she would freak out. It wasn't until Izzie spoke that Carly was pulled out of her trance.

When they had first brought her to the ER she had slipped out of consciousness and was welcomed by a very surprised Miranda and George. They took the blanket and jacket off of her but almost immediately she woke up and started freaking out again. Luckily they got her dressed in a gown before she could have hurt herself.

"Bailey!" Izzie screeched as she ran full speed towards the ambulance bay.

"Karev... what's wrong?" Miranda asked warily.

"It's... it's Carly," Izzie gasped out of breath.

"Carly? You found her?" George asked from next to Miranda. Miranda saw Alex behind her and gasped. You could barely see the blonde mixed with the dried blood that fell out of the blanket he was holding.

"Carly," she breathed.

"We... we found her beside Joe's," Izzie said a little hysterical. "We.... we think she was raped!" Addie came running up before Alex who was gently carrying Carly.

"She slipped out... she is losing a lot of blood," Addie concluded. Meanwhile Miranda and George were still shocked and staring at them.

"O'Malley," Miranda snapped finally snapping out of it. "Get a gurney now." George obeyed. "Karev," Miranda hissed to Alex. He looked up from Carly's broken body, tears in his eyes. She nodded for him to place her gently on the gurney George just brought over.

"Oh Carly," George breathed as he finally took in the injuries he could see. Miranda gently lifted off the blanket and jacket off her body and got a full look of her injuries.

"Oh my," Miranda shook her head. She looked back down to see her blue eyes struggling to open. With a gasp Carly took in her new surrounding and realizing she was exposed again, started tossing and turning.

"NO!" she screamed and started kicking. "NO! NO! NO! NO!"

"Carly," Miranda whispered urgently putting her hands up to block the violent attacks. She wouldn't calm down. The only thing they could do was try and got a gown on her. When they finally did, her struggles fizzled out, she closed her eyes, and her chest started heaving, trying to stop crying.

Ever since then Carly was just laying on the gurney, trying to imagine she was camping with her parents.

"Carly, Carly sweetie, we are just gonna examine your stomach okay?" Izzie asked. Carly bit her lip but nodded. Cautiously Izzie lifted up to gown and Carly flinched.

"It's okay," she heard Addie's voice soothe. "You're safe now." Carly's eyes closed tightly and she yelped in pain when Izzie pressed down gently on her ribs.

"I'm sorry," Izzie said trying to be more gentle. Izzie turned to Addie. "She has several broken ribs but we won't know how bad they are until we get her to x-ray."

"Okay," Addie said. All of a sudden the door to the room burst open and Carly jumped. On the other side was Meredith, she was in tears and clutched a pair of capri's and t-shirt in her hands. Carly's eyes opened slightly.

"Mommy," she cried out. Meredith ran to her side and bent down. Careful to to hit any of her cuts she stroked her hair gently.

"Oh baby girl, it's okay. You're okay now. I've got you," she said soothingly.

"I'm scared," she whispered.

"I know, it's almost over," Meredith said kissing her unbruised cheek gently.

"Meredith could you come outside for a second?" Addie asked. Meredith nodded.

"Carly, I have to go for a little bit, I will be right back," she whispered.

"Mommy, don't leave me," she whimpered.

"It will just be for a second okay baby," Mer told her tears again springing to her eyes.

"Okay," Carly whispered and closed her eyes. Meredith walked out of the room and that's when the tears hit.

"I.... I... I don't know what to do," she cried. "They don't teach you what to do in this kind of situation when you become a parent. It's my little girl, do they..... do they know who....... Oh my god, this is actually happening!"

"Mer, Mer you have to calm down," Izzie said leading her over to a chair to sit down. Mer collapsed in it. "No one knows what to do."

"I know I should be relived she is okay but, she's my little girl," Mer sobbed. Just then Miranda rounded the corner and ran up to Mer.

"Shepherd what are you doing?" she asked gently. "You have to be strong, Carly needs you right now, okay." Mer looked up at her and then wiped away her tears away quickly.

"You're right," she said trying to gain composure.

"Meredith where's Derek?" Addison asked.

"He... he was searching the woods. I left a note to come to the hospital, he.... he should be here soon," Mer said breathlessly. Izzie put her arm around to shoulder comfortingly. Mer rested her head on her friend. "I better get back to Carly." She wiped the last of the stray tears and walked back into the room, Izzie, Miranda, and Addie behind her. They were surprised that she was sitting up.

"Mommy, I have..... I have to out get of here, I..... I can't. I want to........" she started sobbing. Meredith froze and stared at her in fear. Miranda stepped in quickly.

"Carly," she said putting her arms up. "Carly, honey, you have to calm down, you have to let us help you, you can't go home just yet."

"I...... I...... I need to take a bath, get clean, he.... he is all over me," she cried. Miranda held onto her tightly.

"Oh sweetie I know, but we have to make sure your okay. Your still bleeding and you have several broken ribs, you have to let us help you," she told her. Carly continued sobbing. Mer snapped out of her trance and she took over for Miranda.

"Shhh. Shhh. I know it's been hell baby girl, just hold on a little longer okay," she soothed. Carly nodded and looked up. Again the door opened revealing Alex, Mark, and George. Carly screamed and buried her face in her mother's chest shaking. Their eyes widened.

"Carly, Carly, Shhh, it's just Uncle Alex, Uncle Mark, and Uncle George," Meredith tried to calm her down. Carly just held onto her tighter.

"I.... I.... I....." Carly sobbed. Addie turned around quickly.

"Get out," she hissed.

"But I have to check her wounds," Mark protested.

"We'll get someone else, GET OUT!" Izzie screamed at them all. Quickly they all shut the door. Meredith stroked her hair.

"It's okay honey, you're okay," she whispered gently in her ear. Carly looked up tears staining her bruised cheeks her cuts now bleeding more. There was now blood on Mer's clothes from the cuts on Carly's arms as well as the biggest gash on her head.

"They're gone," Addie added. Carly sighed heavily.

"Okay sweetie," Izzie said gently. "We need you to lie back down so we can examine the rest of your wounds okay. And we need to stitch up your cuts." Carly nodded and Mer helped her lay back down. She cried out in pain. Meredith stationed herself at her head while Izzie, Addie, and Miranda began examining her legs and arms, that's when they noticed her ankle.

"It looks like a sprain," Miranda concluded and just ordered another x-ray. Izzie carefully made her way to Carly's head.

"I need to check out your head now, it may hurt a little," she told her rubbing her arm gently. This time Carly only nodded and stared at the ceiling. As Izzie began examining it Carly only winced a couple times.

"All done," she told her. "Looks like a slight concussion but we will know more after a CT." Carly nodded again. A little more time passed but Carly wasn't sure how much. She just knew that everything hurt and how scared she was that he would get her.

"Okay now we need to stitch up your wounds," Addie had said. Again Carly only managed a slight nod of her head. Meredith hand grabbed her gently as the brought the needle to her head. Carly's eyes squeezed shut and she squeezed her Mom's hand. That was soon over but then she needed to go up for x-rays. In the hallway sat Cristina, Lexie, Callie, George, Owen, Alex, Mark, and still no sign of Derek. When Carly saw the men she again began to hyperventilate and freak out so they gave her a sedative. Meredith, Miranda, and Addie went with her while Izzie stayed behind with everyone else.

"I can't believe it, our Carly," George sighed.

"I know, it's..." Cristina started.

"Horrible," Lexie finished.

"I should have made sure she was in the building before I left," Izzie fretted.

"Stop beating yourself up Iz," Alex said. "He still could have gotten her if she was inside."

"I don't care, all I know is that I want to pound on this guy," Mark growled.

"Agreed," Owen said.

"Is Derek here yet?" Callie asked.

"No, he is gonna freak," Izzie said.

"That's an understatement," Cristina muttered. About an hour later they wheeled Carly back down to the ER, the sedative wearing off. Meredith bent down beside her in the room.

"I have to go out again okay Carly. I will be right back, just relax, okay baby," Mer said.

"Okay Mommy," she whispered and turned to face the wall. Meredith walked out where the police were.

"Hello Ma'am, are you Carly's mother," one police officer said.

"Yes I am, are you on her case?" she asked.

"Yes," the female answered for him. "I am Officer Lynch, and this is my partner Officer Wood."

"Okay, do you have...." Mer started but was cut off by Officer Wood.

"Ma'am we have collected all of the evidence from the crime scene and it's in lab, most of the blood, from the looks of it, was your daughter's I am afraid," he told Mer.

"That is why we would like your permission to do a rape kit, or Carly's rather. You can have your OB here do it," Officer Lynch said.

"It's up to Carly but I am sure she will cooperate," Mer said quietly. They both nodded.

"And do we have permission to interview your daughter, we would like to try and get a description of the guy," Officer Wood said.

"Would there be any way possible I could be in the room when she does this?" Mer asked.

"Whatever makes you and your daughter comfortable. We are on her side and want to do everything possible to catch this creep," Officer Lynch assured her.

"And we were also wondering if we could interview the people who had found her, the officers who arrived at the scene first said that she was found by four of your friends?" Officer Wood asked.

"We were two of them," Alex spoke motioning to him and Mark. "We would do anything to get this guy in custody."

"Okay well if we could go somewhere private?" he asked. Mark and Alex led him to a conference room.

"We would like to do the rape kit as soon as possible," Officer Lynch told Mer.

"Of course, but let me go in first okay," Meredith said and walked towards the room followed closely by Addie and Izzie. They were obviously worried about both Mer and Carly and wanted to be there for both of them. Meredith went in and bent beside Carly again. Her eyes were closed but as soon as Meredith stroked her face once she opened her eyes.

"Hey baby," she said. "There is a police officer here who wants to speak to you." Carly looked up and saw Officer Lynch standing in the corner. She got up warily.

"Hi Carly, I am Officer Lynch, I would like to ask you a few questions but first I would like your permission to do a rape kit," she said. Carly looked at the officer confused and then to her mother.

"Carly, a rape kit is where they examine you internally to see if the man who did this to you left behind any fluids to help identify him," Meredith said gently moving her hair out of her face careful to avoid touching the bruises or the stitches.

"Examine me?" Carly questioned. Before Meredith could explain her eyes widened with realization and murmured something incoherent and shied closer to Meredith.

"Carly, it's okay if you don't want to," Meredith told her trying so hard not to break down although she was on the verge. "It will just make it easier to find the man who did this to you, to see if he is in the system yet so we can get him off the streets and you out of harms way." Carly gulped. "I won't lie to you, it's a very unpleasant test but..... it's the only way."

"Who?" she asked in a small voice.

"If your comfortable with it Aunt Addie can do it, that is if you want," Meredith told her brushing away the stray tears that ran down Carly's face gently.

"Okay," she whispered and huddled closer to her mother. Meredith hugged her gently and stroked her hair soothingly. Addie stepped in as the police officer got out a folder to collect the evidence.

"Okay Carly, I know this will be a little uncomfortable but I need you to lay down and put both your feet up," Addie said gently as a nurse rolled in a cart for the rape kit and then walked out. Carly looked at the kit, realizing what each piece of equipment was for, before looking up at her hesitantly.

"You don't have to do it if you don't want to baby girl," Meredith murmured in her ear and caught Izzie's eye. Both were about to break, but of course Addie was in the most uncomfortable position or rather Carly.

"It will help catch the guy right?" Carly asked quietly.

"Yes it will sweetie," Izzie jumped in. "And I can leave if you wan-" She wasn't able to finish.

"NO!" Carly half whimpered and half screamed. "I want you to stay!" Izzie smiled slightly, nodded, and sat down in a chair next to her. Meredith took a seat next to her head. Just as Carly was laying down the door swung open yet again. On the other side stood a stunned Derek.

"CARLY!" he screamed shocked. Instead of crying out his name as she had done with Meredith, Carly screamed and buried her head in Meredith's chest. Derek stood there stunned. He was not sure what scared him more. The fact that Carly was raped, or the fact that Carly was afraid of him......


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