Disclaimer: What you recognize is not mine, but what you don't is.
Author's Note: Thanks so much, I'm sure Olivia has a crush on Elliot. Who wouldn't, right? ;) This chapter has a little more of her past. A few surprises, and revelations as well.
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Chapter Fourteen: Hell hath no fury . . .
Cragen residence:
After a long day at school Olivia found herself sitting in an overstuffed chair in the living room as she looked out the window. She was sitting there thinking about the months that had passed since school started. She had made a few friends that she could truly consider friends. Not the kind of friends like the ones she had at her old school. Those were only "friends" with her because they were trying to gain a little of her popularity. She sighed in disgust when she thought back to all those years she wasted when she was "Miss Popular."
She hated having to remember her past with Nick, and her ex-best friend who coincidently was named Nicole or Nicky for short. A humorless laugh escaped her lips when she thought about how those two were made for each other.
Olivia still felt stupid because she didn't realize that Nicky, and Nick were seeing each other behind her back. All the signs were there when she thought about it. It's just that she was too wrapped up in other things; her mom's unexpected death being a big part of it. Then having to help her dad out of his deep depression, and trying to help Casey cope with the loss of their mother while trying to hold herself together. Sometimes being the older of the two sucked big time.
Her breaking point was when she went over to Nick's parents' house to surprise him. The door was unlocked so she let herself in. Well she ended up getting the surprise of a lifetime when she walked in on Nick, and Nicky going at it like rabbits on his couch.
After that day she decided to change everything about herself. She quit the cheerleading squad, and her friends were cutoff without any explanation; her skimpy clothes were either given to Casey or cut to shreds. She even had a bonfire in her backyard when she burned everything that reminded her of either Nick or Nicky; letters, pictures, cards, gifts, and anything flammable was fair game.
Starting over also meant that her car had to go even though she loved it. She had Don exchange her red convertible for her black Honda because the convertible had too many old memories of Nick. It was out with the peppy naive Olivia, and in came the wiser more mature Olivia who kicked ass, and took names.
She was sure that people had an idea as to why she changed, but she knew that they weren't 100% positive, and she didn't really want to set anyone straight so she just let them come to their own conclusions. Everyone always wondered why she had changed so much, but she vowed to never let anyone else walk all over her.
Case in point, when she showed up to school after a few days after her radical change she decided to wipe the slate clean with the two backstabbers. Nicky tried to blame Olivia for her and Nick's betrayal. So, naturally Olivia decided to shut her up by beating her to a bloody pulp. When Nick tried to interfere she punched him so hard he actually fell on his ass. Olivia didn't think that was enough because she still had so much pent up anger she decided to leave Nick a little present.
That same day Olivia decided to make her way to the student parking lot. Once there she spotted Nick's brand new Porsche parked looking mighty tempting. She decided to leave him with something that would always remind him of her. So she dug out her cars keys, and decided to use Nick's Porsche as a blank art canvas. By the time anyone tried to stop her, the car looked like it would take months to restore to its original state, and Nick looked ready to pass out.
Olivia started laughing when she remembered how she was confronted by her father as soon as she got home; oh boy was he pissed off.
~Flashback~
As soon as Olivia walked through the front door of their Manhattan apartment she was confronted by an enraged Don.
"Young lady get your butt in here right this instant!" Don yelled from the living room.
"Ugh, here we go," Olivia sighed as she made her way to the living room.
"Olivia, tell me what you did today," Don said trying to get to the bottom of the situation.
"Why? What's up dad?" she asked appearing nonchalant.
"Don't you what's up me! I just got a call from my insurance agent, would you like to know what we discussed for over an hour?" he asked.
"I'm guessing you're still going to tell me about it even if I say no, but I'll take a guess and say you were discussing your car premium," Olivia mumbled as she sat on the couch.
"Don't mouth off to me young lady! I'm not in the mood for your attitude especially when you're in so much trouble," Don growled.
"Okay, well why don't you just tell me instead of making me guess," Olivia said getting annoyed with having to deal with one of her dad's sermons about responsibility when Casey ran into the living room.
"Did you just vandalize Nick's car?" Casey screeched shocked at what she had just heard from her friend Amy.
"Let me guess, that's what you wanted to discuss, am I right?" Olivia said chuckling as she asked her father.
"Wait that's not all daddy, she also beat up Nicky, and punched out Nick!" Casey exclaimed.
"What?" Don asked in disbelief.
"If you don't want a little of the same Casey, I suggest you shut your mouth instead of selling me out," Olivia threatened as she got in Casey's face.
"Eeek," Casey squeaked as she stepped back because she was surprised that Olivia had just threatened her something she had never done before.
"No, that's not going to happen! Casey go to your room, I need to talk to your sister alone," Don said as he moved to stand between his two girls.
Casey ran to her room trying to evade her sister's wrath. Meanwhile, Olivia sat back down on the couch waiting for her punishment.
"You want to tell me what possessed you to do something like this Olivia?" Don said taking a seat on the coffee table in front of her.
"PMS? Wait no, it was a major case of bitchiness," Olivia joked.
"Young lady," he warned.
Olivia sighed, "What do you want from me? You already know what I did so just tell me my punishment so I could move on with my life."
"I want to know the reason why you brutalized your best friend then punched out your boyfriend, and why you vandalized his car! My premium is going to go through the roof because of that little stunt, and you're lucky you're not in jail Olivia! I could be visiting you in some jail cell right now! Do you know how lucky you are that they didn't press charges? You're damn lucky that you only got suspended and not expelled because of your actions; I can't even think about you being expelled. Today was your lucky day young lady. I hope you realize that," Don said getting more and more upset by the second with Olivia's indifferent attitude towards her actions.
"Yippee for me," Olivia replied sarcastically.
"Olivia!" Don said getting tired of her sarcasm while rubbing his tired face.
"What?" she yelled back.
"Tell me why I shouldn't ground you until you're old and gray?" he asked.
"Because I'm your little angel?" she mockingly said while using a sweet voice which she hadn't used since she was a child to get her way.
"That's it! You're grounded indefinitely or until you tell me your reasons to justify your actions," he said getting up.
"Fine, but it'll be a cold day in hell before I tell you anything!" Olivia said as she stormed off to her room then slamming her door.
Don sat back down then closed his eyes and thought about how much he needed Marge with him. She could've made Olivia open up, something he wasn't able to do.
~End of Flashback~
It took Olivia two full weeks to talk to Don again. At first all he got were grunts and growls for answers when he tried asking her about her day, but eventually they both cooled off and Don decided to lift her punishment and opted for time served. With John's help they both came to the realization that neither was going to win that battle so they decided to call a truce. She never discussed what happened with her ex-boyfriend, and her ex-best friend with anyone. She just decided to lock it away in her mind, and never talk about it again as she didn't anyone's pity.
Olivia started seething thinking about the possibility of ever coming across Nick or Nicky, but it was impossible because she lived out in Queens and they were back in Manhattan.
"Hello sweetheart. What are you doing sitting here by yourself?" Don asked interrupting Olivia's thoughts as he entered the living room and realized that Olivia was sitting there with a faraway look on her face.
"Hey dad, I was just sitting here reading," she said while setting her copy of The Shinning down on the side table.
"Come sit with me. I'd like to talk to you," Don said as he made his way over to the bigger couch.
"Okay," she answered as she made her way over to the couch.
"How's school going?" he asked her.
"Good I guess. I have good teachers, the homework's okay it could be a little more challenging, but it's not like I could complain, it is a public school after all," she said laughing.
"Joined any sports?" he then asked.
"No. There's nothing I want to get involved with right now," she replied with a frown on her face.
"What about soccer? "He suggested.
"Nah, it won't quench my thirst for violence, it'll only feed it," she said then laughed when she saw her dad's horrified reaction to her words.
"Made any new friends?" he tried to change the subject.
"Yes, I've made a few. You've met them; Melinda, Fin, Connie, Mike, and even Chester," Olivia chuckled.
"Are those all your friends?" Don asked curious to hear her answer.
"Yes, why would you even ask me that?" she decided to play dumb even though she knew her dad wanted to find out about Elliot.
"What about that boy, Elliot is it?" he innocently asked.
"What about him?" Olivia groaned at the headache that was bound to hit her after the conversation with her father concerning Elliot.
"Isn't he your friend? I mean the boy did give you his blood after only knowing you for a couple of hours," Don said while trying to hold back the smile that was trying to make its way onto his face.
"Yes, he did give me his blood, and after that he ran into a burning school and saved a whole bunch of kids," she replied with her biting wit.
"Olivia, you shouldn't joke about that, and you should be at least a little grateful," Don said as he gave her a stern look.
"I'm Sorry, and I am grateful; trust me. It's just that why must everyone always bring that up? Are you all trying to guilt me into something?" she asked exasperated with having people bring that up all the time.
"Nobody is trying to guilt you into doing anything you don't want to sweetheart. It's just that he did a great thing when he put your needs ahead of his own," Don gently reminded her.
"That was really nice and all, but don't hold your breath or wait for grandchildren dad. We're not even friends," Olivia shrugged as she reached for the television remote.
"You sound disappointed, angel. Would you like to be more than friends with this boy?" he asked when he noticed that her expression had saddened somewhat.
"What? No!" she quickly denied it.
"Are you sure?" he insisted.
"Yes, I'm sure and besides we're not allowed to date anyone remember? That's part of your rules, and you know I would never break them," she said as she rolled her eyes.
"Uh-huh, you would never do something like that," he laughed at her sarcasm. "It's not like your sister is following that rule. I've seen her with her "friend" Chester. I don't know why she thinks she could keep a boyfriend from me, but I'm happy that she's happy."
Don was referring to Casey's boyfriend Chester Lake. They had been set up by Mike and Connie about three months ago. The four of them were supposed to meet at the movies, but Connie and Mike never showed so that left Casey and Chester alone. It turned out well in the end because they had a great time, and they found out they had a lot in common. From that point on they started hanging out more until they decided to start dating.
"You knew about that?" Olivia asked dumbfounded that he had found out.
"I found out a couple of months ago actually. You know your sister wouldn't make a very good detective she left too many clues behind, it was only a matter of time before I put two and two together," he explained.
"Wow, I guess you didn't make Captain for nothing," Olivia jokingly said.
"Funny, you know I love your wit," he chuckled. "So, you see if you want to start something up with this boy I wouldn't be against it either. It's about time you start thinking about yourself," he gently told her as he reached over and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"No, we're not even that close," Olivia weakly protested.
"Who are you trying to convince me or yourself?" Don said as he left her to ponder their discussion.
'No way, there's no way I feel anything for Elliot,' Olivia thought shaking her head.
It was a ridiculous concept. She didn't even know the guy, yeah they spoke during class, but that was only about assignments and whatnot. Okay, so they might've had an occasional conversation outside of class here and there, but it didn't mean she felt anything for him. Besides it's not like Elliot felt anything for her either, right?
All she knew about him was that he was a well built Adonis; he had so many muscles she didn't even know existed. Elliot Stabler was a complete mystery to her. He had a bad boy persona that she clearly found appealing, and yeah he wasn't bad looking either. Actually, if she really thought about it she could admit that he was really, really hot with those baby blues that she could get lost in. Plus, his short cropped brown hair made him look serious but in a completely sexy and mysterious kind of way.
He also had a killer smile that lit up his whole face, but he rarely smiled or laughed, and she always wondered what the reason behind that was, but those rare smiles were worth the wait. He had more of a sexy smirk going on since she first met him. However, now that she thought about it she never saw him smirking at anyone else that way it was only at her.
Then there was his deep rumbling voice that made the hairs on the back of her neck stand every time she heard it. She obviously couldn't forget the looks that he always seemed to throw her way. It was like he could see right through her soul or like he was trying to devour her with his eyes.
"Whoa, I never thought about Elliot like that before," Olivia said as shook her head trying to decipher the thoughts that she had just had about him. "I need a cold something. A cold glass of water or perhaps a very cold shower," she said as she made her way up to her bedroom she couldn't wait to see Elliot at school.