(Chapter 4. I hope you're all enjoying this. The last part was pretty gory.
Ahwell, you'll just have to put up with it. R&R please!) P.S. Brackets
still apply with either Don or Huang's thoughts
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George had hardly had any sleep that night. Seeing that video had given him nightmares. He finally understood now why Elliot's files had been hidden for all that time. He went through the notes in the case and found the gap- filler for the travel between Elliot's home and the orphanage.
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TRAVELLING THROUGH TO ORPHANGE-Personal notes from Neil
When I first met Elliot, he seemed troubled. I asked about his past family, if they'd been good to him. He remained silent and only looked at me in reply. I decided then that I really didn't want to know. His eyes were tormented; the blue seemed too bright, yet darkened with mystery. He looked malnourished and hadn't had enough sleep.
When we pulled into the orphanage's drive he gave an exasperated look at all the kids playing around in the grounds. Elliot always seemed like the kind who liked the solitude side of life. He stepped outside with just the clothes on his back then walked into the mess hall.
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Huang sighed. That sounded very much like Elliot except that these days he wasn't that violent and was a lot friendlier to those around him. George was sure he ought to get down to the office. He could discuss his findings with Captain Cragen and observe Elliot's present everyday behaviour.
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Olivia walked into the squad room and gave her partner a hearty greeting. Elliot returned the favour then went to get himself and Olivia a coffee.
"Gee, you look tired" she stated. "Can't get much sleep working in this place huh?"
Elliot looked at her and smiled, passing her the coffee. "Yeah, I s'pose."
"It's not the job is it?" she looked concerned. "Something else is on your mind.You want to talk about it?"
"Look..I just.. don't worry about it okay Liv? It's nothing."
She was still worried of course. That was Elliot's line whenever something was really annoying him.
Elliot got up from his seat but promptly hung his head and put fingers to his temples.
"You okay?" Liv asked.
"Yeah fine, just a headache." But this particular headache was starting to really hurt him. Memories flashed through his mind. Why was he thinking of those things now? The first time he met Kathy. Encounters with Neil. Getting the glass bottle thrown at his head. Always smiling despite painful lashes from dad. Picking his mother off the floor, helping her to her bed.
"Ahhhh!" he yelled in pain.
"Elliot! What's wrong?" Huang, Fin, Munch and Cragen hurried to the scene.
"God, I...Arghhhhhhhhh!" He grasped his head with both hands and sunk to the floor. He yelled once more in pain then blacked out.
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"Does anyone know what happened here?" Cragen asked. He listened to Olivia's story nodding, with a stern face on. Elliot was upstairs lying on the couch, still unconscious.
Later that day, Munch and Fin had a case to work. A girl was reported to be abused and out on the streets. (But that's another story) Elliot however was still lying down recovering his strength. Olivia was half asleep, working on a stack of paper work.
"Olivia. Could you come to my office?" Captain asked.
She walked to the office, only to find Huang sitting on the captain's desk discussing something with him. She was sure she'd heard her and Elliot's name mentioned.
"Ah, Olivia. Shut the door and take a seat." Don said realizing her presence. "Listen up Olivia, doc here and I need you to do something very important.. concerning Elliot.
"What about him?" she inquired. Huang took over.
"You see Olivia, Elliot has a lot of horrific child memories. If someone could get him to talk about them."
"Hang on a sec, isn't that your job?"
"Yes but, there's no way he'd ever talk to me. He needs to talk to someone who practically knows everything about his present day life."
"Err..you mean his wife?"
"You know who I'm talking about."
"Fine, but you two owe me big."
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"Hey." Liv whispered to Elliot quietly.
"What's up Liv?" he answered "I don't sleep well. Mild insomniac." He stated simply when he saw her eyes widen in surprise.
"You wanna talk now? You know if you don't tell me you know I'll find out some other way."
"Fine. You're a real pain you know?"
"Heh heh. All part of the plan."
"Where should I start?"
"Orphanage. Huang told me."
"Ha. Whatever happened to privilege? Ah well, whatever you say. Now let's see..I remember this stuff real clear."
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As Elliot told Olivia his past, Don Cragen and George Huang were watching Neil's tapes.
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ELLIOT'S FIRST WEEKS (It was labeled)
Elliot stood in the grassy plain which was the oval of the group home. Some nearby kids ran over to him, the leader of this particular group was a tall, twelve year old boy. He had slicked back hair, green eyes and wore a singlet and track pants, his face was scowling, so he obviously didn't like the new kid.
"Hey kid. What's yer name?" The leader (David it says in these notes) asked. Elliot remained silent. "Hey! I asked you what your freakin' name was!" Again Elliot was silent, just looking at the trees which bordered the outside of the fence. After a couple more tries, the gang gave up and moved to tease a young girl who was climbing a tree to get the ball down. They kept shaking the small tree as the girl cried for them to stop. Elliot walked calmly towards the tree.
"It's Elliot, Elliot Stabler." He stated simply.
"Huh? What'd you say?" David took his attention away from the tree and shifted it to Elliot.
"My name, it's Elliot Stabler." David didn't like his tone of voice. He continued "You should stop shaking that tree; I think that girl would be better off getting the ball that way"
"You wanna fight, Stabler?"
"I'd rather not."
"Then keep yer nose in yer own business."
"If you don't stop I'll be forced to though."
"Ha, what could a scrawny little punk like you do? Boys, keep shakin' that tree!" Elliot ran towards the tree to catch the girl if she fell, but was stopped by David. "You got business with me, remember?" Elliot did. He punched him in the face and soon there was a brawl. Elliot, the scrawny ten year old seemed to be winning, until a staff member stepped in and stopped the fight. They were about to be taken to the office when a scream was heard. Anxiously Elliot ran to the tree. The girl was falling. Down. Down. Down. Into Elliot's arms. The girl looked at him, then at David, then back to him. She was terrified.
"Let me go!" she screamed, seeing the damage he'd done to David. "Leave me alone, you monster!" Elliot's face was pained. Even more so when a staff member hit him across the head with a hard object, then restrained him.
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Olivia felt for Elliot. It seemed he had never had any peace in his life, let alone happiness. Elliot winced. His headache was coming back.
"Let him rest awhile, Olivia." Huang's voice came from the doorway. "The messages that go to his brain could overload and he'll end up like before." She nodded then left to get them both lunch.
Elliot wondered if he'd end up having to say everything about himself. Why couldn't they listen to someone else's story? Like Fin's or Munch's? There was just one good thing about all of this though; Liv was being extra nice to him.
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End of Chapter: How am I going? Hope you lot are enjoying this. Once again R&R please!
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George had hardly had any sleep that night. Seeing that video had given him nightmares. He finally understood now why Elliot's files had been hidden for all that time. He went through the notes in the case and found the gap- filler for the travel between Elliot's home and the orphanage.
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TRAVELLING THROUGH TO ORPHANGE-Personal notes from Neil
When I first met Elliot, he seemed troubled. I asked about his past family, if they'd been good to him. He remained silent and only looked at me in reply. I decided then that I really didn't want to know. His eyes were tormented; the blue seemed too bright, yet darkened with mystery. He looked malnourished and hadn't had enough sleep.
When we pulled into the orphanage's drive he gave an exasperated look at all the kids playing around in the grounds. Elliot always seemed like the kind who liked the solitude side of life. He stepped outside with just the clothes on his back then walked into the mess hall.
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Huang sighed. That sounded very much like Elliot except that these days he wasn't that violent and was a lot friendlier to those around him. George was sure he ought to get down to the office. He could discuss his findings with Captain Cragen and observe Elliot's present everyday behaviour.
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Olivia walked into the squad room and gave her partner a hearty greeting. Elliot returned the favour then went to get himself and Olivia a coffee.
"Gee, you look tired" she stated. "Can't get much sleep working in this place huh?"
Elliot looked at her and smiled, passing her the coffee. "Yeah, I s'pose."
"It's not the job is it?" she looked concerned. "Something else is on your mind.You want to talk about it?"
"Look..I just.. don't worry about it okay Liv? It's nothing."
She was still worried of course. That was Elliot's line whenever something was really annoying him.
Elliot got up from his seat but promptly hung his head and put fingers to his temples.
"You okay?" Liv asked.
"Yeah fine, just a headache." But this particular headache was starting to really hurt him. Memories flashed through his mind. Why was he thinking of those things now? The first time he met Kathy. Encounters with Neil. Getting the glass bottle thrown at his head. Always smiling despite painful lashes from dad. Picking his mother off the floor, helping her to her bed.
"Ahhhh!" he yelled in pain.
"Elliot! What's wrong?" Huang, Fin, Munch and Cragen hurried to the scene.
"God, I...Arghhhhhhhhh!" He grasped his head with both hands and sunk to the floor. He yelled once more in pain then blacked out.
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"Does anyone know what happened here?" Cragen asked. He listened to Olivia's story nodding, with a stern face on. Elliot was upstairs lying on the couch, still unconscious.
Later that day, Munch and Fin had a case to work. A girl was reported to be abused and out on the streets. (But that's another story) Elliot however was still lying down recovering his strength. Olivia was half asleep, working on a stack of paper work.
"Olivia. Could you come to my office?" Captain asked.
She walked to the office, only to find Huang sitting on the captain's desk discussing something with him. She was sure she'd heard her and Elliot's name mentioned.
"Ah, Olivia. Shut the door and take a seat." Don said realizing her presence. "Listen up Olivia, doc here and I need you to do something very important.. concerning Elliot.
"What about him?" she inquired. Huang took over.
"You see Olivia, Elliot has a lot of horrific child memories. If someone could get him to talk about them."
"Hang on a sec, isn't that your job?"
"Yes but, there's no way he'd ever talk to me. He needs to talk to someone who practically knows everything about his present day life."
"Err..you mean his wife?"
"You know who I'm talking about."
"Fine, but you two owe me big."
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"Hey." Liv whispered to Elliot quietly.
"What's up Liv?" he answered "I don't sleep well. Mild insomniac." He stated simply when he saw her eyes widen in surprise.
"You wanna talk now? You know if you don't tell me you know I'll find out some other way."
"Fine. You're a real pain you know?"
"Heh heh. All part of the plan."
"Where should I start?"
"Orphanage. Huang told me."
"Ha. Whatever happened to privilege? Ah well, whatever you say. Now let's see..I remember this stuff real clear."
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As Elliot told Olivia his past, Don Cragen and George Huang were watching Neil's tapes.
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ELLIOT'S FIRST WEEKS (It was labeled)
Elliot stood in the grassy plain which was the oval of the group home. Some nearby kids ran over to him, the leader of this particular group was a tall, twelve year old boy. He had slicked back hair, green eyes and wore a singlet and track pants, his face was scowling, so he obviously didn't like the new kid.
"Hey kid. What's yer name?" The leader (David it says in these notes) asked. Elliot remained silent. "Hey! I asked you what your freakin' name was!" Again Elliot was silent, just looking at the trees which bordered the outside of the fence. After a couple more tries, the gang gave up and moved to tease a young girl who was climbing a tree to get the ball down. They kept shaking the small tree as the girl cried for them to stop. Elliot walked calmly towards the tree.
"It's Elliot, Elliot Stabler." He stated simply.
"Huh? What'd you say?" David took his attention away from the tree and shifted it to Elliot.
"My name, it's Elliot Stabler." David didn't like his tone of voice. He continued "You should stop shaking that tree; I think that girl would be better off getting the ball that way"
"You wanna fight, Stabler?"
"I'd rather not."
"Then keep yer nose in yer own business."
"If you don't stop I'll be forced to though."
"Ha, what could a scrawny little punk like you do? Boys, keep shakin' that tree!" Elliot ran towards the tree to catch the girl if she fell, but was stopped by David. "You got business with me, remember?" Elliot did. He punched him in the face and soon there was a brawl. Elliot, the scrawny ten year old seemed to be winning, until a staff member stepped in and stopped the fight. They were about to be taken to the office when a scream was heard. Anxiously Elliot ran to the tree. The girl was falling. Down. Down. Down. Into Elliot's arms. The girl looked at him, then at David, then back to him. She was terrified.
"Let me go!" she screamed, seeing the damage he'd done to David. "Leave me alone, you monster!" Elliot's face was pained. Even more so when a staff member hit him across the head with a hard object, then restrained him.
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Olivia felt for Elliot. It seemed he had never had any peace in his life, let alone happiness. Elliot winced. His headache was coming back.
"Let him rest awhile, Olivia." Huang's voice came from the doorway. "The messages that go to his brain could overload and he'll end up like before." She nodded then left to get them both lunch.
Elliot wondered if he'd end up having to say everything about himself. Why couldn't they listen to someone else's story? Like Fin's or Munch's? There was just one good thing about all of this though; Liv was being extra nice to him.
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End of Chapter: How am I going? Hope you lot are enjoying this. Once again R&R please!