Disclaimer: Don't own 'em never will unless Dick Wolf sells Law and Order SVU to me which is highly unlikely…I do however own this story line and any characters that I make up.
Quote: Marian Wright Edelman Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?
Fear shot through Alexandra Cabot. The gun was pointed at her face.
"Are you the one they call Cabot?" His voice was cold; each word he said brought new fear to the former ADA.
"Please…don't." was all she could manage to say.
"Your times almost up miss Cabot, any last words?" The man's icy voice asked, his eyes glinting maliciously.
Alex's breathing increased and then driving by panic and adrenaline she ducked quickly and punched the guy in the balls.
The man squinted in pain but made no other motion, "So sorry miss Cabot but you forget that I have a gun and that you stand no chance against me missy."
Alex stared at him and then turned and ran, she heard a shot behind her, the sound was loud and made her ears ring but she ignored it, I have to get out of here, she told herself.
"Good night miss Cabot, don't worry dear, your years of running are over, and you don't have to hide anymore. C'mon missy I'll find you and then your poor tortured soul will finally rest." The man's venomous voice rang out through the silent cottage.
Hidden behind a drawer the former ADA reclaimed her courage, I'll die fighting, she decided, not hiding, "But I want to rest in peace not just rest." She said, "I want my old life back, I want to reclaim my title, I want to return to my loved ones, most of all I want to be Alexandra Cabot."
"There you are." The man said, "So now tell me what are your last words before you die?"
"I was giving a chance-for a few short days to be Alex again-I screwed up in a lot of ways, but I'm happy I did it…because it gave me a perspective over my life…" Alex said slowly, "I used to spend everyday after my shooting planning my own death-now I know better-I wont and cant die! I have a little girl who's mother just committed suicide and she has no one left-I have to live for her, for me, for my friends who want me safe and for keeping Alexandra Cabot's memory alive!" she wondered as she spoke why she was saying this, it sounded like a bad line from a movie.
"Touching but you wont live."
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"We're almost there…" Bethany said pointing the cab driver in the right direction.
Darkness covered the corners of all the streets and as they drove closer and closer to the cottage it began to rain.
"We're here!"
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"LIV! Alex could be in serious danger! You have to help her!"
"IT wasn't her."
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"Give up miss Cabot-your time's run thin."
"NO!" She shouted and quickly sprinted from her hiding place to the kitchen. She was drenched in sweat, her hair stuck to her face, she pulled out a butcher knife from a drawer then proceeded to run through the cottage in a desperate attempt to escape.
Thoughts and memories of the night the young blondes life was stolen came back to Alex in waves-she remembered when she was told that she was going into witness protection how it had been more painful than any bullet wound.
She stopped thinking she'd be safe for a moment so she could catch her breath. Suddenly an arm put her in a neck-lock well the other free arm stole the butcher knife from her hands.
"Bye-bye miss Cabot-now you will rest forever more."
It made a swashing noise as the knife impaled her. A familiar memory of darkness swept over the former ADA-but memory was soon to turn to reality once more. "No…" she somehow managed to say through all the pain, she made a desperate attempt to crawl into the next room where a phone lay so she could call 911.
"Not this time miss Cabot-this time you wont escape." came the diabolic voice of her attacker.
There was a loud popping noise as a bullet went straight through Alex's left arm.
A mangled body lay in a pool of blood on the floor tears streaming down the blondes face-a knife piercing her heart. Then everything went black-just before the ADA went out cold she swore that she heard a voice say, "I'm back-I took a taxi."
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Bethany finished paying the cab driver and looked around her, Tabitha got out of the cab after a moments hesitation.
"Beth…before you moved you had always been so quiet and shy-but now look what we've done!" Tabitha said smiling, "I used to think of you as simply cynical-now I realize what you really are."
"Oh and what's that?"
"Courageous." She stated simply, "Stupid as it may sound I'm proud of you-now c'mon I wanna meet this 'Alex' chick."
Bethany smiled slightly, "Yeah lets go." She said the proceeded to yell as she entered her cottage, "I'm back-I took a taxi."
There was a loud thud that made both girls jump, "Something's wrong!" Tabitha said quickly. They walked to the source of the noise and found a ghastly site. Alex lay curled up in pool of blood on the floor.
"T-T-Taaa-bitha c-call 911 now!"
"Okay check for a pulse I'm gonna be right back!"
She could feel a faint pulse; lightly she tapped Alex's face, "Wake up. Wake up."
Alex's eyes fluttered open, she tried to speak but all that came out was a gagging noise, Bethany's face swam into vision, Get out, she thought, he's still here.
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"For the last time Elliot I really don't know where Alex is and she never told me where she was staying ok!"
"Liv listen I know this has been a bad day for you but…"
"Shut-up Elliot."
Just then Munch entered the room eyeing Olivia he said, "Shit it isn't her time of month again is it?"
Olivia shot him a dark look, Fin who hadn't been paying much attention to Olivia and Elliot's argument added, "Well it's not normal for her to be this emotional."
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Author's note: So tell me whatcha think! I'll only update if I get three more reviews. Hehehe will Alex live or die? Hehehe…meh anyways tell me if you loved it or hated it-constructive criticism is welcome! PLEASE review!
Also I learned a valuable lesson this weekend, which I'd like to share with everyone. It is, you shouldn't go sledding when there's no snow unless you want a giant bruise on your knee that makes you limp. Hehe.
