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Danielle was sitting next to her friends in class a day later. Lauren, Callie, Abby and herself made themselves known as the "Bad Ass Future Lawyers", since they were in the top 10 of their classes and they know how to be smart about a situation.
"Ahaha, oh my gosh! Did you really go in Greyleck's office and try to beat her!?"Callie asked before class started.
"Yeah, and if my sister didn't show up, I would have been successful."
"Casey followed you there?" Abby asked
"Of course. She didn't want me rotting in a jail cell. What else is new?"
"We get to find out who we field study with!" Lauren said in a happy tone "I'm so excited!"
"I better get Cabot" Danielle said "I met her once last year, and we have the same birthday. Clearly, I'd get an A."
"Oh boy..."
"Or I'd be content with working with the mentally ill, since I'm majoring in Psychology too" Danielle explained "But working with Cabot would be so sweet."
"What does she do again?" Lauren asked
"I think she overlooks all these A.D.A.s or something. She said that when Casey was off her suspension, Alex said that she could give her job there."
"Are you serious?" Callie asked "After what your sister did?"
"Callie, you better not be..."
"Ms. Novak, would you mind explaining why I got a call last night from your mentor for the year?"
Danielle looked up at Jack McCoy and gave him a confused look.
"What are you talking about?"
"Look in your file and you'll see."
Danielle opened the file, and after seeing who she was working with, she got frustrated.
"Kim Greyleck!?"
"You got stuck with the person who took over Casey!" Abby said laughing.
Danielle punched her in the shoulder.
"That is not funny!"
"So care to give me a reason?"McCoy asked as he gave Danielle's friends their file.
"Want do give me a reason why I'm stuck with the stupidest ADA for the year?"
"Hey Danielle, guess who I work with?"
"Lauren, don't even..."
"Alex Cabot!"
"You can also explain why my best friend got Alex Cabot instead of me!" Danielle said loudly "I don't believe this!"
"I'd love to give you all the explanations in the world but unfortunately, I don't have the time" McCoy said "My office at nine o'clock tomorrow to resolve these issues."
Their professor walked away, and Danielle put her head on her desk.
"I love my life!" Lauren said
"Want to trade mentors?" Danielle asked as she raised her head in hope.
"Over my dead body, Danielle Novak!"
Casey was surprised to hear so much yelling and swearing come from her little sister when Danielle came home from school later that day.
"I think someone either isn't taking their meds, or they had a really bad today."
Danielle stormed into the living room and threw her book bag against the wall.
"Hi, I'm Danielle Novak and I absolutely hate my life."
"You didn't have to tell me that" Casey said "Bad day?"
"The worst day in my entire life..."
"I doubt it, but please explain."
"McCoy gave me Kim Greyleck as a mentor" Danielle said in disgust.
"What!? I don't believe that!"
Danielle walked over to her book bag and chucked the file at Casey.
"Is that the evidence you want, your honor?" Danielle snapped. Casey sighed as she got up and got all the paperwork that fell out of the folder. Then she sat down and looked at everything.
"You're stuck with Greyleck all right..."
"Oh, and what's even worst is that Lauren's mentor is Alex Cabot."
"What luck; I would have been happy for you if you did" Casey said as she put the folder on the coffee table "I bet your advisor had a field day with that."
"Of course he did. He said 'So why did your mentor call me last night?'"
"Oh boy."
"And he wants me to meet with me at nine tomorrow morning!" Danielle said as she looked up at the ceiling "God, why do you hate me so much!"
"God doesn't hate you. God is just giving you a punishment for being so damn angry at Greyleck."
Danielle gave her sister an angry stare.
"Shut up. I'm not the one who was stupid enough to get suspended for a year and a half."
"You take...that back!" Casey said when she realized that Danielle was insulting her.
"You know, I think I said that over two hundred times four months ago. So I won't, I can't and I never will take it back."
Danielle grabbed her file from the table and walked out of the living room. Casey heard her slam the door, but that didn't matter. All Casey was thinking about was last May.
The next day, Danielle knocked on McCoy's office door.
"Come in"
The young woman opened the door. Jack looked up and didn't expect Danielle in a black skirt, a purple shirt, and Casey's lime green suit.
"Interesting outfit. I thought you were your sister for a second."
"Well, I'm wearing her suit. I'm surprised that it even fits me."
Danielle walked over and sat down in a chair in front of his desk.
"So I heard that a week ago you went into her office and almost attacked her. Good thing Casey was there to save you from being arrested."
"Greyleck said something about my sister! Do you think I was just going to sit there and twiddle my thumbs like it was nothing!?" Danielle asked angrily.
"Yes, you're supposed to. You're a law student, Ms. Novak. Start acting like one."
Danielle crossed her arms and sighed.
"So...does Greyleck know that I'm working under her?"
"She's supposed to be coming in soon. She's running late."
"Great" Danielle spat "You know, if Casey was still the ADA we wouldn't be having this discussion."
"Well she isn't. Besides, you can't work under relatives anyway."
"Really?"
"Yes it is. You learned something new today. Good for you!"
"I like when you're sarcastic. Some advisor I have for putting me with Greyleck..."
Kim Greyleck knocked on McCoy's door minutes later.
"Come in!"
Kim opened the door and not only saw her boss, but Danielle as well.
"What is she doing here?" Kim asked, pointing to her.
"I'm being my sister for the day and taking your job" Danielle snapped
"Nice try, Novak" McCoy said sternly "Kim, please sit."
Kim walked over and sat down next to Danielle.
"As you know, I am an advisor for a college of law. At this college, we pair up second year students with lawyers for a field study."
"You're studying law?" Kim asked as she looked at Danielle.
"Yes, she is. And I can say with great honor that she's at the top of her class with mostly A's. I'd like to call her a Casey Novak Jr. in the making..."
"Ha Ha, very funny" Danielle snapped.
"Anyway, she will be working under you for a year at Special Victims..."
"Are you saying that she's going to be field studying with me?"
"I would have field studied with my sister, but you know...she's apparently disbarred."
"Novak!"
"Sorry."
"Kim, you have no other choice. Now, I expect the both of you get along for most of the time" McCoy explained.
"What if we don't?"Danielle asked.
"Then you fail your field study and stay in law school for an extra year."
"Great" Danielle said quietly.
"Now then, move along. There are cases to prosecute."
Danielle and Kim got up and left the office. They didn't say one word to each other on the way to the SVU predicint.
