Rain

a/n- ok, so I don't really have a new excuse as to why I haven't updated, other than I just haven't had time. High school is crazy. Anyway, if any of you are still out there, faithfully waiting for me to update, then you guys deserve some cookies, and many thanks. Unfortunately, I can't send virtual cookies, so I hope this will do.

Disclaimer: nope. Still not mine…

Chapter 9

" What did you guys find?" Cragen asked as John and Fin stepped into the squad room.

"An email she sent him. She's actually stupid enough to use her birthday as her password. Her email was open, so I just kind of scrolled through to see what I could find." John said, handing the email to Cragen.

" We'll still probably get screwed one way or another for being in there, even with warrants, but we'll worry about that later. What's it say, Cap?" Elliot asked quickly. Don scanned the email then read it aloud.

" How about a warehouse? There's one that I've been to a couple of times on 14th and DiMaggio that would work. It hasn't been used in ages. #16. The rest of the SVU squad will never look there. And by the time they find out where we've got her, we'll be long gone, and Olivia Benson will be long dead."

Cragen finished reading the email, and rubbed his eyes in exhaustion.

"Can we prove that Dani sent it to Brian?" Fin asked. Elliot took the letter from Cragen and scanned it quickly.

"Yeah," he said, pointing to the top of the email, " To: Brian Cassidy, from: Dani Beck. "Alright, let's get back ready, because they might be armed, you never know. Each second we waste is a second Liv might not have."

oooOOOooo

" Look, the princess has awoken. Did you have a nice rest, you bitch?" Dani spat, hitting Olivia. She flinched and bit back a cry of pain

"What the hell do you want with me?" She growled through clenched teeth.

" I want to make your life a living hell." Dani said coldly.

" What did I ever do to you?"

" You came back." She spat, kicking Olivia in the stomach. Olivia doubled over as far as the chains would allow.

" Then why…" she huffed in pain, " why involve Brian?"

" Because of that asshole partner of yours." Brian's voice came from the shadows.

" Elliot never did anything to you." Olivia hissed.

" Oh didn't he? Every time I tried to talk to you, he came in and interrupted. He never even gave me a chance/ He doesn't deserve to have you!" Brian spat.

" Yeah, well, I never liked you either. That one night was because I was drunk. I don't date scum." Olivia retorted. Brian's eyes widened, then narrowed in anger.

" You little whore! Self-centered bitch!" He swore. He took the butt of his gun and hit Olivia with it until she was unconscious.

" Now you'll pay you little slut." He whispered in her ear as he leaned over her motionless body.

" So, do we have an exact location?" Cragen asked.

" Yup. 14th and DiMaggio, warehouse 16." Fin said, handing something to Cragen.

" Back up's ready?"

" Yup. Set and raring to go." Elliot said, strapping on his bullet-proof vest.

" Alright guys, let's go. We've got a little more than 4 hours to save Liv," Cragen replied. "Elliot, you come with me. Fin, Munch, you guys follow us. Back-up is meeting us there." The three men nodded and got into the cars. But as Cragen pulled away from the curb, Elliot heard a voice in his head.

Elliot…El…It was Olivia.

Liv! He thought frantically, Liv, are you hurt?

I…I don't know…my head hurts…El, where are you?

We're coming Liv! We're on our way. Please, hang on a bit longer.

El…I'm so tired…everything hurts…maybe if I just shut my eyes for a minute…

No! Liv, you can't do that. Please, just hang on a little longer! We're almost there! Please 'Livia, just hang on. Elliot thought fiercely, biting the inside of his cheek to keep from crying in front of his Captain. He swallowed hard, then spoke.

" Cap, she's hurt." Cragen raised an eyebrow.

" Elliot, what do you mean? How do you know that?"

" I don't know. I can just feel it. Liv's my best friend. When it comes to her, it's like a sixth sense. All I know is, she's hurt, and badly too." Don raised an eyebrow at him, but didn't question Elliot. He knew Elliot and Olivia were close, much too close for IAB's liking, but he wasn't about to stop them. Most of the precinct (and possibly a few others too) had been waiting for those two to get together, and if he split them now, not only would he lose his two best detectives, it would probably break their hearts. Besides, he reasoned, half the reason they work so well is because they're close. IAB can go to hell. He pulled the car to a halt in front of the warehouse and climbed out, with Elliot, Fin, Munch and the back-up squad close behind. Fin banged on the door of the old, boarded up building.

" Police, open up!" He paused, waiting for a response. When none came, he banged his fist on the door again.

" Brian Cassidy! Police, open up!" Still no response. They looked to their captain for confirmation. He nodded, and John kicked the door in. Elliot went in first, gun drawn.

" This room's all clear. Be careful though, the building seems to be a bit rickety." He called out. Everyone followed him in.

" Ok guys, spread out and find Liv. This shouldn't be hard, since it's a one story building. But it's possible that she could be in a basement or something. And be careful. Both Beck and Cassidy were police officers, so they may very well be armed. Now let's move; each second we waste is another second Liv might be suffering. Move out!" Cragen said.

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Nell