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Chapter: 5
Title: Rage
A/N: Its safe to say this series is stronger than any drug. When it comes on, nothing else matters and your right in front of that tv with your eyes glued. I had hoped to get this chapter out sooner, but I recently found season five on dvd and guess what I bought :) Its amazing how popular this series is. I go to look for it, only to find they had zero in stock. SO, I went for the next best, ER. I found the two seasons I already have, and guess what was lurking behind season 8? SVU! Ain't nothing like sweet lady luck being on your side for an hour! Because when I got home, my little cousins were there waiting for me. I didn't get to watch our beloved show until they left several hours later. And now I have classes once again. Talk about about a pain the-hey, i just heard season six of SVU is out...Better hurry and type this so I can spend more money on gas! Zipidee do da...
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Summary:Detectives Olivia and Elliot are known for their compatibility and performance as partners in the SVU. While a partnership like theirs would usually result in one bad mishap, the two seem to have their feelings undercontrol. While everyone can clearly see they have deep feelings of unconfessed love for each other, cliche they themselves have not noticed. How hard is it to suppress such emotions when they are together? Just how trying are their lives as partners? What happens when the two are put through severe trials in order to test their loyalty, trust, devotion, honor, and their love? Just how far will the other go in order to protect their secretly beloved? Read to see how the Gravity of their love is defined.
Elliot's temper had risen at least three points in the last five minutes. No more than an hour ago, he and Olivia had brought Synthia into the precinct to be questioned. The poor girl had broke down several times, resulting in a short break each time. It was killing Elliot to be standing outside of that glass, watching as his partner rocked that little girl in her arms. Watching as his partner lost a little piece of herself each time. He knew it would be difficult for them both.
"Captain, this little girl has been through enough as it is. Why are we putting her through more?" It was easy to tell Elliot was a father. His concern for children gave away his position. Although, his marriage had been in turmoil for the longest time. He was getting tired of his wife jerking him around. Truth be told, he was only sticking around for his kids.
"She's the only eye-witness we have Elliot. This little girl is the only one who can point us in the right direction."
Elliot's anger rose as he gripped the wall.
"Take a break detective." Cragen pulled rank, "Go out and get you and your partner some coffee."
As feisty as his mood was, Elliot left without any extra lip. He knew damn well he'd be knocked off the case if he continued to show indiscretion. He kept telling himself that if he wanted to help Synthia, he'd need to keep control. But he was lying to himself. Synthia wasn't the only reason he was so upset. It was the fact Olivia was so great with her. His partners' desire for a baby, for a child was what pushed him over the edge, because the adoption agency just kept turning her down. Elliot could never understand why they would.
If anyone deserved a baby, it was her.
"Hey Elliot, guess who we found wonderin around our murder house." Turning from the coffee machine, Elliot glared at the man Fin had handcuffed. With a quick glance to Lake and his bloody lip, he knew they'd got the man on assault.
"Are you sure he's our guy?"
"Blood on his hands and clothes, I'd say its worth somethin to check'em out."
Nodding, Elliot nodded towards the interrogation room while making his way towards the other room his partner was in. The captain glanced back to him, eyes narrowed as he threw a questioning glance at the man Fin was practically dragging into the next room.
"We got a lead Cap."
"You and Fin see if he's our guy. Olivia's finally getting through to Synthia." With a quick nod and glance towards his partner, he hurried out and into the next room.
"Honey, do you know who the man was? The man that hurt your mommy and daddy?" The softness of her voice caressed the small girls ears as she quietly drew a picture for Olivia. She'd taken a liking to her.
"And Bobby." Synthia added, her voice just above a whisper as her eyes traveled up to Olivia. "He hurt them all because of me..."
With narrowed eyes, Olivia continued to question further. "Why do you think its because of you?"
"Because mommy said I couldn't go with him and that he has to stay away from me."
Nodding her head slowly, Olivia peered at the picture she had been working so hard on. She smiled slightly, gazing out over the sun and family shielded beneath a tree.
"That's a very beautiful picture, Synthia. Is that your mommy and daddy?" Pointing to the man and the woman standing above her in the drawing, Olivia glanced to Synthia who nodded and took her hand, moving her finger to the small boy kneeling beside her.
"And that's Bobby." Olivia watched slowly as she moved her finger to the man she'd drawn standing behind the tree, her eyes focusing in as she pulled back with a sad face. Taking that as a sign, Olivia turned to Synthia, her voice remaining soft.
"Is that the man that hurt your mommy and daddy?"
Before she knew it, the little girl flung herself in Olivia's arms, crying as she nodded against her neck.
"And Bobby!" She sobbed, shaking violently. Olivia didn't know what to do, so she just wrapped her arms around her and held her. She knew she couldn't take away this girls pain, knew she couldn't make it all just disappear. Olivia wished she could have done something, somehow. She never liked dealing with victims this young. Even when they were twice as old, it was never any easier.
'She's all alone now...' The thought trickled its way into her mind as she rocked Synthia, all the while whispering words of comfort. 'And theres nothing I can do to take away her pain.'
"Shh, its okay sweet. Its okay." Olivia cooed, rubbing her hands up and down the girls back. Slowly, she pulled away, tears drying up on her rosy red cheeks as she gave Olivia a small smile.
"You remind me of mommy Livia."
Those words rang deep into Olivia's heart as she felt tears threatening to fall. She was fighting tooth and nail to hold back her own emotions, for the sake of the small girl in front of her. No sooner than Olivia had opened her mouth to speak however, did the sound of glass shattering interrupt her. Cragen knocked on the glass, and Olivia immediately stood.
"Stay here sweety and draw me another picture okay?"
"Okay!"
Olivia gave the girl a smile before standing and rushing out of the door. She didn't know what was going on, but her first thought was that Elliot had gotten into some sort of brawl. And she couldn't have been more right. A chair came barreling through the interrogation's two way window/mirror, causing her to fall backwards. She instantly heard Elliot's deep voice yelling at the top of his lungs, Fin and Lake had been hollering for him to get off of whoever he had gotten a hold of this time.
"You raped them didn't you?! You raped them and then murdered them you sick bastard!"
Pushing herself up off the ground, ignoring the cuts she's sustained from the broken shards of glass, she hurried into the room to see Elliot slamming a man up against the bars of the window. The glass had been shattered out, and she figured that had been the sound that had first interrupted her. Fin gave her a look, and she ran to Elliot, grabbing his arm as she tried prying him off of the man.
"Elliot! Elliot, stop it!" She shouted, tugging him back. He seemed like a mad man, and the look in his eyes caused fear to pulse through her body. Not heeding the warning, she calmed her voice, setting her hand palm flat on his chest. She knew it would get his attention. Neither could ever deny the sexual tension that coursed through them. They couldn't hide their obvious attraction. Placing her face near his ear, she buried her head into his neck, feeling his pulse as she whispered gently. "Elliot. Calm down. Okay? Calm, down."
His breathing had slowly calmed, face returning to its normal color and expression as he let go of the terrified man. It only took a few seconds, but Olivia knew he was fine for now. Wasting no time, Elliot turned his head towards hers, leaning his forehead against hers as he tried to relish in their closeness, his heart rate slowly coming down. Cragen silently watched from the door way, observing the scene before him.
The two partners where blissfully unaware of the crowd that had gathered to watch their affectionate display. It wasn't often these two allowed such moments to be seen, let alone to happen at all. No one had even bothered to bust the two apart, seeing as how Olivia was keeping the brash man under control. It was funny how only she could do that. If they'd have brought his wife in, he would've gone even more out of control. But, Olivia was just it. She was the answer to all of Elliot's problems. She was the only solution anyone could think of to keep him at bay, to keep him happy.
"Liv..." The silence broke softly even with his voice still slightly lidded with the anger that was churning in his stomach. Lightly, he traveled his fingers over her hand, then over her cheek. He traced the small cuts she had, feeling guilty for having gone into such a rage and flinging a chair through the mirror. He was selfish, not thinking about whomever might've been observing from the other side. And now his partner had been hurt because of him.
"Are you alright now or am I going to have to bring in some back up?" She smiled gently, relieved she'd calmed him down. She couldn't help the butterflies that began to flutter in the pit of her stomach, or the slight increase in her pulse. The things this man could do to her...
"I'm fine. I just got a little carried away." He sighed, hands sliding to the small of Olivia's back. How he longed to touch her this way, she would never know. But he knew this wasn't the time nor the place to allow his emotions to present them-self just yet. Olivia was the first to pull back, clearing her throat as she turned to the people watching them.
"Did everyone suddenly forget about their day job?" Her voice was accusingly rough as she glared at her co-workers and colleagues. One by one, they cleared, revealing a group of men wearing black. Cragen was first to speak, his face holding an apologetic expression. "Captain?" Sensing the obvious mixture of fear and anger in her voice, Elliot glanced up. His eyebrows immediately furrowed, eyes narrowing.
"What the hell is this?" He inquired, nodding towards the IA men.
"Olivia, Elliot. I think we should go somewhere private to discuss this."
'I can't believe their splitting us up on this case. Out of the entire ten years of working with Elliot, they want to yank us apart. The sons of bitches have been plotting our demise, I just know it. Sitting here, in Cragens office with their icy glares is like rotting in hell. How dare they barge into our precinct acting as if they know whats in our best interest! Like hell they do!'
"Its bad enough Elliot's basically on leash, now IA is biting our asses? Whats next?"
'I can no longer contain the rage building inside of me, and I'll be damned if I let them take Elliot away from me. He's the only god damn stable thing in my life right now!'
"Its only a temporary separation Detective Benson. We just want to evaluate the two of you."
'Bull shit.'
"Save it for someone who cares. You've been trying to tear us apart since the beginning." Elliot's voice had once again taken on that tone, the same tone he always got when hes about to do something very stupid. Piss on the IA agents, a girl can only watch her man get upset for too long. Olivia reached over to grab his hand, her eyes darting back and forth from agent to agent. She'd didn't exactly know when she she had started referring to Elliot as 'her man'.
'I just know it sounds right.' Sounds natural.
"We only request this be temporary for now. When the case is over, the two of you can resume your partnership."
And as fast as they had come, they had left, leaving two of their agents behind with grinning faces. Neither Elliot nor Olivia knew what the hell they were so happy about, and they wanted to waltz over to them and wipe the cheeky grins off their faces. However, that would result in a lawsuit.
"Olivia, Elliot, these are agents Donven and Bedford. They'll be working as your partners for the rest of the case." Cragen announced, rubbing his head in an effort to caress away the headache. "Do me a favor and close this one as quickly as possible. Synthia has been admitted to foster care, Children Services took them with her a few minutes ago."
The sudden news sprung Olivia to her feet as she questioned.
"What? Captain, Synthia was still in the process of being questioned. She's not ready to go to a home just yet."
"I'm not going to argue with you on this Olivia. She told Huang all we needed to know." With a sigh, Cragen sat back in his chair, eyes glancing to Elliot. "Elliot, you and Agent Bedford are going to canvas the house one more time. Check with the neighbors, and see if the kid has any relatives."
With a nod, Agent Bedford stepped out, waiting for Elliot whom turned to Olivia. Silence ensued as the two simply stared at the other, eyes lost in contact. It wasn't something Cragen wasn't used to seeing. The two had always communicated through their eyes, silently telling the other to be careful, or figuring out a case together. It was an amazing bond they had indeed. Olivia's eyes dropped first as she looked down, Elliot stepping on out. She hated this. Hated working with someone other than Elliot. She never really worked well with others, they never seem to understand her the way Elliot did.
"What are we to do Cap?"
"You and Agent Donven will go directly for the man. His name is Carl Liellem. He lives a few blocks over from Synthia's house, at 279 Vine Avenue. Be extremely careful. I've already sent a few cars over to the place already."
Without any more questions, Olivia glanced towards her 'temporary' partner and walked out to retrieve her jacket. The man stood behind her, sending chills up her spine as she glanced back to him.
"Look, lets get one thing straight. Your not my partner." Olivia glared, face drawn and stern as she whirled around to grab her keys and then zipped down the stairs and out of the precinct, the IA Agent on her tail.
She didn't press for conversation the entire drive. She didn't even want to hear the man speak let alone carry a conversation with him. The whole idea of exchanging partners for a case had her mind doing flips. She knew the IAB had been searching for a reason to call their partnership quits, to shut them down. Ever since the two had developed their close relationship, internal affairs has stuck their ugly heads into the picture. It was one thing to be having an intimate relationship with your partner, and it was another to have a close friendship with them.
At least, thats what Olivia tried to tell herself.
'We're just friends. Partners. That's all.'
But she knew they were so much more.
She had always known they were more than mere friends, more than colleagues. It wasn't the norm for partners to go out to dinner or stay over at the others place after a long hard day. The two had more than spent the night at the others, more than had dinner. They'd called each other in the middle of the night just to hear the others voice. They'd sought each other out just for confidence, just to be together. Elliot's presence gave her a sense of security, and it warmed her heart.
Because they were so much more than partners.
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