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Chapter: 9

Title: Cargo

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 supress 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.

A/N: I know I am evil. Mwaha. Yanno whats weird is that I usually hatecliffhangers, and the suspense just about kills me; I put cliffhangers in my own damn stories. LMAO. I don't know why I do it. I guess I just like holding everyone randsom so that you guys review for more :) Or maybe its just because I am just evil period. Hm, which do you think?

I am currently working on updating my bio (like anyone cares). And in the works is a current one-shot possible chapter fic post-ep Contagious from S6. Also might be doing a post-ep to Quarry and to Charisma, both from S6. I don't know. Any thoughts on that? I will be updating my E.R fic, (in case anyone has been wanting me to update it (if you want to read it, or like E.R (its CARBY!) its called Risking the Change)) so be on the look out for that...

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Okay. The last chapter, I know I said Liv is going to get shot. And that just so happens to be in this chapter! Ho ho ho, have I captured your interest? Bet your wishing I would shut up and let you read the damn fic... Sorry! Patience is a virtue loves. And so, suffer with more of my babble! Mwaha. Told you I am evil.

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Elliot couldn't seem to maintain himself as he figited in his chair. He was both pissed at Kathy for leaving Eli at the pediatrics, and aroused by seeing Olivia in nothing more than a towel. The woman just didn't seem to know what it was she did to him. Hell, even if she did, its not like she would care. She loved seeing Elliot nervous and turned on. Especially when it were she who turned him on.

Clearing his throat, Elliot shifted uncomfortably, leaning back as he let out a frustrated sigh. With no amusement or eye candy to keep him at bay, he glanced towards the clock. What on earth was taking Olivia so damn long? She'd been gone nearly an hour when it should've only took half that to pick up Eli and drop him and Kathy off. His mind wandered back to the day Eli was born; the day he nearly lost both his child and his partner. It was thanks to Olivia that Kathy had even survived. It was thanks to Olivia that Eli was even brought into this world. Elliot knew he could never repay her for what she had done. So much she'd given up for him; so much she sacrificed for him and his family. All because they were friends.

'But are we just that...?'

Elliot could swear that on more than one occasion, they had both shown that they were more than what they thought. There was no denying the bond they shared, nor the care and devotion between them. But what about love? Was it strictly friendly? Or was there some underlying current of gravity to it? The question had weighed heavily on his mind for years; and on hers.

Deciding to get some fresh air, Elliot stood and made his way up towards the roof. He needed time to clear his head and the roof had always provided solace for him. There was nothing like a view of the city on a sunny day. And it helped that the weather had been kind to them lately; forecasting sunny skies, cool breezes and warm temperatures all week. He could hear sirens in the distance, but his mind never thought a thing of what was going on.

Water sprayed the entire area from a busted fire hydrant; lights and alarms going off all around. Olivia could feel her head spinning as she came too. She'd been laying on the horn, causing part of the loud noises she heard. Her mind didn't seem to register what was going on as her vision finally cleared of its blurriness and she glanced down to see Kathy's head against the door. Instantly, she remembered the day she'd been taking Kathy to the doctors; they'd gotten into a similar crash. Only then, Kathy was pregnant and it made Olivia feel extremely guilty. It was different now though.

"Shit."

Groaning, Olivia lifted up, shaking Kathy slightly. The blonde moaned and opened her eyes. Apparently she was fine.

'She's never getting into another car with me now, thats for sure.'

Olivia thought as she reached down to unbuckle her seat belt.

"Kathy? Are you alright?"

"Yeah. I'm fine."

'Good.'

At least Elliot wouldn't hate her for killing Kathy. She was still breathing. (A/N: Unfortunately for us...) Olivia was glad Kathy was alright, she didn't appear to have any injuries. Liv on the other hand wasn't so lucky. Her head was throbbing, her ribs hurt like hell, and her back ached. Though, her head seemed to be causing her the most problems. Her vision kept blurring, fading in and out while the dizziness spontaniously caused her head to sway. She lifted a hand, running it through her hair. She felt something wet and she slowly pulled her hand down. It was then she noticed the blood that had been flowing a little too freely from her head. She moved; reaching for her radio as she ignored her bodies protests.

"Manhatten SVU to central. This is Detective Benson, I need a bus at 424 Queens. Theres a mutiple MVA. Request a bus immediately." She waited a moment, hearing the confirmation before she tried getting out of her car. She couldn't.

'Just like last year.' She thought with a groan. Pain warped her entire complex, straining her movement.

"Can you get out?" She asked turning to Kathy who shook her head. Olivia nodded, checking their surroundings. Her car was sandwiched in between two others.

'How the hell did we manage to get this way?' She wondered, narrowing her brow. She sighed, hearing the sirens in the distance. 'I need to call Elliot...'Her mind was becoming hazey once more; eyes fluttering closed. And she would have slipped off to lala land if it weren't for Kathy patting her on the leg.

"Liv, I think they need help." She stated, pointing towards the vehicle on Olivia's side. Brown orbs scanned over, eyes resting on a woman who seemed to be unconscious, and her younger daughter was screaming at the top of her lungs in the back seat. That was all Olivia needed to see as she pushed her seat back and began kicking at her front wind shield. Like the useless person she was, Kathy sat back and watched, her head set against her hand as she leaned her elbow on the window seal. Olivia didn't know what she should do; continue kicking the wind shield or start kicking Kathy's ass. She took the latter, thinking of the small child crying for help. Finally, the window shattered and busted out. It only took Olivia a few seconds to climb out, cutting her hands as she did so. Not that she cared; even the blood gushing from her head couldn't stop her from saving anothers life.

Thats just how she was.

While most were selfish and cruel; Olivia had a heart. She cared about the victims, cared about getting them justice. Never would she leave someone to suffer. Her conscience wouldn't live with it and neither would she. If she could help, then by God she would be glad to offer up her own life.

"Mam? Can you hear me?" Olivia asked, opening theback seat door of the other car. She unbuckled the small child, her eyes softening as the little girl crawled over to her. "Sweety are you okay?"

Olivia's heart dropped when she realized who the small girl was.

"Livia?"

"Synthia?" Grabbing ahold of the girl, she gently pulled her out of the car. An ambulance and several fire trucks and police cars arrived at the scene, each one rushing to the truck Olivia failed to notice that was caught up on another car in front of hers. It was tilted; ready to fall completely. It swayed awkwardly, as if it could tip over at any time. Olivia's eyes widened slightly as she brushed her bangs away from her face; if the truck fell, Kathy would be crushed. "Sweety, go with those nice men. Their going to see if your okay alright?"

Synthia nodded as she handed her off to one of the rushing medics. Opening the drivers door, she quickly checked on the woman.

"She's got a pulse!" Olivia shouted, waving for one of the medics to come over. The truck swayed again, its wheels and axels creaking. Inhaling, Olivia noticed she could no longer get in through the front windshield of her car. "Kathy! Get in the back seat now!" She yelled, kicking her back windshield out. Kathy's mortified face filled her with the image of Elliot's rage. She couldn't let anything happen to his wife. She vowed long ago, when she'd first met Elliot, that she would do anything to protect him and his family. It was an unspoken thing between them. He would do anything for her, and in turn, she would walk through the hottest fires of hell for him.

Before she'd even graduated from the academy, she often wondered what it would be like to have a partner. She wondered just how close they got, and she never really believed that anyone could develope so much care for someone they work with.

'I don't just work with him...'

Olivia groaned, breathing laboredly as she watched the man driving the truck jump out in a hurry. Around her, everything seemed so chaotic, and for a split second, her ears refused to hear anything at all. She watched as the local firefighters and police did their job, checking each car that had been involved, helping people. Her vision started to blurr once again.

"Olivia! I'm stuck..." The frantic voice pulled her from her momentary lull. She quickly dropped to her stomach, crawling into the car as she got in the back of the car and pulled Kathys seat back. She put her arms beneath hers, pulling her with all her might. The seat belt soon came loose and Olivia pulled Kathy back. The blonde climbed out of the back window, leaving an exhausted and bleeding Olivia in the back seat. Her body didn't seem to register her minds commands. She grunted, pulling herself up. Her cell began to ring, and she quickly reached up over the seat for it only to duck immediately. The men around her had started shouting, yelling for her to get out of the car while the others yelled that the truck was going. The roof caved, and Olivia slid into the back seat, hands shielding her head as she curled up into a ball.

Elliot had heard all the commotion, and was on his way back into the station when Fin came running towards him with the Catpain , Lake, and Munch on his tail.

"Hey, whats goin on? We got a case?" He asked, stopping. Fin stopped while his other two colleagues ran for the stairs. He knew it must've been serious.

"Elliot, our baby girl was in a car accident. She's pinned in, we gotta go now."

At that instant, Elliotsheart completely dropped as his face registered his fear and shock. He hurled around and ran like hell out of the precinct, getting into his car and speeding off. A million things ran through his mind yet he couldn't keep himself coherent. The image of Olivia on a gourney with her life lines flat drilled itself into his mind.

'No, no, no, no, no, NO!' With a racing heart, he came to a tire screeching skidding stop at the scene. Kathy came running up to him, however he merely pushed her off and ran towards Olivia's car. 'Oh God please..Please...'

The sight of her struggling to climb out and squeeze through the small opening in the back of her wind shield calmed his racing heart as he hurried over to her.

"Liv! Liv!" He shouted, hands grabbing ahold of hers. Olivia felt the tears threatening to fall as she grasped onto his hands like he was her only life line. She suddenly felt a sense of relief as he pulled her out and into his arms. "Gotcha." He whispered, pulling her onto her feet. Her body swayed slightly as she tried to regain her balance. "You okay?" He asked, spotting the blood flowing from her head. She only nodded, murmuring.

"Yeah."

Her hushed voice caused him to smile slightly as he hugged her; kissing her temple. It was in that instant, Elliot realized just how precious Olivia really was to him. Just how far he would go to save her life. If she had died, he didn't know what he would do. It felt so right to have her in his arms, to be kissing her head as if they were lovers. Their moment was short however as an officer came running over to them.

"Detectives, you need to see this."

The two nodded and followed the man to the back of the truck. Their eyes widened at the sight.

"How many?"

Olivia asked, taking a few steps towards the open doors.

"At least fifty. Their all dead."

Human bodies littered the entire truck, the smell reaked so horribly it almost made them sick. Neither noticed Kathy stepping around the back, nor the truck driver who was drawing his weapon. Olivia turned to Elliot, her face twisted in both pain and disgust as she breathed heavily. It was then her eyes laid on the man aiming the gun at Kathy.

"KATHY!" She shouted. Before she could think, her body darted towards her. The shot fired.

Time seemed to slow itself as Elliot turned and watched. His heart dropped once again.

Olivia had pushed Kathy out of the way; her body turning to the gunman before she collapsed back wards, hitting the ground hard.

"Olivia... OLIVIA!" Elliot shouted, rushing to her. His wife shrieked and crawled backwards. The police had taken the truck driver into custody, while Elliot kneeledbeside his bleeding partner. The gunshot pierced her right shoulder, blood gushing from the wound. There was so much blood; Elliot had to remove his jacket to keep her upright. He pulled Olivia into his arms, her form almost lifeless. He rocked her unconscious body, whispering soft words to her. "Hang in there baby. You're gonna be just fine Liv." He cooed, holding his hand over the wound on her head. He could feel her shallow breaths against his neck, and hisheart instantly fluttered. That was a good sign; she was breathing. He could hear her faint moans, as he kissed her forehead.

"Elliot. Elliot." She whispered breathlessly, body unwilling to give her control. She could feel the pain spiraling through her as she struggled to open her eyes.

"I'm here honey, I'm here." He chanted, rocking her gently as the Captain came running over with a medic and a stretcher.

As they put her in the ambulance, Elliot climbed in the back with her.

"You call me as soon as she wakes up. I'll be at that hospital later." Cragen stated, patting Elliots back. Elliot only nodded as he grabbed Olivia's hand, brushing her bangs away from her face as they sped off towards the County hospital.

A/N:And this is where the real EOness begins. ;) Want more? Review! Please!