Haven, chapter Nine
**Sorry for not updating for awhile. School has been really hectic :/ This will be the last chapter! I hope you enjoy. At the very end (This may end up being a long chapter), there's a few story summaries you can pick from :-)**
Olivia and Elliot stared at Holly. "Kristyn?" They both mouthed simultaneously. Holly nodded confirmation; Kristyn had been the murderer of Ashley.
Elliot and Olivia raced back to the station. "Cragen, we know who killed Ashley..." Olivia exclaimed. "Who? The father?" Cragen asked. Elliot shook his head. "You'll never believe this one."
Elliot and Olivia filled in Cragen. They told him about Kristyn giving birth; about the bruise pattern; about the DNA confirmation about Kristyn's child; and finally about the strand of hair in little Ashley's hand that led to them to the conclusion about Kristyn.
Cragen looked doubtful. "Kristyn? Why would she kill her?"
"We don't know. That's what we need to find out. We can't question her right now."
"Well...Hey, is she keeping the child?"
"Not according to her foster parents."
"Then by tomorrow morning, Kristyn will be ready for discharge. You two go to the hospital first thing tomorrow morning and bring her here."
Elliot and Olivia stood at the hospital entrance at eight o'clock the next morning. They had already talked to Mr. And Mrs. Smith, who had told them that Kristyn should be being discharged at around eight-thirty.
Sure enough, thirty minutes later, Kristyn walked out. Instead of her arms being empty; she was holding Kennedy.
"Kristyn?" Elliot said. Kristyn looked up.
"Detectives! Look at my baby. His name is Kennedy Cole Taylor."
"Yeah, we see. Kristyn, I thought you weren't keeping him?"
Mr. Smith stepped in. "Detective Stabler, can I speak to you for a moment?"
Elliot, Olivia and the Smiths stepped beside. "We can't take her baby away, with all she's been through. We'll help," Mr. Smith said, putting on a brave face. The bravery disguise didn't hide the fact that he was over- stressed, though.
Olivia's cell phone sounded. "Excuse me," she said and moved away. A few moments later, she stepped back. "Elliot, they found Myles, he's at the station. We need to go now," she whispered.
"Mrs. Smith, would you mind coming to the station with us? We need to ask Kristyn some questions but we need you to sign the required forms."
"Oh, sure. Is she in some kind of trouble?"
They put Kristyn in a room and went to where Myles was. He appeared to be in distress. He had bags under his eyes, and his once-blonde hair was dirty, almost brown, and matted. "I need to talk to you," were the only words that Myles spoke.
"What's wrong, Myles?" Olivia asked once they were in seclusion. "Tell Kristyn I love you, I really do, but I can't let her get away with it. I don't want her to hurt anybody else."
"Whoa, buddy, start from the beginning. Do you want a drink?"
He nodded and was handed a coke by a passing officer.
"It was the night you found Ashley. My daddy and Kristyn were fighting. She was telling him that Cole was going to tell on him and it would ruin everything. I don't know what she talking about. She said they had to get Ashley. Daddy said he wasn't going to kill his baby but didn't care what she did. I was in my room. Adrian and Mackenzie sleep in there, too. I share a bed with Kenzie. Cole came in there and told us that he was going to get help, but wouldn't say for what. I told him not to, that daddy was already mad, but he said he had to, so dad couldn't hurt us anymore. A few minutes after Cole had left with Ashley, I saw Kristyn leaving. She came back like an hour later. I heard her telling daddy that she done it and that they didn't have to worry about anything. Then I heard loud noises from their room. I think they were screwing," Myles explained, everything tumbling out in one big rush. Through his tears, he sounded to mature to be a ten-year-old boy.
Myles accepted a hug from Olivia. "Myles, you did the right thing. Kristyn or your dad aren't going to hurt anyone anymore."
"Tell her I love her," was all Myles could manage.
"Kristyn, do you know you're here?" Elliot asked. He couldn't hide his disdain from her anymore. He also suspected that Kennedy Cole Taylor wasn't the result of a forced rape.
"No, not really." Her face showed no remorse.
They cut right to the chase. "We think you killed Ashley."
"What? That's ridiculus!"
"Oh, really?" Olivia asked and Elliot finished, "Then why did we get your DNA from Ashley's body?"
Kristyn stammered for a minute then exclaimed, "she was my sister! I mean, I lived with her for almost a year!"
"No, we found your hair found in her hand."
Kristyn's face flushed. "Oh."
Olivia shook her head. "Kristyn, you need to start explaining."
"I killed her! Damnit! I killed her. I beat her, as hard as I could. I punched her over and over again until she stopped crying and even after. She wasn't going to ruin anything. Michael and I were going to live forever. We were going to take Adrian, Kenzie, Myles and Kennedy away forever. We would've taken Ashley, too, but she was too risky. I hated my parents. I hated them ignoring me so I moved in with Cole. I loved him, too. We did things my first few weeks there, then Michael started paying attention to me. He stopped hitting me and I knew we were in love. He only punched me right after he found out that Ashley's body had been found. But we loved each other!"
"So you killed Ashley?" Olivia asked. She nodded. "I need you to write down everything you just told us." Elliot told her in a cold, emotionless voice after a few moments. His mind screamed baby killer.
Kristyn did. She wrote her statement and signed her name. Olivia and Elliot stood to leave.
"Detectives, don't hate me. I didn't mean to kill her. I loved her. But I couldn't let her ruin the best thing that ever happened to me. I loved Michael more."
Elliot stood at Ashley's grave. He heard someone come up from behind him and saw Cole with Myles. Elliot gave the two a hug.
No one said anything.
**I'm not sure how the ending was...I was trying to make it like on the show, but "I loved Michael more" didn't sound good enough so I added those last two paragraphs. Reviews please! The following are story ideas:
Kristyn and Adam's mysterious disapearences from their houses late at night can't be explained by their parents. One night, the detectives are brought in after Kristyn's mother comes home to find her gone at two AM. Although she returns and her mother asks them to drop it; the detectives probe further. After all, the bruises and blood can't really be coincidence, right?
A pedophile has eluded many police forces all over the country. When a student comes forth from the local school about witnessing abuse against a student, could this be their man?
The detectives are forced to examine just what mental illness is after the police is called to a scene in which four children are dead; and the suspect is their mother. (Sort of modeled after Andrea Yates case).
Tell me what you think, or if you have other suggestions. I've already written a little of the 1st, on-and-off since November, 2003 lol. Just review and tell me any other ideas you may have!
**Sorry for not updating for awhile. School has been really hectic :/ This will be the last chapter! I hope you enjoy. At the very end (This may end up being a long chapter), there's a few story summaries you can pick from :-)**
Olivia and Elliot stared at Holly. "Kristyn?" They both mouthed simultaneously. Holly nodded confirmation; Kristyn had been the murderer of Ashley.
Elliot and Olivia raced back to the station. "Cragen, we know who killed Ashley..." Olivia exclaimed. "Who? The father?" Cragen asked. Elliot shook his head. "You'll never believe this one."
Elliot and Olivia filled in Cragen. They told him about Kristyn giving birth; about the bruise pattern; about the DNA confirmation about Kristyn's child; and finally about the strand of hair in little Ashley's hand that led to them to the conclusion about Kristyn.
Cragen looked doubtful. "Kristyn? Why would she kill her?"
"We don't know. That's what we need to find out. We can't question her right now."
"Well...Hey, is she keeping the child?"
"Not according to her foster parents."
"Then by tomorrow morning, Kristyn will be ready for discharge. You two go to the hospital first thing tomorrow morning and bring her here."
Elliot and Olivia stood at the hospital entrance at eight o'clock the next morning. They had already talked to Mr. And Mrs. Smith, who had told them that Kristyn should be being discharged at around eight-thirty.
Sure enough, thirty minutes later, Kristyn walked out. Instead of her arms being empty; she was holding Kennedy.
"Kristyn?" Elliot said. Kristyn looked up.
"Detectives! Look at my baby. His name is Kennedy Cole Taylor."
"Yeah, we see. Kristyn, I thought you weren't keeping him?"
Mr. Smith stepped in. "Detective Stabler, can I speak to you for a moment?"
Elliot, Olivia and the Smiths stepped beside. "We can't take her baby away, with all she's been through. We'll help," Mr. Smith said, putting on a brave face. The bravery disguise didn't hide the fact that he was over- stressed, though.
Olivia's cell phone sounded. "Excuse me," she said and moved away. A few moments later, she stepped back. "Elliot, they found Myles, he's at the station. We need to go now," she whispered.
"Mrs. Smith, would you mind coming to the station with us? We need to ask Kristyn some questions but we need you to sign the required forms."
"Oh, sure. Is she in some kind of trouble?"
They put Kristyn in a room and went to where Myles was. He appeared to be in distress. He had bags under his eyes, and his once-blonde hair was dirty, almost brown, and matted. "I need to talk to you," were the only words that Myles spoke.
"What's wrong, Myles?" Olivia asked once they were in seclusion. "Tell Kristyn I love you, I really do, but I can't let her get away with it. I don't want her to hurt anybody else."
"Whoa, buddy, start from the beginning. Do you want a drink?"
He nodded and was handed a coke by a passing officer.
"It was the night you found Ashley. My daddy and Kristyn were fighting. She was telling him that Cole was going to tell on him and it would ruin everything. I don't know what she talking about. She said they had to get Ashley. Daddy said he wasn't going to kill his baby but didn't care what she did. I was in my room. Adrian and Mackenzie sleep in there, too. I share a bed with Kenzie. Cole came in there and told us that he was going to get help, but wouldn't say for what. I told him not to, that daddy was already mad, but he said he had to, so dad couldn't hurt us anymore. A few minutes after Cole had left with Ashley, I saw Kristyn leaving. She came back like an hour later. I heard her telling daddy that she done it and that they didn't have to worry about anything. Then I heard loud noises from their room. I think they were screwing," Myles explained, everything tumbling out in one big rush. Through his tears, he sounded to mature to be a ten-year-old boy.
Myles accepted a hug from Olivia. "Myles, you did the right thing. Kristyn or your dad aren't going to hurt anyone anymore."
"Tell her I love her," was all Myles could manage.
"Kristyn, do you know you're here?" Elliot asked. He couldn't hide his disdain from her anymore. He also suspected that Kennedy Cole Taylor wasn't the result of a forced rape.
"No, not really." Her face showed no remorse.
They cut right to the chase. "We think you killed Ashley."
"What? That's ridiculus!"
"Oh, really?" Olivia asked and Elliot finished, "Then why did we get your DNA from Ashley's body?"
Kristyn stammered for a minute then exclaimed, "she was my sister! I mean, I lived with her for almost a year!"
"No, we found your hair found in her hand."
Kristyn's face flushed. "Oh."
Olivia shook her head. "Kristyn, you need to start explaining."
"I killed her! Damnit! I killed her. I beat her, as hard as I could. I punched her over and over again until she stopped crying and even after. She wasn't going to ruin anything. Michael and I were going to live forever. We were going to take Adrian, Kenzie, Myles and Kennedy away forever. We would've taken Ashley, too, but she was too risky. I hated my parents. I hated them ignoring me so I moved in with Cole. I loved him, too. We did things my first few weeks there, then Michael started paying attention to me. He stopped hitting me and I knew we were in love. He only punched me right after he found out that Ashley's body had been found. But we loved each other!"
"So you killed Ashley?" Olivia asked. She nodded. "I need you to write down everything you just told us." Elliot told her in a cold, emotionless voice after a few moments. His mind screamed baby killer.
Kristyn did. She wrote her statement and signed her name. Olivia and Elliot stood to leave.
"Detectives, don't hate me. I didn't mean to kill her. I loved her. But I couldn't let her ruin the best thing that ever happened to me. I loved Michael more."
Elliot stood at Ashley's grave. He heard someone come up from behind him and saw Cole with Myles. Elliot gave the two a hug.
No one said anything.
**I'm not sure how the ending was...I was trying to make it like on the show, but "I loved Michael more" didn't sound good enough so I added those last two paragraphs. Reviews please! The following are story ideas:
Kristyn and Adam's mysterious disapearences from their houses late at night can't be explained by their parents. One night, the detectives are brought in after Kristyn's mother comes home to find her gone at two AM. Although she returns and her mother asks them to drop it; the detectives probe further. After all, the bruises and blood can't really be coincidence, right?
A pedophile has eluded many police forces all over the country. When a student comes forth from the local school about witnessing abuse against a student, could this be their man?
The detectives are forced to examine just what mental illness is after the police is called to a scene in which four children are dead; and the suspect is their mother. (Sort of modeled after Andrea Yates case).
Tell me what you think, or if you have other suggestions. I've already written a little of the 1st, on-and-off since November, 2003 lol. Just review and tell me any other ideas you may have!