Split second:

Summary: in a split second anything can change. Elliot, Olivia, and Alex are forced into WPP after a day in court gone terribly wrong. How will the squad deal with losing 3 of its members? How will Alex, Elliot and Olivia deal with leaving their lives and identities behind in a shallow grave in New York?

Disclaimer: in no way, shape, or form are these characters mine . . . damn.

TIME LINE (VERY IMPORTANT): this story starts inJune of 2000. Elliot and Olivia have been partners for a little more then a year and a half. Elliot got divorced 6 months prier and he and Olivia have been dating, secretly of course, for three months. Alex and Fin joined the squad a year or so earlier so everyone is well aquatinted with each other and they have formed their little family at the 1-6.

Chapter one: and down they fell

Shots rang through the courtroom. The first bullet throwing the ADA to the floor. The second one piercing the flesh of one of the courtroom officers. One more hitting a civilian whom was watching the trial. And we can't forget Detective Olivia Benson; a forth shot sent her to the ground. This all played out in a matter of seconds.

"Olivia!" Elliot called, as the courtroom erupted in screams. He quickly made his way over to his fallen partner, blood streaming out from where she had been shot.

"Elliot." She whispered. Her vision was already blurring, but she had heard him call out her name.

"I'm right here." He said dropping to his knees beside Olivia.

"Ugh," she moaned. "That hurt like hell." Olivia complained.

A brief smile graced Elliot's lips, leave it to Liv to downplay being shot. Then reality came crashing back to him as he felt Olivia's blood seeping out from between his fingers. His face darkened as he took in her state. He was going to kill the bastered who had done this to her, that was for sure.

Elliot quickly stood to remove his jacket and use it to slow the bleeding from Olivia's shoulder. His jacket was half way off when a fifth bullet shot through the courtroom. This shot came from a different man then the other four; it was obvious the two were working together the only surprising thing was that one of the court officer had fired the gun, and it was directed at Elliot.

The bullet hit him in the arm. Elliot sank to his knees as the sharp pain coursed through the left side of his body.

"Elliot, Elliot." Olivia cried in a hushed whisper, her voice frantic but weak.

"Shuu, I'm here." He said through gritted teeth, pain evident in his voice. He finished taking off his jacket and held it to Olivia's wound. She looked so frail, and had already lost a lot of blood. Elliot could see her eyes beginning to flutter closed.

"Olivia! Olivia, you have to stay with me here, okay? You have to stay with me." He told her almost in tears. She only said something that was a cross between a mumble and a moan.
Relief washed over Elliot as he heard the sirens approaching the courthouse. He carefully picked up Olivia causing a grunt of pain to escape her lips.

"Hang in there Liv, hang in there." He whispered to her. As Elliot hurried out the door with Olivia in his arms he caught a glimpse of the defense attorney and one of the jurors attending to the fallen Alex, he knew she was in good hands. So he started to run as fast as he could in order to get Olivia down to the ambulance that was waiting ideally by the curb. The paramedics had seen Elliot coming and a stretcher was set up for Olivia. The second he put her down a man began to hook Olivia up to all kinds things, and hurriedly wrapped the place where she had been shot.

"Sir, I need you to sit down so we can have a look at you." The women paramedic told Elliot. He just shook his head.

"Don't worry about me."

"But sir, you've been shot."

"A bystander, court officer, and the ADA are still in there, worry about them first." Olivia had been slipping in and out of consciousness, but Elliot's words still rang clearly in her ears. 'The ADA is still in there.' . . . Alex, what had happened to Alex? Olivia could remember seeing Alex fall to the ground seconds before she herself met the same fate, but she couldn't remember any more, was Alex okay? And had she heard the women right? Had Elliot been shot too? Her mind was clouded with these thoughts as she was loaded into the back of the ambulance.

"Sir," the female paramedic called to Elliot one last time, "we're leaving now with her, the other bus will transport the other victims. Please come with us, so we can check you out, staying wont help anyone."

Elliot was going over his options when something broke his chain of thought. "Elliot." The weak and breathy voice came from inside the bus, it had sounded nothing like his Olivia. That's it, he thought as he climbed in beside Olivia, and grabbed one of her hands with his. Just before the doors where closed Elliot saw Alex Cabot being rushed out of the courthouse and over to the other ambulance.

Elliot squeezed Olivia's hand and prayed to god that she and Alex would be okay, and he could have sworn he felt Olivia squeeze back.

TBC - if wanted

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Well I thought I'd take a thought at these characters, tell me what you thought.

P.S.- I apologize for any spelling or grammar mistakes. I am absolutely the worst speller in the world and am still looking for a beta. So if any one would like to beta for me I would very much appreciate it, so let me know thanks.

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