"Take a chance on me." This was a challenge writing. my sister challenged me when I went out town for a road trip to help me get out of my writer's block (poetry wise) and she knew that I had never seen the show "Castle." She thought that giving me challenges would help, (did it ever...I got some many ideas for other stories and poems) For this challenge I was to read the script of Castle, 4.23 when I read it, I thought about what was not seen in the episode. (mostly Castle). After that it just took off.

This is where my story "Take a chance on me" came from. The parts that are "bold" are from the show episode. (since I have no idea, who translated it from the show, I want to thank any of the translators (is that what you call them?) for their great work!) I added those just to show were in the episode my story, say 'fits'. Any way, enough about that, it takes place towards the middle of the episode (I think) just after the "fight" between Castle and Beckett. (so sad, I cried just reading it. poor Castle).

Hope you enjoy my version, please tell me what you think...

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Take a chance on me
by BeCastle
Dec 7th 2012

chapter 1- no more worries

CASTLE: Well, I guess there's just nothing I can say, is there? Okay, um Yeah, you're right, Kate, it's your life. You can throw it away if you want, but I'm not gonna stick around and watch you. So this is, uh over. I'm done.

Castle leaves her apartment.

Castle leans against the wall just outside Beckett's apartment door. He puts his face in his hands and begins to cry. He slides down the wall, just letting the tears flow. Then puts his knees against his chest.

New york had always been Castle's home, but now he wasn't sure. He was in love, sure he was before he had been through two divorces but this hurt the most, having his heart torn out of his chest for protecting the woman that he fallen in love with. They had been through it all together. shootings, bombings, russian mobs, drowning in a car even working the CIA but none of that matter. Well, not anymore. Her words today, proved that to him. The words repeated in his mind. "This is my life...mine...you have no right to..."

He sniffed. "Then why am I here?" Castle blinked away his tears. "Not anymore." He made the decision right then and there that he would start moving tomorrow. "Tomorrow" that word, made more tears flow. That was their special word. The word that gave him hope. He wiped his eyes with the back of hand and gets to his feet.

"How can she do this to me after...I thouhgt I meant more to her, I guess not. After all..." he swallows. "She was...I guess I was a damn fool in believing that we had something special. I thought she was different. I should go and never look back." He takes one last look at her door, which didn't open back up. "Bye forever," He walks away. He pushes over a trashcan in the hallway spilling trash all in someone's way. A can rolls towards his feet.

He decides to kick it down the hall some. "That's what she did to me, just kicked me to the curb, for protecting her life. Oh well." He sighs. "Her lose. I guess I'll see her picture under the headlines on the front page of the paper tomorrow." He punches the wall, at his own comment. He winces in the pain that shot up his arm. He shook his hand. "Damn you Kate Beckett. Damn you. Damn what you did to me... Damn you for playing with my emotions like that." He winced again in the pain not only in his hand but his heart.

He kicks over another trashcan over in the lobby. "This is not like me but...I better get out of here before I break something, other then my hand." He looks down a his hurting, swelling hand. He sighs. "You knew how I felt and you didn't care. I...so much for our friendship ever meaning anything." He pushes open the door to the outside. "You don't have to worry about me ever again." He walks into the night.

to be continued...

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oh by the way, I got all 4 seasons of "Castle" for Christmas and I got one richard Castle comic.- they tried to get me the other RC books but they couldn't find them...so I guess I'll have to wait for those. But for now, I really happy. I will soon be able to catch up. but for now, I hope that you like my story. It was way longer than I thought it was going to be.