With You No Matter What
A Castle Story By
HCBalwayshappy
Everyone involved with this is dead. She couldn't get his sentence out of her head. It was true, she wasn't afraid to die, but she was afraid for those she cared about to die. That's why she let Castle go, told him to leave, to be with his family. There was no way she was going to risk his life anymore. She also realized there were others she needed to let go...to save them.
Leaning against the wall in the hall, she waited thinking. She had to solve her Mother's murder, get justice for her. Over the years it had changed, to where it wasn't just about Kate, it was about her Mother, her Father, all of the other victims, and the ones she hoped to prevent by stopping her. You've woken the beast. She remembered what suspect said, and she was going to take it down.
You're too close to this one. Yeah, she was. It made her the best one for it. Nothing could stop her, she wasn't afraid to die...as long as she got 'him' whoever 'he' was before she went down.
"Beckett?" She heard his voice calling her, looking over she saw Javier Esposito. Her best friend and partner. Kevin Ryan stepped out from behind him, Her other best friend and partner. They were her Family, her brother's.
"You okay?" Ryan asked. She shook her head, confirming what they already knew.
"I need you two do something for me," Beckett said.
"Anything," Javier answered.
"I need you to stay away from this one. Castle was right, everyone involved is dead. I can't lose you guys, I just can't. I care about you two too much," Kate said. Both of them were taken aback, they were the same, but they never said it. It is just not something they did. "If you stay away, they'll have no reason to kill you. I already feel bad for when you were tortured because of me."
"Beckett," Javier stepped forward.
"Please, just stay away. You didn't sign up for this," she stated looking down.
"Kate," Ryan tried.
"You two just have to stay here. Okay?"
"Katherine."They both said in unison, At the mention of her full name she stopped and looked at them.
"The moment, we took this job. We signed up for anything that could be thrown at us. Being on your team, we got the weird ones, the more dangerous ones. We got you," Javier began, "And everything that came with you. Your our partner, friend, and I'd be lying if I said you weren't like a sister to me."
"We stick together," Ryan cut in, "We're a team, and no matter what you tell us. We are going to follow you and see it through to the end. We're going to put that guy in jail...together. Families carry things together, you don't have to carry everything on your own. We've got your back and know you've got ours."
"We would have left forever ago, if we didn't want to be here," Javier added.
"Yeah and we'd miss all of the weirdo cases, that really challenge our minds...and we'd miss you," Ryan finished.
"I can see that I'm not going to convince you otherwise, but you have to promise me, we'll stick together. None of us goes off on our own," Kate said her eyes tearing up, "Because I wouldn't be able to stand it if I wasn't there to save you guys."
"We promise," The boys confirmed and pulled her in for a group hug.
"Thank you, no matter what goes down in the next few days. Just want you to know. Thank you," Kate smiled as they embraced each other.
"Now let's go get him, he has a reservation in a jail cell waiting for him, and we don't want him to be late," Javier said, they laughed and let go of each other. Walking side by side, the team walked towards what might be their hardest case yet.
This didn't exactly turn out how I wanted it to, but it has been stuck in my mind all day. I had to write it, I really wish they put more of the team's relationship in the show. Anyway! Can't wait for Monday's episode, it's going to be great! Those of you reading my other story Promise is 'Always' Sorry I just had to post this, but I am updating that right after this. This story will probably only be a one chapter deal, but I don't know. I might add for an after the episode story. Anyway thanks!
-HCB