Red
By Alasse Fefalas
Beckett sighed tiredly as she fished out her keys from her coat pocket. It was a long day with a complicated case and to add on to it, Castle was busy the whole day and didn't join the team. Going through her keys, a small smile crept onto her lips as she took hold of the small piece of metal. The key to Castle's loft. He had passed her a key the night before and told her to let herself in whenever she wanted.
Standing in front of the door, Beckett hesitated for a moment, wondering whether she should ring the doorbell first. Shaking her head, she inserted the key into its slot and turned. Pushing the door open, her breath caught in her throat. The lower floor of the loft was dimly lit with candles and scattered on the ground were red rose petals that formed a small trail. Smiling to herself, she closed the door behind her and followed the rose trail all the way to Castle's bedroom. Her smile got wider when she saw a bouquet of fully bloomed red roses on the red satin sheets of the bed. She shook her head at the extravagant way Castle had surprised her.
Then, something caught her eye. A small velvet box sat in the middle of the bed. Curious, she walked to it and gingerly picked it up. Opening it, she was greeted with a small bracelet with gold skulls tied together with a chocolate brown string.
"I know, it's not the kind of replacement Valentine's gift you'd expect," Castle said suddenly, hugging Beckett from behind. "But it's something you can probably wear everyday at the precinct."
"Practically over beauty? What happened to Richard Castle?" Beckett laughed, taking out the bracelet from the box.
"It has a novel beauty to it. And it is gold, so not so much practicality over beauty," Castle refuted, taking the bracelet from Beckett's hands. "Here, let me."
Turning to face her boyfriend, Beckett smiled as she offered her hand to him. Castle took her hand, turning it up and kissed her inner wrist. He uncoupled the bracelet and gently locked it place.
"It's beautiful, Rick. Thank you," Beckett said, sliding her hands behind his neck and kissed his cheek. "And thank you for not giving it to another woman first."
Laughing, Castle replied, "You're welcome. How'd you like my surprise? Were the roses a little too much?"
"No, they were perfect," Beckett smiled, kissing him.
A/N: Hello! This is the first of a series of one-shots that may or may not be linked together, which is why I put "Complete". This fic would be continually updated until I've covered all seven colours of the rainbow. If you've read my Mentalist version of Rainbow, it would be somewhat like that... except it's the Caskett version. I hope you enjoyed this one! Look out for the next one! Reviews are much appreciated! Thanks for reading!