Title: Mine
Author: xoxoEXOxoxo
Pairing(s): Javier/Skylar (OC)
Rating: T (may or may not change)
Summary: Javier Esposito has met the women of his dreams, Skylar-Marie Daniels. But what will happen when secrets from Skylar's past begin to surface. Will his new relationship last when her secrets begin to come to light?
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Castle or any of the characters of the show; they belong to whoever created it. I am NOT being paid for this story, it is just something I decided to write for the enjoyment of myself and others who decide to read it. The only thing I own is Skylar, my OC, and the plot of this story.
Warning(s): There will be talk of gender switching, so if that is not your thing, please don't read then decide to judge me for it when you were clearly warned. The characters might be OOC, so please, don't bite my head off.
Updates: I will try to update every few days, but college is starting back up soon so I will try my best. The latest my updates should come are a week, never longer, and on Fridays.
AN: Please enjoy and leave commits. Negative or positive, they all help me to become a better writer. If you have any suggestions, they are also welcome. Enjoy!
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`~*Preface*~`
§Skylar's POV§
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the lord my soul to take.
It was the same prayer that I said every night before I went to sleep since I was a kid. The same one that has always made me feel safe enough to go to sleep. But now, as I lay here alone in this cold and dark room fighting for my life, I felt as if it would be my last time saying it.
'I just hope he finds me in time,' was my final thought before I finally feel into darkness. Hopefully, it is not for the last time.
`~*Chapter 1*~`
§Javier's POV§
"What's up with you Bro?" My partner, Kevin Ryan, asked from his desk across from mine. I looked up from the same paperwork I had been staring at for the last ten minutes. I gave him a questioning look. "You've had that goofy smile on your face since you came in this morning."
As soon as he said that, I realized he was right. I had been smiling all morning. I couldn't help it, I was just so happy. Happier then I have been since I broke up with Lanie. It's weird, seeing as how I was so depressed when we broke up. But now, after just one night, I'm just so… happy.
"Well," I said, as I continued to smile, "I just happen to have met someone last night."
"Really? And you've kept that to yourself for," Castle began, as he looked down to his watch, "five hours, without saying anything!? Spill."
"Yeah Esposito," Beckett said, as she and Castle both came closer to my desk. "Tell us about her."
"Well," I started, as I continued to smile, "like I told Ryan: I met her last night."
`~*Flashback Beginning*~`
§Javier's POV§
I sighed to myself as I got into my car. After a long days work of catching a guy for killing his best friend because he wanted his girlfriend, all I wanted to do was get home eat and then go to sleep. Sometimes I wonder if it's all worth it. The long, sometimes sleepless, nights, but then, I see the faces of the victims' families after we tell them we've caught the killer and I think to myself, "Yeah, it's definitely worth it."
I signed one last time before parking in my parking space in front of my apartment. Locking the car door, I walked up to the building. As I got closer to the building I noticed a person struggling with what looked like a heavy box. Just as it looked like the box was going to fall, I quickly ran over and put my hands onto the bottom of the box, helping the person to safely put it down.
As I looked up, it was into the most beautiful hazel eyes I had ever seen. They sat into the face of the most beautiful caramel colored face I had ever seen. She was smaller than my six foot self, maybe five foot three or five foot four; The perfect height. Had shoulder length black hair and bangs that stopped just before it reached her beautiful eyes. She was currently wearing a t-shirt and shorts. I smiled at her.
"Thank you so much," she said, smiling in return. She held out her hand to me. "My name's Skylar-Marie, you can call me Skylar. Nice to meet you!"
"No problem, I was happy to help," I said, as I smiled and shook her hand. "I'm Javier, nice to meet you Skylar. Are you moving in?"
"Yeah!" She said excitedly. I couldn't help but be excited with her; she just had a calming presence about her. "I just moved up here from Florida!"
"Wow, that's a big change in whether," I replied, smiling.
"Yeah, I know," She said, "but I've always loved the cold more than the sun, so I'm used to it!
"Well, do you want some help?" I asked, hoping she would say yes. "I'm not busy so…?"
"Yes, that would be great!" She smiled, as she clasped her hands together.
I spent the next two hours helping her move her things from the U-Haul into her apartment, which was on the fifth floor, a floor above mine. As I helped her we talked. About anything and everything really. It was like we could talk about anything and the conversation never once became boring. I learned that she was twenty-five, her parents were divorced, she was an only child, and that she had graduated college with a teaching degree in Early Childhood Education. In return, I told her about myself.
As I placed the final box on her living room floor, I could not help but to feel a little sad. There was no possible reason why I would need to talk to her again, except possible in passing when we see each other in the hall, but I didn't want my time with her to end.
"Thank you so much!" Skylar said, as we stood in the doorway of her apartment. "If it wasn't for you, I would probably still be trying to lift those heavy boxes myself. I don't know how to thank you!"
"Don't worry," I said, "it was no problem at all. Hey, I was wondering if maybe you wanted…I don't know to maybe…"
"Yes?" Skylar asked, smiling. Not with a knowing kind of smile that made me think she knew what I was going to ask, but with a sincere smile that made her all the more beautiful.
This wasn't like me though; I had never had any trouble asking women out. I was never this nervous or at a loss of what to say, but for some reason…I was. Somehow, I just knew that Skylar was different and that she was not like all the other women I had seen before. So I took a deep breath and tried again.
"Skylar, would you like to have dinner with me?" I asked, as I placed my hands in my pockets.
"I would love to Javier!" She said, excitedly. "Just let me grab my jacket and purse and we can head out.
`~*Flashback End*~`
§Javier's POV§
"After we had dinner, at that one Italian place, I dropped her back off at her apartment," I finished, still smiling. Last night with Skylar had been great.
"That's it?" Castle asked, in his usually way. I looked over at him confused. "No kissing? No going into her apartment to you know…? Nothing?"
"No man," I said, shaking my head. "Skylar's different."
"Well, I'm happy for you man," Ryan said, as he clasped me on the shoulder smiling.
Castle just shrugged, but before he could ask anything else the phone on Beckett's desk rung.
"Beckett," she said into the phone. We all looked at her as she stood. "Ok, thank you. Come on guys; we got a body."
As we all stood and grabbed our jackets the conversation about Skylar was put on hold as we started another day of work.
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