Once Broken, Considered Sold-1

Hey everyone! I was reading Daphnebeauty's story (Icarus) and I had an inspiration to write this. She was really awesome to give me permission to use it, so thank you! It's gonna be angsty for a bit:D But it should lighten up after a while.

Disclaimer: I don't own them. Characters belong to Andrew Marlowe. I'm just borrowing them to play for a while.

{Tears}

The suns rays penetrated the dark room and shone on her face, effectively waking the girl up. Her long locks fell over her eyes and she gently blew under them to make them flip up back where they belonged.

After a glance at the alarm clock, she groaned at the notice that she was up slightly later than usual and she might be late for school. With a heavy sigh, she swung her legs out of the bed and changed. She noticed different arrangement of stuffed toys on her shelf and concluded that her dad must have changed some stuff while she was away.

She softly pushed one of the bedroom doors open as she made her way to the kitchen.

'No way. He still wasn't home yet? I told him I would have reached home by 11pm and talk to him about my trip the next day.'She frowned slightly and shut the door, before continuing to head to the kitchen. Although, what she saw there left her relieved and surprised at the same time. Richard Castle was lying on the couch, completely knocked out and holding an empty wine bottle in his hand.

"Oh Dad, what happened to you this time?" Alexis Castle sighed and mumbled under her breath as she shook her sleeping father gently.

"Kate...why..." she could hear him murmur slightly as she turned him over. She got slightly pissed and decided for a revenge attempt held from when she was 10. Alexis grinned to herself as she dipped a towel in icy cold water and lay it out next to the couch.

Following that, she quickly spun her father in a way that made him fall on the towel with a bump. She quickly then wrapped his body in the dripping towel. That effectively woke him up.

"Alexis!" he paused for dramatic effect,"Well done. Just like a Castle that I'm proud to call you as. How was the trip? You still look the same after two months. That's good."

In fact, it was always a wonder to discover that Richard Castle's speech was not deterred when he had a hangover.

"Dad, what happened to you? Are you alright?" Alexis remained serious as ever as she pushed away all her questions about her father.

"oh it's nothing for you to worry about." he said dismissively.

"It's Kate, isn't it?" When she received no response, she sat down beside him and hugged her father tightly. "It's okay dad. Everything will work out. I won't leave you."

"I will hold you to that on the day you get married, and when you go to college in a few days. There will be no mercy." Rick chuckled and tried to lighten up his daughter's mood. Alexis knew that and graced him with a small smile, before shooing him to take a shower and getting breakfast ready for the both of them.

'Things seemed to be going so well between them. Why did it suddenly end? It had to have been Kate. I mean, she has always pushed my dad away, why should it stop now?' Alexis thought. 'wait, I can't keep blaming her for whatever happened between them. Right now, I need to make sure my dad is alright and I don't starve to death.' she turned to the frying pan as her eggs began to fry.

Alexis worriedly left the house about 10 minutes after eating and starting to repack for when she leaves for college in a few days. It was a sad feeling, to just come home and realize that she has to leave again. It always made her feel sad for her father, whom she thought was leaving in good hands. When, his relationship fell apart with Kate while she was gone, and Martha staying at her boyfriend's house more often than not, and she was not there. She wanted to cry, but she stood up and left the house soon after making a packing list.

She needed a strong coffee. The thought brought a smile to her face, she had no idea where she picked up that habit but after coming back from a two-month trip to England, she had a strong craving for, coffee, of all things. So she sent a text to her dad, in case he needed a cup, where she was headed.

She lined up at one of the more popular coffee shops in town and waited patiently in line. Taking one or two seconds to glance at her watch every few minutes. Every time she looked down, her long fringe would cover her face and she would have to shake her head to toss them back. ' I really need a haircut...' she thought.

Then, all of a sudden, a tall girl with brown hair walked back from in front of her, after getting her coffee, and because she had a familiar stance, Alexis followed her with her eyes, trying to recognize her. And then it clicked when she saw the woman stop in front a guy and pass him a cup of coffee, before kissing him on the cheek.

Kate Beckett.

She stepped out of the queue, her anger taking over her usually calm and reasonable mind, her coffee craving forgotten, as she sucked in a breath and confidently walked up to the woman who broke her dad's heart. She liked Kate, she really did. But her dad was her dad and she loved him more.

"Detective Beckett. Nice to see you here. " She spoke with a slight waver in her voice but with conviction and determination.

"Alexis! Wow, you have grown since I last saw you. I didn't think you liked coffee, I was wrong." Kate shielded her embarrassment and surprise quite well but she could tell from the young girl's tone that she knew.

"and I didn't know you were the kind of person that will break my father's heart. I was wrong too." she said, with newfound fury in her eyes, as she noticed Beckett's date looking a bit unnerved.

Kate noticed the fire in the girl's eyes and turned to the man next to her and quietly told him to leave as she noticed the whole coffee shop had grown suspiciously silent.

The bell jingled behind her and she heard a voice that she thought she would never hear again.

"Alexis! I called you twice and you didn't answer my texts so I got worried." Kate froze and willed herself not to cry with her back to him. While Alexis visibly softened at the sight of her father and smiled apologetically, waiting for him to notice who she was talking to. It was easy to see the minute, second, moment, when he figured out because he immediately muttered a quick "see you at home" to Alexis, spun around and left as fast as he could.

When Alexis turned back to Kate, she saw a single shiny tear drip down the side of her face, catching a ray of sunlight as it left a glimmering trail before she cut it off by wiping it away. Her heart ached to see her cry since Kate was like family to her, but she knew it was important. And so did Kate. Therefore, it was Kate who made the first move, motioning Alexis to a nearby table.

"If you want to talk, we'd better start soon. This might take a while."

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thats it for now! i shall try to update this as often as i can, though i am juggling a few fanfics and two books at the same time. although, please give me reviews and it would make me happier to know if people are enjoying this. Thanks for reading!

lianna~