"The Bells Are Ringing Once Again"

These stories involving the return of Robert, Castle's and Kate Beckett's adopted son from the story "Hearing The Christmas Bells".

Ever since Robert decided to enter into his sports activities, he basically didn't have all that much time to see his friend Christina, only in class. She's been some what upset at first, but she was able to at least understand his motives.

He would eventually turn around to be more interested in her, for who she was in the first place.

Any besides, she had start up her therapy once again to take up much of her time in regard to what had happen to her last year with the rape.

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Castle was waking up early to head on over to Black Pawn publishing, to discuss a new book deal for Nikki Heat and Jamieson Rook, however he had the idea to continue as well with the new secret agent stories. Gina really didn't want to realize for the moment, since his new "Driving Heat" novel was selling like hit cakes.

He was coming out of his office to leave, when he saw Robert playing with Royal before going to school.

"Hey, buddy!, aren't you going to be late today?

While playing with Royal as well, since he was excited having been released from his cage.

"Castle, I am going in a few minutes, I have a long day for me, I have football practice to be really rough at times, and Christina has been complaining."

"Women!, I could never figure them out in the first place after all this time, have you told her that it's important that you need to be involved?"

"Yes, I have several times, But she did tell me that she is starting up her therapy again, her doctor said it was that time again, and her parents and herself agreed."

"All right Robert, lets put Royal back in his cage, Rosyln will be here later to clean, and she will make sure to check up on Royal to feed, give water and take him for a walk."

Robert picks up Royal, who was starting to get heavy with all of the food, he was feeding him at night. After placing Royal in his cage, he started to cry, because his buddy was leaving, along with Castle.

Robert comes back out looking all sad, he goes to pick up his books for the day. He gives a big hug to his adopted father, he's already done so with Kate Beckett having to leave early for the precinct.

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Meanwhile at the 12th precinct

Captain Kate Beckett and her department was knee deep in cases, and one of them has upset her greatly with a young girl having been found murdered just outside the school grounds for a private school ten miles from the New York city public library, and no one knew anything about the young 15 year old name Mary Ann Jenkins.

From interviews they had found that she was mostly popular with the boys, and was a honor student at the school.

Currently her body was taken to the County Morgue for where Lanie and Perlmitter will be trying to find out on what had happen with Mary Ann Jenkins.

Captain Beckett would be going over soon to find out any type of information on the young girl, but in the meantime, she needed a break to have a cup of latte to perk her up, from the mountain of paperwork, since getting in early after saying good bye to Robert, after receiving a big hug from him.

She went into the break room to meet up with Ryan and Esposito, as well having a break from the long day. She was able to ask them for any updates on the case.

"We will be going over to talk with the parents having arrived home from a trip overseas. Mary Ann Jenkins was having her Aunt Alice watching her the past two weeks, while the parents were in London, England. Her parents William and Judy Jenkins are both high powered lawyers for a Wall Street firm.

"Thanks, just be sure to keep me posted, but in the meantime, I will be heading for the morgue after the break."

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County Morgue

Lanie Parish having to be finishing up the last of her work on Mary Ann Jenkins, Perlmitter had to leave for the rest of the day for his shift at the hospital, along with a conference meeting to make it a long day for him.

Alexis came in from the lab to see if she needed any help in cleaning up.

"No sweetie, I have only a few things to clean before Dr. Andrews comes in to take over for the rest of the day, and besides Beckett just call me, she will be here soon for an update on Jenkins.

"I know this is none of my business, but what happen to her in the first place?

"She was raped and murdered for what ever reason, but it's why the 12th precinct is involved in the first place." While taking off her dirty gown into the laundry container.

"It's a shame, that things like this has to happen in the first place!" Alexis replied coldly, she was exhausted, and needed to go home to sleep a few hours before going to her late evening class having to be very rear for this to happen once in a blue moon.

She says goodbye when Beckett walked in feeling really cold, having to come from the outside with the temperatures changed quickly the past few weeks.

Alexis, I do hope you have a heavy coat, the temperature has dropped since early this morning."

"I am good on that aspect for when it comes to the weather." Beckett thanks, I am going home to sleep, and just maybe I can get a chance to play with Royal."

Beckett watches her leave looking disgusted mostly. "Lanie, did you find anything important for the case?"

"First of all Kate, she was raped at least three times, along with having cocaine in her system, to kill her having to been a overdose, plus the real kicker was the fact, she was seven weeks along to be really sad with having just too much on the young girl's plate."

By what Lanie had just told her, she was pissed off at hearing the news. She needed to take a quicker breather.

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William and Judy Jenkins Condo Apartment, Trump Towers a few miles away from Wall Street district.

Detective Kevin Ryan and Sergeant Javier Esposito were interviewing the Jenkins in there living room, both parents were extremely upset that there only daughter having been found dead.

" , I know this is hard, but do you happen to know why your daughter would be found dead in the first place?" Ryan asked while watching his reaction to his question.

"My wife tells me that Mary Ann was being bothered for months by three boys at her private school, she was trying to avoid them all of the time, and she kept saying something about hearing the bells are ringing once again, for what ever that means in the first place, I have no idea!"

"Thank you, we will be sure to check it out, Mrs. Jenkins can you add to that in what your husband just told me?" It was this point that Esposito's phone was chirping, it showed up to be the 12th precinct Captain Kate Beckett.

"Excuse me I need to take this call." While walking away into the corner, while Ryan continued on with the interview.

"Mrs. Jenkins can you add to what was said?" While looking over at Esposito's facial expression talking to Beckett, and it did not look all that good at the moment.

"The one thing I can think of, is the fact that Mary Ann was approached a few times for when it comes to drugs, she had asked me to say that she was scared to death, and needed to talk with someone like an therapist or a counselor to help get through the issues that was mainly bothering her in the first place, it was the same thing for when it comes to sex."

"Do you think that she might of been involved with someone sometime during the past few months?"

"It was good possibility that she might of been without having to tell me or my husband about it, since she was always open for when it comes to certain things, but lately she just changed, and I just felt before leaving for the trip overseas, that something was surely wrong with her."

Sergeant Javier Esposito came over to give the report on Mary Ann Jenkins from the morgue. That was Captain Beckett from the morgue, I am afraid to say this, but your daughter was found to be raped, a drug overdose of Cocaine and having to been seven weeks pregnant."

Both parents were in shock, and started to cry from the news. Mr. Jenkins had to take his wife into the bedroom to calm her down, he asked that both detectives to leave, until another time to be asked questions.

The both of them leave having to say that they were very sorry for their lost.

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At the private school Salinas

Three boys ages from 14 to 17 years old were meeting at the entrance of the foot ball field, there were only a few students were around to hear there conversation.

Jackson Rollins age 17 speaks up first to the two others. We should of never dumped that girl's body in the first place, I understand the police had gotten involved now."

Donald Robertson age 16 years is next with his inquiry. "It could not be helped, she just knew too much at the time about the drugs that we are involved with."

The other boy Anthony Reynolds 15th years old was very quiet throughout the entire time. "I just wished everyone, there was another way after what we done to the poor girl."

A few minutes Later they had to stop talking with several of the students wanting to get onto the football field for practice.

"Before anything, all of us need to keep a low profile until everything blows over, do you understand Jackson and Anthony? With Donald looking That both of his friends.

"Yes!" The both of them say in unison.

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When Beckett arrived home after a long day, and being in the field, she had an idea on how to get some what closer to the students at Salinas, but how would Castle react to her idea in the first place, but first she needed to relax a little before asking. However she needed to make sure that he was home first from his book tour.

She heard the voices of Robert and her husband in the could not believe it, the both of them were sitting on the floor, while playing with Royal and having fun.

When Castle and Robert looked up to say hi! In unison.

"What is going on in here in the first place?"

Royal was wagging his tail, along with wanting to play.

"I think the both of you, need a time out, I need to speak with Castle about something really important, Robert, can you place Royal back into his cage for now."

Robert didn't protest, he knew better that it was not proper to fight with his adopted step mother.

He goes to pick up Royal from the bedroom floor, Royal was squirming in his arms before saying good bye to Castle and Beckett.

After Robert leaves after placing Royal into his cage, he goes upstairs to his room to finished up his home work.

In the bedroom, Beckett helps her husband off the floor by pulling him up very slowly, his right leg was still giving him a problem, it was at this moment, Castle pulls his wife down to the floor, for where he starts tickling her in the right side. She was trying to stop chuckling from his crazy fool stunt.

"She told him after giving him a kiss, that she needed to talk to him about her plan.

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15 minutes later, Castle was trying to understand of his wife, having now to be sitting on the bed next to her.

"Are you serious Kate, to have both Robert and Christina involved in this crazy fool stunt of yours?

"It could work, if done correctly, both Robert and Christina are at the ages to meet up with the other students at the private school, but of course, we need to speak with Christina and Robert for there permission before we even try this."

"I find it that just maybe Robert having to be involved with football, just meet up with the very same boys that raped and killed Mary Ann Jenkins." Castle replies grimly despite everything that has happened.

"All right, you go talk with Robert, while I talk with Christina's parents, I have no idea on whether she would be available with having to be going to therapy.