Sixteen year old Katherine Beckett was sitting on the fence outside camp 'Black Lake', her bag at her feet, sun glasses shielding her eyes from the warm sun. Her hair was tied back in a messy high pony tail, her red leather jacket clasped in her hand and other holding a bottle of water.

Her parents had decided to send her here for part of the summer, a sport and rec camp, sure she loved adventures, but this was pushing it…

As she sat, wondering just how horrid the time there would be the sound of motor speeding towards her caught her attention. As she searched the horizon for the vehicle she relished the smooth hum of the engine, a well-built figure sat upon the magnificent bike, speeding towards her. She shielded her eyes from the warm sun to get a more defined look. He was wearing a black leather bomber jacket with a duffle bag strapped over the bike. His helmet was sleek black, he held himself with a carefree stature that drew Katherine's attention even more.

As he pulled up in front of her she rolled her shoulders and tried to look as carefree as he did. Swinging his leg off the bike, his strong hands undid the helmet revealing a well groomed hairstyle that made him look older than his age. He smiled a cheeky grin at her

'Hey there, you staying or going?'

'Staying' she had no intention of leaving his amazing gaze anytime soon.

'I'm Castle'

'Kate' she replied staring at his captivating eyes

'Well it's actually Richard, but I prefer Castle'

'Castle it is then' she smiled as he pulled his helmet back on

'Wow, your smile's gorgeous….so is your blush' he chuckled as she turned crimson

'Thanks'

'See you around Kate' he grinned chucking his leg back over the bike

'Looking forward to it' she whispered as he sped off in the direction of the camp office to sign in.

It took her three days to muster the courage to talk to the carefree boy; he often had flocks of girls around him as he read snippets of short stories that he had written the night before. Once she had manage a few syllables from her mouth they had spent almost every day chatting, laughing at the kids getting stuck on the ropes course and trying to beat each other at archery. Castle found Kate fascinating, also very attractive. She was intelligent, witty and from the looks of the karate lesson on Friday she could pack a hell of a punch. He loved every minute with her.

'Kate'

'Hmm?' she looked behind her; they had just reached the edge of the lake.

'Can I ask you something?'

'Wow, Castle. You're asking if you can ask a question, normally you just jump in.' she laughed

'Have you ever…kissed someone?' He had turned bright red, not like his normally cool and collected self. She looked at him then slipped off her shoes, wiggling out of her jeans

'Have you Castle?' she asked as she pulled her top over her head, revealing her red one piece.

'Well…yeah a bit' his mouth was dry, her figure was incredible.

'Come on' she laughed, wadding out into the shallows of the lake. He quickly pulled his shirt off, and kicked his shoes away. He walked to the water's edge, and gave a little yelp at the cold

'Did you just squeal?'

'Nope!' he wadded quickly out to meet her, waist deep in the cool, clear water.

'Race you to the orange buoy?' she pointed to the orange orb floating further out, a mark used for the kayaking group, and a rest point for the poor early morning triathlon trainers.

'I don't kn…' too late, she had dived into the water and was off, he groaned.

'Ha!' he said slapping the orange float a mere moment before she did 'I win'

'Fine' she said catching her breath.

'Since I won, you have to answer my question'

'What question?' she said smoothing back her hair

'Have you ever kissed someone?'

'That's the question you want answered?'

'Yes' he was holding onto the square float, looking at her

'Not really' she looked sheepish

'What do you mean not really?' how could you only sort of kiss someone?

'Ok…don't laugh' she knew he would 'there was this guy Jake, and well his attempt of kissing me was grabbing my shoulders, lunging forward to bash his lips to mine…' Castle was trying very hard not to laugh 'I guess to show passion…but it was just awful' she was bright red, almost the colour of her one piece. Castle burst into a fit of giggles

'I knew you'd laugh' she groaned and swam to the other side of the float

'Kate, come back, I'm sorry' He was still trying not to chuckle, this Jake kid sounded great. He slowly swam around to her, where she stood; she could keep her shoulders completely out of the water. When Castle stood some of his chest was visible, a small grin of smugness on his handsome face.

'So why did you not try again' he asked inquisitively

'Kissing?'

'Yeah' He grinned; he liked the way the word sounded when she said it

'Well that encounter was horrid enough without other attempts, bruising my lips or possibly chipping a tooth' Castle chuckled, he like this side to Kate, her innocent and protected side. He was honored she was comfortable enough around him to tell him such secrets. He guessed if he'd asked her this at the start of camp he'd have been slapped across the face, but now their friendship was strong enough, though he would never put it past Kate to punch someone. He liked that about her, no bullsh*t.

'Not all kisses are like that'

'If you saw Jakes new girlfriend Felicity, you would not be saying that'. Kate gently pulled her legs up and laid back, floating in the clear water. Castle watched her for a while, her hair swaying around her face in the soft current.

'Let me show you'

'What' she jerked up, her legs pulling under her to stand on the sandy lake floor

'Let me show you that kissing isn't what you think it is' He was cautious, he didn't want to spook her, but he really wanted a kiss, to see just how soft her lips really were.

'Um…'

'You don't have to, I just thought…' he said quickly, looking down at his hands under the water

'Ok' she said quietly

'Really?' he looked excited, which sent a quiver to her stomach

'Yeah…just be gentle' she blushed

'Sure' He moved forward, so their bodies where almost touching. He placed his left hand softly on her cheek, his thumb smudging a water droplet towards her ear.

'Close your eyes' he whispered, she did so, her heart racing a hundred miles a minute. He leant forward, gently pressing his lips to hers. They were as he'd imagined, soft and heavenly. Perfect. He moved slowly, pulling away slightly then kissing her again. Her head was spinning, it was incredible. She tentatively slid her right hand past his ribs and pulled him closer. Her hand stayed on his back, and indicator for him to continue.

'Ok?' he whispered

'Yeah' she grinned, he returned it, then replaced his lips back to hers, finding to his delight that she was starting to move hers against his.

After a few minutes of this he slid his tongue out to trace her bottom lip, he felt her tense; he backed off, placing his forehead to hers. She drew her hand back, he worried he'd pushed her too far, she'd never kissed someone and here he was acting like she knew as much as he did. But to his shock and utter delight her felt her arms wrap around his neck and her body pushing into him. Kate's adrenaline was running haywire, she felt incredible. It felt right, kissing Castle.

She leant her head forward and caught his eager lips with hers; she kissed him, gaining more courage ever moment. She slid her tongue out and touched it to his lips, feeling him silently moan and wrap his arms around her waist.

'Wow' Kate whispered again, Castle laughed. This was by far the best moment of his whole summer, maybe even his whole life. Though his plan to steal a police horse and ride it naked still made him laugh.

'Just wait until you try French kissing' he joked, they were slowly swimming back to shore.

'When will we try that?' Kate asked, no embarrassment appearing on her face. Castles stomach did a back flip.

'Whenever you want' he said cheekily

'Later, I'm so hungry' Kate laughed; they waded out of the lake and found their cloths. They started to walk back towards camp, silent. Each thinking about what had just happened. Castle walked next to her, and after a while he slipped his hand into hers, not saying a word. Both of them grinned.

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