Knockdown's Fallout
My take on what I believe will happen when Season 4 starts up again in September. Comments are always welcome...please let me know as this is my first fanfic and would like to know if I should continue with writing as I haven't done this in some time...Thanks!
"Kate!" Castle yells as he dives at Detective Beckett as he sees the glint of the snipers scope. They both hit the ground with the force of a freight train. Castle hopes he was fast enough and then he looks down and sees Kate's blood covered glove.
"Kate, Stay with me Kate... stay with me please, stay with me okay..." Castle pleads as he gently hold's Detective Beckett in his arms.
As a tear rolls down his nose, Rick Castle says the words he has waited three years to say, "Kate I love, I love you Kate..." With those words Kate Beckett's eyes slowly close.
"Lanie! Please come quick, she's been shot" Screams Castle across the gravesite. Within seconds Lanie was beside her best friend.
"We need to call an ambulance and find out where she is bleeding and stop it pronto" said Laine as she loosened Beckett's tie and started ripping open her dress uniform. She then found what she was looking for. On her right side she found the small entry wound which was now bleeding profusely.
"Give me your jacket Castle, we need to try and slow down the bleeding." Without a word, Rick took of the coat folded it into a make shift gauze and pressed it down against the wound. As he did that Kate let out a quiet moan.
"It's ok Kate, we need to try and stop the bleeding till the ambulance gets here."
"Castle you need to put more pressure on it." And she pushed harder on his hands as more blood rushed out.
In the distance they could hear the sirens. Castle thought he was never so happy in his life to hear that all familiar wail and see those flashing lights. The ambulance screeched to a halt and Detective's Ryan and Esposito ushered them to their fallen comrade.
"Alright, everyone out of the way, we need room to work." Ordered the first paramedic as he knelt down beside the wounded detective. Beckett's team stepped away from her crumpled body to allow the medics to work. Lanie, Ryan, Esposito, and Castle looked on helplessly as the medics packed her wound and lifted her onto the waiting stretcher. They rushed her back to the ambulance and loaded her into the back.
"One person can ride along, but get in quick, we need to move" the first medic said. At that moment Jim Beckett appeared.
"Jim, go with her, we will meet up with you" said Castle. Jim Beckett acknowledged and got into the waiting ambulance. As soon as the doors closed, it sped away to the hospital
As soon as the ambulance left, Castle realized that he has checked on Alexis and Mother, but as he turned around to look for them, they both appeared. He rushed up to them.
"Are you both ok?"
"Yes we are both fine, how are you? How is Detective Beckett Dad?"
"I really am not sure, I needed to get to the hospital, we need to see how she is doing."
"We will all go with you dear. Let's go" Martha said as they all hurried to their waiting car.
The trio made record time to the hospital and in the waiting room met up with Kate's father and were shortly joined by the rest of the gang.
"Have we heard anything yet?" asked Ryan, with a worried look on his face.
"She was rushed to emergency surgery but we have not had any updated yet" answered Jim Beckett as he sat down at the far side of the tiny waiting room. The others followed suit, all wanting to be there when any news was delivered. After what seemed like an eternity, a doctor emerged in the room.
"Detective Beckett's family?" she asked
"I am her father, how is she?
"She made it through surgery, and is now recovering in the intensive care unit. She had major blood loss and quite a few internal injuries but we have stopped the bleeding and repaired what we could, the rest is now up to her."
"When can we see her?"
"She is still sleeping and we can't be sure when she will awake. The best thing is to go home yourselves, get some rest, and return tomorrow when we know more."
"Thank you doctor." And with that, the doctor left the room.
"We should all do as the doctor said, we are no use to anyone if we are exhausted" said Lanie
"No, I am staying here" said Mr. Beckett.
"Me too" added Castle "Mother please take Alexis home, I need to know what is going on."
"Ok dear."
Alexis went up to her father and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "Love you Dad, and let us know as soon as you hear anything"
"I sure will" and with that Castle took a seat next to Jim Beckett and the others gathered up their things and left the room.
The duo sat in silence for what seemed like days until Mr. Beckett finally spoke.
"I feel like I am having déjà vu, first Joanna and now Katie, I don't know if I can go through this again."
"You can, you heard the doctor, she is out of surgery, that is a major step. Everything will be ok...it has to me."
"You love my daughter, don't you?"
The question made Rick stop in his tracks. "What would make you say that?"
"You risked your life, to try and save her's...for one thing."
"She's my partner, she would have done the same for me."
"Say what you want, you two defiantly have something, and hopefully you both aren't too scared or stupid to admit it and deal with it."
Castle was about to reply but was interrupted by a nurse that entered the room.
"She is starting to wake up... you both can go and sit with her till the end of visiting hours if you like." Both men jumped out of their seats and followed the nurse's lead. The both entered her room and stopped abruptly when they saw her. Detective Beckett was lying in the in the hospital bed attached to many machines and monitors. At that moment, Kate opened her eyes and Castle's heart skipped a beat. The two most important men in her life then rushed to her bedside.
"How are doing Katie?" asked her father.
"Still a little groggy."
"How are you feeling?" questioned Castle.
"Like I have been shot."
"At least I can see that you have not lost your sense of humor" answered Castle
"I am going to call everyone Katie. I will be back in a minute, ok?"
"Yes Dad, I am fine."
"I will stay with her Jim."
"I don't need a babysitter."
"No, but you do need someone to make fun of while you are in here" smirked Castle.
"Ok, I will be back in a few" and with that Jim Beckett left the room.
"Kate, tell me the truth, how are you feeling?"
"Oh, I have been better, but I guess I could be worse. Castle I do need to tell you something though."
"What is it?"
"If you do anything that stupid again I will shoot you myself" she said as she sent him one of her warning glances.
"Well it seemed like a good idea at the time."
"That doesn't matter, you could have gotten hurt and I could not handle that. You are my responsibility."
"Hey I signed that waiver remember? You don't need to protect me. We can talk about this when you are better ok?"
"Fine, but you know I won't let you off the hook that easy."
"Oh, don't I know it" He said with a smile. "So do you remember anything about what happened?"
"Well I remember you knocking me to the ground and then waking in the ambulance with my Dad and that is about it."
"That's ok; things might come back soon, once you begin healing." Castle said with a slightly disappointed face.
"Castle...can you see if I can have something to drink. My throat is so sore from the intubation."
"Sure, I will be right back" and with that Castle left on his water mission.
Once Castle left the room, Beckett lied back down on her pillows and her mind began to race. She did remember...she remembered it all, every one of those three little words. She couldn't let him know that she remembered... what would happen if she told him? Did she want to? She couldn't let him know her feelings too...or could she?