O.K. This is my first "Castle Only" f.f. I have another Castle f.f. in the Crossover section as well. Please read and review, all comments good or bad welcome. Thank You.
Kate had tried to call Castle twice already this morning about a case she had been assigned to because another department was short staffed, the chief had called her himself and had given the case to her and told her where she needed to meet Ryan and Esposito, who were already on their way there. She was a homicide detective and loved it, but helping out in a different department was always a nice change of pace. Kate had thought Castle would like the change of pace as well, maybe bring something new or different to his books, that's if she could ever get a hold of him to tell him to meet her at the crime scene. Each time voicemail immediately picking up as if the phone were turned off. Kate thought this very odd. "He always answers." she thought to herself. Not knowing to be concerned or really ticked off. "If he's playing games….I might just have to shoot him." She got to the crime scene. As she pulled up she noticed Esposito and Ryan were already there.
"So what do we have guys?" Kate asked when she came up to them as they were inspecting the scene.
"Not sure, we are still questioning people in the area, we don't even know for sure if it was a man or woman who had gotten mugged , the EMT's were pulling off with the vic when we got here, so we didn't even get a look at him or her." Ryan said scowering the area on the side walk where the mugging occurred.
"Well Presbyterianism the closest hospital, so I'll head down there to see what I can find out. See if our vic is even conscious." Kate said heading towards her car.
"Ohh btw have either of you spoken to Castle this morning? Kate asked
Esposito and Ryan both shook their heads "No" and that concerned Kate even more, trying not to show it, she knew she was frowning though.
"I'm sure he 's fine, he's probably off doing something he knows your gonna shoot him for later." Ryan said light heartedly.
Kate just rolled her eyes and got in her car headed to the hospital to check on the vic.
"I'm not worried she kept telling herself, I'm just wondering. That was it. Nothing more, nothing less."
Kate still had a hard time jerking her brain back in line to concentrate on the task at hand. She couldn't keep from being concerned about Castle.
Kate got to the hospital and went to the information desk and told the attendant she was there to find out information on the victim brought in a few hours ago from a mugging. The lady had given her the Room 198. Kate made her way down the long corridor and finally came to the ICU unit, room 198 was in the ICU. "Oh boy, the victim must be in pretty bad shape." She stopped a minute to compose herself as she gently opened the door so as not to disturb anyone inside the room, least of all the victim. As she opened the door and went in she almost passed out, she couldn't even fathom what she was seeing or....... WHO.
OH MY GOD, is all she could get out and it was barely audible.