A/N I have had this sitting in my to publish pile for ages, but I never knew if anyone would read it. Today I thought to myself wait, i really like this fic so here we are. My new story i hope you enjoy it. Disclosure: I do not own Castle only in my dreams.

She feels like she is drowning, a sense of rushing water clouds her mind. She can hear the gush of a river resonating in her ears. Her breathing becomes hitched, her lungs are filling with water and not air. Her vision has fogged over she can no longer tell where she is. The lack of air makes her lungs burn with a pain she has never felt before. Her last thought before the darkness consumes her to deepest depths is how did I get to this point?

12 hours previous…

They had got an early morning call about a new body drop, she had been reluctant to answer. She had only manage to get a few hours sleep, and she was content just laying in his presence. She was not the cuddling type but having him lying next to her with one arm slung over her hips, made her feel calm. She had begrudgingly picked up the phone and answered the call. She had half an hour to get to the scene so after waking him up she dragged him into the shower.

They arrived separately as their relationship was still only on a need to know basis. He had given her morning coffee and she had given him the sweetest smile. They had looked over the body searching for any clue to help them find who had killed such an innocent girl. She was approximately 17 the M.E had deduced. She had been stabbed several times in the chest and had been left to die a slow painful death under a row of bushes. She had not been noticed in the park until an early morning jogger had stopped for a breather and had noticed a shoe sticking out beneath the shrubbery.

From seeing the body to the point of having a suspect had been a long hard slog. Not much time for resting or reflection. She was so tired, the kind of tiredness that made your eyelids feel so heavy. She just wanted to go home and climb in bed next to her boyfriend, but alas they had a suspect to pick up. She rallied the boys and they headed out to the parking garage. She gave them a quick briefing on what was going to happen, at the take down before getting into their respective cars and heading out. They headed to the harbour, the suspect was know to hangout in an abandoned warehouse in the industrial district there. They went up with the lights off in their unmarked cars not wanting to spook him. Ten minutes later they were in position, she signalled to the guys and Epso broke down the door. They charged in with guns raised announcing their presences. Suddenly they were taking fire from a couple of guys, they took cover. That is when she noticed the guy she wanted running out the side exit. Realising the guys were pinned down she took pursuit. When she got outside, with her gun still raised she realised he was nowhere to be seen. She searched the landscape in front of her hoping for a clue. She went near the water edge, wondering if he had got on a boat. That is when she heard rushed footsteps behind her, she turned and was met face to face with a butt of a gun to the side of the head. Disoriented she tried in vain to fight him off, he was too strong. Her gun had flown across the concrete on impact and she was unable to reach it. She gave him a couple of blows to the head and torso, but her muggy head threw her balance off. He noticed her stumbling and saw his chance. He came at her with all his strength and pushed her over the edge. Before she knew what had happened her body hit the cold water, it was a shock to her system and for a second she went under.

She comes back up and gasps for air, some of the cold water hitting the back of her throat and making her gag. The air is that cold that it burns all the way down in to her lung. She is treading water trying to stay afloat, her vision still swimming from the blow to the head. She can't hear anyone around, the suspect is clearly gone, but she doesn't think anyone else knows she is there. She feels so alone, the coldness of the water making it harder and harder for her to push her muscles to work to keep her afloat. She shouts out but it comes out at a lower tone than she expected. Finally it is too much her body exhausted, the water is now filling her mouth more than the air she craves and she blacks out.

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They manage to take down the two armed men in the warehouse. He's relived to say the lest, he turns to look at Beckett. This is when he notices she is not there, he shouts to the guys and they don't see her either. He picks him self up from his hiding spot and he breaks into a run. He shoves the warehouse door open, he searches the ground outside for her. He spots her gun laying by the side of the dock. He pushes forward that is when he hears a sound he never wants to hear again. He hears his Girlfriend shouting a low help. He looks over the side and sees her in the water, a second later she goes under.

He shouts to the guys, realising he has no time he jumps in. The coldness of the water takes his breath away as he hits it. He swims to where he last saw her and dives. He comes up empty so dives again, this time he surfaces with a limp body of Kate Beckett. He raises her head above the water and pats her cheek hoping for a response. He does get one, she gives a faint groan and he releases the breath was holding. By this point the guys have reached the side of the dock and have thrown the life ring down. He swims to it then places it around her making sure it is tight. He hears Ryan saying " Cop down we have a cop down send EMS" into his radio mic. The boys hoist her up then throw it back for him, he can not wait to get out of this freezing water. By the time he gets to the top, he can hear the sirens in the background. He has never been so happy to have his feet on solid ground, he turns and sees Epso sitting on the ground with Beckett sitting up as well with her back against his chest. He has wrapped his coat around her and is rubbing his hands up and down her arms trying to create some body heat with his own. She isn't full awake but she is rousable and that is surely a good thing. He sits next to them stroking her cheek while Ryan flags down the ambulance.

The next 15 minutes is all but a blur, she's whisked from Epso's arms and into the back of the ambulance. She's connected to various machines and drips, a heating blanket placed over her shivering form. He is also taken into the ambulance and given a heating blanket to warm him up. He is given a check over by one of the paramedics, She says that he is okay but should come to the hospital to be checked out. He doesn't say no, as it means he gets to stay with his girlfriend who is becoming more awake by the second. He leans over and places his hand in hers. She meets his eyes and says a raspy Castle. They're blue lighted to the nearest hospital, where they're separated.

A/N Let me know what you think i have ideas on how to continue this but doesn't anyone want a new chapter? Please review, fav and all that Jazz.