Hey guys, a new story! Well a new Castle story let`s just say! Well as the summary says it contains spoilers, so it will have spoilers for early season 3. This will be a darker Castle fic I think, compared to my "A night at the castles" fic, simply because where the idea came from.

If you don`t know where the idea came from, spoilers say that an extended member of the Castle family dies very early in season 3...

Disclaimer: Nope I don`t own, can`t even get the DVD`s here! And I don`t own the spoilers either ;)

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"You know Castle, it`s good to have you back" Kate beckett smiled shyly while she scribbled something down on a sheet of paper before her, as Castle observed her from his seat next to her desk. He took a sip from his mug of coffee and left it down on top of a stack of books. She glanced at his actions from the corner of her eye; she didn`t want it to look like she was actually interested in what he was doing.

He grinned brightly at her statement and glanced around him, then leaned in closer to the desk, avoiding the promised spilling of his coffee.

"It`s nice to be back. You know, I was only research-" he tried to explain his wrong doings when they reunited, which lead to the unfortunate arrest of the man himself.

"She looked pretty much dead Castle" she arched a brow at this, a disapproving stare being sent his way and he let his head fall to his chest for a brief moment; leading Beckett to believe something was wrong.

"But she wasn`t!" his head shot up and she jumped momentarily, creating a squashed looking `K` in the paperwork she was filling out; once her hand had slipped.

"But the fact is you shouldn`t have been up to no good in a packed apartment block"

"I didn`t know that an elderly woman from downstairs with all those cats had such good hearing!" he tried to defend himself but all faltered when he saw people giving him odd looks so he returned all attention to Beckett who was still quite amused. He ran a hand through his hair and leaned in closer again and looked up at her.

"Ok, but in future, don`t try and look like a murderer and if you need to do that sort of stuff, at least inform me first so I can sort out something. So we won`t be getting calls about a murder happening; in the upstairs floor" she finished with a sharp exhale of breath and he nodded, slapping his hand to his chest which resulted in a coughing fit and Beckett ended up face palming herself.

"I promise" he looked sincere and he held trust in him that he really was being sincere. Rick castle was a many of many odd ways, so she was wary on what she could trust him with; but she knew one thing and she had yet to fully admit it to herself. She trusted Richard Castle with her life.

"Promise accepted" they both felt quite content with her answer and continued back to watching each other.

"So how is all with Demming?" he seemed quite distant on the subject, probably just trying to make up conversation she guessed and she sighed, resting her pen back down on the table and turned her full attention to the writer next to her. He leaned back freely in his worn chair and she brushed a strand of hair from her eyes as her brunette locks hung over her shoulders and he seemed suddenly awkward that he had even considered asking. He wasn`t exactly in the place to ask, after all it was him who left her all summer.

"Tom and I broke up" she looked saddened but it only lasted for so long until Castles voice snapped her from it.

"You did? When?"

"Right before you left, right before I talked to you in the corridor" she added and he completely tensed. It was his fault, she was hurting all summer and he had left her?

"Kate, I`m so sorr-" he attempted to apologize and she shrugged her shoulders, but tears were evident in her eyes. He laid a hand over hers and then pulled away but she smiled thankfully toward him.

"Thanks for caring Castle"

"Of course I`d care Kate" his words left a smile to her lips and they both held eye contact for a brief moment until Castle heard his phone beep but continued to smile at her.

"Probably just a publisher or something" he pointed to his phone and looked at the caller ID. He furrowed his brows as Kate made a joke which made him laugh and he picked up the phone, announcing his name to the caller until his smile began to wash away, and his eyes turned into a violent sea, bashing against the shore. He faltered when asked something and began to whimper while Kate stopped laughing and started to look worried; then Castle shot up from his seat and started to run around her desk and down the bullpen, hoping to reach the elevator before it closed.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! You`re wrong, do something!"

A brief pause.

"Do something!" he yelled into the phone as Lanie, Ryan, Montgomery and Esposito joined a stunned and slightly scared Kate, while they all watched the scene unfold before them.

"Girl, what`s up?" Lanie questioned and Kate answered without turning. She was too focused on what was the matter with Castle than anything else.

"I have no idea"

"Please, please just do something!"

Silence.

"Don`t lie to me!"

Silence.

"She can`t be, please just do anything I`ll pay, I`ll pay anything just-"

Silence.

"She has a family, I`m her family...don`t, please just-"

Silence.

Castle hung up and let his phone drop to the ground with a shuddering shatter, his whole body racked over with tears while he decided either or not to get the elevator ride or to just stay put. He didn`t know. He couldn`t even think straight right now, he- he didn`t know what to do.

He led himself back into the bullpen, his arms hanging limply by his sides while onlookers just stared at him quietly as he made his way to the kitchen and sat down at the table; leaving the completely quiet bullpen to shudder and return to their work and for Castles team members to just stare at the man in the kitchen until someone decided he needed company...

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Thank you for reading guys! I`d absolutely love to know what you thought about this ;) I`ve had this idea in my head ever since I made that castle spoilers video on YouTube that this was the way castle would react. I`ve been told who it is, but then again I haven`t seen any spoilers confirming it was indeed that person. I`m assuming you guys don`t mind hearing spoilers so I`ve been told its Gina, yet I don`t think it is her! Well it could be but who knows I`ll guess we`ll have to wait for I think 3x03 to figure that one out!

~ lynne xx