Lost daughters and Late nights
::I love this couple so enjoy. A bit of out characterness so sorry::
Chapter One
It was one in the morning and Castle looked up from his laptop shocked. It was later than he thought. Stretching he headed for the kitchen to get himself a drink. But when he passed Alexis's room he froze, she wasn't there. Quickly he made his way through the apartment calling her name. "Alexis." She wasn't anywhere in the apartment. He had sat up pacing, as he dialed her number getting voice mail, then Owen's phone which just kept ringing. His last call was to Owen's house, when he got the voicemail Rick Castle got worried, more worried than he had been in his life.
After trying Alexis's phone again, and again, just getting voice mail. Castle had called her mom. "You didn't happen to fly in and take our daughter did you?" He asked. "What?" she asked confused. "I'm still on set and hadn't been to New York since the last time I saw you." She told him. He hung up quickly and did the next logical thing. He called Detective Kate Beckett.
"Beckett." She said half awake. "It's Castle." He replied. "What do you want it is twelve thirty in the morning and I just got to bed two hours ago." Kate said rather grumpy. "Alexis isn't home," He said his tone panicked. "It is a school night and she's not home…" His voice broke; he could feel the tears stinging his eyes.
Beckett sat up in bed now wide awake. She had never heard Castle sound like this and her heart ached for him. "I'm coming over, just stay calm." She said and hung up. It was the fastest she had ever gotten dressed and into her car. She had the sirens on as she sped to his apartment.
Castle heard a knock on his door, and knew it was Kate Beckett. He looked at her, his eyes red from the crying he was trying to hide. Kate needed to comfort him, so she stepped in and hugged him tightly. She could feel his body shaking as he began to tear up again. "Shh, we'll find her." She said rubbing his back trying to calm. Castle stepped back and smiled weakly. He led her into the living room and they both sat down on the couch. Beckett sat closer to Castle than she normally would, but she knew Castle needed her here. Somehow they had become close over time he had been shadowing her, and he had become someone very important in her life along with his family, Alexis and Martha
"So where was Alexis going tonight?" She asked softly. Castle smiled, he knew was doing her cop thing, but he was glad she was. "She had a study date with a boy, Owen, her crush, in a café down town. They were supposed to be back by nine thirty… His parents are out of town, I just figured they were playing on the wild side. But this is Alexis we are talking about." He said feeling stupid. He put his head in his hands frustrated. Beckett put her arm around him leaning down to look at him. "So you can't get a hold of her or this boy." She stated. Rick nodded "I called her phone and it went to voice mail. Owen isn't answering and I got his voice mail at his house." He sighed the shook his head. "My mother is still out of town, and her mother is stilling LA, I don't know where else she would go." He said brokenly.
She chewed her lip, it hurt watching Castle slowly start to break down again. He laughed trying to cover his sob, but failed. "What am I supposed to do? She's my world… If anything…" Rick trialed off, tears streaking his face.
Beckett wasn't sure what to do, so she pulled Castle into her arms. He went willingly, if anyone she was the one to calm him down. Beckett went through the options in her head, they couldn't file a missing persons till 24 hours missing, even though she knew Alexis wasn't one to just run off.
"We'll find her…" She said holding him. Pulling out her cell phone she called dispatch. "Hello, this is Detective Kate Beckett. I need to know if any calls came in from a young girl or boy tonight." She waited for an answer still holding Castle. "Sorry Detective, no calls like that tonight." The operator said. "Okay, if you any calls come in I need to know right away." She said. "Yes, Detective Beckett. Any calls we will call you right away." Beckett hung up and let out a heavy sigh. She rested her head against Rick's. She didn't know what else to do for him.
They stayed that way for a while when suddenly Beckett's phone rang, and she picked it up as fast as she could pulling way from Castle. "Beckett." She answered. "Detective Beckett, we have a 911 caller asking for you, she says her name is Alexis Castle." The Operator said. "Connect the call." She said and waited. "Detective Beckett?" Alexis' asked, she sounded scared. "Yeah, Alexis it is Kate." She said calmly looking at Castle who smiled with relief.
"Thank God, Owen and I don't know where we are… We hailed a cab to get home but we weren't paying attention where he was taking us." She said crying into the phone. "He stopped and told us to get out. We were by some broken down gas station. Owen tried to reason with him but he had a gun… And so got out, but when we did, he drove away."
"Why didn't you call your dad?" Beckett asked. Alexis sobbed again. "My phone is dead and Owen's is still in the taxi. We have been walking around trying to find where we are or some way to get a hold of someone. Owen finally found a pay phone that worked, so I called 911… I figured they could get a hold of you." She said a little calmer. Beckett could hear Owen in the background trying to calm her down and telling her it was alright now. "Good girl." Beckett said, Castle waited for her to tell him what was going on. "Stay where you are, we are coming to get you. I am going to hang up and call you right back at that phone. Okay sweetie?" "Okay." Alexis said with a joyful laugh.
Beckett hung up and started to dial Dispatch again. "Alexis and Owen got into a Taxi but the guy dropped them off somewhere on what sounds like a bad part of town. Probably the same guy who robbed the couple in the paper last week. Her phone was dead and Owen left his in the taxi, so they found the first working payphone. Dispatch will get me there location." She explained to Castle. "Yes, This is Detective Kate Beckett again I need a trace on the last call that was transferred to this number and the number as well." She said as she headed to the door Castle right behind her. "Right away Detective… I'll connect you to it now."
They were just getting in her car when the payphone started to ring. "Hello?" Alexis answered. Kate put her phone on speaker and set it on the dash. "Hey Alexis, I am tracing this call and we'll be there soon." She said. "Is my dad there?" Alexis asked worried. "I'm here pumpkin." He said soothingly. "Oh Daddy, we are so scared… We just wanted to get home." She said crying again. "I know. I know… We are going to be there soon, you just need to hold on a little longer. Then when you get home we'll have ice cream and whip cream all night long." He said smiling to himself. Alexis laughed at her father. "Dad I am tired, we have been walking for hours. I just want to go to bed." Castle couldn't help but laugh that was his daughter alright, always choosing the adult thing to do.
Suddenly another voice came on the line. "Detective, the call is coming from April Drive, and One-Thirty-Eighth Street." "Thanks." Beckett said. "Alexis, we'll be there in fifteen minutes. Stay on the line okay?" "Alright." She answered.
It was silent for a moment then Alexis spoke once again. "Owen got the plate number from the taxi. He was smart like that." She her voice was full of praise. Castle raised an eye brow even though he was smirking and Becket just smiled, Alexis praised Owen like a girl smitten. "Good job, Pumpkin." Castle said. He was feeling much more at ease, knowing his daughter was safe and would soon be with him. "I'll run it and we'll find this creep." Beckett said her hatred for the taxi driver was obvious.
"Don't even think you are going to school tomorrow," Castle said suddenly. "Owen either." "DAD!" Alexis said surprised. "No arguing Alexis, it is almost two thirty in the morning and I will call his parents and tell them what has happened." "No Dad. They will just freak out; they didn't want to leave Owen alone in the first place." Alexis said trying to reason with her father. "That is why he will be staying with us, till his parents get back into town." Rick said grinning. Beckett looked at him shocked; Alexis was shocked as well she started stumbled over words trying to tell Owen what her dad just said.