Title: A Roommate Romance
Author Note: This is my 5th Castle fiction and I was thrilled at how well the first 4 were received. I decided to make this one a regular chapter fiction rather then a one-shot like my previous 4. Please be gentle I really try my best at this and I love to write. If you don't like my story that is fine but there will never be a reason why people need to be hurtful when reviewing.
Author Note 2: This is a BIG Lanie/Esposito story but there is also tons of Beckett/Castle romance. I think they need to let you pick up to 4 main characters or 2 depending on the story since there are 2 HUGE ships going on in most of the archives this one included.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own castle or anything affiliated with it or it's episodes/merchandise/scripts etc.
Rating: T or PG-13 for Violence,Drama,Slight adult themes and whatever else I want to throw in that might not be PG or G rated.
Summary: I know the title stinks but I couldn't think of a better one. Lanie is injured and since Kate can't help at the time Esposito takes her home with him.
Brief Note: This fiction can really take place anytime in any season since there's not really a lot of back story or anything to it. I do mentions Kate's apartment blowing up once however.
Beckett ducked under the crime scene tape surrounding the entrance of the large building. It was a warehouse on the docks this time and the body had been found inside. Despite it usually being busy this part of the docks was almost completely deserted as it was further away from the business section. Castle was right behind Kate. Ryan, Esposito and Lanie were already inside.
"Dr Parish, What do we have?" Kate asked the M.E as she approached and Lanie looked up from her notes.
"Male, White, Mid to late forties I'd say looks like he was strangled with some ones bare hands but I'll haft to wait to be sure. For now that's my best guess"
Kate knelt beside Lanie looking at the man. He was short for a man and bald with a chubby build. He was ghostly pale and the black and blue hand prints on his neck confirmed Lanies guess.
"Alright. I'm going to take a look a few buildings down. There's an all night fishing company there. someone might have seen something" Lanie nodded and Kate stood.
Kate and Castle strode toward the door and met Ryan and Esposito on at the door.
"Hey, Any luck ?" She asked and Ryan shook his head as he spoke.
"No ID on him at all and there was nobody else here when the first guys got here. for now looks like a john doe" Esposito nodded and added.
"Yeah, But in this district he's almost got to be a seaman or a fisherman" Kate nodded.
"Good work. Castle and I are going about three buildings over to see if anyone saw or heard anything at that all night fishing warehouse. I want you two to stay here and watch the entrance until Lanie is finished"
Castle was being unusually quiet but Kate ignored it as they left.
Esposito and Ryan stood about 75 feet from the entrance of the building.
"So what do you think?" Ryan asked looking over at her. Esposito shrugged.
"I don't know man but something isn't right here" He looked around and Ryan did too.
"Like what?" Esposito moved towards the entrance slightly.
"I don't know I just got a feeling something's wrong I don't know what it is" Ryan looked around and sensing his partners nerves tensed as well. He saw one of the officers that had been first on scene and called to him.
"Hey, Did you guys make sure the entire place was clear?" The officer nodded.
"Sure, We searched every room even the roof there was nobody" Ryan looked at Espostio who had frozen now.
"What's wrong?" Ryan asked Esposito who was now staring at him.
"Do you smell that?" Esposito asked. Ryan hesitated then realized he did.
"Yeah...it smells...like"
"PROPANE" Esposito turned and ran towards the building.
"HEY! Where are you going?" Ryan watched and Esposito yelled back.
"SHE'S STILL IN THERE!"
At first Ryan didn't know who he meant then he realized. Lanie was in there. He pointed at the cop who he had just spoken to and yelled.
"CALL BACKUP AND GET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OVER HERE. CALL DETECTIVE BECKETT TELL HER WE GOT A GAS LEAK SOMEWHERE INSIDE!" He ran after his partner.
Lanie was just finishing up some notes. She coughed again a little harder this time and shook her head she had felt fine but since arriving a cough had started and worsened. She cleared her throat and reached into her bag when the door burst open.
She looked up and barely had time to speak.
"Esposito, What are you?" He grabbed her arms and jerked her to her feet.
"Come on, We have to get out of here now" She saw the urgency but didn't understand it.
"Alright, Just let me get my..."She reached for her things and he drug her to the door.
"No. There's no time. I think there might be a chance this place is going to blow up" He ran dragging her along.
They reached the door and Ryan met them running beside them they made it about thirty feet before the building erupted in a loud noise and shattering glass and cement.
The three of them were pitched forward and landed on the hard concrete. Lanie was vaguely aware of something heavy and warm quickly covering her head and body as the noise, Heat and force slowly dwindled.
She lifted her head. The ringing in her ears was almost unbearable and she ached everywhere from the impact of the pavement but other then that and being a little bit shaken she was fine.
She saw Ryan was to her left and he had flown a little farther then she he was pushing himself up. It was then she realized Esposito was the thing on top of her. He backed off and she lay where she was a second before her pulled her into a sitting position beside him.
"Are you alright?" She nodded and he looked past her.
"Ryan?" Ryan gave him a thumbs up.
"I'm...I'm...ok" She told him and she noticed her hands shaking uncontrollably. . They were bleeding her palms were completely robbed of skin her knees burned and she looked down. Her favorite pants were ruined besides having singe holes in them the knees were gone and her knees were busted. Her ears were still ringing and the entire right side of her face felt like it was about to explode as well.
Esposito touched her temple and when he pulled his hand away she saw the blood.
"Doc, You're bleeding" He moved and she shook her head.
"I...I'm fine" He ripped his jacket off pressing it to the side of her face and holding pressure.
She heard the sirens as the fire trucks pulled up. Saw the other policemen walk over towards Ryan as they also picked themselves up. Saw Kate running towards the building Castle fast on her heels. She heard Kate yelling.
"What happened? Oh No LANIE!" She started to the building and Ryan yelled at her.
"KATE! She's fine we're over here!"
Everything spun she swayed as Kate came towards them. Esposito locked an arm around her waist holding her against his side and the jacket on her head.
"Hey, Lanie come on stay with me" He called her by her first name and the world went dark and she felt warmth wrap around her instead of the pavement heard him yelling.
"I NEED AN AMBULANCE! NOW!"
Then nothing. Sweet nothing.
R&R but be gentle. More to come as soon as possible
Thank you for reading and if you liked this check out my other Castle stories.
The Last Chapter. Kate/Castle Esposito/Lanie
Kiss You Goodbye. Kate/Castle
A Welcome inconvenience. Esposito/Lanie
The grammar and such is a bit poor but I think i'm improving.
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