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Chapter 2: Dumped

"Hey Espo, what do we have?"

"Morning. Little girl in the dumpster, we have yet to find out who she is."

"Who found her?"

"A women who lives in the building across the street wanted to dump her trash. She called the us immediately. That was about 9.35am. Lanie is here already, she should know more about the victim."

"Thanks. Why don't you and Ryan go ask the woman if she has seen anything or anyone suspicious and go to those stores at the end of the street to see if they have video surveillance."

"Ok. See you in the precinct?"

"Yeah, when I'm done here I'll come."

Esposito went over to Ryan, who was talking to some uniforms at the entrance of the alley. Beckett watched them leave and then turned around to the crime scene.

The alley was cold and dark. The walls were old red/orange bricks who seemed to have many layers of dirt. At the end there was graffiti on the wall. Black letters on a blue, purple and yellow background. She wouldn't admit it to anyone but in a way she liked it. It was a form of art, sometimes in the wrong places but beautiful. It was a way some people expressed themselves.

"Hey girl, how are you doing?" The ME's voice shook her out of thoughts. "It's been a while since I've seen you."

"Hi. I know, the last case was a long one. But eventually we got the guy so it was worth the late nights."

"Where's your other half?"

Beckett noticed it too now. Castle wasn't with her, she wasn't holding her daily coffee he always brought her, it seemed off in a way. "I don't know. He said he'd be here. Maybe-" She couldn't finish her sentence because she heard someone call her name.

"Beckett! Sorry I'm late, mother was telling one of her stories again and wouldn't let me go. It's like being kept hostage in your own house."

"Don't worry, I didn't even notice you weren't here." His expression saddened a little bit but she didn't notice it.

Lanie started talking again. "Hey, if you two don't mind, I have a dead body over her."

"Who's the vic? Prostitute, druggy who couldn't pay his debt to his handler or just a gang murder" Castle asked her a little bit too excited.

"A little girl, about 5 to 7 I guess," the ME said looking judging at Castle.

"Oh…" Suddenly he went quiet.

"Her throat was cut from side to side. She would have been dead in merely a few seconds. I can also see a few bruises and cuts on her face and hands." She had trouble saying it all.

"Who would do something like that to such a little girl," Castle asked to no one in particular, more to himself actually. He thought about Alexis when she was only 5. He just couldn't think about someone wanting to hurt a child like that.

But Beckett answered firmly "A psychopath." It was hard for her too. Although she didn't have kids, she did feel helpless somehow. What has the world become if such an innocent, small and young person was killed as cruel as this. "Do you know how long she has been laying in there, Lanie?"

"According to temperature, I would guess about a week but I'll know more once I get her to the morgue."

"Ok, call me if you find anything or once you're ready."

"I will. Just catch him, will you."

"You know I'll do my best. He doesn't know yet how bad it gets when I have to hunt him down."

Lanie looked at her friend relieved in some way. Relieved to know that detective Kate Beckett was working this case. She knew she would do everything in her power to find who did this to the little girl.

"Come Castle, let's go to the precinct. Maybe Ryan and Esposito found something."

"Yeah, coming" he said. He was still shaken up. Castle followed Beckett without really watching his steps and he almost tripped over a garbage bag. This made her smile a little and he relaxed immediately seeing it.

She could always make him feel better just by the tiniest things she did; a tiny smile, the way she played with her hair, when she bit her lip whenever she was thinking, just everything about her made him float a little. He didn't know how he deserved to work with someone so special every day. After their 3-month break when she got shot, they were closer than ever again.

Castle had gotten a little behind on her now so he had to shout "Hey Beckett! Think we can stop on the way? I didn't get to get us coffee and I really need some now." He caught up with her and saw she definitely needed the caffeine too.

"Sure, sounds good." She was glad he offered. It just wasn't the same without Castle giving her that hot cup of coffee in the morning.

AN: I know everyone must be superexcited for Target and dead because of the spoilers but I haven't seen a single one(spoilerfree woot woot). Please try to survive until monday, or tuesday for us non-americans.

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