Heeeello everyone I'm actually glad that I received 5 reviews for the first chapter. I was seriously considering not continuing this… Oh, and I really apologise for the awful spelling in the former chapter, it was written and posted in the middle of the night. Not the smarted idea, I learned ^^
Anyway, read, enjoy and don't forget to review, please!
Moments after Rick passed out and Alexis started pressing her jacket against the gunshot wound the wailing sirens stopped and two ambulances came into sight. Alexis was sure she'd never been more relieved, apart maybe from the moment she found Kate's pulse.
Lanie smiled reassuringly at the girl and made a mental note that she had to tell her she should consider studying medicine after all that. Lanie was truly impressed how good Alexis was holding up and handling the situation, despite her father's unconsciousness.
Alexis smiled back at Lanie, taking a deep breath she asked the question that had been burning in her mouth the passed minutes.
"Do you think she'll make it?" she war surprised at how steady her own voice was.
"Of course" Lanie answered with a thin but real smile. "I bet your dad somehow managed to save her life. And you're doing a really good job continuing his work" she told the girl, the smile growing at the way Alexis was biting her lip.
Mere seconds before the ambulances arrived at the small group, Rick opened his eyes, shooting up from the ground.
"Kate! Where is Kate? How is she?"
He felt his mother's hand on his chest, trying to keep him down on the ground.
"Shh… Richard. The ambulances are almost here. Alexis and Lanie are helping her"
Rick turned his head, a sight escaping his lips as he saw the three women.
As soon as the ambulances were there medics began hurdling over Kate and Alexis shooed some of them over to her father and the others who were still there.
Alexis knew her father was trying to convince them that he was okay and he should be riding with Kate before the argument went off.
"She's my partner" her dad hissed at the paramedics. "I'm fine. I need to be with her. She needs me!"
"Sir… Sir, you are in shock, you need to calm down" another medic tried again.
"NO! I do not need to calm down, I need to be with her!" her father bellowed at the poor guy.
That was when Jim Beckett spoke up.
"It's okay. She'd want him to be there."
The paramedics were looking at the older man sitting in the grass, looking shattered. When he was about to argue, Jim held his up his right hand.
"I'm her father. And I'm sure she'd be happy to know he's there"
Although the paramedics didn't look too happy they agreed that Castle would ride along with Kate.
Meanwhile, a paramedic who was now putting pressure on the wound was replacing Alexis and Lanie was no longer needed as well, considering the oxygen mask that was now placed over Kate's mouth.
Before Alexis could really register what was going on the ambulance with Kate and her father in it was already leaving the cemetery.
She was now standing between Lanie and her grandmother, who was standing next to Jim Beckett. Alexis was still holding her blood-soaked jacket and Martha's scarf was still lying on the ground, glistening lightly in the sun.
Lanie turned around to look for Ryan and Javier, spotting them a few feet away, making their way towards them. As soon as she knew they were both okay she turned to Castle's family and Kate's father.
"Come on, I'll take you to the hospital" she said, the shock of seeing her best friend getting shot slowly wearing off.
A moment after the group of four was making their way towards Esposito's car, Lanie fiddling with her boyfriend's car keys. She had texted him on their way to the car, he and Ryan would be following with Ryan's car as fast as they could.
TBC… I got one or two more chapters in mind. Do you want them? =)