It's been brought to my attention that someone already wrote a Castle fanfiction where they play Clue back in April 2010. I swear, I had no idea. Anyway, the stories are completely different, we just had the same input. How many stories about Castle and Beckett being stuck in an elevator are there? They're all different. I didn't go an copy the story of the other author. You can go and check yourself, you'll see they're completely different. The author's name is Ausiewanab.
Moving on, I hope you'll like the new chapter!
"I need another player for our epic game of Clue!"
Beckett hoped, no, she prayed that she'd heard wrong.
"Come again?"
"I said, I need another player for our epic game of Clue! We play once a year, and usually Meredith is in town for Alexis' birthday, but she just got booked for a role in a tv show so she had to stay in L.A., and we can't play in three!"
"And why is that?"
"Because we always play in pairs, duh! It's the tradition!"
Beckett just stood there, trying her best not to scream at the top of her lungs - Alexis and Martha must've been somewhere in the loft - or just flat out shoot him with her gun.
"Are you seriously telling me this is the reason why I had rush out and come here after a horrible day at work? Because you need me to play Clue with you?"
"Well, yes."
"Castle, what the hell!"
"I can explain!"
"I sincerely hope so, Castle, or you'll be using your safe word very soon!"
"Oh, I'd be more than happy to use it with you, Becks." He said, lowering his voice and flashing her his most charming smile. She felt those damn butterflies again.
"In your dreams, Castle. And don't call me Becks."
"Can I call you KB?"
"No."
"Katie?"
"Never in a million years."
"Becky?"
"Are you insane?"
"Nope, my mother had me tested."
"That's not hard to believe."
"Now you're just being mean!"
"Oh and guess why is that!"She said, sarcastically.
"Ok, I get it, you're mad at me for ruining your plans, and I'm sorry. But listen to me," he turned serious all of a sudden, "this is really important for Alexis. You know that when she was little, Meredith decided she couldn't take care of her, and left her with me in order to pursuit her acting career. She wasn't around often, but she always came for Alexis' birthday and I tried to make the best of the time we got to spend together. Alexis became completely obsessed with Clue when she was about nine, and she forced everyone to play with her. She even told everyone at school her real name was Scarlett," he laughed, but there was a trace of something bittersweet in his eyes. "So, for her tenth birthday we had a Clue themed party, and she was the happiest kid in the world. She kept smiling for days and asking me if we could do that every day. Since then, it became a tradition: on her birthday, me, Alexis, Mother and Meredith would sit and play for hours."
Beckett didn't know how to reply to this. She should've seen this coming. She should've known that this was, in fact, something important. Yes, Castle often called her or texted her just to annoy her, but he had never asked her to come to his loft like that before. A thought suddenly struck her.
"Why did you call me? Why did you choose to call me of all people?"
Castle smirked and took a step forward.
"Because you're the best Detective in town."
She was slightly disappointed with his answer, she couldn't deny it.
"And what does this matter with your game of Clue?"
"Isn't it obvious?" He winked at her "With the finest Detective in town playing on my team, mother and Alexis won't stand a chance! AH! We'll be the winners of the Clue Epic Tournament of 2011!"
She couldn't resist teasing him.
"Who said I'll play on your team?"
He pouted and put a hand on his heart dramatically.
"Oh, Detective! Your words are like a knife!"
"More like a gun, Castle."
He smiled at her and asked, "So, will you stay and play with us?"
She considered her options. She could go back to her empty apartment, her bath and one of his books (but she'd never tell him that), or she could stay where she was and enjoy a night with her writer tag-along and his family. She smiled, the choice obvious.
"Yes. Yes, I'll stay, Castle."
