When she came to a stop she was still in the dark. Then without warning, there was a bright light coming from somewhere in front of her. The light was brighter unlike where she just was and it was moving towards her. As the light got closer to her, she noticed it wasn't so much a light, but the outline of a figure of a man or maybe it could have even been a woman.

The light dims as it gets closer to her and then finally stops in directly in front of her. She looks and sees the features of a face that resemble a woman. She doesn't know what to say so she just stands there waiting for the figure to say something first.

"Katherine Beckett. My name is Sapphira and it is my job to guide you to the next stage of your training. You will be trained to suggest a different way of thinking to your charge. This will give them something to think about before making decisions. At any time if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask me anything."

"I do have some questions I was hoping to get answers to."

"Ask them, my child," Sapphira told her.

"What happened to me? I don't remember much after the accident but I have a feeling that I am no longer alive."

"You're right you are no longer alive. I am so sorry that your life ended the way it did. You died from wounds that were sustained to your head from the accident. Your friend Charlotte did not survive the accident either and for that, I am genuinely sorry. What we will be hopefully doing here is training you to take charge of an earthbound spirit who has seemed to have lost their way."

"Lost their way?"

"Yes, Katherine. People on the Earth sometimes forget that they're not always mindful of what goes on around them. But what you are being tasked to do is watch out for one certain person. You will make yourself known and assist him or her in any way to keep them safe.

"So I'm what you would call a guardian angel?"

"Not in so many words but yes you could think of yourself as something like that. You will be placed back on Earth and whoever you are assigned to will be able to see you, talk to you, and feel your presence."

"When you say I will be put on Earth does that mean I will actually live there or will I be moving between this place and Earth?"

"You will actually be staying on Earth. And the influence that you hold over your charge will be monitored by people up here making sure that you do not give away who and what you actually really are."

"What exactly am I?"

"You are what we commonly refer to as a spiritual guide. You will be assigned a person to better their life through what you can teach them to do. In the next two months of time, as you know it, you will have learned the ways to deal with most situations that are presented to your charge on Earth. There are only two things that you cannot let happen while you are there. The first being that you are not to fall in love or become romantically involved with your charge. The second item being that you cannot alter their free will by introducing your ideas or values to him. They need to come to a decision on their own."

"How long will this take? I mean when they are finished with my guidance am I done as well?"

"Katherine it's a case-by-case basis but you will be reviewed on your performance and your actions regarding your charge. We will look over to see that you have done what we hope you will do. We just need you to keep him or her safe because that is your basic job. And one more thing, since you have already died you cannot die again. If you are involved in a situation that puts you in a life-or-death outcome and you are killed, you will no longer be an advisor to your charge on Earth. Everything that he or she knew about you will be erased from his or her memories and you will be assigned a new charge. Even though you already are an individual that looks after people I'm afraid that these situations would be too much for him or her to comprehend."

"How so?" Kate asks.

"You literally can't die, Katherine. So, we can't very well have you continue forward with your charge. Let's say if you were stabbed how would it look if you had shown yourself the next day after being declared dead?"

Xx

His world has been in turmoil for the last week. His ex-wife had tried to outsmart him by filing for chapter seven bankruptcy. His new rookie Ryan was involved in a car accident on the way to a crime scene. The cruiser was totaled and he walked away from it with a broken arm and a gash on his head. He'll be out of commission for the next three weeks leaving Rick alone once again. Partnerless. And he likes it like this because he is in control. But what he doesn't like is the fact that his Captain keeps telling him to check up on the snot-nosed little kid. He hates doing it but he does it anyway. Pulling teeth is a better experience than talking to Ryan because he has to describe every little test or procedure that he's had since he was put on no duty status with a very precise description.

Right now, he's in the middle of a case where things aren't adding up. He hasn't had a solid clue giving him any kind of direction in the past two days. He's reviewed the victim's whereabouts prior to her murder but can't find the connection between why she was where she was, and who killed her. The motive of whoever killed her also escapes him. She was just a recently graduated college kid who was working her tail off to pay off her student loans by waitressing & trying to break into the modeling business. If it's one thing she had it was the looks. She was beautiful.

"Castle, any progress on your victim?" Captain Montgomery asked from his office doorway.

"I made little headway regarding her whereabouts the day she was murdered. I'm starting to question the M.O. Whoever this person is who did this knew where to do it. No security cam coverage, no street cam coverage within three blocks and no witnesses. That's the worst part actually because I can't talk to anybody."

"Castle start from the beginning rework the entire case as if it was a fresh one you just got today. Recanvas and see what you can come up with.

Xx

Sapphira looks on at the vision she sees in front of her. Her choice was a tough one but she thinks that she has found a charge for Katherine to guide. He's a good man but his belief system needs a lot of work. Just the challenge Katherine Beckett needs right now. Now to see how he'll react to someone giving him guidance. Maybe it'll work and then again…