I just wanted to address the guest that reviewed on the last chapter. Yes, Castle is the bad guy not because he left but because of the circumstances in which he left. And of course Kate forgave her mother. Its HER MOTHER and its been over a decade. I'll get into Jim later but just know not including the prologue its only the third chapter. There's still so much that needs to be revealed before you can go make judgments.

I don't want this to be a hate beckett story or a hate castle story. I just want you guys to enjoy it.

A Little Over Sixteen Years Ago

She started on the opposite side of the roof before running as fast as she could so she could just fly off the building. But what she never expected was to be tackled by something right before she was reaching the edge. A bear? Was it a bear?

No. A boy.

Kate quickly jumped up from under him.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" He yelled at the girl. He came up here to get away from his mothers 'entertainment' of her guest and to get some air. Never once would he have thought he would walk in on someone trying to kill themselves. A girl trying to kill herself. A cute girl trying to kill herself. Oh, a really cute girl trying to kill herself.

"Leave me alone," she demanded. Defiance dripping from her voice, but he also detected a bit of dread.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to kill yourself?" She turned and looked at the boy for the first time and even from this distance she could see his bright blue ocean eyes. They were mesmerizing. Along with his shaggy brown hair and dark jeans. Damn. He's really cute.

"Just go away."

"No no. I can't let you do this."

"You aren't 'letting me' do anything. I'm doing this regardless of whether you want me to."

"I bet you a dollar that if I say please don't jump you won't."

"How will I get my dollar if I do jump?" She asked, incredulous.

Who does he think he is?

"Oh shoot. You're right. Can you wait twenty minutes to die while I think of something better?"

"Look I don't have time for this."

"Are you sure about that?" Doesn't she have all the time she needs? Given you know, the circumstances?

"OH MY GOD! Can you please just go away?" All she wanted was to escape. Be free of the horrors of her life and now she can't even die because of some boy? What the hell is this?

"Why do you wanna do this? You seem like such a nice girl? Minus the fact that you're mean." Okay, maybe not the best way to calm down someone who's suicidal but hey humor's always been his thing.

"You know you just contradicted yourself right?"

"You're a contradiction." He doesn't know what he's saying, he just knows he doesn't want her to do this. He has this strange urge to get to know this girl so he can protect her.

"What?" She said, traces of slight smile at his idiocy.

"What? Come on a pretty girl like you that obviously comes from money," he said gesturing to her clothes. "That wants to kill herself but doesn't cry while she's doing it and is mean to strangers. Contradiction."

"Stay in school," were the only words she could muster.

"Take your own advice." She tensed at his words and saw a flash of pain cross her face. "That's it isn't it? Something going on at school?"

He wants to protect her. He wants to wrap her up in his arms and hold her tight. Let her know that death isn't the answer.

"I don't wanna talk about it."

"You're a girl. Of course you do."

"Don't stereotype me."

"Okay okay I'm sorry. Jeez."

"Just get out of here okay?"

"At least tell me your parents names so I can tell them they lost their child."

"They probably wouldn't care," she whispered to herself.

"I doubt that. What's your name?"

"Don't worry about it."

"Okay Don't worry about it, my name is Richard. Everyone calls me Ricky."

Despite herself Kate laughed. "Go away Ricky. You don't wanna see this."

A few moments passed when neither of them spoke. A tension between them that was undefinable. They just stared at each other until the other one broke.

"I love you," Castle said.

"Excuse me?"

"From one teenage human being to another I love you and I don't wanna see you do this to yourself. So," he said walking over to stand on the edge with her. "If you jump I jump." He took her hand in his to validate his stance.

"You've got to be kidding me."

"I don't joke around when it comes to this."

Kate sighed in apprehension and Rick took it as defeat. There's something trustworthy about him and that seems to be the thing she's clinging to.

"Look," he whispered reaching into his pocket. "I've got seventy dollars on me right now. Let's go get some doughnuts and whipped cream. Then we can talk okay?"

"Why are you doing this?"

"Because I care. And I like to be friends with pretty girls."

"You wanna be my friend?" Her beautiful hazel eyes shining bright.

"You don't have any friends?" Kate shook her head. Castle sucked in a breath dramatically then kneeled on one knee while taking her hand in his again.

"Dontworryaboutit, will you do me the honor of being my bestest bestest friend in the whole wide world forever?"

Kate laughed harder then than she had all year but said yes to him nonetheless. She doesn't know why exactly but she likes him.

"Oh we're gonna have so much fun together."

He dragged her away from the edge of the building and towards the roof access door.

"And my name is Kate by the way."

"Kate, something tells me this is the beginning of something beautiful."

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