I know, I know. I'm the worst fanfic updater EVER, but don't let that ruin my story! Honestly, I don't know where I'm going with this, or where this chapter came from but i hope you enjoy!

I do not own Castle, sorry to disappoint... myself.

As soon as Beckett was out of his sight, Castle practically ran to the men's bathroom. He threw cold water on his face and took a couple deep breaths. Damn the things that woman does to me, he thought.

It's been at least five minutes now, Beckett thought to herself and laughed. She'd left Castle alone in the hallway corner by the elevator. She expected him to follow her back, but when he didn't she assumed he needed to calm down a little. She looked up towards the elevator and saw him approaching her desk.

"Glad you could join us, Castle," she joked. Esposito and Ryan turned at the mention of his name. He was smiling at Beckett, and she was smiling right back at him.

"Something happened like recently, like in the last ten minutes," Ryan whispered to Esposito, who laughed.

"Who cares, bro. They're good now, that's what we need," he responded. The boys looked back at Beckett. She was giving Castle the case files and telling him all about the case. She was smiling and her eyes were lit up like a Christmas tree.

The rest of the day passed with little excitement. The case had gotten nowhere. Beckett had talked to John Harold's next of kin, but it didn't give them any leads. It was already close to eight, and everyone except for Beckett was gone. She was inspecting the file, looking for anything they missed. Unfortunately, she couldn't find anything. She couldn't believe they didn't have a lead yet.

Just as she was packing up to leave, she heard a loud crack and all the lights in the precinct went off. She pulled her gun and pointed it into the blackness. She moved over by the window, where the street light offered her a small amount of visibility. She scanned the room. After ten minutes in her stance, she figured it was probably just a blackout and put her gun away. She moved away from the window and began to walk towards her desk. She got there and put her coat on. While she was clearing her desk, a black, gloved hand covered her mouth and pulled her back. She tried to scream, but no sound came out. After struggling for a while, the gloved hand let go of her mouth to handcuff her hands together. When it came back, it was holding chloroform, and then Kate's memory went black.

Rick paced around his loft later that night. He was debating whether or not to call Beckett. They had had a weird day, and he wanted to make sure everything was okay between them. He dialed her cell and took a deep breath before hitting call. He held his breath as it rang. When her voicemail played, he felt oddly dejected. Then, he remembered their case and the fact that the NYPD had absolutely no leads at the moment. He smiled at Beckett's determination when he realized she would still be working. I'll call again in an hour, he though, that is, unless she calls back first.

Sometime between calling Kate and waiting for her to call back, Rick fell asleep on his office desk. When he woke up the next morning, he was groggy and stiff. He stretched and got up to make coffee. While he was walking to the kitchen, he remembered calling Kate and grabbed his phone to see whether no missed calls or text messages. He sighed, feeling funny. Normally, Kate calls if she misses my call or texts me just to let me know she's okay. After making his coffee, he looked at the clock on the stove and almost spit it out. It was already noon. Now he was really worried. No calls, even when he was late? There was something weird going on.

Castle got dressed as quick as he could. Without showering, he ran down to the street below. At the precinct, nothing seemed out of ordinary, until he got upstairs.

The first thing he noticed was that Beckett wasn't there, but her coat and a coffee cup were. He searched frantically. He spotted Ryan and Esposito surrounding Ryan's desk and made his way over to them.

"Ryan, Esposito, where's Beckett?" he asked in a frightful voice.

"Yo, we thought she was with you. All her stuff is here. We figured you found a lead and were out doing your thing," Esposito said.

"NO," Castle almost yelled, causing the boys to jump back a bit, "I called her last night and she didn't answer or call me back. I should've known something was wrong."

"Oh my god…..Don't worry, Castle," Ryan responded, "I'll put out an APB and file a missing persons report right now. We'll find her."

Castle couldn't believe this was happening. They'd finally kissed, finally crossed that relationship line and everything just fell apart. She was gone, possible forever, and she didn't even know how he felt. He needed her there, now, and she couldn't be there for him. He thought about the pain she was in and almost hit the wall as he realized he couldn't be there for her either. I need to stop, he decided, we'll find her and we'll get her back. It just a matter of time. Time, which they didn't have enough of.

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