Okay so when I first wrote this chapter and the next one, they were one chapter, but I cut them up into two pieces so it would be too long, so the next chapter will be up very, very soon.

Hope you enjoy this chapter, the next is a bit longer so it kind of compensates for this short one :)

xo Beca

It had been two and a half weeks since Kate had been in cardiac arrest, and she had been stable ever since. Rick had never left her side even though he had been discharged the week before, on the condition that he did his back exercises everyday.

Kate had been moved to a smaller room since Castle didn't have to be in a hospital bed anymore, but they had made sure that there was a small bed in the room so that he could sleep there if he wanted to.

"Hey dad," Alexis came in the room and found Rick sitting on a yoga mat on the floor, "are you okay?"

"Hey pumpkin, yeah I'm just doing my exercises. Are you okay? You look… I don't know. Is something wrong?"

Alexis looked at her father with a grin on her face.

"No, everything's fine, I just got back from class where we spoke more about the unconscious minds of humans, and my professor said that sometimes when you play a meaningful song to comatose patients they can wake up. It had happened to this one guy that we saw a documentary about, and it was amazing. He had been in a coma for a year, and his favorite song came on the radio and he woke up."

"What are you saying, Alexis?"

"Well, maybe you should play a meaningful song to Kate. I mean… She might wake up."

Castle looked at his daughter with pride.

"Help me get up, will you?"

Alexis grabbed his hand and helped him get on the bed.

"I will do anything to get Kate to wake up, and it doesn't seem like a crazy idea, I mean miracles do happen. But what song do you think we should play?"

"I don't know… Are there any really special songs that you both like and that means something special to you?"

"There are a few, but they are more special to me than to Kate, because they remind me of her."

"Well…"

Alexis' face lit up.

"Why not take the song that you played on the wedding?"

"Yeah! I don't know why I didn't think of that. Of course, that's perfect!"

Rick looked at his daughter who smiled back at him.

"Sorry dad, but I really have to get back to class, I just came here to tell you, but I'll be back soon, I miss you."

"Miss you too, pumpkin."

He stood up and planted a kiss on her cheek before she took off and left him alone with Kate in the room.

Rick turned around and sat next to Kate. He took his phone out of his pocket and went to his music library. He had made a playlist named "Kate-always", which he had hid from her because he didn't want her to see it, it was his own playlist that he put on whenever he missed her or felt lonely. He found "Your Song" and pressed the play button.

Okay Kate, I really don't know if this is going to work, but I really hope it does. I have to, because I just want to take you home where you're safe. So just listen really carefully and know that I'm here, waiting for you. I always am, and I always will.

As the song started playing a few tears escaped from his eyes and landed on his cheeks.

Please wake up, Kate. Please wake up.

Nothing. Nothing happened. She didn't wake up. She was still lying motionless on the bed, with tubes going down her throat, and wires connected everywhere, and the heart beats from her and the baby were the only things that was being heard. The song had stopped, and she hadn't woken up.

Rick looked at his phone.

Should I play it again? No, it didn't work the first time, so why would it work now?

He exited the music app and called Alexis.

"Hey dad, what's up?"

The few tears that had fallen down his cheeks earlier had turned into a flood of tears. He couldn't hold it back anymore.

"Oh my god, dad! What's going on? Are you okay?"

He could hear that she was worried.

"No. Nothing's okay. She didn't wake up; she's never going to. The doctors said that after three weeks of being in a coma, the chances of waking up are becoming smaller and smaller, and she's been in a coma for two and a half weeks now… Two and a half weeks! What if she never wakes up?"

He was so emotional. He just wanted Kate to wake up, to see her beautiful eyes again, and to see that special smile that made anyone fall to their knees.

"Look dad, I know you're upset, but you need to get it together. You need to be strong for your baby, and for Kate. They are going to wake up, you hear me? They are. And I'm not sure that it works magically the first time you play the song, you need to try it a few times. Play it once a day and see if she wakes up. These things take time."

Alexis' voice became stern. She wanted nothing more to cry, but she knew that if she started to cry, her dad would completely lose it.

"You're the one who always told me that miracles happen. Where's that attitude? Even if she doesn't wake up now, keep playing the song. She can hear it; I know it and you know it. She just needs a little time, okay?"

Castle wiped the tears off of his face.

"I knew I raised you right."

A small smile spread across his face.

"I love you Alexis."

"Love you too dad."

Rick hung up and opened the music app again.

Okay Kate, I know you can hear it. Just try, try to wake up.

He played the song one more time before he looked at the clock. It was already seven pm and he hadn't eaten.

He went down to the cafeteria to get some food and when he came back Lanie was in the room.

She was sitting on the chair next to Kate, and she was holding her hand and talking to her. He didn't want to disturb so he went back down to the cafeteria to eat.

"Hey, girl."

Lanie sat down on the chair that was standing next to the bed.

"You really need to wake up. The boys are going crazy; they don't know what do to without you. You're like a big sister to them, you know? And the entire precinct's been really weird. Everyone really misses you, and just wants you back. There's even a betting pool going on as to whether you're having a girl or a boy. I really hope it's a girl so I can spoil her, but Javi and Kevin are hoping for a boy so they can play catch with him."

She stopped for a moment to take a breath.

"I just need you. I need my friend. I don't have anyone to talk to, and every time I'm in the morgue I imagine seeing you there, on the cold bench, just waiting to be cut open. It's horrible. I miss you. Please come back soon. I love you, girl."

She stood up and looked at her friend for a moment, before quietly exiting the room.

Castle came back up to the room after thirty minutes. Lanie was gone so he lay down on the bed and turned on his computer. He hadn't written anything since the accident, and now with him not being on any case, or even being to the precinct for that matter, he couldn't find any inspiration.

Maybe I'll pop into the precinct tomorrow. The boys have been so busy so they haven't been able to come here. I could just go for a few hours to get some air and talk to everyone, see how they're doing…

He decided to get some sleep so he shut down his computer and changed into his pajamas before slipping into bed again.

A nurse who was taking some blood tests on Kate abruptly woke him up.

"Sorry Mr. Caste, I didn't mean to wake you."

"Oh don't worry, it's fine."

He looked at the clock on the wall. 10 am sharp.

When the nurse had left the room he slowly sat up and started to get dressed. As he put on his shirt he felt the big band aid that was still covering the most part of his lower back.

It had started itching so he'd better change it. He walked to the nurse's station and asked if anyone could help him. The nurse who had drawn Kate's blood earlier told him to go back into the room and wait and she would help him.

As he bent down to sit down he felt his skin tensing. The stitches had been itching for a few days now and he wondered how long they would have to stay in.

"Okay, Mr. Castle. Are you ready to change the band aid? I also need to see how the sutures look, because we might be able to remove them today."

He lifted up his shirt and she took off the band aid.

"Okay, well we are going to remove the sutures because you've healed up nicely, and as long as you're careful so the wound won't open you'll be fine."

She carefully cut open the suture threads and when she was done she placed another bandage on the wound.

"There you go, all done."

She smiled at him and then packed up all the instruments.

"Thank you."

He smiled back and then went over to Kate.

"Do you think she'll ever wake up?"

He looked at the nurse. His smile had faded.

"I think that you should never give up hoping, because even when times are looking dark, there's always something that will shine through that darkness and light everything up."

He smiled again and she proceeded to walk out of the room.

"Okay Kate, I'm just going to the precinct to check up on everybody and see what's going on. Be safe when I'm gone. I'll just be out a few hours. I love you."

He kissed her and then took off for the precinct.

The coma thing is actually real, it happened to my aunt, so I know miracles happen:)

As always, please review, it keeps me motivated =D

XO- Beca