Christmas Train Chapter 10, a castle fanfic

Christmas Train

Chapter 10

January 2nd

Kate couldn't believe she was going to say this but… "Castle, can we go sing some of those Christmas songs and drink Christmas drinks?" She didn't know what was possessing her but suddenly it was what she wanted to do.

Rick twisted his head to look at her since she was lying half on him already. So far they had been trying out her idea of sex during the day and sex during the night. He thought he was actually getting better.

"So I win?" He smiled widely as he teased her.

"What! Win what?" What was he winning? Then it hit her. She'd bet him that she would outlast him in spending the entire trip having sex and that he couldn't keep up with her. "NO! Definitely not." There was no way she was admitting defeat. "We're just… I want to sing Christmas songs." Kate got up on her knees and looked down at him. "We can come right back and I'll fuck your brains out. You definitely didn't win."

"Sure sounds like I won. That or we stay here and have more sex." Rick smiled gleefully; he was sure he had just won.

"So you're telling me that Santa Claus doesn't want to go sing Christmas songs with his… his…girlfriend." He hadn't proposed and they weren't married so that only left her with one thing to call them.

"Santa only exists for one day a year and Richard Castle wants to stay and have sex with his…" Kate was far more than his girlfriend. So much more than that. That tipped the scales. He got out of bed.

"YES! Christmas songs here we come." She'd won and was happy about it.

But when she reached the edge of the bed she saw Rick stop and pick up his overnight bag. It did remind her of a question she had. How had he gotten her those dresses that fit her perfectly, the jewelry and shoes, the Christmas decorations that their room was now filled with along with all the Christmas lights? She actually hadn't seen him put them up.

"Castle?" She watched him open it, reach in, and take something out. Then he came over to her and dropped to one knee in front of her. She sucked in a breath and felt her heart stop. OH GOD! Was he about to do what she thought he was? He'd said he wanted to ask her dad first.

"I'm doing this backwards but I can't just introduce you to people as my girlfriend. You mean far more than that to me. So…" Rick took a deep breath, produced the little box, and opened it. "Katherine Houghton Beckett, if you would, please do me the very great honor of being my wife. For the rest of our lives. Be Mrs. Castle and once a year, be Mrs. Claus and live with me in the North Pole."

Kate placed both hands over her mouth and gazed at the ring. He was! He had! She looked from him to the ring. She felt her tears start then run down her cheeks like rivers.

He was so handsome and so kind. She looked at the ring and it looked different somehow. It looked a bit old, perhaps it was vintage or an antique, but there was something else to it. She still had her hands over her mouth. "Castle?" She leaned closer to look closer at the ring. There was something…

"You see it, don't you." To him it meant she was perfect. She actually saw it. Lily was going to have kittens when she found out.

"Castle, …is that? What is that?" Her eyes were trained on the diamond in the center. She thought she saw something. She looked even closer.

"That's the North Pole. Where you'll be living." Rick took the ring out of the box, set the box on the floor, and reached for her hand. Then he slid the ring on her finger.

Kate raised her hand to look at the ring even closer. "That's the North Pole?" It looked HUGE! She had always thought it was just a simple workshop where Santa and the few elves worked and lived. This place wasn't small. It was ENORMOUS!

She stopped looking into the diamond and looked at Rick. Her heart was no longer beating fast and she had no trouble breathing. She loved him and this was exactly where she was supposed to be.

Her tears were still flowing strong. "Yes." Kate barely got the word out. She loved him and didn't believe she could ever love anyone this much. She launched herself at him, wrapped her arms around him, and let herself cry.

She had no idea how he had made his way into her closed off heart so quickly and so deeply. "I love you," Kate whispered as her tears kept trailing down her face.

Rick wasn't sure what her response would be, but having her crying was a bit of a mix. He hated that he had made her cry but she sounded happy and more importantly, she'd said yes.

"I love you, too, Kate. Always." He held her close, letting her cry and calm down.

They were showered, dressed, and walking down the hallway toward the dining car. Kate was walking with her head held high and with purpose. She also had her arm latched onto Rick's arm. She felt amazing and really, truly loved.

The man stopped them at the entrance. "Names?"

"Richard Castle and Kate Beckett," Rick replied.

"Right this way." He walked down the aisle with them close behind.

"He meant Mrs. Castle," Kate whispered to him since she was really looking forward to her new name. Rick positively beamed. Then he remembered Lily and what she was going to do to him.

Rick let Kate get in first then sat down across from Shrom and Vile who had gotten there first and already had drinks.

"Well, where have you two been?" Vile inquired since after locking up Bracken they'd disappeared.

Rick answered her. "We've been busy."

"Yeah, having sex. Lots and lots of sex." Kate held out her left hand for them to see.

Vile snatched it and looked at it. "What have you done now, Pink Skin?" Shrom looked at the ring while his wife held Kate's hand.

"It's gorgeous." Vile like her own ring but Kate's was really nice.

"It's an heirloom. It's been in the family for a long, long time." Rick meant Santa Claus and Kate looked at him since she thought she knew just what he was talking about.

"You two have been busy." Vile let go of Kate's hand and went back to observing her new friends.

"Needed food so you could recover?" Shrom thought he was teasing.

"Yep, because we're not done yet. Castle hasn't yet admitted defeat." Kate was grinning as she teased him.

"You were the one that wanted to come eat. I was willing to stay for more. I'm the one that won." Rick was sure of it.

"Keep dreaming, Christmas boy." She wasn't done with him yet.

"These two are going to disappear on us again, aren't they?" Shrom grumbled. Vile started to nod. "Better admit defeat while you can, Pink Skin."

"NEVER!" Rick proclaimed just as their waiter arrived to get their drinks.

"So is Will still locked in his room?" Kate didn't want him to escape. If he got his suit back she was positive he would go on a killing spree.

"He cursed at us when we knocked and checked the seal. He's still in there." Vile was convinced he was never getting out. Not unless someone blew the door off.

"Did we even give him his clothes back?" Kate couldn't remember. She was thinking they had just dragged him down there, gave him some food and water and a couple buckets to do his business in, and that was it. That cabin didn't come with its own bathroom.

"NO!" Shrom started laughing. It meant Bracken was going to be in those clothes for twelve whole days and have to put up with what he did into those buckets. "It's great isn't it!" It meant they couldn't get his clothes to him now. He was stuck.

Rick and Kate had loved the meal and meeting with their friends. But they were gone now and had left Shrom and Vile still in the dining car.

"Did those two bet on how much sex they could have and who would win?" Shrom asked his wife. Vile looked at her husband. "You're on!" Shrom started pushing his wife to get up and followed her to their room. Bracken's old room. "Pink Skin has the best ideas."

Kate was resting on Castle. She was really beginning to think she would lose the bet. So far he was keeping up with her, though she thought he was cheating. He had managed to give her several orgasms with his head planted firmly between her legs.

But she was willing to admit that he was getting a whole lot better at making love to her with all this practice. However, she was learning a few things about him, too. She was learning where his sensitive spots were.

"Ready to admit defeat?" Rick asked since she was resting on top of him.

"In your dreams, Castle. So you admit that you didn't win earlier," Kate teased.

"I admitted no such thing," he insisted. "I'm just trying to get you to admit it."

"Not until you're really, really old, Castle, and maybe not even then," she countered, though she still wasn't moving.

"Good thing I'm Santa then." He was going to live a long time so long as he remained Santa.

That had Kate lifting her head to look at him. "How long are you going to live?" Would she die of old age long before he did? She didn't much like that idea.

"Santas live a long time," he confirmed. "So do their Mrs. Clauses." That gave her something to think about.

"They do?" Kate hadn't really thought about that. "Marry me, Castle. Maybe we can find someone on this train to officiate." She suddenly wanted to live just as long as he did, if not a little longer.

Surprise was writ large all over Rick's face. "Are you serious? You're willing to piss off your dad?"

That had Kate thinking. Her dad would be really hurt and disappointed with her for not letting him walk her down the aisle. Maybe she could find a way to make it up to him. Instead of answering his question, she gave him one of hers. "Can I tell Dad that you're Santa and that I'm living in the North Pole?" She really wasn't looking forward to lying to him.

"I'm afraid not. We need to keep our existence a secret; it's how we stay safe. Your dad might not tell anyone but we can't risk it. …Please understand." Rick hoped she didn't get upset with him. "Unless your dad was to move with you."

"Dad's a lawyer. I'm not sure he wants to quit his job." Maybe her dad wasn't going to get to know. "Can you move him like you're going to move me?" Maybe that would work.

Rick was shaking his head. Kate went back to lying on top of him. "I was afraid you'd say that." She would think of something. Then she lifted her head back up. "You're telling me, though." He was taking a risk with her so why not her dad?

"I'm marrying you, I'm not marrying your dad. Family doesn't count unless they live there and nowhere else. He needs to be willing to move," Rick explained.

Kate went back to resting on top of him. Then she got back up. "How do I get him to move if I can't tell him anything about the North Pole?" She was trapped in a catch-22.

"Sounds like you have a problem." Rick wasn't much help.

"Thanks a bunch." Kate lay back down and sighed. She needed a plan. How to get her dad to move somewhere where he couldn't be a lawyer without telling him anything about the place.

"Castle, tell me more about the North Pole. Do you have schools?" Maybe she could convince her dad to be a teacher.

"You got a glimpse of the place in your ring. We have everything any city would have, we just don't have pollution. We have places to shop, movie theaters, schools, sports, any number of things. It's mostly what we don't have that makes us different. We don't have cars, we don't have businesses since our only business is to make toys, we don't have any violence or jails or prisons." That had Kate lifting her head back up to look at him.

"How do you do that?" It sounded perfect but how did they manage that?

"We don't have money, either. We don't use it. Everything we have, we make. All of it's available to everyone who wants it. There's no reason to steal. We have doctors and hospitals, entertainment, you name it. You'll see." Rick was sure she would love the place.

"Lawyers?" Was she that lucky? Except she watched Rick shake his head. She went back to resting on him. So much for that thought.

"I'm sorry, Kate, but my hands are tied." He couldn't risk all of their lives or the magic of Christmas.

"It's not your fault. I'll think of something." She had no idea what it was going to be at the moment. But if she didn't want to keep secrets from her dad she needed to think of something.

Kate lifted her head so she could kiss him. Then kissed him again. "Ready for another round, Castle?" She smiled at him since he was going down no matter how long it took.

She squealed when Rick spun her onto her back then found him above her yet again. "You're going to admit defeat eventually," he said.

She was all set to counter his statement when suddenly his erection was buried deep inside her. So all that came out was a moan of pleasure. Kate was soon lost in yet another orgasm as she raked her nails down his back causing Rick to climax inside her yet again.

They were both now resting on their backs side by side. "I need a break," Rick admitted.

"Conceding defeat, are you, Castle?" She really hoped so since she was tired and getting really sore. She didn't want to think about if she was going to be able to walk tomorrow. Or was it today since she had lost track of time?

He corrected his statement. "A bathroom break, that's all." He wasn't willing to admit defeat. Especially when he had already won. He just couldn't get Kate to concede.

Rick groaned as he rolled over and almost fell out of bed before making it to his feet. He actually needed this break for more than one reason. He was starting to really feel that he was going to lose this bet. Kate was better at this than he was.

Rick was sitting on the toilet even if he didn't need to. He needed a break. Eventually he got up to wash. That was when he saw all the marks on his body. After twisting a little he saw the marks on his back from Kate's nails. She had really done a number on him. "I'm going to need medical treatment soon." Then he put his hands on the counter and bent over. "From this train's doctor." He shuddered. He didn't have any more faith in that quack than Kate did.

Then there was a knock on the door. "Are you done yet? It's my turn." She needed to pee and soon.

Rick groaned since it looked like his break was over. He shuffled over and opened the door to find a naked Kate standing there. "It's all yours." He headed for the bed so he could lie down and take another break.

Kate sat down and saw some of herself in the mirror. Getting up after she was done wasn't easy. Much like it was getting out of bed. If she was capable of walking tomorrow, if it was still tomorrow, she was going to be shuffling her feet.

That was when she saw herself in the mirror. She had a hickey on her neck, one on each breast. Bending over with a little difficulty she found two more of them on her thighs. Since there was a hand mirror Kate grabbed it to look at her core. She found her nether lips red and angry-looking.

She put the mirror down and looked at the woman in the mirror. "Maybe we can call it a draw." It had been unbelievably fun and completely pleasurable, but she was going to pay for this tomorrow and she wasn't even drunk.

Meanwhile in another cabin. "Ready to admit defeat, husband?" Vile inquired as he was resting on his back just like she was.

Shrom was tired and not sure he had another erection in him. Still… "You do remember who you're talking to, right?" Did she really think he was going to surrender? Even if it was her.

Vile was afraid he would say that. She knew him well. "Bathroom break?" she requested.

Shrom thought about it. "You have two minutes." He wasn't going to allow her to sit on the toilet for the next twenty or more minutes so she could rest. But if she did he could rest on the bed.

Vile moaned as she rolled out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom. "Two minutes," he reminded her and chuckled softly at the look she gave him.

Kate came back out wondering how she was going to cover all of her hickeys. The only good thing she could really count on was the fact that the train didn't have a pool so she didn't have to wear a bikini and show off all of them.

She found Castle right where she'd left him: lying on his back on their bed. Kate crawled onto the bed and landed next to him. She hated to admit it but tomorrow was going to be hell. Tonight might be hell if he had one more erection in him. She was already sore and the trip to the bathroom had only reinforced that.

"How about a tie?" Kate asked wearily.

"Admitting defeat?" Rick wasn't willing to let go just yet.

"Castle." It was as close as she was going to come to pleading.

"Fine, a tie. …IF you agree to join me in singing Christmas songs tomorrow." He was Santa after all.

"Fine! I'll sing Christmas songs with you." She wasn't big on singing but at least he hadn't asked her to dance with him.

Bodies tired and sore, both of them lay on the bed, naked and on their backs, waiting for sleep to take them.

Vile was sore and walking to the bathroom had shown her just how much. Walking was going to be no fun tomorrow. She crawled onto the bed so she could lay next to her husband who was still on his back. He was also soft.

"How about a tie, husband?" At least neither of them lost this way even if neither of them won.

"Just don't tell Pink Skin." He would never survive being teased by him. "Or Kate." She might bond with Kate and tell her everything.

"Deal!" Vile would keep her mouth closed. At least until her husband pissed her off by doing something. Then all bets were off.

It allowed both of them to just lay there and let sleep find them. "Pink Skin." He was sure this was his fault.