With comfort and family life can be perfect but there are always things that have to stand in the middle and try to tear it apart. CHAPTER 20 IS RATED M FOR SAFETY not sure if it's needed but I fell better saying it : ENJOY!

In the quiet room there was no one awake to hear her almost inaudible whisper of 'I love you too.' When Detective Beckett wakes from her surgery with a rather puzzling case of amnesia she is left wondering about many things, especially her last name. Set at the end of season three.

Everyone is leaving the Castle loft and he is left all alone. What will happen when Beckett comes to check on him? OCC WARNING: This story contains sensitive material that may be offensive to some. Now on Wattpad - Username Writernut55

Steel rose back into her eyes and she challenged him silently to do something about it. But the damage was done, and looking close enough, he could see the broken girl behind the bars. Castle decided right then and there that he would let that child loose. No more running, no more hurting, just free. *now complete*

One-shots of married and family life between Rick and Kate. Something sweet and fluffy for those who like "aww"-moments. *Chapter 62 up* "Look, I messed up by not telling you and I'm sorry for that." He stepped closer, his face taut. "But I'm not going to apologize for trying to keep my family safe."

Castle takes Beckett out to dinner to tell her he loves her and she admits she does too. What events will unfold from this?

"The bed is so big," And empty without you. "And Alexis won't let me sleep on her bedroom floor." Anymore. The third and final installment of the 'To Love' series.

Chapter 28. Life goes on and Kate discovers magic is real.

A different background, a very bad first meeting and revelations about who we really are behind our masks? . Caskett sorry Kater-haters, you lose. Chapter 45 The Redoubt & Treachery

When Castle gets life altering news, he has to decide whether to make a stand alone, or to involve Kate. He's always been able to tell Kate anything, but this time, he finds himself driven by his own emotions. Will he figure it all out? Caskett

AU. Kate's life changes for the better when a 6 year old girl uses her as a human shield while she is buying a book after a hard day at work.

My take on the season 3 finale. Castle refuses to leave his partner's side. Beckett has to fight for her life and who better to help her then the man who would have taken a bullet for her.

A collection of smutty missing scene for our favorite couple. Separate one shots. If you have ideas for more scenarios let me know. ENJOY!

Beckett's the writer, Castle's the cop. Everyone else is who they are in canon, sort of. Obviously AU and while there's enough Caskett for some and some Kater for others. Chapter 19 is adult smuttiness.

There are new cases coming in everyday. They solve them. They go home. Why is this one any different? Please review! I'd love to see thoughts! xD

Together they manage many things but what happens when they enter their partnership in a charity competition. Will their friendship survive, crack or evolve? Caskett with some Lanie/Esposito.

Castle and Beckett investigate a spate of high profile strangling cases in SoHo, finding themselves wrestling with their feelings for one another along the way. Drama, angst, love and romance. COMPLETE!

This story started right after Knockout, and is now complete. Beckett is in the hospital, and Castle has to deal with things as he waits for her to wake up. And Beckett has her own story going on at the same time. Chapter 11 up!

Castle is backing off the sexual innuendo, letting Kate know he'll always be there. Kate is silently seeking and accepting more. A little back and forth. Chapter 52 up 03/19/12! *Reposted 3/20 due to FFnet errors.

AU. Detective Kate Beckett is separated and raises her son alone. She meets Richard Castle by accident, literally, on the tenth anniversary of her mother's death, turning her life upside down.

A 'Dash Away' sequel.

Set when Alexis is just about to head off to college. Rick and Kate have broken up but fate throws them back together with a different tune. rated T for some freedom when it counts. angst for some time. but will lighten up. please give it a try.

Sequel to What Happens In Paris. Kate and Rick are happily married when disaster strikes the happy couple. How will they get over this and will it affect the new lives they've managed to create for themselves after everything that's happened in the past?

Completely AU. Beckett's parents are alive and well and she is a lawyer. Castle, is still still suave and debonair with playboy tendencies except instead of fun-loving author, he is one of New York's best private defense attorneys. How will this play out? WIP, T.

A detective has partnered with a writer to speak for those who have been murdered. It's Castle and Beckett doing what they do. With one little difference. Until chapter 11. Then things get a lot different.

What if Kate and Rick hadn't first met when they did? What if they'd met when Kate had started out as a Detective and was undercover? How would their relationship change?

What would happen if it all were switched? What if Castle was the New York Cop? And Beckett the carefree writer? Would they end up loving each other all the same? Would Castle ever let himself love?

Castle loses a bet and offers to win back his dignity playing poker with Beckett. But when the stakes get higher, what do you think will happen? M rated!

A frustrating case, a victim with more enemies than friends, mob ties, gangs and something neither saw coming. When Castle and Beckett find they are being hunted, will it drive them closer or push them further apart? Rated M for Chapters 35 and up.

An argument, a wish voiced in the midst of angry betrayal, the reality and the inability to say 'I'm sorry'.

Castle and Beckett share an evening at her mother's fundraiser.

A car accident that's more than a car accident. A tour for too long. Loving more than being loved. A wedding that won't be planned. Castle/Beckett, Lanie/Esposito.

Set five months after Expressing My Emotions, it tells the story of Kate and Rick through her pregnancy and dealing with their feelings and new issues to deal with. But how will they cope when they finally have their baby? NOW COMPLETE!

Castle has a plan for Kate's birthday, but then it eventually morphs into a sub-plan to pull a fast one on Lanie and the guys. Caskett moments in this one. Total AU. *Complete*

Beckett and Castle have always been close, but a case that threatens to put Castle's life in danger pulls them even closer. Scared, confused, happy, in love. It's Castle and Kate, at their finest.

After a year and a half apart, Beckett and Castle meet again. The path to recovering their relationship won't be easy, but easy things are never worth it. Rated T for now. Warning: features issues like violence against women and sexual assault.

Set post LA, the end of season 3 nowhere in sight Very AU. What can the events of a single alcohol filled night lead to? Something big? On the contrary it could lead to something very small indeed...

AU: carolina17 had this idea: What if Kate's mother was never murdered but her father was instead? This Kate Beckett never went to the police academy, grew up under the shadow of her mother's ambition, and has her own wall to deal with. COMPLETE

When Kate Beckett went to get her book signed by Richard Castle, she never imagined that she'd end up meeting his daughter, much less offering to babysit for the afternoon. AU.

Kate Beckett didn't want to be a mother. Her job was dangerous; the thought of leaving her child alone in the world was too much to bear. However, it might be a risk she is willing to take to see the child that brings such a smile to Rick Castle's face.

A series of one-shots on the possible ways that Castle and Beckett's friends and family find out about their hopefully future relationship.

Nine months ago she gave him up at the behest of his daughter - choosing to break herself in order to free him. As dumb ideas go it's the worst one ever. ***Finalist for 'Best Romance' in the 2012 Castle Fan Fiction Awards.***

After a hard case, the team decides to go to the Old Haunt for a drink, Beckett wants to go but Josh has other plans, but of course Beckett puts him in his place. Reveiws are welcome

Chapter 9: There was a thief in the 12th precinct. Possibly thieves. And Kate Beckett was going to do something about it. *Previously titled 'The Moments That Make Us'*

Josh always gets in the way of Castle and Beckett, so I thought it would be lovely for Castle to get in the way of Josh and Beckett.

A look at Caskett then and now. Chapter 30 is up and I'm done.

They've both said it is. Is it really? Are they fooling themselves? Or do either of them really believe the lie?

Episode-fic set in late season 4. The case of a body drowned in paint causes Beckett to re-evaluate Castle's place on her team and in her life. Complete.

Something happens to completely upturn the lives of Castle and Beckett, throwing them into an adventure that tests and pushes them to their extremes. Mystery, action, and love ensue.

It's different when it happens right in front of you...close enough to watch the lights go out. Castle experiences this for himself when Beckett passes out after taking a bullet at the end of Knockout. What happens next? Caskett, of course.

A continuation of the If At First, Try Again universe. Beckett takes Jordan Shaw's offer. COMPLETE

Beckett is planning Castle's surprise birthday party, and all it's fun and shenanigans. In all the commotion, she forgets to get him a present, but Beckett realizes the one thing Castle really wants for his birthday: her.

******Chapter 11 now up**** Rick is in danger. Kate finally realizes just how much he means to her. So what does she do to prove it to him. Angsty to begin and but will be all Caskett eventually.

Castle married Gina, Beckett married Josh. What happens when these two old flames meet again years later in the Hamptons? Rating may change later on.

Secrets are shared and kept between a writer, a cop, and their team. Chapter Seven is rated M.

What if Beckett wasn't the one to get shot at Montgomery's funeral? What if Castle pushed her out of the way? Post-Knockout, Multi-chapter.

Chapter 25, More reflections on their wedding day. Total fluff.

In which Castle and Beckett deal with the aftermath of solving Johanna's murder. Nothing but Caskett love. Rated T for language and freedom later on. Loosely based off of the events of Knockout.

Castle wasn't going to challenge Beckett's statement that this was déjà vu. In the end she'd realise it was fate. Set after 3.17

AU. Kate is in an unhealthy relationship and reaches out to Rick one night. Trigger warning for discussion of domestic violence. Possible OOC-ness for Beckett. **Please note this is no longer a series of oneshots, but a standalone fic.**

AU, three years on. Kate is married to a wonderful man, she has a job that she's great at and they're starting a family. She should be happy, right? Sometimes it isn't falling in love but staying there that's the hard part.

After that finale, my take on what happens next, to help tide you over 'til fall! Multi-chapter. Who shot Beckett? What does Castle do next? Where does Esposito fit into all this? Read, enjoy, review!

COMPLETE at 100. AU: Kate and Castle try to adjust to life as parents. Check out AC's preview video on youtube: /watch?v nARnCrP2Z98 Thanks AC!

Summary: Kate/Rick. What if Castle and Beckett had given into their feelings when they were in LA? How will they adjust to balancing their new relationship with the demands of their everyday lives? Post 'To Live and Die in LA'. Reviews are loved. Xx

"MOVE!" She screamed, pushing her way over. Finale Fic.

Richard Castle is in love with Kate Beckett. So how does he let her go? COMPLETE

It's the Heat wave movie premiere in New York, and the gang is attending. Page 105 on screen stirs some repressed feelings and starts another chapter in Beckett's and Castle's life. End of cheesy summary, sorry about that !

What happens to Richard Castle and Kate Beckett if she marries another man? Don't worry, this *is* a Caskett fic. Now COMPLETE!

The second she had seen Castle with that awful green and white rope around his neck she had decided to stop running. She didn't want to fight him anymore. She no longer wanted to ignore the words he thinks she doesn't remember. Mid Season 4.

Castle is always there when Beckett needs him, ALWAYS. He's prevented her from getting shot on more than one occasion...what if, instead of wasting precious seconds on a double-take, Castle recognised the sniper's scope straight away? 3x24 spoilers.

Kate was shot...Wasn't she? Could it be a dream? Or maybe she's dreaming now, either way...Waking up and finding out you're married, have two kids, a stepdaughter and a baby on the way can be pretty freaking frightening. AU. Hint of Knockout spoilers.

Beckett and Castle's movie night.

Sequel to 'Wrong'. Beckett finally makes a decision regarding her relationship with Castle.

Castle finally plucks up the courage to ask the lovely detective Beckett out. They have a great time, but then disaster strikes. The team has to solve a murder. Romance, friendship, crime, and Lightsaber battles ensue. T for safety.

Starts at the end of S3. The team is in the waiting room of the hospital. But when Kate wakes up, what does she say to Castle that tears him apart. A little angsty, but will end in fluff.

"Dad, I don't know want you to end up dead, okay? Can you imagine what would happen to us if we lost you?" Alexis wants her father to choose between her or shadowing Beckett. Based on spoilers for Season 4.

Takes place about 4 months after the shooting and Beckett has been promoted to Captain as by request from everyone at the 12th. Much to her reluctance at accepting the job...she gives it a shot

Beckett's mom's charity event. A break up. A date. And some revelations that make Beckett finally understand exactly WHAT she and Castle are. There's a really good reason why this story is called 3 point 2. I promise it will be fun finding out why...

The call about the body came from Lanie, at four in the morning, on her day off. Lanie never called her about bodies.

Shot, hospitalized and confused, Katherine Beckett wakes up to a changing future. Richard Castle wants to protect her, love her, save her. But there are things she must face, and she can't make him the promises he needs. Post-Knockout continuation.

He knows she never wants saving, thinks she doesn't need it, but this sacrifice he's making isn't about her. It's about him and how he will always save her given the chance. Differant ending to 3x24 Knockout.

Ryan and Jenny's wedding is quickly approaching. What happens when both Kate Beckett and Rick Castle find themselves in need of a date?

When Kate marries Josh, both her and Castle have to adjust. A collection of significant dates spread out over 9 years about friendship, family, and how the people who really matter always - eventually, inevitably- come back into your life. Caskett.

In the span of two hours, Beckett began to question the very foundation of her working relationship with Castle. Because now she was faced with the all too real possibility that it was over. NOT a post-finale fic. Cover art by pauliporcupine.

Castle invites the team for a special party at the Old Haunt

The end of the season three finale, if Castle and Beckett's positions were reversed. Castle/Beckett, angst, major character death only if you want to read it that way , oneshot.

While people fall all the time they can get back up again, they just need the help of someone who will be there for them. Always Castle/Beckett Oneshot

This is a more angsty continuation of Swept Away, and upon careful consideration now contains the secondary story 'The Hero and the Fire'. The plot now thickens as the bubble quickly bursts, leaving the question where will it go from here.

What if Castle had seen the glint of the gun just an instant earlier, and had taken the bullet for Beckett?

Rick Castle, who kept her from freezing to death and held her hand in front of a bomb, prepared to die with her, wasn't who she was going home with. Kate's night after the end of Countdown.

Castle finds himself kidnapped whilst on a book tour. Will Beckett, his partner, move heaven and earth to get him back safe and sound?

This story is kinda sorta inspired by a story by MommaKristine called To Have and to Hold her story is so much better than this one and you should go check it out!

When Beckett starts to notice little things Castle does for her, and little things Josh doesn't, will she finally begin to believe that Castle has feelings for her and vice versa? Some continuous stories, some one shots. Fluffy, comedic, and sweet.

What if, when Kate made the "School's funniest kid, & it's not enough," comment, Castle demanded to know what was enough? How explosive would that get? And what happened between the scenes we saw? Middle and later chapters have great fluff.

Kate is a little jealous of the new female bartender at The Old Haunt.

*SPOILERS WITHIN* She had watched those eyes flicker away its lights away & stood beside the oak casket as the body laid within returned to the ground. This is that moment in the in between and all that was after.

What happens after Josh operates on Kate? Does she remember Rick telling her something special after she was shot? What's next for Beckett and Castle?

"The best you can hope for is to find a place to make your stand. And if you're very lucky, you find someone willing to stand with you." As Kate recovers, she begins to realize the importance of Montgomery's words, both on the job and in life. Spoilers for Knockout. Complete.

Kate wakes up after being shot and her last memory is of Castle leaving with Gina to The Hamptons. Castle helps her to recover her memory as they try to repair their friendship. Caskett. My first attempt at a Fan Fic.

A different response to Kate's now infamous line in 3x24: "And for the past three years I have been running around with the school's funniest kid, and it's not enough!"

What began as my little take on the finale has evolved into a multi-chapter story with plenty of adorable Caskett scenes. Castle is staying with Beckett while she heals. They try to stay entertained. Read if you're in need of some fluff over this hiatus!

When Beckett steps away from her desk Castle's curiosity gets the better of him. He never expected to be crushed by what he found in her drawer. Is it too late for them or can he convince her that he's her 'one and done? Rated M, not fluff, angst warning.

A sequel to the fluff Dating series, where we 'move the island' and find that life is more difficult than expected for our newly married couple!

What happens when one can tell the truth and only the truth, and the other has no self-control? Hilarity, one would imagine. Oh yeah. And fluff. LOADS of it! So much that imma give you all cavities! pls r&r.

How I think season 4 should start, realistically. A lot has changed over the summer: a new Captain, something's up with Castle. Beckett is back at work and re-considering their relationship, but Castle has other things on his mind...

Kate and Rick are at the Johanna Beckett Scholarship Benefit. Will things finally be right between them? Is it the time for extraordinary, at last?

Castle and Kate go through roller coaster moments that ultimately decide the fate of their relationship as partners and friends. As months pass by, they find themselves in situations they thought they would never face.

She had lost her captain—her friend and mentor; she could not lose him as well. Not when there was so much left unsaid, so much more that she wanted to tell him, that she needed to tell him. Post-KNOCKOUT AU.

This is the sequel to "Undercover". After being kidnapped and tortured, Kate is trying to recover from what happened to her but she isn't doing alone anymore, instead she has Rick to help her. But how far can the next step go when she's still recovering?

Spoilers: Missing scenes for 'Knockout' and several for the aftermath. "I can't promise you it means anything, Castle. And I can't tell you it changes anything. All I can tell you is that I need you. Tonight, I need to be with you."

Castle cracks Beckett's emotional shell.

Kate's married Josh and Castle's left to search for a new muse and a new start. What happens when they meet again two years later in Paris with things to tell each other? Disclaimer: I do not own Castle, however disappointing that is.

What if the roles were switched at the end of "Knockout", and Beckett was in Castle's position? Continues after the finale and on to what I'd like to see happen in season four.

Kate has exciting news for her husband, but she'll have to wait a bit before telling him

So Im pretty sure the first chapter is how the shows gonna start, after that it's just my imagination!

Set post "Countdown" Beckett is ready to admit her feelings for Castle and they move their relationship to the next level.

It's Labor Day weekend and Rick and Kate are back in Cape May. But could this be their final date? My typical fluff. Lots of dialogue and little plot! Last for this series. Rated T

Kate and Josh have broken up, and Kate and Castle have…well, they haven't anythinged. And tonight, they finally stop fighting it. Set somewhere at the end of Season Three, assuming that our shipper irritant is gone.

How far would you go to protect the ones you love? Castle finds out. And so does Kate Beckett. Castle/Beckett. Final Chapter. This is my 2nd attempt at a story. Thanks for the comments and special thnks to the Immortal 31. Enjoy

When Beckett goes undercover to catch a killer, Castle learns some of the secrets that she's been hiding but what sort of a affect will this have on their relationship? T at the moment but it might change to M in later chapters. I don't own Castle.

Trust, angst, love, doubt, hope... You know, all the aspects you typically see in a juicy story about Rick Castle and Kate Beckett. Reviews are always appreciated.

"If" is a very big word. What if the one moment that changed everything never happened? Castle's "transported" to a world where he and Beckett never met. He remembers everything... has the world gone mad? How's he going to get back? CASKETT

This time it was different, this time it wasn't both of them facing death. This time Castle was going at it alone. Oneshot

She'll always be his extraordinary KB. With or without her badge. AtW IV.

This is a follow up to the story, One Date. After two weeks, Castle and Beckett still haven't had a second date. Will one of them finally find a way to make it as magical as the first one?

COMPLETE at Chapter 21. After the events of One and Done? and If At First, Kate Beckett discovers what life is like on the other side.

He's done shadowing Beckett and has finished the last novel in the Heat series and now is preparing to go on tour - but not to promote his book. Last chapter is up. Hope you enjoy it.

Its spring, 2011, and baseball season is underway. Beckett has called it quits with Josh, but does that mean Castle will finally get his chance at a date with his muse? Light fare with some humor.

When Castle finds Beckett undressed and tied up, it sets up a whole new set of emotions between the partnership. But where will it lead? Rated T at the moment but may change to M with later chapters knowing me. Disclaimer: I don't own these characters

It was a summer's night and the smell of the old rose bush was as heavy as rain. Under the light of the moon and guidance of the stars, two friends finally take that step into something more.

It starts with the first episode from season 3, when Castle comes back from the Hamptons. Then it takes on its own life. Beckett admits her feelings for Castle...both to him and to herself. This is my first fanfic. I am aware it prob isn't very good.

Caskett; One-Shot; Something happens that changes everything. Set sometime after 3x20 SLICE OF DEATH. Rated for language and mature content. WARNING: Possible triggers, non-con.

Sequel to 'To Love' and set about a year after it. It's 11:02 and she still isn't home.

When a murder happens to close to home,how will they cope? And how will they solve the murder? Caskett WARNING CHARACTER DEATH

It started out as an ordinary case... but turned into one they all will never forget. Our favorite detectives and author investigate the murder of a lawyer that leads to some pretty interesting revelations. Caskett.

Previously Titled 'Four Walls': Castle and Becket head north, revisit the past, and build on the future. Set post 'Boom'

The last month of Kate's sick leave in the Hamptons isn't going to be a vacation. Caskett. Around the World Part 3

It all starts with coffee and Broadway. Lanie/Esposito, part of the Around the World Universe.

Sometimes the lines between what is real and what is pretend can be a little blurry. Especially to those standing so close to those lines. And once those lines are blurred, how easy is it to redraw them?

An argument gets rather...heated, and of course, one thing leads to another.

Alexis has been kidnapped. Castle is at a loss. And Beckett promises to make it right. Castle/Beckett.