A sequel to A Night to Forget

Her mother's murder- the case had torn them apart and brought them together before, but never quite like this. That was before love had entered the game. That was before she had to decide which was worth fighting for. AU

"She thinks he's just watching all of the girls, but then he's still staring at her when she looks again a few minutes later. He's not watching all the girls, he's watching her." AU. Kate's a stripper, Rick meets her at a bachelor party. Prompt fill.

She's glad she could help out Alexis, reassure her that the school dance won't be so bad even though her dad is attending as a chaperone. But she's just made a promise she's not entirely sure she knows how to keep. How on Earth is she going to distract Richard Castle? AU where Kate is Alexis' teacher.

Photographer Kate Beckett and aspiring novelist Rick Rodgers are perfectly content in their solitary lives. But it's only after an unlikely matchmaker conspires to have them meet that they realize how extraordinary their lives could become. A Castle AU for Summer Ficathon 2016 co-written by airbefore and caffinate-me.

AU. "Hello Richard Alexander Rodgers. Meet your guardian angel, I'm Katherine." Richard Castle, the famous and handsome writer has to take care of his little daughter, Alexis, by himself. One day, an angel called Katherine appears in his loft to take care of them, making him fall in love with her and believe in angels.

AU. Kate and Rick are dancers that were designed to become partners of each other during the 'Swan Lake' season, but Kate isn't too happy with the idea, as her director wants Rick to help her to improve her performance of the Black Swan. What'll happen?

Rick is a fireman. His wife left him a year earlier, took his twelve year old daughter with her. Kate is a homicide detective. Young but savvy, knows what she's talking about. One day, Rick goes into a house fire and something goes very wrong and Kate and her team are called in to investigate.

AU: One man and one woman, both experienced survivalists are taking on the most punishing adventure of their lives. They have no water, no food and no clothes. Their task is to survive on the barren island of Andros in the West Indies for twenty-one days, Naked and Afraid.

Kate has a daughter named Kaylie. She and Rick meet similar to the way they meet on the show, though its AU after the first episode. What happens when Kaylie's father returns? Starts with Alexis 10 and Kaylie 5.

AU Based on Married At First Sight. Kate and Castle get married without ever meeting before. The first couple of chapters probably won't be M, but ones after that might be.

Kate decides to move forward with her and Rick...but is it too late? Post 4x20

What happens when Castle gets invited to Beckett's family reunion and what will he find out once he gets there. CASKETT will eventually happen. And Beckett gets some news which could mean life or death. And Beckett learns to open up to the people she loves the most.

"Rick was glad he was there to help Kate through it. He wondered if Jim would be stepping up if he wasn't here, and Kate had no one else to rely on, if it was just the two of them living in this bubble of grief." An AU Caskett story, which explores what could have been if Kate Beckett had met Richard Castle back when he was Ricky Rodgers, before her mother was brutally murdered.

AU: Castle and Beckett meet in a different way, but are still drawn together by murder. Their relationship escalates from there as more secrets are uncovered, and they realize their lives may be more intertwined than they thought.

When Richard Castle's daughter, Alexis, meets an NYPD traffic cop called Katherine Beckett he's at ease. Kate seems to be happy and bubbly but soon Rick learns of the broken young woman that is hidden behind the gun and facade. Will he and his fiery redhead be able to give her the love that she deserves and with their shared glances ever mean anything? AU Meeting, young Alexis.

Castle and Beckett spent one night together and over a year apart. Now they were neighbors and they had a second chance for something extraordinary. Pre-Series AU, Meeting AU. Caskett. A prompt response written for CastleFanficMonday and continued for the 2015 Castle Hiatus Ficathon.

AU meeting fic. Kate is a young mother, living in the same apartment complex as Castle. He is annoyed that the baby is crying all night while he tries to write, and goes to yell at her. Instead, he finds her disheveled and upset, pacing with the baby down the hall, and offers to help.

Summary: What is it that Professor Rodgers had for his student Katherine Beckett? No one knew. Is it mutual? Will they cross the borders? Angst&Romance

After 6x23, Beckett goes to sleep regretting all the time she lost with Castle. The next day Beckett wakes up and she's in the body of her 1x01 self. Not a Death!Fic. Rated T for Language and Violence. Prompt from CastleFanFicPrompts on Tumblr. Now Complete!

When Special Agent Kate Beckett is offered an interview for a Secret Service position at the White House she didn't know what to expect, but even less than the position as personal protection for the first daughter, she never expected him. President/SSA AU. COMPLETE.

She broke something wonderful, tore it to shreds. She left him, and now she needs to come home. She needs to fix this, for him, for them. All of them. A post 8x02 story.

A serial Bomber is loose in NYC. Kate and her team meet with a new addition to their team. Meet Lt. Richard Castle. An active member with the NYPD's Bomb Disposal Unit. He is teamed with the homicide detectives from the 12th precinct to stop this mad man. But what they don't know is that Rick has a tortured past. This case will either ruin him or save him. Will Kate fall for him?

Post 2x18 Boom! Due to the circumstances, Kate moves into Rick's apartment and they begin a friends with benefits relationship.

A passionate and loving relationship turns into a media circus but for what reason? (AU/College)

It was just an ordinary day at the precint until Beckett's biggest secret comes visiting. This causes Beckett and Castle to become closer. But how close ?

Beckett's been ordered to go to her family reunion, Castle shows up and an escaped murderer is loose near the reunion what else could go wrong this week ? The summary is bad I know but give it a chance who pleaseee. pre always.

One-shot photo prompt set during 1x04: "Hell Hath No Fury." Kate tapped on the doorframe, knuckles knocking lightly so as not to startle or disturb the peace. "Hey. Am I…interrupting?" "Beckett!" Castle dropped his pen and struggled to his feet, clearly surprised to see her. COMPLETE

Seeing Richard Castle for the first time in a decade? Yeah, she could totally handle that...right? (Rick & Kate met in college AU)

A Ghost Love Story. "He knew something was different the moment he stepped into the brownstone." Extremely AU. Caskett set in 1890. CastleHalloweenBash 2014 Entry. Now Complete.

Picks up immediately after the end of 4x11 - Ryan's wedding. What if, for just one night, Kate Beckett needed an escape from her own life-an escape named Richard Castle.

In another life, Alexandria Rogers welcomes the new student Kate Beckett to her school. Kate has a past that she has chosen to escape from. What happens after Alexandria's brother, Alex Rogers, figures out a little something from her past.

Beckett's homecoming one cold Thanksgiving night in the future. Some Spoilers for 6 x 10. This story has expanded to include several Thanksgiving as we follow the lives of the Caskett family into the future

Castle and Beckett both join the same dating website after incessant encouragement from their family and friends and start talking to each other without knowing it due to the anonymity of their profiles. Loosely based on "You've Got Mail." My entry for the Rom Com Fic Challenge.

"They slept together. He'd joke that it's not a big deal, after all they have done it before, but they're both aware that it is, in fact, a big deal. They've been divorced two years, and they had finally settled into the rhythm of being friends and parents to Noah, and now everything's a mess."

AU. Kate Becket is trying to cope with her mothers death as her father is drowning himself in alcohol. Can a charming young man help her understand the true meaning of love? WARNING- themes of depression and suicidal thoughts.

For CastleFanficMonday! A Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry. Beckett decides to have a baby and is looking for a donor. Castle ends up switching the donors "seed" for his own and doesn't tell Beckett. AU.

She knows that smile. Knows him. And from the fact that his eyes have widened as soon as he set them on her, she's almost certain he knows her too. "Don't just stare at her from a distance," Johanna teases, Kate cursing her Mom's apparent ability to pick up on everything, "she doesn't bite!" Except the fact that he's wearing a scarf in August is proof that she does bite. Hard.

Kate Beckett has just been promoted to detective at the 12th precinct and Captain Montgomery has given her 3 months celebratory leave. So she decides to go to the Hamptons but this is Kate Beckett so she decides to get a small job as a maid. And to who's Hamptons house does she get assigned to... No other than Richard Castle and his adorable little girl Alexis. Read to see their a

Having to water people's plants while her friend is away, Kate Beckett finds herself inside the home of Richard Castle, a former member of the band Pop. And now, she has to help him write a new song. A story based on the movie Music and Lyrics.

High School AU. Rick and Kate have been dating for eight months, but there's no way she could be pregnant, right? No, this had to be a fluke.

When Miss Katherine Beckett has no choice but to flee and leave her parents and life behind, she never imagines that it could get any worse. That is until the ship she boarded is attacked by pirates! Are people really all that they appear to be? Will she be able to have a chance at happiness, and maybe even... Love? pirate!fic.*As of right now, this fic is on permanent hold(3/6/17)

AU: Rick and Kate are both students at Stanford and are studying in the library when another couple begin having sex somewhere nearby. Per request, I'll add some more.

Richard Castle attended public school for one semester in fourth grade, where he sat across from Kate Beckett. When the two meet again years later, have things changed that much between them? And how will they react to each other as adults? AU

AU. Castle and Beckett meet during the bank robbery in Cops And Robbers. After the events of Montgomery's shooting, her own, and breaking up with Josh, will Beckett still learn to let Castle in? COMPLETE.

Beckett has a secret. What happens when her three children come rushing into the precinct. What else happens when no one knew she had children ? Caskett in later chapters.

Eight years later Richard Castle is found, and it's no longer his ring on her finger. AU from 6x23 "For Better Or Worse".

Set after Deep in Death, Kate won't forgive Rick after he broke their deal.

Castle and Beckett takes care of a child whose mother was murdered. Please try it :) COMPLETED.

'Anything else' She asked him, her notepad in her hand. 'I don't know, your phone number might be nice.' He stated with a smug smile. -The Beckett's own a restaurant, what happens when a certain author walks in? College setting. AU

He doesn't know her, and he's only ever seen her once, always in the same position. Not at the mall, or in a coffee shop, but on a cold night in the park, he sees her, in a photo. "You're the girl from the picture."

AU: She hasn't seen him in seventeen years, not since she was pre-law and he was Rick Rodgers. But Rick Castle in her interrogation room now is the least of her troubles. Entry for 2015 Castle Summer Hiatus Ficathon.

Season 4 AU. Wounds take time to heal. Sins...sometimes longer. (Prompt from Castlefanficprompts: Cops and Robbers post 47 seconds.) Cover Art inspired by Calpal052699/whatifellinlovewith (tumblr)

The past hurts. So let it go. But what if you let go and the past comes rushing back turning everything upside down, bringing memories you tried to shut out. What if Kate met Castle when her Mom was still alive and she was a pre-law student at Stanford? But he is Castle, and he screws up. Caskett fic. Read and review!

What if Kate and Rick had met when Alexis was in trouble? AU: Johanna is alive, Kate is not a cop and... well read to find out the rest.

'Just another job, that's all Richard Castle would ever be. Maybe if she repeated it enough, she would actually believe it.' Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

I had intended this to be a one shot AU, but after some requests, I'm continuing it. What would have happened if Ryan's bullet had found Castle in 301? "Was that what you wanted to tell me, Kate?" Castle asked."Yeah," Beckett confided, "not that it would have changed anything." "It would have changed everything. Kate." The rating has been upped to M for safety chapter 75 and beyond

This is a Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon EntryKate gets called into the school for a parent/teacher conference because her daughter keeps getting in fights with Alexis Castle. Johanna Beckett is also still alive. As such, this story is very AU.

This was always her place. No one would come up here. Now it's filled with flowers and he is standing there, looking at her. And she is going to talk to him about it.

Alternate Universe where Rick is the heavyweight champion and meets a small town deputy sheriff who's a great cook. Suggested by a request at Castle fanfic prompts.

'She cannot believe her freaking arm is broken.' Set very early season 3.

"But the longer she stares at him, the more she realizes that she knows him, that she dated him in high school, and that this is the man who took her virginity." Inspired by this tumblr prompt: childhood sweethearts who moved away and then into the same apartment block by chance AU

What if the Castle crew had met in the First Grade? How would their lives have been different? Would Castle and Beckett have gotten along as children? How would the path their lives took have been different. These will all be answered (in theory) when you read this Fic. This is my first shot at Castle FF so be kind.

After a weekend of romance between Kate and Rick, Kate is left alone, pregnant with his child. Five years later, a murder leads Kate to question Rick, where she can't seem to get rid of him after. How long can she go keeping their daughter a secret from him? Can they forgive each other?

'You work at the phone store and I keep purposely messing up settings on my phone so I can come in and talk to you AU' - Prompt fill. AU of Castle and Beckett meeting for the first time, a story told in five parts. Completed in time for #CastleFanficMonday

AU: Kate Beckett was tall even in converse thinly-soled with wear; had an air of sophistication and age clad in ripped jeans and a worn leather jacket. Even now I blame my complete lack of any of these things on her natural grasp of them. The first time I met her was in an abandoned scrapyard when we were seventeen.

"She couldn't like this guy, hell he was her cabin leader, her superior, she had to get herself under control." Young Kate Beckett goes to camp for the last time when she finds herself falling for someone she shouldn't. AU. Rating may change

This is a story going off of the season two finale! There are sex scenes so if that isnt your stuff, don't read! But you have to admit, everyone loves a good Caskett Sex story.

Kate gets dragged by her best friend to the Hamptons the summer after her mother's death where she meets her new favorite author, Richard Castle.

AU. Inspired by a tumble prompt.

2x18 AU. After Beckett lives, Dunn decides he has to kill again, going after one of the few people who were truly important to her even if she denies it. Castle.

"How ironic that it should have been his books that had rescued her, when it had been he whose words had damned her in the first place." AU s1. Please read a/n at the beginning.

A co-authored story by seilleanmor and chezchuckles. Takes place after 3x14 'Lucky Stiff' (with 3x13 'Knockdown's relationship-shifting). No Josh. "Richard Castle has quite possibly never been so grateful to have a ball thrown at his face. Because this - this changes everything."

'He's been coming to her library for over a month now and she likes him, really likes him.' An AU that explores the meeting of a burdened librarian and a struggling writer. Three shot.

Prompt: Caskett Meeting AU. When Beckett gets pregnant with (author's choice)'s child, the father abandons his girlfriend and baby. Beckett meets Castle, who is her OB/GYN when she goes to have appointments for her baby.

Post Countdown (3x17) story that wouldn't leave me alone. Kate's realization that nothing in life is guaranteed comes on the heels of the dirty bomb case. Unfortunately, Josh does not share her renewed fervor to regain control of her life and her choices. Castle proves loyal as always.

She doesn't skip straight to the page, she forces herself to make an evening of it, let the sinful truth of what she's about to do, what she's contemplating, build within her with every preemptive action. She runs the water, hot, steamy. Set during 2x04.

Pre Caskett. Castle and Beckett are ambushed at a crime scene and Beckett is injured. She tries to convince Castle she is fine and doesn't need looking after but he isn't taking no for an answer. Set after 2x18.

Follow the struggles Kate faces after the death of her boyfriend while pregnant with their son.

Post ep porn for 2x14 The Third Man. A birthday gift for BerkieLynn, who deserves everything I can give but apparently only wanted smut.

CASTLE IS ON BECKETT'S FREEBIE FIVE LIST

What happens when Kate and Rick meet in front of their children's school? AU

The naughty bits of Burning Love. Rated M for a reason. Don't read if you can't handle M ratings.

Young Kate Beckett was the scholar of her class even at her first year at uni. But then came professor Rogers, the first professor to ever test her intellectual capabilities but also, to frustrate her in a way she never thought he would. Rated M for sexual content.

AU where Kate goes to law school. They were chasing fire, and people who chased fire were bound to get burned. The thing was, he had already been burned by this woman; her kiss was permanently seared into his brain and he knew he would spend a lifetime chasing after her to get that feeling back again. NOW COMPLETE

"You're just a small bump unborn, in four months you're brought to life." - Based on 'Small Bump - Ed Sheeran' excluding the last verse.

Kate Beckett is investigating a homicide reaveals the plot to assasinate billionare Richard Rodgers. Rodgers requests Beckett to work under him and protect his family during the investigation. What follows is an investigation that threatens to unearth truths that endanger both Beckett and Rodgers - and undeniable attraction.

Two people meet on a plane. What happens next?

She has a baby. She brought a baby back from Haiti. Can you even do that? Season 3 AU.

AU Story-Kate's parents got killed in an accident and has to live with her mother's evil boss and her two devil children who make her life a living nightmare. All her hopes and dreams for the future seem to be lost...until a new student enters the doors to her school. Will they both inspire each other and find their happily ever afters?

Though the drive is long, he goes to her when she calls. Rise post-hospital AU.

"She had also bought the test on her way home last night. She still had herself convinced that it was just the stress of work and everyday life, but this morning's queasiness along with the absence of her period had her pulling the test from the brown paper bag and hastily carrying it into the bathroom with her." An AU Caskett story based on a tumblr prompt.

AU. When a teenage girl is found orphaned after both of her parents are murdered, Beckett struggles to find the girl more family. When the DNA results return Beckett as a match, she quickly realizes the young girl is the baby she gave up for adoption. Set during season 6.

As Kate finds herself getting back on solid ground in her relationship with Castle, her world gets turned upside down by an unexpected visitor. As emotions run high and danger lurks will she and Castle be able to stand together and become stronger or will their secrets and lies eventually tear them apart? AU Set after 4x22 Undead Again. Cover Art by LordofKavaka. Now Edited 9/2015.

AU-Caskett This story begins in their childhood. I don't know how far I will go bit I hope you will stuck with me till the end. Always. ;) The story is based on the song 'Running Wild' by Jules Larson.

Beckett and Castle lay in the freezer they had backed themselves into, both knowing that they are most likely going to die there. Kate begins to realize her feelings for Rick and admits them to him. Where will this take them?

AU. "Apparently I don't look like a Kate but do I really look like an idiot?" It's Kate Beckett's first year at Stanford and it's not long before she meets Rick 'different girl every week' Rodgers. Sparks fly and Kate tries her hardest to ignore them - but how long will that last, especially when Rick is determined to make her his? Rating may change.

From a tumblr prompt "Castle never brought Jacinda to the crime scene in the Limey." Would lack of a blonde flight attendant give Beckett the courage to tell Castle how she feels?

"Her mind flashes back to his question – his invitation to the Hamptons. He's building up ideas in her head, painting pictures of a Fourth of July spent on the beach, fireworks and bonfires; relaxation and a break from the work she's thrown herself into even harder since Memorial Day. And it's tempting." A post season 2 AU in which Castle returns after only two weeks.

Trapper John puts Beckett on speakerphone. Cops and Robbers insert.

A normal Sunday morning leads to a painful stroll down memory lane. Can Beckett and Castle's relationship survive her biggest secret yet?

Beckett is forced to take two weeks of paid leave, and Castle invites her to the Hamptons with him. She reluctantly agrees, and starts to discover that her feelings for him are stronger than she was willing to admit.

When Richard Castle learns his publisher hired a writing consultant to help him complete his latest novel he's insulted-until he meets her. Dr. Kate Beckett was merely looking for a summer job between semesters, but could three weeks with the famous writer might be more than she bargained for? Caskett AU.

Just having a bit of fun with an alternate Rick Castle/Kate Beckett first meeting. *now complete*

College AU: After being dragged to a house party by her overly zealous room-mate, Kate makes an acquaintance that she can't quite seem to get rid of.

This story is written AU right after 4x10 - Cuffed. Give it a try :) Rated T to be safe.

It all started with flowers - an AU story that starts during 3x13. Castle goes to comfort Kate on a bad day, not knowing that bringing her flowers is the start to something entirely different. Some references to/lines from episodes.

Kate Beckett was looking to spend the day at the park with her son. Rick Castle was looking to spend the day at the park with his daughter. Little did they know, what they would find in each other, would change their lives.

Kate and Rick got to know each other the old fashioned way. They met one day and... This is a story that a couple of people did not want me to post. It follows Kate and Rick, but it's totally A/U. She is not a cop and he had a father. I will post more if the readers like it. So PM And review please.

Serena Kaye claimed that nothing she stole belonged to someone else. Looking at the blonde insurance investigator attempting to shove her tongue down her boyfriend's throat, Kate Beckett knew that was a lie. Having evidence tying her to Brian Hayes's murder and the theft of 'The Fist of Justice' just put the icing on the cake.

What happened to a eighteen year old Rick,that would make him keep a secret from everyone he cares about ,reviews please.

What would've happened if Kate had called Castle before going back to work in Rise? A season 4 AU. An extremely late 2014 Summer Hiatus Ficathon entry.

Kate and Rick desperately want a baby but there are some problems. (Caskett family.)

Based from the episode 'Knockdown' and that kiss... that results in more kisses and discussion about their future, plan on making this a long fanfic lots and lots of fluff not much about the crime more about the Caskett love.

A/U From a Tumblr prompt: Castle and Beckett are super heroes, whose alter-egos fall in love, not knowing they are also each other's nemesis.

AU. Rick's completed the Storm series and is looking for a female muse for inspiration. He hears about the stunning, illustrious Diamond through an exclusive men's club and decides he has to meet the high-end escort for himself. He's amazed by her hidden depths and floored by the realization that he just might not be man enough to handle her. (Romance/Angst)

"Now on day 103 she smiled the first genuine smile." An AU meeting shortly after Johanna Beckett's murder. COMPLETE.

Castle and Beckett meeting each other on a busy train station.

Au-Kate has lost everything to drugs,till one day that all changes when she is brought to the home of Richard Castle. A/N: This is the alternate ending for The A Team. Written by me and edited by LadyAshh,chapter four fixed and CHAPTER SEVEN IS NOT A CHAPTER.

The past doesn't always stay the past. Rick and Kate had Alexis sixteen years ago and fell apart shortly after. A love that wasn't meant to be. But now after all this time, what will come out of a surprise meeting in the precinct, and admittance to themselves that it never really was over? Set in season 1.

What would have happened if Beckett gave in to Castle's pleading and bought him at the auction in 1.07, Home is Where the Heart Stops? Shamelessly frivolous and fluffy. Note M rating: also a Summer Hiatus Kink Meme fill. Characters belong to ABC and Marlowe.

Kate and Rick have never met. Five months after 19 year old Kate's mom is killed and her father turns to alcohol, she's not so sure if she wants to continue, but what will Rick Castle do when he sees her on the wrong side of the Triborough Brigde? Warning: Attempted suicide(nothing graphic)

"Haha very funny Castle. But seriously, what am I doing in your body!" "How can I know?" "I don't like to be you." "I understand that you miss your body detective, you have amazing breasts." With that he hung up. She stared at her, o wait, his phone with open mouth and wide eyes. Did he really just told her he liked her breasts? She felt a blush warming her cheeks.

Ever wondered what Castle and Becket's lives would be like if the gang met in first grade? In this fic, i am going to explore that concept. please excuse if terrible, first ever fic, reviews welcome, constructive critisism allowed but please no unfounded hate. Updates whenever inspiration hits and i'm in the country, enjoy (or not, your opinion)

What if a lost notebook had brought Castle and Beckett together a long time before season 1?

Castle never married gina, Alexis is 4 and Castle and Beckett met under completly different circumstances. Give it a chance and you might like it! Udates are very random... ;)

Katherine Beckett had options. Lots of options. Socially acceptable options. So when her mom's murderer was caught, Kate shelved her plans of becoming a cop, intent on living as ordinary a life as possible. But is normal enough? Meeting Richard Castle might be just the thing to change everything for both of them. #CastleFicathon

AU fic: After two failed marriages and none of his books getting published, Richard Castle and his daughter moved into his mother's place and work in her coffee store, Muse. As a struggling writer, Castle is determined to get published. Can one of his regular customers, homicide detective Kate Beckett, change all that with a little inspiration? (Set in 2011 - Season 3).

Another lyric story. This song was picked my by bestest friend, caskettshipper3. It's a story how Kate falls for Rick before she even meets him. He comes home from a tour overseas and he suddenly meets this fascinating girl, Kate. Does it work out for them? Was Kate only in love with the idea of Rick? Or is fate on their side? Find out by reading.

"Well, Katherine, you're looking at the newly minted Richard Castle." / AU; a story where Rick and Kate meet in college and go on the journey of their lives. High T for the mention of adult topics; multi-chapter. Now complete.

What if Castle wasn't behind the glass in 47 Seconds? What difference would it have made in The Limey when Hunt showed up? Prompted by lousiemcdoogle.

Kate has just made detective when she finds out her mother's murderer was caught. Distraught, she runs into Richard Castle and brings him home.

After witnessing her interrogation Castle realizes that Beckett has lied to him for the past year. She remembers everything, including his "I love you." As far as Castle is concerned this is the end. Can Beckett change his mind?

Post-ep for Cops and Robbers. What would have happened if Kate had faced the truth after the fiasco at the bank?

Takes place immediately after the last scene of Season 5 Episode 21, "The Squab and the Quail". Beckett tries to discuss with Castle about where they are going in their relationship, but end up talking about something else. Rating T just in case!

She is adamant about never picking a family, she wants nothing to do with others, but can someone go and change that all? Kate doesn't believe so until she comes across a family, and for her, everything has changed. Now, can she let herself be happy or will she continue to hide herself away? Can he change all that? Can Kate finally be free?

"It was a rather dark and wet day in New York. For days it hasn't stopped raining and people were afraid that there'll be flooding, but Katherine Beckett couldn't care less. The weather fitted to her mood. Two days ago she was told that her mother was dead. Two days ago her life has completely changed."

Rick Castle takes little Alexis to the same baseball game that newly made lead homicide detective Kate Beckett is at with her father. After a little problem in the girl's bathroom, their paths cross and leads to new adventures for the writer and detective. As they get closer together, secrets come to light. AU. Very AU.

A car crash brings Castle and Beckett even closer together. Each chapter will be from a different character's perspective. Thanks for reading! Enjoy! :)

She was naïve to believe that their relationship would be easy. She was different, and that was the problem. AU thank you to dtrekker for the lovely cover art.

If it only takes a moment for your life to change forever, can a 'one time thing' right the wrong? An AU Caskett meeting.

Just a few days before Kate leaves to have her first, and long awaited, baby, a case comes across her desk and she's determined to solve it before her last day. But it soon becomes apparent that there may be a far deadlier reason for a quick solve to be required.

AU: It takes a few seconds for destiny to make you live a whole different life. After an accident, Kate is forced to leave the police force and adapt to her sudden lost: she's deaf. Castle is there every step of the way, no matter how hard things will be for them. She's surrounded by love and their bundle of joy. That's what's important. Caskett. (new summary)

Kate watches her daughters interact with their newborn little brother and admires how amazing they are with each other and with him.

Kate was in a car accident, and she lost her memory. I'm sorry but that's the best I can do.

I own nothing! All rights belong to ABC and Andrew Marlowe. Sequel to The Gift, and Kate's Journal. Kate is 4 months pregnant and announcements have been made to the family, but how will Alexis feel about having a baby brother or sister? Read and find out. And as always, all comments are appreciated.

Castle adores his family, and now there is a new addition Rion. How does life pan out now there is a new kid on the block?

They meet again in the hospital. AU. Cover art by half0utloud.

What if Kate and Rick had met in middle school? What would they're friendship be like? How would they navigate they're budding romance? Time jumps do occur. This is pretending Rick is only a year older than Kate.

Kate made a choice, what if she stayed the course? Post A Deadly game, seriously starts after the elevator door closes

Sequel to Second Chance. AU. One year has gone by since Rick and Kate confirmed their relationship to the public. Join them as they enter the next phase of their relationship and try to navigate through it. Mainly fluffy family moments ;) Readers are advised to check out Second Chance before reading this. Now COMPLETE.

It started in a club and then ended like this. Reeling from a break-up, Kate Beckett is most definitely on the rebound. But what she gets instead is something she never imagined. AU

Alexis didn't survive 'Hunt' and Castle never returned to New York. 5 years later he is back.

What if Castle and Beckett met under entirely different circumstances a few years after her mother's death? Would she even give him a chance? AU.

As soon as she says the four words on the tip of her tongue, it will makes the situation more real...She closes her eyes, and takes a deep breath and whispers, "I think I'm pregnant." Future Fic. Caskett of course.

When you get those rare moments of clarity, those flashes when the universe makes sense, you try desperately to hold on to them. They are the lifeboats for the darker times. A season 4 AU based on the fanvideo by OhChizzz.

Highschool lovers, Kate and Rick meet after years of separation. Though their lives have gone completely opposite directions, that old spark is still there, urging them both to do something incredibly stupid. AU. I'm really bad at summaries- just give it a chance! PLEASE!

(*some* 6x14 spoilers.) What if Kate didn't turn down the Modern Fashion shoot and was a successful model when she was younger, who met playboy author Richard Castle at a party. Ten years later, they meet again. Second chapter set around 1x01, goes AU from chapter 3. Epilogue set present day, now complete.

"How did it get so late so soon?" - Dr. Seuss

In Beckett's 'Hierarchy of Needs' after coffee, food and shelter came justice then security. Fashionable boots definitely had a tier but falling head over heels in love did not. She wanted a relationship she could contain. Post-ep for Food to Die For. Now Complete.

Castle wakes up in a hospital bed, and the last thing he remembers is telling Kate he loves her as he hangs over her lifeless body at Montgomery's funeral. But Kate is sitting at his bedside, unharmed. This story is about how Castle learns to deal with his memory loss as he struggles to get all he has forgotten back. AU.

Young Kate Beckett had looked for a night to forget only to find it turned into one she would remember for the rest of her life. AU

They were moving towards something... she knew that, but maybe it wasn't what it seemed. One night of no declarations or expectations forces the walls around Kate Beckett to come crumbling down. Caskett goodness set in fourth seasonish.

Based on some tumblr posts, Kate and Rick's oldest daughter hits a rough patch and gets herself into some trouble. The story of Johanna Nicole Castle.

An AU summer fic, set between seasons two and three. The Hamptons trip doesn't work out, and Castle comes back to the city in time to score himself an invitation to Beckett's camping trip. Entry for the Winter Ficathon 13/14.

What's Beckett got hiding under that black coat of hers? AU ending to 2x06, spoilers for that episode.

More of my AU take on the events following The Third Man and Caskett's dinner at Remy's. What's this? Is UCSBdad, well known hopeless romantic turning to the dark side? Are we going to get angst, death and desolation? Mother of God, is this the end of Caskett? Read on. No, it's NOT the end of Caskett.

I change Richard Castles name to Alexander Castle. Alex Castle is 24 year old junior and senior high school English teacher and also has a 5 year old daughter Alexis who is in her first year of school. Katherine Beckett is 17 year old senior who parents past away by a drunk driver hitting them head on. Can Kate's English teacher save her or does something happen between them.

Definitely AU. Kate attends a ball where she meets Rick, not realizing he's the Prince. This started out as just some one-shot I was doing, but it turned into a multi-chapter story.

Season 4. AU. Thoughts of Castle have taken over her dreams, filling both her waking and sleeping hours with an unbearable ache. Will she let her fears hold her back or claim Castle for her own? An alternative path to Casketty goodness. No specific episode spoilers. Rated M for a reason. Be kind. It's my first fanfic and first M rated story, all rolled into one.

This is my entry for the 2013/2014 Winter Ficathon. She awoke with a start. The bed beside her was cold, the room still dark save for the soft glow of the streetlight filtering in through the window as it reflected off of the steadily falling snow. I will be using prompts #1 & #3. A carefully planned pregnancy brings hope and joy into the Castle's lives. Rated M for Caskett fluff.

Captain Beckett, a ruthless pirate, insists she cares more for her ship than for any human being. But no matter how fast she runs, and she does run, there is one man from her past that she cannot leave behind... (If you're wondering about the title, Persephone is the Greek goddess of the underworld - google it!)

Holiday fic. A chapter a day. Spoilers for all US aired episodes. Set in the More Than Together universe, although I suppose it's not necessary to have read that fic to understand this one.

'Her head was spinning, and not just because of the needle that had been plunged into the side of her neck.' Castle and Beckett wake up stranded in her car after being abducted, and while waiting for a ride back to the city, one thing leads to another. Set during 3x09.

Set during the episode 4 x 16 "linchpin". What if when Caste returned to the loft, it was someone other than Sophia waiting for him? AU

S6 opening fic. AU after Watershed. Rick's proposal sets a chain of events in motion that brings him to his limits, mainly psychologically but also physically. Rated T. My first fan fiction :)

It's an answer that hangs in the air between them, only they might be asking the wrong question.

AU: Kate is together with Josh, but she's too scared to break up with him. Meredith just died in a car accident. Two family tragidies lead to the meeting of Kate Beckett and Richard Castle.

"A baby. She could be pregnant. He could be a dad again." A pre-baby story. No spoilers or speculation for 6x10.

I just can't seem to get this to work. However, we have more soap opera language from Caskett.

Don't wait. Don't think. Just... jump. Making mistakes is what we live for, they help us grow, they're confirmation of the freedom that every soul needs. But are some mistakes just too big to fix? When the dominoes start falling, Kate will have to wonder if it was really worth it - and if Rick is worth it, especially when there is so much more at stake.

'He was simply a last resort, someone to brainstorm with. That was all.' Beckett stops by the loft seeking Castle's thoughts on their case. Set in the middle of 1x05.

Set right after Knockout... Will Kate confess to remembering? Who will look after her when she leaves the hospital? What will now happen wit her mothers case?... These will all be answered through out the story its a Caskett fluff F/F however there is a slight bit of angst but anyway enjoy!

Castle and Beckett finally get to have that trip to Bora-Bora. But not all goes as planned. Instead of sipping mojitos in paradise, they find themselves stranded on an isolated island. Cover Art made from collaboration with @dtrekker. 2013 Castle Ficathon Entry. Rated M for safety, though the bulk of the story is T-rated. COMPLETE.

After Beckett and Josh get married Castle slinks his feelings into the shadows. Hiding his feelings from her and unknown to him she does the same. However when he finds some solace in another broken hearted soul will Beckett realise what she missed? And will she be able to win Castle back before she loses him forever.

This story is A/U when Kate met Rick they shared one night together. When he wakes up she's gone. She'd told him her name was Nikki Heat. They meet four years later. This is what happens next. In this story Rick has never married. He never had Alexis. We still have Martha and the boys.

Sir Richard Castle, a wealthy & successful writer in 19th Century England, does everything to please his wonderful daughter Alexis. So when she wants to go to London to meet the infamous crimestopper Lady Beckett, his love, combined with his writer's curiosity, make him powerless to refuse. But who, really, is this Lady Beckett that the Castles are so desperate to meet? *COMPLETE*

A look at what might have happened if Beckett had a son who had been on the same soccer team as Alexis (reference to what Castle said in 3x08 when looking for a kidnapped boy). Completely AU.

AU - Starting from the begining: when they first met. " "Who should I make it out to?" He said reaching out for her book. "'In a Hail of Bullets? Good lord, tell me you read any of my good books…?" He squeezed his eyes shut realizing he said that last part out loud. "Kate. You can make it out to Kate." "

This is completely AU, completely fluffy. Kate is a princess of a medieval kingdom and Rick is the town bard. Started out a fairy tale-medieval take on Kate and Castle's relationship. Based on TaySway's "Love Story."

4.23 AU - What if Castle and Beckett were able to have their movie date after Alexis's graduation? One-Shot.

Rick Castle travels back in time and meets Johanna Beckett in that fateful alley. This is the story of what happens after he saves her life.

Kate Beckett is a serial killer who calls revenge on those who have hurt her in the past. Accidentally spotted by handsome, writer Richard Castle she is forced to keep him under watch so he doesn't report her to the cops. Will he keep her secret? OR... Will love get the best of them both?

So new FanFic, follow on from the 'Cops and Robbers' season four episode, CASKETT, CASKETT, CASKETT, FLUFF, FLUFF LOTS AND LOTS ;)

He writes books and she gets him coffee. Then, one day, he stops and looks and sees her and, before he knows it, she becomes his books. AU. For @esteliostana.

This story started as me writing a different version of 2x24, however, it's ended up being a series of me re-writing some of the ramifications of Castle and Beckett having the opertunity to get together but not. So there will be a lot of episodes to change!

A spin on what happened after Castle and Beckett's serious arguments in Knockout. Rated M for a reason, not yet completed.

Kate finds herself stuck in a dysfunctional marriage and she wants out. Her young daughter Avril, unintentionally leads Kate to befriend romance novelist Richard Castle. Read on to find out what happens when their worlds collide. AU Caskett fanfiction

Castle and Beckett are in an established relationship. Castle is away on a trip when Beckett gets life changing news. News that will change everything between our favorite couple. Set in season 5. Rated T for now. This is my first Castle story.

Set during season 3, Countdown. After they defuse the bomb, Rick tries to tell Kate how he feels, but Josh shows up. Castle decides he will let Kate have her life and he will finally move on. For them, there is NO TOMORROW! Or is it possible to regain that feeling?

Ryan and Javi have had enough of all the underlying sexual tension between Mom and Dad. They're both determined to find a solution to the problem... Laughter and plotting ensue. (Set mid-season 4. Last chapter is bordering M)

He never thought it could hurt like this. AU for 5x05, "Probable Cause."

What would life be like if the Castle characters were to meet at high school? Rick Castle is the new boy and he soon meets Beckett, Lanie, Ryan and Esposito. Terrible at summaries. Caskett/Esplanie.

Kate is trying desperately to stay on the case, despite being in labor. Super Fluffy Babyfic

A bad start to their day pushes Castle, Beckett and others into discussing past events and how they impact on Caskett's future together. Assume spoilers for all season.

Beckett is assigned to train newbies. But one decides to get her and Castle together. With Lanie and the boys help of course. Mass chaos and devious plans ensue!

Detective by day, superhero by night, Kate Beckett (a.k.a The Guardian of Shadows) hunts down criminals and puts them behind bars, but how long before Castle or someone else finds out, putting their lives in danger? Set towards the end of season 3.

What if Kate and Rick had met one summer after she finished highschool? (now with an alternative epilogue for the ones that didn't like the first one)

AU. Post-Season 6 after 'Heartbreak and Hope.' Kate is kidnapped by someone from her past who was never what he appeared to be. Rated M for first and future chapters. Entry for the 2013 Castle Ficathon.

We base our relationships on first impressions. But then life gets involved and makes us realize that everything we think we know could be wrong. An A/U take on things. As of 'Flowers for your Grave,' yet Johanna Beckett is alive.

A serial killer that likes to play a game. Kate Beckett and Castle are on the look out. Will they finally give in once they realise they need each other? Does the serial killer escape? Has a little bit of angst and drama but mainly suspense and romance. First Castle Fiction. May be a little short. Ideas are welcome of course to make this better. Rating may change.

Castle and Beckett are married and are now dealing with the idea of having a baby! Summaries are not my thing, sorry!

Rick Castle is father to a precocious 9-year-old Alexis who wants him to chaperone her class camping trip. The school decides to take advantage of a new NYPD program to have off-duty officers get involved with school activities. Enter Officer Kate Beckett, just over a year out of the police academy, but in need of a break from the stressful life of police work.

PREVIOUSLY TITLED "IN ANOTHER LIFE" (explanation for change in chapter 4's A/N)...A/U: 1999 - Johanna, Jim, and their daughter Kate are placed in Witness Protection and given new identities after Johanna survives being stabbed in a back alley. Enter Richard Castle. A "what if" story.

Rick and Kate celebrate the new year and their lives may be changed for ever. Please give it a chance, the summary is really horrible.

Two years after Always, Caskett are happily married but what happens when an accident destroys the walls they've gotten past in two years? And what happens when there's more than just Rick and Kate that are affected by this disaster? Disclaimer: I don't own Castle, never have and I never will!

Finale speculation fic, turned slightly A/U post-ep. It's been almost a year to the day since she last sat in this playground and wept for all she had ruined. I just want you, she had said. She has done an awful job of proving it these last few weeks. *Now Complete*

We're not broken, just bent; and we can learn to love again. AU: What if Kate had gone down a different path after her mom's murder? What if Rick had married Kyra? Was it fate that still brought them together?

When Kate wakes up nursing a heavy hang over, something is off. Can she piece together why Castle is mad at her. Set after 4x10 (cuffed)

Kate Beckett is in a relationship that's finally successful and has a job that she is happy doing but what happens when a new man turns up in her life who begins to change things? Will their new found friendship affect their lives? Will friendship ever turn into romance? Disclaimer: I don't own Castle, even though I would be very happy to accept that as a present!

A mysterious man wants to destroy Castle's life that seemed to be too perfect to be true. He takes away from him the most important person in his life- Alexis. Can Kate save Castle or will he satisfy the psychopath by giving up on his life, his family and Kate? COMPLETE

16 year old Kate meets a young and carefree Castle at summer camp. Sparking a friendship? or even more?

AU. What would happen if Castle met Kate through doing research with Lanie. How would he win her heart?

AU. Lethal, hard-edged assassin Kate Beckett is hired to kill the handsome, best-selling author Richard Castle. But when everything's not as it should be, and feelings get muddled along the way, can she really think of him as just another paper target? Cover art by houghtonsbeckett. COMPLETE.

The M version of chapter 17 of my story Bullet Catcher

What happens when a game of Truth or Dare at the precinct gives Castle a fun idea of how to spend the next day? Now complete!

A/U – Alexis is babysitter to Beckett's three musketeers. What will happen when Beckett and Castle meet? Read Prologue inside Excerpt

After Alexis' untimely death from leukemia, Rick puts away his crime novels and joins the FBI. After a friend's deadly brush with the Dragon, he vows to solve his murder and bring the perpetrator to justice. To do it he will need the help of NYPD Detective Kate Beckett. (Cannot believe I finished this on the anniversary of JB's murder) new cover image by Dtrekker

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th, five years before she and Castle actually meet in the show. Based on an idea of Cartographical - chezchuckles and I just liked it so much that we each wrote our own. Variations on the same theme, sort of.

Kate Beckett has just lost her mother. Rick Castle is still reeling from his breakup with Kyra Blaine. What happens when these two become housemates? A story about loss and love, and a bit of a college fic.

Kate notices how Rick is looking at Serena, and jealousy is not the only thing she feels… Rewrite of "Eye of the Beholder", how it could have been if Caskett were already established. Very smutty.

*Kate has been kidnapped* by an underground sex trafficking ring. Castle's trying to save her. This story is on the dark side as it will have light torture, light bondage, voyeurism. No BDSM / No rape. Strong Rating. *This is my personal favorite story*

Rick and Kate love to break the rules, at least where their sex life is concerned. Where will they break a few rules next? Rated M. *Updated 10/19/2012* Final chapter is now up!

Kate finally has her first time. M-rated for obvious reasons

Sequel to Coffee and Scribbles! Basically following straight on from Coffee and Scribbles. What will happen in their relationships? What new hurdles do they have to face? Disclaimer: Castle is not mine!

He's leaving after Frozen Heat. Will Beckett finally make her move or will she let him go? This story happens before '47 seconds' and it does have some Season 4 spoilers.

Friends with benefits. A bad idea when said partners are in love. It's even worse when they can't communicate their feelings. What happens when they both settle for casual because they think it's all they can have? Complications and consequences arise.

Castle decided to write James Bond instead of Nikki Heat and so our Detective and Writer went their separate ways. Three years latter they run into each other again. Where do they go from there?

Set after Unexpected Surprises, Rick and Kate are married and have twins what's life like for them?

Kate Beckett loses a bet to Richard Castle and finds herself spending the Christmas holidays with him and his family at his cabin, Victory Lodge, in the Catskills. What happens under the Moonlight and Mistletoe? -tons of smut-

A major AU-fic: what if Castle and Beckett had met when they were younger? Starts when Kate is eighteen and Rick is around twenty-five, and moves on through Johanna's murder.

Rick and Kate go on a little camping trip! Very interesting times lie ahead for our favorite duo. Rated M. *Updated 12/24/2011* Final chapter is now up!

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!

Kate has a 13 year old daughter that no one knew about,not even her team, but that all changed when she was taken.will she survive? will she recover? will she bring Caskett together? 1st Castle ff. please R&R. Written for Jisbonforever. I dont own Castle.

Kate & Rick has been dating secretly for 2 blissful months & Kate has some unexpected news. Something happens to Rick and Kate is left all alone. Will she have the courage to continue without Rick by her side or will time run out?

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.

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

New York City, 1925, Katherine Beckett walks into a joint and starts asking questions about a murder, capturing the attention of one Richard Castle. Together, they work to catch her mother's killer. Historical AU, ensemble cast make appearances.

Castle and Beckett are masters of miscommunication. So many lost opportunities that make you want to slap them sometimes. Here's a story of how they get together but for all the wrong reasons.

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!

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.

Post Episode - 'Countdown' "I'm . . . I'm in love with you," he replies. It's out there now, acknowledged, this force that binds them, but even the writer in him doesn't know what will happen next.

When Castle returns home, and Beckett won't talk to him... he buys her something, something playful and cute... and it's NOT a pony. Some drama with Alexis. And a NEW beginning for Castle and Beckett! DATING and... read to find out more!

Castle manages to convince Beckett to come to California with him. Beckett expects a relaxing week, but Castle has other ideas. Caskett. Around the World Series - Part I