Post Knockout continuation. No lies and no secrets, but not all hugs and joy either. Caskett. Now Complete.

Sequel to "I'm only saying goodbye". The night was hot and mildly humid. The streets were lively with people meeting in bars and children still playing outside as their parents looked after them. It was 9 p.m. but not yet fully dark. Kate walked back rapidly to her apartment after a girl night at Lanie's, leaving early so she could talk to him before she went to bed.

Beckett remembers wearing her Dress Blues at Roy's funeral. She remembers standing on the podium, and she remembers everything just going black. She doesn't remember the gun shot. Or anything else. What happens when Castle and Beckett have one less lie standing in their way? A season 4 AU, canon until 3.24 Knockout. 2013 Ficathon Entry.

Kate meets Rick Castle when she's about to leave college, just after her Mom dies. They get to know each other, because they are both fascinated. - In the series, Kate's FBI ex says she waited in line for hours to get her book signed, and that the books got her through the murder, so this is what would happen if Rick didn't just sign the book. *COMPLETE*

Early season 4- Castle's having trouble with the women in his life, who does he tell his troubles to? Kate Beckett of course. Just a light fun story. (Now Edited)

Of all the possible scenarios that her mind, and even Castle's more twisted mind, had come up with, this was far, far worse. COMPLETE.

"my blood approves, and kisses are a better fate than wisdom. . .And death i think is no parenthesis" -ee cummings co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles

Their footsteps echo in the nearly empty hallways as they make their way to the room that is at once so familiar and yet still feels so strange. Follows "Sweetheart," "The Message," and "The Call." Complete.

AU. What happens when two people, who are perfect for each other, meet in exactly the right place at the completely wrong time? For literature professor Katherine Beckett and writer Richard Castle, only time will tell. COMPLETE.

Post-Countdown. Kate and Josh have dinner and a long conversation that leads to some interesting realizations.