After Barney leaves his brother half-dead on the side of the road, an Ambassador finds Clint and takes him under his wing. Three year later, he's in Russia where he meets Natalia Alianovna, unbeknownst to him, he was her next target, but what happens when the Black Widow is compromised by feelings she never had before?

AU. While investigating the murder of a young woman, Castle and Beckett find themselves with and unexpected surprise in their hands. Caskett established. You can also read the sequel to this story "A little Christmas Surprise".

Rumpelstiltskin makes a deal to hide Princess Aurora from Maleficent for sixteen years. He was a father once, and finds himself thrust into the role once more, in and out of Storybrooke. Eventual Rumbelle.