Season 3. Haunted by the kiss in Knockdown, Castle is tired of being stuck in the friend zone. Is it possible for him to find a happy ending with Kate? Story goes AU from Knockdown. Josh makes a brief appearance, but this is all about Rick and Kate. Rated M for a reason. Mild angst in later chapters but I believe in happy endings.

While on case Beckett gets shot with some unexpected problems. Will be Caskett. Chapter 37 up now. x-over with a movie, read the story for more information.

I just escaped from possibly the most awkward date in the history of Earth, and I need to decompress. I brought ice cream. And wine. And cupcakes. 1x7, Home is Where the Heart Stops.

Completely AU story. What would happen if Kate and Rick met when his child is kidnapped. Set in the past.

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

Pre-series AU. What happens when Richard Castle is in need of a bodyguard? Who could he possibly choose to protect him and his family?

Kate Beckett, aka Lola Banks, is the award-winning superstar of Hollywood, and her entire life is under threat. After a shooting on the red carpet, Kate's publicist insists on hiring her a bodyguard. Richard Castle, ex-army sniper, is hired to protect her, though Beckett insists that she can take care of herself. AU Rated M

"I'm like a broken mirror, Castle. I look into it and see parts of me are missing, but I don't know how to get them back. I don't know how to find them again." What if Beckett hadn't disappeared for 3 months after being shot and let Castle take care of her? With tensions running so high, will their love blossom or will secrets tear them apart forever? AU from 3x24. Complete.

Based off text post on Tumblr. Castle and Beckett AU arranged marriage. In a society without true romantic love, Kate Beckett has been betrothed to a man she has never met since her birth. Now, it is the time for them to meet and start the year-long engagement before being bound forever. Can she go through with it? Will she learn to love him in a way that does not exist? Rated M

My story of what i thought could've happened with Castle and Beckett after 'Last Call.' Hope y'all enjoy this story!

"What's past is prologue." -William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene I. An AU season six Castle story.

"You can't go back and undo a kiss. Once you've been there, you've been there." Post Countdown.

Post-Always. Begins the morning after. By popular demand - now a multi-chap fic. Following Caskett over the days/weeks after the finale. Added some drama! Mild sexual content but nothing explicit *sorry* lol. Lanie/Alexis/Ryan/Espo too! Love feedback! - Now AU - Rating is "T" mostly, but "M" for Ch 36 due to some violence and strong language. VOTE FOR ME ON INKITT FF CONTEST PLS :)

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

As Castle was walking out of a meeting at Black Pawn he looked up to glance at the TV showing the rolling news channel, it was then that he heard words, that no husband, wife or partner of a cop wanted to hear "Major incident declared at the twelfth precinct, known causalities with one death confirmed".

Just when Kate feels her life is hitting rock bottom, fate throws her right in the middle of Downtown Manhattan, on that fateful September 11, 2001. Underneath the rubble of her life, and her city, will Kate be to find hope, peace and love? AU **HIATUS**

EDIT COMPLETE: Kate Beckett started her job as a detective for a few weeks now. It's the Christmas after her mother's murder. She and her colleagues go to a club where she runs into the person who helped her through the first months after her mother's murder, through his books. She meets The Richard Castle. Romance,Drama, Hurt/Confort for later chapters NOT A SONGFIC!

Because technically they've been "dating" since long before they decided to make it official. A series of one-shots of all of Castle and Beckett's non-dates.

Post Watershed. Kate has accepted both the proposal and the job. As she begins training while Rick is off on a long book tour she becomes quite ill. Will Rick be at her side in time?

Kate drowns her sorrows in alcohol, and ends up calling Castle over. Angsty till around chapter six, then it's just fun. Chapter 5 and on rated M.

If she were with him, he'd tell her everyday. Slide his mouth across her cheek in a soft smile, tug gently on her ear with his teeth as he murmurs it into the shell of her ear - everything she does to him. Everything she makes him feel. Season Two AU that follows 2x23, "Overkill."

"Why do you even care so much? What is it that you want so badly that you can't just let this go so we can both move on with our lives?" Set in the summer between 1x10 and 2x01, continues on throughout season 2. Cover art by ournorthstars.

Her boy's heart was so big and loving, easy to break. She would tell him just the necessary to extinguish his thirst. One-shot based on the prompt : Caskett kid (3/4 years old) asks why Kate has scars

Summary: An alternate storyline path beginning in at that moment where Kate confesses more than she meant to in the Interrogation room, and the aftermath that it rains down on Rick. Not much in the lines of case work on this story, it is more about what happens when a person thinks everything they feel for another is invalidated.

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.

Kate struggles with PTSD over her torture during "In the Belly of the Beast." How could Fowler mess things up so badly? Is Bracken really Lazarus and what does this all mean for Beckett and crew? (6x17 continuation) COMPLETED!

What seems like a standard pop and drop murder becomes much more complex for Castle and Beckett, and old friends, new friends and old enemies and new enemies make an appearance. Or do they? The moral of the story is: There are people you just don't mess with. The story is now COMPLETE!

Well, I started this bit post CountDown, but really it spoils Lucky Stiff. It's my first Castle fanfic. What got me thinking about it was Beckett. Beckett seems quite good at playing a bad girl...a series of loosely connected one-shots... Definitely M.

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

A sequel to 'Coming Home'. "She thinks she understands – the life she led here for three solitary months is still a mystery to him. So she gives him latitude to catch-up, to ease into the small space she made for herself: the sharply delineated edges that her DC life was defined and constrained by. She resolves to show him that he missed nothing, while all she missed was him."

Kate stared at the murder board, her eyes bloodshot and her vision blurry but she couldn't rest. Not with the smiling picture of her own husband staring back at her. AU, Future fic.

Dying had been all too easy. It's coming back to life that's hard. AU, starting immediately after the shot in 3.24, Knockout. COMPLETE

He can't stop thinking about her mouth. (mid-season three)

Six and a half years ago, Kate Beckett had a one night stand. Nine months later, she gave birth to a daughter. Five and three quarter years after that, Harriet Johanna Beckett be-friends Alexis Castle.

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

Series of one-shots set in an alt-season 3 with the not-so-significant others removed from the picture. How might things have played out differently? Entry in the Castle Hiatus Ficathon 2013. Cover art by dtrekker.

What if Kate followed Rick home at the end of 47 seconds? Co-written by alwayscastle2 and burningxredxcaskett cross-country bffs for the win!

It wasn't planned, wasn't a date, but when he'd shown up looking striking in his suit and with his arm empty, she'd gravitated to him like she always did, her whole body orienting toward him as if he was her shining beacon in a dark, starless night. Follows episode 4x11, "Till Death Do Us Part." -COMPLETE-

"Ca-Castle! You two slept together?" Ryan practically screamed in shock. Everybody around them turned around and looked at them. "Great. Thank you Ryan," Kate groaned and went back to Lanie. Castle wanted to follow her, but Esposito grabbed his arm. - What will happen when everybody starts finding out about them?

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.

Now complete. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read it. Set after the end of Watershed, a devastated Rick and their family and friends desperately search for a missing Beckett. Will they find her in time? A/U as I don't control any part of the show.

Kate put her son for adoption back in 2006, nine months after she and Castle had an one-night stand. It's 2013 now, and the boy is orphaned; How will Castle react to the news and how will Gabriel help them? Set mid-season five, before Watershed. The proposal never happened. Rated T for now, but might go up to M later on.

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.

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.

"What was his problem? Did he have no sense of justice or morals whatsoever? He just let a killer free and all he could think about was boobs." An AU Castle/Beckett story.

"She's falling down the rabbit hole of her obsession, but completely unable to stop." Her mother's case haunts Beckett's sleep and the only thing stopping her nightmares is being with Castle. Season Two, post the almost kiss in Vampire Weekend. NOW COMPLETE.

Fourteen years ago, she had done the most despicable thing a wife could do to her husband. Now, finally, she could tell him the truth. But the truth was, she had made him walk through the fiery pits of hell, and now he was about to find out it was all based on a lie.

S6 opening fic. Mild spoilers. "Javi, I can't come back. I have my work here and…" she sighs, lowering her voice. "We agreed on a break. I just—It's too soon," she tells him, embarrassed to admit what a screw-up she's made of everything; the fairytale romance so many people were gambling their happy ending on turned to ordinary shit by her hand.'

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

Post Watershed. "Detective Beckett. I'm calling about a Richard Castle..." No, this can't be happening. He was supposed to be safe. Complete.

She looked out the window of the plane as they began to roll down the tarmac. Drawing in a breath she let out a shaky one as she remembered back to a happier flight both she and Castle were on together. Kate distinctly remembered a letter from her TO advising her, " That putting the job ahead of her heart was a mistake." Now if onlys were entering her mind.

Season 5 between the episodes 'After the Storm' and Still.' Rick and Kate learn how to become a couple as their families and friends gradually learn of their new relationship. Rated M because we are talking about a new couple here. Please read and review.

Post-Ep Countdown Season 3 and AU from there...What if Castle did not wait like a monk for Beckett?..Heartbroken, Castle decides to let Kate fully pursue a relationship with Josh, while he steps aside and resumes his playboy ways, trying to forget her. Can he still work side by side with her and how will their story turn out? Disclaimer: Do not own Castle or its properties!

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.

No more hiding in relationships with men she doesn't love, no more hiding from the truth, no more hiding from her feelings. This is a journey through unseen and AU events in S3 and early S4, including the beginning and end of Beckett and Josh, and the aftermath of her shooting. I didn't like Josh either so don't be put off; all roads eventually lead to Caskett. T rated epilogue up.

AU from season 4, in which Castle doesn't let Beckett run from him over the summer she recovers from the shooting. "She is sand slipping through your fingers. You need to hold on for one moment more." COMPLETE.

Kate is still in denial about her feelings for Castle, hiding behind her relationship with Josh. Meanwhile, Castle is beginning to reconsider the possibility that they'll ever be together. So what happens when Castle has made his choice? Stay or walk away

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.

A thirty day fanfiction challenge. Each chapter is based on a prompt word. Loosely connected, but not chronological. Each is exactly one thousand words. SPOILERS for all US aired episodes.

Beckett is diagnosed with brain cancer. Set one month after Always/After the Storm.

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!

Ok...so this fic happens few months after "Probable Cause" I hope you like it and please review...something happened to Castle and Beckett won't stop until she finds him...

When Castle goes missing during a case, Beckett goes out to find him, She unknowingly steps into a trap, leading to dire consequences. Will Castle be able to save her and when the worst thing imaginable happens will she let him in ? Read and please review

Kate's keeping something from Castle and he's determined to find out. Not for a book thing, just because it's clearly important to her and he wants to know. Set end of S2/beginning S3 (He never left for the summer (with Gina or otherwise) or invited Kate to the Hamptons (everything else is cannon))

Takes place during Cops and Robbers (4x07). As the bomb explodes, Kate goes through a series of emotions. Once she sees Castle in the bank, all her walls come crashing down.

A shootout in an ally, Castle is hit. Something different from my usual.

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!

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

When Beckett gets injured while chasing a suspect, she finds that she may not be the woman she thinks she is. AU in so many ways! Not your regular Castle Fic. Give it a shot, you might like it. My first story, please be gentle. :)

Two years ago, she told him that she'd get him out if he ever ended up behind bars wrongfully accused of a crime. Unfortunately for him, the crime he's being accused of right now is against her, and until she wakes up, it's his word versus all the evidence piling up against him. Now AU because I'm slow and new episodes just keep coming out faster than I write new chapters. COMPLETE

"It was amazing how different things were once the steady thrum of adrenaline faded and all that was left was the sharp clarity of the night." AU set mid to late S5. A story of what could have happened if Maddox was never caught. Complete at Chapter 20.

Kate Beckett and Richard Castle are dealing with the aftermath of the shooting at Montgomery's funeral.

Castle is having a book release party. Nikki Heat (Kate Beckett) is there with him. It just seems that no matter how hard they try to get away, murders just follow these two around

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

As soon as the bullet went through her, Kate thought about the man that was holding her as she bled. The man that she loved the most, over everyone else. Caskett, Esplanie.

Summary: Castle receives uncertain news from his doctor, and Kate helps him through the earliest part of the journey. This is an AU story with minor spoilers, if any. Takes place roughly between Undead Again and Always. More story info in notes before story. Rating may change as the story goes on. This one is also going to get dark at times. "It is always darkest before the dawn"

Set early S4. Kate survives the bullet but their partnership doesn't. Almost everybody agrees that it's too dangerous for Rick to keep shadowing her, so she kicks him out for his own good. The only problem is that Kate can't seem to go cold turkey.

Secrets and decisions from season four add up to trouble. A new murder with similarities send Beckett and Castle back into harms way. One will make a last stand to make sure the other survives. Spoilers through season 4. Slightly AU since the finale.

When life throws the Castles a curve ball, Rick and Kate are left standing amid the splinters of their shattered lives. Will their love story continue to beat the odds when they have to pick up the pieces and start over? Caskett AU

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.

AU from Undead Again. In which the zombie case really *is* Castle's last case, and Beckett has to try and deal with the prospect of never seeing Castle again. COMPLETE.

5x02 Re-imagined. Picking up midway through the episode, Kate doesn't try to shrug off Castle's "date" with the aggressive reporter. One-shot.

He has to get her out of his system somehow . . . Post-episode aftermath for 'The Limey' and going AU from there.

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

It can never be enough, making up for all the time they've missed. She laughs, full and rich, shaking with it and it's infectious. He grins, pressing his forehead against hers as he watches the light fill her face. He lets the backs of his fingers graze her cheek, overwhelmed by her, by this, them-Everything. COMPLETE.

Kate divorced him over a year before. But while dropping off their two-year-old daughter, Castle discovers that Kate is still in love with him. Will the deal they strike be enough for either of them? COMPLETE

While Castle and Beckett are investigating a case involving a serial killer one of their lives is threatened. This time will the impending danger be enough to make them both admit how much they love each other.

Well here it is my post Always fic. What an awesome episode, how did I survive 43 minutes without breathing?

It's not an easy task for Beckett to raise her teen daughter by herself in NYC. And it gets even more difficult when Castle comes into the picture.

After nine years of marriage, Rick Castle finally has to get out. But when the daughter of an old friend comes into his life, he starts to find a reason to work for more. AU, Now Complete, with Epilogue.

Kate struggles with being back on duty while Castle is determined to help her break down her walls. When Kate has another accident, will it be enough to finally made her realize it's time to let Castle in? Season 4 fic but spoilers for the whole series.

this is written based on the sneak peeks from undead again. it is located somewhere after the seasons finally, when he already left: Kate's world falls down once Rick is gone. but on a miserable day, faith happens...Romance, Hurt/confort, Drama, Friendship..

Set after the events of Countdown. Cold, lost, empty, scared. Beckett turns to the only person who can make that all go away. Castle

After a difficult case, Kate decides she's tired of waiting and wants to experience a sample of the heat between her & Castle. She never dreamed things would get so out of control.

Okay, this is the Sequel to 'Limbo'. It takes off three months after 'Limbo'. This fic is beta-d. And is rated M for future chapters. This fic shows how Kate cope's with her first case back.It has all the character's in it. A lot of Caskett :0

47 Seconds is less than a minute, but can it set the ground work for a life time? Rated T/M for later chapters. This story may contain spoilers from promos but I don't watch sneak peaks.

It's freaking cold, and Castle and Beckett warm up at his place. Looking for something warm to wear, Beckett finds some interesting stuff in Castle's closet. Fluff with some actual character development. But mostly fluff. COMPLETE

Beckett and Castle never seem to deal with it because they're so busy being in danger. So Lanie figured there is no time like the present.NOW COMPLETE.

Late night. Kate can't sleep. she decides to send a message to her best friend Lanie, asking her to come over for a girls' talk. except she sends it to the wrong person. Her other best friend.

"I watched you die in that ambulance. Did you know that? You know what that's like, watching the life drain out of someone you…someone you care about?" She knows what that feels now...Chapter 6 up.

Sometimes things happen that make you view your choices in an entirely different light. And if you're lucky and brave, you'll get the chance to right some of your wrongs. Season 4. Deals with the revelation of Beckett's secret. Chapter 10 now posted.

Kate realizes that she is not the only one dealing with the trauma of her shooting. How will she handle it when Castle is the one falling apart?

Cat's out of the bag for both of them, and Castle is crushed in the wake of the truth. Because if she cares for him at all - then how could she do this? ***Finalist for 'Best Drama' in the 2012 Castle Fanfiction Awards.***

After dismantling the dirty bomb, Kate returns to Josh. Castle's and Beckett's partnership/friendship is put to the test. Will it bring them closer than ever, or ruin what they have permanently? The will end up together, don't worry. Kate doesn't get shot

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?

1st in the Western Series. Colorado Springs, 1875. Reporter Richard Castle, Sheriff Kate Beckett, cowboys, Indians, assassins, corsets, boots, cowboy hats, secrets, lies, courage and steel. But, remember, things aren't always what they appear in the Wild West.

Kate is given guardianship of a friend's one-year-old daughter. Castle tries to help in his own unique way. Chaos and fluff ensues.

People have breaking points. So do relationships. When an emotional case hits close to home will Castle push his relationship with Beckett too far? Or just far enough? Sequel to Go Home Castle. Rated M for freedom later. Any M chapters will be labeled.

If you want a story that feels realistic, and will make you laugh as well as cry, than this one is for you. Drama mixed with fun, romance, and unexpected developments for Castle and Beckett.

This is an AU family fic full of fluff and cuteness. Rick is helping Kate out with her situation that holds an infant and trauma.

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.***

Castle and Beckett settle down to wait out a blizzard together. What will happen when they're trapped together? Romance, injuries... Pure fluff. FINAL CHAPTER! Story is now complete.

Starts off with the end of season 3, when Beckett is shot and goes into what happens after. I used the scene from the hospital to start out and went on from there with my own spin on what could happen. Thanks for reading!

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

Will Castle ever find out why Beckett broke up with Demming? The back and forth flirting between Kate Beckett and Richard Castle and a little romance. Knockout hasn't happened yet & Josh is out of the picture, FINALLY.

When a mysterious woman arrives from Castle's past, how will he react and how will it affect his relationship with Detective Beckett. ***SMUT WARNING*** Chapters 13, 18 and 19 are definitely rated M. Don't say I didn't warn you.

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.

Rick and Kate find themselves quarantined and alone. With no contact allowed with their families or friends, how will they handle it. FINAL CHAPTER IS NOW UP!

Takes place after Knockdown. Martha and Alexis are worried about Castle following Beckett and want him to be safe. Will changes in their partnership lead to changes in their relationship? And what happens when her mother's case is reopened?

When Rick is shot, Kate and his family have to deal with the consequences. He is in the hospital suffering from amnesia and they have to find a way to be there for the man that has been there for them all along, even if he doesn't remember them.

Finale didn't happen. Castle gets the nerve to ask Beckett on a first date, but bodies have a way of showing up at the worst of times. Happy Birthday to Carolina17! WARNING: Violence and angst. SPOILERS for 3XK. COMPLETE

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

Takes place in the minutes after end of episode "Countdown". What needs to happen for Castle and Beckett to admit they love each other?

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

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.

A serial killer is roaming the streets trying to destroy great women. Will Beckett and Castle be able to stop the killer before someone else is taken? Supposed to be equal parts fluff and case, but so far fluff has been winning...Rated T to be safe

What happens at The Old Haunt stays at The Old Haunt.

Kate is attacked in her home because of a case she is working on. Castle feels bad and tries to take care of her. Can spending so much time together make them confront their feelings for one another? Minor spoilers for Knockdown.

While worrying over her reaction to the new cover art, a call from Esposito shatters his world, tilting it off it's axis. Castle/Beckett

Beckett and Castle deal with new feelings while a case traumatizes them all.

The aftermath of the 3XK episode. Beckett and Castle comfort each other. Chapter 1 is rated T simply because of what the show itself dealt with, Chapter 2 will be rated Mature. Chapter 2 has been updated. Story is now complete.

When a throwaway comment leads to some serious revelations, Castle and Beckett's relationship is changed forever.

Castle and Beckett must deal with their feelings when she is attacked by a man obsessed with Nikki Heat after she spends the evening with the writer and his daughter. He must deal with his guilt as she struggles to catch the man that sees himself as Rook.

Something unexpected, even by Castle's standards, leads Kate on an emotional journey - with a little help from her friends.

An undercover case plunges Kate into the violent world of a Russian drug ring. How will it affect her blossoming relationship with Castle?

A continuation of Dangerous Game. Highly recommended that you read that first. Beckett tries to figure out where she wants things to go with Castle. Meanwhile, a serial killer fixates on Beckett.