AU – return to the pilot episode. Imagine they did go to dinner to debrief and then kept their personal life a secret.

A/U For years, he thought she was dead. Murdered - he had been a suspect. He loved her. He mourned her, but the problem was that that person didn't even exist. The Castle characters aren't mine, but I raise my glass in Auld Lang Syne to Marlowe and company.

Five-year-old Emma has run away from her latest foster home and is on her way to a small town in Maine. She has the storybook. She knows about her parents. She knows about the curse. Now, she just has to find them and figure out how to break it.

'"You're a really good father," she mumbles, words he already knows, has heard countless times from her before. But after watching him work so persistently with their son, whispering endless encouragements into his ear, and picking him up each time he falls, she can't help speaking the truth again. "Just in case I hadn't said that today."'

How would things have turned out different if one of them could have heard the others thoughts at the times they needed to most.

While following a lead in a gruesome homicide case, Captain Kate Beckett disappears and is eventually presumed dead. Six years later she's found, barely alive, in a cabin in the woods, only to return to a world she no longer recognizes. An Absentia-inspired Castle fic.

Finally back home with his family, Rome, Castle's 10 year old son struggles to put the events of his kidnapping behind him. With the help of those closest to him, he is slowly returning to his old self as Castle's creative, mischievous, and smart alec mini me. Follows directly along with season 2. Third in 'Like Father Like Son' series. Chap 29 finally up.

(S3 AU) "Brattleboro, Vermont?" Beckett asks. "Yes, ma'am. I'm calling because you're listed as the emergency contact for a Richard Castle. I'm afraid we have some bad news." *COMPLETE*

Lily Castle is a bright, imaginative, wonderful whirlwind. She's also convinced that her father's name is 'Babe' for real. Caskett.

'The kid seems to be a little charmer. He's sure his mother must be equally as enchanting.' A little meeting AU.

"She stole my coffee, Castle." Kate grins, leaning over her husband's shoulder as they stare down at their daughter.

Castle's been betrayed by the most important person in his life. His darkest secret comes to light. Set after 'Food to die for'. Complete AU from that point on. My first published fic so please go easy on me.

Castle makes a food run, and comes back with a few surprises. Caskett, Set after 7x16.

'Kate Beckett is simultaneously a mom and a homicide detective, in no way does she have time for a relationship, let alone with someone like Castle and definitely not now, during the hectic holiday season. Even if he could apparently make her daughter smile easier than anyone else has in a long time.' An AU story for Christmas.

After the fight in Knockdown Castle must call upon his past to ensure the saftey of the ones he loves. He has to enlist Josh's help to save Beckett. Stong T for violence and language. May turn to M if the need arrises.

'Of course her husband had told their daughter stories that involved turning a man who had hit on her into a bad guy. Of course.' Castle, Beckett, and their children have a run-in with a former acquaintance. Prompt fill for the #GoodLuckStana fundraiser. Cover art provided by the immensely talented E (random-ship).

It's time for the annual NYPD fundraiser for the Widows and Orphans of Fallen Officers charity and the 12th precinct pulled the short straw. What will happen when Castle and Josh compete over who knows Beckett better? Disclaimer: I do not own Castle or any characters therein

"Richard Rodgers, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man. Richard Rodgers will be that man. Better than he was before. Better...stronger...faster." Cover art courtesy of the lovely and talented Dtrekker

Kate Beckett receives a surprise visitor during her investigation of Loc-Sat.

After his wife Kate dies Rick has a closed heart. What if she was alive?

"I've always known I was an accident… thanks in no small part to you, dad." She glared at her father. Castle smirked and shrugged. "I just didn't know there was a story to it. And judging by the reaction of the crowd… I'm in."

"She isn't here, Mr. Castle. Don't you want to protect her? Isn't that what all of this is about?" AU from "Always"

For the following prompt on the castlefanficprompts Tumblr: Kate has a bad toothache, but doesn't want to go to the dentist. Castle has to practically force her. "Honestly, you're worse than Alexis," he muttered after forcing her down into a chair in the waiting area.

"Hey, if you guys have kids in a few years, and I have kids in a few years, they can grow up together." It was supposed to have been a joke... until it happened. ONE-SHOT.

"I'm sorry, there's a mistake. I've never been married." The clerk was not to be put off. "Well according to this, you have. And it looks like you still are." What if Kate's Vegas bridegroom wasn't Rogan after all? An AU meeting/6x23 fix-it, cowritten by AnnieXM and louisiemcdoogle.

Rick is beaten almost daily by the man supposed to be his father. Kate just wants the pain to stop. Who protects you when your own parents are the monsters? Very AU / OOC / adult themes / Caskett / very dark fic /

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.

Crack!Fic prompted by Lou: Castle discovers Kate's guilty secret - her version of the Sims, complete with their characters being together. Pre-couple.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The picture in front of him would indeed speak a thousand words to anyone else but to her he knew it had only spoken one. Betrayal. Rick centric story. Action/Adventure/HC/Angst. Rated T for occasional strong language and a violent scene in chapter 7. AU. OOC.

Gates knows, and policies are policies. When their romance is discovered, they are presented with an ultimatum-their professional partnership or their romantic relationship. Is it really possible to go back? Sometimes in order to know what is right, you've got to choose wrong first. Even the angst is romantic in this one guys.

Set near the end of S2, Castle has a confrontation with Demming before leaving the 12th. After some confusion and investigation, the team learns that there is much more to Castle than meets the eye, and that it somehow relates to their current case.

Kate was only looking to spend time with her son at the park, but what found her there was a chance to meet the man that saved her years ago. AU. Complete.

Beckett has always wondered what Castle was like before they met. A visit by Nick Fury reveals he has a past she never could imagined and draws the two into the battle against Loki. Spoilers for 'Always' and a retelling of the CASTLE. I own nothing.

A man is found dead with Castle's wallet in his pocket

Sequel to Lily Joy revised! The previous story posed a lot of questions. Will they be answered? Read on to find out! WARNING: Do not read if you haven't read Lily Joy revised. You were warned

Richard Castle finds himself transported twelve years back in time and discovers that he has the opportunity to prevent the murder of Johanna Beckett? What will he do?

Kate made a mistake 9 years ago and is afraid how that mistake will impact on her relationship with Castle. Please keep in mind that this fiction, not fact. Just something to make you feel an emotion.