Updated: 27th of January 2020

Chapter .1.

5 Years Later…

Hermes couldn't believe it had been 5 years since he left his beautiful and amazing wife. He had occasionally looked in on her and his kids. He also sent advice into their minds. To them he was just the voice in the back of their minds. That was all he could do.

He watched Kate as often as he could. He knew he left her in pain and it killed him to know HE was the reason behind it.

Kate didn't know it but he was with her when she gave birth to their daughter Johanna. He had blessed his baby girl when she was in the nursery at the hospital. He was able to hold her for just a few precious minutes while manipulating the mist so the nurses wouldn't get suspicious.

Then he left hoping his children and Kate would be alright.

But for him and his family things had gotten bad. First was the Second Titan War where he had to fight Typhon with his family. Now that fight was a bad one. He was motivated to stop Typhon to stop him getting to his family in New York. He had just prayed the demigods would defeat Kronos so his wife and children would be ok.

After the fight he checked on them to find them ok. But Kate had been run off her feet with stuff the Mist had created to cover up the Titan War.

Then the Giant War happened not even a year later. It just seemed the Fates wanted to keep him from his wife and kids. Even through he was never truly far from them. As he continued giving them advice in their thoughts.

Zeus was in the process of rewriting the ancient laws so they could have contact with their demigod children. But it was going to take time. Lady Ananke had told the Council that the Laws NEED to change to prevent other wars. So now he had to wait.

But he had noticed that a Satyr had found his family and was watching over them. So Hermes knew they would soon find out. So he was keeper a close eye on the situation. He wanted to be there for them when they found out even if it was just for an hour.

Now he was going to his brother to get weapons made for his kids. Knowing they would be introduced to this would soon. He was getting Lily, Reece and Jake swords and a dagger for Johanna as he hoped Johanna wouldn't be in a lot of danger yet. As she was only 5.

He couldn't wait to be in their lives again. But he knew they wouldn't really accept him being back and a god.

But he hoped that they would be somewhat forgiving…

Kate sighed it had been 5 years since Castle had left. She had tried to find him. But like Castle said in his letter she hadn't been able to find him. It was like he disappeared out of thin air. She had to deal with people asking her where he was. All she could reply was that he was 'Missing'. And Castle was still on the missing persons list even after 5 years and a note off him saying he was leaving. Kate had to pull a lot of strings to put him on the missing list. But she needed to know when he was spotted. She had been so sure he would easily been spotted because of how famous he was but nothing. Not. A. Single. Sighting.

Espo, Ryan and Lanie had told her to face the facts that Castle had left her and wasn't coming back. And that he left willingly. But surprisingly Jenny told her there is always hope. Jenny had always treated Castle differently. Kate had asked Jenny why but all Jenny would say it was complicated.

Kate had help from them all with her four kids. Plus Martha and Alexis were big help. Even they didn't know where Castle could be. Alexis had checked ALL their properties but none had been touched. And Castle's money also hadn't been touched.

But Kate got a letter exactly one year from Castle's disappearance from a lawyer giving ALL of Richard Castle's money to her. And only a bit to Martha and Alexis. Kate questioned the lawyer but the lawyer could only tell her it was due to a agreement with his client that if he was missing for a year ALL his assets would be turned over to his wife.

Besides from Castle's disappearance Kate had been busy she had her four child a daughter Johanna. To her Johanna had Castle's looks. At 5 she was already mischievous like her brothers. But during her labour with Johanna, Kate was SURE she heard Castel's voice urging her on. But he was not there so she just assumed she imagined it to get through the labour.

Kate had been in sticky situations these last few years but when she was a voice talked to her through her mind telling her what to do. She might be going crazy but she was sure it was Castle's voice. But that was impossible.

The voice would always tell her to duck or move or something else. She didn't tell anyone because she knew they would think she was crazy but her gut was telling her it was something else. It was the same feeling she got when a super storm was going across the country. That storm had made her feel dread and fearful but she didn't know why. As it had nothing to do with her.

But then a rash of vandalism and murders in New York just days later was weird. But her gut told her it was something more.

Kate had turned done being Captain as she had kids she wanted to be there for. Lily was 9 now. Jake and Reece were 7 and Johanna was 5. And they needed their mother. As she was the only parent they had left.

But Kate knew Lily was angry at Castle. And Kate knew she had a right to be. As Lily had been VERY close with her Dad before he left. Lily had told her that she remembers her Dad's last words too her. And Reece and Jake had said the same thing. 'I will always be with you. And I will always be listening and watching over you'. All three kids had told her those words. But they said it was like a dream hearing those words from their Dad.

Kate had to admit she had heard those words too. But she didn't know how to explain them. And why they ALL heard those words.

She was glad that she had the next few days off to collect herself and just spend time with her children, whom were all she had left of Castle.

When she was on her way home the voice whispered in her mind again.

'Katie I am so very sorry but everything is about to change'

The weeks seemed to pass and the anniversary of Castle's disappearance was approaching. And that day Kate always took off to spend with her kids. They liked to spend the day together and remember their Dad even though they were angry at him.

Lily had made a new friend at school named Basil. He was disabled but fun to hang around. But he seemed different too her. He asked questions about her family Lily had just said it was just her mother and siblings for 5 years now. As her Dad had walked on them 4 years ago. She remembered Basil just giving her a weird look. She asked him what that was for but he just said nothing.

Actually thinking about it he looked at ALL her siblings a weird way including her big sister Alexis. It was weird. He also asked her mother, Alexis and her Gran questions. But they could just be curiosity.

But Lily had noticed lately he looked more nervous and jumped a lot. Also a new kid was at her school named Bea Wise. She had become her friend. But Lily had noticed the whispering that Basil and Bea did and the looks now Bea also gave her it was unnerving.

Especially at this time off year. The time when the anniversary of her fathers disappearance coming up.

It all changed the day before the anniversary of her fathers disappearance. When the voice she heard now and then in her head said.

'Lils everything is about to change and I'm so, so sorry'

Lily didn't know what the voice meant. But then later that day when Basil, Bea and her were walking home. Suddenly something jumped out at them.

It was huge with glowing red eyes. Lily was terrified but then Bea had pulled out a sword, and Basil distracted it. While Bea attacked it. Stabbing the sword into the creature which burst into gold dust.

"Are you alright Lily?" Bea asks softly

"What the HELL was that?"

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