Love

Chapter 5

A gentle reminder, this story is rated "M" for sexual situations as well as violence as indicated in the story tag.

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Kate was at her desk the next morning. She'd proven to herself that she couldn't explain how he got in or how he got out. She wasn't yet thinking about how well she felt at the moment.

"Richard Castle," she muttered as she typed in his name and waited. "Come on, come on." It was going the same speed as always it but that wasn't fast enough. "NOTHING!? How can it be nothing?" Her search using the name had come up empty.

Espo spun around to look at her. "Something wrong, Beckett?"

"Mind your work, Espo." Kate changed her screen to a different search engine and typed in the name Richard Castle again and waited. "Nothing. …How is that possible?" she growled as she changed her search parameter yet again. Still it came back negative. "Ryan, have you still got access to the Interpol database?" She was running low on databases to search.

"I think so. What am I looking for?" Ryan was ready to do a search.

"Good." Kate got up and went over to his desk. Ryan sat there ready for her to tell him the name.

"Go get some coffee, Ryan." Kate helped him up out of his chair. "Get Espo to help you." She pushed him away and sat down in his chair so she could type the name.

"What's with her?" Ryan and Espo both stopped at the door to the breakroom and watched her type. They stood there, seeing her pound her fists on Ryan's desk in obvious disgust. Then they watched her get up and head for Captain Montgomery's office.

Ryan dropped back into his desk chair with Espo sitting directly across from him. "Who was she looking for?" Espo asked him.

"She cleared the name. Give me a minute." He knew a way to solve that problem. "Someone named Richard Castle." He shrugged. "Never heard of him."

"How's he involved in our case?" Espo didn't understand. It intrigued him enough to get him to turn to his computer and do a number of searches for this Castle person.

They were both still at it, still trying to find Richard Castle, when Kate stomped back to her desk and sat down. She looked pissed but questioning her would reveal that they were digging into what she was doing.

"I got nothing," Espo whispered across his desk to his partner. "…You?" Ryan could only shake his head. Neither of them had anything on Richard Castle. The question both of them were thinking was who Richard Castle was and why did it concern Kate?

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Rick needed yet more gold to buy things for his ship. As much work as he had put into it so far, he still had a lot to do. Some of which was getting supplies and putting them in storage. He'd long ago learned one thing and it had come as a surprise.

Rick was thinking this ship was a Githyanki heavy scout. It wasn't really that heavily armed or armored and with thirteen sails it spoke of speed to him.

However, he'd found a kitchen in the crew living area. It was small and didn't seat that many people but it had a lot of food storage. Dry food storage and surprisingly enough, frozen food storage. There was a sealed insulated room, inside of which he'd found frozen food. And all of it was there to this day.

It was what was keeping the room frozen that had surprised him. It was a tiny elemental that was keeping the entire place below freezing.

Rick had made a deal with him. Since he could Gate or as he called it, Jump, he volunteered to Jump to his realm, collect some of it, and bring it back for him.

At first the tiny being had not believed him. It had been starving for far longer than it thought it had a right to survive. Rick had Jumped and gotten him some anyway. Now they had a deal. He kept the room frozen and Rick would feed him.

Which was what Rick was doing now. He didn't dare stay long since a demon in his realm would be attacked and killed instantly. There were elementals far larger than his little guy was. Some were gigantic and had power that rivaled his master's.

Another problem was what to carry it in so that it didn't freeze Rick's hand off.

Rick dropped what he'd gotten in the room. "Here you go." He watched his little guy pounce on it and at first gorge himself before stopping and eating by picking tiny bits off.

Rick then Jumped home. No sooner than he had arrived he felt one of his women calling his name. His shoulders slumped. He was tired to the bone and really wanted and needed to sleep. But he also needed the gold and this woman was probably ready for his master.

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"Finally." She had called him twice now. She really hated herself for wanting him and having sex with him. Since she was married and had a daughter she'd resorted to calling him when she was on the road for her job. Typically she called him to a hotel room. This time was no different.

She needed him. She needed to stroke his cock. To lick it and taste him. To feel his cock deep inside her. The sex with her husband had always been nice and felt satisfying. That was until she had slipped up once and now she was trapped in an addiction. She knew it was an addiction but was finding that she could do nothing about it except to feed it and get it over with.

Rick stepped up to her with his erection and felt her hands on him immediately. Once again he was learning that while her hands were nice enough, they didn't do what the other woman could do. Her touch was so much better.

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Rick was actually beginning to grow weary of having sex with all these other woman. He only really wanted sex with just the one. Still he had a job to do. He asked, "You like my cock?"

"Yes." She answered him truthfully because she really did love his cock.

He questioned her again. "You like it when I fuck you?"

"Yes." He was easily the best lover she'd ever had. She really couldn't resist him. She knew she was addicted to his cock but could do nothing about it.

"You belong to me." It wasn't really a question like he had told all the others.

"Yes." She was ready to cry. She was married and really did love her husband and truly loved her daughter. But this man and his cock ruled her. She felt tears starting to course down her cheeks.

"You're coming with me." Rick grabbed hold of her and Gated to his master's residence.

She found the heat to be utterly oppressive. The land surrounding the building looked burnt and the sky was an angry red. The building in front of her was overwhelmingly large and impressive, if not a little old. Okay, make that really old. "Where are we?" Just breathing hurt and talking was painful.

"This is my master's home. Your new home. This is the 56th layer of the Abyss." Rick manhandled her into the building and past all the guards.

"Abyss? You mean Hell?" What in the name of all that was holy was going on here?

"Hell's different. It only has nine levels. The Abyss has 666 layers." Not that information was going to help her any.

Rick bowed deeply while holding the woman tightly. "Master."

"Castle, your timing is excellent. What have you brought me?" Rick was still doing better than any of the others.

"You will enjoy this one, my master. She is strong-willed." She might actually be a challenge for him.

Eyes snapping in anger, she demanded an answer. "Who or what the hell are you?" She had never seen anyone like Graz'zt. He barely looked human to her.

Graz'zt stepped up to her and wound up to deliver the back of his hand to her cheek. She was well-trained, though, and blocked the blow. Even worse she managed to catch his arm and spun her body and his arm with the intent on bending it behind his back and pinning it there. Sadly she wasn't prepared for his strength. It was greater than anything she'd ever encountered. He simply yanked his arm out of her grasp.

"She is well-trained, my master. By something called FBI. Her name is Jordan. I relinquish her to you." Rick bowed and stepped back.

"Relinquish! Like hell!" Jordan snarled. She wasn't really sure how she had gotten there or how she was going to get back. Fortunately her mind was as sharp as ever since she no longer desired Rick's cock.

"I will teach you your place." Graz'zt was starting to like her, even if she wasn't going to last long. Same as all the others. Though he kind of liked the change. He reached out to take hold of her.

But Jordan was ready for him; she flipped him and he landed on the floor with a loud crash. "I belong to no one!" She would submit over her dead body.

"Ooo, I like her, Castle. I will double your payment. You are now MY sex slave." Graz'zt stood slowly and debated what to do next. This one was feisty.

"Sex slave!?" To this thing? Jordan had to think fast. Really fast. "I agree to be your sex partner provided that I can earn my release. To willingly have sex with you and please you. You agree to release me." She needed to get back to her husband and her daughter in one piece.

Rick left them to discuss their contract for sex. His involvement was now over. What happened to her was no longer his concern. His concern was to go home and await his gold.

He was spotted by Jordan as he left, though. "I won't forget this, Castle."

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It turned out to be a lot of gold. He Gated to a different realm after putting on the clothing that he normally only wore for special occasions. He worried a little that he would stand out since it was very ornate. He was hoping to find something there.

"What do you want?" He was old and he was not happy at being interrupted. He was doing a lot of reading for a research project.

Rick bowed his head to show his respect. "I need to understand the function of a device. I can draw it for you and pay for your time."

Thinking that anything this person wanted would only take a moment he quickly agreed and watched as Rick started drawing. "Enough!" He knew exactly what it was and told Rick the cost. Rick quickly agreed and handed over almost half of the gold he'd brought with him.

"It's Githyanki," the man began. It didn't please Rick since he already knew that. However, the old man held up his hand to silence him. "It's part navigation device. There are a number of symbols all around it. Those are the controls. They control the deployment of the sails or retracting them. They also control the direction you wish to travel. There are also many viewing windows all around, I'm betting." He stopped and looked at Rick who nodded mutely. "There's a symbol at each window. Activate that symbol and the window will show everything in that direction. You can even zoom far out ahead of you or far behind you."

"Thank you. …Anything else?" Rick was paying a lot for this information.

"Just this. The pedestal is not only navigation. It's also a transmitter. Whatever you place on the top will spread to the entire ship." Even he thought it a brilliant idea.

Rick had to think about that. "Can you give an example, make it easier for me to understand?"

The old man nodded. "You can take that ring off your finger and place it there. Instead of repairing your body it will repair the ship. Any item you place there will affect the entire ship. It's only limited by your imagination at what you can place there." He was done speaking; he turned his back on Rick and returned to his research.

Rick just stood there and tried to think about that. "Potion bottles." It explained all the broken potion bottles. His ring worked continuously. A potion only worked the one time. He remembered figures, rings, and even scrolls. But he couldn't read any of it.

"I can't read the symbols." Maybe the old man had something that would solve that for him.

"That's your problem." He dismissed Rick with a wave of his hand and sat down to go back to work. "Try The Antique Key down the road." He sent Rick on his way.

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Rick's problem was that he didn't know which way down the road. Plus he needed to be careful. If he ran across a religious person they might figure out that he was a demon and he would instantly be in big trouble. He looked around nervously. Just how far down the road was it?

Since this store was in the middle of a street he chose to continue southward since he had approached from the other direction.

He counted it as good luck that it was just a couple of blocks down the road. However, this direction got him a lot closer to what was obviously a temple that was probably filled with pious individuals.

Stepping inside he found the place mostly empty. Though finding the person who owned it wasn't hard. Rick walked around looking things over while he waited. He resisted the urge to try and steal something. This close to that temple he needed to be careful. And he needed to get this over with as quickly as possible.

The owner approached him. "How can I help you?" He looked Rick over and noticed what he was wearing. He assumed he was getting ready to attend some religious function.

"I need to be able to read symbols that I don't understand. Preferably continuously." Being able to read it for a minute and then losing that ability would not be good.

"Do you have an example?" Not every item would translate any language.

"Unfortunately no. Although I can draw one for you." Rick had done his best to try and memorize one of them.

Rick was presented a parchment and a pen and the shopkeeper watched Rick draw. "Githyanki. Very difficult language." His thought about his friend here changed. Anyone that spent time in the Astral Plane obviously had power or a death wish.

"Let me think." He walked away and seemed to be wandering around until he stopped and came back with a small box. "These will translate a great many languages. They are lenses that you wear on your eyeballs. They are meant to be worn permanently." He opened the box and Rick saw small thin crystals.

Then he was told the price. Rick knew how much he had remaining and knew that buying these would bleed him of almost every gold coin that he had on him or anywhere else. It meant he had to continue to serve his master. Though until his ship was ready he was going to have to do that anyway.

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Kate had decided that she needed a new plan. Finding anything on Richard Castle had been impossible. It was as though he didn't exist. Maybe if she could get him to talk he would accidentally give her something that she could use.

Her only problem was her addiction to his cock. Kate had worked out that the longer she went without, the worse it got. So she needed for him to show up shortly after the last time. She also worried that just seeing him naked with his huge cock would cause a weakness. She hated not being in control and with Castle she was definitely not in control.

"I summoned him." What had he meant by that? She had only just learned his name so it wasn't that. But maybe now that she knew his name she could use it to call him.

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Kate looked around. She was in her bedroom. Her weapon was under her pillow again. Her phone was on its charger so all she had to do was press START and it would begin recording a video.

She was dressed in her usual t-shirt and shorts and assumed that she would lose them somewhere along the way. Her specially adjusted sunglasses were in her lap as she sat up in bed, leaning against her headboard.

The lights were on so that her video would show up later. She was actually a little nervous. If this worked she was going to learn something and if it didn't she was still going to learn something. Just that the latter would be bad. She wanted information but she was also actually looking forward to having sex with him again. She hated to admit it but when it came to sex he was unbelievable.

It was time. Kate put on her sunglasses and checked to make sure that she couldn't see a thing. Light filtered in from the sides but unless she actively used her peripheral vision she didn't see anything.

Kate wet her lips. "Richard Castle…I need you."

Rick wasn't expecting to hear from her, but he was happy that she'd used his name to call him. It told him that she really wanted him this time. He was a little taken aback when he arrived. She was dressed in her usual clothes. The lights were on and very bright and she had something covering her eyes. This was new and not what he was expecting.

This nameless woman was proving to be a challenge. What was she up to? Rick stood there and studied her and the room. It didn't look to him like she knew he was there.

Rick raised an eyebrow. If she couldn't see him, then save for her addiction to his cock, she wasn't going to be affected by seeing him and his cock. Though it was possible she might be immediately susceptible to his commands. It was just that he didn't want to use them. He wanted sex with her. She was the best he had ever had so far.

Kate didn't see or hear anything and was starting to worry that it hadn't worked. "Richard Castle?" Did she need to call for him more than once? Maybe it actually took him time to get here even though he gained entrance to her bedroom through locked windows and doors.

Rick slowly stepped up to the side of her bed. "You called?"

Hearing his voice caused Kate to stop breathing. Everything seemed to be trapped in her throat. Even the fact that she was almost sitting on her weapon was little comfort.

"How do you get in my bedroom?" Kate could barely hear her own voice. She'd never been this scared in her life. What happened tonight was likely going to change everything.