Hello my Lovelies! So I know I've written mostly angst and this should be the last of the angsty chapters!
I might have one more left in the story but this should be the last of the super angsty ones !
~CB~
His eyes feel like rocks when he tries to open them, Castle slowly looks around the dark and gloomy room. Where was he? He slowly sat up from the cot he was laying on.
"Hello?" He croaked, ow why was his voice so hoarse?
He hears a door crack and light streaks down into the dark room, I must be in the basement, he thinks. His captor takes her time walking down the worn down stairs, when she does reach him she takes a seat next to him on the cot.
"Your up." She smiles, reaches her hand out to cup his cheek but Castle jerks away.
Her face hardens, "Nuh uh, we don't do that Rick!"
Castle doesn't respond, he kicks his head back and squeezes his eyes shut. "Wa-water?" Castle horsley gets out.
The brunette smiles, "Of course my love- water coming right up."
As soon as his captor leaves Castle makes a move to find a way out, his leg is chained to a pipe on the wall so he can't move far. He twists his body around to find some kind of possible escape route. Before he can look further the light streams in the basement again and he hears her walking down the stairs.
His captor gives him a sickening smile and hands him his requested water, he glares at if for a moment before chugging it down. Much better- "Better?" She asks sweetly, runs her hand through his hair and he makes a move to jerk back but as she strokes it he notices her hands are bruised.
Had he tried to fight her back?
He didn't remember her hands being bruised when they were in the warehouse. So he takes a bold move and slowly grabs her hand and asks, "Me?"
His captor shrugs, "You were confused you didn't mean to don't worry." She assured, he really felt like vomiting at that moment.
He let go of her hand and rubbed his throbbing neck, wait what- there was a huge bump in the back. Everything was making sense now, his captor must have tried to inject him with something and he fought back but she must have knocked him out which would explain her bruises and his throbbing neck;
and whatever was in the injection was making him feel very drowsy. The woman hums for a moment and sits by his side again, "So can I get you anything? More water, food..me?" She bats her eyes and Castle fights the urge to throw up.
"Food." He croaks, it'll give him some time to figure something out.
She vigorously nods and presses a kiss to his now stubbly cheek, she scrunches her nose- "I'll have to shave your face sweetheart- I don't like it that way." She whined- with that she left.
Castle smirked, perfect.
~CB~
Meanwhile Kate was pacing back and forth in the warehouse while Vikram was tracing traffic , camera footage in some hope to spot the car that the woman was driving.
"Beckett you remember the plate number?" he asked hopeful.
Kate wipes her horribly puffy eyes and nods, "Yea it was KL 9059."
Vikram smiled, "Perfect- any traffic cams that picked up her car will go straight to me." he promised as some comfort to his friend.
Kate nodded but her pacing didn't halt, "Beckett listen to me! We're going to find him." He took hold of her shoulders to make her stop.
Kate took a deep breath and nodded, "You're right- It's just.. It's all my fault." She wept, she didn't care if he thought she was a baby, she wept loudly. Vikram had never experience his friend like this, she always had worn a hard mask on her face.
Now she was open and vulnerable, he simply let her cry on his shoulder for a few moments. His computer chimes forcing him to push her off and hand her a tissue, "Beckett pull yourself together for a moment- I've got footage of the car and where it was last headed." He gave her a reassuring smile.
Kate's eyes widened and she quickly fixed herself up, "Ok where are we going?" She demanded, Vikram smirked- that's more like it.
~CB~
He felt even more drowsy, everything was spinning. "What-what." He tried to speak but he couldn't even form the words.
"Shh shh, I just put a little bit of a relaxing drug in your food to calm you down." She smiled that sickening smile again.
He groaned and fell back on his cot, everything was spinning. Moments passed and he slowly felt himself able to speak a few words again, he needed to find out this woman's name! If he ended up being found he needed to leave a clue.
"Your..your name?" He croaked, please please, tell me he thought.
The brunette gasped, "Oh my goodness of course, if we're going to be together you've got to know my name." She once again took a place next to him on his cot.
"My name is Grace." Rick snorted under his breath, that wasn't ironic at all!
Grace smiled again and stood up, "Let me get a shaving kit, I don't like that stubble on your face." She said.
Rick limply nodded, whatever drug she had put in his food was heavily working. Castle moaned, his neck was seriously hurting, whatever Grace knocked him out with must have been the butt of a gun or something even heavier.
His captor came back, holding an old fashioned shaving kit. Even better he thought, the razor was the old fashioned blade that flipped open- and it was a long blade...
He watched her intently as she made up the shaving cream in the bowl and patiently waited as she spread it on his cheeks. He knew she was ready for a sneak attack of sorts so she tied his hands behind his back with some rope , so he didn't make any move as she shaved him.
When she wiped his face with the towel he slowly reached for the discarded razor on the table as quietly as possible and as far as he could with tied hands.. As she finished wiping, Castle used the blade to try and cut the rope from his hands, when he succeeded he knew it would be obvious to see that he took the razor so he quietly put it back while her back was turned to him.
"All right, now your cleaned up." She smiled and began to clean up.
He pretended his hands were still tied together and waited for her to come close to him. "Hungry again?" She asked, Castle gulped.
He nodded, once she came down and handed him his tray, he would make his move. He waited minutes for her to come back, and when she did she bent down to hand him his tray.
Castle made his move, lunging forward and wrapping his hands around her neck, she gasped and tried to wiggle, the food went flying to the floor and her face began to turn blue. Castle wouldn't let go, should he end it now?
He didn't know if he could kill her, he didn't think he could but before he could let go Grace's eyes rolled back and she fell limp.
He gasped and retracted his hands from her, no no no he hadn't meant to kill her! he just wanted to knock her out so he could escape.
He reached out with shaking hands to feel her pulse, he found nothing. Castle was so shaken that he froze to his spot. Eventually his brain reminded him he needs to escape. He rolled her over and searched for the key to his chains. He found it and unclasped the cuffs from his leg.
He hissed from the pain, his leg had a huge gash in it from the cuffs. He limply stood up and hobbled up the stairs, not even looking back at her. He walked into what looked like the kitchen and looked around for the door. He spotted a back door and quickly ran out, the darkness hit him. it was nighttime-
now how would he find his way?
He ran back in and looked for a phone, nothing. Castle rampaged through her drawers hoping to find a flashlight. He found a large one and grabbed it, as well as his jacket that was hanging on the door.
She must have taken it off him when she kidnapped him. He debated with himself about taking some food, was it all poisoned? Surely she wouldn't poison herself, but then again the woman was crazy.
He made his mind up and took two apples and a granola bar. He turned the flashlight on and limped outside in the cool air, there was no moon tonight only fog. He looked around and realized he was in the woods, maybe there were some mounties around?
Oh wait that was Canada, he was still in England- He made a promise that he would never come back to England ever again! This had been the worst vacation ever. Castle decided to walk north, he hobbled the whole time.
After what felt like hours he came to find another cabin, He rapidly knocked on the door, please let there be someone in there who isn't a psycho killer.
An older man opened the door with a mild irritation, but it faded when he saw Rick's appearance, "Sir? Are you all right?" His accent reminded Rick of a Sherlock Holmes character.
Castle shook his head, "I need help." He pleaded.
The man immediately nodded and helped him inside, "here sit sit." He helped him to a couch.
"I'll call for an ambulance." he walked away.
Castle took a few deep breaths and felt his eyes go heavy. The next time he woke up was to the sound of beeping, it smelled like bleach was poured everywhere. Castle groaned and tried to sit up but a hand restrained him, "Easy there fella."
He blinked his eyes and looked at the person. "Who are you?" He mumbled.
"Doctor Simeon, your in the London Bridge Hospital." He answered, he was writing something on his chart sheet as he spoke.
"We didn't see any identity on you so we called you John doe." He chuckled but Castle glared at him.
"My name is Richard Castle."
Recognition flashed through the doctor's eyes, "Oh! The famous author who went missing 3 weeks ago?"
Castle's eyes widened, "How long have I been here?!"
He had only been gone for 2 days!
The doctor smiled sympathetically, "Sorry lad, I'm afraid you've been in a coma for almost 3 weeks."
Castle fell back in his bed and rubbed his eyes, "I need to see my wife." He mumbled, and Alexis..Alexis was supposed to be coming home on the-
"What's today's date!?" He asked.
"January 27th."
Today, she was supposed to be home today and he was supposed to be meeting her in New York! "Sir I'll call your wife." He promised. Castle nodded and lolled his head to the side, he just needed a little rest. The next time he awoke a warm hand was holding his, he peeled his eyes open and came face to face with his blue eye's staring back at him.
"Alexis?" He croaked.
"DADDY!" She shreiked, lunging forward and hugging him tightly.
"Daddy I was so scared." She cried.
"Shh baby I'm okay." He whispered, how had she gotten here!? His question was answered when Kate ran up to him and whimpered, "Rick." He reached his hand out to let her hold.
"How did-"
"I knew she was coming today so I asked Meredith to send her here." She explained.
Rick mouthed a thank you, "Daddy you didn't call for those weeks and I was so scared." She sobbed into his shoulder.
He groaned from pain but he didn't care, he had missed his daughter- he hadn't seen her in almost 4 months. "I know pumpkin, I'm so sorry I made you worry." He soothed, rubbing his hand up and down her spine.
"Your mother is on her way too." Kate informed, she was sitting on the other side of his bed, holding his other hand.
Rick smiled, "Thank you Kate." She nodded and leaned in to kiss his cheek.
"I'm so sorry." She whispered, he felt drops of wetness on his cheeks. He needed to speak to her in private so he patted his daughter's shoulders.
"Hey pumpkin- would you mind letting daddy speak to Kate for a few minutes? Then I promise you can cuddle up with me and we can watch some Disney movies huh?" He persuaded.
Alexis nodded and slipped off the bed, "Vikram is here too, I'll have him stay with her." She said and Rick nodded. Why would Vikram be here? As soon as Alexis was gone Kate strides over to him and took his face, kissing him with every breath in her body and forget hurt and pain he needed it.
He kissed her back just as passionately but it soon ended when he began coughing. "Babe be careful." She warned.
He slowly nodded, "Kate.. I need to know what happened."
Kate sighed, "I know- I'll tell you everything."
~CB~
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