Hey guys! So this here is my first attempt at a fanfic. I originally posted this in Maddie (castlecoffee13)'s ask box on Tumblr one day as an Anon, because I was bored, and it kind of grew on me. So let me know what you guys think; feedback of any kind is always welcome! Could be a multiple chapter story, or could just be a one shot, let me know your thought's on that!
Kate Beckett sat alone on the swings while her mother sat on the other side of the park, poring over some case file that looked longer than any book Kate had ever read. As Kate tried to swing herself higher and higher she became frustrated that her little legs just didn't seem to have enough strength to get her as high as she wanted.
After about ten minutes of swinging Kate stopped, accepting that the swing had won, she would never reach the stars. Just as Kate was about to get off the swing and wander back over to her mother, an older boy came over to her and asked if she wanted a push. Never being one to ask anyone for help, Kate said no.
The boy looked confused, because obviously no one had ever said no to him before. Kate was different from most girls though and it didn't take long for him tot realize that.
"I'm Rick" he said, as he thrust his large hand towards her.
"Hello" Kate replied, not giving him the satisfaction of knowing her name.
"So why don't you want me to push the swing?" he inquired, "It's obvious that you weren't able to get yourself as high as you wanted".
Well now Kate was mad, who was he to know what she wanted? This boy seemed pretty full of himself and Kate wasn't going to feed that ego. Kate jumped off the swing and turned towards Rick,
"I don't need you to help me, nor do I want your help! I was doing just fine swinging myself and I don't appreciate you thinking otherwise".
Rick was quite taken aback, for a young girl she was quite mature and had a vocabulary that rivaled his own, which was saying a lot. Not to mention the fact that the girl brushed him off so easily; he had never met someone so independent, especially in someone so young. Well now he was intrigued.
Rick followed her as she crossed the park towards the slide, jogging a little to catch up to her. Man she could walk quickly!
"Will you at lest tell me your name?" he called after her.
The girl stopped in her tracks and spun around so quickly that Rick almost ran right in to her.
"Kate" she replied her eyes narrowing, "Now please leave me alone".
She started back across the park when she felt something grab her wrist and before Rick knew what happened she had flipped him onto the ground.
Rick lay stunned on the ground looking up at the girl who had just put him there. He blinked a few times trying to gather his thoughts. He had grabbed Kate's wrist trying to stop her, he had wanted to talk, but instead of stopping like he thought she would, she had turned around and in one swift motion flipped him over her over her shoulder, to where he found himself now, lying on his back in the grass.
As Rick stood he noticed a woman running over to him and Kate. She didn't look happy.
"Kate what did you do? How many times have I told you not to use those moves on people!" the woman shouted as she drew nearer to where Kate stood.
Rick simply watched the exchange between the girl and the woman in amusement, so this isn't the first time this has happened?
"I'm sorry mom" the girl whispered her eyes trained on the ground, " I know you only taught me those moves for self defense, but he was just being so annoying and I tried to leave and he grabbed me and... and I just reacted".
Kate allowed her eyes to trail back to her mother, and was surprised to see that the woman was trying to suppress a smile.
"Mom...?" Kate began, but the woman cut her off before she could finish.
"Katherine Beckett, I have never been more-" here it comes thought Kate, I am in so much trouble. "-proud that you are my daughter than I am right now".
Wait what? Was her mother really saying what she thought she was saying? Her mother was proud of how she had attacked Rick?
Rick didn't know how to react to the exchange between Kate and her mother, but he was sure entertained by it. It seemed that the older woman had taught Kate these 'self-defense' moves and it also appeared that instead of being mad at Kate, which is originally what Rick had thought, the woman was proud of her daughter.
Rick was so absorbed by the Beckett family, already starting to write their story in his head, that he almost didn't notice the older woman was talking to him.
"What" Rick said staring at the woman blankly, he had been so caught up in creating their back story that he completely missed what the woman had said.
"I apologize for Katie here, sometimes she is too strong for her own good" the woman repeated.
"And stubborn too" Rick chuckled, before he realized it had slipped out, the woman simply smiled back at him,
"That she is" the older Beckett replied. "Now Katie, it's time to go" the woman said leaning towards her daughter, and Rick's heart fell.
"W-w-w-ait" Rick stuttered, "You're leaving?"
"Well of course we are leaving" Kate responded, addressing him for the first time since she had flipped him to he ground, "You don't just expect us to sit around at the park all day, we have better things to do".
Kate gave him a slight eye roll when he simply stared at her dumbfounded.
"But-but , will I ever see you again?" Rick finally managed to get out.
"Why Rick, so I can be another one of those helpless women you push on the swings?" the girl teased.
"Or maybe you could push me" Rick responded with a grin.
"We'll see" Kate giggled as she skipped off after her mother, leaving Rick standing alone in the middle of the park.
Well one thing was sure, Kate was a mystery that Rick may never solve, but he would sure as hell try his best anyways.