Title: Kidnapping Castle

Pairing: R. Castle and K. Beckett

Summary: So Castle is being held for information, will he break? And has it been found out yet that he was abducted?

Disclaimer: I don't own Castle

Words: 1 217

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Chapter Two:

KB POV:

The moment that I saw Alexis standing at my desk I knew that something was wrong, the girl looked pale and worried, her eyes were even red. I wondered if it had something to do with Castle's absence, I had tried calling him several times already as we had caught a case this morning but he just hadn't answered.

It wasn't like him to ignore my calls, but I had written it off as nothing to worry about. But the look on the young redhead told a different story, something was wrong.

"Alexis what are you doing here?" I asked quietly, walking over to her.

I didn't want to startle the girl; lately she hasn't been very fond of me. Bettering her view of me would be nice, but there was hardly ever the opportunity to do such. Castle invited me over to the loft many times, and the rare occasions that I did accept the invite little Castle kept her distance.

"My dad didn't come home last night." She said quietly, tears forming in her eyes while she spoke.

It felt as if though I wanted to shed a tear of my own, there could be many reasons for why Castle hadn't gone home the night before but only one was taking root in my mind. He had spent the night with someone, a female someone. My insecurities ate at me relentlessly but I shoved them down as quickly as I could.

Now wasn't the time to dwell on such thoughts, Alexis needed comfort or something. And the task was falling to me to do so; after all it had all but landed in my lap.

"Maybe his just staying with a friend?" I offered trying to not sound bitter.

"That's not it." Alexis promptly dismissed shaking her head. "He was writing at the Old Haunt last night, when I called at around eleven to say good night he was still there working on the latest chapter. But this morning, he didn't answer his cell or anything."

"Maybe the battery just died?" I offered weakly shrugging my shoulders, trying not to think about more possibilities; none of them were remotely comforting.

"I just know something is wrong." Alexis insisted.

It seemed that little Castle could be just as stubborn as her father, before I could say anything though we were interrupted by an out of breath Ryan. He skidded to a halt before me, not even seeming to notice Alexis as he opened up his mouth.

"Something's happened, a call just came in." Ryan panted looking on the verge of tears or in need of throwing up. "Castle's day time bartender just called, reporting that the place is trashed and that the doors were left open."

I stared at him, hearing his words but not comprehending just what it was he was saying. Something had happened, something bad had happened to Castle. He could be anywhere, he could be hurt or in danger, or just… I shook my head forcefully; day dreaming about it wasn't going to help anyone.

It wasn't going to help me.

It wasn't going to help Alexis.

But most of all, it wasn't going to help Castle.

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It was official, something was indeed wrong. The Old Haunt had been trashed, Castle's office downstairs was turned upside down, and his phone and laptop were missing. I immediately called in for a trace on his phone, hoping that we would get lucky and be able to locate him immediately. But I had a sinking feeling in my stomach that it wasn't going to work.

And there was blood.

It was relatively little but still, there was a small pool of blood just inside the entrance to the pub.

I could feel the room closing in on me, it was suffocating, and everyone was giving me looks of pity and concern. I didn't need their pity or their concern; the only thing that mattered was finding Castle.

He had to be found.

After looking over the scene and taking everything in, I left the pub heading back to the 12th from there I could do something. I couldn't think at the pub, all I could do was stare at the pool of blood. My mind conjuring images of an injured Castle as I done so.

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A missing persons form had been filed, Castle was officially missing. The fresh homicide that had come across my desk didn't matter, nothing mattered anymore but finding him. Getting him back safely, alive.

Gates was shutting me out though, I wasn't to work the case, nor were the boys. But I couldn't just sit around; I couldn't depend on someone else to solve this. He had to be found and he had to be found immediately.

A lot of abductions didn't end happily; Castle wasn't going to become one of those negative and terrifying statistics. Not if I could help it. Yet my hands were tied, Gates was watching my every move, I wouldn't be able to do anything from here. If I was going to work this, I needed a different work space.

Away from Gates and her watchful eyes.

"Sir?" I called out, standing at the threshold of her office.

This was the only way I would be able to get away from her; I just hope that she went for it, that she wasn't as cruel and heartless as she acted.

"Yes Detective?" She asked impassively, her face revealing nothing.

"I would like to request a week's leave." I replied immediately, no beating around the bush.

Time was of the essence, I had already wasted enough here. I had to get started on this, I had to find Castle, I needed to find him.

"Really now?" She asked, sitting back in her chair and eyeing me through narrow eyes.

"Yes, sir." I ground out, trying not to snap at her.

This had to work.

It just had to.

"Alright then Beckett, but I'm warning you to not get involved with this case." She threatened a steely note of warning in her voice.

With Castle's life hanging in the balance her threat meant nothing to me, the only thing that mattered to me right now was finding him. Not my job, his life was far more important than a simple shield. She could threaten me all she wanted, it meant nothing.

I didn't bother to reply; simply nodding I dashed out of the office. Grabbing my stuff from my desk that I had already packed, including a copy of the files that was about Castle, I all but ran towards the elevator.

Martha and Alexis needed Castle; he had to be returned safely to them. They would never be able to get over the loss of him, but they weren't the only ones that would be affected if something were to happen to him. Even now, all the cops around the 12th that had ever interacted with Castle were being impacted.

Many saw him as one of us, those that didn't even like him wanted to get him back, were furious at the outrage of him being abducted. Whoever was behind this was going to pay.

And if I got to them first, I was going to put a bullet right between their eyes.

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AN: And that's it for this chapter, are you guys liking it so far? More to come soon!