Well, I was trying to decide between writing another chapter and FINALLY replying to reviews when I decided I would just see if I could get any more of the next chapter done. (I'd only had the first line done before tonight) This chapter spilled out as easily as the rest, so I just went with it.
Warning-I'm cranking the 'crack' of this fiction up a notch. (Like it was so incredibly plausible before LOL) But really, this is where I started to worry that it was getting TOO unrealistic. But I fell in love with the idea when I came up with it so I knew it had to be done.
Disclaimer: If Andrew Marlowe would come up with something like this, he would be much more of an abstract thinker than I ever realized. Oh, and I don't own 'The Little Mermaid'-you'll figure out why I said that as you read, and no, I don't add any mermaids into this story. Although maybe another story somewhere down the line...
"I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!" Lizzie shouted as she and Nat gripped each others' hands, jumping up and down excitedly.
All around them, fellow shippers were in a similar state of euphoria. Lizzie giggled when she saw Nikki and Kandi 'feeding the birds.' As many times as she had seen that particular Castlesque substitute for the traditional high five (or the adorable Castle fist pump) it had never occurred to her to learn the congratulatory ritual.
Kris, standing next to Nikki and Kandi, knew that a major step forward had been taken with Beckett's admission to Castle, and to the shippers, that the kiss was real. But she also noticed something else: the detective's wall remained firmly in place. Beckett may have acknowledged an attraction to Castle (which was so obvious that for anyone other than the walled off Beckett it wouldn't have been much of an admission at all) but she had yet to confess her feelings to the man. Until Beckett said, "I love you, Castle" or at least "You make all the songs make sense," Kris would continue to push, as would all the rest of the shippers.
"So, what now?" Nat asked.
Nat's question was repeated throughout the throng of shippers. Within a minute after Beckett's confession, every shipper had come to the same conclusion Kris had.
"Songs!" Kris's shout made Nikki and Kandi jump.
"What do you mean?" Nikki asked.
"The songs make sense!" Kris said excitedly.
"You're in love?" Nikki wondered. A moment later, she shook her head. "No, wait. You mean that maybe some Caskett songs might work to break down the wall?"
"There's a lot of Lighthouse songs," Nat offered. Many shippers had become fans of the musical group through watching their favorite show.
"Not just any Caskett song," Kris said. "THE Caskett song."
"The Caskett song?" Nikki asked, puzzled.
" 'You Talk Too Much,' by Clarence Carter," Lizzie supplied promptly.
"Got it!" Kandi said, holding out her I-Phone victoriously. Turning the volume up as loud as she could, the girl pushed the correct button and the chorus started to play.
Lizzie found it odd that everyone in the crowd seemed to be able to hear the song coming through that one device, but she quickly shrugged it off. After all, what about this whole situation could actually be considered normal?
"Now, sing!" Kris commanded.
Lizzie was tempted to try to mimic the song from 'The Little Mermaid'-Kris had sounded entirely too much like Ursula the sea witch when she'd said that. But the situation they were dealing with was much too serious for Lizzie to give in to her strange sense of humor now.
"Look!" Kandi suddenly burst out, pointing towards the precinct.
At first, Lizzie thought the girl's reaction a bit odd. Everyone was already looking towards the precinct. But then she noticed that there was a green mist surrounding Beckett.
Which made her wonder...
"Yeah, sing!" Lizzie cried.
Lizzie wasn't entirely certain what was going on, but she was positive whatever was happening was caused by the song playing.
The chorus had played through once, and Kandi pressed the necessary button so it would repeat. Lizzie and all of the other shippers that knew the song joined in. By the time that run of the chorus was over, the green object surrounding Beckett was no longer a mist Instead, it was a solid-looking substance that resembled a very large emerald.
As the entire crowd started singing along when the chorus played for a third time, the emerald-looking substance started to change.
You talk too much
Lizzie's eyes went wide and she exchanged a quick glance of disbelief with Nat. If she didn't know any better she would say that whatever it was looked a lot like...
You worry me to death
"No way," Kris breathed.
You talk so much
There was no doubt about it now. The substance, whatever it was, had taken a definite shape.
You even worry my pet
"Does Beckett have a pet?" Nikki wondered aloud. At Kandi's quick headshake, Nikki's let out a bemused, "Huh." She couldn't figure out why Beckett would have picked out a song that didn't completely fit her relationship with the writer. After all, there were so many perfect Caskett songs out there.
You just ta-a-a-a-alk
The substance now completely blocked Beckett from the crowd's view. Everyone in the first few rows closest to the detective let out a Castle-like screech when they saw Beckett's arms suddenly appear on either side. After a brief moment they realized that the detective was trying to pull the object out of her way. Instead, her hands went through it as if it was nothing more than the mist it had originally appeared as.
You talk too much
Everyone in the crowd realized at the same time what had happened. Kate Beckett's wall had become visible. If they hadn't been so stunned, many of them would have burst out laughing. For the 'wall' had taken the shape of a medieval castle. And right in the middle of the 'drawbridge' was a gleaming cluster of cherries leaning against a bright red apple.
So what did you guys think? A little TOO weird? Any doubts that I have a unique sense of humor have been officially obliterated. That 'Little Mermaid' thing just popped into my head when I wrote it. Usually when that happens it's something that sounds like something Caskett said...