Can I just say that I am so super sorry that I havnt updated anything in forever. I have been super busy and my mind hasnt been able to slow down enought for me to write something. Thankfully it is Spring Break and I have some time to sit and to write. I should be updating this some more in the next couple days. Also I should be updating my other story for NCIS. I hope you all havnt given up on me.

This has some twists and turns and is changing the way the story is going and I hope you all like it. I know i was going to mainly focus on the characters and not so much the case but this came flying and hit me like a brink and I had to write it.

"We are not finding anything." Ziva said as they road back to the precinct in silence.

"It's like these people barely existed to anyone. They seemed to know them because they saw them once or twice. Nobody ever seemed to talk to them. Nothing. It's like they were…" Tony was saying until Castle finished for him.

"Ghosts." He looked over at the writer.

"Yeah." Nothing else was said. They had gone back to ask the neighbors of the victims more thoroughly and then had found that these two didn't seem to know each other or anyone else. They had been in search of friends while Gibbs and the other guys had been in search of family. Hopefully these victims had family who knew more about them.

Tony watched as they passed by so many beautiful buildings that seemed to blanket the city. He loved how everything was so on the go. Everybody had somewhere they were headed and they were working quickly to get there. The view came to an end as they entered the underground parking garage. Tony straitened and when the car stopped he hopped out.

…

"Find anything useful?" Gibbs asked when they walked into the precinct. Kate shook her head and both of her detectives seemed to deflate as they sat back into their chairs.

"I take it you guys weren't very successful either." Kate said with a raised eyebrow.

"Nobody saw anybody do anything." McGee said.

Kate found that she quite liked McGee. He seemed, trustworthy. Kate didn't normally find that in a lot of people. Their whole team seemed easy to trust. They seemed like a family. Ducky was the lovable uncle who they knew they could talk to. Tony was the annoying brother that everybody loved. Ziva was the sister who didn't seem to trust anybody and kept her feelings to herself. McGee was the younger brother who everyone thought was weak but he proved them wrong when it really matter. Gibbs… well he seemed to be the father figure. He did everything he could to keep his family safe even if that meant putting himself in the cross hairs. From what Kate had heard about Abby she seemed to be the little sister everybody was super protective of. No matter how different all these agents were that was one thing they had in common, they were a family trying to keep each other safe.

…..

They had been brainstorming for about an hour when Castle finally decided he needed something to do. He looked around before looking down into his empty coffee cup. He looked up at the cappuccino machine and then at the agents and detectives.

"How about we give the cappuccino machine a break and I make a coffee run?" He offered. Kate nodded.

"That would be great. I could go for my usual." Kate said.

"Anybody else?" Castle asked. They all gave their orders and Castle quickly wrote them down.

"Can I come with you?" McGee asked before he turned to leave.

"Yeah. That would be great. I won't have to carry all of the coffee by myself."

They left and before long they were at the closest Java Loft. They waited in line before handing the girl behind the counter their order.

"So how did your agents feel about you basing the characters on them?" Castle asked. McGee shook his head.

"Honestly, they weren't too happy. I guess I didn't even realize that I was until they brought it to my attention." Castle thought for a moment before speaking.

"The detectives all have mixed emotions about my books. It's understandable though." McGee raised an eyebrow, urging him to explain. "Last year there was this psycho. He was targeting Kate because of my books. That's something I don't know if I will forgive myself for."

"I've had the same issue." McGee said after a bit. The lady behind the counter set four of the eight coffees on the counter. "It was defiantly not fun."

Castle wanted to know more but he didn't ask because he could tell that it had to do with someone the agent loved. He didn't know how he knew but he did. Two more coffees were sat by the others when a man in a dark hoodie and sunglasses came in. He instantly hit Castles danger radar. Castle nudged McGee and his eyes found the guy. His head was down and there was something in his hand in his pocket. McGee's hand slid to his gun just as the man looked up and smiled.

Shit.

He pulled his hand from his pocket to show that he had a gun. He stepped closer to the woman in front of him who seemed not to notice. He then mouthed the words 'drop it'. McGee hesitated and the man wrapped his arm around the woman's neck and put the gun to her head. She screamed and everyone was looking towards them and backing away.

"Alright listen up. Nobody needs to get hurt here." He loosened his grip on the woman but didn't let her go. "You, at the front, set your gun on the floor and slide it this way." McGee slowly did as the man asked. A smile spread across the man's lips. "Thanks Thom." He said shoving the woman away. "You just made this much easier." He picked up McGee's gun and walked towards them. Without taking his eyes off of McGee and Castle he barked his next order. "Everybody against that back wall." Castle was defiantly nervous. He didn't like it when these things happened and…

Wait a minute… Thom?

"Who are you?" McGee asked but the man did not answer.

"I want everybody to slide their phones away from them. If anyone even attempts to call anyone you are going to be missing a limb." They all nervously slid their phones away. "You too." He said to Castle and McGee. They both slowly handed their phones to the man.

"What do you want?" McGee asked. Castle was still a little speechless.

"I want you both to slowly walk out back." He said. He urged them forward with his gun.

Once they were out in the alley that sat behind Java Loft it all seemed a little more real. This man, whoever he was, had come into the coffee shop looking for them. He cuffed them both and shoved them into a black car. He then cuffed their cuffs together, blindfolded them and duct taped their mouths. They were driving for a while. They made lots of turns before stopping. They were being pulled outside. There were two steps down that Castle and McGee stumbled down before they were through a door and in a building. Even though Castle couldn't see he could tell it was a large building. The cuffs that held them together were un-done and Castle felt himself being pulled away. He was sat down and he tried kicking the guy only to receive a painful blow to the head. His legs were tied to the legs of the chair and his hands were re-adjusted until they were behind him. The man left his side and he heard a struggle. There was a loud thud and then something that could only be described as a sinister laugh.

…..

Kate looked at her phone. They should have been back by now. She picked it up and called Castle's number. It went to voicemail. She was going to try again but Esposito came back into the room.

"We have another body." Esposito said. Kate felt her stomach do a little flip flop. It always made her nervous when he wasn't with her and she got a call.

"Let's go. We will call the guys on the way." Kate said and they all disappeared leaving her and Gibbs alone in the room.

"They should have been back." She softly said. He nodded.

"Yeah… I know." He said before walking away. Kate watched as he let more weight fall on his shoulders.

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