Rewind, Remix, Replay-5

Hey everyone:) hope you guys are still coping okay for the hiatus. Don't worry! There is less than 3 months left till the next season. I can't wait:) okay I know you guys probably want more caskett scenes don't you? So this chapter is all fluff and almost no development otherwise.

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Chapter 5

Castle was just standing there. In the shadows, she watched him being beaten by his captors. His face was cut and bleeding, but he refused to show any weakness. She wanted to run up to him and kiss him, tell him everything was okay, and arrest the men, but it was as if her feet were nailed to the ground. She couldn't move and suddenly, she saw a glint of a knife and she could barely move her mouth to scream before it was plunged into his chest. Her breath caught as she saw it all in slow motion, with the small crooked

smirk on the soon to become murderer's face.

The scarlet blood was pouring out of his chest and she realized that everyone was gone and she was alone with his body. Her eyes filled with tears when she found herself looking into his empty eyes and touching his cold stiff body. Then, she found herself looking into her mother's eyes and she couldn't hold back her tears anymore.

She woke up shaking and with tears spilling down her cheeks. With his name on her lips. Dialing his phone with trembling hands, she put down the phone before it could ring. She wasnt going to be able to explain herself in this state, so she texted him instead. It took awhile for his reply and she was silently relieved that he was coming over. She anxiously paced the floor until she heard a knock.

Seeing him face to face did nothing to stop her tears but it made her want to touch him. To feel him, to make sure he was really there, to hold him like he knew how she felt. It felt so good to have his arms drawing comforting circles on her back. It made her relax, so when he gently pushed her into the house she complied and pulled him to the couch. She lay on his chest with his arms around her, slowly stroking her hair and her arm.

After a while, she began to drift off to sleep again.

When Castle went to the bathroom, she woke up and was calling for him. She was mumbling "Don't leave me." over and over. He kissed the top of her head and cradled her in the crook of his arm. It seemed to calm her down alittle. She Looked up at him and related her nightmare to him. "I couldn't stop them. You were dead and I couldnt tell you. I saw my mother." it was all in broken sentences but Castle pieced enough of it together to understand that she was shook up and he wasn't going to leave her.

"Stay? Please? Just for tonight." She looked so scared that he pressed her petite body to himself, not minding at all that she wrapped her arms around him again.

In the warmth of their bodies, Kate slept with no more nightmares, knowing that he was next to her, and not leaving her. While Rick lay awake, his tiredness gave in and he too, slept with the sound of Kate's steady breathing guiding him to dreamland.

Rick wasn't surprised when he woke up alone. He heard the sound of water gushing and got up to make a cup of coffee and some breakfast but found that the fridge was filled with takeout boxes. Wow, she really needs to get out more often. He thought. So he left a short note on the couch and went to the nearby minimart.

She stepped out of the shower feeling slightly more rejuvenated. She called his name once, then twice. He left. She was not surprised but rather, disappointed. She filled out her regular cup of joe and sat down wearily on the couch where she could still smell his scent. She was so engrossed in her thoughts she didn't hear the door open.

Kate's reaction speed was fast. She had her gun on him in a second. Rick had a lucky break and managed to pin her arm to the kitchen table. She retracted her arm in embarrassment. " I thought you left..." she said awkwardly while turning her gaze to the floorboards.

Rick raised his eyebrows and Kate finally noticed the small slip of paper on the couch covers and blushed. He ignored her guilty expression and offered her a takeaway coffee. Then he headed to the kitchen and soon there was a wafting scent of omlette and toast.

It had been forever since she ate breakfast at home. Much less have someone cook it for her. In fact, the last time was when her dad came over once on her mother's death anniversary and they stayed up all night huddled together. The memory brought tears to her eyes but she wiped them away when he walked out of the kitchen smiling. Though Castle was known for being very loud and talkative, he knew when to shut up and take a step back. So, he blatantly ignored her red eyes and tried his best to give a big smile and act like nothing was going on.

"Beckett! You've got to try my newest creation. I'm gonna call it Campé A la Becks!"

"since when do you call me Becks, Castle?" she smiled up at him teasingly. Thankful that he was trying to lighten up the situation. She took a bite of the half toast/half eggs, and was surprised to find that it tasted quite good. Too good... Castle burst into a fit of laughter after observing her suspicious expression change to surprise then to pleasure then to suspicious again.

They chatted and laughed about almost everything, and Beckett didn't mind when he casually draped his arm behind her head midway of their conversation.

Neither of them realized how late they were until Kate's phone vibrated.

"Beckett..." she answered somewhat reluctantly.

"C'mon Castle, we have a case." she got up and walked out the door after he took the car keys. Just as he was about to walk out, he remembered his lunch with Meredith.

After a pause, he figured that murder was a good reason for him to accompany Kate. Well, at least before she turned into Detective Beckett again.

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