Rewind, Remix, Replay-15
Hey guys,
I'm so sorry:( my computer sort of crashed and could not be repaired, therefore, I couldn't post this chapter sooner.
So, I'm back again:) hopefully this chapter is better than the last, although I had kind of a writer's block and my muse had run into the hills. Because of the lack of inspiration, I had to change the point of views of characters. So, please note that in this chapter, the point of view may vary. Thanks;)
Also, this is the last chapter for a while, because I'm going for a hiatus. I need to write more chapters first, before I start posting again. The long version of my explanation is in the most recent chapter of my other story, Once Broken, Considered Sold. I won't be gone long. I appreciate you guys waiting for me and seek your understanding.
I owe a big thanks to castlebeckett siempre, BlueTigress, lv2bnsb1, locawriterbitch, for all the reviews they sent me. I really appreciate the fact that you took the time to tell me straight out what you thought about my story.
disclaimer- If I owned castle, castle and Beckett would be tearing each other up on a park bench right now.
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Things had made a swift change at the precinct in a period of a few days. Ever since Kate walked into the Captain's office and requested for a few weeks of leave.
She needed some time off work because of a personal need to reevaluate her priorities, was the only thing she told Captain Gates before disappearing.
Castle would have to work with Esposito and Ryan, during the time of Beckett's absence, because Captain Gates didn't want to let the absence of one of her best detectives cause a dip in the crime solving rate. She couldn't afford that if she wanted a promotion soon. One step closer to her goal.
She had broken the news to the team after calling them into the office. See, Gates was a rational woman, who didn't want anything to interfere with her career plan, but she wasn't a cruel one. After spending time with the young detective, she had grown slightly more comfortable towards her and her team. Therefore, when the usually strong willed and professional team leader came into the office way earlier than usual, she could tell something was up.
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The detective spoke in a hurried fashion, with an edge of panic creeping into her voice, as she requested for a time away from work. She glanced at the empty bullpen every few minutes, jumping slightly if she heard footsteps coming towards her.
"Beckett, are you sure you're alright?" Gates had asked.
"Yes, sir. I'm just in a hurry. I don't want to be late. " Beckett had replied quietly. "I trust that you will keep the news of my leave with discretion? I would prefer it if only my team would know."
"Beckett, you know as well as I do, that people will say what they want, but I will personally inform your team, if that's what you want."
"Thank you sir. I appreciate it." The young detective said before quickly running out of the precinct.
Gates looked out the window to see the sun just beginning to rise above the shadows of the skyscrapers.
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"I can't believe Beckett didn't even bother to tell us that she was going away."
"Well, don't be so down Ryan, maybe she had other things on her mind."
"How bad could it have been? She didn't even think that we would wanna know that she was leaving! Even if it's just for a while..."
"Well, you know Beckett. She plays her cards close to her vest. It's probably a private matter like Castle, or something."
"Dude! You don't think that Castle was the reason for her leave, do you?"
"I don't know. The two of them have been acting pretty strangely for the past few days."
"Yeah. Ever since Mere-. THAT'S IT!" Ryan exclaimed, causing more than a few heads to turn.
"What's it, Detective Ryan?" Captain Gates seemingly appeared out of nowhere, and tapped the startled Detective on his shoulder, making him jump.
"It's okay ma'am. Detective Ryan and I were just discussing some leads on the new case." Esposito cut in, quickly saving Ryan.
"In that case, i should think that your team will be bringing a suspect in soon, then? Should I get the interrogation room ready?" She asked, half turning towards the room.
"Not yet, but I'm sure we will have one in custody soon." Castle strode into the bullpen right on cue, flashing a charming smile at them.
"Your charm is futile, Mr Castle. Go and catch the guy, and then we'll talk. " Gates said before turning on her heel and walking back into her office.
"Well, geez, looks like SOMEONE woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Castle said, with a cup of coffee in each hand. "Where's Beckett?"
"She suddenly called and said she had to take a term of leave." Ryan said as he turned back to his computer.
Esposito flashed a quick smile at Castle, and deftly snatched one of the cups from his hands and took a sip, ignoring the look on Castle's face. His expression turned into a half squint at the first taste, and turned away to attempt to swallow it. "Ugh. There isn't any sugar in here. Why does she drink this?"
"She needs the caffeine." Castle replied simply. He pulled up his chair next to Ryan and Esposito's desks and watched them do paperwork. He stayed there till lunch, with the occasional paper ball fights between them.
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The cold liquid burned a trail that could be felt from her throat to her stomach as she swallowed it, and put the once-again-empty glass onto the barcounter. "Hit me again." She gasped to the bartender, who personally felt that she had taken way too many drinks already.
"Hey! I'm talking to you! I asked for another glass of the good stuff, in case you didn't hear me the first time." The girl shouted over the loud disco music that was making his ears pound. Her words were already slightly slurred, and he quietly shook his head as he started to prepare the drink. 'Probably guy troubles..' He thought.
Just as he was about to pour what was going to be her twelfth glass, a hand blocked his way.
"It's okay, she's with me. She doesn't need that glass anymore." A blonde girl with a pretty smile said, and quickly dropped some cash in front of him, and pulled the brunette girl away from the counter. She looked back over her shoulder at something her friend said, and gave him a grateful and slightly awkward grin as she dragged her friend away.
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"Maddy! What are you doing? I was having a good time... That guy was cute, wasn't he? "
"Oh my god, Kate, stop talking! He's looking at us! What the hell happened to get you so stoned drunk at this kind of bar?" Maddison said as she pulled her best friend into a cab and sped off to her place. She herself had been supposed to meet one of her dates at the bar that night, but she immediately cancelled it when she saw her friend shouting at the bartender for another drink, with a mountain of glasses next to her. Kate couldn't even recognize her at first, which just proved how drunk she was.
Kate was silent the whole cab ride. She had probably nodded off due to the excess amount of alcohol she had just taken. Madison nearly had to drag her friend's body to her lift, but thanks to her nice security guard in the building, she managed to avoid it.
After getting Kate into her guest room, Madison finally slumped onto the couch and called her date to apologize. They ended up having a very long conversation until she decided to retreat into her own room because she would definitely not get anything out of Kate that night.
But the next day was a completely different thing...
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Rick paced up and down in the empty hallway. He had knocked on the door many times, and no one had answered. He was about to break in, but then he rememered that she was a cop, and she would kill him when she finds out. She was supposed to be at home, wasn't she? Why would she be out so late at night? Could she be in trouble?
After waiting for another 20 minutes, he decided that she could very well be in danger, and did something quite drastic.
"Hey. It's me. Listen, I need a favor. Yeah, it's sort of urgent."
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Alright! I'm finished with this chapter;) Like I said before, this is gonna be the last chapter for a while, so... Sorry for the cliff hanger:P it's not too bad, is it? Yes, I know its way too short.. sorry:/ again.
I thought it might be interesting to write in Captain Gates' point of view, since in most of the stories, she was portrayed as a mean character. Not pinpointing anyone, though. I think there are many writers out there who are able to write stuff that I can only dream about writing. I hope it was mostly in character:P but yeah, I know, Beckett is a little OOC in this story:/ but hey, it's fanfiction:3
I'm gonna try to finish up my two stories soon, so that I can start new ones. So, that's why I'm taking a hiatus. I may attempt to write an NCIS one, but I think I may fail at it hahaha. I'll probably come up with more Castle stories too:D
Happy New Year everyone;) Hope your 2012 will be better than 2011:3 I cant wait for all the series' to start again:D
Until next time,
~Lianna