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Precinct:
A flustered Richard Castle, followed by Ryan, Lanie and Esposito, burst into the precinct the following afternoon, startling the one Kate Beckett sitting at her desk, finishing off paperwork.
"Where is she? Where's my daughter? Where's Alexis?" Castle all but yelled at the detectives of the 12th.
Everyone just stared as he broke down in front of them, everyone except his favourite detective.
Beckett exclaimed, "Castle? What the hell? What're you doing here?"
Castle's eyes soften just a little bit when he saw the love of his life standing there looking as beautiful as ever. He whispered, "Where's Alexis? Where's my daughter?"
Beckett's expression softens as she took in his hunched stance, teary eyes and vulnerable voice. "I'm sure she's fine. I left Princeton early this morning but I talked to her last night. She seemed shaken up since you weren't there but she looked alright. I'll call her for you if you like."
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Castle paced up and down the floor in front of his team's desk as Beckett hung up the phone for the 4th time.
"Try again! Please, just, try again."
Beckett sighed and picked up the phone again. She dialled Alexis's number which she now knew off by hard. It rung 5 times but she heard the familiar,
Hi, you've reached Alexis Castle at 555-0145. Sorry I can't answer the phone at the moment but if you'd like to leave a message after the beep, I can give you a call right back when I'm available. Thanks! *Beep*
Beckett looked up at Ryan, Esposito and Lanie and slightly shook her head. Castle, who was now sitting down saw her look and bounced up with HER car keys and ran out the door. The four looked at each other and ran, hot on his heels.
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A Small Dark Room:
A distant ringing in the background jolted Alexis Castle awake from her deep slumber. Her blue eyes adjusted to her dark surroundings. The phone rang again and she tried to feel for it. A luminous light lit up, and she found that her phone was on a small table, just beyond her reach. As the phone lit up once more, she found a plate of cookies and bread with a glass of water beside it.
A small creak alerted her that she now had company. The person who had just slipped in turned on a switch and a tiny bulb glowed above her. Alexis blinked in the light and looked down, to find herself roped to a chair.
She surveyed her surroundings and found out that she was in a tiny room. But first, where was she? Probably somewhere on campus. If her kidnapper had left campus, the cameras would've caught it, and if she was on campus, her kidnapper would be someone who didn't share a room with anyone.
That ruled out all her friends. A thought then hit her. What if her kidnapper had been the boy who had been taking pictures? The boy who wears his squeaky shoes and hangs a camera around the neck? The boy who lives a few dorms down from where she and Charlotte slept? She mentally slapped her head. Of course it is!
She had to be sure. If she could get away without knowing who it was, and accused the wrong person she'd have to live with it her entire life. Squeaky steps crept closer to her, and she thought, BINGO! It must be him! As the footsteps came closer, she shut her eyes, hoping nothing will happen. A face blocked the bright light and Alexis slowly opened her eyes.
She was face-to-face with her kidnapper.
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Princeton:
After processing through security, Ryan, Esposito and Lanie went around knocking on doors while Beckett and Castle burst their way through Alexis and Charlotte's dorm room.
Charlotte was on the floor unmoving with her bedside lamp lying beside her. The other side of the room, Alexis's side, was completely neat. It looked as if nothing had happened. Not a dust out of a place.
Castle went round to inspect Alexis's bed and study table while Beckett knelt to check on Charlotte.
"Charlotte? Charlotte? It's Detective Beckett. Can you hear me? Do you know where Alexis is? Where's your roommate Charlotte?"
Charlotte was unresponsive. Beckett looked to Castle and then got paramedics along with CSU to the room.
Short Chapter, but there should be some insight as to where Alexis is being kept. There we go! Chapter 6 is finished..
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Genie