Once broken, considered sold-6
Fate
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Okay, I tried to make this chapter longer than I usually do, so I hope you enjoy it:) I wrote this during my free time in class. After all, it's extended studies and my class is in the computer lab:P perfect time to write:)
Disclaimer- oh sure, I own castle and Beckett:) oh my gosh, did you see that? Pigs are flying!
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Beckett's PoV
The smile on her face was as fake as it could be. She rummaged through the contents of her purse in an attempt to get the cash she needed to pay the hefty bill. She didn't have near enough money to pay, so she pulled out her credit card with a sigh. There goes her bonus savings... God, she hated Rick so much at that point.
For firstly, being himself and going out with a leggy blonde and having a good time.
Secondly, for coming to this EXPENSIVE Chinese restaurant. And making her pay so much for food she didn't even TOUCH.
Thirdly, for making her feel guilty and selfish for wanting him when he didn't want her.
And lastly, for making her feel like all this was HER FAULT. Oh wait, that last part was kind of true.
The waiter took her card with a slight air of sympathy. He leaned over and spoke in a low voice. "Miss, you didn't get to eat your food, would you like me to pack it up? You look like you could use the dinner."
She blushed lightly and shook her head quickly in response. "Thank you, but I really need to go home."
The waiter gave a side glance in Castle's direction, and Beckett did her best not to show any emotion towards that subject. He gave her a pitiful smile before swiping her card across the cash register. Did she really look that bad? That even a young waiter could tell what she was thinking about. She pushed those thoughts out of her head as she signed the cheque with a heavy heart.
Grabbing her purse, she turned to go, when the waiter quickly slipped her a small takeout box, which she received with a small amount of relief. "Thank you." she mouthed and walked out of the double doors, holding her impulses which screamed for her to turn back and take a last glance at Rick, in case that should be the last time she ever saw him.
Kate walked about half a block when she felt a drop of water drip onto her forehead and slide across her face. She flicked her hand to brush it away, and instead, it unwillingly triggered more droplets to drip down her cheeks. She kept walking though, ignoring the sobs that was beginning to escape her throat in soft gasps in between her breaths, willing her body to keep going until she reached the safety of her apartment.
She felt a chill run through her body as a gust of wind brought a shower of rain upon her from the leaves of the trees above her. She shivered in the sudden downpour, and frantically looked around for a shelter somewhere but there was none. In this part of town, you can't just walk into a store looking for shelter. You go in, you buy something; and the stuff here were even more expensive than the food in the restaurant.
The raindrops beat heavily against her tilted head, her clothes were sticking to her skin and her muscles were aching due to the strain they had been put under for the past few days. She quickly ran to the back of a shop in the next block, where there was a roof, so she could lean against the wall and be slightly drier.
Just then, she had a flashback of when Rick helped her to his apartment when it was pouring. He had carried her and it felt so warm... Those strong arms that used to be where she belonged. Where she wanted to be, right then. But she quickly pushed that image out of her mind immediately. He wasn't coming to rescue her this time. He was probably nice and dry, laughing and flirting with that leggy blonde, eating dinner. 'That could have been her.' she thought. 'oh wait, I had my chance.' She once again dismissed that thought when it came up.
She plastered herself against the back wall of the building and sighed as she looked at the empty streets. She couldn't even beg anyone to share an umbrella with her until the next bus-stop, so her fate was evidently clear. She was probably going to get sick again, and be on medical leave for another week. That would be a horrible fate. She could barely even keep Rick out her thoughts at the present moment, how would she be able to stand another week being cooped up for her thoughts to run wild?
The wind began to blow the rain into a different direction, and the angle tilted towards her. So, soon, the drops of rain resumed their assault on her face. And as she assumed, her make-up was most effectively ruined. This just really wasn't her day.
It was like that for a while, just Kate her lonely thoughts, and the rain drops. That is, until, she felt like something was blocking the rain from getting to her. She looked up at the shadow, and her eyes widened with surprise.
"Seems like this time, we keep running into each other in the rain, and I have to rescue you." The sparkle in his eyes that used to be present every time he saw her, came back, if only for a moment; sparking up a fire of determination and desire to get him back, within Kate.
"Well then, Castle. My place, or yours?"
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"Come ON, Kate! You've GOT to tell me what went on between you and writer boy the other day. Nuh uh! Don't you give me that innocent puppy look, Katherine Beckett. You know I see RIGHT THROUGH IT. So, you got drenched and went to-?"
"My place. And how many times must i say it? NOTHING HAPPENED."
"What did you do? Or more importantly, what did HE do?"
"He just helped me get ready for bed. Then, he apparently cleaned my place up a bit while I was asleep, because the whole place was neater when i woke up the next morning. He probably went home after that."
"Girl, tell me again WHY you haven't begged him for forgiveness and jumped him yet?"
"Because he's with someone else!"
"Oh right. That Adrianna fellow. Now THERE'S your next problem. You need me to go talk to her? You know, get her more familiar to what kind of relationship she's meddling in? And what possible CONSEQUENCES are there?"
"The only consequences she's getting, are the perks that you get from dating Rick Castle."
"Not all of them." Lanie mumbled, as she flipped through the magazine, ignoring Kate's pointed glare, and scanning through the newest trends until she found what she was looking for. The recent interview with Richard Castle regarding his current plans.
"Here!" She pointed out the paragraph she had been looking for to a curious Kate. "Read this: The reason I had decided to stop writing Nikki Heat was that I found her character too complex for words to even begin to describe. She has so many layers that even me, as an author cannot fully comprehend..."
She trailed off when Kate cut eye contact and stared at the floor. "Hey hey hey! It's not the part I wanted you to hear yet! Okay, okay. I can tell you don't want to hear the rest. I'll just skip to that part first then. You can read the rest of the interview later when you're in a better mood... Here it is: Richard Castle, when asked if he had any things to say to the people at the precinct, he replied:
'Ryan- Be more confident in yourself. You are a great person and you need to know it.
Esposito- Feed the birds. You're gonna be a shoo in for captain after Beckett.
Lanie- You should go upstairs more often and bring some life into the precinct.
Kate-Don't look so lost anymore. Your eyes need to see the goodness in all the worst things. You should find someone who makes you smile.'" Lanie paused at the end to look at her friend, who had gone silent after that long speech.
"Thanks for coming over, Lanie. Shouldn't you be getting back soon? Espo will probably be waiting for you." She said, while not making eye contact. Obviously, the whole thing had affected her, so to Lanie, that was as good as a reaction as she was going to get.
"Alright alright, I can get the message. You're kicking me out, so you can have some alone time, so you think and ponder about your feelings and decide what to do with your life. I get it, no worries. I'll let this slide, for now. You owe me a girl talk about this." Lanie pointed at her and gave her a smug look as she let herself out, shouting out "It is fate! And you know it!" as she laughed at Kate's look of disbelief and annoyance.
After she left, Kate fell back against the couch, her mind swarming with images and comments about all the things he said. Did he mean it? He wanted her to move on? She didn't want to, but she was getting less convinced that he still had feelings for her. Did she really look so lost? Maybe it was a sign for her to snap out of it. The waiter, Rick, they all could tell her that she wasn't herself. And what did he mean by complex? Did he really just give up on her like that? It doesn't seem like something he would do, but then again, the both of them have been acting differently lately.
Time brings changes in people, and changes bring differences, and soon, the similarities that were once present disappear with time. And then, all you have left from a once beautiful relationship was a shell of two people who didn't know what to do with a broken relationship.
A small breeze blew in from the open window, and flipped up a page from the open magazine laid out on the coffee table. It caught Beckett's attention and she inched closer to get a look at the next page. "Fate huh?" She said to herself as she her heart jumped at a picture of Castle smiled back at her on the next page. "Yeah, right. It's a simple coincidence."
She flipped the magazine shut and stood up. "I think I've had enough of fate intervening for the past few weeks." She mumbled as she strode purposefully into the kitchen to get a drink. The first thing she saw was a carton of apple juice. She froze for a second before growling and closing the fridge door forcefully, vowing to whack Lanie the next time she saw her. Apple juice! what was coming next? A basket of cherries? She snorted in mock laughter at the silliness of it all, and turned on her computer so she could check her e-mails. She nearly stumbled out of her chair when she received an advertisement on her computer on flower and fruit arrangement. The photo was of apples and cherries mixed into a bowl shaped like a castle. She immediately shut down her lap top and went straight to bed, not wanting to leave a chance for 'fate' to get in the way of her nap again.
But unfortunately, fate had different plans for her...
The rain beating against her face made it hard to see what was in front of her. Strands of her hair were flying wildly as the wind blew against her slim form. The man was walking and talking with a tall girl in the streets. They didn't carry an umbrella and didn't look like they cared about getting wet. The girl was laughing at something the guy said, and linked her elbow with his.
Through the dim street lights, she could see that they were a happy couple with a possible future.
The next thing she saw was a room with paint peeling off the walls. The once white washed walls were splashed with spray paint and blood.
The guy lay in a corner, unconscious. And the girl was being stabbed viciously. The knife was being plunged into her chest repeatedly and Kate couldn't stop it. She was rooted to the ground, watching this horrific nightmare around her.
The girl's limp body lay on the floor, in a puddle of her own blood, as the murder walked over towards Kate. The single light bulb hanging from the ceiling did nothing to allow Kate to see the person's face. It was just a dark shadow, with a hand holding a knife, with blood still dripping, leaving a blood trail as it walked to her. It meant that she was going to die, because obviously, the killer wasn't afraid of leaving evidence.
Suddenly, there was a gush of wind and she turned her head to glance back at the window. The next thing she knew, she was facing the window, and looking down, the bloody knife was in her hand. And the blood continued to drip off the metal tip as she screamed as loud as she could.
"Castle? NOOO!"
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