So, here's chapter two. I know, it's still very short but I'm not very good at writing long stuff, but I will try.

I'm not sure how good it is since I usually write stories where the back story is entirely different, but I tried to imagine how Kate could feel in such a situation, which I hope is quite clear (but not too much, let's keep mistery) so yeah, not too sure about that one, but I guess your opinion will be the best I can get.

I would also like to point out that English isn't my first language so, if there are any mistakes, just tell me, it would be greatly appreciated.

I'll try to update tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Castle stared at the woman in the bed, frozen.

"What are you, deaf?" she asked again in an aggressive tone.

Rick felt his knees go weak. He hadn't heard her use that tone in so long... What was going on?

He tried to take her hand once again, but she took it away as if the simple fact of him touching her would be dangerous.

"Kate, are you okay?" he asked, finally finding his voice. "Do you want me to call a nurse?"

"What I want is an answer to my question!" she snapped again.

"Well, where would I be?" he asked, uncomfortable.

She eyed him intently with piercing eyes. Then she spoke, her voice and her eyes cold as the ice.

"Anywhere but here. What part of 'I never want to see you again' do you not get?"

Not bearing the feeling of her cold stare on him, Castle looked down and tried to remember when she had said that.

"Kate, you..."

"Get out!"

He stared at her in shock. Okay, he wasn't perfect, but he had done nothing to justify being treated like that! But he knew that there was no point in arguing. She was in the hospital, just waking up after a month in a coma (although no one could tell if they saw her right now) and probably very disoriented.

"Okay, let me just... I'll call a nurse and I'll go." he said, pushing the call button before turning away and leaving the room.

Kate watched him go, feeling a mix of anger and confusion. Who was he to think that he was welcome here? And what was that sad look on his face?

However, she didn't have time to dwell on these thoughts when a nurse entered the room.

"Hello sleepyhead" she said in a soft voice. "Glad to see you awake!"

"How long was I out?" Beckett asked, her cop instincts never really far.

"Almost a month, honey."

"What happened?" she asked, shocked.

"Car accident. You were crossing the street and he didn't stop. Pretty hard shock. You'd think the traffic would be slow with such an amount of cars on the street, but apparently, some find a way to ride too fast. How are you feeling?"

"Well, I was about to say 'like I got hit by a truck', but I guess it would be wrong..."

The nurse let out a small laugh and Beckett frowned. She had not really intended that as a joke...

She let the nurse, whose name was Lilian check her and then, she tried to answer her questions the best she could. She was asking random things as where she lived, her family, and by the look on Lilian's face, she could tell that there had to be a problem.

"What's the last thing you remember?" the nurse asked gently, with a concerned frown.

Kate started to think about it, but her mind was blank.

Meanwhile, Castle was pacing in the hall, which his mother joked about when she came back with two cups of tea. But by the face her son was making, she started to worry.

"You were scared that the room's floor would be damaged by now so you took it here?... Richard, what's going on? Is there a problem?"

"She woke up."

"Well, that's wonderful, have you called Alexis yet? And Lanie and..."

"I haven't called anyone Mother" he cut her. "And I don't think it would be a great idea."

"But, why?"

Rick sighed and then motionned his mother towards the row of seats against the wall.

"We should sit down."

They both looked at their feet for a few moments, neither willing to break the silence, when Castle couldn't take it anymore.

"I think there's a problem. A big problem. With her head..."

He let another minute pass, waiting for his mother to ask questions, but when it didn't come, he spoke again, his voice barely louder than a whisper.

"I was... by her side, on the bed and... I was holding her hand when I felt her fingers move. As I'm sure you can guess, I was relieved, but then, she saw our linked hands and she... I don't know, it looked like she was freaking out. And then, she said something really weird and she kicked me out of the room."

"Oh Richard..." she said, taking his hand and squeezing it reassuringly, "What did she say?"

"She, huh... She asked me what part of 'I never want to see you again' was too hard to understand, but Mother... She never said that!"

"Oh yes, she did." she corrected him. "But that was..."

"A long time ago." he said, looking at her with his scared little boy eyes.

"Can you remember?" the nurse asked gently. "Or is it too blurry?"

"Hum, no, I think I can" Kate said, concentrating really hard. "I was... As a matter of fact, I think I was at the hospital, visiting an old friend of mine, Will Sorenson, although I'm not sure why he was here... And Castle came into the room and asked for a word, so I followed him out and... He told me something... About my mother's murder... I got angry and I kicked him out."

"Out of the hospital?"

"No, out of the precinct. And out of my life."

Tah-dah! Here it is, I hope it's more satisfying than the first one, I am aware that that one was definitely too short.

So? What do you think about it?

XOXO

ChairCaskett