Hi there!

Wow, what a busy couple of weeks! So sorry for the lack of updates and being MIA.

Here's another one shot. Prompt by caskettshipper3: Beckett and Castle as a couple in middle/high school. Thanks for the prompt! I chose to write them as high school seniors towards the end of the year.

Thank you for your amazing responses to my last one shot. So appreciated! Please send in prompts through reviews or PM.

Enjoy!

"Hey, Becks!" She heard her name before she saw the face. A typical greeting by one of her classmates as they roamed the front lawn before first bell. She waved in the general direction all while checking her email for college acceptance letters and looking to be sure the prom posters had been hung correctly.

Everyone at school called her Becks; every last one. From her teachers to her friends to the lunch lady that scanned her ID. She had been branded with the term of endearment her freshman year like most, and that was that. Now, three fourths of the way through her senior year, she was still "Becks."

But despite all of the people that used that term religiously, one individual did not; the only one out of almost two thousand people who used her real name.

"Kate!"

She went to turn to look, but a pair of hands sporting a class ring, one that she wore often, covered her eyes before she could do so.

"Guess who?" He moved close to her, whispering in her ear. The scent of something woodsy and earthy hitting her nose; she loved it.

She couldn't help the smile that graced her lips as she played his little game. "I have no idea! Give me a hint!" She tried to turn around, but she was locked up tight, blinded by a pair of hands.

"Well." He stopped for a moment, breathing out. "You know me pretty well. You come to my baseball games a lot. And." He pulled her a little closer so her back met his chest. "I really, really like kissing you."

"Hmm, this is a tough one." Kate scratched her head in mock concentration. "I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess Rick?"

"Wow, you're pretty good at this." He still didn't release her.

Kate shrugged. "I've had a bit of practice, you know."

All of a sudden, the lawn and early morning sunrise were revealed to her, her reward for guessing correctly. She turned to finally greet her boy, a blush pigmenting her cheeks.

There he stood, a bouquet of flowers in his hand, his baseball jersey sporting number twenty three, waiting for her reaction.

"Awe!" Was all she could say as her hands shot up to cover her mouth. She moved quickly to peck him on the lips. "For me?"

"Of course." He held the daisies out to her, prompting her to take them. "And actually, there's a question that goes along with it."

The excitement started bubbling inside of her. She knew what he was going to ask, had been expecting it for a couple of weeks. She knew they were going to go together already, that was known by everyone at school. But now, with just five days before the dance, he was finally asking her to be his date.

"Will you, Katherine Beckett, do me the honor of being my date to our senior prom?" Rick stood in front of her, his hands in his pockets, a bashful look on his face.

"I thought you'd never ask." She kissed him, lacing her fingers together around his neck. He pulled her close, a smile on his face.

They broke apart when they heard someone cat calling from across the lawn. Javi stood waiting for Lanie watching their every move. Even from where they stood, they could see him raise an eyebrow and point at them, knowing what was going on.

Kate laughed, turning back to face Rick. He pulled her close again. "So, what do you say we skip today and go somewhere more private?" His tone was suggestive, one eyebrow shooting up.

She shot him down immediately. "Can't. I have a physics test second period and a student council meeting for after prom during lunch. Plus, I'm pretty sure you have a paper due tomorrow, so you better go to the library and do. It." She poked his chest, sticking out her tongue.

"Way to be a fun sucker." All of a sudden, Rick threw Kate over his shoulder and made a break for the front door of the school.

All the while Kate was squealing, "Put me down! Rick! I swear I'm going to kill you!"

"You'll have to find time in your busy schedule to do it!" He spun around for emphasis, placing her neatly on her feet at the front door. "Well since I have free period this hour and you have to be a busy bee, I'm going to run down to the corner and grab a coffee. The usual?"

"Please?" She answered his, readjusting her sweater and checking her phone again; a nervous habit. When she was busy, like always, she constantly had to feel as though she was in complete control. "And thank you for the flowers. They're beautiful babe."

"Anything for you." He removed his baseball hat, pushing his hair back, and placing it back on his head. "Now I need to go so I can get you your coffee before your test."

"Okay, and don't be late for your class either! The last thing we need is for you to be in trouble right before prom." She pointed a finger at him; not only did she have to be on top of her own schedule, but his also.

"Me, in trouble?" He gestured to himself, a shocked expression on his face. "Never."

Kate giggled, the sarcasm dripping off of him. "Yeah, whatever." She kissed him again and poked him on the nose. "Now go. I'll see you soon."

"Love you." He started backing up to turn and head to the café on the corner of the block.

"I love you, too." She called after him, waving her fingers. She turned to go into school, clutching her books to her chest, a smile playing on her face. It was times like these that she stopped and realized how happy she was with her life. She pushed her nose into the flowers before making her way into the building to start her day.

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