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Disclaimer: I do Not own Castle in any way but I wish I did though.

Kate Beckett entered her parent's home. Nothing's changed over the years. She looked around for her parents. It didn't look like anyone was home but she just had to make sure.

"Mom? Dad? Anyone home?" Kate called out.

Then Kate's father, Jim Beckett popped out of nowhere, startling her.

"Hey Katie!"

"Oh god! Dad!" Kate exclaimed.

"Sorry... Didn't mean to scare you," he said as he raised his arms up in defense.

"I wasn't scared. I was just startled," Kate pointed out.

"Mmmhmm.. Keep telling yourself that, Katie," he teased.

Kate burst out giggling as she hugged her father. "I missed you, Dad.."

"Katie?" A voice called out from the bedroom. It was her mother, Johanna Beckett. Kate pulled away and smiled at her.

"Hi Mom..." It's been seven years since that incident in that alley. Johanna was stabbed but someone saved her life. Luckily, she made it. Kate wouldn't know what she would do if she lost her. They never knew who saved her, they just knew someone did.

Kate walked up to her mother and gave her a hug. Then her father joined in. Man, did she miss them.

"So? How was collage?" Johanna asked her daughter when they pulled away.

"It was fine but I think I'm not going to be a lawyer."

"I thought it was your dream to be the first female Chief of Justice," her mother said.

"Yeah but I feel that I can do more than that. I want to be a cop. A detective even. That way, I give the victims their voice and get the justice they deserve."

Johanna beamed at her daughter. "I raised a remarkable daughter. I'm so proud of you, Katie," she said.

"Thanks, mom."

"What kind of detective are you hoping for?" Jim asked.

"Homicide maybe?"

"This has nothing to do with that mystery crime writer of yours, is it?" Jim asked with a hint of tease in his voice.

Kate blushed. "Dad! No! It's not like that!" He raised an eyebrow.

"No, really! I think that there's more purpose than.." she stopped her sentence short as she saw that her father was holding back the laughter. She hit him playfully in the arm.

"Dad!" she exclaimed.

He burst out laughing. When he saw the look on his wife's face, he quickly stopped and left the living room for the bedroom. Johanna lead her daughter to the couch and they sat in silence for a while before Johanna spoke up.

"You want to talk about it, sweetie?" Jo asked.

"What's there to talk about? Rick and I are just friends," Kate said.

"But you like him, don't you?" Jo asked.

Kate let out a sigh. She could never lie to her mom but she herself doesn't know it yet. "I don't know... I think I do but..."

"But what?"

"He just got a divorce with his wife because she cheated on him. Right now, he needs a friend more than anything else. I want to be there for him and his daughter."

"My god.. What did I do to deserve such an extraordinary daughter?"

"You know... That's the second time I've heard someone call me "extraordinary" or "remarkable"..." Kate smiled to herself. "Rick called me that a few hours ago."

"What do I do, mom?" Kate asked softly.

"What you want to do.. Be there for him and his daughter. Every thing else will fall into place in time."

Kate smiled at her mother. Then her phone buzzed. Kate whipped out her phone from her pocket. It was a text from Rick Castle.

Can I steal you away for lunch? And maybe a stroll in the park afterwards?
- RC

Kate's smile widen.

You bet. Where do you have in mind?
-KB

Shhh! It's a surprise. - RC

Then how do you suppose we meet up?
- KB

I'm outside your parent's place. - RC

"You've got to be kidding me!" Kate exclaimed.

"What?" her mother asked.

Kate got up and walked to the door. She opened it and was greeted with flowers. The flowers were lowered to revealed none other than Richard Castle.

"Hey," he said.

Kate's smiled widened. "Hi.. Well, this is definitely a surprise. I can't believe that you remembered this place."

"How can I not? I walked you home every single day after school."

She chuckled. He smiled at her. He then handed her the flowers.

"These are for your parents. Not for you."

"Gee, Castle, way to talk to a girl."

"So, it's Castle now, huh?" he said as he raised an eyebrow.

"Shut up."

"Are you ready?"

"Yeah. Let me just say goodbye." Kate walked back inside and hugged her mother goodbye. When she pulled away, Kate made her way to the bedroom to say goodbye to her father.

"Hi Mrs Beckett."

"Oh, stop it with the formalities. Call me Johanna or Jo."

"Um.. okay then."

"So how are you, Rick?" Jo asked.

"I'm fine. By the looks of your bookshelf, I can tell that you're a fan of my work. So you know about my books."

"Observant I see. Well, I'm not the only Beckett who likes your work, Rick," Jo winked as Kate walked out of the room.

"What's going on here?" Kate asked.

"Nothing important. Just chatting," Jo said.

"Okay then. Bye mom. Take care."

"You too, Katie."

Then Castle and Beckett left the house. Castle began to walk and Beckett followed.

"Mind telling me where we're going?"

"You'll see."

An hour of talking and walking, they reached their destination. It was Kate's and Rick's favourite diner.

"Remy's?" Kate asked.

"Yeah... It's the first time we met before we actually met in school."

"You remembered? All these years?"

"I'd never forget."

Kate smiled as she blushed. He was so incredibly sweet. He reached and opened the door for her. She walked in and found that their usual seat is unoccupied. She took a seat and Rick took a seat across her.

"I can't believe that you brought me here."

"Of course. This place brings back lots of memory. Especially our first goodbye..."

"Yeah..."

18 year old Kate Beckett walked into the diner and was greeted by 21 year old Rick Castle. They exchanged smiles as Kate sat down across him.

"Okay, so... You got me here. What's up?" Rick said with a smile.

"I just got accepted to Stanford!" Kate said excitedly.

His smile faded. "W-what?"

"Yeah! I thought you'd be happy for me," Kate said.

"No, I am! It's just that... Isn't Stanford in California? I won't get to see you anymore."

"I know but.. I'll be back during my breaks and we could see each other then, okay?"

"Why does this feel strangely like a goodbye?" he asked.

"It's not a goodbye. More like... See you later."

"I'm gonna miss you, Kate.."

"I'm gonna miss you too, Rick."

Kate then smiled and pulled out her phone. "C'mon. Sit beside me. I want to take a picture."

He chuckled, "Are you serious?"

She nodded. "What? Now?" Rick asked.

"Don't be such a baby, Ricky."

With a sigh, he got up and sat beside her. She moved closer and leaned in and smiled. He watched her move closer and it made his heart beat faster. When she started counting down from three, he looked into the phone camera and smiled. After they took the picture, they moved even closer to look at it.

"It's a keeper. Thanks, Rick!" she looked up from the phone to see that they are inches away from each other.

"I.. um.." Kate struggled to find the words.

He leaned in but she said, "I.. Rick.. I have to go.."

He stopped and looked down. "Of course.. I'm sorry," he said softly.

He moved away. "It's fine. Stuff happen," she said.

"Hey... Don't miss me too much," she teased.

"Don't worry. I won't."

She hit his arm playfully as she laughed.

"Ow! Kidding! I'm kidding!" he said.

"Okay. I really gotta go."

"I'll drop you off," he offered.

She smiled. "I'd like that.."

25 year old Kate Beckett smiled to herself and looked out at the window.

"So much has changed since then." Kate looked at him, "I remembered that... no one could separate us. We were like two peas in a pod. Even after you graduated."

"Yeah.."

"I've been meaning to ask you... When did you and Meredith get divorced?"

"When Alexis was three. I couldn't get Meredith to stay here long enough to sign the papers. But now that she has, I'm single and ready to mingle," he joked.

"Seriously?" Kate raised and eyebrow at him.

"I'm kidding. I wouldn't want to meet new people anyways. I'd rather stay home and hang out with the two beautiful ladies in my life."

"What? Alexis and your mother?" Kate joked.

"No. Alexis and.. you," he said.

She blushed. "You think I'm beautiful?"

"Of course. Who wouldn't? You'd have tons of guys following you, waiting for you if you wanted to. You're stunning, Kate."

"Thanks, Rick." She looked at her watch.

"Oh shit! I have to pick up, Alexis."

"Katherine Beckett? Did you just swore?" he teased.

"Shut up. It's not like you've never done it before." She got up. "And besides, I'll never do it in front of your daughter." She kissed his cheek and left the diner.

I rewrote this chapter three to four times because I keep forgetting that Castle and Beckett aren't the same age. I thought through it and I decided to change some things. So, they are now like... 3 years apart I think. Kate being 25 and Rick being 28. It makes more sense. I made the adjustments in Chapter 1. You guys can re-read it if you want.

I also changed when they met. They met in High school when Kate was just a sophomore while Rick was a senior. I'm going to write how they met soon. Tell me what you guys think of this chapter. Review! Have a nice day.