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Hanging with Aunt Kate
I woke up early morning, around 6:30 a.m. and my Aunt Kate was still asleep. I snuck into her room undetected and decided to wake her up. I jumped on the bed and started to jump up and down.
"Emily… No… Its 6:30 a.m. Go back to sleep," Aunt Kate said as she put her sheet over her head.
I landed on my knees and took off my Aunt's sheet from her head, "I'm not tired."
"Well I am. Go into the living room and watch some cartoons, okay?" Aunt Kate said.
"Okay," I said as I left my Aunt Kate's room.
Time for my destruction of property to begin. First was the kitchen, I was of course hungry for breakfast. So, I raided my Aunt's closets and fridge. I found some cereal, chips, milk, eggs, orange juice, and other stuff. I decided to have a field day.
About ten minutes later the kitchen was destroyed. A big bowl of half eaten cereal and milk on the counter, milk on the floor, eggs and bologna on the floor and ceiling, Orange juice everywhere, paper towels strewn about the kitchen, and other stuff I found in her fridge. Step one complete.
Next came the living room. I got my skate board from the guest room I slept in. I leaned it against the coffee table and got to work with the cushions of the couch and chairs. I threw them around the apartment. I turned on my aunt's entertainment center and turned the radio to a hard rock station.
Once I found my station I cranked it up to the highest setting and music blasted through the apartment. I grabbed my skate board and started doing tricks in the living room. My Aunt came bursting in and she looked furious with her hands holding her ears. She quickly shut off the entertainment system and grabbed my arm.
"Emily Marie Beckett Roswell!" she yelled at me.
Before she could yell any more there was a knock on the door. She dragged me with her to the door and opened it.
"Hey, Kate. Whoa, what's going on in here? Having a party," Castle said with a chuckle.
"No! Emily was being a pest," My Aunt Kate said.
"That's what kids do. Especially when they want attention," Castle said to her.
"Yeah I guess. Did Alexis ever do something like this?" she asked.
"Not really, maybe once when she was about four, but she's pretty much been an angel," Castle said.
"What are you even doing here, Castle?" She asked with a raised brow.
"I was thinking you might need some coffee and help. Looks like I was right," Castle said with another chuckle.
"Fine come in," She said as she dragged me to the living room.
"Put the cushions back okay, Em," Aunt Kate said to me.
"Okay," I said to her.
Aunt Kate led Castle to the kitchen and I waited for it.
"EMILY!" I heard my aunt scream loudly.
I slowly walked into the kitchen with a nervous stomach. My Aunts eyes were huge and she looked like she was going to flip.
"Wow, I've never seen a kid go this far and beyond before. This kids got guts," Castle said while looking around.
"Castle, you're not helping! Emily, why'd you do this," my Aunt Kate said to me.
"I was hungry," I said shrugging my shoulders.
"Cut the crap, Em. Go to your room as I clean this," my aunt said pointing out of the kitchen.
"Alright," I said with a lowered head.
I went to "my room" with my skateboard in hand. As soon as I closed the door a grin broke out on my face. Time for the next part of my plan, to go to the skate park. I got dressed in my clothes from yesterday and placed my beanie on my head.
I climbed out of the bedroom window and onto the fire escape. I slowly made my way down and dropped to the alleyway ground. I ran to the sidewalk and ran towards the park. Half way there I started riding my skateboard and I got to the skate park in the fastest time ever.
"Hey, Emily," Leon said as he gave me a high five.
"Hey, Leon. Hey, Stitch. Hey, Mike," I said as I gave each of them a high five.
"Haven't seen you for a while," Stitch said.
We call him Stitch because he's only ten, but already had about a hundred stitches throughout his body.
"I've been busy, living with my aunt now. It's my first day and already wreaking havoc in her apartment," I said with a shrug.
"That's Emily for you. Plus breaking out is going to get you so grounded," Leon said with a laugh.
Leon is Mike's older brother and he is four years older than us. Mike and I are both in the same class together and started hanging out at the skate park.
"Yeah I know. My aunts a cop, so it's fun pushing her buttons," I said with a laugh.
"You are one crazy kid, Emmy," Leon said shaking his head.
"Hey, Emily. Want to ride the half pipe with me?" Mike asked.
"Sure thing. Bet I can do a three sixty turn," I said to him as we walked to the half pipe.
"You're on," Mike said.
We went up top on the half pipe and I went down first. As I got some air each time I went back and forth and on my third round I attempted the three sixty. I nailed it and I slowly made my momentum slow down as I finished my round.
"Beat that!" I yelled to Mike who was still up top.
"Nice one, Emmy," Leon said.
"Yeah nice," Stitch said.
"Thanks guys," I said to them.
Mike took his turn and barely did a one eighty and slid down the ramp.
"Ooh…" We all said in unison.
"I'm fine, nice job, Emmy. Guess you win," Mike said to me.
"You owe me your ice cream at school on Monday," I said to Mike.
"Alright, deal," He said to me.
"Um, Emily," Stitch said to me.
"Yeah," I said.
"Isn't that you?" Stitch asked pointing towards the TV in the rec area of the skate park.
"Oh no," I said as I looked at the local news.
I saw my picture and I read the statement underneath it, "8 year old Emily Beckett Roswell: Runaway."
"Great, do any of you have money for the pay phone?" I asked.
"Sure here," Leon said handing me $2 in quarters.
I went to the payphone inside the skate park and called 411 who gave me the precincts number. I dialed the precinct and I got a man on the phone.
"Hello, can I talk to Detective Beckett?" I asked.
"She's not here right now. Is this her niece?" The man asked.
"Yes," I said.
"I'm Captain Montgomery, where are you?" He asked me.
"At the skate park by fifth," I said to him.
"Alright, I'll tell your Aunt," He said and hung up.
I hung up the payphone with a sigh. I sat on a bench and waited for my Aunt to come.
"You're dead you know that right," Leon said.
"Yeah I know," I said.
About 15 minutes later I saw a very, very, angry Aunt Kate coming towards me. I'm pretty sure death was very close to what my punishment was going to be. Everyone was standing back but definitely checking out the scene that was about to unfold.
Aunt Kate grabbed my arm and said, "What the heck were you thinking about running away like that?"
"Technically it wasn't running away, I'd be long gone by now if I did. Plus I wouldn't have called myself in. By the way if you plan on killing me, there's a whole bunch of witnesses to testify," I said to her.
"Emily! Come on were getting your things from your old apartment and you're staying at the precinct with me," She said as she pulled me away towards her car.
I sat in the back because Castle was tagging along with us.
"Hey there Runaway," Castle said looking in the rear view mirror with a smirk.
"Leave me alone," I said giving him a glare.
"Emily!" my aunt said in a warning tone.
I just rolled my eyes and played with the wheels of my skate board. 30 minutes of silence and the ride finally concluded and we pulled up to my old apartment building. We went up to my floor of the apartment building and walked towards my apartment.
My mom's neighbor was standing outside and greeted me, "Hey there, little bit."
He was a scrawny guy and is also a drug addict like half of the neighborhood.
"Hey there, Big Jay," I said to him.
"Sorry about your mama, kid. She was a cool lady," He said to me.
"Thanks, Jay," I said to him.
"Who's this pretty lady?" Jay said looking at my aunt.
"I'm the kid's aunt and also a cop. I'm having a pretty bad day, so don't even start with me right now," she said glaring at him.
"Okay, I'm just going to go. Bye, kid," he said, leaving to his room pretty fast.
"He seemed friendly," Castle said with a smirk.
"Shut up Castle," My aunt said glaring at him.
Castle smirked and put his hands up in a surrender position.
"Come on Emily," she said pushing me towards the door.
We went into my apartment and it was filled with trash and overall a complete mess.
"Jeez you lived in here?" Castle asked looking around the junkie apartment.
"Yeah it's not the cleanest, but it was a roof over my head," I said to him.
"Go get your things, Em," my aunt said to me.
"Okay," I said going to my old room.
I picked up my bag from my closet and filled it with clothes that I liked and my other pair of sneakers. Once it was pretty much full I zipped it up and put it on my bed. I got my school bag and filled it with notebooks and a few coloring books and crayons I had. I threw my school bag over my shoulder and carried the other out to the living room, where my aunt and Castle were conversing and looking around.
"You all packed?" my aunt asked me.
"Yep," I said to her.
"Let me get that for you," Castle said reaching for my bag.
I let him take it and said, "Thank you."
They both looked at me with a raised eyebrow and a hint of shock.
"I do have some manners, I'm not that bad" I said with a glare.
"I know, Em. Come on let's go to the precinct," my Aunt said as she led us out.
I took one last glance around my old dingy apartment that I called home since I was born and followed them out, leaving my old life behind.
After a forty minute drive to my Aunt's precinct, I was sitting by her desk watching her doing paper work. Castle was in the break room getting coffee and chatting with Esposito. I was so bored I'm pretty sure death was right around the corner.
Yeah I had a few books with me and coloring books, but that can only be entertaining for so long. I wish some action would happen, maybe my aunt getting a call about some crazy murder. I propped my elbow up on my aunt's desk and put my head in my hand. I let out a sigh and my aunt looked over at me.
"Emily, if you wouldn't have snuck out, you could have been at home or the skate park," Aunt Kate said to me.
"Yeah I know, but where's the action. I want to see a dead body or something," I groaned.
"There's not always something exciting going on. There's more to police work than solving murders and going on a shootout," She said with a small frown.
"I guess. Sounds boring though," I said flopping back in my chair.
"Jobs aren't supposed to be fun, Em," My Aunt said with a stern face.
I just groaned and looked at Castle coming out of the break room with Esposito.
"Beckett did we get anything yet, I'm so bored," Castle whined flopping into the chair next to me.
"God, now I have two kids to keep entertained," Aunt Kate said with a small smirk and shake of the head.
"Well, have fun with that. I have to go finish some paperwork," Esposito said with a laugh.
My Aunt went back to doing paperwork and silence swept over us. Castle nudged me and I looked up at him. He had a huge grin on his face like a kid who was up to no good. I knew that face all too well, because that was my signature look. I smiled back and wondered what he was up to.
He whispered in my ear and said, "Want to play a game."
I nodded my head and he took out two dinosaur figurines. I smiled and he gave me the T-rex while he had the Triceratops. We started playing on Aunt Kate's desk, it went from a quiet little game to a full on story battle.
"NO! I thought you were my friend. How could you betray me?" Castle said in a funny voice.
"I didn't mean to betray you, but it's a cruel, cruel world. And desperate times calls for desperate measures," I said in my own funny voice.
"Please don't eat me we could get through this together," Castle said.
"I'm sorry old friend, but it's already done," I said and then made eating noises pretending my dinosaur was eating his.
"Really, Castle?" My Aunt Kate said watching us with a smirk.
"What? We were bored and it was fun. Besides your niece has quite the vocabulary and storytelling skills," Castle said with a smile.
"Well thanks for keeping her occupied, but do you always keep dinosaur figurines in your pocket?" My aunt asked with a laugh.
"Well it's not always a dinosaur, I have others. They do come in handy sometimes," Castle said with a shrug.
The Captain came out and came over to my Aunts desk and said, "Detective Beckett we have a multiple homicide by the docks. Three bodies were found in a freight box, I need you to check it out."
"Okay Captain, I'll get right on it," My Aunt said getting up.
"Okay," he said walking away.
"Yes, finally something interesting," Castle said getting up from his seat.
"Can I come?" I asked standing up.
"No, Emily. I don't need you touching something that's not supposed to be touched or getting into trouble," She said.
"Aww, come on, Beckett. Let her have some fun, I'll even keep an eye on her," He said dropping on his knee.
He gave me a silent command and he pulled me close. We looked up at my aunt Kate with puppy dog eyes and said, "Please!"
"Okay fine, I don't know who's worse. Guess I'm going to be babysitting the both of you. I swear you two are going to be the death of me one day," My aunt said while grabbing her stuff.
"Come on Beckett, it's going to be awesome. Plus, two of your favorite people will be by your side," Castle said with a smile.
We walked into the elevator and my Aunt said, "Only one of my favorite people, I'm just stuck with you."
"I'm so hurt," Castle said.
"Don't worry Castle you're my friend," I said with a smile.
"Yay, at least I have one Beckett on my side," He said hugging me sideways.
"That's because you act her age, Castle," Aunt Kate said shaking her head.
"Hey! Yeah, I guess that's true," Castle said with a laugh.