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Bedridden

I got home from the hospital today and Castle was going to let me use his bedroom because I can't get up the stairs. Castle and Aunt Kate helped me to his room, but I could pretty much wheel myself in there. They helped me into his bed, which was super large and comfortable. They propped my leg up on two pillows and helped me get settled in to what would be my new room for a couple of months.

"I hope you like it in here Mini Beckett," Castle said.

"This is a very nice room, Castle. Nice bed too," I said.

"Don't get to comfortable in here."

"I know, I'm only here until my leg heals."

"Yes, and don't mess anything up."

I smirked and said, "I'm an angel."

"We all know that's a lie," my aunt Kate said with a small smile.

"Please mini Beckett…" Castle said.

I nodded and said, "I'll make sure I keep your room spic and span. Plus, there's not much I can do anyway. I'm pretty much bedridden unless I have to go to the bathroom."

"That's true."

Aunt Kate handed me a piece of paper with a schedule on it and I asked, "What's this?"

"A Schedule. You'll follow it every day until you heal," she said.

"Almost everything on here is school work."

"Yes, I don't want you falling behind. There's not a lot you can do anyway. So I just want you to do something productive while you're pretty much confined to the bed."

"This is horrible," I said as I leaned my head back.

"Cheer up mini Beckett, I'm sure we'll have some fun," Castle said with a smile.

"I bet we will."

My aunt's phone started to buzz and she checked her text message.

"It's the precinct. I have to go," she said.

"Okay, I'll stay here with mini Beckett, so she's not alone," Castle said.

"Thanks. I'll see you later, Em."

Aunt Kate gave me a kiss on the forehead and then gave Castle a quick peck on lips. She left the room and it was just Castle and I.

"What do you want to do mini Beckett?" Castle asked.

"I don't know…" I sighed.

"Well, I could make us some lunch. How's that?" Castle asked.

"Sounds good."

"Okay, I'll be right back with some lunch."

"All right."

The rest of the day went by pretty quickly. We ate some lunch, Castle tried to help me with some homework, and I took a little nap. By the time night time rolled around, I was bored out of my mind. I had no clue what to do. I wasn't sleepy and I was tired of playing the games on my PSP. I browsed the internet, but there wasn't much I was interested in. I decided to snoop through Castle's bedside table and what I found was very interesting. It was a small notepad that he kept in his drawer. I looked at the title on the front and it said: "My Dream Book: Potential Story Plots."

I chuckled to myself. Did Castle really keep a dream journal next to his bed? I guess that's the creative mind of a writer, it's always working, whether you're dreaming or awake. I decided to flip through the book to see what Castle dreams about at night.

"January 5th 2009,

First dream journal entry… This is weird, but okay… I can't remember anything… Oh right, I was being chased by a vicious taco in the middle of Manhattan. Then I had my pants pulled down by the taco and I tripped into a manhole where I became friends with a large rat. I don't think this'll make the cut into any of my stories, but now I'm craving some tacos. I wonder if I still have some leftovers…"

I laughed at Castle's first entry. It definitely sounds like something Castle would dream about. I flipped a few more pages over and decided to read another journal entry.

"March 18, 2009,

This was an awesome dream. Especially now that I'm spending time with that lovely Detective Beckett. I was helping her solve a murder in Central Park, but I kept calling her Nikki. I don't know why, but I think there was someone in a magazine with that name… Anyway, we were solving the murder and then I got to the suspects house first. I was able to apprehend the suspect easily and then Nikki, I mean Kate, kissed me for being so brave and it was great…"

I smiled at that entry. So that's when Castle started to think about my aunt and his successful character Nikki Heat. Pretty interesting. I flipped through some more pages and landed on the next entry that looked pretty intriguing.

"December 15th 2009,

I haven't written in here for a while. There hasn't been any dreams that's been worthwhile to put in here. Tonight's though was too awesome to forget. I was visiting Santa in the North Pole and he asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I wasn't quite sure what I wanted, but I wished to spend more time at the precinct with Kate, Esposito, and Ryan. Then I popped into the precinct and everyone greeted me with warm smiles. We were drinking egg nog and listening to Christmas music. While we all chatted, Kate and I wound up under the mistletoe. I leaned in for the kiss, but then I woke up… I bet the kiss would have been fantastic… I'm going to go back to sleep and see if I can finish this dream. Oh and buy Alexis some Christmas presents before you wait until the last minute again."

I shook my head and looked through some more. They were all pretty weird and wacky dreams. Until I wound up on one that really caught my attention.

"February 26, 2011,

I had a dream about mini Beckett and Alexis tonight. We were all hanging out together in my house, but Emily kept calling me dad. We were playing videogames all night long and I felt like a big extended family. I would love Emily being a part of my family someday along with Kate of course. Maybe one day we could be one big happy family. I love them both to pieces and I wouldn't mind one bit if they moved in with me."

Wow, Castle actually wanted this to happen. Not that I didn't want this to happen, but it's kind of cool seeing it in his own words. Maybe one day I will actually call him dad instead of Castle or Uncle Rick. It will be nice to have a father again, even though I didn't really have a father figure in my life since I was two. I read a few more, before my eyes started getting heavy, and I fell asleep dreaming of some very interesting things.

I woke up to Castle clearing his throat and looking questionably at me. I caught his glance and looked down at the book that was resting on my stomach. I forgot that I fell asleep pretty quickly and didn't put the notebook away.

"Got bored?" Castle asked.

"Sorry Castle. I thought it would be an interesting read," I said.

Castle took a seat next to me and asked, "Was it?"

"You have a very interesting imagination."

"You should talk mini Beckett."

"Yeah, I know."

Castle took the book from my hands and went through it.

"Which ones did you read?" he asked.

"Most of them," I said.

His face got a little nervous and I said, "Don't worry Castle, if you had any R-rated ones in there, I skipped over those."

Castle's face got red and said, "I don't… I didn't… Did I?"

I laughed and said, "I didn't see any Castle, but I don't know what you're dreaming about."

He chuckled slightly and said, "All right."

"Hey Castle?"

"Yeah, mini Beckett."

"Did you really want this to happen?"

"Want what to happen?"

"Us to become a family."

"Was that in one of my entries?"

"Yeah."

"I did want this to happen. I love you and your aunt very much. I'm glad one of my dreams came true."

"It seems like a lot of your dreams came true."

"Yep, most of them did. But this dream's my favorite."

"Mine too."

"I'm going to make us some breakfast and I think Alexis is stopping by later to give you proper help on your homework."

"Okay… And Castle?'

"Yeah."

"I love you."

"I love you too, Emily."