First Draft [Action/Video] It was a cold and dark night...

[cuffmeonce]

Beckett! Where are you! You know I’m counting on you to save my lily white a—
[Castle looks wildly, dramatically around the area, taking stock and noting that he is not in New York City anymore. He’s got his bullet proof vest on that says writer across the front and a gun in a holster on his belt. The safety is on. The safety is always on because Beckett insists]

This is an interesting turn of events. I—uhm—I’m Rick Castle. You might have heard of me before. I am a best selling novelist. You might even recognize me from the ruggedly handsome photo on the back of my books. I’m also a consultant with the NYPD and my partner…she’s going to be mighty upset when she finds out I’ve been kidnapped…

[He pauses again, considering the situation]

Beckett? If this a prank it’s not a very good one.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

[Yes that is a smile on Castle's face. He is incredibly happy and relieved to see Beckett. Whatever the hell they've gotten themselves into, she'll get them out of it]

Well I am a lucky bastard that way...Except in my fantasy world you're undercover.

As a stripper.

And you have to play your part.

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

Ooh, sorry Castle. Anything involving me stripping?

[She thwacks him on the back of the head.]

Will have nothing to do with you. ...The ticking stop?

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

[Well now he feels right at home which is why he's still grinning like an idiot]

Why you gotta go crush a guy's dr--yeah. It did.

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

[Good, cause he's getting her 'Castle you're an idiot' stare right now.]

It's cause you aren't alone now. Look, it's hard to describe. You get the guide yet? It'll help.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

[He wouldn't have expected anything else]

Yeah. I've been flipping through it.

[He's waggling his eyebrows at Beckett]

This mean you and me are room mates?

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

You know, here I could shoot you and pretty much get away with it.

[But this is her walking away, expecting him to follow.]

One night. Then you can find your own place.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

I knew you wanted me.

[He knows he's pushing it but it's Beckett and this is all so WEIRD and she's so normal and it's Beckett!! By the way, he does follow]

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

[She might have sped up for that one.]

You get the couch. Maybe a pillow.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

[To which he's absolutely delighted]

I have a bad back!

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

[Masochist.]

I'm rethinking the situation. Hardwood floor would be great for that, I think.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

[He let his mother move in with him. Have you met Martha>]

Hardwood floor is great for your back if you're twenty-one. In case you haven't noticed, I'm not.

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

[...Good point. Apparently mental anguish makes him productive?]

Oh I've noticed. It's just...you whine and it makes me not want to be nice anymore. Funny thing.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

[Incredibly so]

It's not whining. It's stating my needs. I have many, many needs, Beckett.

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

None of which I will be helping you fulfill Castle.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

It's okay, I've got a rich imagination.

[He's just egging her on now]

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

[Kate actually just laughs at that one.]

Yeah, don't we all.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

You've been having fantasies about me. I knew it!

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

[Kate gives Castle her best slut smile and leans in close, draping one arm around his shoulders.]

Well now that you mention it...

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

[Oh he knows she's playing with him. He'd even be disappointed if she didn't. That doesn't mean that an idiotic leering grin doesn't cross his face though. He wraps one arm around her waist .]

Tell me more.

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

[She pulls him in close, pinching the back of his neck hard, the way a dog steers its puppy by the scruff.]

It usually ends with me shooting you, and I gotta say, it's really, really satisfying.

[And with that, she lets him go with a flourish.] You hungry, Castle? I could go for Chinese.

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

Ow Ow Ow Ow

[This is him squirming away but still grinning]

As long as I end up dying in your arms

[He unstraps his bullet proof vest and grins at her]

I could go for Chinese.

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

Good. I call dibs on the fortune cookies.

[The place she's heading toward isn't far, and they're there in a few short minutes.]

So, what's the last thing you remember? Apparently people can arrive here at all kinds of different points of time in their lives. I got here in the middle of a raid in you tagged along on with me and the boys. Down on 11th?

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

I'll talk the waitress into giving us extras.

[Extras he'll actually probably give to her]

I remember. I'm from a little later than that. I had just seen Alexis off to her first prom.

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

Of course you will.

[She smirks at first, and then softens at the mention of Alexis. She'd done really well to keep her blinders on and just truck through whatever was happening to her here. It'd be a lot harder with Castle around. But...a lot easier in some ways, too.]

Oh, how'd she look? She get a nice dress?

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[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

[Castle nods in response, taking a moment to answer. He knows from Angela's reassurance earlier that Alexis won't miss him. That doesn't stop him from missing her.]

Yeah she-she looked beautiful. The guy taking her was--didn't stand a chance.