I saw a post on tumblr for someone to write an AU fic from 6x11 (Under Fire) about what would happen if it were Castle and Ryan inside the building instead of Esposito and Ryan.

Apparently I'm a masochist and enjoy making myself sob over this, so I am doing it! I'm going to make it run from chapter to chapter just like the episode, but some things will be changed, considering the fact that it's Castle with Ryan and not Esposito. Also, this will be more from Kate's point of view, making this story pretty emotional and quite angsty.

Oh, and by the way, I have not given up on Your Wish is My Command! I'm just working on a few chapters for it at the moment.

Disclaimer: I do not own Castle, but God, I wish I did.

P.S. GOOD LUCK TO THE CAST OF CASTLE TONIGHT AT THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS! I REALLY HOPE THEY WIN ALL THE CATEGORIES THAT THEY'RE NOMINATED FOR!

Okay, enough about all this, on with the story... (aka grab some tissues)

She can't cry. She won't cry. She has to be strong, not only for her but for Esposito. His partner is in that building.

But God, so is hers.

Her fiancé is in that building.

What if he's dead? What if he's already burnt to a crisp?

No, she can't think like that. Castle's a fighter, and so is Ryan. They're going to make it out of there alive.

Or so she hopes.

She feels the lone tear escape and run down her cheek as the shrill ring of her cell phone and it's vibration against her abdomen startles her out of her own mournful thoughts.

She pulls the device from her pocket and looks at the screen. "It's Jenny," she says with a sigh to Esposito, who is standing beside her.

"Why would she be calling you?" he asks.

"Maybe she's heard from them. Maybe she knows that they're safe," Beckett says with slightly too much enthusiasm, trying to reassure her pseudo-brother and most importantly, herself.

She answers on speakerphone with a simple, "Jenny?"

"Kate, oh thank God," the nine month pregnant woman says with a hint of worry in the tone of her voice. "Umm, have you heard from Kevin?" she asks anxiously.

Another tear falls down Kate's cheek as her heart shatters for herself and the woman she has come to love as a friend. "No, have you?" she forces out.

"No. I've been calling him to test our system and he's not answering. I'm freaking out a little bit, umm, do you have any idea where he is?"

Kate looks to Esposito, and he responds with a sympathetic look.

She has to tell Jenny that her husband, along with her own fiancé, are trapped in a burning building and she doesn't even know whether or not they are dead or alive. She turns to look at the building.

"Kate? Kate, are you there?" Jenny says, wondering if the connection had been lost.

"Yeah, yeah I'm here," Kate gulped as she turned back to Esposito.

"What's going on? Where's Kevin?"

"Jenny I need you to stay calm, okay? Something's happened," her voice broke as the tears freely fell.

Two of the most important people in her life were slowly slipping out of it, and she couldn't do anything about it. She just had to sit there and watch as the love of her life and her pseudo-brother were trapped inside a building engulfed in flames.

All of the tears that she had kept at bay finally broke free.

TO BE CONTINUED.

Review?(: Thank you all!

-Rachel