Beckett's Sister: A Castle AU Fanfiction

Chapter 7

The next morning while Kate was reading the newspaper and waiting for Castle to take a shower and get ready so they could leave for work, there was a knock at the door. Finding it odd that someone would be knocking at 7 am, Kate made her way to the door and looked through the peep hole. Almost bursting out in laughter, she opened the door to see her sister standing there with an arm load of clothes and a make up bag.

"What the hell are you doing here so early, let alone awake?" Kate asked as her sister pushed her way inside, weighed down by all the fabric in her arms.

"I need your help. I realize that I made a fool out of myself the other day when you first introduced me to Detective Russo and since I will be working with him occasionally, I need to put forth a better effort so he won't think I'm some bumbling computer nerd who's never seen a man before." Kris said as she dumped the load of clothes on the couch.

"Ah, I see. You never want to listen to anything I tell you but you want me to help you look all pretty for the new cop?" Kate said, crossing her arms and looking pointedly at her sister.

"I realize that I may not always take your advice, or listen when you tell me not to do something but this is important." Holding a hand up when Kate started to speak, Kris continued. "It's not like that, at least not really. Yes, I find the guy slightly-OK more than- attractive but this is about my reputation at work. I can't have this guy thinking that I'm some nerdy, horny girl who can't form a coherent sentence in the presence of a man. If I'm going to be helping Camille on cases, that means I have to help him too and I can't have him looking at me like I'm an idiot the whole time."

This was something Kate hadn't had to deal with since Kris was in high school. When Kris had turned 18 and came into her own, she had blossomed and found her own sense of style. Seeing just how desperate her sister truly was, Kate decided not to argue and help her. Looking at the pile of clothes on the couch, Kate grabbed a few tops, pants, then the make up bag and pulled Kris into the bedroom.

About twenty minutes later after going through five different tops, Kate and Kris finally agreed on a dark gray v-neck sweater to match the dark wash skinny jeans Kris chose. Kate went into the en suite bathroom to grab a brush, comb and hair straightener. Castle was just making his way out of the shower and toweling off when he noticed Kate rummaging through the cabinet below the sink looking for her straightening serum.

"I thought you already did your hair?" Castle said as he made his way over to brush his teeth, giving Kate a quick kiss on the cheek.

"This isn't for me. Kris is in the bedroom. She wanted me to help her look presentable for work. She's freaking out, worried Russo thinks she's an idiot or something over the way she acted in front of him the other day." Kate said with a laugh. "Make sure you at least have pants on when you come out there, I don't want my sister seeing my fiance half naked." Kate gave him a kiss before turning and heading back into the bedroom.

When Kate came back into the bedroom, Kris was doing her makeup. Adding the last few touches to her smokey eye look, she applied her mascara and added some tinted lip gloss. Kate made her way over and plugged the straightener into an outlet, and while waiting for it to heat up, she made her way into the closet and came out with a pair of black heeled ankle boots. She walked over to Kris and held them up in front of her.

Kris just looked at her and furrowed her brow. Finally realizing that Kate meant for her to wear them, Kris held up her hands. "Oh, nu uh. I am not wearing those. I've got shoes, thanks."

"You have Chuck Taylor's that do not match your outfit. You came to me for help, now let me help you." Seeing Kris still trying to form an argument, Kate said "Becks, the guy is taller than Castle. You need a little height every now and then."