Fandom One Shots Book Three

Intelligence Team x Cop!Reader x Crush!Jay Halstead

The italicised quotes come from Castle they helped inspire this one shot.

I'll admit this one got away from me.

The only noises that echoed around intelligence was the smooth scribbling of pens on paper, and the echoing click of keyboards as the multitude of paperwork was being typed up. Ruzek would on occasion tap his pen on the wooden desk earning him glares and scrunched up balls of paper thrown at him, mostly by Jay and Atwater. Kim had tried to hide his pens so he would cease the annoying rhythmic tapping, he had simply stolen one of hers to continue with the cruel punishment, she had snatched it back and returned his pens. Flicking a glance at the clock, you noted it was three hours until lunch. A phone rang, Ruzek picked up his cell phone. "Who was murdered, and was it gruesome?" Rolling your eyes, you took another sip of your tea. Ruzek hung up, "That was Voight..." Walking over to your desk to collect your coat from the back of your chair and your gun from a desk drawer, you cut across Ruzek and quipped. "Did he die the gruesome death?" Ruzek faked a laugh, "No, he got a call, he's downstairs and will meet us there. He wants us to investigate this murder." As you began to head downstairs to the cars, you quipped, "That's kind of what we do." Jay who was walking behind you, chuckled huskily, your lips twitched upwards at the sound.

Arriving at the crime scene, you saw the ME crouched over the body. "What do we have?" Voight questioned, his deep baritone voice grating the chilly morning air. "ID says she's Louise Shields, 29. She appears to have been strangled. See these ligature marks." The ME used their pen to indicate the now purple bruises along the woman's neck. "The killer used some sort of cord; forensic techs may be able to figure out what type was used." Voight nodded, "Thanks. Ruzek you and Burgess go inform the family, Halstead you and L/N follow up with her friends, then head to the ME's to get more information, Atwater and I will go to her workplace see if she had any problems."

You departed the scene with a brief argument with Jay as to who was to drive, you lost. Jay began to drive to some of Louise Shield's friends after running checks, for the deceased and checking her credit history. As you left Louise's best friend, Sonia's place, your phone rang, "L/N." You listened before hanging up abruptly. "We got to get to Med, someone crashed into the ME's van as it was leaving the crime scene, they've only just discovered it." Jogging to the car, Jay raced after you and jumped into the driver's seat, driving as fast as he could to Med.

Med was busy as always, the ED bustling with bloodied faces, crying kids and stressed parents. Walking past the front to Maggie who had waved you through. She led you both to treatment three, Will was attending to the ME, who had a bloodied head wound, her assistant was being treated by Natalie. Jay left to talk to the assistant, Kate, while you questioned the ME, Lanie. You meet back up in the hallway, Jay was on the phone. He hung up as you approached. "Lanie says that a van came out of nowhere, hit them on the driver's side door. Lanie's assistant, Kate was driving. Lanie also said she thought she heard the back door open, but she can't be sure." Jay looked over at you, "That actually makes sense." You waved your hand, in a go on motion. "Body was stolen." You raised your eyebrows.

"Who would want to steal a body?" Atwater asked, "Cadaver-less med students?" You questioned. "Ritualistic sacrifices?" Jay quipped, you smiled over at him. "Proof of death, maybe?" Kim suggested. "Find the body." Voight ordered as he got a call. "How?" Jay asked. Your phone rang, "L/N." You listened for a moment. "All right. Uh, thank you." You hung up and looked over at the team. "They found her body... Again." You arrived at the scene, with Voight, Jay and Ruzek while the other followed other leads. As you approached, you called out to Lanie. "What happened?" Lanie looked over at the four of you. "Someone... operated on her." Jay looked confused as he questioned her. "Operated?" Lanie adjusted her crouched position. "They cut her open and took all of her organs out." She pulled out the sheet back, and Ruzek, Jay both groaned in disgust as you and Voight recoiled having seen something similar in a previous case. "Well, somebody hated her guts." Ruzek quipped, a quick grin flashing across his face. Everyone, you, Jay, Lanie and Voight shot Ruzek a withering glance.