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Kate Beckett (katebex) wrote in toboldlyrpg,
@ 2017-03-26 13:11:00

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! enterprise, ^ log, kate beckett | castle, lucifer morningstar | lucifer

WHO: Kate Beckett and Lucifer Morningstar
WHEN: 224603.26; evening
WHERE: Gym
SUMMARY: Beckett promised to tell Lucifer about her husband.
WARNINGS: None at the moment.

The slap of leather against leather was soothing to her, the force of the punches Kate gave to the bag in front of her vibrating up her arms. She had started kickboxing when she joined the NYPD, as much a way to build her core strength and improve her skill at sparring as a genuine interest in the sport. But she had quickly found that it helped focus her, pushed away some of the rage and aggression that had become so much a part of her after her mother's death.

It didn't hurt that it also helped tone her arms and legs, making sure that the skinny jeans she loved so much still looked good on a woman in her late thirties that was distinctly aware of how quickly her fortieth birthday would arrive.

With another hard hit to the bag with her left hand, Kate lifted her knee to land another blow and spun to the other side of the bag, kicking out with her leg to strike at its center point. Four quick blows later she ended her routine with one final right hook.

"Are you stalking me now or what?" she asked, lifting one of the gloves to her mouth and ripping the binding back with her teeth to loosen the strap across her wrist as she turned to face Lucifer.

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extraharley
2017-03-26 05:47 pm UTC (link)

Lucifer listened, grinning or nodding along the way, smirking when she mentioned what happened the first time they met. But he had to laugh at the zombie survival camp. That was just bizarre, and he pictured Beckett arriving, and realizing what she'd been tricked into. Brilliant.

When she finished, he leaned in and nudged her with his shoulder. "It's alright that you feel guilty, I guess. But your relationship with him can't be defined by just the end of it."

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	katebex 2017-03-26 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	"I was going to go back," Kate sighed, the smile on her face dimming at the thought of her choice to leave Castle. "Once I got the guy responsible for killing my friends. Once he was safe from it all. I was going to go back and fix it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

extraharley
2017-03-26 06:03 pm UTC (link)

"I know," Lucifer said decisively. He didn't say he believed her, because there wasn't any room for doubt. He knew she was telling the truth. "That story wasn't over yet," he said. "It shouldn't have been."

Wrapping his arm around her, he pulled Kate into his side, and didn't even think about it, which was odd, but it had been an odd day. "Can you really see him wanting you to suffer through all this now?" he asked quietly.

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katebex
2017-03-26 08:02 pm UTC (link)

"It wasn't. Not on my end anyway." Kate replied, giving him a strained smile.

She wasn't usually one to seek out comfort from people, but in this one instance she gave in, resting her head against Lucifer's shoulder. "He wouldn't, but it's like I said before, that isn't the point really. Castle would yell at me for beating myself up over it all, right after he yelled at me for leaving him, but I did it. I made a choice and I can't fix it, and I can't just let it go either. Not unless I could make it right."

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extraharley
2017-03-26 08:30 pm UTC (link)

"And that's the very definition of hell," Lucifer replied. "For most people at least. I got stuck in my own hell when I went down there, you can bet I'm not letting you dwell in yours. Even if it takes a while for you to forgive yourself."

He hadn't forgiven himself, but that was besides the point. She'd just left Castle. He'd killed his own brother. Apples and oranges, after all.

"Besides," he added with a smile. "I still hope I can meet this husband of yours before the two of you cruise to the eternal boredom of the Silver City."

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katebex
2017-03-26 09:32 pm UTC (link)

Oh, there wasn't much chance that Kate would forgive herself anytime soon. She still had scars and regrets from a decade ago that she hung on to, even when she thought she had moved past all the damage. It was just part of who she was, even if it wasn't the healthiest way to live. "Maybe one day," she said, the most honest answer she could manage to give him.

"Silver City?" she asked, turning her head and lifting an eyebrow in his direction, "What the hell is that?"

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extraharley
2017-03-26 09:42 pm UTC (link)

"You know it as heaven," Lucifer replied. "Boring as hell without being hell," he mentioned, rolling his eyes. Earth was far more enticing, and the only place he'd ever felt at home.

"I mean, I suppose if you enter the place with free will, it's better." He shrugged. He had no intention of ever going back, even if Amenadiel and his mother had been trying to arrange it.

Glancing around the gym, he considered it. "Now that I've been here, I should probably come back. As long as I remember to keep pulling my punches on that thing." He nodded toward the bag. Otherwise he was likely to break something.

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katebex
2017-03-26 10:02 pm UTC (link)

"Ah," she gave a nod, some long forgotten memory from her few trips to church as a kid. Wasn't there something about streets paved with gold? If so, it was sort of funny that Lucifer had tagged heaven as the Silver City. "I mean, I'd rather end up there I think."

And while she did mean it, Kate still cringed a bit. "No offense or anything." Though it didn't quite matter because hadn't Lucifer told that he had no intentions of going back to hell.

Blowing out a sigh, she gave a vague arm gestured towards the room at large. "It's not so bad. The equipment is very nice and high tech compared to anything I've used before. If nothing else, this is a good way to work out some aggression."

Which was precisely the reason she had come in for a bit of kickboxing. Stress relief.

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	extraharley 2017-03-26 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	Lucifer laughed. "Don't worry, I'd be pissed off if I found you in hell whenever dad decides he's done with the world and it all ends." Because he assumed he'd end up back there, someday, whenever that might be. "You're too good for there. That better never change." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	katebex 2017-03-26 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh I know," Kate laughed, nudging his ribs with her elbow, "But I bet I'd look really good with devil horns." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	extraharley 2017-03-26 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	Lucifer shook his head. "People are always giving me horns and a tail. And a pitchfork. Like I would need a pitchfork." He glanced at her. "You would look good with devil horns though." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

katebex
2017-03-26 10:29 pm UTC (link)

"I really don't know what the pitchfork is supposed to be there for," she said with a frown. "Maybe to hook all the people you seduce with evil or something."

Though pitchforks weren't really intended for hooking things, so that didn't make much sense either.

"Devil horns, angel halo," Kate shrugged, slowly moving to her knees and then getting to her feet, extending a hand to help Lucifer get himself off the gym floor. "I pretty much look good in anything."

While she didn't say much about it, Kate knew she was attractive and she wasn't above using her looks to her advantage under the right circumstances.

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extraharley
2017-03-26 10:36 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, angels don't actually have halos," Lucifer replied, reaching for Kate's hand. "But I don't doubt that."

He stood up and looked at her. "I'm here, alright? Hell, I make a better punching bag than a punching bag. Speaking of which, if you're not going to spar me, I'm going to take out some of that aforementioned aggression myself."

He glanced over at the bag, then back to her. "Because trust me, you don't have a monopoly on guilt around here."

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katebex
2017-03-26 10:41 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, is that what you wanted? To fight me?" she asked, genuinely surprised. "Maybe some other time. Right now I think I need to go back to my room, shower and clean up."

Walking over to her bag, Kate picked it up along with the gloves and the water bottle she had left, giving Lucifer a smile over her shoulder. "Enjoy it. Hopefully, it'll work for you like it does for me."

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extraharley
2017-03-26 10:51 pm UTC (link)

Lucifer had to laugh at that. "No, definitely not. But that was a possibility before you took off your gloves. Or at least, I'd let you hit me. I don't want to accidentally kill you."

That wasn't an overstatement either.

"Have a good night, Beckett. And thanks. For humoring me, that is." Though he was pretty sure making her talk was a good thing.

He watched her leave, and then had the gym to himself, which was a good thing. It might work for him like Kate had hoped, or he could end up leaving all of the equipment broken. And that was why it was probably a better idea for him to spend all day in the bar then at the gym.

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