The Dark and The Light-Billy

The Linen man

"Inspector Gregson, follow me," a woman said, we were in some sort of asylum and there were a bunch of people screaming or looking very odd, we walked into a room that said highly restricted "Arthur has the whole wing to himself" 

"Dr. Sinfeld, we need rifles and position, two guards, on the roof" the inspector commanded "tell them to send word when a man in a Linen suit arrives at the hospital" 

"I can't just let random-"

"This man is coming here whether you like it or not" he snapped "if you want to survive the night, don't stand in his path" the woman nodded and walked away, I suddenly wished I had told Billy how much I loved him just in case I never see him again after tonight 

"Beatrice, Hanna" Sherlock approached us "it's time for you two to speak to your old acquaintance" he handed us a pouch with a syringe in it, a man let us inside his cell 

"They won't let me have a window" Arthur told us, this looked miserable, there was nothing to do in this cell other than think "on account of the birds"

"Yeah, I-I figured," B said softly 

"We need your help," I told him as he sat down on the hard and uncomfortable looking bed "there's a man coming, Arthur, a bad man he's going to try and get into your head to find where the Rip is"

"I don't know what that is, a Rip?" he asked 

"It's where your powers came from" B informed him "the things you did were terrible Arthur but I know how these powers twist people because I know you're a good man" Arthur nodded sadly "once he's been in your head we want you to put him under" I gave the syringe to him then B and I walked out of the cell

Watson, Sherlock, B, and I all got into positions, we sat by the stairs just waiting, I was getting scared, very scared. It gave me a chance to think through what I would do about Billy.

I knew that Billy and I could never be together in the long term due to the fact that I'm a princess and he doesn't meet the qualities to be a suitor. I can't imagine living without him, sure I lived without him for 17 years but now that I have him I don't want to let him go. 

I could give him up and live unhappily for the rest of my life, that's one option, I could fake my death but someone would find me eventually, I could throw a fit to my mother but I don't think that would get me very far. My only other option is leaving the royal family, I turn 18, which will make me of age in a few months, and then I can leave.

That's my only option, I have to leave the royal family, but I couldn't do that to Leo could I? Leo and I had talked about it and he called me selfish but it would make me so much happier if I could leave. I have to, no matter what Leo says. 

"B," I looked over at her as she leaned on the railing 

"What's wrong Hanna?" she asked softly 

"Do you think it would be selfish of me to leave the royal family? she looked at me with wide eyes 

"No, I don't think it would, it would make all of us so happy" she whispered "especially Billy" I nodded and looked at the ground, poor Leo would have to be miserable there though. B got up and went to sit next to sherlock, my eyes were just closing when something very large and heavy fell from above.

Cautiously I looked down and saw a dead body on the floor, he was here. I heard Watson load his rifle, I heard a door unlock and then footsteps, I looked up to see a guard climbing over the railing "oh my god" I whispered to myself watching as the man flung himself off of the balcony, I let out a small whimper 

"Hanna" Watson called me and we quickly walked down the stairs "come come" he pointed to an area where we could hide, more footsteps were heard above, I peeked around the corner and saw the man walking down the steps then I heard the man break Arthur's cell door open 

"You here to kill me?" Arthur asked 

"Not if you give me what I want" the man replied "show me quickly" I hoped Arthur knew what he was doing "I don't want to be in this horrid little mind any longer than I have to be" after about a minute the man spoke again "you're hiding something, why would you try to hide something from someone who can access all from your mind?"

"Now" Sherlock whispered when we heard Arthur start a commotion 

"No, No, please" Arthur cried, we came out of our hiding spot and Watson held his rifle at the ready, we looked in the cell to see the man on the bed with Arthur holding the syringe, he did it. "You've got my baby" Arthur growled suddenly "give me my baby back or I'll rip your head off" 

"Gregson, do not shoot him," Watson said as the inspector aimed his rifle at Arthur 

"What?" 

"Get off of him" Watson grunted as Arthur shoved the inspector to the wall, B pulled me into the cell where the man lay looking dead 

"Oh god" B gasped "he's killed him" the man touched my arm and stared deep into my eyes after he did the same to B, Billy's voice started playing through my head 

"Sweet dreams" the man whispered, horrifying images including Billy started flashing through my head 

"Are you two ok?" Sherlock asked he grabbed our arms and we nodded, B ran up the stairs but I could still see Billy in my head. Soon the images stopped and I broke out of my trance I arrived in the group just as I saw Sherlock leave with The Linen Man, what the hell?