Adventures of Sherlock

Chapter 3: "Sherlock Vs the Taxi Man!"

The group sits talking about how Sherlock and Ava found the case and Ava sits back against the couch as her legs were crossed.

"Can you tell what's missing from the case?" Sherlock asks.

"No." John asks.

"Her phone." Ava says. A phone comes in while John wonders just why he texts the phone.

"Hours after his last kill he gets a text like that, a normal person would look at it like it's nothing, while the murderer." Sherlock says and grins.

"What?" John asks.

"Would panic." Sherlock says as he gets up.

"Have you told the police?" John asks while Sherlock holds his hand out to Ava.

"No, it's more fun to watch them squirm." Sherlock says.

"Want to come?" Ava asks as Sherlock helps her pull on her scarf.

"Wait, you are taking her again?" John asks.

"Where else would she go?" Sherlock says and the two walk away while John follows. They head to a restaurant and Ava begins eating her dinner that is brought to her as Sherlock had called ahead. She finishes quickly while the two men talk. She smiles as she glances with just her eyes.

"You may want to change your shoes." Sherlock says and Ava giggles as she slips her high heels off. They take off running a different route from the give chase to the man in the taxi. They end up losing the taxi for a minute while Ava runs beside Sherlock with John trailing behind them.

They finally catch up and Sherlock growls when he's wrong about the guy. Ava pats his back as they walk away. John takes a few deep breathes while the group stands there talking.

They take off running again and return to the house. Ava giggles as she spins around by the stairs.

"Oh, Sher, that was the most fun we've had in months!" Ava says.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it." Sherlock says.

"That was a ridiculous. The most ridiculous thing I've ever done." John says.

"And you invaded Afghanistan." Sherlock says. John starts laughing and Ava giggles while Sherlock attempts to laugh.

"Why didn't we go back to the restaurant?" John asks.

"Ava ate already." Sherlock says, "They can keep an eye out."

"What were we doing there anyway?" John asks. After John checks the door for his cane, the three head upstairs. They find Lestrade and everyone going through everything.

"Are these human eyeballs?" Sally asks.

"Put them back." Sherlock says after arguing with John to shut up. Sherlock starts thinking as Mrs. Hudson tells him there is a taxi for him. Sherlock gasps and as Ava yells at Anderson as she stood in the kitchen. Sherlock walks passed the door leading to the kitchen and dining room area.

"Sher? Where are you going?" Ava asks.

"I'll be back later, darling." Sherlock says as he heads downstairs. Ava walks to the stairs and meets John there as he came from the door leading to the living room.

Soon after, the Police leave and Ava sits in a chair while she pouts. She hears a beeping sound as John was leaving the room. She gets up as John walks over to it.

"Sher." Ava whispers as she was getting a worried feeling in her gut.

The two leave and head to the location of the phone.

"Ava, calm down." John says.

"He's all I've got you know." Ava says.

"What do you mean?" John asks.

"I grew up with Sherlock... He's my friend, but I'm only his because... well, I'm alone. Family is all gone, I'm too weird for everyone else." Ava says, "Can't even find a decent man because they find it odd for me to be too friendly with my best friend."

"He's better than that. He won't die." John says.

"Because he's a genius?" Ava asks.

"Well, yeah." John says.

"I love that about him." Ava says.

"Why aren't you two together?" John asks.

"He's married to his work. Sometimes he'll get so busy that he forgets I'm there." Ava says.

"But I can see the way he looks at you. There is something there." John says.

Soon, the two arrive at the college where they found that the phone was pinging.

"I'll go into one, you take the other." John says and Ava nods as she runs into a building. She rushes into every room searching for Sherlock, but doesn't scream his name as she rushes up the stairs. She gasps when she hears a gunshot.

"SHERLOCK!" Ava screams as she runs down the hall. She enters the room as she stares in shock.

"THE NAME!" Sherlock says.

"MORIARTY!" The cabbie says before dying. Sherlock's eyes widen when Ava tackles him with a hug as she had tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Ava? Where'd you come from?" Sherlock says and she hits him against his chest.

"YOU BIG IDIOT! What in the bloody hell were you thinking?!" Ava asks.

"I just found out he's got a sponsor who knows about both of us." Sherlock says.

"Do what?" Ava asks and soon, the Police arrive. Sherlock sits in the back of an ambulance getting a blanket thrown on him while Ava explains she didn't know where the gunshot came from. She heads after Sherlock as he heads over to John.

"That seems scary. When Ava, um, just randomly left, that was a shock." John says.

"Good shot." Sherlock says.

"Yes. Yes, must have been. Through that window." John says and Ava giggles.

They head to leave as Ava talks about how she's starving.

"Sherlock, that's him." John says and Ava looks over at the man who got out of the vehicle.

"Oh, you." Ava says and rolls her eyes.

"Good to see you too." He says.

"Wait, you actually know this man?" John asks.

"Oh please, you know this childhood feud is worthless and you know how it upset Mummy." The guy says.

"I upset her?" Sherlock asks.

"What do you really want, Mycroft?" Ava asks.

"Excuse me who?" John asks, "Who's mummy?"

"Theirs." Ava says, "John, meet Mycroft Holmes." The brothers continue to argue and Ava steps between the two.

"And don't think you aren't part of this." Mycroft says looking at Ava, "With that... Beautiful mind of yours."

"What?" John asks.

"Mycroft and Ava don't get a long at all. He's only angry because he lost." Sherlock says.

"Lost what?" John asks.

"Goodbye."Ava says as she grabs the guys, John and Sherlock, as she holds their hands onher shoulder. She shakes her hips as she walks away. The three walk away as Avagiggles while the guys laugh. They continue to allow her to pull them and shelooks back at Sherlock as the two exchange a look.