Adventures of Sherlock

Chapter 7: "Bedroom?"

It was a normal day, Sherlock was sitting in his chair shooting the wall where he'd spray painted it. Ava sat across from him wearing a very revealing dress as he stared at her.

"What the hell are you doing?!" John asks as he runs up the stairs.

"BORED!" Sherlock says and John ducks as Sherlock shows off his shooting ability. John takes the gun from him.

"So, because you two are bored, you take it out on the wall?" John asks.

"The wall had it coming." Sherlock says as he goes and lays on the couch, "Ava, be a dear and come sit with me."

"You know, you could sit by yourself." John says and avoids looking at Ava. She walks over and sits on Sherlock's lap, straddling him as he lays down and she grabs a book and begins reading.

"It's fun to sit with Ava." Sherlock says.

"And you two swear you aren't together." John says as he enters the kitchen.

"Well, not together as in romantically." Sherlock says.

"Then what kind of together are you?" John asks.

"You never ask the right question." Ava says, "You assumed I was his girlfriend."

"And you aren't." John says.

"Legally to get my brother to leave her alone, we are listed as married." Sherlock says.

"Do what?" John asks.

"Mainly just to piss him off. It's a piece of paper, really. We were young and wanted Mycroft to leave us be." Ava says.

"That isn't a reason to marry each other." John says.

"Being a doctor isn't a reason to join the military." Ava says and John goes to say something before sighing.

"So, you are legally listed as Ava Holmes?" John asks.

"Exactly." Ava says as she flips the page in her book.

The guys begin arguing about John's blog about the Taxi case and Sherlock slides Ava off his lap as he continues to bicker with John. John leaves to go get some air and Sherlock gets up to watch John leave. Mrs. Hudson comes up as John is leaving and complains about the wall. Ava gets up to grab herself something to drink and she screams when there is a blast just as she got to Sherlock. He hits the deck with him laying over her protectively.

The next morning, John runs up the stairs to find Ava sitting with her arms crossed while Sherlock held the violin. Mycroft sat across from the two. Ava wore a simple shirt with a matching skirt that came to her knees as she sat on Sherlock's lap.

"Sherlock! Ava!" He says as he enters the room.

"John." Sherlock says as he pulls on a string on the violin.

"I saw it on the telly, are you two okay?" John asks.

"Ava was a bit shaken, but she's fine." Sherlock says.

"What happened?" John asks.

"Gas leak, apparently." Ava says.

"And um." John asks.

Mycroft and the two argue about the job that he wanted Sherlock to do. Mycroft stares at Ava who looks away from him angrily.

"Is my brother still ignoring you after all this time? It's a shame you are listed as married to the wrong brother." Mycroft says.

"For the last time, Mycroft, shut it!" Ava says angrily and she gets up and walks away.

The guys continue to talk while Ava heads into the bedroom. She listens to the conversation as she waits for Mycroft to leave. Sherlock begins playing the violin as Mycroft leaves. Sherlock's phone rings and he answers it as Ava walks into the room.

"Sherlock Holmes." He says and listens, "Of course, how could I refuse?" He hangs up and looks at Ava.

"Lestrade, we've been summoned. Coming John?" Sherlock asks as he gets his jacket and Ava grabs hers as well.

"If you want me to." John says.

"Of course!" Sherlock says, "I'd be lost without my blogger."

The three head to the station and when they arrive, Ava walks with Sherlock. Lestrade tells them about the letter and reveals that the letter is addressed to Sherlock. He opens it and reveals a pink phone like the one from the previous case.

Sally laughs about the part that Sherlock didn't know about the solar system and Ava glares at Sally. They listen to the message of five pips and then a picture comes into the phone.

"It's a warning." Sherlock says.

"Warning?" John asks.

"Some secret societies used to send dried melon seeds, orange pips, things like that. Five pips." Ava says.

"Yes." Sherlock says, "It's a warning it's going to happen again."

"This looks strangely familiar." Ava says as the two head out of the room.

"Hang on!" John says as he stammers to get out what he was saying, "What is going to happen again?"

"BOOM!" Sherlock says. The four end up leaving for the flat and Ava heads over to the room, 221 C which was arranged to be Ava's room if she hadn't actually been sleeping in Sherlock's room every night.

"MRS.HUDSON!" Sherlock calls out to the woman.