Adventures of Sherlock

Chapter 11: "The Unreadable Truth!"

Later, Sherlock ends up meeting the woman, Irene Adler, who was completely naked. He avoids looking at her body and looks up at her face. She could right away tell he wasn't comfortable with her being naked.

"Mr. Sherlock Holmes." Irene says.

"Miss Adler, I presume?" Sherlock asks.

"Look at those cheekbones. I could cut myself slapping that face. Where's the little whore you pal around with?" Irene asks.

"Excuse me?" Sherlock asks. John comes into the room and Irene and Sherlock just look at him.

"Hmm." Irene says, "I can ask for tea from the maid."

"I had some at the Palace." Sherlock says.

"I know." Irene says.

"Clearly." Sherlock says.

"I expected Miss Jameson to come." Irene says, "I would have enjoyed making her my little pet."

"She isn't into that sort of thing." Sherlock says, "You understand."

"I would have made her interested." Irene says. Sherlock looks at Irene as the woman sits down. She was unreadable much like Ava was. It was very shocking to Sherlock. He thought Ava was the only woman in the world who he couldn't read.

"Do you know the big problem with a disguise, Mr. Holmes?" Irene asks, "However hard you try, it's always a self-portrait."

"You think I'm a vicar with a bleeding face?" Sherlock asks.

"No, I think you're damaged, because the whore won't reveal her true feelings and delusional that she'll ever love you, but you believe in a higher power." Irene says, "In your case, it's yourself."

"I would prefer if you didn't..." Sherlock says.

"What? Call the whore a whore? Why, that's what everyone calls her." Irene says.

"She doesn't sleep with other men." Sherlock says.

"Because she's faithful to you, whatever, you don't need her, but she needs you. It's pretty pathetic really." Irene says.

People come in after Sherlock learns where the safe is. They hold guns up to John and Irene's heads. Sherlock opens the safe and he ducks as the shot kills the man who was holding a gun to John's head. Sherlock grabs the gun as John checks for the other lady in the house. John heads to check the back door as Irene attacks Sherlock.

Later that evening, Ava sat in the living room and when Sherlock wakes up, John goes to help him. Ava stares in shock at the way Sherlock was acting. She gets tears in her eyes as a disoriented Sherlock stares at her. She turns and runs out of the room as tears slide down her cheeks.

"Ava." Sherlock says out of it and John helps Sherlock lay down.

The next morning, Ava grabbed a few things for breakfast before disappearing to the spare room Mrs. Hudson had last night. She looked exhausted and there was evidence of her crying.

"What did you do?" Mycroft asks.

"What do you mean what did I do?" Sherlock asks.

"Ava came downstairs and begged to use my spare room down there. Are you two fighting?" Mrs. Hudson asks.

"Fighting? Did I do something when I was passed out?" Sherlock says.

"No, we returned and I told her what happened. She was livid. She punched you across the face. That's the reason your face is worse. Then she sat on the couch while I helped you to bed." John says.

"Hmm, Ava has never been one to be that angry." Sherlock says.

Later that evening, Sherlock sits reading in bed as he had his light on his side of the bed on. It was well after everyone had gone to bed. The door open and Sherlock kept reading as he assumed it was Ava. It was, but she refused to say anything. He hears her shut the door as he doesn't notice her drop her robe.

"I'm sorry if I made you upset for anything." Sherlock says and his eyes widen when he looks from his book to find Ava standing there completely naked, but her arms were behind her back nervously revealing everything, "Y-You should put clothes on." He looks away as he holds up her blanket.

"It's okay for Irene Adler to stand there naked, but not the woman who you are legally married to according to London law?" Ava asks.

"What are you going on about?" Sherlock asks.

"Sher... I um, I thought what Moriarty said about you caring for me was true..." She says, "But it seems to be a big fat lie! You don't care unless a woman has literally beat you into caring! I'll always be nothing, won't I?" She gets tears in her eyes and Sherlock looks over in shock. She wipes her face as she cries. Before she knew it, Sherlock was standing in front of her. He puts his arms around her as he holds her tightly. Her eyes widen as her face ended against his chest and shoulder.

"Is this what's been bothering you lately?" Sherlock asks. He gets quiet for several minutes as he holds her tightly. She continued to cry as she nods slowly.

"I've never told you the truth, Ava." Sherlock whispers and she looks up at him to find him staring at her.

"What truth?" Ava asks.

"I've never been able to read you. None of you. I guess your emotions and how you are feeling each day by how you dress, but I've never been able to truly tell how you are feeling and that's left me in the dark and it drives me crazy." Sherlock says and Ava's eyes widen as tears slide down her cheeks.

"W-What?" Ava asks, "What do you mean you can't read me?"

"I'm not very good at this, you should know, but... Every morning, I-I enjoy waking up and taking on the day with you. Yes, I get bored a lot, but you don't make things that boring." Sherlock says.

"S-Sher, what are you saying?" Ava asks.

"And when you call me that... God, it's spectacular coming out of your lips. Everything you say coming out of your lips sounds annoying and it just makes me want to..." Sherlock says moments before he kisses Ava. She blushes as Sherlock had his hand on her chin gently. He wipes away her tears as continues to kiss her. He breaks the kiss and watches her face turn bright pink.

"Sher, I-I've been in love with you for years." She whispers.

"I as well." He whispers back against her lips before kissing her back. He grabs her by the waist and holds her tightly against him their kiss gets very heated. He trails kisses down her neck as he holds her.

"I'llnever ignore you again." He whispers against her skin and she arches towardshim as he trails the kisses down towards her breasts. Soon the two were lostinto the night.