Trench Coats and Jumpers- a Johnlock fanfiction

Chapter 6-Galaxy Girl

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Before you even read it, yes this is a fluff chapter. Honestly Johnlock fluff is the best. PS I am adding my OC named Jewel, who's supposed to be their daughter.

A year after John and Sherlock got married, they decided to start a family of their own. "John, I've been thinking..."

"Well that's dangerous", John teased before he could finish.

Sherlock glared before continuing. "I was thinking, we should start a family. I was thinking we should adopt."

John stared at him blankly before raising an eyebrow. "You want to adopt?"

"Yes that's what I just said."

"Well obviously."

"So do you?"

"Well obviously."

The next day, they arrived the adoption center. As John filled out the papers to sign in, Sherlock walked quickly to the room where all of the children were happily playing. Sherlock scanned the room of children, looking for the right one. John arrived soon after and walked over to a little boy. "No, not him", Sherlock said gruffly. 

After a few seconds more, Sherlock walked over to a girl, his eyes filled with curiosity. The girl had an astronaut helmet on and her curly turquoise hair fell to her forearms. She was wearing what seemed to be a school outfit although she was far too young to attend school.  Sherlock, bent down, picked up the girl, and turned to John announcing, "I want this one."

John turns around to see his husband holding a little girl. He smiled and said, "I'll get the lady and let her know we found the right one."  

He walked out of the room and Sherlock swung the girl around as she giggled joyfully. He pulled her into a tight hug and walked out of the room to see John finished with signing the papers. John smiled and together, the three of them walked out to the taxi.

Back at the flat, they set her down on the couch and smiled. "Hello there sweetie. We're your new parents. I'm John and this is Sherlock. What's your name little one?", John asked.

"My name is Jewel...the kids at the orphanage called me Galaxy Girl but I prefer my real name", she squeaked.

"Do you mind me asking why they called you Galaxy Girl?" Sherlock asked, placing a hand on Jewel's small hand. 

"Well...it's because of this", she said in a small voice. She took off her helmet to reveal that she had Vitiligo. It was a skin disorder that caused the person to look as though they had splotchy skin. Sherlock and John realized then that the girl had it all over her body. "I hate being different. They always tease me and I hate it so, so much. I just wanna be normal. I don't want to be a freak", she choked out as tears began to spill from her heterochromic eyes. 

John and Sherlock looked at each other, exchanged glances, then turned their attention to Jewel. "Jewel,you are not a freak. You are absolutely beautiful. You are very strong and unique. You may be different but it's in the best way possible", Sherlock said, his eyes full of sincerity. 

They pulled her into a tight, comforting hug as she softly cried. The warmth of the embrace calmed her and she soon stopped crying. Her shuddered breaths became deep and relaxed. John looked at her and wiped the tears from her face. She wrapped her arms tightly about them and whispered, "I love you dads."

"We love you too", they whispered. 

From then on, life was perfect. John and Sherlock raised Jewel well. They took her on some cases, Sherlock teaching her the fundamentals of his deductions skills. John taught her hand to hand combat and other important skills. At the age of ten, she could deduce as well as Sherlock and joined them on every case. As the years passed, she cared less and less about her skin and eyes and grew to love them. When she turned sixteen, Sherlock gave her his coat and John gave her his watch. Jewel Olivia Holmes was the greatest junior detective London had ever seen. But, she didn't care about how many people knew her name. At the end of the day, all that mattered was her family, the two men who started it all, the great Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.

the end

END OF CHAPTER

Wowza, what a great ending! Comment and Vote! Tell me how I did. I cannot wait to write more stories. Until next time, carry on my wayward sons, daughters, and non-binaries.

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