Driving back to the flat was a very quiet experiance. Scott didn't have his carseat so Storm and Sherlock took turns holding the baby. They finally pulled up to the flat. Sherlock held Scott and they all went up the stairs back into their flat. John was still looking to see if someone would come back, then he heard footsteps. He stood up, pointed his gun at the direction of the door. Then, Sherlock and Storm walked in the door. "Oh" John sighed. He placed the gun down and away. "Dear God you two scared me" John said.
Sherlock and Storm entered the flat and Storm took off her heels and laid down on the couch while Sherlock went and brought Scott to the nursery. John looked at Storm and he asked "Are you alright?"
Storm just looked at John and she said "John I have never been more afraid in my life than I have been today"
"That's understandable" John said. Storm shot John a death glare and she asked "Is it understandable, John?"
John stayed silent as Sherlock came back down the stairs. He took Storm by the hand and they walked into the bedroom with Sherlock slamming the door shut._______________________
Days went by and no one saw Sherlock or Storm. The only time someone saw the couple was when Sherlock was bringing down the crib and Storm bringing some clothes to their bedroom. "Oh my" Mrs. Hudson said worried.
"Neither one of them has left their bedroom in days" John said to Mycroft.
"Moriarty struck a nerve with Storm and Sherlock" Mycroft said as he sat down on the couch. "Bringing their child into the battle is definitely crossing uneccesary boundaries"
"I just hope that they've been eating" Mrs. Hudson said.
"Knowing those two, the only person that is eating is that baby" John said as he took a sip from his tea.
"Mm yes" Mycroft agreed. "Trauma doesn't sit well with my brother"
"Why does Moriarty think that it's OK to strike nerves in Sherlock and Storm?" John asked.
"Because he wants me to leave Sherlock and Sherlock to die" Storm said as she finally stepped out of the bedroom, with Sherlock following close behind with Scott in his arms. While the baby looked healthy as can be, Storm and Sherlock looked sickly. "John take the baby" Mycroft ordered. John stood up and took the baby from Sherlock as Mrs. Hudson and Mycroft brought Sherlock and Storm to the couch. "I'll make them something to eat" Mrs. Hudson said and then she rushed to the kitchen. "What the hell happened?" John asked.
"They haven't eaten nor slept in days" Mycroft said.
"5 days, 12 hours, and 45 minutes" Sherlock said matter of factly. Then Mrs. Hudson gave Sherlock and Storm tea. They took it and then Sherlock said "It's no big deal"
"H-have you seen yourselves in the mirrors lately?!" John exclaimed.
"John as far as we're concerned all we want is our child to be healthy and safe" Storm said. "If he's not then we'll make sure that he is"
"So the price to keep your child safe is to starve and kill yourselves?" Mycroft asked.
"Oh give me a break, Mycroft" Sherlock snappingly said to his brother. "Why does it matter to you?"
"Because that little boy still needs a mother and a father and no one is more suited for the job than you, Sherlock, and Storm" Mycroft said intesnly. Sherlock and Storm looked at eachother and then they just lowered their heads. Sherlock sighed and he said "You're right"
Mycroft gave him a weird look as Sherlock said "I don't usually handle trauma like this. But Moriarty endangered our son's life we can't necessarily be OK with that"
"You're right you can't be OK with that" John agreed. "But you also can't starve yourselves and lose sleep. Since Scott's in your room he'll be safe"
Sherlock looked at Storm and then he said "Alright"
John breathed a sigh of relief and he said "Good"
Then Mrs. Hudson brought them both their own plate of food. Sherlock dug into the food like a wild animal, but Storm was hesitant. She looked at Mrs. Hudson and the landlady assured her that eating would be a good thing. So Storm looked back down at her food and she just started to eat. After a few minutes, they both finished now finally feeling like their normal selves again. "How do you two feel?" John asked.
Sherlock stood up with no help and he looked his best friend in the eye and said "I feel like solving cases again"
Mycroft looked at Storm and he asked "And what of you, Mrs. Holmes?"
"Like I can function properly" Storm said relieved. Then John looked at Sherlock and he said "I'm glad you feel like that because we have a case to solve"
Sherlock's face lit up and he said "Ooh! Let's go!"
Then, Sherlock walked into the bathroom and showered and changed in there. "You don't even know what the case is about" Mycroft pointed out.
"Remember when John almost got set on fire?" Sherlock asked.
John rolled his eyes and he said "How can anyone forget that?"
"The same person has struck again, but this time they had help" Sherlock said as he walked back out in a navy blue dress shirt and a black tux jacket along with his black dress pants and black dress shoes. He threw on his trenchcoat and he said "Come on John"
John placed the baby down on the couch and follwed Sherlock and they left the flat. Mycroft looked at Storm and he asked "How can you stay with someone that moves around so much?"
Storm looked at him and she said "Because I love him"
Then, Mycroft looked out the window as Storm took her son and held him in her arms.
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Meeting the Match of Sherlock
FanficSherlock Holmes. The high-functioning sociopath of England. To him and to everyone else there is no better equal, bloody hell there is no other that could match up to the high intellect of the "consulting detective". Until one day where he meets a m...