Mystrade one-shots

Sherlock's New Case

Prompt: Mycroft loves Greg, and Greg loves Mycroft... However, they have yet to realise it. Enter, Sherlock Holmes.
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"Sherlock."
"Lestrade."
"I've just realised something. You've never deduced me before."
Sherlock smirked. "Not vocally. You're so easy to read, a two-year-old could do it."
"Go on then. Vocalise your deductions. Prove yourself." Greg challenged, folding his arms with a grin.
"If I must. You're a middle-aged, lonely, desperate DI with an infatuation with anything fancy, hence your humungous crush on my brother, and-"
"I'm sorry, WHAT?!" Greg said, bemused.
"Your crush on Mycroft. Very obvious. He's probably extremely aware of your eyes glued to his arse whenever you're within eyesight of each other."
"Shit."
"My brother could do with company. You should talk to him."
"HOW CAN I NOW? YOU'VE JUST OUTED THE FACT HE KNOWS I FANCY THE SHIT OUT OF HIM. WHAT AM I MEANT TO SAY?" Greg stressed, tugging at his own hair.

Sherlock thought for a while. "I have a plan."

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"Let's play deductions."
"Oh for god's sake, Sherlock, I have work to do."
"No, you don't. Well, unless you call tracking Lestrade's every movement 'work'-"
"Excuse me?" Mycroft said incredulously.
"Oh come on, big brother. I know you fancy him like mad. Bit out of your league."
"Shut up, Sherlock."
"He likes you too, you know."
"Don't be ridiculous. I'm not attractive."
"Of course you're not, he's a poor deluded soul. A poor deluded soul that can't take his eyes off you."
"Sherlock," Mycroft warned, "if this is one of your tricks just because you're bored..."
"Of course not, Mycroft. Cut me some slack."
"Since when have you used that expression?"
"I don't know. John said it once."
"Listen, Sherlock. I know this is one of your plans to make me embarrass myself in front of someone I slightly admire, and no, I'm not coming to the crime scene later."
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5 hours later, and John and Sherlock were stood with Lestrade as he desperately tried to fix his tie.
"Do I look alright?" Greg asked nervously. John replied with a reassuring 'of course you do, mate' whereas Sherlock fidgeted uncomfortably and said "Oh do in fact shut up."
Greg looked worriedly at Sherlock before asking "Did he actually say he would be here?"
"No," Sherlock replied lazily, "quite the opposite."
"Then what the hell am I doing here?" Greg cried impatiently. Sherlock sighed.
"I told Mycroft that I'd need to meet him here at Angelo's later to discuss private affairs, cases and such like. But John phoned him about half an hour ago to say that I was suddenly taken I'll and couldn't make it, so one of my best men would be seeing him instead. Simple. He was reluctant to come though, considering it was me."

Of course, this wasn't actually what happened. Mycroft had been told of the plan, which involved him pretending that he had no idea who was going to meet him and that Sherlock had all of the information regarding the cases they were going to 'discuss'. Obviously, Greg wouldn't have had any of this information and Mycroft would be 'forced' to suggest having the meal they had paid for anyway to save money. A pre-planned date.

"So, you need to get out of here?" Greg questioned. John and Sherlock looked at each other questioningly before realising their mistake and nodding furiously.
"Yes-of course, we need to go now, goodbye-" They both muttered as Sherlock pulled John towards Baker Street, both running as fast as they could. Just then, a shiny black car pulled up outside Angelo's...
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About 2 hours later, at 9:36pm to be exact, both John and Sherlock received texts simultaneously. Sherlock looked up at John before throwing him his phone that was perched on the mantelpiece and clutching his own.
"You first." He said.
John cleared his throat and read out:

"John, we have a dinner date next Wednesday. I'VE GOT A BLOODY DATE WITH MYCROFT HOLMES! Can't thank you enough, dude :)"

Sherlock smiled slightly before reading out the message on his own phone.

"Thank you. MH"
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~Lauren xxx