Nicotine (Moriarty x Reader x Sherlock)

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(Johns POV) 

I know exactly where y/n is but Sherlock doesn't, somehow he hasn't figured out that I'm lying yet. He also probably has and is just adapting to the fear, which isn't a bad thing, it is kind of annoying to have Sherlock freaking out all day and night. "So, what do you think?" "I think you are all idiots. Clearly this woman didn't kill herself and neither did the others, she's wasn't suicidal, there would be marks somewhere, also she lived a happy life and was married to a good man."  "Okay so now we have another murderer on the loose, what do we do with that info." "The same thing we always do, find them." "What are you going to do, deduce whoever did this by how curly her hair is?" "Oh shut up Anderson, you lower the IQ of the whole street every time you open your mouth." Lestrade and I chuckle as Anderson storms away, fuming. I can't help but laugh at the fact that Lestrade just accepts whatever Sherlock does because he's literally done with all of us. Sherlock tells someone to go do something? Just go do what he says. Sherlock makes a rude joke about someone? Laugh about it. Sherlock commits a crime? Just let him do it. He's practically a dad to all of us, including Sherlock. He doesn't ever really want to argue with any of us so he just laughs or tells people to piss off, it's great honestly. I get a text from y/n again. "I'm heading to the hospital right now, I'm safe and no one needs to worry. Oh and also that crime scene you're at, Jim didn't do that." "Okay so we already know who it isn't." Sherlock looks up at me like I'm crazy and Lestrade just looks glad to have a name. "Y/n just texted me, it's not Jim." "How could they possibly know? They've talked him like four times in total, and they trust him! They'd probably be the easiest to manipulate!" "Wait what?" "Heh nothing Lestrade, it's fine. Sherlock is just freaking out like he does every time that our friend talks to Jim even though they're safe." "Oh, alright." "I say we trust them. I know you think Jim is manipulating them but I honestly don't think he is. If he was, they'd have figured it out, plus he would've done something by now." "Oh by the way John, you're a horrible lair, I know they were with Jim, I'm not an idiot." "Well whatever, I can tell you they are safe and still not being manipulated by Jim." "Sherlock, since when do you care so much?" "Oh shut up Lastrade, I do care about others. If you or John were in this situation I would be worrying just as much. You guys have actually seen what he can do, so I know you guys wouldn't be morons." 

~20 minutes later~

(Sherlocks POV)

We walk into the hospital, John and Lestrade go to talk to Molly, I tell them I need to stop at the labs. I'm walking in the most "I'm trying to stay calm so leave me the hell alone" manner ever. When I finally reach the labs the first thing I say to them is "John is a horrible liar." "W-what?" "Don't act like an idiot, I know you were off with Jim." "You're acting like him and I are plotting world domination! He's not manipulating me, he's not organizing some big thing, I don't actually have the right to talk about what he is doing anyway." "You are such an idiot! That's how manipulation works! He-" "Shut up. He's not manipulating me. I know he's this all high and mighty criminal king, and I know he could kill me with a snap of his fingers, I know he's a dangerous guy who will threaten and manipulate to get what he wants, but I'm not scared of him. That's what's different about me! I'm not afraid that he'll do something to me." "And you're sure this isn't just because you've fallen in love with him over the past week and a half that you've known him?" I say under my breath but I guess they heard some of it.  "What are you mumbling about?" "Oh, nothing. I'll be off I guess, no point in arguing over this." "Yea, there really isn't." Feeling disappointed, I head off to the morgue. I want to go back and apologize for yelling but I don't think they want to see me right now. Well that was until they came up behind me and brought me back to the labs. I give them a confused look and they just hug me. "I'm sorry for yelling earlier, and for making you upset." "It's alright, I did the same thing, I'm sorry." "No, no you don't need to apologize. It's stupid of me to think that no one would be concerned about me." I hug them back. "I like seeing this side of you." "The one that is glad that you didn't get killed by a very dangerous guy?" "Well yes, but I mean the caring and soft guy that never really comes out." "Guess I'm kind of scared of showing that side to people." "Why would you be scared?" "Well my brother always says that caring isn't an advantage and I guess I've always wanted to be on top of the game, not really caring at all and just only dealing with the cases. I've also never really cared for someone so much, I don't know why you're just special." "I like being special, I guess it's kind of annoying and hard for you though." "I can deal with it, I like challenges anyway." Just then John walks in. "Hey lovebirds, we're going, sorry Y/n but I'm gonna have to steal him." "Oh it's alright, take him away, shorty" Sherlock walks out with John and I go back to what I was doing. I liked that little talk, it was nice. I just hate this because I care about both Jim and Sherlock but I feel like I have to choose and it kinda sucks. I'll just hope it doesn't come to that.