Chapter 1

A/N This is my first story and I'm very excited about it. I am a USA writer and please forgive me if my slang isn't quite fitting with England but I will try my best. I really hope you enjoy.

John was surprised when he returned to 221b and found Sherlock talking with a client. He shouldn't be surprised seeing Sherlock hardly noticed when he was gone but he was surprised by the fact it was Mycroft that was sitting in the chair that they used when meeting clients. "Mycroft?" John said in welcoming

"John, good of you to finally show up. Mycroft was just leaving." Sherlock almost forced Mycroft out of the flat. Mycroft would have normally dodged around his brother but in this case he was trying to get help and wouldn't go against his brother's wishes, for now.

Once Mycroft was gone Sherlock went and collapsed into his chair with a look that told John if he didn't say something soon he would lose Sherlock to his Mind Palace. "So what did Mycroft want?"

"He has a case for us, obviously"

"I figured …" John sighed, trying not to get frustrated with Sherlock "What was so hard to figure out he had to come to you?"

"He needed the best, of course he would come to me." Sherlock steeped his fingers under his chin and closed his eyes "now do be quiet so I can think"

John was about to blow up on Sherlock when he heard the beep from his phone.

Missing man: William Winsor, age 48 – M.H.

John sighed, at least that was something to go on, grateful Mycroft understood Sherlock would give him no information. He went to his laptop and started doing some research. When he opened his e-mail he had one waiting from Anthea (apparently Mycroft was going to be extra helpful) that contained a clearly modified personal report on William.

After hours of research John had pathetically little on their victim. William clearly worked for or with Mycroft and did secret work as evidence by the report from Anthea. He had no known family and lived alone. (Again from the report) The only new information John was able to gather before going to bed, exhausted, was that William had left a week ago to visit friends in the country and never arrived. The question that was on his mind as he fell asleep was 'why does Mycroft not know about the vacation'

Sherlock was up early in the morning (if he even went to bed, he was still in his own mind when John went to bed) and playing his Violin, waking John. John got dressed and went downstairs to yell at Sherlock to knock it off. His words died in his throat when he saw Sherlock. Sherlock was dressed in jeans and a tight fitting white shirt. The shirt was pulled up slightly while Sherlock was playing, giving John a little peak of the pale skin of his back. John's breath caught at the view. He had long known his feeling for his flatmate were more than plutonic in nature. He would never say anything to Sherlock about it though, fearing Sherlock would laugh at him, or dismiss his feeling as insignificant. As John blatantly check out his flatmate he was reminded how badly he had to get a new place, not trusting himself around Sherlock for much longer.

"Oh, good your awake" Sherlock said as he turned to John, giving him just enough warning to wipe the desire from his face and replace it with annoyance. "Go pack, we are going on a trip"

"A trip? Where?"

"Isn't it obvious, you found the location" Sherlock put his violin away "Really John, ever you should have realized we have to investigate this couple."

John sighed. Of course he knew Sherlock would do this but he was to sleep deprived to deal with him. "And you're going like that?"

"Why of course, this is my disguise" Sherlock said, doing a little spin "don't you like it?"

"Not much of a disguise" John pointed out. While he never thought Sherlock would ever wear anything like what he had on, the jeans he wore so tight it left little to John's imagination (and did his imagination go wild) but anyone would know he was none other than the Sherlock Homes. "Who are you trying to be?"

"Your Boyfriend"

A/N ok I'm going to leave it hear for now. I had to get a lot of background out in this chapter. Next one we start our investigation. That is if John can recover from his shock.