Prologue
"John wait, it's not wha it looks like" Sherlock yelled after his boyfriend.
"Oh, yeah, you tell me to observe" John turned around "well you've been behaving weirdly for weeks, and now i see you with him..." John was lost for words, he couldn't comprehend what he had just seen, so he simply walked away, wondering how they'd even got into this state
Chapter 1
First day of Sixth Form, John was excited that there was a new freedom in his shool life now, he was studing what he wanted, he could wear what he liked, play cards in his study hours, do whatever he wanted. He didn't rule the school, but he as liked by most people, so he could do what he liked in that respect, he was just another guy.
As he greeted everyone in the common room that morning, he noticed someone new sat in the corner, looking rather awkward. He had dark hair, and was very tall and skinny, dressed far too smartly for this school. John decided to go over and introduce himself to the new kid, seeing as no one else had bothered, and if there's one thing that makes Sixth worthwhile, it's your mates. "Hi, I'm John Watson, where have you joined us from?" John stretched out his hand which the other boy politely accepted.
"Sherlock Holmes, I just transferred here from Doyle's Academy...the private school just north of here"
"Oh right, well, sorry you've been downgraded" John joked, and Sherlock smiled awkwardly "Well, I'm sure you'll be ok here at Baskerville High". The bell rang for first lesson and John left Sherlock to attend his first class...bio-chem, John had no real interest in the subject specifically, but he needed it if he wanted to become a doctor. John had settled down at his desk ready when Sherlock walked in and sat at the bck of the class, this left John feeling a little down since he'd thought he'd made a good impression earlier on, and there was a free space beside him.
Lunchtime came around and John and his friends; Greg, Sally and Molly, had grabbed a table in the common room. Sherlock walked in and John beckoned for him to come and sit with them, after a quick glance round Sherlock could find nowhere better, so he joined them. Sherlock didn't really know why he was drawn to the boy, but he seemed honorable enough, maybe if he had an ally here what happened at his last school wouldn't be repeated. They all chatted casually, Sherlock only occasionally joining in but he seemed to be settling down...that was until Greg, curious as ever, asked "So what made you move here? Why would you downgrade when the school you were at was the best for miles?" Sherlock shifted awkwardly in his chair,
"That's not important, besides it's not a downgrade, it's a new opportunity" silence fell around the table, then the end of lunch bell rang
"Well, see you around Sherlock" Greg smiled as he left the table followed by the girls.
John had a study period so began to pull out his books as the room emptied around him. When he looked up he saw that Sherlock had also remained a the table, still looking sorrowful, picking at his uneaten food.
"What happened at your last school Sherlock?"
"I told you, it's not important" Sherlock deflected numbly
"It was important enough to make you leave" John argued
"John, I came here to move on, I don't want to talk about it" Sherlock was clearly agitated. There was an awkard silence as the two held eye contact, trying to gage each others motives. John was the first to break saying " Ok, well, if you ever do, here's my number" John ripped out a corner of his page, and Sherlock accepted.