Disclaimer

I do not own Basil of Baker Street or any other characters in this story. All thanks to Eve Titus and Paul Galdone for creating such a wonderful work (unfortunately I haven't been able to read the stories about him since I can't buy the books in the country I'm from). I'm not interested in claiming the ownership of other characters that may appear in the story since writing this story is just for fun and to polish my knowledge in English.

Story

This is a story about Basil and Olivia. Since I don't know the true age of Basil his age in this story will be around 26 and Olivia will be a bit older (her age will be closer to Basils). Basils surname will also be Baker. This story is set after the Rattigan case.

Rating

For the moment its rated K but it will end up being rated M.

Basil in love

Chapter one

It's a normal evening at the Baker household. Well at least as normal as it could be. For the moment everything was as quiet as the dead of night but that would soon change.

Aha! Now I have the final clue to solve this miserable case I've been working on, Basil yelled to no one but himself.

As Basil made his way into the living room Mrs. Judson entered the room with an angry look on her face.

Mr. Basil, how many times do I have to tell you not to yell like that when you return!? There's been a lot of complaints from the neighbors lately, asking me to tell you to be a little more quiet when you return in the evenings. Just last week Mrs. Jenkins next door came with complaints about loud noises in the late evening, not less than three times if I have to remind you about that.

It's not a big deal Mrs. Judson, I'll just go over later to apologize for the loud noise this evening, Basil said.

Since you were the one to say it, you better not forget about it then.
Well I'm done for the evening; I'll be off to bed now. Good night Mr. Basil, and please don't stay up all night like you often do.

As the days passed by Baker Street once again returned to be a quiet place. From time to time David Q. Dawson came by to pay Basil a visit and to talk about various things such as how they were all doing in their daily life and so on. Sometimes his wife would come along, but that didn't happen very often. However this time Dawson didn't have his wife come along but someone else.

Good day Mr. Dawson, Mrs. Judson said. Unfortunately Mr. Basil is out for the moment but you are always welcome to enter and wait for him to return. In the meantime would you like to have a cup of tea?

That would be very nice Mrs. Judson.

And who might this lovely young lady be? Mrs. Judson said to the young lady who followed Dawson into the house.

Well it's nice to meet you again Mrs. Judson, perhaps you don't recognize me but…

My, if it isn't little Olivia. However I can't call you little now can I? How old are you nowadays anyway?

I'm 22. However some people still thinks I'm underage. Sometimes I don't know if I'm supposed to take it as a good thing or bad.

My, time sure fly away. What are you doing nowadays Olivia?

I'm a teacher at a kindergarten back in the town where dad and I live. But at the moment I'm on a leave since its summer and all. I have to return in a few weeks time for the new semester though.

Well that's good to hear, and how's it going on that front then?

Well, sometimes it can be a bit much to handle, but it's really fun to see…

Now my dear Olivia, I wasn't talking about the kindergarten but love.

Love?

Yes, have you found yourself a young man that you're interested in?

Unfortunately I haven't Mrs. Judson. However there is one who's been asking me out for a while now, but I just don't see him as a potential spouse in the future.

Don't worry about that Olivia, Dawson said. One day you'll find someone to spend the rest of your life with. If you don't feel like you're ready then don't think about it too much my dear.

Let us not remain here in the hall, you can sit down in the living room and I'll be back with tea and sandwiches Mrs. Judson said.

As the evening dawned there's been no sign of Basil and therefore Dawson and Olivia decided to head back to where Dawson and his wife live. As Mrs. Judson said goodbye to the two of them and were tiding up from the afternoon tea and supper (they stayed a bit longer than expected and thus were invited to supper by Mrs. Judson) Basil returned to Baker Street. As he entered he said his good night to Mrs. Judson who was busy cleaning the dining table from the supper she, Mr. Dawson and Olivia had had earlier and went straight to bed for a full night sleep.