The Masked Phantom enters… in her hands she holds an arrow and bow… she puts on a cupid face mask, bows before her viewers and says,

"For today… I'm playing the cupid's song 'Kiss the girl' it's from Disney's songs 'The Little Mermaid'… YES! It's another SH22 kissing scene by H/L. Hahaha imagine Holmes getting butterflies in his stomach when he pondering over the matter of whether to kiss Lestrade… (LOL)"

She takes a few minutes to cool down from her laugther and continued…

"Sha la la la la la, the music play… Do what the music say… You gotta kiss the girl… Holmes… (she smiles deviously)"

Here you go people, a song and story…2-in-1…

Let the Chemistry begin… and let sparks fly… between the two detectives…

The Masked Phantom fires the arrow and it begins here…

Kissing Attempts

Part 1

Holmes was looking at Lestrade from his couch observing her every movement while she spoke to him about the new case their having, not that he had never seen her before, it's just that there was something different about her.

There you see her
Sitting there across
the way
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something
about her

For the first time in his life, an odd feeling starts to build up within his heart it was a mixture of doubts, confusion and the strong desire to kiss her.

And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl

Yes, he wanted her, to hold her close to his arms and embrace her soft lips. He started to shift uncomfortably in his couch and noted how graceful it was when her soft brown hair moves along with her movements in perfect harmony. He swallowed hard and moved towards Lestrade (who had stopped speaking when Holmes was moving closer towards her). "Well there's only one way to find out…" he thought to himself.

Yes, you want her
Look at her, you know
you do
Possible she wants you, too
There is one way to
ask her

Indeed silence was golden as the two looked into each others eyes deeply as a strange force surrounds the two. Perhaps it was love. A little voice in Holmes head was telling him to "kiss her… kiss her…now…"

It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl

Then Holmes paused to ponder… he feared for Lestrade's rejection and disgust in his actions, he was hesitating for the first time. Even if she accepts him, he was afraid of developing such a relationship with her as it might jeopardize their lives if their enemies found out about it. Most importantly, he was afraid to lose her respect for him as a gentleman. (while doing so, he didn't realize that he was starting to blush)

Sha la la la la la, my oh my
Look like the boy too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl

"No. I'm sorry, my dear Lestrade for my unacceptable behavior please excuse me for a moment…" Holmes said as he stood up, turned away from her and walked into the bathroom as quick as he could. He went to the sink and loosen his tie and he saw face in the mirror, he was blushing furiously and started to rinse his face with the cool water from the tap with the hope of washing it away.

Sha la la la la la, ain't that sad
Ain't it a shame, too bad
He gonna miss the girl

Lestrade on the other hand was slightly disappointed as she sat there alone on the sofa to let the blush on her cheeks to slowly fade away. She had always like and admired Holmes. However, from Watson's old journals, Holmes had often despised the fairer sex and she wasn't sure whether he would reject her for it. It seems that the only way was for him to make the first move in it…

Well it's just a matter of time… don't you agree?

The Masked Phantom steps into her spotlight again still wearing the cupid mask and says…

"I repeat again… the song and all Sh22 characters do not belong to me."

"That's the first part of the song if you want to hear the second part and if Holmes was successful in his second attempt… Please start sending in your reviews."

The Masked Phantom pulls the bow and shoots an arrow onto the stage floor. It exploded with fireworks and smoke and she disappeared when the remaining smoke clears.

Leaving a note attached to the arrow which says, "To be continued with enough reviews and responses… I'll be watching from the shadows…"