The ABC's of Sherlock Holmes

Chapter One: The ABC's of Sherlock

"Your poetry is atrocious, John."

John glanced up. "What? Wait- Is that my laptop?"

"Obviously."

John stood, crossing the room in a few steps. "Can't you use your laptop for once?" he grumbled, whisking the laptop away from Sherlock. "Besides, if you hate my poetry, write your own."

Sherlock scoffed, leaning back in the chair. "Why would I bother? I have no need."

"Then I guess we'll never know if my poetry is really atrocious or not."

"But it is."

"Well, if there's nothing to compare it against, we'll never know." John slid his laptop under the chair. "Now, I'm going to Tesco's. Don't log back onto my laptop and try to avoid blowing anything up. Okay?"

"Right, fine," Sherlock replied absently.

John rolled his eyes before grabbing his coat from the back of the chair. "Be back later."

Sherlock watched him leave, looking at the window for a moment. After John had crossed the street, Sherlock shoved the Daily Mail out of the way, grabbing a pencil and a sheet of paper.

A is for Anderson, who causes brain cells to dissolve.
B is for Body, which means a murder to resolve!
C is for Crime, which could mean fun for me.
D is for Dull, as most crimes turn out to be.
E is for Eccentric, which is why Lestrade calls me in.
F is for Freak, only I ignore the faux-pas insulting din.
G is for Greg, although I just learned his name.
H is for Horror, which brings fun into the game!
I is for Interpretation, which is needed on every case.
J is for John, my friend I can't replace.
K is for Killing; most murders aren't thought out.
L is for Landlady, Mrs. Hudson, we cannot do without.
M is for Milk, which is missing from its perch.
N is for Not a Psychopath; please do your research!
O is for Observe, which people do not do!
P is for Pathetic, which describes Anderson, too.
Q is for Quiet; must you think quite so loud?
R is for Right; being correct does make me proud.
S is for Simple, make the case more bizarre.
T is for Think, please do raise the bar!
U is for Unimportant, such as the orbit of the sun.
V is for Victim, but isn't everyone?
W is for Wrong, just attempt to be precise!
X is for X-Ray, scanning possessions can be nice.
Y is for Yawn, as life does tend to be boring.

Sherlock stared at the scrawled words for a moment. Poetry... How annoying. Why did he just write poetry? He didn't need to prove anything to John.

Z is for Zany... like this poem I'll be ignoring.

Sherlock sighed in distaste, pushing away from the desk. Zany, indeed. Childish poetry.

What a waste of time.


I noticed this format in another fandom and I wanted to give it a try... If there are other stories like this in this fandom [probably], I have not read them because I don't want to have something else influencing mine. xD

More characters will do their ABC's as well! John will take up pen and paper in the next chapter. Your reviews are appreciated! Thank you!