Ok, so I just wanted to write a longish story and I got this idea for a plot but some of the things didn't quite fit very well with John and I haven't been feeling like yaoi lately, so I just created a similar character. She is an ex army doctor like John and she works at the hospital but she is not dating anyone. (I want John and Sherlock together so I don't like that John is dating some one.) Don't pay attention to the name of the girl. It's not my name, I just picked a generic name from one of those baby name searches. You can pretend it's John if you want or even yourself. I don't care. I think this chapter is kind of sucky at the end cause I didn't know quite how to end it.

"Ahh! I can't believe that it's really him!"

Sherlock looked up from the microscope that he had been looking through and Bella had turned around from her place on the other side of the table, looking at possible cases, to where the squeal came from. Before either of them knew what was going on, a young girl around twelve had latched herself on to Sherlock's side and nearly knocked him out of his seat. They both stared at the girl, with Sherlock being more annoyed at her then Bella for invading his personal space.

"Yep, that's the freak. Now get off him before you catch something." Agent Donovan said to the girl from her place next to the door.

The girl quickly stopped hugging him and went over to said agent.

"Excuse me but who is she?" Bella spoke up as Sherlock went back to the microscope and tried to ignore everyone around him.

"This is my niece, Gaby. She's a big fan of Sherlock and when she found out that I worked with him, she all but forced me to bring her to see him."

"Mr. Holmes, it is such an honor to meet!" The girl chided while walking closer to him once again. "Can I have your autograph?" She asked happily as she held out a pen and paper to him.

"No. Now go away, your distracting me." He said in his usual tone.

The girl looked to the ground with a heart breaking look on her face and walked back to her aunt, who bent down and whispered, "Don't worry. The freak signs a lot of things here. I can get you something."

Sherlock looked up at this just in time to see the two of them hug and walk out the door with Agent Donovan calling out, "Later, Freak." over her shoulder.

"Sherlock, that was rude. Why didn't you just give her an autograph? It would have only taken a few seconds." Bella said after she was sure that they were gone.

Sherlock completely ignored her and sat there looking at the door for a moment thinking before he turned to her.

"Why do people hug? What is the purpose of doing it? It's not beneficial to either person and doesn't prove anything."

Bella was a little taken back by the seemingly random question but managed to answer it all the same.

"Well, people hug to show affection to others and it is beneficial because it can lighten others' days."

"Yes but anyone can give a hug to someone and it not mean anything."

"You can tell when it's a truly meaningful hug or not. Like when you hug a close grandmother who cares a lot about you and when you hug a distant aunt that you barely know." Sherlock looked a bit confused at this and Bella noticed that she never really saw him hug anyone. Maybe he just hasn't been hugged enough tell the difference.

"Ok, I'll show you." She said as she got up from her spot and walked around the table to him. When she reached him, she had to turn his chair for him since now all he was doing was staring at her. After that, she stood up straight and looked at him a little awkward while moving from one foot the other before climbing into his lap with either leg on either side of him.

She hesitatently put her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her. But still he just sat there like he was expecting something.

"I still don't get it. It's simply an invasion of personal space."

"You know, it would help if you hugged me back." she said a little aggravated that he was just sitting there.

He sighed and put his arms around her. Bella was the only person that he would let do these kinds of things since she was his only friend. Bella laid her chin on his shoulder and closed her eyes, getting more use to being in this position with him than she would admit to and praying to every god she knew about that no one would walk through that door.

"Like I said, nothing." He plainly stated.

She moved a bit away to look him the eyes and could only guess what he was doing wrong.

"Sometimes you can see more with your eyes closed." She said back, hoping that he would get the hint.

"That doesn't make sense."

"Just close your bloody eyes and hug me." She said getting more annoyed with him by the second.

She went back to her original spot with her arms around his neck. She felt him hug her back with a deep sigh.

Sherlock closed his eyes and then he started to feel something. It made him feel happy and some how closer to Bella. He liked the warm feeling that it gave him.

She said that one can only feel it by someone that truly cares. Does that mean that Bella really cares for me?

All too soon for his liking, she pulled away from him.

"So do you get it now?" She asked, a bit happier now since she took his silence as a chance that he did.

"I believe so." was all he said with a sort of uncomfortable look on his face. To be honest, he just wanted another hug but he wasn't going to admit to it.

Bella looked at him and smiled knowingly at him. She wrapped her arms around his neck once again and it didn't take long before she felt his arms in circle her.

"If you want to hug me, feel free at anytime. I don't mind." She said happily before letting go and getting off his lap. "I have to go shopping for dinner. I'll see you at home." she said as she put on her jacket and started walking to the door, leaving Sherlock to watch her walk away.