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Chapter 1

John had woken from a nightmare, which was why he was awake to hear the doorbell ring at one in the morning. What could anyone possibly want at one in the bloody morning! John thought as he got up to get the door. He had tried ignoring it at first in the hope that whoever it was would just give up and assume that he was asleep but they were very persistent, it was almost as though they knew he was actually awake. But that was ridiculous.

"What do you want?" John exclaimed angrily as he violently pulled the door open, he would normally make an attempt to be more polite but he didn't particularly feel he was capable of the usual pleasantries at one in the morning.

"Hello Doctor Watson." The woman at the door was young, maybe in her late twenties and she distinctly reminded John of... No, he wasn't going to think about it. It was too painful to think about what had happened nearly two years ago. Besides it was probably just a coincidence that she looked like... No! John thought. Stop that train of thought right now. It's probably just your mind playing tricks on you.

"What do you want?" John repeated grouchily. "It's one in the morning!"
"I have a message for you."

Who gets their bloody messages delivered in person at one in the morning? John wondered. And why a message for me? Maybe when he was alive it might have happened but... I suppose it could be Mycroft, it's the sort of thing he would do, but what could he have to say to me!

"It's one in the morning!" John repeated. "Couldn't it have waited? No normal person is awake right now!"
"I was asked to deliver the message now and was reliably informed that you were, in fact, already awake."
"It's Mycroft isn't it, he must have surveillance cameras in the flat again." John swore under his breath. "But I don't see why I would need to know... whatever this is, least of all at one in the bloody morning!"
"It's not Mycroft." The woman gave a one sided smile, the same way as... NO, not going to think about it.
"Although Mycroft does have surveillance cameras in your flat."
"I bloody knew it!" John swore. "What do you want anyway?"
"As I have already informed you multiple times, I have a message to deliver."
"Then deliver it so I can go back to bed! It's one in the…"
"I was so alone and I owe you so much..." The woman interrupted, she spoke calmly, smirking as she added, "But you don't need a miracle."

John froze in shock as he recognized his own words being quoted at him.
"What does that... How do you..." John mumbled, his words incoherent. "Who are you anyway?"
"A friend, I suppose." The woman replied in an amused tone as she turned to leave. "You'll be hearing more from me. Well, it's not really from me, I just agreed to be the messenger, he does love to be dramatic." She turned to smile in a self-satisfied way. It was a smile that said 'I know something that you don't'. A smile that John recognized, a smile he had once been used to seeing.

"Wait!" John exclaimed, apparently he had regained the ability to speak. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"You'll find out soon enough." The infuriating grin reappeared. "I'll be seeing you very soon."

And with that the woman walked away leaving John more confused than ever. What on earth is going on? John wondered as he turned round to head back inside.

It wasn't until John reached the top of the stairs that the thought occurred to him. What did she mean by 'You don't need a miracle'? Because if she was quoting what he had said that would mean... No don't even think it. He's dead. You know he's dead. You watched him fall, no one could survive that. Not even he could survive that. It's completely impossible!

John eventually fell asleep in an armchair in the living room feeling utterly confused by it all: the late night visit, the message, who could be behind this and the stranger who, in both looks and manners, bore a striking resemblance to Sherlock Holmes. I'm going mad. John thought as he drifted on the verge of sleep. I've finally lost it.

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