I do not own Sherlock.
One shot for Christmas. Set sometime in the future.
Katy Watson sat in the living room along with her friends Henry, Gabby, and Hellen. The four preteens were completely bored.
Katy's Mom was out shopping and her dad was at work while her Uncle Sherlock (He wasn't really her uncle that's just what she called him) was sitting in the chair he had long ago claimed as his while he visited, going over something in his mind palace.
This is how they had found him when they had come in from the back yard after deciding it was too cold and wet to play outside anymore.
The small group sat or stood spread out over the room, Trying to come up with ideas of something to do.
" We could watch a movie" Gabby suggested
"Nah," Henry said "there's nothing out that I want to see"
"what about going down to the skating rink," Katy said
"uh hello" Gabby pointed at the small cast on her sprained ankle
"Oh right," Katy said sheepishly "sorry"
meanwhile, Hellen had caught sight of the box of decorations the adult Watson's had brought out, She looked from the box to Sherlock and back to the box.
Hellen had learned after about a month of hanging out with Katy that when Sherlock Holmes went into his mind palace it was next to impossible to bring him out of it before he was ready. A smile played across her face.
"I have an idea" Hellen announced pointing at the box of decorations "Let's decorate The Sherlock"
Katy, Gabby, and Henry looked at the box then at Sherlock who had made no reaction to what Hellen had said. They all looked at each other and grinned.
"Hello dear" Mary Watson greeted her husband John as he got out of the cab he had taken home from work."how was work?"
"oh the usual," He said leaning over to kiss her cheek and take a couple of the shopping back she was unloading from their mini Van. "A couple of colds, a sore throat. There was one little boy who stuck a marble up his nose"
The couple chatted as they walked into the house to find their daughter and her friends putting on their coat and boots to go out.
"Hey Mom, Dad" Katy hugged them hello "I'll be right back, I'm just going to walk Gabby home"
She and her three friends headed out the door, Katy pulled the door to close it before stopping and peeking around it.
"Oh by the way, " she said "Uncle Sherlock is half in the living room"
"alright," Mary told her knowing that she was referring to Sherlock being in his mind palace, "supper is in an hour"
John walked into the living room and stopped in his tracks at the sight of his best friend.
"uh Mary" He called with quiet laughter in his voice "come here"
"what is" Mary started to ask as she walked into the room, Her jaw dropped when she saw Sherlock sitting in his chair still in his mind palace.
The Worlds only consulting detective had a red and green garland wrapped loosely around his shoulders, arms, and torso.
Little ornaments were hanging from every button hole he had exposed, tinsel draped over his head and arms down to his hands. Plus a Santa tree topper was pinned to his head with hair clips, And to finish a candy cane hung behind each of his ears.
Sherlock was pulled out of his mind palace by the sound of John and Mary Laughing.