Sherlock rubbed his eyes with exasperation.
"Again, why am I here?"
John growled.
"For the last time, Sherlock: we are here for Greg's birthday. Please, could you behave like an adult for once?"
Mary, who was sitting right at John's side, chuckled.
"Sorry." She frowned, trying unsuccessfully to hide her laugh.
Sherlock rolled his eyes. He was so bored he could die!
"Why a karaoke? Lestrade could throw this party at the Yard and..."
Mary smiled. "Then it wouldn't be half as fun as this is going to be, would it?"
The detective shrugged, keeping his smile for himself. John had an awful taste for girlfriends, but this one... She understood the relationship between them, even after what the Reichenbach Fall had made to the doctor.
Sherlock wouldn't admit to anyone, but it was a bit disappointing to see John moving on with his life. Of course the detective knew the other one wouldn't be there forever, but still...
"Caring is not an advantage, Sherlock."
The man frowned at Mycroft's words. His brother was the cleverest and, yet, the icy one too, so... How would he know? His phrase didn't seem to make sense anymore.
And, despite the fact the older Holmes didn't have friends, here he was: sitting with Anthea on one table in the corner of the birthday party of an "insignificant detective" of Scotland Yard.
"Very, very suspect", Sherlock thought, but it didn't last long: Greg was at the stage, calling for him:
"You bloody bastards!" The crowd laughed in amusement. "Thank you for coming. I want to hear every damn person in this room singing! So, why don't we start with the man who raised from the dead?"
"Sherlock! Sherlock!", the people screamed with excitement. He gave up, knowing better than trying to run away. Picking the microphone, Sherlock sang "Killer Queen" specially for this big brother.
She's a Killer Queen
Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime!
The next one was John. He winked at Mary, who sent him a kiss. Sherlock rolled his eyes, unable to avoid it. Against all the odds, he really liked her, but John... John's attention should always be at him!
He took a sip from his ice tea as the first notes of "All About Lovin' You", Bon Jovi, started to play. Sherlock chuckled. "I didn't know John liked American Bands."
With an innocent smirk, Mary nodded. "You would be surprised."
Sherlock's blood boiled up inside his veins. Was there anything else he didn't know about John? Impossible! Unbearable!
Looking at the pages of my life
Faded memories of me and you
Mistakes you know I've made a few
I took some shots and fell from time to time
John was smiling to her, who was smiling with joy. They looked so well together... Sherlock's heart skipped a beat at this thought, but he had hid it before anyone could notice.
Baby, you were there to pull me through
We've been around the block a time or two
I'm gonna lay it on the line
Ask me how we've come this far
The answer's written in my eyes
"Did you already pick a date for the wedding?"
Mary's grin became even bigger. "It is a funny question of you."
Every time I look at you, baby,
I see something new
That takes me higher than before and makes me want you more
I don't wanna sleep tonight, dreamin's just a waste of time
When I look at what my life's been comin'to
I'm all about lovin' you
Sherlock frowned. "Why do you say that?"
"John and I are only friends now. He's in love with someone else. He IS singing to someone else."
I've lived, I've loved, I've lost, I've paid some dues, baby
We've been to hell and back again
He frowned more. "Who?"
Through it all you're always my best friend
For all the words I didn't say and all the things I didn't do
Tonight I'm gonna find a way
Sherlock's eyes widened with the sudden realization.
Every time I look at you, baby,
I see something new
That takes me higher than before and makes me want you more
I don't wanna sleep tonight, dreamin's just a waste of time
When I look at what my life's been comin' to
I'm all about lovin' you
He couldn't think, his mind was blank: John was in love with him... After all that have happened! Of course he liked the doctor, but love? Was he truly prepared for it?
You can take this world away
You're everything I am
"What should I do?", he whispered with anxious.
Mary smiled softly this time. "Be happy. Make him happy."
Just read the lines upon my face
I'm all about lovin' you!
John's words were the last thing Sherlock needed to recognize his true feelings. He stood up abruptly and ran towards John, who was with eyes shut.
Sherlock hugged the doctor when the solo began to play: tears slipping from his face to John's shoulders, his own shirt getting wet.
"I'm all about, all about, all about lovin' you", John sang soundless in time with the music, happiness flooding inside his body. He hugged Sherlock even tighter.
The chorus began to play again and the crowd, amused with that scene, started to sing along, letting both men stay in the moment for a longer bit.
Every time I look at you, baby, I see something new
That takes me higher than before and makes me want you more
I don't wanna sleep tonight, dreamin's just a waste of time
When I look at what my life's been comin' to
I'm all about lovin' you
At the piano notes, Sherlock caressed the trembling lips of John with his shaking hand and, smiling, completed the melody:
"I'm all about lovin' you."
After all these feelings, they finally kissed each other for the first time, knowing that everything was going to be okay from that moment on.
Just the two of them against the rest of the world.
Thank you, Mary. - JW
My pleasure. - MM
THE END