AN: Hello dear readers and welcome to this story! I should let you know that this is mostly based off of the BBC show "Sherlock" with references to Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" (especially the chapter titles) and that I do not own either one of those; and since this fic is so close to the show, it will contain spoilers so if you haven't watched "Sherlock" stop reading and watch it! I also tend to skip around within the show, so I won't write a complete episode from the show; but if that bothers you, sorry! It also contains fem!John. This is a reupload! Anyway, as I stated before, I don't own anything and please read and review!
Ch. 1 - "The Stained Glass Prologue"
Many years ago in the dreary English countryside just outside of London; there lived the wealthy family of the Holmes. Even if theirs was an arranged marriage that profited from business, Violet and Signer Holmes loved each other and had a wonderful son named Mycroft. But almost six years had passed and no matter how hard they tried, they could not conceive another child, which they desperately wanted. They had heard rumors of a powerful witch that could grant anyone their greatest desires and so the Holmes decided to find this witch in the hopes of having another child.
-Some time later-
"So you want me to grant you your truest desire," a musical voice said, seemingly to be able to waft through the air. "Yes, we would like that," Violet said, trying in vain to hide the nervous shake in her voice. "I will grant your request, but remember that there will be a price that needs to be paid and I will name that price the day when you first hold your truest desire in your arms," the musical voice said. "Thank you, thank you so much!," Violet exclaimed as tears of joy started running down her face.
-Nine months and one baby later-
As Violet tiredly held her waiting baby for the first time, she looked at Signer and Mycroft and said with joy, "Isn't he just beautiful! My Sherlock, my baby! Look at his beautiful stormy, gray eyes and his beautiful curly black hair!" "Yes, he is quiet beautiful," a musical voice said suddenly as the Holmes family turned to see a beautiful woman with long, wavy, brown hair and a red dress standing near them, "Don't be alarmed, I have only come to name the price for granting your truest desire. May I hold him?" Violet carefully handed over her newborn baby to the woman. "Sherlock Holmes, I now name the price for granting you life!," the woman said after a short time of staring intently at the baby, and her eyes began to glow a brilliant gold, " It was through love that you were truly born, and therefore that is what you will truly lack. You will never completely understand love and will be cursed to be alone for ever; unless you find that one person that can fill your cold heart with love! You must learn to love them and in return they must love you! If you cannot learn to love and be loved in return by your 35th birthday, you will die alone and miserable!" The woman carefully handed back the baby to the dumbfounded parents before quickly turning around and vanishing into thin air.
The mysterious witch's words were indeed to be proven true for as the years past, the Holmes lost all hope in trying to instill love into their youngest child and lost the will to even hope that their child would find whom someone he could love and love him return; for who could ever love a cold hearted sociopath?
AN2: So, the witch will be the only "magical" thing in this fic. And I figured that since Sherlock would never know love he becomes all logical and doesn't put stock into emotions (just like the show); also the inspiration of the witch is Nimueh from BBC's "Merlin."