"Watson!" Holmes exclaimed as he stumbled haphazardly into the room, blood-drenched shirt and all.
"What do you want? Oh lord, Holmes!" Watson exclaimed, wide-eyed with shock. "What have you done this time?" Watson said while lowering Holmes into a large wing-backed chair.
"I- I was attacked," Holmes said, clearly loosing consciousness.
"Oh dear lord," Watson whispered.
Holmes had lost consciousness and was being cradled by the gentle doctor. They both sat in the black chair, Watson cautiously holding Holmes's body. Watson stared down at the detective's face while stroking his arm.
"What am I doing?" Watson said as he snapped to his senses.
Before long, Watson had Holmes's side and arm bandaged and had calculated the detective's injuries.
"And the damage is- four broken ribs and a minor fractured radius. What did you do to yourself this time, old boy?" Watson asked the sleeping figure.
The doctor stared down at him once more before drifting off into a silent sleep.
Holmes was lying on Watson's bed when he awoke. Dozing beside him was his tired companion. He looked around the room and then down at his own damaged body. Red sunlight filtered through the cracks in the curtains, indicating sun-down. His mangled and bloody shirt lay haphazardly on the floor along with off-white rolls of bandages. His torso was wrapped in bandages, now pinkish-red in color, and his lower right arm was bandaged and in a sling. He managed to sit up and proceeded to kiss Watson softly against his cheek. He thought about waking the sleeping doctor to confess to him his feelings but, after arguing with himself for a short period of time, decided against it. Then he slid back down, exhausted and pain-stricken, and fell back into a dream-filled sleep.
Watson awoke to the tune of the clock striking 8. He sat up and looked at Holmes, deep in sleep with a smile on his face, completely unaware of his friend's action.
"Will I ever get to tell him?" Watson pondered at the thought. "No, he would think I was mad. Oh if only he had the same feelings as I..."