No spoilers for the show in this one. Maybe a little for the pilot but a basic knowledge of Sherlock Holmes would mostly keep this little drabble from spoiling anything.

A: Amazing

Lestrade called it a necessity and that was by far the kindest word Sherlock had heard used to describe his deductions.

Mummy and Father hadn't really called it anything, but it was quite obvious from their faces and their reluctance to introduce him to others that they thought it an embarressment.

Mycroft had once been Sherlock's sole companion. He had called it a gift. But school, and then work, and then neglect had tarnished the bond between the brothers. Mycroft began using Sherlock's skill for his own purposes. He soon learned that by "gift" Mycroft had really meant "tool". Sherlock's brain was, according to Mycroft, a tool for him to use, and by extention, so was Sherlock.

Donovan and Anderson called him a freak. Nevermind that they themselves were incompitant, that without him murderers would roam the streets of London, his skills were freakish and he should be ostrasized. The Donovan/Anderson reaction was by far the most common.

Mrs. Hudson called it a nuisance. Sherlock was such a handsome young man, his ruthless deductions got in the way of him finding a nice girl (or boy) and settling down. Sitting alone and talking to a skull all day when one wasn't out solving crimes simply wasn't decent.

Lestrade, had called it a necesity and treated it as such. According to his mobile (stolen from him once when Lestrade had been particularly annoying) Sherlock had seen that his number was speed dial 1, and most of the text messages in the sent box were to him. Hell, when pushed, Lestrade would even verbally admit that Sherlock was needed.

'A necessity' had been the kindest words towards Sherlock's intellect until, for the dullest of reasons, Sherlock had met John Watson.

John Watson called it amazing.

Sherlock had been expecting a "piss off". It wasn't as if he had observed anything flattering about the army doctor, on the contrary he had deduced quite a few things normal people considered humiliating or at least private. Sherlock had been quite honestly expecting an Anderson/Donovan reaction to his deductions regarding John Watson.

But the army doctor had simply sat back and slowly told him that he was amazing.

If Sherlock had been asked about his friends prior to meeting the soldier, he would have informed the questioner that he didn't have any, and probably wouldn't have any in the near future. Ordinary people were repelled by him.

John Watson had differed from the regular reaction concerning Sherlock's gift. His reaction had been a positive one. And from that one small bit of praise from the army doctor, Sherlock began to suspect that maybe, it was possible for high-functioning sociopaths to have friends. Especially if there were people out there like John Watson to be friends with.

And that, according to Sherlock, was amazing.

AN: So I have become sadly obsessed with a certain consulting detective and an ugly sweater-loving army doctor. I'm sadly Sherlocked and well on the way to Sherlocking the rest of my family. My dad is right now stewing over the cliff-hanger in "The Great Game". Poor man. What's he going to do once he watches "The Reichenbach Fall"?

I know this theme has been used before. It's just my little take on a favorite scene of mine. It was, in my opinion a great acting moment for both Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch and a pivotal moment for the characters as well.

Next letter-B: Boring

If I may quote a Holmes: "Review at once, if conveinant. If inconveinant, review anyway.

That's acutally my second favorite Sherlock quote. Any guesses for my all-time favorite? (We're talking classic Sherlock, not the TV show) If you guess right I'll give you a free cyber cookie and 20+ brownie points! :D