Chapter 2: Unusual Circumstances
Over the next few weeks brought Molly Hooper a few realisations of her new neighbour residing in the flat above,
1. He yelled. A lot!
2. Apparently he owned a gun. Which he only used when shouting his expression that he was bored.
3. Molly Hooper had to add noise cancelling headphones to her shopping list.
It was a nice, calm Sunday morning that found Baker Street in a rare and blissful silence and Molly had curled up with a good book... He tranquil moment when the man upstairs came crashing through her ceiling, dangling by a road tangled around his left ankle, causing debris to fall everywhere and Molly had jumped back against her couch bed with wide eyes as the man looked towards her with an awkward expression,
"Ahhhhh... Yes, you needn't fear. No doubt Mrs Hudson will put this on my rent and I'll have my brother compensate you for any trouble caused" the man said as he tried to reach awkwardly for the rope wrapped around his ankle but simply folded his arms when unable to so and he looked in Molly's direction once more,
"So... That is a very good piece of literature you're reading there" he pointed out the book in her hands,
"Phantom Of The Opera. One of the greats if I do say so myself. I unfortunately had to delete it to make space for the facts of a case I'm currently working on" he explained and Molly felt herself smile and she couldn't help but giggle,
"Would you like a hand getting down from there, Sir?" she asked gently with a hint of humour and the man gave an nod with an awkward half smile,
"Yes, That would be much appreciated before the blood begins to put a damaging pressure on my brain" he said and Molly gave another giggle as she marked the page on her book before placing it on her bedside table and pulled the couch bed so it was directly beneath the man from upstairs before retrieving a chair from her kitchen table and climbed up before beginning to untangle the not on the gentleman's ankle and her eyes grew wide when he fell onto the couch bed below,
"Whoa! Are you ok?" Molly asked climbing down off the chair but the man simply stood quickly and fixed his shirt as if nothing had happened,
"Thank you for your assistance, Miss...?" he pressed holding out his hand in greeting and she had to shake her head quickly before she answered,
"Errrrrr... Molly... Molly Hooper" she provided before taking his hand and shaking it gently and watched as he gave an amused smirk,
"Nice to meet you, Molly, Molly Hooper" he teased and she couldn't help but give a giggle before gesturing awkwardly towards the whole in her ceiling,
"Do I dare as about the events that lead to you dropping in on me... Quite literally?" she asked amused and he rubbed the back of his neck in an awkward manner,
"The sort explanation being a case i'm working on involving a cat burglar with a bungee rope" he provided and Molly couldn't help but look amused,
"I don't know why i'm not surprised by that answer, Mr Holmes" she said gently and he gave a half smile,
"I thought Mrs Hudson said you didn't know of me" he said and Molly gestured to the laptop,
"Mrs Hudson wanted me to check out your partner's blog, Apparently it was the best way to get to know you and the reason for... the gun shot noises coming from upstairs" she answered amused and Sherlock gave a chuckle,
"Bloody hell, Sherlock! Are you alright?!" a voice yelled causing them both to look up at a man looking through the hole in the ceiling concerned,
"Nothing to worry about, John. Miss Hooper assisted me out of my predicament" Sherlock assured the doctor who gave Molly an awkward glance,
"Afternoon" he greeted and Molly giggled with a smile,
"Afternoon, Doctor Watson. I loved your recent blog post on 'The Hounds Of Baskerville' It made for quite an interesting read" she praised and he gave a bashful smile,
"Why thank you. Hey, if you wanted to know more I'd be happy to..." he began only for Sherlock to roll his eyes,
"She's not interested, John" he told him firmly causing John to scowl before backing away from the hole cautiously and Sherlock looked back at Molly with a half smile,
"Ignore him, He's an idiot" he provided and Molly giggled,
"And what would you be, Mr Holmes?" she asked teasing and the detective smiled,
"Sherlock, Please" he corrected gently,
"John being an idiot and me being a high functioning sociopath" he answered and Molly couldn't help but smile amused,
"High functioning, I believe. Sociopath, I do not" she answered before opening the door for him and he gave a half smile,
"Well, you would be the first to say so... Thank you, Miss Hooper" he said making his way into the hallway outside her flat,
"I shall have someone over to fix that as soon as possible" he assured, gesturing to the ceiling and Molly gave a nod with a smile,
"Thank you, I appreciate it and I think it's only fair that you call me Molly if I am to call you, Sherlock" she told him and he nodded with a half smile,
"You are quite right but I'm afraid I must be off, I have a case that needs solving" he told her as he moved down the hallway and grabbed his long grey coat off the coat hook,
"John!" he yelled upstairs who quickly came running down the stairs carrying a whaling harpoon causing Molly's eyes to widen as he handed it to Sherlock,
"Nothing to be concerned about" he assured her before moving out the front door and John gave her a smile,
"Maybe we can grab a coffee later and I'll explain everything?" he asked but before she could answer,
"SHE'S NOT INTERESTED, JOHN! NOW COME ON!" The detective yelled from outside and John rolled his eyes,
"Duty calls" he said before running outside and Molly couldn't help but shake her head, amused before closing the door to her flat once more.
Haha, Only Sherlock Holmes could destroy your roof and still be charming lol :D Review to unlock chapter 3!
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