Chapter 2
After solving another case, this time involving a glow in the dark rabbit, I decided to go see if it was still john's shift at the cafe. There was just something that pulled me to him, something unexplainable. It seems i had arrived at just the right time. John looked to be at the end of his shift. "Oh! Uh, Sherlock, is it?" He asked. "Just a tea again" I said, smiling slightly. John remembered my name. I sat down at a table and after awhile realised i was staring. I consider myself married to the Work so this is highly unusual for me. I was lost in my thoughts when John brought me my tea. "Here. Do you mind?" He asked, pointing to the chair opposite me. "No! Not at all" I said, surprised by his question and more surprised by my answer. I'm not usually a people person and therefore people usually don't talk to me. I can't stand the mundane stupidity of the general public either, so it works out.
John's POV Why did I ask to sit here? Now i'm just going to sit here like and idiot and embarrass myself further. "Why did you ask to sit with me?" Sherlock asked suddenly. "I'm not sure, actually. Just bored, I guess. It's the end of my shift and I don't have anything else to do, so why not?" I said. "You don't have a flat to go to? Most people would rather go home and do something mindless if they had to nothing else to do." He asked me. "As i'm currently staying in the flat upstairs with a friend until I find a flat or at least a flatmate, I technically am home." I told him.
Sherlock's POV Mrs. Hudson has been begging me to get a flatmate for forever. She always says that she worried about me being lonely, but the idea of living with an ordinary person whose stupidity i'd have to deal with all the time is extremely unpleasant. John, though, I could deal with. "I might have a flat you'd be interested in. My landlady has been begging me to get a roommate for ages now. She keeps saying that she's worried about me being lonely." Sherlock offered.
John's POV "Me? Share a flat with you?" I asked, surprised by his offer. "You don't have to if you don't want to. It was just an idea. Sorry i asked. "No! Sorry. No, that'd actually be nice. Thank you. I know that my friend and his wife are eager to have their living room back." I said. "Oh! Um, okay,would you like to go see the flat now?" He asked. "Uh, sure, yes that'd work." I said as i got up. His flat wasn't a long walk from the cafe, only about a five minute walk. The flat looked nice from the outside and in a nice location. We walked inside and my eyes were drawn to what looked like a skull. "Yes, that's a skull." Sherlock noticed my expression and quickly waved it off. He showed me the rest of the flat, including the kitchen which I could tell was not used for much except science experiments.
Sherlock's POV "So that's the flat. Um...do you want the flat?" I asked as I anxiously waited for his response. "It'll be about €430 per month, is that alright?" "Yeah, that'll work. I guess I'll be living here now!" John said. "I'll go get my landlady and get the papers from her so you can sign them." I replied. I sprinted down the stairs. "Mrs. Hudson! I've found a roommate and we need the papers for him to sign!" "Oh, Sherlock, i'm so excited. Having someone else in the flat will be so good for you! Here's the papers and I'll come get them when you're done." Moments later, John was signing the papers when Mrs. Hudson came up to get the papers. "Welcome to 221B, John." Mrs. Hudson said smiling broadly and giving him a hug.
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