Chapter Two
"Yes and what are you going to do about it Greg?" Sherlock said taking the apple from him and throw it at the birds that keep trying to eat their lunches. "Nothing just wondering when you are going to stop. And your brother went home again by the way." Greg said grabbing the apple Sherlock had. "Thank you for telling me. Oh and look who it is. Did you come here to say sorry or are you here to beat me up again?" Sherlock said to Jim as he was walking up to him. "No just heard that there was a new student at the school, which she was hanging with Sherlock Holmes the insane student he is." Jim giggled and winked at Molly. "Yes, there is and she isn't going to be one of your stupid girlfriends you use to do everything for you. Know if you can just go and bug John that would great." Sherlock said as he said shoving his the apple into Greg's face.
"You have no say about that Sherlock. You never know, but she could be used for something else. Maybe she can be the one that would make sure you don't get in my way." Jim said kicking dirt at Sherlock. "What was that for?" Sherlock said jumping up to his feet. "Oh I don't know." Jim said picking up some dirt from the ground and throwing it at Sherlock's face. "That's it!" Sherlock said. Jim started to laugh when Sherlock pushed Jim to the ground. Sherlock started to punch Jim, and Jim would try to punch him when he could. Greg stood up and pulled Molly away from the two boys on the ground fight.
"Molly sit here" Greg said and went over to Sherlock and Jim to try to break the fight. Molly didn't sit down, she watched them fight, and when Jim pushed Greg back over to where she stood, she jumped back. They both stood there watching Jim and Sherlock fight, Jim pushed Sherlock to the ground really hard. Jim put both his hands around Sherlock's neck and started to chock him. The whole school students were already around yelling FIGHT! Over and over again. Molly and Greg started to yell to Jim to stop but he wasn't listening. Sherlock started to lose air, he tried to get Jim off of him but he couldn't. Sherlock closed his eyes and when he did, he say has childhood with his father flash before his eyes.
"Ok boys break it up!" one of the schools teachers came over to the group of students to break it up. All the students ran off to their classes but Molly and Greg didn't, Jim didn't let go of Sherlock's neck at all. The teacher grabbed the back of Jim's shirt and pulled him off of Sherlock. Sherlock open his eyes and sat up and took a deep grasps of air. "Jim and Sherlock you guys are coming with me. And Greg you and your friend here need to get to class now." The teacher said. Greg put his hand on Molly's back and guided her to her first class. Jim was sent home, while Sherlock was in the nurses at the school being looked at.
He stayed in there till the end of the day. Molly waited for him in front of the school on the steps. Sherlock walked outside and sat down next to Sherlock, "Sherlock what were you think about?" Molly said. Before Sherlock could say anything Molly turned to him, "He almost killed you!" She said trying to hold back tires. "Molly I had it under control. Jim would have let me go, he has to let me live. Molly I am fine, know we better be heading home." Sherlock said standing up and helping Molly to her feet. They walked home with nothing to say, no one said anything. Sherlock keep thinking about what his mother was going to do to him. Molly looked up to Sherlock, she looked at his eyes. They were gray today with I little bit of blue, she thought about how cute his smile was and his eyes.
Molly and Sherlock walk into the house and hang their coats up. Sherlock's mother comes running out of the living room to see if was Sherlock, and when she saw him she started to. "You're alright. You're breathing…" She said trying to hold back tears. His mother gave him a big hug and a kiss on the forehead. The rest of the day Sherlock spent his time in his room, Molly keep watch his door waiting for it to open. Molly then thought about what her father had told her before they came here. She knew Sherlock's father never really got along with Molly's step-father. They have hated each other since high school. Before Sherlock's father died he gave Sherlock something to keep safe, no one could know where he is keeping it. He told Sherlock to make sure that it finds its way to a man with the last name Hooper. Molly's father past away before Sherlock could ever find him, so Sherlock still has it hidden somewhere that only his brother knows where it is. Molly's step-father wanted the things that were supposed to go to Molly's father, whatever it was it had something to do with the science work that Sherlock's father was working.
"Molly, I can hear you from my room." Sherlock said. Molly jumped, she didn't even know he was there she was so deep into thought. "Sorry, but how could you hear me if I wasn't even talking?" Molly said standing up walking towards the window. "Never mind Sherlock. Don't answer that." She said taking a peak out the window then looked back to Sherlock. "Sherlock how long does it talk a tree to be covered in fire?" Molly said when she looked again outside. "It is really up to what type of tree…" Sherlock said but was interrupted by Mycroft running up the stairs yelling his name. "Sherlock… the tree… dad's tree… it's on fire." Mycroft said trying to speak but was out of breath. Sherlock bushed Mycroft out of the way and ran to the river, there where people trying to help out and stop the fire but the fire on the ground keep spreading. It finally came to the tree that Sherlock and his father planted when he was 5. Sherlock tried to help but Greg held him back, he keep trying to get out of the gripe Greg had on his arm but he couldn't. Sherlock finally fell to his knees and started to scream, he put his hands on his head and closed his eyes. Then Sherlock passed out on the ground Greg and Mycroft got him back to the house and left him with the maids and Molly.
Sherlock woke up and sat up in bed trying to get some air. He said Molly as she was coming in with a bowl of water and a cloth, it caused her to drop the bowl onto the ground. The bowl broke on the ground, pieces when all over the places and the water splashed onto the floor. Molly got onto her knees to pick up the broken pieces, Sherlock got out of the bed he tried to find his shirt but he couldn't find it. He didn't bother putting another on, he got onto his knees and helped clean up the mess on the floor. Sherlock took the broken pieces from the bowl and put them into a bag then throw it away in his garbage can next to his desk. Molly used the cloth to clean up the water mess, Sherlock gave her another one to clean the rest of it up. She put it in the laundry shoot that was in his room, she turned around and walk into Sherlock not knowing he was there.
"Sorry about that. You just scared me." She said looking up at him. Molly kept her eyes looking at Sherlock's, she didn't mind that he didn't have a shirt on because she liked it. "Molly its fine." He said smiling down at her. "So what happen to you Sherlock?" Molly said laying her back agents the wall. "I was having a flash back of memories of my dad. That tree was the last thing of my dad's that my mom hasn't thrown or gave away." He said taking a pill out of the bottle next to his bed, he put it in his mouth and swallowed the pill. He turned around and stared at her and smiled then they both started to laugh.
It was two weeks after that day, Sherlock's birthday was today. His mother planed a big party in the back of the house, there was dancing, food, and also some games for the little ones. Everyone in the town was there, Greg and John were sitting next to Mycroft at one of the tables. Sherlock walked over to them and took a seat between Greg and John. "Well look at you Sherlock. You are looking really nice today nicer then you normally wear on your birthday. Is there a girl that we should know about?" Greg said. Sherlock rolled his eyes at them, they all started to laugh. "I think there is a girl." Mycroft said "Who?" John said shocked that Sherlock would be in love. "I think its Miss. Molly Hooper." Mycroft said kicking Sherlock's foot. Greg and John started to laugh, Mycroft started to tell them how Sherlock and Molly act around each other. "Guys! It's not Molly and there isn't any girl. Mother made me wear it.' Sherlock said to break the laughing. Mycroft was right though, Sherlock did kind of liked Molly, but his mother did make him look nicer today. "Hey speaking of her there she is." John said pointing at Molly. She was playing with a group of kids. Sherlock looked to here John was pointing, Greg, John and Mycroft looked at Sherlock then Molly. Sherlock smiled at her and she smiled back. "Oh my gosh, Sherlock that is a lie. You do like her, your face is a little red. You lied to us." John said punching Sherlock in the arm lightly. Sherlock looked at them and went to say something but he didn't. His face started to get redder, they all started to laugh at Sherlock. "Sherlock go ask her to dance." Greg said. John and Mycroft said the same thing, this made Sherlock's face even redder. Sherlock got up and started to head over to Molly but then he stopped, Jim had come up to her and asked her to dance.
When Molly took Jim's hand and started to dance with him Sherlock felt sad. He turned around and head back to the table with a frowned on his face. "Sherlock what are you doing? Go ask her." John said. "I can't she's dancing with Jim." Sherlock said sitting back down. "So go interrupted their dancing and ask to dance with her. Go on Sherlock." Mycroft said he then took a deep breath. He looked to the table then back to Sherlock. "Dad would have told you to do it." He finished saying his thought. Sherlock's eyes started to fill with tears waiting to fall from his face.
Sherlock then stood up and walked over to Molly and Jim, the guys at the table watched him. Jim saw Sherlock coming towards them so he stopped dancing and made Molly look over to Sherlock. "Oh look at the birthday boy. What do you want Sherlock?" Jim said. "Molly?" Sherlock said. Jim looked at Molly then Sherlock. "Sorry what?" Jim said confused on what he met. "You heard me I want to dance with Molly." Sherlock said trying to not blush. Molly walked away from Jim and took Sherlock's hand. Jim turned around and stormed off to his group of friends, they all started laughing at him. "Sherlock thank you." Molly said as they started to dance. "Thank you for what?" Sherlock said looking down at her. Molly looked up at him and smiled, she took his hand and pulled him to walk with her.
"I think Molly is up to something." Greg said. They all sat there at the table making bets on what Molly's was up to. Sherlock let Molly drag him to where ever she was taking him, they stopped at the river. The tree was gone, Sherlock looked at where the tree used to be. "Molly why are we here?" Sherlock said turning to Molly. Molly looked up at him and smiled, she grabbed Sherlock coat and pulled him down to her. When their lips met, Sherlock's brain went crazy he couldn't think of anything. Sherlock put his hands on the side of her face and deepen the kiss, Molly put her arms around his neck. They both didn't that Molly's step-father was watching them by their every move. "Jake what are you doing?" Molly's mother said. "Shhhh. Look." He said pointing to Sherlock and Molly. She looked at them and smiled "Jake come on." She said pulling him back to the party.
Sherlock finally pulled away and pushed back her hair, she smiled at him. "We should get back to the party." She giggled. Sherlock kissed her again then took her hand in his, they both walk back to the party.