John quickly adapted to his new life, without a pack. True, it was very difficult at first. He had no one to truly trust, or no one to confide in. He paced in his empty flat nervously, waiting for bad news before he realised he wasn't in Afghanistan anymore. He almost tore his hair out because the silence was maddening.

But then, he found solace in the silence. He realised he didn't always have to share his secrets with everyone, and there was nobody he could let down anymore, as there was nobody that trusted him enough. There nervous tapping on the tables stopped, but the nightmares went on.

Every night he would wake up, screaming and howling. If he hadn't soundproofed his room, he would have been thrown into jail.

Soon , he found a job.

He had always loved healing. It had been a very odd career choice for an Alpha, true. But he was a natural born healer, which is why we became a doctor in the first place. Molly, Sherlock's Omega, was kind enough to get him a job at St. Bart's and he quickly grew to like the place. He didn't even mind the revolting smell anymore. He was just happy he had a purpose in life again.

One morning, while sorting through endless files, he heard a knock on the door. "Come in" , he said and looked up to see Sherlock himself, strutting through the door.

"Go away" , John flat out said and Sherlock pouted. "But I'm sick!" , he whined childishly and John raised an eyebrow.

Everyone knew Alphas couldn't get the common colds.

"I'm sick of being bored!" , he whined again and John stifled a giggle as Sherlock sat on the chair opposite to John.

"Aren't you supposed to be super scary?" , John teased and Sherlock smiled. "Occasionally" , he said and John rolled his eyes.

Uh-oh. It was happening. The heat he felt. He tried to shove his lust down and beat it when Sherlock stood up quickly and took John's hands.

"Come with me" , he said, a twinkle of mischief in his eyes. "WHERE?!" , John shouted as Sherlock took his hand and practically dragged him out of his chair and they both headed out of his office and out of the hospital.


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