Chapter 03 of Whom To Choose.

Pairings: John/Mycroft.

Disclaimer: I do not owe Sherlock! It belongs to Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss!

Author's note: The first week of school for fall quarter started this week and if I don't update right away, it means I'm busy with homework and classes and I'll try to get the next chapter up whenever I can like now. Thanks for everyone for adding me! Can you guys also review? Hope there aren't mistakes in this chapter.


It was like that for both John and Mycroft as they would hide the fact that they were indeed in a relationship. At first John didn't know that they were in a relationship until Mycroft told him otherwise when the two of them were walking to class one day and John was thinking and Mycroft had just popped up right beside him. John and Mycroft emailed frequently when Mycroft went and visited family during their one week vacation in April and John visited his as well.

Mike Stamford was indeed furious on how it all began. He doesn't trust the man at all and Mycroft knew that there would be people who wouldn't trust him. In other words, Mike's few writing assignments were reduced down to a grade that he didn't deserved and Mike had complained about it to Professor Bakeman but she didn't listened to him as it would reveal that Mycroft was having a relationship with one of the students and John had begged him not to tell anyone.

Mike had no other choice but to get the letter grade that he gotten as in most of his papers it was a 'C' instead of being an 'A.' John tried to reason with Mycroft on making him stop on what he was doing to Mike, but Mycroft didn't listened as Mike was overprotective of John. Who could blame Mike? After what happened with Harry, he had every right to be overprotective of his friend. He wanted to drop out of the class, but the quarter was almost ending and the date to drop was passed so he had no other choice but to accept the grade he would be getting in the end and if he leaves the class, who would protect John from Mycroft advances while the teacher wasn't looking?

The quarter was almost ending as John and Mycroft's relationship was getting deeper every time they meet in Mycroft's flat. The kisses were longer and the overnight staying was becoming regular as Mike was so pissed that he almost punched Mycroft in the face one day when he dropped John off in his flat. John was Mike's flat mate and he didn't want to lose his friend to someone he doesn't know and is just trying to use him. John tried talking to Mike about it and Mike had become calmer as he realizes that the two of them didn't want to the big step yet and John wasn't ready. He was still paying for the other half of his share for the flat he shares with Mike and Mike suddenly realizes on how he had been a jerk to John about his relationship this whole entire time.

Mike wanted to apologize to Mycroft as Mycroft was making John happier every day. So it was one day when it was two weeks before finals that Mike went with John to apologize to Mycroft on how he was being a jerk to him. Mycroft felt the same way as he shouldn't have reduced his grades based on the way that he hated Mike to an intense. Mike didn't care as long as he passed, he passed. It was also during that day when Mike left John with Mycroft that Mycroft decided he would take John out on a date properly.

The two always meet in Mycroft's flat every time there was like a paper due, but they never dated properly. Now that the quarter was ending, Mycroft decided to go and ask John and the date wouldn't commence until the following week. John was so giddy when he returned to his flat that following night after sharing some heated kisses with Mycroft.

"I can't believe I'm going on a date!" John exclaimed happily for the twentieth time as he and Mike were in the living room and Mike was trying to watch television.

"John, could you please calm down? I'm trying to watch here!" Mike said irritated as John sat next to him on the couch.

"I can't help it, Mike. I'm utterly a hopeless git who's in love with his boyfriend," John said sighing with a smile as he looked at Mike.

"Don't you have some studying to do?" Mike asked annoyed as he was trying to watch Doctor Who.

John pouted, "You aren't listening to me!" He said.

"I am listening to you! You have a date with Mycroft within a week. If you want to pass the time, why don't you study for finals and you could have all summer to see him?" Mike asked.

"Do you want to study with me?" John asked.

"I was studying when you were over in Mycroft's flat! It's your turn to study alone," Mike said.

"So cruel," John replied as Mike just rolled his eyes and went back to watching Doctor Who as John smiled and went to his room to go and study.


The week went by so fast and before John knew it, it was the day of his date. Mike was watching in amusement in John's bedroom as John frantically searched for what to wear. "His taking me to the London Royal Opera House tonight and I have no clue what to wear!" John exclaimed as he was in his closet.

"What will you be watching?" Mike asked intrigued.

"The Phantom of the Opera," John said as he came out from the closet, "how about this?" He asked as he showed Mike the red suit.

Mike raised an eyebrow, "Red?" He asked.

John groaned as he slumped down on a nearby chair, "It's the only suit that I have," he said.

"You've been rummaging through there for thirty minutes and that's all you can find?" Mike asked surprised.

"The other clothes that I have are jumpers," John said as Mike went and looked at his messy closet.

Mike shook his head in disbelief, "That will do, for now. Tomorrow we have to take you suit shopping," he said as he went back and sit on the bed.

"Fine," John muttered as he looked at the clock, "crap! Mycroft is picking me up in thirty minutes!" He exclaimed as he quickly went to the bathroom.

Mike looked at the clock and saw that it was 7:00pm. Heading to the opera house normally takes an hour from their place, so that would mean that the show starts at 9pm. Mike shook his head as he went to the living room and begun to watch television. I should find myself a girlfriend, he thought.


Within thirty minutes the doorbell rang and Mike saw that John wasn't finished yet so he went and opened the door and saw Mycroft. "Is he still fixing his hair?" Mycroft asked amused.

Mike was about to answer when there was a shout coming from the bathroom, "Give me a minute and I'm done!" John called out.

Mike shook his head, "Why don't you come inside, Mycroft? You can wait in the living room," he suggested.

"It's fine, but thank you. John should be done anyway," Mycroft said as he stepped inside the hallway and Mike closed the door. Mycroft was right as John stepped out a few seconds later from the bathroom.

"Are you ready to go?" John asked nervously as he looked at Mycroft.

"What were you doing in there?" Mike asked with an raised eyebrow.

"Err, looking for products…" John said nervously as Mike frowned. "We better get going Mycroft, we don't want to be late," John said grabbing his hand.

Mike even frowned harder at that statement as he went into the bathroom and saw the mess that John had made. All the essentials from the cabinet had been thrown on the floor and some broke as John was rushing to find his things. "JOHN HAMISH WATSON! YOU BETTER COME BACK HERE!" Mike roared angrily but John and Mycroft were already out the door of the flat but John heard the whole entire statement outside.

"He won't be happy when you come back tonight," Mycroft pointed out as the two headed to the black car that was waiting for them.

"I'm not coming back to the flat tonight. I'm staying over at your place," John replied.

"Oh you are, are you?" Mycroft asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I am," John replied with a smile and the two went inside the car and they drove off to the London Royal Opera House.


TBC...

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