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Sherlocks plan finally begins to take place. And Mycroft remains clueless for now.
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Sherlocks POV
The next few hours went by in a blur. Like promised Anthea had given him access to his brothers current work and Sherlock started working on it. He also had to grudgingly admit, that his brother obviously was a saint! Not that he would ever confirm that if asked. But the endless stream of paper work, the diplomatic dance on a tightrope and in addition the petty problems of his staff. If he then added the surveillance he had on HIMSELF and his friends – dear god, he wasn't jealous at all! He also couldn't explain to himself, why his brother should deal with all of that every day on a free will basis. It wasn't as if he had to repay Great Britain a debt or something. On the other hand, Mycroft also needed an occupation for his never slowing mind. But still... Why should he care if Tansania neglected this treaty or China another. Then there was the whole 'Terror' stuff. Here a suspicious rumour, there another attack to be prevented. At last the tiresome correspondence with all the politicians who where too big idiots to manage their job on their own. Really, the Queen seemed to be the only competent one of all of his brothers contacts!
Sherlock groaned as Anthea told him precisely at 05:30 am, that he hadn't even managed a quarter of the ammount of work. „That's just crazy! No one should have to do THAT much. Not even as a high positioned governmental employee! They could divide most of that for several people to work at!" Anthea only grinned at him. „And you haven't even had a look on all the stuff he actually DO delegates to other people." She put a cup of tea in front of him and put on her jacket, scarve and terrifying high pumps. „I'll go to him now. And I will try to distract him, tell him I made other people work on his cases, at least for now, but I can't promise anything. You know him, he can smell a lie over two miles. Besides his mind is just as restless as yours, so whatever emergency I can think of will hold him back only for so long. You have to hurry up. Best would be if you would went to the office now. It will take us another one and a half hours if my plan works. A one important thing: don't let yourself be seen by the CCTV cameras. I deleted you from all who indicated you coming here and I will tell him you disappeared. That's the only thing that will hold him back from work longer than twenty minutes."
Sherlock stared at her, before an uncharacteristically large smile spread on his face. „I might have underestimated you! I won't be seen. And good luck. Ah, and John doesn't now where I went to, so you might visit him – will by you some time." Anthea nodded graciously, both in understanding and accepting the for a Holmes huge compliment, before leaving her flat, ready to deal with the stress of one of the most dangerous people in the country. A completely normal day.
30 minutes later:
Sherlock carefully entered his brothers office. There were too many security cameras in London, definetely! Even some new, he hadn't known about till now. So, next part to work on. He put on his most arrogant and know-it-all-while-slightly-intimidating face and strode into the first office of one of his brothers workers.
„Mr. Parker, am I right?", he said in a menacing voice. „Y-yeah? Who wants to know that?", „Not your concern. But what really IS, is not only your incompentence to do your job properly, but that you are unable to spare Mr. Holmes having to deal with that. Wouldn't you agree, that he has much more important things on his mind and much more important work to do?", „O-o-of c-course." Mr. Parker wringed his hands nervously while there was sweat beginning to appear on his forehead. „Then you will hopefully also agree with me, that he won't be bothered in the future anymore! If you have a question, ask one of your coworkers who are on the same level as you!", „I-I promise.", „Good decision, Mr. Parker, good decision. Ah, by the way – I'll know if you break that promise! I won't be that nice again." With that words he strode forcefully out of the room, leaving a frightened governmentworker behind him.
One finished, 36 to go. Oh joy!
Mycrofts POV
„What do you mean, he disappeared! He can't just disappear!" Mycroft stared at his PA, uncomprehending how this information could be true. He dialled his brothers number, but just as Anthea said – Sherlock didn't answer. He also texted him frantically, but to no avail. He groaned. This morning had started like every other, but since he was greeted by Anthea in his black car everything had went downhill. „Exactly what I said. The surveillance team lost sight of him around midnight and he wasn't seen anywhere since.", „But he disappeared before for cases. He knows his way around the city, that's nothing new.", „But as John confirmed an hour ago, he wasn't working on any interesting case lately. Normally he also appears again after a few hours. Or he informs John about his doings, who is just as clueless as we are right now. I have told the driver to bring us to 221B – maybe you'll be able the find anything of interest. All the while I instructed the surveillance team to send me updates every 30 minutes and to call me directly, if there are some crucial news."
Mycroft sagged back into his seat. „Well done, dear. I'm sorry for shouting, it isn't your fault after all that my little brother is such a nuisance all the time! Have you also rescheduled my meetings for today?", „Meetings are rescheduled and the most pressing work's delegated, sir. The kingdom won't fall the next few hours. And we will find Sherlock. We always do.", she touched his arm encouragingly, before staring at her blackberry agin.
All the while Mycroft stared out of the window. It was raining again – how fitting. Why couldn't Sherlock inform him about such things, only once? But no, they always had to play the adult version of hide and seek, while he never knew if he was just being teased again or if his brother was in actual danger. Oh damnit Sherlock!
