A/N: Thank you once again for all the reviews etc. Having a ball writing these stories and they keep me going. This next one is dedicated to BloodyRosie and Tipear my two favourite reviewers. Also this one is more of a lucky escape for the boys rather than being arrested again. I promise I will get back to the revenge plot in the next chapter.
John was completely exhausted from the day's chase around Dublin. He had had to come for a conference but Sherlock had decided that it was an opportunity to recharge the batteries. Not two hours after landing Sherlock had found a criminal to chase and somehow John had been duped into following him.
Night had fallen and Sherlock decided that they should go out for a pint to relax. John reminded him of their last drinking session but Sherlock waved him away with a flick of his hand.
"It won't be like last time John, I promise. For one we are in the heart of a very populated city so there are no cows walking along and secondly I can control my drinking!" John was not entirely convinced by this statement; however, he put his faith in the detective. Several pints later and John regretted agreeing to come out. Sherlock was stumbling around and eventually had gotten kicked out of a number of pubs in the city.
By about two o'clock in the morning John was dragging Sherlock back to their hotel, slightly embarrassed by his friend. Everything was going to plan until they reached the hotel doors. Out of the corner of his eye Sherlock had spotted two Gardaí (policemen for those not from Ireland) talking harshly to a passer-by. His curiosity was spiked and he wandered over to see what was happening. No amount of restraining on John's part was a match to that of Sherlock when he was on a mission. As they got closer it was clear that the passer-by was in fact highly intoxicated. John thought that this would deter Sherlock from any speech which would more than likely end up with him in trouble but much to his dismay Sherlock was on the side of the drunk.
"Now wait a minute officer….my…emm…emm… 'Friend' here is just trying to have a good time unlike the two of you. You are both clearly from well to do backgrounds, notably ignorant of people who are just out for a laugh and you on the left have recently been to see a doctor for a very embarrassing reason." Sherlock concluded with a flourish and John could only watch as the Guards became steadily more aggravated. It wasn't one of Sherlock's finest moments of deduction. The guard who Sherlock had insulted stepped forward to place him under arrest for Drunk and Disorderly. Somehow Sherlock anticipated this action and reached for the Guard's hat. When he had done so he began to run very fast and John sprinted after him.
"Sherlock what the hell do you think you are doing?" John asked slightly breathless after finding him in an alley not too far from the hotel.
"It is a well known fact that in Ireland a Guard cannot arrest someone if they are not in full uniform. I, therefore strategically removed his hat to avoid another arrest." Sherlock stated before continuing , " However, it is also against the law to steal a Guard's hat so now I will have to dispose of it but not before I do this…" John held back a giggle as Sherlock placed the hat on his head and pulled John into a drunken hug and took a photo of them to send to Mycroft. He knew that this would drive his brother insane and that was exactly the reason why he took it. After this Sherlock tossed the hat and the pair of them returned to the hotel via the back entrance. When they reached their room the collapsed into fits of laughter, which slowly faded out until one glanced at the other and the laughter began again.
Ten minutes later Mycroft texted back in not so nice language stating that his brother would be in a lot of trouble when he returned to Baker St. Sherlock read the text to John who collapsed once again. His ribs were hurting but he didn't mind. They had, for a change beaten the law and it felt great.
John climbed into bed, still in a drunken stupor, and decided that it wasn't such a bad thing living with a detective who had, from previous experiences, decided to learn every ridiculous law he could find. He had relaxed completely just as Sherlock predicted he would and a very pleasant night's sleep followed.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed this one! Review and let me know. It was only a filler until I find another one to work into the revenge plot so until next time…!
