There's a First Time for Everything
Characters: Holmes, Watson
Disclaimer: Holmes belongs to Doyle
Retirement: 10/10, 3rd person
World War 1: Waiting
Holmes did not consider himself religious by any means. The only times he been inside churches had been for completely different reason. Now, he thought, even that might change. He was here, not to solve a case, but for a different purpose.
He wasn't surprised when Watson had informed him that he had re-enlisted in His Majesty's service. Watson had also told him, quite clearly in fact, that he would not be going out into the battlefield, as his old war wounds will prevent it. If Watson had thought that would keep Holmes from worrying, then he was quite wrong.
Watson promised to write and so he had. "Lengthy delays in the post are to be expected," said Watson, "so please do not go off your head panicking because there hasn't been any in two weeks." Holmes did not feel comforted by that and said so.
Watson merely smiled, and asked that he do one thing while he was away. "Please don't brood."
Holmes shifted on the wooden pew. He recalled that conversation quite clearly. He then discovered absent mindedly that he absolutely hated to wait. He hated it…waiting…waiting…waiting…
Post World War I: Homeward Bound
The rolling of the train lulled Watson to sleep and Holmes too the time to study his friend. When they had first met at St. Bart's, he hadn't expected to make and stay friends for this long.
He had been as surprised as Lestrade and his fellow inspectors at the Yard, that Watson had lasted a year. Then two, three and so on. Holmes vaguely wondered what the old crotchety retired Inspector was up to nowadays.
Smiling softly, Holmes pulled off his Iverness, and slipped it over the slumbering Watson, who shifted in his sleep, mumbling something unintelligible, but did not wake.
Holmes sent a silent prayer towards Providence that his dearest friend had been one of the lucky one who had made home alive and not in a wooden coffin. He settled back in to the cushion and waited for the train to arrive at Sussex.
Concluded!
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