Lizzie sat in the class room early once again. Her hair was down and she was reading and making notes, checking she had everything correct for her new assignment. It was the last day of term before the Christmas holidays, so it would be the last assignment for the year. Sherlock walked in with a cup coffee, stood and watched Lizzie, her head bobbing as he noticed she had head phones. Lizzie jumped when someone touched her shoulder. She pulled out her head phones and looked up Sherlock had a small grin.
"Hello sir" Lizzie said
"I've deduced that there will only be three people in today" Sherlock said.
Sherlock was right her class only had two other people- Anderson and Matt- so they headed to the shooting range as Sherlock wanted to improve their aim. Dagan smiled at Lizzie as she entered. They managed to become close. She helped him out with the police with Sherlock the other week as she was in the shop with him practicing her aim.
"Lizzie, Matt and Anderson finally scare the rest of the class away?" Dagan asked.
"No these are the only ones that turned up" Sherlock said.
The rest of the day was easy they finished around 3 and everyone left, Anderson walked off mumbling that he would see Lizzie in work. Matt ran out wishing them a happy Christmas. Sherlock stood with Lizzie who was pulling her coat further on her.
"Have a nice Christmas Sir" Lizzie said with a smile before walking off.
"You too Lizzie" Sherlock said as he managed to hail a taxi.
Xxx
Two days had past and Sherlock was lying on the sofa with his gun in his hand, aiming loosely at the wall, when John walked in and nearly jumped. Sherlock had gotten worse since the holidays had started and it was beginning to get on people's nerve. Luckily, Lestrade came in followed by Lizzie who was standing next to him with a smile.
"You got a case" Lestrade said.
"Good, finally, I was bored and needed something"
"Sir, umm, it's connected to the building"
"So Moriarty, I was wondering when he was going to show"
"How's your arm?" Lestrade asked
"It's painful, but I've had worse. Now are you going to force me into idle chit-chat, or are we going to get going?"
"John, you coming?" Lestrade asked
"Just let me... oh, never mind, Mrs. Hudson can put them away" John said, placing the groceries on the cupboard
"Let's go" Sherlock said, leading the chase down the steps
"If only our other detectives were so eager" Lestrade said, running to keep up with Sherlock's pace
Xxx
When they arrived at the replacement school building Sherlock grabbed Lizzie and John before carrying on inside. John looked over to Lizzie who was looking up at Sherlock.
"It looks like a warehouse" John said
"Back room sir, is it ok if I come in and take some notes?" Lizzie asked
"Sure, need you anyway" Sherlock rambled
"For what?" John asked. Sherlock was too distracted to notice John's comment.
Lizzie looked back at her normal classroom, and a thought hit her.
"Sir... what if the bomb was meant for you?" She asked. There was a small amount of terror in her voice- if Sherlock had a target on his back, as his student she was in danger too.
"Lizzie, don't panic. From what I know of Moriarty, he doesn't want to finish me off." Sherlock said, placing his hands on her shoulders and looking into her eyes
"Then why all this?" Lizzie asked
"He wants to scare me... although he doesn't want to end me; he has no trouble ending everyone else. Moriarty is a cruel yet extremely intelligent man, but he falls victim to his own type of sentiment. If he kills me, I believe it will be a very personal, very private matter" Sherlock walked off to investigate the crime scene
"Personal and private" Lizzie muttered under her breath "Let's just invite him 'round for tea, why don't we"
"Oh, I've been" Everyone turned around and looked at Moriarty "Such a pretty girl" Moriarty watched as John moved Lizzie away and pushed her behind him. Lizzie looked at Moriarty.
"A bit stupid with all of the police here" John said
"Stupid, no. Nothing I ever do is stupid. Bringing a child to investigate a dangerous crime scene... now that's stupid" Moriarty taunted
"She's hardly a child" Sherlock added
"Even your trained men fail sometimes, Sherlock" Moriarty said, looking at Lestrade "How is the leg?"
"Fine, nothing but a scratch" Sherlock said between clenched teeth
"But with little Lizzie... now, can we be so sure it will be just a scratch?" Moriarty taunted
"Moriarty, you're under arrest for... blowing up this building" Anderson said, getting out some handcuffs
"Hardly" Moriarty said, and he disappeared
"Impossible" Lestrade said
"Nothing's impossible if it's already happened" Sherlock said. He looked behind him, and a small hidden device stood on a wall "It was a projection"
"But Sir" Lizzie interjected "That means he's been here since the building was rebuilt"
"Yes it does. Observe that, Lizzie" Sherlock snapped "Use that brain you froze. You need to learn to keep up"
"Sherlock, calm down" John instructed, looking over to Lizzie who was now staring wide eyed at Sherlock
"Lizzie, go sit in the car" Lestrade ordered. Lizzie nodded and walked out of the building out on to the street, moving towards the car. She felt a sudden pain flare up her leg.
"Sherlock she's a child, she was trying to help" John said, when the gun shot echoed in from outside. All three of them ran outside and saw Lizzie on the ground, blood flowing and her eyes watering. John moved forward and knelt down. Blood flowed fast and Lizzie was quickly losing consciousness.
"What kind of idiot sent her to the car, by herself, when Moriarty just told us she shouldn't be here!" Sherlock raged. Lestrade looked down.
"Sherlock, calm down" John said, trying to calm Sherlock and deal with Lizzie's wound at once. Lestrade was calling in an ambulance from a walkie talkie on his belt.
"That's what happens when you give a child a serious job" Anderson complained. Sherlock grabbed Anderson's collar with his fist and lifted Anderson of the ground.
"She's not a child!" Sherlock raged "I made a decision to have her hired here based on that" Sherlock said darkly
"Sherlock..." Lestrade warned. Sherlock dropped Anderson to the ground, who straightened his shirt and looked coldly at Sherlock
"I'm sorry" John said "This may be partially my fault"
"How?" Lestrade asked
"I haven't let him have smokes for a week" John said
"Oh" Lestrade said, chucking Sherlock a packet from his blazer "I always have an emergency pack myself"
"LESTRADE!" John shouted at Greg "What the hell went through your head?" Meanwhile, Sherlock had already started smoking, and was becoming visibly calmer
"What?" Lestrade asked
"I'm trying to make him quit! Now we have to go through all this all over again!" John complained, throwing his hands around in exasperation
"What's going on?" Lizzie asked quietly
"Sherlock's being a pain" John said "The ambulance will be here soon"
"It hurts" Lizzie trembled
"I know sweet heart, just stay awake" Lestrade comforted.
A/N: Just want to thank my wonderful co-writer kie1993! Even though it takes me forever to publish chapters, she has them written in a mind-boggling speed, and then has to sit and wait for me to plod along and catch up. Sorry for taking so long!
I'd also like to apologise to all of you- I'm terribly sorry it takes me so long to publish! Although I love writing, it usually takes a back seat to other, far less interesting things. I hope you can bear with me!
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