Lestrade looked at Moriarty, then Sherlock, then back to Moriarty again. "Ah," he began, "so this is what this is, you're lovers" Sherlock stared at Lestrade, "Wha-what? No we are not Lestrade!" Sherlock choked.
Moriarty chuckled and walked towards Lestrade and said, "Well, not yet anyways" with a cheeky wink and stood next to Sherlock. Sherlock had never looked so confused in all the years Lestrade had known him he thought as he rubbed his face and shook his head.
Sherlock cleared his throat and asked, "So, Lestrade, do you need my help with any of the cases you have been given recently?" Lestrade gave Sherlock a blank look and said, "Sherlock, the famous consulting criminal is standing right next to you in your apartment, and you are asking me about my recent cases?"
Both Sherlock and Moriarty stood saying nothing, still expecting an answer from Sherlock's question. They look like they think that nothing is wrong with it. Lestrade sighed, "We are looking for a man called Sebastian Moran, an ex-colonel. He somehow has access to a massive web of criminals and they will happily do his bidding for him and we do not know why"
All three of them were silent until a chuckle came from Sherlock's side. "You know him?!" Lestrade shockingly asked Moriarty. "Of course I do, he was my right hand man" He turned to Sherlock, "Now, he was a lover" and winked. Sherlock could not help but feel a little uneasy at the thought of Moriarty with another man.
"You said he was your right hand man?" Sherlock then snapped out of his thoughts as Lestrade asked, "What happened?" Moriarty sat down in Sherlock's armchair and sighed, "He got too attached, he started to fall in love with me and then he got power hungry. He wanted to work side by side with me, business partners, and rule with me. Naturally, I could not let that happen, you know how it is, you don't mix business with pleasure...Unless it is a special case" He glanced at Sherlock and shot him a smile whilst he was slowing pacing around the room.
Lestrade gulped, "Right okay, so we are dealing with one of your minions? Sherlock will you help?" Sherlock stopped in his track with his back against Lestrade and Moriarty. He smiled a secret smile and answered, "One condition. Moriarty is on the case with me; after all, he does know Sebastian Moran quite thoroughly"
Sherlock heard Lestrade quietly moan and say, "Fine Sherlock but he is your responsibility. I will see you two tomorrow about it" and walked past Sherlock and out of the apartment. He turned to Moriarty, "Well, it looks like it may actually be useful for you to be here after all, we can work on the case here"
"Tracking down my ex-lover?" Moriarty said as he stood up and out his hands in his pockets, I have never seen you so green with envy Sherlock. Honey, it is not a good colour on you" Then he started to walk past Sherlock but was stopped by Sherlock grabbing his arm. "I wish I saw how green with envy you were when you found out that I murdered a man for John Watson and have never done that for anyone else."
He smiled and let go of Moriarty's arm and walked into his bedroom, leaving an annoyed Moriarty on his own in the middle of the living room.
*Hey guys, I have had some lovely reviews off some of you so thank you very much! I am so glad that you are enjoying the story so far! However, I have a my first full week of college starting tomorrow so I decided to write and update this chapter now as I probably will not be writing another chapter until this weekend or a later date. Sorry to make you wait guys*