Chapter 14: I sense a disturbance in the cellar….

WN: Hello again my pretties! I am giving you a new chapter early :D Aren't I good to you :D Anyway, thanks goes as always to Mrs Marcus Volturi and zoofreakpkh for their reviews of the last chapter A quick note though, I know that I pretty much described the Old City Sanctuary… but I was kinda taking liberties due to my memory slightly failing me with regards to the London Sanctuary… (and the wikia wasn't that helpful :/) Also… I know I had promised Mrs Marcus Volturi that I had been going to make this chapter "Interview with a Vampire… but I am having to do this one first….. but I can assure you the glorious Tesla is in this chapter :D)

Helen's P.O.V

I was amused to observe the reactions of our guests. I rarely showed outsiders what we do in our Sanctuaries… with of course the exceptions of Will and a few others…. But I felt that these two were a worthy exception; even with taking the fact that Sherlock was the son of James Watson to one side. I felt that I owed it to James as well as Sherlock to make the truth known…. But I knew that I could not go back on a promise…. as even the best of intentions can end up causing harm. For now I felt that it was best to let sleeping dogs lie and keep my promise to Mycroft.

I had figured that it would be best to show them the London Sanctuary…. That way I could assess their reactions to abnormals face to face in a controlled environment. I must admit, I was pleased.

Sherlock seemed to have truly taken after his father in many ways; acting like a rather hyper child at the thought of a whole new world; analysing everything and everyone…. Taking in every single detail….

And Watson…. He actually reminded me of how Will reacted originally…. Granted at least I did not have to run him over….

I waited patiently for them to respond to my earlier question. Now this would be good.

Eventually, Doctor Watson turned his attention to me and stuttered:

"W…oah…. Just… how do you keep something like this a bloody secret from the public?" He exclaimed. There was no malice in his tone…. Just…. Well… admiration really…

"That my dear Watson….. is due to the fact that Doctor Magnus knows that people only see what is going on around them…. They choose not to actually take a moment and observe….." Sherlock cut in. Even when it wasn't needed; Sherlock could be a bit of a smug Git when he wanted.

"Heh, that is a very true point…. Sherlock….. " I grinned. Definitely his father's son…. I must admit, I did wonder to myself what the other members of the five would have thought of Sherlock…..

I know that Druitt and Watson did not…. Part on the best of terms…. But they partially made peace before Watson died…. The last I had heard from John was that he was taking down the remnants of the Cabal…. I had no knowledge of his whereabouts since he dropped from our radar some months ago. They both had a strong friendship back in Oxford…

I personally think that he probably would have gotten on well with Griffin… both of them could be stubborn when they wanted as well as petulant… but that that would have been something I would have liked to have seen. I missed Nigel.

Now Nikola Tesla meeting Sherlock Holmes…. Hmm… that would have been….. Interesting to say the least. Both of them have a "confidence" in themselves that would not have previously thought to be possible as well as an uncanny ability to clear a room with their ginormous egos. From what I have read of Sherlock, he shares Nikola's ability to just flit in and out of people's lives whenever he feels like it… all in the name of "science" or for…. A case….

Come to think of it…. I had not heard from Tesla for a while….. Though I was sure he would grace us with our presence soon….. Little did I know it was going to be sooner than I thought…

I showed them both around the Sanctuary; noting that Sherlock was just currently silent for a few moments as we walked; taking in each and every detail in a seeming bit to uncover any secret that may have been hidden in the walls of the Sanctuary. I knew that I would have some questions from him later…..

As we walked past the wine cellar, I heard a rather loud shattering sound… Odd… as far as I knew nobody was in there…. Unless one of the new intakes had escaped and was roaming free…

Ignoring the curious glances that were aimed in my direction from Sherlock and John, I radioed Declan to put out a potential alert. I was fairly sure that Watson's eyebrows vanished as I readied a gun from by my ankle… (Black knee length boots are at times a god send) and slipped by the door, motioning for the other two to get behind me. With a swift kick, the door flew open and I pointed the gun at the source of the disturbance… Upon realising he had been "interrupted" the disturbance turned to me… glass shards all around him and that bloody arrogant sneer that seemed to always grace his face whenever I saw him and drawled:

"Really Helen….. you should keep your cellar stocked up…. You never know when a friend will come to "inspect" it…."

WN: Okay, I am mean I know! But I wanted to try and build up Nikola before I introduced him :/ I hope that this was okay and as always reviews are loved