What if the texts were a game between Irene and Sherlock? It started in a sitting room in Belgravia. And then they happened upon each other, purely by chance. And then again, on purpose. And again. Until they cared about each other. Until there was sentiment. Follows canon, but goes into the missing time not shown in the episode. Sherlock/Irene, but NOT anti-John. Sequel up.

"I'm supposed to hate her. That woman ripped my heart out of my chest and chopped it in half before running over it with a bulldozer and then tossing it into a shredder just to be sure there was nothing left. I had every right to be pissed as hell." He was allowed to be angry with her, he was just getting sick of it. He wanted to see if they could try something different.

Give them touch. Take away the secrets. What could possibly come between Rogue and Remy? ...Just themselves and a past that won't die.

AU. ROMY. Rogue is a government agent working with an elite team of mutants in order to ferret out mutant criminal activity. They've been called in on a special case regarding something called a Thieves Guild. Can she take down the Prince of Thieves?