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I would advise anyone to read 'on the list' before this one to explain a bit of background and also where the hell Jekyll has gone.
This is set about 6 months after 'On the List'
Hope you enjoy and remember to review.
If it is a bit slow being posted I am doing an SG1 story at the same time. Aren't I a busy girl. :-)
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London 1902 - Home of Henry Jekyll
"If you can stay off duty for another two weeks then your arm will be fine again. It's healing nicely." Henry Jekyll told his patient
"Thank you doctor. I would have asked Doctor Watson but Holmes has dragged him off somewhere."
"It's no problem. I'm a doctor and supposed to treat people. Just try not to fall down too many stairs in the future."
"I didn't mean to fall down those."
"If you come back and see me in two weeks then I'll check your arm again and then you should be able to go back to work."
"I will and thank you again."
Jekyll shock hands with his patient and let him out the door leaving it slightly ajar after the patient had left. He packed up his kit and pulled his jacket on, he stopped on hearing voices.
"Good Evening Inspector Lastrade, is the arm healing alright?" a woman asked, Jekyll couldn't stop the smile spreading across his face at the sound of the womans voice.
"Fairly well Miss." Lastrade replied
"I'm glad, it'll be a comfort knowing that one of Londons best inspectors is back on the streets again after Mr Holmes has vannished."
"Thank you. I'll be off then." Lastrade said. Jekyll heard the front door open and close again. There was the sound of footsteps along the passage then the door was opened. The young woman who stood in the doorway was dressed in ankle length blue skirt and matching jacket, with a white blouse and black ankle boots. Something which she assured him was a hat was pinned to the top of her head and a mass of black hair was pinned underneath it.
"Hello Henry." she said taking the hat off and putting it on the table.
"Hello Zu. How was the excursion with Miss Smith?"
"It was grand. She was showing me the dress that she is having made for her wedding in two months time. Do you remember me telling you about Elizabeth Murray her new pupil?"
"Vaguely"
"Aparantly the child is some kind of genius when it comes to science. Violet is thinking about sending her somewhere else for special trainning." Zu said as she pulled out the pins holding her hair in place and removing the jacket as well.
"Good look to the girl. I don't imagine that Violet will have an easy time of it, as science is still very much a mans area." Henry said absently.
"Do you have any more patients today?"
"No. I should only have one tomorrow, Mr and Mrs Malone are bringing their son Edward for a check up fairly early before they return to America."
"We were lucky in this practice weren't we?"
"Very. I am glad that Dr Watson had achieved enouugh fame through his friendship with Holmes to need someone else to help with his practice."
"You don't regret leaving then?" Zu asked. She was never happy with Henry's answer that he was as if she hadn't helped to cure him of Hyde then he would still be a member of the league.
"Why would I regret leaving? I have a practice and you." Henry replied.
"You don't have me Henry Jekyll. I tolerate you for now." Zu retorted.
"How long for?" he asked with a smile knowing this was an old game between them.
"I don't know, until I get a better offer." She told him. He was fiddling with his watch again a habit she had almost broken him of after living with him for 6 months.
"I .. I don't know whether this will count as a good offer or not but .. would you marry me? You don't have to answer now, I don't have much to offer you apart from a checkered past, a small doctors practice and all my love." Henry said nervously. Zu was silent for a moment. She hadn't expected him to offer to marry her, they had lived together for 6 months and while Henry was too much of a gentleman to take advantage of the arrangement Zu had wondered what would happen in the future. She loved Henry with all her heart but she wasn't sure whether marriage was what she wanted, she looked at him and saw the expression on his face, that of a dog who expects to be kicked down and knew what she had to say.
"Yes."
"Pardon?" He asked not believing he had heard her say 'yes'.
"Yes I will marry you Henry Jekyll." Zu said smiling at him. He burst out laughing and crossed the room to her. He swung her round a few times laughing delightedly before kissing her. He put her down and fished in one of his pockets and brought a ring out. He slipped it on her finger, Zu looked down at her hand, the ring was a silver band with a deep purple amathest on it.
"It belonged to my mother, she wanted me to give it my wife should I ever get one." Henry explained.
"It's beautiful." Zu said
"Not as beautiful as you are." he said honestly. Zu blushed. She was saved from answering by the sound of the morse code machine her father had sent her going off.
"Now what?" Zu asked crossly before hurrying out the room as fast as the tight skirt would allow. Henry hesitated a few moments before following her, Zu was reading a smal piece of paper and muttering to herself.
"Is it bad news?" Henry asked.
"My father and our friends are joining us in two days. They have a proposal for us." Zu said obviously annoyed.
"It might not be too bad. Your father might be missing you." he told her trying to placate her rising temper.
"I don't mind them. It's the proposal I don't like the sound of."
"Forget about them for now. How about I take you out tonight? We need to do something to celebrate our engagement." Henry said drawing her back on to more plesant topics.
"Well there is this restaurant that I have been hearing good things about." Zu said willing to indulge him.
"Perfect, go and get changed then and we can go out." Henry said. Zu left the room and after a minute Henry followed her trying to ignore a warnning being shouted by an inner voice.
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There you go bit two. Could anybody who reads this work out where the characters I mention are from just to see how well you people know your books. Zu is the only one not from classic fiction, there are three to work out.
Next bit should be up in a few days when the league try to draw Jekyll and his fiance back into their old lives.
I would advise anyone to read 'on the list' before this one to explain a bit of background and also where the hell Jekyll has gone.
This is set about 6 months after 'On the List'
Hope you enjoy and remember to review.
If it is a bit slow being posted I am doing an SG1 story at the same time. Aren't I a busy girl. :-)
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London 1902 - Home of Henry Jekyll
"If you can stay off duty for another two weeks then your arm will be fine again. It's healing nicely." Henry Jekyll told his patient
"Thank you doctor. I would have asked Doctor Watson but Holmes has dragged him off somewhere."
"It's no problem. I'm a doctor and supposed to treat people. Just try not to fall down too many stairs in the future."
"I didn't mean to fall down those."
"If you come back and see me in two weeks then I'll check your arm again and then you should be able to go back to work."
"I will and thank you again."
Jekyll shock hands with his patient and let him out the door leaving it slightly ajar after the patient had left. He packed up his kit and pulled his jacket on, he stopped on hearing voices.
"Good Evening Inspector Lastrade, is the arm healing alright?" a woman asked, Jekyll couldn't stop the smile spreading across his face at the sound of the womans voice.
"Fairly well Miss." Lastrade replied
"I'm glad, it'll be a comfort knowing that one of Londons best inspectors is back on the streets again after Mr Holmes has vannished."
"Thank you. I'll be off then." Lastrade said. Jekyll heard the front door open and close again. There was the sound of footsteps along the passage then the door was opened. The young woman who stood in the doorway was dressed in ankle length blue skirt and matching jacket, with a white blouse and black ankle boots. Something which she assured him was a hat was pinned to the top of her head and a mass of black hair was pinned underneath it.
"Hello Henry." she said taking the hat off and putting it on the table.
"Hello Zu. How was the excursion with Miss Smith?"
"It was grand. She was showing me the dress that she is having made for her wedding in two months time. Do you remember me telling you about Elizabeth Murray her new pupil?"
"Vaguely"
"Aparantly the child is some kind of genius when it comes to science. Violet is thinking about sending her somewhere else for special trainning." Zu said as she pulled out the pins holding her hair in place and removing the jacket as well.
"Good look to the girl. I don't imagine that Violet will have an easy time of it, as science is still very much a mans area." Henry said absently.
"Do you have any more patients today?"
"No. I should only have one tomorrow, Mr and Mrs Malone are bringing their son Edward for a check up fairly early before they return to America."
"We were lucky in this practice weren't we?"
"Very. I am glad that Dr Watson had achieved enouugh fame through his friendship with Holmes to need someone else to help with his practice."
"You don't regret leaving then?" Zu asked. She was never happy with Henry's answer that he was as if she hadn't helped to cure him of Hyde then he would still be a member of the league.
"Why would I regret leaving? I have a practice and you." Henry replied.
"You don't have me Henry Jekyll. I tolerate you for now." Zu retorted.
"How long for?" he asked with a smile knowing this was an old game between them.
"I don't know, until I get a better offer." She told him. He was fiddling with his watch again a habit she had almost broken him of after living with him for 6 months.
"I .. I don't know whether this will count as a good offer or not but .. would you marry me? You don't have to answer now, I don't have much to offer you apart from a checkered past, a small doctors practice and all my love." Henry said nervously. Zu was silent for a moment. She hadn't expected him to offer to marry her, they had lived together for 6 months and while Henry was too much of a gentleman to take advantage of the arrangement Zu had wondered what would happen in the future. She loved Henry with all her heart but she wasn't sure whether marriage was what she wanted, she looked at him and saw the expression on his face, that of a dog who expects to be kicked down and knew what she had to say.
"Yes."
"Pardon?" He asked not believing he had heard her say 'yes'.
"Yes I will marry you Henry Jekyll." Zu said smiling at him. He burst out laughing and crossed the room to her. He swung her round a few times laughing delightedly before kissing her. He put her down and fished in one of his pockets and brought a ring out. He slipped it on her finger, Zu looked down at her hand, the ring was a silver band with a deep purple amathest on it.
"It belonged to my mother, she wanted me to give it my wife should I ever get one." Henry explained.
"It's beautiful." Zu said
"Not as beautiful as you are." he said honestly. Zu blushed. She was saved from answering by the sound of the morse code machine her father had sent her going off.
"Now what?" Zu asked crossly before hurrying out the room as fast as the tight skirt would allow. Henry hesitated a few moments before following her, Zu was reading a smal piece of paper and muttering to herself.
"Is it bad news?" Henry asked.
"My father and our friends are joining us in two days. They have a proposal for us." Zu said obviously annoyed.
"It might not be too bad. Your father might be missing you." he told her trying to placate her rising temper.
"I don't mind them. It's the proposal I don't like the sound of."
"Forget about them for now. How about I take you out tonight? We need to do something to celebrate our engagement." Henry said drawing her back on to more plesant topics.
"Well there is this restaurant that I have been hearing good things about." Zu said willing to indulge him.
"Perfect, go and get changed then and we can go out." Henry said. Zu left the room and after a minute Henry followed her trying to ignore a warnning being shouted by an inner voice.
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There you go bit two. Could anybody who reads this work out where the characters I mention are from just to see how well you people know your books. Zu is the only one not from classic fiction, there are three to work out.
Next bit should be up in a few days when the league try to draw Jekyll and his fiance back into their old lives.