One More Time
Thirty-Nine: Parents and Bonfires
Sherlock had been sort of avoiding the invitation given to him by the parents from Joan. He had a feeling that wanted to kill him because of what he had done, but he should have expected the surprise when they appear in 221 B without invitation.
"Joan!" he screamed getting out of his mind palace.
"She's is having lunch with Garrett." Sherlock tried not to jump when he saw the two man that raised his fiancé.
"You have been avoiding our invitation Mr. Holmes." Charles said, he knew the man was worried.
"You have come to threaten me not to hurt Joan again as I did, even though I did it to save her life…."
"Do you know the last person that did that ended my daughter's life.?" Erik said and that got the reaction he wanted to see.
"Do not compare me to Oakenshield!" Sherlock snapped. "I had to leave my life behind to keep Joan safe, there was no gold sickness in my mind."
"You still left her." Erik told him. "I had to see my daughter broken once more by a man who claimed care for, he, I saw my daughter being broken…"
"Gentleman." They both turned to see Charles looking at them. "We have not come to fight Sherlock, even if my husband likes to rile up his future son-in-law."
"Charles." Erik groaned out.
"You are making him worry, Joan will not be happy if you frighten her fiancé." Charles said, he turned his face to Sherlock and looked him straight in the eyes. Letting him know that out of both parents this one is the one that he should be worried about. "Now, the wedding we stopped both times you tried to elope."
This was a surprise to Sherlock; he had believed that it had been Mycroft at some misguided chance that he wanted to parade them about.
"Yes, though the decoy you left your Older Brother was interesting." Erik said knowing they had shocked the old dragon.
"We want Joan properly married. We will gladly put the Manor as the wedding place, as she is our only daughter." Charles said.
"We hope that you understand our daughters needs always come first to us." Erik said.
The three man didn't notice the person coming up the steps but when Joan opened the door, she sighed at seeing Sherlock's face.
"Don't tell me you came to scare him off." Joan said and Sherlock turned to her.
"Not at all they told me about the change in plans." Sherlock told her.
"You got Aunt Galadriel to stop our eloping." Joan guessed.
"You know she wants to see you as much married as we do." Charles told her.
"Okay, you two wins." Joan said. "This means your parents will be coming." She motioned Sherlock.
"Oh, yes they are a lovely couple we have started to have tea with them every other Friday, we met at Le Mis." Erik told them.
"You've met my/his parents?" Sherlock and Joan asked at the same time.
"Yes, absolutely Violet and I are coming up with the designs." Erik said to both of Sherlock's and Joan's groans.
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Durin Manor
"So, have you heard the news?" Dis asked her older brother.
"What news?"
"Well…"
"The preparations for Sherlock's and Joan's wedding are on their way." Kilian and Phillip came running smiling until they saw Thomas's face.
"Is that so."
"Yeah, Uncle we heard it from Garrett and Mr. Lestrade they were talking about it when we were visiting Sigrid and Tauriel." Kilian said.
"Sorry, Uncle." Phillip said. Thomas stood up and touched their shoulders.
"There is nothing to be sorry about, I knew this was going to happen. Joan is happy with Sherlock Holmes and I have to live with that." Thomas said walking away. As he left the boys looked to their mother.
"You don't think that he is going to do something drastic?" Kilian asked he felt bad thinking that, but he knew that this had to be a blow to their Uncle.
"No, I think he finally came to terms with it." Dis said.
"So, we are going out we promised the girls to take them out to the bonfires." Kili said with a smile.
"Be careful boys.'
'We know."
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Thomas walked over to 221B knowing that he had finally give in. What he didn't expect was for a text to come in his cell phone. When he saw the text, he knew that he had to go and make the run for it. He knocked on 221 fast and Mrs. Hudson opened the door for him to move her and run up the stairs for Sherlock.
"Sherlock!"
"What is it?" Sherlock asked.
"Where is Joan?"
"She went to get milk." Sherlock told him. Thomas groaned before shoving his phone over to him.
"What is y…" Sherlock when he read it.
"It's a code telling us where Joan is." Thomas told him.
"Let's go." Sherlock told him. They both ran downstairs, and Sherlock stopped a motorcycle.
Sherlock drove them over to the address and Thomas was trying not to freak out, hoping that Joan was alright.
"Oh no." Thomas said looking around the group of people. He looked around and saw his nephews with their girlfriends.
"Joan!" Sherlock screamed before he figured it. Thomas was there with him pushing people out of the way and pulling Joan out of the bonfire.
"Stay with me." Sherlock said.
"I call the ambulance already."
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Note: Something short but, who is gunning for them and will they get to the altar. Leave reviews I know it has been forever to update this one.