Chapter 3: Offering the possibility of freedom
With the years, Mycroft has become very good at hiding his gift. No one suspects a thing as the government offers him a position due to his achievement in university. He has chosen his subject so that he will be in a position to get his brother out as soon as possible. He is only 16 as he starts working in the small office in the center of London, but Mycroft has a long way to go.
Their father hasn't shown any interest in Sherlock since the day he was born. Mycroft fights for the right of guardianship for Sherlock as he turns 18 and wins without problems. The only thing left is getting Sherlock out of the facility. He needs a flat for both of them, a flat where he can try to give Sherlock back what he has lost, a childhood, and most important, a family.
As the day arrives to pick up his baby brother, Mycroft is nervous for the first time in years. What if Sherlock doesn't want to go with him? Since the day of his birth he has tried to get him out of that place; what happens if he wants to stay? It doesn't matter that Mycroft is Sherlock's legal guardian; he won't act against Sherlock's free will.
To Mycroft's surprise there is no resistance from his brother against leaving. No, this was the wrong term. His brother wants to stay in the safe environment where he can't hurt living things, but he accepts his fate and goes along with Mycroft.
The drive home is quiet. Sherlock keeps the most possible distance between them but watches fearful and amazed at the world outside his window. With a sting into his heart Mycroft remembers that Sherlock has never seen this world. He isn't sure he would call Sherlock's ability a gift, but no one knows what will happen next, onlynly that his brother won't have an easy life.
