John's POV

It's not surprising that he doesn't hear from Mycroft for a few days. He wasn't expecting to after the events following dinner.

Between working on finding the right class program for him, he decides it might be a good idea to familiarize himself with the medical records for the Holmes brothers since part of what he was hired for is their medical needs. Mycroft's assistant can probably get him what he needs since his patron had said she could find anything asked for in the past.

So he sends a quick text off for her, not expecting any sort of answer or info until whatever business her boss and her have to deal with. He's a bit surprised when two men show up with a collection of boxes.

"Can I help you?" he asks them when he opens the door, eyes narrowing on them.

"Doctor Watson, we were told to deliver these to you," the taller one answers as he motions to the hand trolley with boxes on it.

Stepping back, he waves them in, trying to decide where he will keep them in the long term. Well, if they are staying here long term. For all he knows, he will only have a relatively short amount of time before they are collected up. Right then, he better make the most of it and familiarize himself with them sooner than later.

After they've dropped them beside the sofa in the front lounge as he directs them to, they leave and he decides he better make a large pot of tea considering the fact there are three boxes. A little bit later he settles on the sofa with the first box, a notepad, pen and tea.

"Time to work through these," he mutters as he opens it up and pulls out the top most files.

Hours seem to blend together as he goes through all of the information. There is one sealed file on Mycroft which is relatively short but includes the fact all his records are classified and can only be view in Medical at Vauxhall. The rest of the boxes are about Sherlock.

Apparently starting at a young age, the younger Holmes was prone to doing things that would be classified as unhealthy, unsafe, or both. There have been so many different trips to the doctors due to his tendency to experiment, as the file says, and the fact he spent a great deal of time being bullied. Though if these records are anything to go by, he got even with close to every bully who crossed his path in very creative manners.

By the time he's done with the first box, he almost dreads what he is going to find in the other two.

Actually, he should see if school records are included. Not a lot of doctors ever get a copy of those, but he found when he was in the army, that they could be a valuable source of information about how to motivate someone or understand their reasoning when they do shit. He'll request them after he gets through this mess, he decides.

He spends a little bit of time stretching before he starts into the second box. This one is purely about Sherlock, reflecting ages ten to fifteen. The bullying according to a lot of notes seems to have decreased, however that's only in regards to physical actions, not emotional or mental. So there is a fairly strong chance that those continued well into the younger brother's teenage years. Possibly still a problem, even if he doesn't admit it.

The experiments got a lot more creative. There are several that could have easily have been deadly. Someone should possibly see about getting him a mental health check up. Actually, he writes that on his list of things to do more research and request available records for. He'll have to make an appointment to look into Mycroft's later. Even if they never leave the building, he needs to familiarize himself with them as well.

Box three is equal measures terrifying and useful. Some of the experiments used would be considered inhumane if performed on other people or living people. It makes him question whether Sherlock might be on the antisocial scale, not that he could make a judgement call without lots of discussion on the topic. Then there is the drug use and repeated emergency visits because of it. They've put him in a few programs, but he always manages to get out, either through manipulation or blackmail.

That's it, he'll go back to school to become a shrink. It'd work well with his existing medical degree and abilities as a surgeon. That goes onto another piece of paper, the one he has been using for his school of choice notes while trying to decide what he wants to do.

By the time he is done with all three, it's pitch black outside, and he needs to make something to eat for dinner.

Wanting to try things and experimenting can be a good hobby or occupation if performed safely. There's got to be a way to encourage him not to do drugs that would actually work.

He thinks about it all through picking and making dinner. He comes to the determination that he hopes Mycroft's records aren't nearly as full of things of that nature. He's got a feeling they will be more like the spooks and special forces blokes who occasionally ended up in his operation table instead. Maybe not as much active and field work, after all, his patron doesn't strike him as the sort to like field work.

He will go through Sherlock's records again the next day. Just so he can do so with a fresh set of eyes and see if there is anything that he might have missed. He will also request those school and any mental health records that might exist as well. Once he feels he has a handle on the younger brother, he'll start on the older brother.

As for tonight, he'll eat his dinner, do some exercises, and relax for a while.

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