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"DADDY!" The scream shocked Jim out of his sleep and he tumbled out of his bed hitting the ground with a thump. He shook his head, blinking dumbly for a moment.
"DADDY!" daddy…what…who?
"John!" Jim leapt up running out too Johns room. He slammed in only to find John nowhere to be found.
"John, John where are you?!" Jim was growing frantic. Then a small body came running out of the closet slamming into Jims arms. Jim caught the tiny body and hugged him tight before collapsing onto the bed.
"Daddy…da-hic-ddy." His little boy was sobbing, what was wrong. He did not see anything amiss in the room but the child was so upset. A few minions who were guarding them glanced in the door and he signaled them to search for an intruder before settling John more comfortably.
"John, sweetheart can you tell me what's wrong?" Jim asked gently.
"I…I was with…them again and I was scared and hurt and I couldn't find you!" The last two words were high pitched and terror filled. John had been with Jim for a month now and a half now and this was the first time John had had a nightmare. And the first time John had called him anything other than Jim or Sir.
"Its aright John, Daddy's got you, everything is going to be alright. I will never let anything hurt you."
"p…promise Daddy?" John asked, his little arms wrapped around Jim and tears falling down his face.
"Promise." Jim slept with John in his bed that night.
"Daddy, Daddy look!" Jim turned in his chair to see 9 year old John running too him with a piece of paper.
"What do you have for me munchkin?" Jim asked, grabbing the boy by the middle and swinging him up into his lap. John was still too small, Jim could pick him up with barely any effort, but it was nothing like a year ago.
"I drew you a picture, tutor Mag's helped me." Jim smiled at his little sunshine. Tutor Mag's was a older woman who was teaching John all the things he needed to learn while Jim worked on his empire. And she helped keep John oblivious to the less savory parts of Jim's lifestyle.
After John's first nightmare John began to trust Jim and it made Jim so happy. But strangers were difficult for John. It took months for John to talk to Mag's and he only recently would be okay if Jim left the room. Leaving the two alone.
Jim took the picture in hand and felt tears prick at his eyes. It was obviously John and Jim walking hand in hand.
"Its beautiful baby, what do you say we frame it so I can keep it on my desk?" Jim asked, placing a kiss of John's forehead.
"Really!" John crowed excited at the prospect.
"Of course, and after we can go get lunch."
"Thank you Daddy!"
"Of course Darling." Jim would do anything for his little boy.
"John this is Sebastian, he is my head of security and will be keeping us safe." Jim said to the boy who was currently hiding behind Jim's leg.
Sebastian scoffed and looked annoyed until Jim sent him a sharp look.
Jim was about to take John away when he felt him shift out of his hiding spot and walk towards Sebastian. He was giving the tall man a very serious look and Sebastian was giving the boy the stink eye.
Jim watch, just barely holding his laughter in as John suddenly vaulted himself up and began to shimmy up the man ending up at his shoulders. The look on Sebastian's face was hilarious.
John crowed about how high he was and Sebastian huffed about how he wasn't a jungle gym. They spent the rest of the day together, John high up on Sebastian's shoulder and Sebastian explaining sniping techniques.
After that day Sebastian was John's favorite person after Jim, and Sebastian absolutely adored the little boy, no matter how much he huffed.
"Give him back!" Jim screamed, fighting his bonds.
"I don't think so Mr. Moriarty." The man stated, looking bored. "You see we want something from you and from what I understand, this" he gave John a uninterested look "is your weak point"
John was limp in some goons arms, knocked out cold. The eleven year old had not expected the assault as he and Jim were reading in the parlor. They had rushed in, taking everyone by surprise, and knocking the boy out with a smack to the head and tying Jim up while he begged John to wake up.
Jim snarled. "My son is none of your concern so give him back to me."
"Sigh, please be more original."
"I'll show you original." The voice came out of the air ducts before a black blob fell upon a goon, taking each one out systematically until it was just the leader with a knife poised against his throat.
The man was swiftly knocked out, Jim's bonds untied, a doctor on the way and John cuddled in Jims arms as he slowly awoke. Sebastian had a lot of fun with the man who dared to harm John.
"John, I…" Jim gulped. It had been three days since the incident and Jim had decided John needed to know, but he was so afraid of his child's response. John was sitting on his bed, forced into bed rest until he could stand without getting dizzy.
"You're a criminal mastermind who controls most of Britain's crime." The words were said flatly.
"wh..What!? How did you?" Jim was flustered.
"Last month I was hiding in the air ducts when I heard you talking to Seb." John said, still looking down at his hands.
"I, oh, well." What was Jim supposed to say to that? John was only eleven, he was too young to know about this. But…what if John wanted to leave, what if the horror of Jim's true nature too much. What if Jim never got to hear his little (not so little anymore) boy call him Daddy ever again?
"Daddy." John spoke softly. Jim jumped up, staring pleadingly into those darling blue eyes.
"Joh…"
"Daddy, its ok. I know what you do and its fine. You would never hurt me and that is what matter. You have taken care of me since I was eight and nothing more than a beaten, broken child."
"oh, John, my baby boy." Jim threw himself on John. They embraced for what seemed like hours.
"I love you Daddy." John sounded so young in that moment.
"I love you too J you too John, forever and always."
Thanks for reading Chapter 4!
