Moira slowly walked through the first room in the warehouse, running her fingers lightly against the wall. Sherlock was watching her, studying her movements. She was very much into this, her mouth slightly agape and her eyes scanning all around. She looked at Sherlock, biting her lip. "They were trying to make sure they didn't leave much of a trace," Moira began. She hesitated, closing her eyes. "I can smell the incense though. A mix."

"I can tell the sage," Sherlock agreed. Moira nodded.

"A hint of coconut and maybe dragon's blood as well," Moira muttered. She sighed, just as her phone rang. Startled, she answered. Sherlock watched her, picking up what sounded like Lestrade's frantic voice. Something was wrong. He could feel it. "Oh god… Oh god no," Moira gasped. "I'll… I'll let him know." She hung up and looked at Sherlock. She had gone deathly pale.

"What's wrong?" Sherlock asked.

"Rosalyn was murdered," Moira breathed, a single tear rolling down her cheek.

Rory sat on the couch, feeling like she'd been punched in the gut. Hard. Rosalyn was as much like a sister to her as Moira was. Now… Now Rosalyn was gone. They'd seen her descend into madness, but this was worse. Knowing that there was no hope left was devastating. Moriarty, John, and Mary were in the kitchen. "Rory talked about her all the time," Moriarty muttered.

"Sherlock and Moira are on their way back," John explained.

"I wonder how they feel," Mary sighed, shaking her head.

"As if Sherlock ever feels anything," John argued.

"Guilt," Rory cut in, getting up off the couch. "She went insane because of what happened. It changed him too. It changed all of us."

"I'm starting to see that," John muttered. "So there was a time when he actually felt things?"

"Yeah, there was. It was what made him better than Mycroft, even if he was never as great as Ford. Ford had the biggest heart to match his mind. Sherlock could love though. He was so loyal. He hated it though, at least a bit. He hated feeling distracted by it. That's why he started the drugs," Rory explained.

"He found a way to turn the emotions off though," Moriarty pointed out. Rory slowly nodded.

"It wasn't hard. Ford was dead, Rosalyn insane… When Moira left, Sherlock didn't really have anything left. There was me, Mycroft, and our parents, but what good was that? You know how my brothers are, and how my parents are. I needed a break as well after Ford. Sherlock had no one to distract him. He shut off his emotions," Rory sighed, leaning into Moriarty.

"Are you okay?" Sherlock asked as they rode back to Baker Street. Moira had been dead silent. She had stopped crying now though.

"We need to solve this," Moira growled. "They took Rory. They killed Rosalyn. We have to stop them."

"Yes, I suppose," Sherlock agreed, hesitantly grabbing her hand. Moira looked at him.

"You can't shut down this time, Sherlock, not like last time. It's not good. You know it," Moira pointed out. Sherlock just nodded. "I'm being serious," Moira snapped. "You shut yourself down. The drugs almost killed you. I can't let you do that again. Too many people need you."

"I know," Sherlock growled. "God, Moira, I do. That's why I got rid of the box."

"I gave my heart to you in that warehouse," Moira reflected. "It's like these people knew. They knew it's where all those memories were."

"I still mean what I said. I love you," Sherlock coughed.

"It's odd to hear you say those three words. I don't think you ever outright used them with me," Moira sighed. Sherlock looked at her.

"We're more intellectual in our relationship. It was never about the emotions," Sherlock argued. Moira smiled.

"Well, we had some physical sides," Moira teased. Sherlock rolled his eyes.

"We are still human, I suppose," Sherlock sighed. Moira simply nodded, leaning into Sherlock.

"What the hell have we gotten ourselves into this time?" Moira asked. There was a tired pain in her voice.

"For once, I have no idea," Sherlock muttered, staring out the world passing by.

A/N: I finally update! Hi guys I am so sorry for not being on in a while. I had such a crazy summer and I just moved last month, so I'm getting back into more of a rhythm. I'm happy with this chapter now! I think we're really getting in deep to this plot. I hope you all enjoyed this. Leave a review and let me know!