Sorry I didn't update last week, Halloween and all ^_^
Chapter Five: Lies
It was too hard, avoiding Sherlock. He'd changed the past few days, staying in his room. He hadn't taken any cases in a while. Yeah, because he's shagging his so-called "enemy", John mentally spat. In fact, it was on day three when John decided he would try to communicate with his soon-to-be ex-flatmate. Pen and paper in hand, he approached the bedroom door.
Sherlock are you alright? -JW
The small man drew in a shaky breath as the paper came back to him.
I'm fine John
I've lost my voice again is all.
-SH
He'd guessed as much.
Just so you know, I'm leaving at the end of the week, staying with Harry -JW
Sherlock read the note with an ache in his heart. He remembered Jim's plan, and something clicked in his mind.
Wait John
I need to 'talk' to you.
Sherlock opened the door, thrusting the note into the older man's hands, pushing past him into the living room. He sat on the sofa, patting the space beside him. John took the seat.
What is it?
You can't go John
Why not?
I'm leaving Jim
What? Why?
John's face was incredulous. He just couldn't believe it at all.
I just...I don't love him anymore.
I realise now that I never really did.
He was a bit of a dick to be honest.
John's eyes moved from the paper to Sherlock's face, searching for any hint of a lie.
Oh yes? Why the sudden realisation?
Sherlock sighed deeply, knowing fully well that he was telling bare-faced lies to his best friend.
I've been thinking about where my
priorities and loyalties lie, I suppose.
He tried to kill you. I'm sorry. I've been a fool.
There's something else too...
John wet his dry lips.
Oh?
Sherlock swallowed hard, before hesitantly writing.
I've realised that I love...someone else..truly.
John's palms began to sweat, his throat drying up. He chewed on his lower lip nervously, hands shaking slightly as he wrote.
Who?
Sherlock looked away from the smaller man, raising a hand to rub his chin. He closed his eyes for a bit longer than a standard blink, squeezing them shut hard. He let out a shuddery breath, disbelieving in what he was about to do. He just hoped Jim would forgive him.
You, John.
Sherlock turned his steely gaze upon the fair-haired man, observing his breathing increasing rapidly and his pupils dilating. So he was right. He had suspected John's feelings for a while. John raised an eyebrow in shock.
He stuttered, "Y-you...-you..."
He coughed awkwardly.
"You, ah...you...love...me...?"
Sherlock nodded, silently cursing himself. Forgive me Jim, please forgive me, he thought desperately, as he placed his hands on either side of the older man's face, and drew them together in a heated clash of lips and teeth. John melted into Sherlock, his hands snaking into the dark curly locks. They pulled apart, a dusting of pink across John's small face. His eyes lit up, and a contented smile played itself across his features.
"Do you really mean it, Sherlock?"
The younger man sighed a tiny bit, and nodded. John let a wide grin spread across his face.
"Well...I..-I must say, I do...feel the same way...er- have done for a while now actually..."
He pondered a thought for a moment.
"I suppose this means...I don't have to move out?" he asked hopefully.
Of course you don't John.
"Right, I- uh..." he began, clapping his hands together and standing up, "must call Harry then...you'll tell Mrs. Hudson?"
Sherlock nodded again, smiling.
"Well then..er...yes- Harry..." John left the room.
Sherlock let out the breath he had been holding and picked his phone up off of the floor beside him, where it was just out of sight. He held it to his ear and breathed out heavily.
"That was one way to get him to trust you again I suppose..." a bored voice droned, "ugh but did you have to kiss him? I'm the jealous type you knoooooow. Ah well anyway, leave it a week, and then do it. You know exactly what to do, don't you?"
One ambiguous grunt later, the voice on the other end of the phone spoke in a more cheerful and upbeat tone.
"Good good! See you soon, sexy!"
Please please please reviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeewwwwww
or I'll do to you what I did to Curly Jefferson.