Guardian chapter 10
Mycroft had acted the next morning like it had never happened. John had woken to find the man already dressed in a fresh suit, asking for his antidepressants. John had given him one, and Mycroft then proceeded to walk out of the front door. John protested, but the tall man made an excuse about the Government falling if he didn't go into work. John had to let him go. All day the ex-army doctor worried. He was sure Mycroft would never come back. He actually thought someone had broken into the house when he heard movement in the kitchen, but when he went to check he found Mycroft eating an apple turnover. The man smiled at him.
"I bought them on the way back from work. There's one for you in the box by the fridge."
John looked over to the tall black fridge. Mycroft was telling the truth, there was indeed a small pastry sized box sitting there.
John looked back at Mycroft in bewilderment. What on earth was happening? It were as if the events of last night had never taken place. With tears in his eyes, the ex-army doctor spoke.
"I thought you would be dead before you came back today."
The tall thin man looked up in apparent surprise.
"Why? I hardly ever get any assassination attempts and my bodyguards..."
John cut him off abruptly.
"You know what I mean!" He yelled. Anger was written all over his face. He picked up the pastry box and threw it at Mycroft.
"I thought you were dead! You were going to kill yourself! Do you really think that an apple turnover will magically fix everything?"
Mycroft didn't look bothered, in fact, he didn't even look like he could hear John. He put the last of his turnover into his mouth and stood up.
"I have to go and read through some papers. I'd let you come with me but it's top secret so you can't be in the room when I get them out." He began to walk swiftly away. John tried to follow as quickly as he could, but his 'injured' leg made it difficult. As Mycroft made his way through the corridor he heard John calling after him.
"Don't you dare do that to me again, Mycroft Holmes!"
The tall man didn't turn back.
Four weeks had passed since that day. Neither Mycroft nor John had talked about it again with anyone. John had tried to bring it up on several occasions but Mycroft had shot him down with a look that could silence anyone.
Mycroft had seen how small the ex-army doctor's room was, so he had moved him to a large room at the other side of the house. One morning John woke up to find something on his bedside cabinet. It took him a few moments to get his eyes to adjust to the bright morning light. When he could finally see properly, he read it.
"Dear John,
I really hope you don't mind but I have taken the liberty of organizing a job interview for you. I have attached details on a separate sheet of paper and I asked someone to bring you a suit. It should be in your wardrobe right now. If you do not want to go to the interview please let me know and I will cancel it. Mycroft."
John looked at the other sheet of paper. The interview was in four days at a health centre on the edge of London. John found himself surprisingly quite excited. He had been out of the house since the incident with Mycroft a few weeks back, but because all the food was delivered and he didn't really speak to Greg much any more, there was never really a reason. Now he would be going out more often, and that had to be better than doing nothing. Another reason he was excited was the money. John had been trying to give Mycroft what little money he had in payment of letting him stay in his house. Of course Mycroft had refused. He made the excuse that he had all the money he needed, and if he didn't he would just give himself a pay rise. This meant that John now had a small amount saved up. If he were to get a job he could make more money and finally move out of Mycroft's house. This made him happier than anything, he hated to be a burden. There was finally a light at the end of the tunnel.
AN: Sorry for the shortness of this chapter. I've got an English exam tomorrow so I had to revise.
There was a few people noticing the problem with the paragraphs and the spacing in the earlier chapters. Thank you for pointing that out. I think I've managed to fix all of it, but if not please let me know.
I hope you're enjoying the story so far :)