Guardian Chapter 13
John looked at the space around him. Brown boxes held what little of his life he had left. The flat he was standing in, his new home, was very like the last he had owned, the flat before Mycroft. However, even through all the similarities, John preferred this place. Instead of filling him with hatred and anxieties like the previous flat, it made him feel proud, and even hopeful. The doctor couldn't tell why this was, but he assumed it was something to do with his new job.
A tall red-haired man walked through an open door leading to a shared landing, carrying one last brown cardboard box.
"Don't you have people to do that for you?" asked John with a grin.
Mycroft put the box next to the legs of a small table.
"Yes. I told them to take the day off."
John's smile faded slightly. He could never tell whether the tall man in front of him was joking or not.
"Have you got all the groceries you need?" asked Mycroft, unaware of John's slight confusion. "I have a car waiting outside. I could give you a lift to the shop?"
John smiled but shook his head.
"Thanks Mycroft, but no. The shop's only down the road and I'd like to go there myself. It might make this place seem more like home. The Estate I mean, not the flat."
Mycroft nodded.
"If you're sure."
He looked around, taking everything in.
"Is there anything else you need help with? Only I've got a meeting with the Chancellor in a couple of hours and there are things I have to prepare"
John knew better than to ask.
"No, I think that's everything thanks"
Mycroft smiled and began to walk back towards the open door.
"Good. Well, I'll be off then. I'll see you soon."
The tall red-haired man turned to leave.
"Really, Mycroft. Thanks."
Mycroft looked back at John and smiled.
"You too."
He closed the door behind him.
It took John half an hour to find and dispose of two hidden cameras. One by the TV in the living room, the other on top of a kitchen cupboard.
AN: I know it's not Sunday, but I'm uploading anyway because otherwise it would never get done. I'm a bit busy right now, but I promise I won't give up on this story. I'm just taking longer than I said to write and upload the chapters.
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