Sapphire woke up in a rather good mood, until she remembered where she was. She was in the Holmes mansion, and she got to meet Sherlock's mother. She didn't know anything about his Mother, he never talked about her.
What made things worse is that his Mother didn't know anything about her either.
Sapphire rolled over, grabbing her mobile off the bed side table. She checked the time.
10:30am
"Oh, great Mycroft is going to kill me." Sapphire jumped out of bed and ran over to her bags.
Sherlock said wear a dress or skirt. Sapphire thought, rummaging through her bags. Okay, Mycroft had also said it but she wasn't going to listen to him. Sapphire rummaged through her bags and found something she didn't recognise. It was a deep blue summer dress, with a note an attached.
Mummy will probably visit at some point, thought you would like this. It is not too girly. –SH P.S try not to kill Mycroft while you're there.
Sapphire stood up and placed the dress in front of her, and looked in the mirror. She loved it. She quickly got changed. She stood wearing the dress, bare footed. One problem Sherlock, no shoes. Sapphire sniggered in her head.
She pulled out her pair of black converse and slipped those onto her feet. Somewhere in the house a bell sounded.
Sapphire left her room, leaving her phone on her bed. She made her were way to the hallway of the house. Remembering the route Mycroft had led her the night before.
She was coming down the stairs, as Mycroft was greeting his mother. "Oh Crofty, who is this?" The woman said, removing herself from an embrace with Mycroft. Sapphire held in a snigger at the name 'Crofty'
"Oh, yes. Mummy meet Sapphire Doyle-Holmes, Sherlock's adopted daughter." Mycroft said, a smile forming on his face.
Sapphire had reached the bottom of the stairs. "It is a pleasure to meet you Mrs Holmes, sorry Ms Holmes." Sapphire said noticing the male wedding ring on a chain around her neck. Sapphire gave her hand towards her.
The woman took it, "Please call me Amelia, or I should really say Nanny" Amelia said smiling. "But to stop confusion you may as well call me Mummy. So tell me, you are Sherly's adopted daughter? How long have you been living with him? We shall talk in the lounge, Crofty could we please have some tea."
Amelia took Sapphire's arm and led her to the living room, "So go on dear tell me all about yourself. Seeing as Sherly didn't think I need to be told that he adopted you."
They sat on the sofa, "One quick question Amelia, why do you call Sherlock, Sherly?"
"Well I did believe he was going to be a girl, so as his nickname he is Sherly and Mycroft is Crofty. Sherly started that, when he was very little. Believe it or not they did actually get along at one point." Amelia said chuckling. "Anyway enough about, that pair, tell us about yourself."
Sapphire told Amelia the basics about her back ground. Mycroft came in carrying a tray of tea and cakes. They sat drinking tea, and picking at a cake.
"So I have been living with Sherlock and John for about 6 months now. And he is rather protective over me. At some points treats me like a baby." Sapphire said.
"Oh, well Sherly has always protected anyone extremely close to him. But why are you here with Crofty?" Amelia said sipping her tea.
"Well, I am here with Crofty because Sherlock's on a case in America with John. So I get to stay with Crofty." Sapphire sneered.
"Oh, well that is nice; it means you two can have some time to bond." Amelia smiled, clueless that Sapphire and Mycroft sat there giving each other evil glares. "Well I am glad I got to finally meet you. You are a very clever and very pretty girl."
Sapphire blushed slightly, "Thank you..." Sapphire was cut off, as Mycroft's phone started ringing.
Mycroft fetched it from his jacket pocket, sighing at the caller ID. "What do you want? Mummy is here, so this is rather rude of you."
Amelia gestured beside Sapphire for Mycroft to hand the phone over. "Mummy wants to talk to you." Sherlock said something down the phone, Mycroft's smile widened as he handed over the phone.
"Sherly! Why have you not been in contact dear?" Amelia said.
"Mummy, how lovely to speak to you, how are you?" Sherlock said down the phone.
"I am fine. But 1st you haven't answered my question and why didn't you inform me that I have an adopted granddaughter?" Amelia said, winking at Sapphire.
"Erm well Mummy I was going to tell you but have been awfully busy." Sherlock said, sounding rather nervous down the end of the phone.
"You are so busy that you have adopted Sapphire and also have time to phone Mycroft." Amelia said. Sapphire sat next to her trying not to burst into fits of laughter.
"Well, I was phoning Mycroft to find out why Sapphire wasn't answering her phone. I was worried about her." Sherlock said, his voice getting lower sounding more ashamed by the second.
"Okay, I will hand you over to Sapphire. When you get back I want to see you and I also want to meet this Doctor friend of yours." Amelia said.
"Okay Mummy." Sherlock said.
"Love you Sherly." Amelia said, smiling and winked at Sapphire.
"Love you too Mummy." Sherlock mumbled.
"Sorry didn't hear you." Amelia said. Sapphire giggled. Mycroft sat, sniggering into his tea cup.
"I said 'Love you too Mummy'" Sherlock said louder.
"Okay, darling bye-bye, I'll hand you over to Sapphire now." Amelia said making kissing noises down the phone. Sapphire burst into a small fit of laughter into a pillow. She quickly recomposed herself as Amelia handed her the phone.
"Hello Sherly." Sapphire giggled down the phone.
"Don't you start... Why aren't you answering your phone?" Sherlock said down the phone.
"Because Sherly, I left my phone in my room. And I have been having a lovely chat with your Mummy. She is really nice; I wished you had introduced us before." Sapphire said.
"Well you know how busy I have been..." Sherlock started.
"Yes I know how busy you have been. I have been bored out of my skull for months. Your Mum and I could have had some time to get to know each other. But what is done is done. Anyway thanks for the dress, I love it. You forgot about shoes, so I am wearing black converse with it." Sapphire chuckled.
Sherlock sighed, "Sorry, shoes aren't important. Not really my problem, shoes and things."
"Well is there anything else you wanted?" Sapphire asked.
"No just next time make sure you have your phone on you at all times." Sherlock said quickly.
"Okay, speak to you soon Sherly." Sapphire said, trying not to laugh.
"Yes, say hi to Crofty for me." Sherlock chuckled sarcastically down the phone, before hanging up. Sapphire and Amelia looked at each other and burst into fits of laughter.
"Crofty, Sherly says hi." Sapphire managed between fits of laughter.
Mycroft sighed and started playing with his umbrella, ignoring his mother and Sapphire.
Amelia and Sapphire talked for hours, Amelia didn't leave until gone 8pm that evening, and Mycroft was starting to get fed up of the pair. Amelia left promising to talk to Sapphire soon, and telling her to take care.
As soon as she left, Mycroft told Sapphire to go to her room, saying he had important work to do. Sapphire went willingly. She found her phone on her bed where she left it that morning.
24 MISSED CALLS: SHERLOCK
Sapphire shook her head and chuckled. Sherlock...
Sapphire had had a great day with Amelia, looking at her she wondered how Sherlock and Mycroft were the way they were. Amelia was so full of love and happiness. Whereas her sons tried to shut themselves off from all emotion.
Sapphire went to sleep that night wondering, "What went wrong?"
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