A.N: Right Final chapter... So let the end begin! :D

It was 7:30 am and Sapphire was all packed and ready to go. Even though Sherlock and John wouldn't arrive at Mycroft's to pick her up for another 3 hours.

The Holmes manison was silent, no one else seemed to be awake inside the house. Sapphire counted the minutes and seconds until she could go home, and leave this awful place behind.

With nothing else to do, nothing left to pack Sapphire closed her eyes and laid down on her bed. Zoning out in the silence she thought of the past week. To begin with she thought of all the bad things that had happened; being made to look like a fool, her privacy envaded, her freedom cut short. But thinking about it Sapphire realised that at Sherlock's it wasn't much different. Sherlock kept her under a watchful eye, making sure that she was safe. That he knew exactly where she was and what she was doing, but Sherlock had a reason. Mycroft didn't. Sherlock had seen her at the hands of Mortiarty, near her death bed, besides Sherlock was her legal guardian.

Mycroft didn't have that reason, to him she was just a random girl Sherlock had found on the street and taken under his wing.

Then Sapphire thought back to what Mycroft had said;

"Over the years I have protected him, looked out for him with all my heart and soul. Like any older brother should. Then you came along. Sherlock showed you so much love and attention."

Mycroft had looked out for Sherlock for all those years, ready to do anything thing for him. So when Sherlock found someone who he wanted to protect, and saw the world in them, Mycroft would feel jealous, but deep down would want to protect Sapphire, knowing that if she was harmed Sherlock would break down. Then in Mycroft's eyes he would have failed Sherlock, after all these years.

Sapphire stayed laying on her bed for nearly two hours. She came back to her senses, when her phone beeped on her bed side table.

1 NEW MESSAGE: SHERLOCK

Leaving the airport now, be back at Mycroft's in about three quaters of an hour.- SH

Sapphire found herself sighing with relief, her own thoughts were beginning to drive her crazy. Sitting up slowly, Sapphire got up and grabbed her bag and began to haul it down the corridors and down the stairs. When she reached the bottom she dropped her bag.

She stood for a moment, and heard voices in the lounge. Sapphire walked towards them and found Mycroft sitting in his chair talking to Amelia who sat opposite. Their comversation was quiet and Sapphrie couldn't make out what they were saying.

Mycroft looked up and saw Sapphire, he cleared his throat and looked towards Amelia. Amelia stopped talking and turned around, spotting Sapphire standing in the door way.

"Sapphire, darling! How are you?" Amelia said, rising from her chair, then walking towards Sapphire with open arms.

"I am fine thank you Amelia. What about you?" Sapphire replied, as they hugged.

"Well I am splendid! Crofty tells me Sherly will be her in a little while! So I thought I would come! I gave me a chance to say goodbye to you. Plus it would give me a chance to see Sherly and meet his Doctor friend." Amelia exclaimed, excited to be able to see her baby boy for the first time in years.

"Yes he should be here by 10:15. He is one his way here from the airport now." Sapphire smiled, looking forward to see Sherlock's face when he found out Amelia was there. And from Mycroft's face, he was looking forward to it as well.

Amelia, Sapphire and Mycroft sat down and conversed quietly for twenty minutes. Suddenly footsteps echoed in the hallway. Two sets of footsteps, only a fraction of second apart. Sapphire jumped up just as Sherlock walked round thd corner, and was closely followed by John. "Sherlock!" Sapphire squealled as she ran to Sherlock. Sapphirr reached Sherlock and wrapped her arms round him. "Sherlock, I have missed you so much. So glad you're back!" Sapphire said as she let Sherlock go from the hug. Sapphie went and gave John and hug and quietly spoke to him for a few seconds.

Sherlock looked across the room and saw Amelia standing with a huge smile on here face. "Sherly, mu darling! Come over here and give your Mother a hug!" She said, opening her arms and gesturing for Shelock to go over to her.

"Hello Mummy." Sherlock said as he embraced his mother.
John looked to Sapphire, as he watched his friend and flatmate fully embrace someone. The closest Sherlock ever got to a embrace was a five second hug with Mrs Hudson. Sapphire just smiled and carried on watching a mother and her son.

"Sherly it has been so long. Thankfully Crofty tells me what you have been up to. But he did keep the news about Sapphire very hush hush. Anyway..." Amelia said pulling from Sherlock's hug and looked towards John, "You must be Sherly's Doctor friend."

John straighted his posture, walked over to Amelia holding out his hand. "Umm yes I am John Watson."

Amelia discarded John's hand and pulled him into a quick hug. Then she pulled out of the hug and looked at John."I am Amelia Sherly's Mother. But you can call me Mummy, everyone does. No formal rubbish. So Sherly has been hiding you away. You have probably heard nothing about me, probably didn't even know if his mother was still alive."Amelia said.

John wasn't quite sure what to say, but then Amelia smiled and chuckled. "Ah John don't worry, I am kidding."
John smiled. Sherlock sighed, "Mummy, we would love to stay and chat but John and I are exhausted from our fligh-" Sherlock started.

"Sherlock that is rather rude!" John interrupted. But Amelia shook her head and smiled at John. "Don't worry, I understand. But maybe I could come round tomorrow for a chat?" she asked.

John smiled and nodded at Amelia "Of course! That is fine."

Sherlock sighed, but when John looked at him, Sherlock nodded in agreement. Then Sherlock looked towards Sapphire, "So are you ready to go?"

Sapphire nodded towards the hallway. "Yeah. All my stuff is packed into my bag."

"Right, okay then so we are ready to go?" Sherlock asked.

Sapphire looked between the four people standing in the lounge. Amelia interjected before they left, "Sapphire, pass me your phone, I am going to add my number, so you can contact me if you need me."

Sapphire pulled out her phone and looked towards Amelia. Amelia just smiled, "I maybe old, but I am not that old, I can work an iPhone." She chuckled. Amelia took the phone typed in her number. Just before she gave back Sapphire her phone, a slight smile formed on Amelia's face.

Sapphire seemed to be the only one that noticed, but decided not to comment. Placing her phone back into her pocket, Sapphire looked towards Sherlock. "Ready." She said. Sherlock gave his mother a quick embrace before turning towards the corridor, grabbing Sapphire's bag and heading out to the car.

John sighed and shook his head, "Sorry about that." John said looking at Amelia. He bid Amelia a goodbye, and thanked Mycroft on Sherlock's behalf for looking after Sapphire, before heading towards the door, and stopping in the door to wait for Sapphire. Sapphire gave Amelia a hug, and as they held the hug, Amelia whispered into Sapphire's ear. "Love the picture of Mycroft. Send it to me and to a couple of his friends." Saphire chuckled slightly. Amelia let go and said she would see her tomorrow.

Sapphire passed Mycroft just nodded her head slightly, in a goodbye, not sure what she should have said to him. Sapphire joined John, then they walked out to the car, where Sherlock sat already playing with his phone.

Sapphire and John climbed into the car, which began to drive them home. As they left the drive, Sapphire pulled out her phone and sent a text.

Half an hour later, Sherlock's phone bleeped.

1 NEW MESSAGE

Ask your adopted daughter, where did she get that photo of me and tell her this is not a game. Also asked her how many people she sent it to.- MH

Sherlock smiled. "How many people did you actually send that photo to?" Sherlock asked, having received the photo of Mycroft sleeping hugging his umbrella 20 minutes early. Sherlock had sent it on to as many people as he could.

"Well everyone in my phonebook. And people I have sent it to have sent it on. Besides he can't blame me, your mother told me to do it." Sapphire smiled.

1 NEW MESSAGE

Seriously Sherlock how many people? It will make me a laughing stock. -MH

Sherlock and Sapphire just sat laughing. Sapphire had won, she had had the last laugh.