Hello readers! This chapter was SOOOO hard to write! First I wrote it and I accidentally exited my word document without saving it! UGHH, so I had to re-write everything. I wanted to cry! I did try my best to write down anything I remembered, but if something doesn't make sense or if it seems to rushed I'm sooo sooo sorry. Other than that, I do hope you enjoy this chapter it was an interesting one to write. Feel free to review! Reviews are a huge motivator!
Freewaygirl: Lol, Sebastian is becoming one of my favorite characters. He's like one of those people who try to act all tough, but they're like real big babies and you'll see what I mean in this chapter.
4May: Yes! I am such a MorMor shipper but I'm more of a Jim flirting with Seb while Seb tries to stay 'professional' and ignore him type of shipper. Only because I like making him uncomfortable lol and plus Jim is silly in that way.
Black Diamond07: I will probably add some more Molliarty in the upcoming chapters, I feel like Jim is up to something... I mean I wouldn't know, but I sense it deep within my soul.
Gumi: Ask and you shall receive!
Sherlock extended his arm to help Molly through the rocky shore to his surprise the beach wasn't as sandy as we had thought which made him wonder (again) where they were. He could always ask Molly where they were (did she know?) Sherlock could see Sebastian tense up as Molly touched Sherlock (Sherlock wasn't allowed to touch Molly after all). He looked down at Molly as her tiny hand grasped his arm and by the look on her face he could see how relieved she felt that she wasn't wearing uncomfortable shoes, should she accidentally fall and break something Sherlock would most likely be to blame.
"So where are we?" he asked causally.
Molly turned her attention from her feet and looked up at Sherlock, he lip twitched nervously (he noticed) before Sebastian, who as not to far behind spoke.
"She's not allowed to give you information on our whereabouts." He said in a stern tone.
"Why not? Are you afraid I'm going to escape?" he said with a smug smirk.
He focused his attention back to the petite brunette next to him him and looked her up and down as if he were evaluating her, Molly pretended not to notice. But Sherlock could see right through her and he could tell how uncomfortable it was beginning to make her. They all fell into silence and once again Sherlock was thinking, thinking of way he could possibly have Molly reveal something that might tell him she was pretending that she was in fact a prisoner just like him.
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Molly listened to the sound of the waves and the seagulls as she walked she recalled having a dream like this once, the same setting and Sherlock in a less silly outfit (also there wasn't a threat on their lives). The sun was starting to grow hotter as it rose, but it didn't bother her much since she preferred not being in the house where Jim could constantly jeer at her. No, she was going to stay out as long as she could, with Sherlock. Speaking of Sherlock he was talking to her.
"Sorry, what?" she said out loud.
Sherlock sighed and ran his hand through his hair, "Moriarty. How did you two meet?"
Molly bit her lip before shrugging, "I met him when I was in school." she said, "I was twenty."
"Was he a student?" he asked curiously.
"No, He was friends with one of my colleagues and he introduced us. We because friends and he helped me out with my dad, growing up we didn't have much money so when he got sick... it became difficult to pay for school and pay for his treatments. Jim helped me out so I wouldn't have to drop out of school." she looked up at Sherlock before continuing, "After my dad passed away Jim and I lost touch. But then a few years later we bumped into each other and began dating." she forced a smile, " I eventually got into the business and well here we are."
Molly gave herself an imaginary pat in the back for not melting into a stuttering mess (as she usually did when she lied.. well she didn't entirely lie). She looked over her shoulder at Sebastian who was nodding approvingly at her, it seemed she didn't do completely horrible and again she gave herself an imaginary pat in the back. Molly turned to look over at Sherlock who pressed his lips into a line and nodded once.
"But you worked there before I came to Bart's." he stated.
Molly let out a sigh and nodded, "I wasn't expecting you to show up at my lab one day...I didn't expect you to stay after that first visit. J-Jim was pleased when I told him I bumped into you." she told him.
"You were the only one who would work with me." he said dryly.
"I-It was just all part of the plan."
Molly and Sherlock remained quiet as they continued their walk, Molly focused her attention on the thick trees covered in vines up ahead, she wondered if that forest area led to a town somewhere, she was almost positive they weren't the only ones here, where else had the house workers come from? They weren't that far from the house and Molly could see two men (house workers? No... More guards.) watching them. The breeze had also picked up and it was beginning to get chilly she could see the grey clouds rolling in from the distance and she knew it would rain soon, which was weird since it had been sunny a few hours ago the weather was weird.
"Ma'am." said Sebastian, "I think we should go back, a storm is coming soon and the rocks are starting to become steeper."
Molly turned her head to answer Sebastian, but a gust of wind blew suddenly blowing her hat off her head, Molly jumped up in hopes to catch it but missed. The brunette looked at the men before turning around to chase after it, as she stepped further away she heard Sebastian let out a yowl of pain she quickly turned around fearing that maybe Sherlock had done something (then they'd both get in trouble) She saw him on the floor clutching his bleeding leg she eventually deduced that he must have tripped while trying to chase after her.
"BLOODY FUCKING HELL THAT FUCKING! FUCK!" he yowled angrily.
Sherlock crouched down next to him and looked at Molly, "Go get your hat." he instructed.
Molly nodded and trotted (carefully) towards the direction of where her hat had been blown away to.
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Sherlock examined Sebastian's leg and noticed a piece of coral stuck to it.
"You have coral stuck in your leg, it must have gotten caught when you fell."
Sebastian glared at him, "No shit, Sherlock." he hissed.
Sherlock frowned and rolled his eyes, "I'm going to pull it out."
"What! No! Wai-"
Before he could finish he quickly pulled it off causing Sebastian to spit out a series of very colorful vocabulary at him.
"Oh come on you barely got a cut, you'll just need stitches." he told Sebastian.
Sherlock stood up and looked towards the house, he could see two men running towards them, Sherlock looked down at Sebastian.
"I'll go get Molly." he said quickly.
Before he could break into a sprint he heard Sebastian say, "Mr. Holmes, you and I know better than to attempt something stupid." he warned.
"Now why would I do something stupid?"
Sebastian rolled his eyes before nodding, Sherlock hurried towards the direction where Molly had gone. He finally saw her tricking to climb one of the trees, he looked up to see her hat stuck just above her level of reach, as he made his way to her Sherlock knew that it was now or never that he would get anything out of Molly.
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Molly Hooper let out a breath of frustration as she jumped up to get her hat, it pissed her off even more when she managed to touch it but not get a full grip on it, if only she wasn't so short... Molly placed both hands on her hips and perked up when she heard footsteps behind her, she turned around and looked at Sherlock (Alone). A smile formed on her lips and she turned her head to point at her hat..
"Can you help me ge-" she began.
Before she could finish her sentence Sherlock pinned her against the tree and stared down at her,
"Tell me the truth." he growled.
Molly avoided eye contact (because that's what people do when they're scared!) So Sherlock cupped her chin and forced her face in his direction.
"Look at me and tell me the truth, Molly."
Molly nodded frantically, "What do you want me to say?" she said quickly.
"Are you really working for Moriarty?"
"No."
"Are you lying?" he asked her.
"No! I wouldn't lie. Please, Sherlock he said if I did anything... If I hinted in any way that I was lying to you he'd kill us both. Please believe me." she pleaded.
"Why did you let him take me? Take us?"
"I owe him." she said in a whisper, "He really did help me with my dad's treatment so I owed him. I'm sorry so sorry." she began, "Now let me go before they start looking for us."
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Sherlock looked at her eyes and blinked, he could see tears forming in her eyes, she looked scared and it wasn't because he was holding her down, she was truly afraid of what Moriarty was capable of, she didn't want them to die. Despite all the confusion with Molly he still trusted her (he had no choice now). Molly could always be lying to him... but could he really doubt her A part of him knew Molly was telling him the truth, which made him realize that they both needed to find a way out of here and soon. He released her and grabbed her hat from the tree and handed it to her, he then placed both hands over her cheeks and leaned in so he was eye to eye with her.
"Molly you're going to keep up this act." he instructed, "We have to find out a way out of here, I'm going to need you to help me. Can you do that Molly?"
Molly nodded her head frantically and looked over her shoulder, she could hear voices speaking loudly and coming towards them. Sherlock let go of her and Molly quickly wiped her tears and put on her hat and began to follow Sherlock back to where they came from. As soon as they made it to where Sebastian had fallen the two men grabbed Sherlock from his arms and began to drag him back to the house, Molly stopped next to a sitting Sebastian (who was clutching his shirt to his still bleeding leg) and let out a breath.
"Let him go." she said in a haughty tone, "He didn't have anything to do with this... Sebastian is just clumsy."
Sebastian glared at her and the two men looked at him, finally Sebastian nodded and the two men released Sherlock.
"Help him to the house." she instructed the men.
The men were quickly on either side of Sebastian and helped him up Molly stood beside Sherlock and the two nodded at each other before making their way towards the house.
