For two years Sherlock and Mycroft used different methods in trying to find Madelyn but thus far there was nothing. No sign of her, it was as if she'd simply dropped off of the face of the earth. Of course they were looking in all the wrong places in London, but also Madelyn had left London a few weeks after she had run off.
She was currently in Dublin, She had a job and her own place under the name of Maddie Watson. Of course there was also false ID to prove that she was who she said she was. When she wasn't working in a pub she was doing the one thing that no one in the Holmes family would ever think that she would do, Maddie was a singer in a band and this band was headed to England to play in a pub.
Sherlock checked his phone several hundred times a day hoping for that one text from Madelyn, and every day he was disappointed that there were none. He was pacing the flat without a case, there hadn't been a case in nearly three weeks. Bloody Criminals had no common decency for a consulting detective's job. He was mid pace when he heard his phone chime he looked at the text it was Madelyn finally after two years she was making contact.
Argyll Arms Pub
8:00pm
Bring the family. I will be there.
MVH
Sherlock was stunned and immediately responded.
Madelyn,
Will bring everyone. Mycroft included?
SH
Madelyn giggled and responded.
Mycroft as well. See you tonight.
MVH
With that Madelyn shut off her old phone and made her way to her sound check.
8:00pm
Sherlock had managed to wrangle a sitter for John and Mary, convince Mycroft to meet them at the pub and got his parents into the city for this little foray into seeing Madelyn again. Of course everyone jumped at the chance to see the girl again what they found when they arrived had surprised them all.
A Man came up onstage to introduce the band "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Argyll Arms is proud to present to you Fragile Rain!" The audience clapped and cheered, as the band came out, Sherlock's mum's eyes widened as she looked at the stage, she touched her youngest son's arm "Sherlock, Oh my dear lord look at the stage!" right there on the stage larger than life was Madelyn albeit Madelyn with pink hair but there was no doubt at all that it was Madelyn Holmes. The girl with the pink hair stepped up to the microphone and grinned "HALLO LONDON! IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK!" She smiled as the crowd cheered loudly, Madelyn giggled softly into the microphone and spoke softly "Our first song this evening is in memory of Sebastian Davis our former drummer, and my then boyfriend. Everyone knows he passed away eight months ago what they don't know is I was the one to find him and try to save him. After his passing I wrote this song. It's called Say something." With that said Madelyn moved to the keyboard and began to play, the song was a duet between her and the guitar player, the guitar player had jumped in around the last chorus.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'll be the one, if you want me to
Anywhere I would've followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
And I am feeling so small
It was over my head
I know nothing at all
And I will stumble and fall
I'm still learning to love
Just starting to crawl
Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
Anywhere I would've followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
And I will swallow my pride
You're the one that I love
And I'm saying goodbye
Say something, I'm giving up on you
And I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
And anywhere I would've followed you (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Say something, I'm giving up on you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
Say something...
As the song ended Madelyn looked down taking a breath as she spoke softly "Thank you" at the end of the show Madelyn stepped off of the stage and headed out through the crowd to where her family sat in shock at what they had seen. Her grandmother immediately pulled her into a tight embrace "Madelyn Violet Holmes! How dare you stay away so long? We were terrified that something bad had happened to you my darling." Madelyn smiled and hugged her grandparents "I'm sorry Gran. It was what I needed to do. I should have kept contact with you and grandfather at least."
She heard a man clear his throat and looked up seeing Mycroft standing there, she nodded and gave him a slight smile "Uncle Mycroft. Hello." He smiled and surprisingly to anyone pulled the girl into a hug "My dear we have been terribly worried about you. I must apologize for the atrocious way that I behaved that last Christmas. I should never have revealed the truth of your parentage in the way that I did." Madelyn smiled slightly "I wasn't entirely in the right either Mycroft. I acted like a child and I suppose I likely hurt your feelings by saying what I did so I also apologize for my behavior. You did your best to love a child that you never truly wanted." Mycroft sighed but refused to start an argument lest the never see her again this time, he kissed her forehead softly "You are loved child, I just have a strange way of showing it."
Next she saw Sherlock and gave him a bright smile before launching herself into his arms "I'm so sorry that I ran off on you. We missed so much time, but I would like it if you would be willing to have visits with me, a real relationship." Sherlock tightened his embrace and kissed her cheek "My sweet girl you need not apologize to me. I am just happy that you've come home finally." He smiled "how did you stay off the radar for so long darling?" Madelyn giggled "I changed my last name. Not legally, I just use the name Watson. And no one knows me in Dublin. But I knew that if I'd kept using my own name that you and Uncle Mycroft would be able to find me. So I went off the grid." Sherlock chuckled "oh my sweet girl, you are quite clever. We hadn't thought to look under John's last name." Madelyn chuckled and shrugged "it doesn't take much to outsmart Uncle Mycroft."
With that said everyone including Mycroft chuckled and headed off to go to a restaurant for dinner.