Mrs. Hudson's screaming woke Sherlock from his rare nap in the afternoon. He draped his sheet around him and grabbed the tea he had been drinking before he fell asleep. The tea was still hot; Sherlock hadn't slept for long. He dashed downstairs to see what was the matter.

"Sherlock, what on Earth…" Mrs. Hudson whimpered and hid behind Sherlock's towering figure. She pointed towards the four large, wooden boxes in the lobby. Sherlock stepped forward and looked into the package Mrs. Hudson had opened up. Inside there was a corpse. Sherlock held himself from laughing. Poor Mrs. Hudson.

"Why did you open my mail?" Sherlock uttered steadily.

"Well, I saw you were napping and I couldn't help my curiosity." Mrs. Hudson collapsed onto the bottom step. Sherlock offered her his tea. "Thank you, dear." Mrs. Hudson, accepting the tea.

Sherlock wandered back to today's mystery. Faithfully, there was the note.

"Bustle, bustle all about

You've solved those cases, I have no doubt.

These bodies mightl give her a fright,

But they might show you to a light."

"Well what the devil is that supposed to mean?" Mrs. Hudson huffed.

"It's obvious," Sherlock explained. "They're for me to use for experiments."

"By god, I've never seen such a Christmas present, if you can even call it that!"

Sherlock smiled with radiant eyes as he let Mrs. Hudson's droning about the smell and questions she'd get from the other tenants fade away. Whoever this phantom was, Sherlock now knew for sure this was a friendly gesture. Sherlock's presents made him think. Isn't that a present in and of itself?


*sings* On the fourth day of Christmas, my phantom gave to me.. 4 corpses for experiments :D

Are you all enjoying so far? :3