Skeptical
"Sorry to break you up boys but I'm so changeable!"
Sherlock and John broke from their embrace in time to see Moriarty re-enter the room, the criminal's arms in the air.
"You see, Sherlock?" He waved a finger at the detective, "I just knew you had a heart...and I'm gonna burn it out of you."
Sherlock glanced down at John, who stood weakly in his arms, eyes hardly open. Protecting the doctor was the only thing racing across Sherlock's great mind at present. The snipers weren't frightening, so why should a brilliant consulting criminal mastermind make him afraid?
"You two can't be allowed to continue...you just can't." Moriarty laughed. "And, I would try to convince you but everything I have to say has already crossed your mind!"
The marks of various snipers roamed around both bodies, Sherlock's mind processing the possibilities and outcomes of what he was planning to do. The explosives.
"Then probably my answers crossed yours." He rotated slowly, being careful not to make any sudden movements. Aiming the gun downwards, Sherlock's hand shook vigorously, his index finger pressing nimbly on the trigger, his grey-blue eyes locked on his companion.
I need a way to get John out. Options available: door? No, wouldn't get out in time: snipers and shock-waves. Pool? Not strong enough to swim at present time. Dammit.
Sherlock deduced that the amount of damage inflicted on both the building and the people inside would be serious due to the size and alarming amount of explosives that lay a few meters in front of his being.
No other options available. Murdered by snipers or blasted by explosives?
He tightened his grip around the cold trigger of the British Army Browning L9A1 after delivering a final, heart-wrenching smile to his flatmate, his friend, his companion...John Watson.
A/N: Don't worry, I'm not leaving this chapter there, be back with more soon, very soon.
Oh, one other thing. Did anyone else immediately fall in love with Jim Moriarty in 'The Great Game'? Just me? I thought he was portrayed so well and differently too, rather than exactly and specifically how Sir Doyle described him in his books. Just a breath of fresh air, in my opinion. Please leave your comments about Moriarty, I'd love to hear what you think about him :) Thank you -x-