New chapter folks! Only two more after this until "Part 1" ends. I am still planning on continuing the story at a later date, but it might be a while until I come back to it. I do promise a relatively happy, but open ending for this part though. Anyone, hopefully you guys enjoy this one and thanks for reading! :)

"How do we know Holmes isn't just fucking with us?"

The moment John heard those words exit Anderson's mouth, he had to clench his fists to prevent him from socking him in the nose. Instead, he turned to that smug man and forced a very fake smile.

"What possibly reason would he have to do that?" John asked him, trying to keep his voice steady. Apparently the smile wasn't working because Anderson looked positively terrified.

"Well uh..." He stuttered, shrugging. "It just seems like something he would do. You know, for laughs."

John chuckled and stepped closer to Anderson. The man squirmed, looking rather uncomfortable. John continued to smile.

"Have you ever seen Sherlock Holmes laugh?" John asked him.

Anderson frowned, looking rather confused.

"Well, uh no I guess." He said finally.

John tilted his head slightly making sure his smile was sickly sweet. He glanced at Sherlock who was talking to Mrs. Hudson.

"Well, I have and trust me this doesn't seem like his kind of joke." He said.

Anderson suddenly stood up tall and it was his turn to smile.

"You just met him." He stated firmly. "I think our presence here proved that you don't know him at all."

John's smile vanished quickly and Anderson, seeming satisfied, turned back to another colleague. John collapsed into the chair in front of Sherlock's laptop. "He's right." John thought sadly. "I don't know anything about the man I just moved in with and snogged in the entryway." The odd thing was John felt like he had known Sherlock for years, but reality was showing him that clearly wasn't the case. First with Sherlock's "boyfriend" Jim and now with Sherlock's recent junkie past.

John groaned and placed his head in his hands. His mind was swimming with everything that had happened. A little more than 48 hours ago, he was a normal university student studying for an Astronomy exam and now it felt like he had stepped into a mystery/romance novel. "This is what you wanted, isn't it?" John told himself. "Adventure, danger and this crazy man?"

Despite all the insanity that had happened, John couldn't deny that some part of him was really enjoying this. Maybe more of himself than he wanted to admit. John had always pictured himself having a relatively normal life: a decent medical practice, a nice house, and a happy family. But meeting Sherlock Holmes, running around London with him and kissing him ("Especially kissing him." He admitted to himself), John couldn't imagine that simple life anymore. He didn't even want it. "Maybe I never really did..." He thought.

John smiled at the thought of kissing Sherlock. God, it had been wonderful and he could easily picture himself doing it again. He couldn't deny Sherlock had some serious baggage, but that didn't stop John from wanting him. "Besides, everyone has baggage." He told himself. "Sherlock is just more upfront about his."

John turned around in his chair to call out to Sherlock, but he was no longer standing in the doorway. John's eyes scanned the room, but he wasn't there.

"Where did Sherlock go?" John heard Lestrade ask Anderson.

"He probably ran off." Anderson replied. "I told you he was messing with us."

John stood up and checked the bedroom as well, but still found no sign of him. When he returned to the living room, John saw that the team was packing up and beginning to leave.

"Where are you going?" He asked Lestrade rather frantically. "You can't just leave. Sherlock could be in trouble."

Lestrade sighed, placing his hand on John's shoulder.

"We can't sit around here waiting for him to come back." He explained. "He does this all the time."

Lestrade chuckled and shook his head.

"Sherlock does things a little differently, but he usually gets the job done." He continued. "Don't worry about him."

Lestrade smiled at John and turned to leave before John's voice stopped him.

"Is Sherlock even..." John paused, not sure how to continue, but Lestrade finished the question for him.

"A good person?" Lestrade said. The detective nodded, still smiling. "Yeah, I think he is. With the help of the right person, I think he could even be a great one."

With those last words, Lestrade nodded at John and left the flat, leaving John by himself. He turned around and sat himself down in front of Sherlock's laptop again. For the first time, John finally glanced up at the screen. It was still on the website with the beeping dot showing the phone was still at 221B. John shook his head and was about to turn away when the dot began to move. He leaned closer to the screen and sure enough, the dot was slowly moving down the street.

John quickly whipped out his mobile and logged onto the website to find it showing the same thing. He stood up suddenly, knowing what he had to do. John dug through Sherlock's boxes. He was a detective, he had to have one. Finally, John found what he was looking for. He smiled, opening up a small case and slowly took out a 9mm pistol. He held it in his hand for just a second, getting used to that familiar weight. Then after checking to make sure it was loaded, he placed it in his waistband and he was gone, out the door of the 221B and then 221. The cold air hit his face and once again, John felt himself still smiling. "You are heading into certain danger and you are bloody smiling?!" He thought as he hailed a cab. But honestly, he didn't care if that was insane or ridiculous. This was who he was and John had stopped pretending to be someone else the moment he met Sherlock Holmes.

John heading off to save the day! Or will he?... We will see! I know this chapter wasn't the best, but next chapter will all about our Sherlock and Jim so it should be lots of fun and drama. However, just as a warning, the next few weeks are going to be crazy for me so updates may be slow. I am starting a new job and have opening night for a play this coming Friday. I will try my best to keep them to once a week, but no promises. ;) Anyway, thank you guys so much for sticking with me and please review, follow and favorite! :)