Good Evening everybody, so here is the next part, I really hope you will enjoy it and review, please?
And I have to admit, Sherlock as a teacher is somehow very funny :D
13. May 2011, The Boy won´t Talk
Over one week after the first infection
"He still hasn´t spoken one word since he is here.", said Lestrade with a sad look, "Whatever they did to him, it must have been cruel." He was currently sitting on one of the boxes in the storage space, in which the two girls Lisa and Sarah had put up their own working place with computers, working tools and several strange looking devices. Lestrade took one of them and looked at it closely.
"Could you please put down our Zombie Stunner? You don´t want to be hit by it, it hurts like hell and it can be deadly for humans.", suddenly Lisa shouted from behind his back and Sarah laughed at her description of the device. Carefully, really carefully Lestrade put back the device and moved a bit away. He didn´t want to die yet.
"I can understand the boy. When I was younger, I had an operation on my foot and I was totally in panic. I screamed and just wanted to get away. I even scared the doctor with my hysteric outbreak. The boys silence is probably his way of coping with the past, everybody reacts in another way after such experience. Other people would have killed themselves for example." Sarah was sitting in front of her desk and brazed something on another device. It was one to make the ship fast and more efficient, she still wasn´t satisfied with her tuning of the ship.
"I would never kill myself, if I would survive something like that! I would want to live.", replied Lestrade.
"Hey, Lestrade, I have a question. Are John and Sherlock like... together?", asked Lisa and sat down next to him.
"Why do you ask?"
"I am just curious." She grabbed a bottle of water and opened it to take a drink.
"They aren´t together. Sherlock is asexuel, he would never... Sherlock never had a relationship as much as I know."
"But he is clearly in love with John. Remember that comment about John, when you rescued us? He is so in love!", said Sarah with a smile on her face.
"That´s true. But John is no lamb either. He watches Sherlock like a hawk."
"Exactly. But they both are blinded by their love for each other." The girls sighed and Lestrade was really confused.
"I don´t think they are in love. Sherlock would have probably already analyzed his feelings and told them John just to see what would happen."
"Are you crazy, Lestrade? Or just blind? Sherlock is insecure. Every girl can see that!"
"I am not a girl, Sarah."
"Yeah, I know." Someone walked into Lisas and Sarahs working area and stopped right behind Sarah.
"What did I tell you about working too hard and skipping meals, Sarah? You are almost like Sherlock, but Sherlock will live."
"John, I am okay. Lisa and I ate an hour ago, Lestrade was here to see it, right Lestrade?" She looked over to the inspector with a look that said "If you tell him, that we ate something, maybe I won´t kill you with the Zombie Stunner". Lestrade nodded hesitantly and tried to avoid looking into Johns eyes. The doctor would know immediatly, that it was just a lie.
"So you ate. Good. Sherlock is with Oliver right now. The both of them get along pretty well." There was a sad look on Johns face and Sarah snickered. John was clearly jealous of a small boy.
"Where are they right now?"
"Sherlock is giving one of his lessons and Oliver is sitting next to him and just watching."
"I never thought, that Sherlock could be a good teacher." Lestrade laughed and John glared at him.
"He is a fantastic teacher and I am proud of him."
"Yeah, we know, John.", Lisa said with a big knowing grin on her face. John actually blushed and looked down.
"I- I will go and help Beverly with supper. Excuse me." John hurried away, he still had a red face and needed to calm down.
"He was so cute! John is totally in love with Sherlock!" Lisa nodded and Lestrade wasn´t so uncertain about John and Sherlock being in love anymore.
John hurried through the ship and lastly landed in front of Sherlocks "classroom". It was a big engine room, with enough space for the many kids. The door had a small window and John watched the class from outside.
Sherlock was probably talking about how to bandage a wound, because there was an old first aid kid right behind him on a small desk. The kids had already paired up, only Oliver was left out and sitting in a corner far away from the other children. The skull was in his lap and he was drawing into a notebook. Sherlock saw him, peering into the room and grinned. He talked to the kids for a moment and then suddenly the door opened.
"Come on, John. I will need your help. I hurt my arm and you have to bandage it up." John blushed again, but grabbed the bandage and slowly put it on Sherlocks wrist.
"You have to be really careful, when you bandage a wound. Don´t pull it too tight, it could hurt the wounded person." Sherlock silently watched John as he worked on his wrist. The doctor was really gentle. When he was ready, John looked up to see Sherlock staring directly into his eyes. They didn´t move and just saw each other. It was an intimate moment, till one of the kids moved forward to show them the bandaged wrist of its partner.
"Did I do it right?" John was confused for a moment and Sherlock was bit startled by the sudden interruption.
"Yes, Emily. That´s perfect.", said Sherlock and avoided looking at John.
"I think it´s enough for today. We will meet again at the same time tomorrow.", announced Sherlock and walked over to Oliver.
"Come on boy. Mycroft said, we could play chess with him." The boy looked up and practically beamed.
"Can I come with you?"
"Sure, John! I would be happy to have you with us!" Sherlock smiled at him and even Oliver smiled. They walked down the corridor, when Oliver suddendly tugged on Sherlocks arm, till they stood still.
"Oliver... My name is Oliver." Sherlock smiled brightly at him and ruffled the boys hair.
"Hello, Oliver, welcome on the zeppelin."