"Sherlock," came from his mouth before he was even fully awake.
"Here, John," came the sweet baritone.
"Good," John mumbled as he forced his eyes open.
He blinked heavily at the bright lights. Nurse's office he thought with a groan. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, trying to adjust to the light. Finally, he was able to see and he turned to Sherlock. Sherlock looked at him with concern filling every corner of his face.
"What happened?" John croaked out.
"I don't know," Sherlock answered, "One minute you were falling asleep and the next you were whimpering and screaming. I tried to wake you up, but you wouldn't. I pushed you a bit, trying to get you to wake up and you fell out of your chair."
"It's that vampire," John whispered, "Moriarty."
"What? How do you know he's a vampire?" Sherlock raised an eyebrow at him.
"You can't tell?" john asked in a confused voice.
"No," Sherlock admitted, "Usually, I find out by them telling me or I see them attack someone. I've never looked at someone and known they were a vampire. Can you do that with all vampires?"
"Yes," john said, "I automatically know if they're a vampire. I knew you were one the first time I saw you."
"I thought you figured it out because of how I left," Sherlock's eyebrows knitted together, "Since I did leave with vampire speed. Interesting. Perhaps an adaptation. Your brain and body trying to help protect you. I've never heard of such a thing before."
John shrugged, but inwardly groaned. Great, another weird thing about me. he sighed heavily and swung his legs off the bed.
"Budge up, Sherlock," he muttered, "Trying to get off the bed."
Sherlock stood from the chair he was sitting in and went around the curtain. John could hear some muffled talking. John hoisted himself up and walked to the curtain. When he drew it back he saw the nurse, Sherlock and Moriarty. He stumbled back a bit as Moriarty turned to smile at him.
"Feeling better, John?" the vampire asked.
"Yuh-yes," john mumbled.
"Good," Moriarty's voice drew John in, "I would hate to have you passing out in class again. It leaves you quite defenseless."
John shuddered at the threat behind Moriarty's words and turned to Sherlock for help. Sherlock merely held out his hand. John took it and they left, just like that. Sherlock didn't speak a word as they walked hand in hand to their room. When they got there he left john to his own devices as he buried his nose in a book. John wanted to ask him what he thought about Moriarty, but he was afraid that Sherlock would think he was silly. Instead, he decided to read as well. He opened one of Sherlock's vampire mythology books. He looked up Link in the glossary and turned to the designated page.
"Links can become quite cumbersome for the Linked vampire. However, a human who has acknowledged a Link and become the vampire's lover, can become more confident and healthier. The human will experience dependency on the vampire, feeling as though they cannot live without them. It is unsure what happens to a human if they are completely Linked to a vampire who dies, however, most believe the human also dies. If it is not a Complete Link (see Complete Link, page 127), then the human will go unaffected. This much is known from the case of vampire Dr. Victor Hokum and the human he was Linked to. The human was observed after his death and observed to be mostly unaffected by the death (there was a small bit of mourning as the human considered Dr. Hokum a friend)."
Hmm…I wonder what this "Complete Link" is about…john thought, as he turned to page 127. He quickly found the correct place and began to read. What he read made his stomach twist in an uncomfortable way.
"A Complete Link is formed when a human accepts the vampire who has formed a Link with them. The human must know that the Link exists and accept the vampire anyway. The Link is completed when the human willingly has sexual intercourse with the vampire. Once this has happened, it is impossible for the vampire to break the Link without dying. Once a human and a vampire have a Complete Link, the vampire's life depends on the human's. in other words, if the human dies, so will the vampire."
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. If I die, he dies. His life depends on mine? Maybe that's why he's so protective…john slowly closed the book and put it back on the desk. He shook his head, trying to clear all the thoughts that were threatening to break through.
"What's wrong?" Sherlock demanded.
"What?" John looked up, startled, "Nothing. Nothing's wrong."
"Don't lie," Sherlock responded, "When you shake your head like that, it means you're thinking something you wish you weren't. So what's wrong?"
John started to ask how he knew that, but decided that he'd better not.
"Just something I read," John answered, "Did you know that if I die, you die?"
Sherlock looked down for a moment.
"Yes," Sherlock stated.
"And that doesn't bother you?" john asked.
"Not really, no," Sherlock answered, "Because if you died, I'd want to be dead anyway."
His answer shocked john into to open-mouthed silence. Did he just say what I think he said? John wondered, wildly. No way…
"Are you serious, Sherlock?" john asked, hesitantly.
"Yes," Sherlock replied, "Dead serious."
John had to giggle at that. Then he had to giggle at giggling at something so serious. Then he just had to giggle for the sake of giggling. Pretty soon, John was clutching his sides and Sherlock was staring down at him, with a bewildered look on his face.
"Why are you laughing?" Sherlock questioned.
"You-Just," john couldn't stop laughing at the pun and Sherlock's confused face.
God he's laughing again. I love that so much. Why do I love that so much? Normally I hate laughter, so loud and annoying, Sherlock thought as a smile began to play on his lips. He sighed heavily and decided he didn't care why he loved it, he just did.
Little note: I know this one is a bit short and not very revealing, but I didn't want two big chapters in a row. Starrysummernights, you are still the best ever. Tern, you're a close second. Welcome to the few new followers we have. I promise we'll be getting some big action very soon! Love you guys!