Chapter 23
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"and that is how it will work are you happy with that?" Mycroft asked surveying Sherlock.
"You have told me virtually nothing to have anything to base an opinion on," Sherlock said dryly.
"You expected more brother mine?" Mycroft asked.
"From you no."
"I have no need to tell you more all you need to know is there if you listened."
Sherlock heard the echo of Moriarty's words in what his brother said. "I did tell you but did you listen?"
"Why not just tell me? When you make everything seem so secretive and mysterious it becomes boring," Sherlock snapped.
"Official government affairs brother mine, telling you would qualify as treason" Mycroft responded mildly.
"Then having listened to you trying to be mysterious many times of course I know your plan," Sherlock said ignoring the increasing tiredness overcoming him.
"Do you really, prove it," Mycroft challenged.
"Why bother?"
"Go on, for old time sakes, consider it my thank you," Mycroft said.
"Fine," Sherlock snapped as he told Mycroft his plan. "Now can we proceed?"
"Very well, as long as you are certain" Mycroft said.
"You know I am."
"yes, yes I do. Then I better got to work, you will know when it's done and I better leave you to make things up with your...companion. You really must do everything together if he gets upset where there is something he's not included in. Just how close are you two really?" Mycroft asked mildly.
"You repeating yourself you are becoming dull." he said keeping the tiredness out of his voice.
"And you are growing tired are you sure you are alright? You are doing the right thing Sherlock. Sometimes winning is knowing when to stop playing the game. Only a fool plays when it is not in their interest. Winning is knowing when to change the strategy to make it work for them," Mycroft said heading towards the door.
"Charming speech but save me the health concerns and attempts at life lessons," Sherlock said coldly.
"I thought so too, so long brother mine," Mycroft said leaving. Though he couldn't bring himself to voice it so plainly to his brother the relief he felt at his choice was imminence.
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John sighed as he walked back into the flat a while later. He knew he had most likely over reacted but the last plan Sherlock and Mycroft had resulted in him thinking Sherlock was dead for two years. In spite of himself he smiled slightly as he remembered Sherlock's reaction to his last theory on how he survived. According to him he was still no where near working it out but John couldn't help but think he wouldn't tell him even if he did get it right but it didn't stop him trying to work it out.
The flat was quiet when he walked in, too quiet he didn't like that, quiet was never good where Sherlock was involved. "Sherlock?" John called getting nothing back. "Sherlock, you okay?" he called again. He paused slightly as he heard a soft snoring coming from the bedroom. He supposed it was a good thing Sherlock was getting the sleep he needed as he knew the side effects of controlling his epilepsy were tiring but he couldn't help worrying about him.
He glanced up when he heard Sherlock walk into the living room hours later. "Got to go Mary, I'll talk to you soon, love you too bye," he said hanging up.
"No need to hang up for me," Sherlock said going into the kitchen swallowing his tablets as he spoke.
"Just thought we might need to talk," John ventured.
"Why?"
"About earlier. I might have over reacted earlier but you don't seem to get that..."
"John please don't explain every over emotional reasoning that makes you act as you do it is both tedious and dull now please get to the point," he said sitting down.
"Are you going to tell me what you and your brother are planning? I know something is going on even before today with your brother. The last time something happened with Moriarty, who I am guessing this is about well we all know how that ended so can you please just tell me what is going on this time?" he asked.
"Why do you assume it's got anything to do with him?"
"Since I've known you a lot of the big wild things you do seem to have to do with him," he said with a shrug.
"Not everything, your blog is proof of that," Sherlock argued.
"Something has changed with you Sherlock you haven't been acting like yourself lately. You haven't been working as much and haven't been complaining about it anywhere near as much as you normally do about that. Please tell me what is going on this time and let me help," John asked.
"I don't need any help."
"No, no of course not why would you?" John snapped.
"Stop being so indignant. I mean I don't need your help because I have it sorted."
"How have you got it sorted? Sherlock, what is going on?" John asked again.
"I have a way to deal with Moriarty," he said.
"Okay, which is?" John prompted when he realised Sherlock wasn't going to go on.
He sighed. "He has to be stopped John i'm fed up with his games. As for why I've not been working as much lately you know why that is and we don't need to talk about it and it is also why Moriarty needs to be stopped. I'm not playing his game anymore not the way he played it. I have no interest in him now so he will be taken care of and ultimately eliminated," he said.
John looked at him wishing he for once would stop giving such cryptic answers. "How do you plan on doing that..the not working thing, well not working as much as you did before that will pass you know now that you are you know doing something about the epilepsy so you don't need to worry about that," he said.
"I'm not, i'm doing something about it. I'm making my brother make himself useful for once, he will deal with him," Sherlock said a tone of finality in his voice.
"Mycroft?" John asked worry leaking into his voice. The fact that Sherlock was allowing someone else, especially his brother to take control was worrying.
"Yes I told you I won't play the games he's playing I want nothing more to do with that so Mycroft will deal with him. There will be others out there much more interesting. Look John I need to focus on...it doesn't matter Moriarty is being dealt with and there will be others out there, there is always something new and exciting, a new case to solve," Sherlock said.
"Sherlock, talk to me," John said quietly.
"We are talking," Sherlock said.
"You know what I mean," John said.
"I just need to take care of some things. It's fine John," Sherlock said picking up his phone indicating the discussion was over.