Okay, and here s Chapter Eight.
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Chapter Eight
"BORED!" Sherlock exclaimed as john came in.
"Sherlock, you can't expect there to be a crime every day." John replied.
"Why not?" Sherlock asked.
"Because I'm pretty sure that's not the way criminals work."
"But I have nothing to do!" Sherlock replied.
"Why don't you go watch your fish?" Asked John with a sigh.
"Bored." Sherlock said. John was just glad that Sherlock hadn't gotten his hands onto any guns. That would not have been a wise move considering that they now had an aquarium. Just then, there was a knock on the door. Going to answer it, John found only a plastic bag with a present wrapped up in it. There was a note on the top and he picked it up, reading.
John, give this to Sherlock. He'll know why. Don't be alarmed.
-Mycroft.
Don't be alarmed… that didn't give John much hope. Picking up the present, he took it into the room and handed it to Sherlock.
"This was outside. It's from Mycroft." John said.
"Must he?" Sherlock asked.
"Must he what?" John asked, confused.
"He always gets me a present. I just had one from being sick. I don't need another one."
"Does Mycroft get you many presents?"
"He gets me two every year. This time, it's my birthday, not Christmas." Sherlock replied with a huff.
"It's your birthday?" John asked with surprise.
"Yes."
"Weren't you going to tell me?" John asked.
"Was I meant to?"
"Generally, yes."
"I don't know when anyone has their birthdays. Why should they know about mine?" Sherlock asked.
"Aren't you going to open it?" John asked.
"It's probably a puzzle." Sherlock replied.
"Why don't you check?" John suggested. Sighing, Sherlock opened the large present to find a plain box. Opening it, he looked in.
"Oh, for once it looks like he's found something fun. I'll need some scissors, John." Sherlock said with excitement, reaching into the box and bringing out a bomb that was counting down. They had three minutes left.
"What?" John said in shock. He was pretty sure that Sherlock's brother was the government, not someone trying to destroy the county. However he did as Sherlock said, bringing anything the detective needed. It took Sherlock two and a half minutes, and John could tell that the bomb had been modified to tax his roommate's mind. As the countdown stopped, John let out a sigh of relief.
"Why would Mycroft send you a bomb?" John asked.
"Don't worry, it isn't dangerous." Sherlock replied.
"Couldn't you have told me that earlier?" Exclaimed John.
"I didn't need to." Sherlock replied.
"So what was it counting down to?"
"If I didn't diffuse it, the 'bomb' would sing happy birthday very loudly and automatically sends texts to any one my dear brother considers my friends telling them that it is my birthday. It provides an interesting challenge, with enough of an incentive to try it and a disincentive if I lose." Sherlock replied.
"Don't you get anything for winning?" John asked.
"No." Sherlock replied. John picked up the bomb and looked at it.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yes."
"Then how do you explain that I've just found… a jigsaw puzzle piece in here?" John said.
"Hmm…" Sherlock replied, picking it up and examining it.
"Ah, this was one of the missing pieces from the jigsaw puzzle I had when I was three." He replied, getting up and searching through a few boxes until he found the jigsaw puzzle, which was a 5000 piece puzzle of a Jack The Ripper scene and placing it in.
"You had that when you were three?" John asked in disbelief.
"Yes." Sherlock asked, confused to why John thought it was weird.
"You did start young." John said, letting out a slow breath. "Just make sure that Moriaty doesn't give you any presents. I don't think I could handle that."
"Do you think he might? Then I could get a serial killer or something even more taxing for my mental prowess." Sherlock said cheerfully.
"Sometimes, I almost entertain the idea that Sargent Donovan was right, you know, Sherlock." John said.
"No, she couldn't figure out any crime." Sherlock replied, starting on the jigsaw.
"And that's when I remember who I'm working with." John replied.
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The thing that John is referencing is Donovan's idea that someday Sherlock would have put the body there.
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