DragonShifter: Wow, I am truly amazed at how many reviews I have gotten today. A record breaking eight reviews for one chapter, I will do my best to satisfy you guys with this chapter. I know that this is a very important chapter, So hopefully I do not botch it up. Thank you all for the reviews.
Mycroft was the one who started on the history of the Holmes brothers. "Since I am the oldest, I will beginthe story. I was seven years old when Sherly was born. He a tall baby, with a shock of the darkest black hair I have ever seen. I remember my mother and father telling me that I must be careful with him when I was holding him. I was as careful as a seven year old could be. Those first few months of his life, he was like any other baby. He cried, defecated, and slept. But when he was seven and half months old he became more observant than other babies. He was even more observant than me, and I was the best at observation in the whole family and our friends." Mycroft stopped to sip his water. He shifted and looked at the Morstans. "I was the one to notice him watching everything all the time, and I was the only one to have heard his first words."
"Oh, our parents heard him say words, you know, the usual words babies ever say when they begin to talk, like dada, momma, and other babyish words. But I was the one to help him learn what he saw and he told me all that he saw. Our parents noticed Sherly's intelligence when he two years old. My father was so proud, for he now had two sons that were smart. He had such plans for us. I was the only one to come close to his hopes for us. He wanted Sherly and I to get into the good graces of the queen and become some of her closest advisors."
"Unfortunately, we did not do what he wanted. As Sherly grew, he became uninterested in doing things the normal way. He even went as far as to be smart with the school teachers at the boarding schools he was sent to." The Older Holmes smiled at the memories of Sherlock as a boy. "I will tell you that my mother died when Sherlock was seven and I fourteen. It was hard on all of us, but my father took it especially hard. He grew stricter and made living at home hard. He also took up teaching us all he knew of the world when we were at home. We did not like the strictness, but we knew that our father was grieving. After two years of being strict, our father let up. By that time Sherly had stopped going to school because no one wanted to have to deal with him. You can ask any of those who knew him at the age of nine. Beyond that, I will leave to Sherly and Watson here." Holmes smiled. "Before Watson and I tell our part of the story, may I suggest we move to the parlor where we will be more comfortable."
They moved to the parlor after asking the maid to get them some water. It took everyone fifteen minutes to get settled in their chairs. Once they were settled down, Holmes and Watson began their portion of the story.
DragonShifter: Okay, I have a reason for having Mycroft go first. He is Holmes older brother and he knew Holmes in his early years. So, I figured he could go first in the story telling. I also want to say that I am unsure how I am going to go about in the story telling of Holmes and Watson. Please review and tell me what you think.