~~~~Payphone~~~
I guess he knew where to come, as he knows everything.
"I didn't tell anyone, that this is where you came, and I know you must feel a bit uneasy about the time running out with the six months almost coming to an end, but I think you should know that he could change his mind and come next week." He said in that baritone voice of his, and it was starting to get on my nerves.
" I know he can change his mind at any moment, but that is not what I wanted to talk about, and you know as well as I do, that unlike you I have no emotions so to speak of, and I can hide it well enough from that." I told him coldly and I saw him shiver.
"Fine what did you want to talk about?" he said with a pout.
"Your brother, I want assurance from you," I told him as we walked to a near by park.
"What about him, you know he and I don't talk, specially about our feelings, so if you think he doesn't love you I don't know that I can help you." He said with an irritated tone.
"Seriously Sherlock, can't you just have a time when you don't jump to conclusions on what I want to talk about? Use your head to deduce what I will talk about" I told him, but instantly regretted my words.
"Fine, I might be irritated that you would call me to talk about my brother seeing as I was having a good time with John." He said.
"I want you to promise me something regardless of anything happening in the future." I told him.
"Fine, it's all I can say, since I have no choice." He said.
"If I die, I want you to be there for your brother, he may seem like the iceman that Moriarty and everyone else thinks he is but I know different. I fear for everyone's safety, and I think I fear more for your brothers well being. Please take care of him, and no one can know about this meeting, I repeat no one, understood?" I told Sherlock.
"I already said I would didn't I? Besides he might find it suspicious if I go and comfort him, but I will try, and in return I will keep everyone as safe as I can." he said as we walked to the near park, there we sat in a bench and we talked more about to be able to do in the worst case scenario.
~~~After An Hours~~
We said our farewells as I walked him almost to the streets where the first CCTV started to show, and I left back to the shadows, and that is where I found an ancient looking pay phone. I found some change, and I began to dial.
First I had set a device that would make it go straight to voicemail, and then it would hold until I was ready to send it to him, and that would not be until a few weeks from now, because I had a feeling that this fight will be sooner then later.
I am at a pay phone trying to reach you, but I know it is futile, seeing as you will get this call a little too late, and by then you would know the inevitable. I believe the time has finally caught up to us all, and it is all wrong, I never meant to run away but I had to. I had always wasted the nights, following you orders but now that everything is turned upside down and the time is running I seem to be paralyzed and the time seems to be stopped even if for just a minute with you. You are not what I thought you were, and I fear that I may be falling in love with you once again. I know we never called what we had love, but it almost felt that way, even after you saved me from him. But now all that is over, and I fear the worst.
If "Happy Ever After" did exist then I guess we would be together and no one would die but that's all bullocks.
Also I know that many may call you the "Iceman" but I know the difference, because I seen the way you care for Sherlock, and even fro john, you care enough to meddle in their life, but please don't ever change even if you wished it were possible.
One last thing I counted my heart beats here and it is slightly higher then normal, and from the reflection I can see that my eyes are slightly dilated, I guess you were the only one to make me feel, and now its too late, but remember that I will always be here for you.
Goodbye, Mycroft.
I hung up, and then I set the date to send it, then I went back home, to catch up on some sleep.
The next morning I was showered, dressed, and ready to go and I had coffee ready for both of us and then we were ready to go and we were out of the door, and in a cab.
"Where are we going?" Mary asked as we were driven around the spectacular tourist sights, and then we where in front of the Westfield mall here in London.
"Well we are going to do a little shopping, and also some last minutes Christmas shopping. Besides we need a good time for just the both of us before the hard times are here." I told her with a slight smile, that didn't quiet reach my face but enough to say that I was happy she was here.
"Right, well I really don't think I can afforded much here anyways," she said with a slight frown.
"Do not worry about it, this is your Christmas bonus, and present, as well get anything you want, I really don't care." I told her, I had enough money that I had enough to keep funding some foundations to help the community.
Five hours later we where sitting down at the food court, and we had decided for something light, as we where starving, but we wanted to save room, for real food.
Once we finished, we decided to make a trip to the car, and drop off the bags, we already had, once we finished we went back, but then I felt dizzy, and I sat down and then I was feeling better, and I had decided to wait for Mary as she went to the restroom.
Once we where tired, from shopping, we decided to go back to 221B Baker street, and leave our things there, and I had everything ready to start wrapping presents, and then I decided to start decorating the flat, with decorations, and I also decided to decorate, Sherlock's, and johns flat, as well as Mrs. Hudson's flat, and bakery.
That was done with once it was dinnertime, and we decided to invite Sherlock and john, to the restaurant that they had one night captured a cab killer.
It was a fantastic time, and by the time we where leaving to go back to the flat, we decided that walking in the sow was best, to keep chatting, even if Sherlock attempt to ignore the small chat, but he joined once it was something interesting, and then he began to talk about murder, and we decided that silence was best.
Once we had arrived, we saw Mycroft's car outside, but he only rolled down the window.
"Even if I think that quality time in family and friends is pointless, we deserve to show our guest a great time, and I believe my house is big enough for us all, invitations are sent, and Christmas will be at my manor, everything is ready." He said and then his head was once again inside the car, and the car was leaving.
"Mycroft is just doing this because he fears, dying alone, and also because he thinks Moriarty will plan something so he wants us at a safe house." Sherlock said.
"I disagree, Sherlock, I think he finally saw what he was missing, and he wants to experiment this one thing he had not yet done." John said, and it surprised me how perspective he was.
"Well a little to do with Sherlock, and even less then what john said, but he is doing this against his will," I said and then they stared at me.
"What do you mean," they both said.
"We he does want to experience this one thing, but hardly for his own being, but more because I made him, or should I say I demanded he join us, his only condition, the party be move to his house." I said, and they both saw logic in what I was saying.