ACT II
Going on an Adventure

Chapter 2 - A Mysterious Man

John and Sophia soon found themselves in Switzerland, and were just preparing for their mission, going undercover and obtaining information connecting people to the gala. For John this life had become routine, almost like when he was living with Sherlock.

But not entirely. Sophia was so different from Sherlock, she was in tune with her emotions and she wasn't secretive around him. Even the way he felt around her was different from Sherlock. Yet both feelings he couldn't name. While he felt strongly about both of them, he could firmly say that his feelings towards Sherlock were like a brother's feelings. But with Sophia, it was a feeling that, while similar to, wasn't like the feelings for the multiple girlfriends he made, only to storm off when he needed to be there for Sherlock.

He was waiting for Sophia to exit the bathroom of their room, a nice hotel room; thanks to an irregular. But still one bed. He left this thought quickly and turned back to how long Sophia was taking when she exited the bathroom.

"Whoa..." John was in awe. He had never seen Sophia like this. She was wearing a simple green dress, which matched her eyes beautifully. She wore make-up, that highlighted her features and her hair was shiny and wavy and tied into a loose bun.

"Quit your gawking!" Sophia laughed, "We have a mission to take care of"

The two hopped on the snowmobile that was rented in their name and zoomed off to the gala. Looking at Sophia, John began to try and piece what he felt for her. How she was always there, arms around him, to comfort him when he had a nightmare, how well they worked together; even thinking he worked better with her than with Sherlock.

He was soon pulled from these thoughts as they got to the chalet where the gala took place. They parked their snowmobile and entered the chalet.

The sight that greeted them surprised them both.

The entire room of Moriarty supporters were out cold. Many with their heads bashed in, but nothing fatal. On a table was a disk with, almost familiar handwriting on it saying 'proof of Moriarty'.

"What happened?" John asked

"Someone got here before us, it seems" Sophia's eyes scanned the room for a message, as there is always after these missions.

"Wasn't one of us" Sophia said, "let's head back after we place a message, the authorities should be here soon, and we can contact the Order right away about this

So the two painted their message, hopped on the snowmobile again and headed back. On the way, Sophia contacted HQ.

"Wotcher!" Melody answered

"Hey Tonks" John answered "it seems that someone got here before we did"

"Was it an Agent?" Melody asked

"No," Sophia said and they dodged a snow drift "this one had no message"

"Odd..." Melody said "and this is not the first time it has happened"

"So what do we do now?" John asked

"Whatever you like" Melody said "usually we give them another mission, but seeing it's..."

"Yeah," John sighed "have you-"

"Yes, carnations and I said a few words"

"Thanks"

"Constant Vigilance!"


The two got dinner and had a wonderful time. However, John's thoughts were elsewhere.

"Never got to celebrate today, I'm guessing?"

"No, there was a triple homicide and I couldn't get him to stop even for a day"

"Well, we should make up for that then" Sophia smiled before ordering some champagne for them both.

They got the champagne and raised their glasses for a toast.

"Happy Birthday, Sherlock Holmes"

John, for the first time in months, smiled at the short toast Sophia made. He hoped Sherlock was at peace, maybe smiling down. More likely though, he was saying everything wrong with Sophia.

After their dessert, the waiter told them that their bill had been paid for entirely. When asked who it was, the waiter just said,

"I don't know, the card says his name is 'Robert Rathbone'"


Right before he got into bed, he looked up into the sky and smiled

"Happy Birthday Sherlock, I hope you are at peace" John then turned to look at Sophia, already asleep, but still beautiful, "I really like her Sherlock, and I know you never approved of the people I dated. But I really feel I could be happy with her, even though it has been less than a month... Maybe, once the Order has cleared your name, there might be another Sherlock running about the streets of London."


Yeah, John's thinking about naming his son after Sherlock. It's a concept I've seen in a few fics and one I really find sweet.

Also, yes the date of this mission is January 6th.

Also, John is starting to find his feelings to Sophia! Does she return them? And who was it that completed the mission? And the man that paid for their dinner?