From I'm Nova: Pests (or not?)


I'm afraid this might have been partially inspired by a new Sherlock preview clip...


==Day 13: Kid-friendly==

Holmes and Watson were reviewing their notes, Holmes trying to make sense of a tangle of a case, when the sitting room door creaked open and two small blond heads poked their way into the room.

"Rose, Arthur," Watson said warningly. "What have I told you about interrupting me and Uncle Sherlock when we're working?"

"We only wanted to watch," said Rose, her large hazel eyes all innocence. Dear heavens, Holmes thought, the girl had learned from both her parents—he saw both Watson and Mary in that expression.

"Please?" little Arthur added. "We won't be in the way. Honest."

Watson looked apologetically at Holmes. "They must have sneaked out on Mary and Mrs. Hudson."

Holmes snorted, much amused—as he often was, even after ten years—by the dilemmas Watson and Mary faced as parents. "Well, if they're that quiet and sit very still, I don't see what harm they can do."

"Oh, they'll think of something," Watson warned.

Holmes glanced again at the children and shook his head. "It's all right, Watson, really."

Watson sighed and waved his eager progeny in. "You two must behave yourselves or Mama shall have to take you home, is that understood?"

Rose and Arthur nodded solemnly and silently, though their small bodies continued to vibrate with excitement.

Holmes chuckled. "Well, my dear fellow, you can hardly blame them if they take after their parents."

"Holmes, don't encourage them."


A/N: Um… short again? A "What If Mary Had Lived?" This is set in the later days of Holmes's practice, sometime around the turn of the century—Rose is the older child and at least eight here, and her brother... Three or so years younger?

And I am weak for the idea of Watson being a dad. Sue me. :)

As for next up… I'm not entirely sure, so it will be a surprise for everybody! :D