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Chapter Four
It had been precisely a week since Cleopatra Holmes had show up in the living room of 221B Baker Street and so far, nothing disastrous had occurred.
John Watson had reluctantly introduced his wife Mary to Sherlock's youngest sister which was certainly an interesting affair.
"So you're Sherlock's sister?" Mary asked for the umpteenth time whilst nursing her cup of coffee Mrs Hudson had made her.
" Yes, the one and only" Cleopatra exhaled once again.
" Sorry, it's just... you're so..." Mary struggled for a more polite word than sane.
"Beautiful?" Cleopatra interjected
Mary laughed "I was going to say normal but we'll go with that. So what was it like having Sherlock and Mycroft as brothers?"
"It was an experience, lets just say that" replied Cleopatra "trying to socialise with my friends whilst Sherlock was around proved to be difficult"
"Ha! Friends! I wouldn't call those people you associated yourself with, your friends" Sherlock interposed as he walked through carrying the head of an Echidna in one hand and a magnifying glass in the other.
"Well what would you call them then?" asked Cleopatra, turning her head towards him.
"Time-wasting, self-obsessed imbeciles" replied Sherlock flatly bending down to examine the decapitated animal.
"That's lovely Sherlock, I'm glad you had such a high opinion of them" said Cleopatra walking over to him.
"What's with the decapitated animal?" Mary asked screwing her nose up at the smell it was emitting from the kitchen.
"It's for a case. A man's alibi depends on it"
" A man's alibi always depends on it" Cleopatra muttered. She looked to her left and saw a kitchen knife laying on the kitchen unit. Next thing Sherlock knew was the blade slicing through the Echidna's skull.
Cleopatra flounced off and slammed her bedroom door upstairs. Mary looked at John, who had read the paper the entire time and said " Well I think we've just had an insight into their childhood."
The next day Mrs Hudson opened the door to Mycroft Holmes who stormed through the hallway, almost knocking her over. "Where is she?" he boomed striding up the stairs.
"Who would that be brother" said Sherlock as he emerged from his bedroom clearly in the process of waking up. Even though it was 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
"Our sister, Sherlock I would have thought you'd mention that she had absconded from Edinburgh"
"Oh because we have such a close relationship"
"Do be quiet brother dear" came a female voice from the top of the third floor. Cleopatra stood at the top of the stairs, her hair flattened against her head, her arms crossed over her white pyjama vest top and blue pyjama bottoms.
"What are you playing at Cleopatra Holmes? Our parents paid a lot of money for you to go to University and what do you do? You throw it away!" Mycroft growled.
"I got bored, I prefer the practical approach, I'm a kinesthetic learner after all" said Cleopatra as she sauntered down the stairs.
Mycroft lost his temper, grabbed hold of his baby sister and slammed her against the wall.
"Mycroft!" Shouted Sherlock
"What is it with you? Why are you determined to make a fool of yourself?" yelled Cleopatra as she struggled against Mycroft's hold.
"For too long have you got away with everything. Every time you've done something wrong it's me that has to pick up the pieces. Well not this time little sister. I will be keeping a very close eye on you. Sherlock, take her to Molly Hooper, ask her to teach Cleopatra. I will get this child through a medical degree if it kills me."
He let got of Cleopatra, who rubbed her wrists and glared at her oldest brother. Mycroft straightened his tie and walked down the stairs and out the door, with a good-bye to any of them.
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Hannah