The walk back to the flat isn't long, John hasn't even noticed that he left is cane behind yet.

"Okay, that was ridiculous, That was the most ridiculous thing I've ever done."
"And you invaded Afghanistan."

"That wasn't just me."

We open the door to the flat, I'm instantly confronted by the warmness, it's a stark contrast to outside.

"Mrs Hudson! Doctor Watson will take the room upstairs."
"Says who?"

"Says the man at the door."

And that'll be Johns cane.
"Sherlock texted me." Angelo says, handing John his cane back.
"He said you forgot this."
"Ah. Er, thank you. Thank you."
"Sherlock, what have you done?"
"Mrs Hudson?"
"Upstairs."
Oh no, no no. My feet run up the stairs before I can even tell them to. There are police all over the flat, my flat.

"What the fuck are you doing here!" No one messes with my flat.

"What are you doing?" Dad demands.
"Calm down Alice, I knew you'd find the case. I'm not stupid."
"You can't just break into my flat!"
"And you can't withhold evidence. And I didn't break into your flat."
"Well, what do you call this then?"
"It's a drugs bust."

Oh he wouldn't dare.
"Seriously?! This guy, a junkie?! Have you met him?"

"John, you might want to shut up."

"John ..."
"I'm pretty sure you could search this flat all day, you wouldn't find anything you could call recreational."

Oh John.
"John, you probably want to shut up now."
"Yeah, but come on ... No."
"What?"
"You?"

"Shut up!"

"It was a long time ago." I don't want what might be our only decent house mate scared off.
"I'm not your sniffer dog Lestrade."
"No, Anderson's my sniffer dog."
"Oh no Anderson is not in my flat!"

"Anderson, what are you doing here on a drugs bust?"
"Oh, I volunteered."
"They all did. They're not strictly speaking on the drugs squad, but they're very keen."
"Are these human eyes?"

Oh no not her to.

"Put those back!"
"They were in the microwave!"
"It's an experiment."
"Keep looking, guys."
"Or you could help us properly and I'll stand them down."
"This is childish."
"Well, I'm dealing with a child. Sherlock, and I'm not talking about Alice. This is our case. I'm letting you in, but you do not go off on your own. Clear?"
"Oh, what, so-so-so you set up a pretend drugs bust to bully me?"
"It stops being pretend if they find anything."
"I am clean!"
"Is your flat? Is Alice?"

"How dare you! You really think I'd be that stupid after seeing what they did to dad?"

And then it hit me, they'd be looking in my room to, oh god my blades. I ran up the hall to my room.

"You stay the hell out of my room!" I yell bursting in only to find Donovan lifting up mums music box.

"You put that down right now!" I say, snatching it before she even has a chance.

"Dad's properly all ready cracked just go talk to him.

She leaves and I sit on my bed, and I start to cry. I'm just so hungry and so tied and I want to die so much.

I open the music box and turn the blade around in my figures, and before I know it's running down my hip and then my thigh and oh god I know it's wrong but it's the only dam thing that makes me feel okay.

I stay in my room for a while, till I calm down a bit then I go to find dad to see if he has any leads but when I get to the living room I can't find him. John looks busy and I really don't trust any of the police men.

"Mrs Hudson where's dad?" I ask calling down the stairs.

"He just left with his taxi dear"

And then it clicked, it wasn't the man in the taxi it was the driver.

Come on Dad pick up your god dam phone!

I've searched the block and I can't find him any where. Oh god I know he's gotten himself into trouble. My heart starts racing and I'm having trouble breathing, no Alice this is no time for a panic attack Dad's in trouble. Who can I tell? Lestrade? No he's all ready broken my trust. Mycroft? No I need to prove to him that dad can take care of me. John? I only just me him, still not sure if I can trust him but do I have any other choice?

I walk back to the apartment and run up the stairs.
"John, dad's in trouble!"

John was all ready on it before I had to tell him, he's tracking the pink ladies phone to a university.

"Okay, Alice I want you to stay in the taxi, if I'm not back in 20 minutes try calling Lestrade again.

John rushes off looking for dad, fat chance if I'm staying here. I dig into my pocket and pay the cabby before jumping out to search for dad.

Come on Alice you can do this, if you were the murder where would you take him? You'd want to avoid the cleansers. Oh god Alice he's a mad man who knows what he's thinking!

I run from class room to class room, trying to find clues but my brain get's scattered and I have trouble seeing straight. And then I hear it, a gun shot and tears are coming before I can stop them. "Daddy!" I scream oh god no no. And then he's here and he's hugging me and he's okay, and I'm okay.

After that it doesn't take long for Lestrade to show up, luckily long enough for me to calm down and not look like I was having a breakdown. Dad's sitting on the back of an ambulance and I'm being interviewed by one of the newer officers, I know she's new because she was the only one who wanted to interview me. Despite what most people seem to think I am not my father, sure I'm smart and I can make deductions like he can but I'm not insensitive or rude in the same way he is. I tell the officer that I came here by myself to try and find dad, they know I couldn't have shot him because of the height of the bullet, another thing I didn't get from my dad, his height I'm barley over 5 ft.

Third Person P.O.V

"I just need to talk about the-the rent!"
"But I've still got questions for you."
"Oh, what now? I'm in shock! Look, I've got a blanket!"
"Sherlock!"
"And I just caught you a serial killer ... more or less."
(Lestrade looks at him thoughtfully for a moment.)
"Okay. We'll bring you in tomorrow. Off you go."
Sherlock walks over to John.

"Um, Sergeant Donovan's just been explaining everything, the two pills. Been a dreadful business, hasn't it? Dreadful."
"Good shot."
"Well, you'd know. Need to get the powder burns out of your fingers. I don't suppose you'd serve time for this, but let's avoid the court case. Are you all right?"
"Yes, of course I'm all right."
"Well, you have just killed a man."

"But he wasn't a very nice man."
"No. No, he wasn't really, was he?"
"And frankly a bloody awful cabbie."
"That's true. He was a bad cabbie. Should have seen the route he took us to get here!"
John and Sherlock giggle.
"Stop! Stop, we can't giggle, it's a crime scene! Stop it!"
"You're the one who shot him. Don't blame me."
"Keep your voice down!"
John and Sherlock continue giggling for a moment and then there is a awkward silence.

"Sherlock?"

"Mmm?
"Er, Sergeant Donovan was telling me something before, she um was telling me that the reason you moved to 221B was because um-"

"Alice tried to kill herself."

"Yeah. Is it true?"

Sherlock sighs.

"Yes, she's a smart kid and very good at attracting bullies, and I fear I haven't been the best father to her."

"Wait I've seen her she's brilliant, can't she skip a few years at school?"

"She all ready has, she's in year 11."

"Oh. Sherlock?"

"Yes?"

"You're not a bad parent, I haven't known you for very long but I see the way she looks at you, she adores you."

Alice P.O.V

Thankfully the interview doesn't take too long and before long I am walking over to dad and John.

"Good shot John, nice blanket dad."

"It's for shock! Dinner?"
"Starving."

"Me to." And for once I feel like I can handle food.
"End of Baker Street, there's a good Chinese stays open 'til two. You can always tell a good Chinese by examining the bottom third of the door handle."
And then a black car pulls up, oh this is going to be fun!
"Sherlock. That's him. That's the man I was talking to you about."
"I know exactly who that is."

Oh dad being dramatic as ever.
"So, another case cracked. How very public spirited ... though that's never really your motivation, is it?"
"What are you doing here?"
"As ever, I'm concerned about you."

"Hi uncle Mycroft." I say with a smile and a wave, that's another difference between me and my dad, I don't hate our family.

Dad gives me a stern look, John doesn't seem to catch what I just said with is going to make the surprise even better.

"Yes, I've been hearing about your 'concern'."
"Always so aggressive. Did it never occur to you that you and I belong on the same side?"
"Oddly enough, no!"
"We have more in common than you like to believe. This petty feud between us is simply childish. People will suffer ... and you know how it always upset Mummy."
"I upset her? Me? It wasn't me that upset her, Mycroft."
"No, no, wait. Mummy? Who's Mummy?"
"Mother – our mother. This is my brother, Mycroft."
"Putting on weight again?"

"Dad don't be rude!"
"Losing it, in fact."
"He's your brother?"

"And my uncle!"
"Of course he's my brother."
"So he's not ..."
"Not what?"

"I dunno – criminal mastermind?"
"Close enough."
"For goodness' sake. I occupy a minor position in the British government."
"Witch means he is the British government"

"Ah Alice, how is my favorite niece?"

"Pretty good, the new flats really nice!"
"Good evening, Mycroft. Try not to start a war before I get home. You know what it does for the traffic."

"Good bye Mcroft!" I call following dad. John stays behind for a minute but quickly catches up with us.
"dim sum."
"Mmm! I can always predict the fortune cookies."
"No you can't." I remind dad, he may be amazing but no one's that good.
"Almost can. You did get shot, though."
"Sorry?"
"In Afghanistan. There was an actual wound."
"Oh, yeah. Shoulder."
"Shoulder! I thought so."

"No you didn't."

"The left one."
"Lucky guess."
"I never guess."
"He does."

So um this chapter turned out longer then I had meant it to be but oh well!

Dad raps his arm around my shoulder and kisses the top of my head.

"What are you so happy about?"
"Moriarty."
"What's Moriarty?"
"I've absolutely no idea."

"Interesting, that soldier fellow. He could be the making of my brother – or make him worse than ever. Either way, we'd better upgrade their surveillance status. Grade Three Active."
"Sorry, sir. Whose status?"
"Sherlock Holmes, Alice Holmes and Doctor Watson."

The next chapter(s?) will be about Alice's first day at her new school, and will have some Alice and John bonding. :)