Sherlock chased Jayden all around the flat, under and over furniture, around corners, and through nearly every room of the place.
Sherlock had never had such trouble catching someone before.
Jayden stopped near the front door before sticking his tongue out, and bolting out the door.
John made his way down the stairs just in time to see Sherlock run after him.
"At least stay close!" John called out the door. The only response he got was a quick thumbs up from Sherlock.
"I hope they're careful..." Mrs. Hudson said, leaning out the door behind John. John gave her a sheepish smile.
"Tea?" He offered.
Wind whipped past his face, and he only vaguely noted that rain had begun to pelt his arms. Jayden hadn't had more fun since he came to England. Being chased by a swift, angry, and brilliant Englishmen was actually quite thrilling.
He knows this town like the back of his hand, he's going to catch me eventually... Jayden thought. I wonder what he'll do.
A storm had formed by the time the Sherlock finally cornered Jayden.
They stood there in the pouring rain, staring at each other breathing heavily.
"You caught me." Jayden said breathlessly.
Sherlock nodded. A smile slid onto Jayden's face as he hunched over.
"You going to kill me?"
"No," Sherlock scoffed, "Don't be obvious."
"Why do I get the feeling that that's an inside joke?"
"Because it is." Sherlock said, waving the subject off. "It's a reference to a past case. Only John would get it."
Jayden nodded, "What are you going to do then?"
Sherlock smiled.
"I actually didn't have anything specific in mind." Sherlock said. "But I think this... will suit my purposes quite nicely."
Sherlock looked up expectantly, and Jayden turned around to see what he was.
"Wha-"
Cold.
Cold.
Freezing cold.
How in the world-?
Ugh! COLD!
"Where did that come from?!" Jayden exclaimed.
"You're standing quite near a window covering that has a reputation for releasing the water it blocks all at once." Sherlock said. "I did some quick math and made sure you were standing in the right place at the right time."
"You know what?" Jayden said, blinking the water out of his eyes.
"What?"
"This means war. A prank war."
"Deal, so long as they're not unnecessarily destructive."
"Well that's boring." Jayden complained.
"It is," Sherlock agreed, "But John would kill me if I destroyed his favorite jumper again."
"Again?" Jayden asked, smirking.
"It may have accidentally been dissolved." Sherlock said. "In acid."
"Accidentally?"
"As far as he knows."
"I figured."
"It's not like I knew it was his favorite jumper then..." Sherlock defended himself.
"I'm sure." Jayden looked up and down himself. Sherlock was drenched, but he was soaked to the bone. "So what do we do now?"
Sherlock shrugged.
"What time is it?"
Jayden looked down at his watch and was about to answer when he did a double take.
"About 6:00." Jayden said. "Have we really been out that long? Didn't feel like it."
"Hmm..." Sherlock said.
Jayden heard a low rumble and realized it was his stomach.
"You're hungry." Sherlock commented, apparently having heard the sound as well.
"Uh-huh." Jayden nodded.
Sherlock frowned.
"What?" Jayden asked.
"I'm a tad peckish myself." Sherlock said, as though it were the strangest thing to ever happen.
"Could that possibly be because you haven't eaten more than a clementine orange and one lemon slice in about four days?"
Sherlock ignored Jayden's comment.
"Chinese take out?"
"Sounds delicious." Jayden licked his lips.
John did a double take as Sherlock and Jayden walked through the door.
Both of them were soaking wet, holding boxes of Chinese take out, and Jayden was howling with laughter. Sherlock was just smiling, but it was a grin John hadn't seen before. John looked them both up and down.
Mrs. Hudson then made an appearance.
"Oh my!" She exclaimed. "What did you two get into?"
Mrs. Hudson lightly set her hands on Jayden's shoulders and took a better look at him.
"You probably ought to get out of those clothes, dear, before you catch cold."
"A myth Mrs. Hudson," Sherlock said, "Simply an old wife's tale."
"Maybe, but you ought to get out of them all the same." Mrs. Hudson nodded.
"What about him?" Jayden asked, pointing to Sherlock. "He's just as wet as I am!"
"Ah, well, I gave up on keeping him healthy a long time ago." Mrs. Hudson said. "Alive, is all I care about now, and even that's difficult. I only make sure of the essentials now that John's here to keep him in line."
"I try my best." John said.
"And you do a good job, dear." Mrs. Hudson patted John on the shoulder while smiling sweetly. "I'd best be going now. I have to meet a couple about 221c. I think I might finally have a renter."
"Good luck." John said, as Mrs. Hudson exited the flat.
John looked back to Sherlock and Jayden.
"What am I going to do with you two?"
A/N: Sorry, I know I didn't update for a while. I've been busy. Hope you liked it. If you have any ideas for bonding scenes between Sherlock and Jayden, John and Jayden, or Mrs. Hudson and Jayden, please shoot me a pm. If I don't use it in this story, I might use the idea in another. I can always use some help!