Thanks to jnicweb for beta reading!
"What happened in here?"
"In the common room?"
"Yes."
Sherlock made big eyes and asked, "Are you really ready to hear that grand mystery?"
"Oh, I will try to remain calm."
"I've made the cleaning."
Dumb show.
The conversation went on after John had waken from a faint.
"You know, the result is brilliant for a recruit."
"I know."
"And what has caused your hango- er, cleaning?"
"Firstly, I was bored. Secondly, Mrs. Hudson complained too loud. And I've thought... you might be... pleased."
John couldn't help smiling. Sherlock is so cute when he stands on his "independance".
"What a sacrifice... I can't believe it!"
...
"Don't you accidentally want to make one more great deed?"
"I accidentally don't."
"And purposely?"
"I don't think so, too."
"And if I say please?"
"I believed you to have been convinced of the inefficiencies of "pleases"."
"I believed you to have gotten a conscience."
"Dream on."
"I will persuade you."
"Is it a threat?"
"I want to make a human of you."
"Too late. I am older than five."
"The carrot and stick motivation..."
"...gives me very strange associations."
"Damn."
...
John wasn't a fool, you know. He fixed it up. Once he just came home and said that he was going to join the new waifs and strays game and to grow a beard...