"Yes?" asked Sherlock again. Allie opened her mouth to speak but suddenly found it very dry. Sherlock was obviously getting annoyed. "Is that room service?" he asked, pointing to the tray Allie was carrying.
Allie managed to nod. Sherlock opened the door a bit wider and Allie stepped into the room. She looked around and giggled; obviously Sherlock had no experience cleaning whatsoever.
"What is it?" demanded Sherlock. "What's so funny?" Allie set the tray on the desk before turning to face Sherlock. "Nothing, Mr. Holmes," she said. "Don't forget who you are," warned Alaya. "Kitty."
Allie whipped the pencil out from behind her ear. "Do you have anything to say about the recent suicide of the internet-famous detective, Sherlock?" she asked, pencil poised above notepad. Sherlock's curious expression turned to one of shock, then rage.
"How did you find me?" he hissed. Allie cracked a smile - this was bringing back childhood memories of playing hide-and-go-seek with her brothers. "Any comments on how the family didn't turn up to the funeral?" she asked.
Sherlock said nothing, so Allie continued. "Do you have any explanation for why, although they all wondered about the absences of your mother, father and brother, not one of your friends thought to ask about your dear little sister?"
Allie thought Sherlock's face had been pale before, but it was nothing compared to now. "I have no sister," he whispered. "Write that on your little notepad." Alaya smirked. "Should've known," she said with a laugh.
"No," said Allie. "That's not true." Sherlock looked at her. "Your brother Mycroft has no sister. Your parents have no daughter. They never did. You, however… You can't get rid of your best friend so easily. You aren't like the rest of them, are you?"
Sherlock glanced at her again. "I am now," he said. "She was the only one keeping me sane, and when she left… I had to adapt. So I became one of them." "Do you think she blames herself?" asked Allie.
Sherlock stepped closer to her. "Ask her yourself," he said. "She's always in your head. You told me so yourself." Allie suddenly found that she couldn't speak again. "You used to say she was your only friend in the world, aside from me," Sherlock continued. "How does she treat you now, eh?"
"Like my family," Allie said faintly. "Like a family, or like your family?" Sherlock asked. Allie spoke quietly. "Like my family," she said. Sherlock considered this. "That's no good," he said. Allie nodded faintly
Sherlock turned and paced to the end of his room. "Anyway," he said. "You need to get the hell out and forget you ever saw me." Allie shook her head. "I can't," she said. Sherlock glared at her. "Allie," he warned.
"You know what I find interesting?" Alaya said. Allie barely glanced at her. "Not right now, Alaya," she said. "I find it interesting that, despite how angry he's been at you, and how much you've hurt him, and how easy it would be to slip into old habits, he's never once called you Alaya."
Allie stopped looking at Sherlock and turned towards her subconscious form. "What does that mean?" she asked. Alaya pursed her lips. "It could mean that old habits die hard. Or that he's never forgotten you. Or it could be a subconscious attempt to bring you back."
"OR," Sherlock's voice broke in. "It could be a conscious attempt to not confuse the two of you." Allie balked at this. "But," she said. "You can't see her!" Sherlock rolled his eyes. "On the contrary," he told his little sister. "I have always been able to see just how my younger sister did, and I have always been able to see the beast that dwelled in her mind, waiting to devour her."
Both Allie and Sherlock turned to Alaya, who disappeared with a poof. Allie suddenly grew quite pale. "Allie?" asked Sherlock, and in the stiff politeness there was a note of concern. "She's not happy," said Allie, shaking her head, before collapsing into a dreamless sleep.
Author's Note:
Sorry for not updating, guys! Busy times! Sorry for the confusing chapter, I know there are some of you who complain about how hard it is to understand. I hope to update again at some point by the end of today, so yeah! No more long waits!