Stupid Law 4
A/N: Okay guys let's have the boys take a trip abroad for a change. Thanks to the reviewers, favouriters and alerters. There was an overwhelming response to the last chapter. This one is for BabyShallow on Twitter a.k.a my number one fan!
"Right so let me get this straight Sherlock. You are absolutely sure you have caught the West Virginian serial killer who has eluded the police over here for months." John said staring at the detective.
"Now really John you have watched me work on nearly forty cases and you still ask am I sure? If you must know it was rather simple once I got a look at his dining room table. It was set for two people although he is living on his own. So a friend then…not a huge leap from there with the perfume in the bathroom and the rather fetching looking new painting on the kitchen wall. Had he been on his own he would never have bought it…not really the arty type. He was trying to make an impression then, for a female friend." Sherlock barely paused for breath and John just stared. He should be used to this now but still the detective amazed him. John new what was coming now as they sat on a train on their way to the airport. The inevitable point where Sherlock's system would shut down and he would sleep for the first time since they had arrived. Sure enough five minutes later Sherlock's eyes closed and nothing was going to wake him until the train stopped at their destination.
As the countryside passed by in the window John slowly found his own eyes beginning to close. He wasn't surprised really. After all Sherlock had had him chasing the serial killer at all hours of the night.
John woke as he felt something cool and metallic around his wrist. He opened his eyes and found that it was a pair of handcuffs which was now attached to the edge of the seat. He glanced at Sherlock and found him in the same predicament but unlike John he had not woken up.
What the hell have we done now! John thought to himself. This can't be another stupid law that we have broken somehow chasing the suspect. If it is I am going to murder him!
The train pulled into the station and Sherlock woke up with a start. He looked down at the handcuffs then over to John and back to the handcuffs'
"John what have you done now?" he asked in a threatening voice. John just gaped at him.
"What have I done Sherlock? I have done nothing. This is your fault. Probably something to do with the way you apprehended the killer." John said exasperated.
Their queries were answered two minutes later when a policeman boarded the train following one of the ticket-collectors.
"Here are your perpetrators, Sir" the young man announced as the policeman followed him into the compartment.
"Well I see you have finally woken up then, gentlemen if you would care to follow me to the station," he said in an authoritive voice while uncuffing them both. Sherlock responded by folding his arms and making several noises of protestation.
"I will not be accompanying you anywhere officer until you tell me why we are being arrested. We have not broken any laws and are not criminals." Sherlock stated. At this point the officer and the collector laughed slightly to which Sherlock just glowered at them.
"Not criminals eh, would you care, then, to read the notice on the door to this compartment for me" the officer asked looking rather happy. John felt nervous now but still Sherlock was indignant. He moved to the door and read out a list of guidelines but stopped short as he came to the final one on the notice.
"Please continue, you are the great Sherlock Holmes after all" said the officer. Sherlock could only stare at John with a look of embarrassment on his face. He slowly read out the last line which very clearly stated that it was against the law to snooze on a train within the state of West Virginia. John was taken aback and he willingly followed the officer to the station.
"Ah Sherlock what are we going to do. We can't call in any favours this time. I very much doubt that Mycroft will send someone to get us. He is still annoyed with us after the incident in Scotland." Sherlock knew this was true but held his own as he was interviewed by the officer. He worked some of his deductive charms and by the end of the interview it was the officer who was looking ashamed.
"Well that is that then" said Sherlock, "I'll just go and collect my friend and we'll be on our way." He strode over to the cell in which John was sitting and waited for it to be opened by the rather red-faced looking officer.
An hour later they were sitting on their private jet back to London and John had to ask how he had managed it. Sherlock was only to willing to provide the story.
"I simply told the man some things which I had figured out. Mainly that he cheated on his wife last night and also that he had a rather embarrassing incident with a female criminal earlier on in which she was able to overpower him and escape with his badge. Somehow after that he didn't really mind that we had fallen asleep in the train." Sherlock laughed when he concluded the story and John couldn't help but join him. One thing was for sure never take on Sherlock Holmes unless you are one hundred percent clean or he will gladly point out your faults.
A/N: This is one that I found today and thought it work well in the series. It really is against the law to snooze on a train in West Virginia.