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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence, Underage
  Category:
      M/M
  Fandom:
      Sherlock_(TV)
  Relationship:
      Sherlock_Holmes/John_Watson, Sherlock_Holmes_&_John_Watson
  Character:
      Sherlock_Holmes, John_Watson, Mycroft_Holmes, Sebastian_Moran, Mary
      Morstan, Siger_Holmes, Violet_Holmes, John_Watson's_Father
  Additional Tags:
      Johnlock_Fluff, Teenlock, Johnlock_Angst, Teen_Romance, Teen_Angst,
      Bullying, Teen_violence, Consensual_Underage_Sex, Underage_Sex, Rape/Non-
      con_Elements, First_Time, Anal_Sex
  Stats:
      Published: 2013-08-31 Completed: 2014-07-14 Chapters: 36/36 Words: 137036
****** Kiss Away The Pain (A Teen!lock Story) ******
by forevershipjohnlock
Summary
     Sherlock was never popular in school and when he upsets the team
     captain of the rugby team (Sebastian Moran), he finds himself
     cornered. Luckily, John is there to save the day. This is the story
     of the relationship that follows. Warnings for angst, violence and m/
     m teen smut (as well as romance and fluff). Written with SailorXStar
     as John, Me (ForeverShipJohnlock) as Sherlock.
Notes
     Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story!
     Author's Note: I never thought I'd be able to find such a great
     writing partner on Omegle, but... along comes miss SailorXStar! This
     is the product of a lot of time and work, plus tons of ideas and we
     both hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed writing it! Please R&R,
     we love to hear what you think! There is much more to come, we've
     already finished and have several chapters written, this is just a
     taste of this series! Enjoy!
***** Chapter One *****
Sherlock was trying to figure out how to get out of the situation he had
currently found himself in. He had made the bad mistake of provoking the rugby
team captain and was currently backed up against a wall by a group of angry
players. He knew what was coming, he'd been beaten up before and he knew there
was no sense in trying to get away. It was also unlikely that anyone would be
coming along to intervene, because all the professors were gone for the day and
he had no friends, so he closed his eyes and waited for the first punch.
John was just coming down the hall when he saw his teammates all circled around
something...No someone! They were about to beat someone up. He dropped his
things and ran over, pushing his way through the group. "Hey! Stop it, mates.
What are you doing?" Finally he made it to the space between the captain,
Sebastian Moran, and a tall skinny boy with a mop of dark curls cringing
against the wall. "Moran, what's going on here?" he asked, trying to get him to
put down his arm.
Sherlock opened his eyes at the sound of a new voice, one he'd never heard
before. He sighed and looked gratefully at the shorter boy, 17 years old if his
memory served correctly, just transferred. His name was something common...
Jim... or something like it. His thoughts were interrupted when Moran scoffed,
"Freak here thinks he's better than us... we're gonna teach him a lesson."
Sebastian turned back and punched Sherlock square in the nose, knocking him to
the ground, "care to join us, John?" 
John, not Jim... Sherlock mentally corrected himself. He could see the evil
smirk on Sebastian's face and cringed as his leg reared back, ready to kick him
in the gut.
John jumped when Moran's fist whizzed past him and hit the boy in the face. He
knelt down next to him as he fell. What could this boy have possibly done to
make Moran and the others this upset? As John saw Moran preparing to kick the
boy, he stood and pushed him backwards. "I don't beat up on people unless I
have a good reason. And right now the only person I see who deserves a punch in
the face is you." John stared defiantly at the older boy, arms crossed over his
chest. He just wished he were a bit taller to complete his look of
intimidation, but he did see some of the other rugby players backing away
nervously.
Sherlock curled himself into a ball, the pain from the punch to his face
unbearable. My nose is most definitely broken, he thought and focused on
escaping deep into his mind palace to ignore the pain, as he always did. He
didn't even hear the exchange between the other boys, too lost in his thoughts.
Sebastian chuckled, "Aw, come on, John! We're just having a little fun!" He
said and smiled, holding his hands out in an attempt to calm John down.
"Fun?" John said, seething. "I didn't realise when I joined the rugby team that
I was joining a gang of bullies. If this is your idea of fun then I don't want
a part of it. Or you." He glanced back momentarily at the lithe form of the boy
on the ground. Blood was starting to pool from his nose, but he didn't look
seriously hurt otherwise. Turning back to Moran, John gave him a dangerous
look. "Get out of here before I call the headmaster and get you suspended from
the team."
The smile quickly dropped from Moran's face and he furrowed his brow in anger
at John, "Fine. Whatever," he retorted and spit in Sherlock's direction before
turning to walk away. "Later, freak... C'mon boys, let's go." He walked away
with his fists clenched at his sides and the other players followed. Meanwhile,
Sherlock was running through the periodic table in his mind for the fourth
time, shaking and waiting for the next punch or kick to come.
John waited until all the boys had turned the corner, keeping a stern eye on
them, before bending down next to the boy. He could see his body trembling and
felt even more angry at the boys for their behaviour, but pushed it away. He
needed to help this kid, whoever he was. "Hey," he said quietly, and gingerly
rested his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Are you alright?" He seemed so
helpless, the way he had laid there and accepted the beating. There was no way
that he had done anything more than be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Sherlock jerked as he felt the touch to his shoulder, expecting it to be
another punch. He relaxed once he heard John's voice and opened his eyes,
looking at the other boy's face for the first time. He was quite handsome, with
his dark blue eyes and short dirty blonde hair. He was definitely an athlete
with his broad shoulders and slightly muscular frame making up for his lack of
height. "F-fine... I'm fine," he lied, his voice strained and shaking. He
winced as another pulse of pain shot through his nose and he reached up to wipe
the blood away with the back of his hand.
John's heart went out to the boy when he saw him flinch at his touch, but he
was glad that he didn't try to move away. "Come on. I know how to fix your nose
up." He offered the boy a smile and held out his hand. Now that he wasn't
trying to protect him, he got a good look at him. His eyes were a piercing
blue-green that he'd never seen before on a person, and his hair was a complete
mess of curls in all directions, but it seemed to work for him. Not to mention
he had some prominent cheekbones. He mentally scolded himself for thinking
this, though. He wasn't gay... Not really anyway.
Sherlock glanced from John's hand back to his face and he hesitated before
grabbing it and allowing himself to be pulled up. "You don't have to do this,
you know," he stated, pushing himself up off the floor with his free hand. He
was shocked the boy even ran the other boys off, let alone that he was trying
to help him now, no one had ever shown any kindness toward him
before. Curious, he thought, intrigued by John. He found himself analyzing him
without thought, taking in his full appearance, but looking away after his
thoughts took a more personal turn. He had always known he preferred males over
females, although he had never been involved with either romantically, but this
was not the time to let his look linger too long. He still wasn't sure how John
would react to that sort of attention.
John pulled the boy up and shrugged a little. "I know I don't have to. But I
want to." He looked up at him and could see the almost calculating look in his
eyes. It was a bit unnerving, especially because he didn't understand why this
boy would be looking at him that way. Unless of course he didn't trust him just
yet. John supposed he couldn't blame him for that after the way he had been
treated. He gestured for the boy to follow him down the hall, intending to go
into the bathroom and clean him up. Luckily he always kept a first aid kit on
him. "What's your name?" he asked, glancing at the boy.
"Sherlock Holmes," Sherlock said, following John down the hall. He easily fell
into step with the shorter boy, their arms brushing occasionally as they
walked. "Your name is John... Watson, right?" he asked, his head tilting a
little. He still felt nervous, not knowing how observant John was and trying to
keep his thoughts in check, though he still maintained steady eye contact with
him.
John nodded. "That's right. Nice to meet you," he said. He couldn't help but
notice the small amount of contact between them as they walked, but he didn't
mind. At least the boy, Sherlock, seemed comfortable enough not to walk at a
distance from him. They made it to the bathroom and John led Sherlock over to
the basin, turning on the water so that it would warm up a little. He got some
paper towels and wet them, reaching up to clean the blood from Sherlock's face.
His skin was so pale it made the crimson stand out that much more, and John
shivered a little, feeling a strange sense of de ja vu. Shaking his head, he
asked Sherlock, "What did you do to get them so riled up?"
Sherlock winced a little as the paper towel grazed his nose, still sensitive to
any sort of touch. "Ah, I, um... caught Sebastian cheating on an exam earlier
this week and threatened to tell the professor... He didn't take too kindly to
my observations, he rarely does. I should have known better than to provoke
him, especially after last time..." Sherlock bit his lip and looked away,
remembering how bad of shape he ended up in last time Moran had decided to
'teach him a lesson'.
John paused for a moment, not lowering his hand, but quirking his mouth to the
side. "He does this a lot then," he said, continuing more gently with his
cleaning. It wasn't a question. John had found out quickly that Moran had a
temper, but he didn't know that he took it out on defenseless people. Once the
blood was gone, John patted Sherlock's face dry and got out his first aid kit.
There was a nose splint inside which he brought towards Sherlock. "This might
hurt a little. I don't think your nose is broken, or your tear ducts would
probably be going wild. But you should wear this at least for today." John put
the splint in place as gently as he could.
Sherlock groaned at the slight pain, "Yes, though this time wasn't nearly as
bad. If it weren't for you I may have ended up in the hospital again." He
grabbed John's hand and squeezed it, "thanks... for everything," he murmured
and smiled shyly.
John's eyes widened just a bit. Moran had put him in the hospital last time?
Well, that was it. He was going to have to make sure that Sebastian Moran never
laid another finger on Sherlock. He was a bit surprised when Sherlock took his
hand, but he smiled and squeezed back. "You're very welcome." John bit his lip.
Sure, he wanted to protect Sherlock, but that would be strange if they weren't
friends. So he supposed that was the next step. "So, um...Are you doing
anything today?"
Sherlock released John's hand and ran his fingers through his curls, "Not that
I know of," he said, surprised John would want anything to do with him after
this. "Why? Did you have something in mind?" He hoped he wasn't misreading
things, but it seemed as if John wanted to spend more time with him and he was
more than willing, in fact it was the first thing he'd looked forward to
since... well, ever.
John scratched the back of his neck and shrugged. "Well, I don't have anything
specific in mind, but if you want to hang out..." He looked up at Sherlock
nervously. Did he trust him enough to want to spend time with him? Did he even
want to spend time with him in the first place? He waited for Sherlock's
answer, wringing his hands together.
Sherlock smiled at John's nervousness, "of course. Would you... like to come
over?" His heart began to pound in his chest from what was either excitement or
his own nerves, he couldn't tell. It was exhilarating either way and he hoped
he hadn't overstepped some boundary, never having any friends growing up caused
him to be rather inept socially.
John grinned up at Sherlock. "Sure. If I'm not intruding or anything." So this
was it. He was really making friends with Sherlock. He shouldn't have felt so
excited about this, but he did. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that
Sherlock was a handsome boy who actually seemed pretty genuine compared to
everyone else he had met since transferring here. John jerked his head toward
the door. "Let's go. I'll give you a lift if you tell me how to get there."
"Brilliant!" Sherlock exclaimed, blushing as soon as he said it. Dammit, not so
excitable, Sherlock!, he cursed himself and walked with John to his car. He
shot a quick text to his brother Mycroft to let him know he was bringing a
friend home for dinner and to try not to run him off with his bluntness. As
they approached the lot, Sherlock spoke again, side by side with John, "So,
what brought you to London?" he asked, wanting to learn as much as he could
about the other boy.
John chuckled a little at Sherlock's exclamation and he led him out to the car
park. As they walked towards the end of the lot, John answered him. "My father
got a new job in the city and we had to move closer. It's a lot different from
where we used to live. We were out in the country before." They walked towards
the outer edge of the lot, not to a car but to a motor bike. John turned back
to Sherlock with a sheepish smile. "I hope you don't mind. It's a lot easier to
have one of these in London than a car."
Sherlock was both excited and apprehensive at the prospect of being so tightly
pressed against John and he felt his heart rate increase again. He gave John a
smile in return, "Of course, no problem. I live out on the edge of the city,
418 Holmes Court. It's um... a big house. Kind of hard to miss," he chuckled
nervously.
John nodded slowly, making the connection between Sherlock's last name and the
name of the street. Maybe it was just a coincidence...Maybe. He climbed onto
the bike, wishing that he had a helmet so that he could offer it to Sherlock,
but he didn't even wear one himself. He patted the spot behind him and smiled
charmingly at Sherlock. "I'll be careful, I promise," he said, winking at him.
What was going on? He was almost flirting with him.
Sherlock smiled cheekily and hopped on, wrapping his arms around John's waist
and scooting as close as he could. Just for safety, of course. He still had a
smile plastered on his face as he got settled. "I hope so, because if I fall
off, you're coming down with me," he breathed in John's ear, testing the
waters. He'd never flirted before, but it was so natural with John that he
couldn't help it.
John felt shivers going down his spine as Sherlock pressed against his back and
he flushed at the deep voice in his ear. Swallowing, he looked back at Sherlock
and let his lips twitch up a little. "Hang on," he said and started the bike.
He turned out of the car park, onto the street, and zoomed through the normal
traffic as fast as he felt was safe. Which for John Watson was pretty fast.
Sherlock smirked at his reaction and tightened his hold as they sped out of the
lot. He'd never ridden on a motorbike before, but it was very exhilarating and
the speed coupled with how tightly pressed he was to John caused adrenaline to
flood through his system. He leaned forward and rested his chin on John's
shoulder, smiling. He was extremely happy and hoped that John was okay with the
closeness.
John smiled as Sherlock's chin found its way to his shoulder. This was the
closest he'd ever been to another boy before, and he had only known Sherlock
for less than an hour. He leant back a little, pressing into Sherlock's chest.
He wasn't gay... but he could certainly get used to this.
Sherlock sighed contentedly, glad the rumble of the engine drowned out the
sound. He was almost sad when they approached his massive driveway, loathe to
give up this closeness to John. As they pulled to the front of the mansion, he
could see Mycroft peeking out of the window of the third story and hoped he
would stay up there for the duration of John's visit.
As they approached Sherlock's house- no, mansion- John gaped in shock. Alright,
so that street was definitely named after him. That had to be the biggest house
he'd ever seen. Suddenly he felt extremely nervous. Compared to Sherlock, John
might as well be homeless. Bad enough that they lived in a tiny flat, but his
father was actually working two jobs to make ends meet since his mother had
left. If Sherlock found out he was poor, would he still want to be friends?
Sherlock studied John's face as he looked at the mansion and judging by his
expression he seemed embarrassed, but why? Ah... he must not live in a house
this big... he thought and suddenly felt a tugging in his stomach, not wanting
John to be uncomfortable and choose to leave instead of staying. He grabbed
John's arm and smiled reassuringly at him, "let's go inside." He lead the
shorter boy into the house and through the foyer, stopping at the bottom of the
spiral staircase and yelling up, "Mum, I'm home!" His mother yelled back down,
telling him that dinner should be ready soon and he better eat this time.
Sherlock rolled his eyes and turned to John, grabbing his hand and squeezing,
"Come on, I'll show you my room."
John bit his lip as he looked up at the house, trying not to feel like a pauper
in comparison to Sherlock. He was reassured by the hand on his arm and followed
Sherlock inside after turning off his bike. The inside of the house was just as
incredible as the outside. The staircase was made of a shiny dark wood and
steps that looked like marble. Oh God, were they marble? How much money did
Sherlock have? There was a chandelier hanging right in the center of the foyer,
high up on the vaulted ceiling. John was pulled from admiring the house with
wide eyes as Sherlock took his hand. He squeezed it back, attempting a smile as
he went up the stairs with Sherlock.
***** Chapter Two *****
Chapter Notes
     Disclaimer: I only own the story!
     Author's Note: Well, here it is! Chapter two of our story. This one
     gets a little intense, so be prepared for some angst! Please R&R, we
     love hearing from you!
Sherlock led John down the hallway and into his bedroom which was at the end of
the hall. He had insisted on it being decorated in black and royal blue, his
two favourite colours. There was a desk at the far end of the room with papers
scattered on it and a full chemistry set next to it on a table. His bed was
king sized and had black Egyptian cotton sheets and a plush velvet quilt in
royal blue. He took off his coat and tossed it on the back of the chair, toeing
off his shoes and looking back at John with a smile. "Make yourself at home."
His smile faded quickly when he saw how nervous and unsure John seemed to be.
"Hey... what's wrong?" he asked, his brow furrowed in confusion. He walked over
to John and grabbed his shoulders, leaning down to try and make eye contact
with him.
John couldn't believe the size of Sherlock's room. Even with the furniture, it
was spacious, probably as big as the whole downstairs of his flat. He wrung his
hands together as he looked around, in complete awe of everything. He felt so
ridiculous now. Sherlock wouldn't want to be friends with someone who was so
below his status. When Sherlock grabbed him, John couldn't even look the other
boy in the eye. "It's nothing, I just..." He cast his eyes down further and
flushed. "I'm not anywhere remotely close to you in wealth." His next words
just came out in a rush. "I live in a tiny flat and my father works two jobs
and I can barely afford petrol for my bike most days." He looked up at
Sherlock, worried that he would tell him to leave, that he couldn't be
associated with someone who was poor.
"John..." Sherlock said softly, his heart breaking at John's defeated tone of
voice. He wanted nothing more than to erase his fears of rejection, knowing how
it could feel. He pulled John close to him and hugged him, unable to think of
anything else to do. "I don't care," he said firmly and released him, grabbing
his face and turning his head to force him to look him in the eyes, "you are
the first person to even want to spend time with me. All the others mock and
tease me, beat me up and send me to the hospital with several broken bones and
a concussion... You were the first to show any kindness towards me and I am
grateful for that. How much money you have doesn't matter to me in the least.
Please don't worry about that." He spoke softly, but determinedly, trying to
convince John that there was nothing that would make him ask him to leave. He'd
only known John for a short time, but he already felt such a connection to him
that he knew he would always want him in his life, no matter what.
John's heart fluttered as Sherlock pulled him in for a hug, and he couldn't
help himself. He put his arms around Sherlock and stayed there, face pressed
into his shoulder. Sherlock smelled like clean laundry, a little like cinnamon,
and just faintly like cigarettes. Somehow the combination seemed fitting and he
relaxed a little because of it. He let Sherlock keep his face locked on him and
listened to his deep baritone as he spoke. John's heart filled with warmth at
the explanation, and sadness as well. He could see the sincerity in his eyes
and he nodded, pulling Sherlock in for another hug. "Thank you..." Looking up
at him without breaking away, John spoke with more determination. "I promise,
I'll never let anyone come after you again. From now on, I'll protect you, ok?"
He hoped that the vow wasn't too forward, but he just felt like it was
something he had to do. Something about Sherlock was special and it drew him
in.
Sherlock smiled brightly and with his heart fluttering, he leaned down to press
a kiss to John's forehead. He closed his eyes and held his lips there for a few
moments before pulling away and looking into John's eyes, "thank you," he
whispered. He loved the feel of John wrapped around him and knew that he could
stay this way forever if their bodies allowed them to.
A deep blush spread over John's cheeks as Sherlock's lips pressed to his
forehead. This was definitely much more than he'd bargained for, but he wasn't
complaining. Though when Sherlock's lips stayed in place for longer than a
normal kiss, he wondered if it had just been an accident. Either way, he was
really enjoying the feeling. He met Sherlock's eyes with a smile. "You're
welcome."John reluctantly pulled away from him, figuring that it probably
wasn't a great idea to stay so close to Sherlock for so long in case he got
suspicious of something, because John couldn't deny it any longer. He was
definitely attracted to Sherlock. He cleared his throat looking around the
room. "So, uh, what do you want to do?"
Sherlock observed how John was acting towards him and since he was not pulling
away from his touches but rather pulling him closer, he came to the conclusion
that John was feeling close to him as well. The overwhelming desire to just
take him in his arms again and kiss him until he was breathless was almost too
much to bear. He wouldn't push it though, knowing that John probably had not
been in a situation like this with another male before, so he smiled and calmed
his thoughts. "We could just sit on my bed and talk if you want," he said,
gesturing to the mattress, "I would very much like to know more about you,
John."
John grinned and nodded. "Sounds good." He finally took his shoes off, feeling
more comfortable, and sat on the edge of the bed. And oh...That was very nice.
His bed at home was like a rock compared to this. "You know, you said to make
myself at home and I think I might just do that," he said cheekily, pulling
himself fully onto the bed and laying down with a laugh. He sprawled over the
quilt, letting the plush warmth envelope him. "I'm rather jealous of your bed."
Sherlock chuckled and sprawled out next to John, "yes, it is quite nice, isn't
it? You can spend the night... that is, if you want to... I'm not... pushing
you or anything," he ended up mumbling half the sentence, suddenly shy again
and a blush finding its way across his cheeks. He turned on his side, propping
his head up on his hand and smiled down at John nervously.
John turned his head to find Sherlock looking at him, the last of a blush
fading from his cheeks. He must have still been a little nervous with John and
he couldn't help a soft smile. The thought of spending the night was tempting,
he hadn't slept over at a friend's house since he was in grade school. "Sure,
I'll stay over. I'll just ring my father after dinner." John looked up at the
ceiling and put his arms behind his head. "So tell me something, and sorry if
this seems rude, but I'm really curious. How does your family have all this
money?"
Sherlock beamed when John agreed to stay and laid back to stare at the ceiling
too, his elbow brushing John's. "Well, most of it is inherited, I come from a
long line of very wealthy family. My father owns several diamond and ruby
mines, he even has a couple of oil fields out in the United States. My mother
is very prominent in politics, she's on several boards that I can't even
remember the name of," his thoughts drifted to his childhood and he fidgeted
nervously before speaking again. "I've never had any want for money, we've
always had plenty of it and I know that I won't have to worry about being able
to continue with my studies, but... It gets really lonely. I mean, of course I
have Mycroft, my elder brother, but we don't really get along that well and my
parents are always busy with work and socializing with their elite group of
friends, always throwing parties. I never had any friends growing up because
they always assumed I was too 'well to do' and wouldn't have anything to do
with them. As I said, you're the first person to ever approach me." Sherlock
fell silent after the speech, not really meaning to go that far into detail,
but again it just seemed to come naturally with John.
John watched Sherlock as he spoke, unable to imagine what it might have been
like to grow up in the Holmes family. He was a very lucky boy, John knew that
much. But he felt bad that Sherlock hadn't had any friends. Even if he couldn't
make friends at school, John would have thought that the wealthy friends of his
parents might have had children his age. In another way, he was sort of glad.
Had Sherlock already had friends, they probably wouldn't have ever met. When
Sherlock was finished, John's lips formed a half-smile. "To be perfectly
honest, if I knew that you were so wealthy, I might have been afraid to
approach you myself. I mean, I'm pretty much the complete opposite of you."
With a sigh, John decided to tell his own story. This was really nice, talking
with Sherlock. All his 'friends' at school only ever wanted to talk about girls
and sex and sports. At least Sherlock seemed capable of other forms of
conversation. "My mother left us close to seven years ago now because,
um...Well, my sister Harry sort of revealed to us that she is a lesbian, and
mum didn't really like that. But da wouldn't let mum kick her out, so she left
instead. That's when things started to get hard. Harry was just about to go to
college and my father put most of his savings towards that. We've been scraping
by ever since. That's why da wanted us to move to the city because we could get
a smaller place to live and he could find more work." John flushed a little,
keeping his eyes on the ceiling towards the end.
Sherlock listened intently as John spoke, thanking whoever was out there
watching over him that John had no previous knowledge of him before their first
encounter. He was very glad to have John in his life now and didn't want to let
him go. He nodded when John was finished speaking and turned to face him,
propping his head up again, "what about you? Do you... I mean... do you date? I
know I've heard several of the girls at school talk about how 'handsome' the
new boy is," Sherlock smirked and winked at him.
John's blush only darkened when Sherlock asked him about dating. Oh, if only he
knew who he wanted to date now. What would he think? "Well, I haven't really
talked with many girls since I moved here," he said. "And dating hasn't been
the first thing on my mind lately anyway. I've been trying to get good enough
grades to get some kind of scholarship or I don't know how I'm going to go to
Uni." That was absolutely true, of course. Much as he was now feeling like he
wanted to date Sherlock, before he hadn't been trying to find anyone. It just
didn't seem that important at the time.
Sherlock smiled, glad that John wasn't seeing anyone at the moment. He'd like
to think that increased his chances of maybe dating John himself, but he didn't
know for certain that he felt that way about boys. "Well, I'm sure you wouldn't
have any trouble at all finding someone. You're very handsome, kind and smart,"
he said and couldn't resist reaching out to brush John's hair away from his
forehead before he realized what he was doing and blushed, jerking his hand
away. "Sorry..." he murmured.
As Sherlock's fingers touched his face, John felt a tingling sensation and he
swallowed a little nervously, shaking his head. "No, it's alright. And, um,
thank you," he said, in regard to the praise. He didn't know if he should ask
Sherlock about his dating history. If Sherlock didn't have friends then he
probably hadn't had girlfriends. Or boyfriends, whichever he preferred. "You
could get someone, too, I'll bet. You're pretty handsome yourself," he
admitted. "You're nice from what I've seen of you so far. And I'm going to
guess by the chemistry set over there that you're pretty intelligent too, or at
least good at science."
Sherlock snorted, "yeah right... I'm too much of a... a freak to ever find
anyone." He spoke with a bitter tone in his voice, swallowing down tears and
feeling his heart clench. He'd been called many things by his peers: freak,
faggot, arsehole... none of them even remotely as positive as what John just
said. He smiled gratefully down at him, "thank you for thinking so, though," he
said softly.
John felt his heart breaking at Sherlock's tone. He must have been bullied by
more than just the rugby players,yet John just couldn't understand why.
Sherlock seemed harmless and pretty normal to him. "Is that what they call
you?" he asked gently. He rolled onto his side, reaching a hand out to rest on
Sherlock's upper arm. "I heard Moran saying it before. He's talked about you,
now that I think about it. Never referred to you by name, only as...well,
that." John could tell that the word really bothered Sherlock, so he avoided
saying it. "But I don't get it. Why?"
Sherlock nodded and swallowed again, the tears reaching his eyes and
threatening to spill over. "I... notice things. Things that most other people
don't and I get a lot of hell for it. People just don't want to hear what I
have to say, preferring to stay in the dark rather than be shown the truth
about things." He sighed raggedly and felt the first drops of moisture roll
down his cheek, "I think too much most of the time and it gets so lonely, John.
I can't help but observe everything about everyone around me and it causes
people to run away from me. I don't want to die alone, but I know there's a
very good chance of that happening because I know no one could ever love me."
Sherlock closed his eyes, trying to calm himself. He didn't want to cry in
front of John, he hated showing any kind of weakness. It made him feel
vulnerable.
John instantly felt guilty. He hadn't meant to make Sherlock cry. And hearing
what he had to say almost made John want to cry as well. It was heart-
wrenching. Reaching up his fingers, he gently brushed a tear from Sherlock's
cheek. "I'm sorry, Sherlock. I shouldn't have asked." John bit his lip. He
wanted to say that he could love him, quite easily he thought, but that was too
much too fast. So instead, he decided to show Sherlock in another way, without
saying it outright. "Tell me what you noticed about me," he said, offering him
a smile of encouragement. "I want to see this for myself. It can't be as bad as
you make it out to be." John brought his hand down to grab Sherlock's and
squeeze. "I promise you, I won't be going anywhere," he added softly.
Sherlock searched John's face and thought long and hard before he spoke.
"You've been playing sports all your life, so you're very athletic. You're a
very caring person, which means that you probably want to go into some field
where you're helping people. Most likely a doctor, based on your advanced
skills of taking care of injuries..." he paused, unsure if he should continue,
but decided to give him everything, after all he asked for it. "You're also
unsure of your feelings towards me, you think you may be attracted to me, but
you're not sure. You're not gay, you have never had feelings for another boy
before so... it frightens you. I frighten you." He held his breath in
anticipation of John's reaction, he could hear his heart pounding in his ears.
John smiled a little in fascination at Sherlock's first words, but after the
pause he paled and his eyes went wide. He swallowed after Sherlock was done,
heart threatening to burst from his chest. However, Sherlock didn't seem to be
bothered by it; he was just stating facts, and damn he was good at it. John
relaxed, only marginally, letting out a nervous chuckle. "No, you don't
frighten me," he said quietly. "But you're absolutely right. I've never been
attracted to a boy before. You're the first." He blushed furiously, casting his
eyes down. "And it looks like I was right too, because that was fantastic.
You're brilliant." John looked back up at Sherlock and smiled faintly. He
didn't know what was going to happen, and it made him nervous and excited all
at once.
Sherlock's heart nearly stopped at John's words, a wide smile breaking across
his face. Nobody had ever been this kind to him, not even close. He felt so
connected to John in that moment that all he could do was reach forward with a
shaky hand and place it on John's cheek, pulling his face closer to his own. He
was breathing rapidly and his heart was pounding again as he closed the
distance between them and placed a soft kiss on John's lips, unable to resist
anymore. He let his lips linger for a moment before pulling away again, his
eyes still closed. "Are you sure?" he asked softly, barely above a whisper. He
had never been more scared in his entire life. He was terrified that even
though John had confessed his feelings, he would run from the building after
this.
John stayed completely still as Sherlock moved forward, only closing his eyes
as their lips touched. He could hardly believe this. He met this boy only hours
ago, and now they had kissed. John felt his entire body light up at the
connection, and he just knew that this was right. Boy or girl, it didn't
matter. Sherlock was right. When Sherlock pulled away and spoke again, sounding
so worried that John would take it back, he brought his own hand to Sherlock's
cheek. "I'm positive." He then scooted his whole body closer, pressing his lips
to Sherlock's again, very gently.
Sherlock whimpered in relief and kissed John back, moving his hand to the back
of John's head and rolling his lips against the shorter boy's. He took his free
hand and rested it on John's hip, stroking gently and focusing all his
attention on their kiss. Having never kissed anyone before, he was going purely
on instinct and the few occasions he'd seen other people kissing.
John made a muffled sound as Sherlock suddenly threw himself into the kiss, but
he gladly kissed him back. He wrapped his arms around Sherlock's neck, holding
him in place and parting his lips to lock with the other boy's. It was
different from kissing a girl, more firm and a bit scratchy because Sherlock
had some stubble, but really, he couldn't care less. It was wonderful.
Sherlock moaned softly into the kiss and briefly darted his tongue out to
caress inside of John's mouth before retreating, still unsure of himself. His
hand migrated from John's hip to the small of his back and pulled him even
closer, their bodies now flush against each other from head to toe. Sherlock
hooked his leg around the other boy's and groaned, his eyes rolling to the back
of his head from the pleasure of the contact.
John opened his mouth for Sherlock as his tongue pushed through, and was
disappointed when it didn't stay longer. He whimpered soflty as their hips
bumped together and, oh God, was he already getting hard? Sherlock was too good
at this. If they went too much further, things were going to get heated. John's
conscience decided to kick in and he pulled away breathlessly.
"Sh...Sherlock..." he gasped out. "We...should stop...before we go too far..."
Sherlock frowned, confused, until his insecurity set in and voices that sounded
strangely like every person that had ever bullied him filled his head. He
doesn't want this... doesn't want you. How could you think that? How
could anyone ever want you? He winced and scrambled to the far corner of the
bed, sitting against the headboard and pulling his knees up to his chest.
"Sorry... I'm so sorry..." he mumbled and kept repeating it over and over. He
buried his face, escaping to his mind palace again to avoid the pain, only this
time it wasn't physical pain he was experiencing.
John blinked at Sherlock in surprise when he suddenly pulled away and curled up
in the corner of the bed. "Sherlock?" he said quietly, crawling across the bed
towards him. "Hey, Sherlock..." John could hear him muttering apologies. Did he
think that John was upset? The blonde ran his hand through Sherlock's hair,
trying to show him that he wasn't mad or whatever he thought, and he dropped a
kiss into his hair. "Come on, Sherlock...what happened?" he asked with his face
pressed in dark curls.
Sherlock whimpered as the voices continued to scream in his head. He couldn't
feel the soft touches, couldn't hear John's voice above the rest and he started
to shake. Stupid... so stupid. He's going to leave now, he'll run away...
you'll be alone. Forever alone. He started to whimper audibly, the shaking
getting more intense as he tried to focus on something else, anything else.
John felt Sherlock's body trembling and started to panic. He had to snap him
out of this... whatever he was having. John grabbed both of Sherlock's hands
where they were clasped around his legs and he leaned forward to speak directly
into Sherlock's ear. "Sherlock, listen to me. I'm here. Please talk to me." He
hoped that this worked. He didn't know if he'd be able to pull Sherlock out of
this episode otherwise.
Sherlock faintly heard another voice joining in with the others, but this one
was different, soothing... "John?" he thought and focused on that voice,
pushing the other ones aside. His shaking slowly became less intense as he
worked as hard as he could to hone in on John's voice alone. "John..." he
murmured softly.
John smiled a little when it seemed like it was working. "That's right, it's
me. I'm here." He kissed the shell of Sherlock's ear and squeezed his hands,
trying to pull Sherlock back with the different sensations. He only wondered
what had happened to make him so upset in the first place. It must have been
something he said. A pit of guilt welled in his stomach at the thought of
hurting Sherlock, even though he hadn't meant to.
Sherlock finally stopped shaking and the voices were growing quieter, but he
still worried about whether John was going to stay. He looked up and locked
gazes with the shorter boy. "Please... don't. Don't leave me," he whispered,
tears starting to fall again. "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry." He desperately
needed John to stay, more than he ever needed anyone and if it meant he had to
push aside his deeper feelings for him, he would.
John's heart just broke at the sight and sound of Sherlock. He was like a
frightened child the way he was curled up and begging for John to stay.
"Sherlock..." He leaned forward and kissed him slowly, cupping his face in both
hands. When he pulled away, it was just far enough to look into his eyes again.
"Relax. I'm not going anywhere, ok? I'm right here." He attempted a smile and
smoothed his thumbs over Sherlock's cheekbones. "I'm the one who should be
sorry. I said something to make you this upset, didn't I?" He kept a hold of
Sherlock's face and kissed his forehead, then the tip of his nose, then moved
to his lips where he gave him a few slow, tender kisses to try to convince him
that he was most certainly not leaving.
Sherlock calmed down gradually with each kiss, relieved that John was staying,
and after a few minutes he shook his head. "No... I just..." he sighed shakily,
"it's okay if you don't want to... be with me. I just don't want you to leave."
He bit his lip and looked away nervously. "I've never kissed anyone before
that..." he said quietly, not sure if he even wanted John to hear him.
John smiled, finally understanding what he'd said to set off Sherlock. "I do
want to be with you," he said, surprised at how easily it came out. But it was
just the truth. He couldn't imagine himself with anyone else for some reason.
"I just didn't want to go too far today. We only just met after all, and if we
do something, you know, sexual, I want it to mean something." John's eyebrows
raised in surprise at Sherlock's last words. "Really?" He grinned. "Well, you
are a damn good kisser for someone inexperienced." He smoothed his hand over
Sherlock's hair.
Sherlock sighed and smiled in relief. He honestly didn't know what he'd done to
deserve someone as kind as John, but he was so glad to have him. "I want it to
mean something too," he said and pulled John in for another kiss. He started at
a knock on his bedroom door. It was Mycroft, letting them know that dinner was
served. Sherlock gave John one last quick kiss after Mycroft walked away and
helped him down off the bed.
***** Chapter Three *****
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John was ready for a good snog when the knock interrupted them. A younger
sounding voice told them dinner was ready and he knew it must be Sherlock's
older brother. He suddenly felt a bit nervous. Sherlock didn't care that he
wasn't wealthy, but would his family feel the same? They might think that
Sherlock shouldn't be associating with someone so below his status. He took
Sherlock's hand as he got off the bed but held back for a second. "Sherlock..."
he started. "What if they don't like me?"
Sherlock smiled reassuringly and grasped John's chin in his hand. "Nonsense,
John... They'll adore you." He kissed the other boy, briefly allowing their
tongues to touch before pulling away with a smirk, "just be yourself," he
whispered and grabbed John's hand, pulling him out the door to the bathroom to
wash up before going to the dining hall.
John tried to be reassured by Sherlock's words but he was still incredibly
nervous. He kept a tight hold on Sherlock's hand, only letting go to wash up in
the incredible bathroom. He looked in the mirror, doing his best to fix himself
up to look presentable, then followed Sherlock down to the dining hall. As with
everything else in the house, it was also huge and beautiful. There was a long
table, set with fine china and silverware. Another chandelier hung above them
and all around the room were cabinets of crystal figures and paintings hanging
on the walls. Swallowing, John gripped Sherlock's hand for support.
Sherlock squeezed John's hand reassuringly and led him to the head of the table
where his mum was already seated. "Well, Sherlock... Your brother told me you
had a friend coming to join us! Hello dear, it's so nice to meet you! I'm
Sherlock's mother, you can call me mum if you like." She smiled brightly at
John and gestured for them to have a seat. Sherlock pulled a chair out for John
next to his usual spot.
John smiled sheepishly at Sherlock's mother and shook her hand. "It's very nice
to meet you, ma'am. I'm John Watson. You have a wonderful house." He flushed
slightly as Sherlock pulled the chair out for him and he sat down. He smiled,
trying to be as polite as possible. It was while since he had last used truly
proper manners. He forced himself not to rest his elbows on the table as he
usually did.
"Oh, it's a bit much, especially when it comes to the upkeep, but we manage."
Mrs. Holmes said and laughed softly. "Sherlock, how come you've never mentioned
your friend here before? I was beginning to think you didn't have any!"
Sherlock felt a lump form in his throat, his parents were blissfully unaware of
his struggles to find friends, never having time to actually talk to him.
"Well, we actually just met... John was walking down the hall when..." he
paused and looked over at John, "when we got off school and we started talking,
so I invited him home with me." Sherlock's mother smiled, "Well, it's lovely to
have you, John. You're welcome to stay over any time you want. Consider this
your second home!" Just then the butler and cook came in with a cart filled
with food. The butler passed out bowls of soup while the cook began to carve a
large turkey.
John was surprised when Sherlock's mother teased him about not having friends,
but then he remembered that Sherlock had said his parents didn't ever spend
time with him. They didn't know. He snuck his hand onto Sherlock's knee, giving
it a gentle squeeze. As Sherlock explained how they met, specifically leaving
out the part about the rugby team, he just smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, Mrs. Holmes. That's very kind of you."
As the food came out, John's nose was filled with a heavenly aroma. The soup
alone looked fantasitc, not to mention the huge, golden browned turkey. John
waited to see which spoon Sherlock picked up before picking up his own and
taking a spoonful of soup. Dear God, that was fantastic.
Sherlock made small talk with his mother throughout the meal and though he
barely ate anything, he smiled at how much John seemed to be enjoying it all.
He even got along very well with his mother and he was grateful that she was so
accepting of him and kept him involved in the conversation.
Once they were finished, Sherlock asked if he could bring their dessert to his
room with them and his mother agreed to let them, saying she would have it
brought to his room later. Sherlock hugged his mother good night and gave her a
kiss on the cheek, whispering in her ear, "thank you, mum." Mrs. Holmes smiled
and patted Sherlock's hand, "Of course, dear. Keep hold of this one, you seem
so happy with him," she said quietly enough for just Sherlock to hear and
winked at him, making him blush.
John slowly became more comfortable with talking to Mrs. Holmes as he saw how
sweet and kind she was. And the food got better with each bite he took. They
never ate anything this good at home. Some days they didn't eat at all. It was
nice to have a full stomach for once. Slowly but surely John was feeling more
and more at home.
When they stood up to say goodnight, John waited until Sherlock had hugged his
mother and then stepped forward to shake her hand again. "This was wonderful,"
he said sincerely. "Thank you for having me, Mrs. Holmes."
"Any time, dear! You're always welcome here," Mrs. Holmes said and smiled
warmly at him. Sherlock grabbed John by the wrist and drug him out of the
dining hall, trying to avoid his brother, but as they reached the door Mycroft
was standing there with his arms across his chest.
"Mycroft," Sherlock spat. "Sherlock," his brother replied. The elder Holmes
looked John up and down for several moments before nodding swiftly and stepping
past them into the dining hall.
Sherlock watched him with narrowed eyes until he closed the door behind him and
sighed, "let's go back to my room," he said and pulled John to him, wrapping
his arms around the shorter boy's waist, "I'd quite enjoy continuing where we
left off," he whispered huskily and smirked. He kissed John softly on the
cheek, "don't worry, though. Only kissing tonight," he reassured him and began
walking down the hall to the stairway.
John smiled as he left the dining hall with Sherlock, but it dropped from his
face as they met Sherlock's brother in the doorway. He could only stare up at
the older boy, swallowing thickly as his gaze traveled over him. It was like
Mycroft had x-ray vision, he felt so vulnerable. When Mycroft finally passed
by, John let out a breath he hadn't realised he was holding. Sherlock's embrace
a moment later helped to calm him down. He looked up at the taller boy and
turned pink at the suggestion of kissing like they had before. "Sounds good to
me." With a grin, he hooked arms with Sherlock as they went back up the stairs
to his room.
Sherlock walked them through the door and released John's arm. He sauntered
slowly and deliberately over to the bed and laid down, spreading himself out
and smiling over at John. He patted the bed next to him, "care to join?" he
said huskily.
John couldn't help a little smirk as he watched Sherlock walk. He
had some arse. The longer he spent in Sherlock's company, the more attracted to
him he became. He felt heat shoot downwards as Sherlock took on the new
position and he went over to the bed, deciding to straddle Sherlock. "For
someone without any experience, you are very good at this," he said, voice a
few octaves lower.
Sherlock gasped as John straddled him and a shiver ran through his body at the
other boy's tone. He smirked up at John and ran his finger lightly down the
front of his shirt, "just because I don't have experience, doesn't mean I don't
know how to use my looks to my advantage." He bucked his hips up once and
pulled John down by the back of his head until there was just a breath between
them. "It also doesn't mean that I don't intend on finding out every little
detail of how to pleasure you, John," he breathed against his lips, smirk back
in place as soon as he was finished talking.
John shuddered as Sherlock's fingers trailed down his body and he made a choked
sound when Sherlock's hips rubbed up against his. Alright, he was definitely at
least bisexual, because he had absolutely no problem with the growing bulge he
could feel in Sherlock's trousers. He let himself be pulled down and licked his
lips before capturing Sherlock's, rocking his hips forward.
Sherlock groaned into the kiss and this time he didn't waste a moment to shove
his tongue into the other boy's mouth. He moaned as their tongues made contact
and kissed him as best he could, savoring the feel of John on top of him,
grinding down on him and his exquisite taste.
Part of John was still surprised not only by Sherlock's eagerness to full on
snog, but his talent for it. The other part of him was completely lost in the
sensation as he sucked on Sherlock's tongue, even going so far as to gently nip
it. His hips continued to roll against Sherlock's, trying to get friction
between them, and his hands moved to his chest, smoothing up to his shoulders,
then down his body, over to his sides.
Sherlock shook in excitement at the cascade of sensations and let out a long
moan, the vibrations of it spreading deliciously through the kiss. After a few
minutes, things started to get more intense and with a frustrated groan, he
pushed John away. "We have to stop..." he panted, "I won't be able to control
myself much longer."
John whined softly as Sherlock pushed him back but he knew that the other boy
was right. Even though he wouldn't feel right about doing anything so early, in
the moment he could easily forget his morals and go all the way. But when
Sherlock spoke, he started to get himself under control with a soft groan.
"God, Sherlock...You are incredible."
Sherlock smiled lovingly up at John and reached up to stroke his cheek," so are
you, John," he whispered and pulled John down for a hug, embracing him tightly.
"I hope you know what you're getting yourself into," he murmured. "I won't be
able to let you go now, I intend to stay with you as long as I can."
John rolled them over so that they were both on their sides, making it easier
to hug Sherlock back. He tucked his head under Sherlock's chin and snuggled
into him. "Don't worry. I swear to you, you'll never have to be alone again."
He pressed a few gentle kisses to the pale skin of Sherlock's neck. This seemed
strange to say when they barely knew each other, but at this point he couldn't
imagine them being apart. It was as though Sherlock had always been there or
was always supposed to be.
Sherlock smiled and kissed the top of John's head. "You need to call your
father, don't you? That is... if you're still planning on staying the night. I
have some sleep clothes you can borrow so you don't have to go all the way
home."
"Oh yeah." John pulled out his mobile and dialed his house. After a few rings
the machine picked up. "Hi da, it's me. I'm um, staying with a friend tonight.
Don't worry about clothes, I'm going to borrow some. I'll see you tomorrow!" He
hung up and then snuggled against Sherlock again. "There. All taken care of."
Sherlock kissed John on the lips briefly and hugged him tighter before letting
him go to get up and grab them both some clothes. As he walked over to his
bureau, the butler knocked and after Sherlock told him it was okay to come in,
he pushed in a cart with two bowls of dessert. It looked like they were having
brownies with ice cream and whipped cream on top, one of Sherlock's favorites.
"Go ahead and start without me, I'll just grab us some clothes and change real
quick," Sherlock said and smiled back at John. He pulled his shirt up and over
his head, tossing it into the laundry bin.
John sat up on the edge of the bed when Sherlock got up and his mouth watered
as dessert was brought in. "Don't mind if I do." He got up and grabbed a bowl,
thanking the butler before taking a bite. The brownie was warm and gooey and
the cold of the ice cream juxtaposed with the warmth was perfect in his mouth.
"Oh God...Do you always eat like this?" he asked Sherlock.
Sherlock slipped out of his trousers and turned to face John, "Usually, yes...
Although I don't really eat that much. Tonight was the first time I've had
anything since... Hmmm... Tuesday?" He turned to grab a couple shirts from the
drawer and turned back, still standing there in just his black cotton pants.
"What size shirt do you wear?" he asked John.
John looked up when Sherlock said that he hadn't eaten since Tuesday. It was
Friday. "Sherlock, that's not-...not..." His spoon dropped into the bowl as his
mouth dropped open. Sherlock was- "Gorgeous..." John blushed as he realised
that he had said that out loud, but he couldn't have stopped it if he tried.
Sherlock's skin was all pale and smooth, and for someone so skinny he certainly
had some toning. Not to mention that without his trousers, John got a much
better look at his arse.
Sherlock smirked, even with a blush forming across his face, "thank you,
John... However, I don't think that is a proper name of a size." He chuckled
and turned to pull on his sleep trousers, staying bent over with his arse
turned towards John for a bit longer than necessary.
He walked over and handed John the smallest shirt and bottoms he had, but the
bottoms would most likely still be too long for him. He sat cross legged on the
bed next to the other boy and started eating his own brownie.
John was snapped out of his trance by Sherlock's quip and he cleared his
throat. "Right, um...probably something small..." As Sherlock bent over he knew
that he was purposely trying to get his attention and it was all he could do to
go back to eating his brownie, face still heated. When Sherlock gave him the
pyjamas he set his bowl down and started to undress himself. He pulled his
shirt off and folded it, leaving it on top of his shoes, then did the same with
his trousers.
Sherlock was still smirking to himself as John started to get undressed. He
managed to look up just as the other boy was bending over to step out of his
trousers and he gulped down his bite of food. "Dear God..." he gasped, his eyes
taking in every detail of John's body. Rugby had definitely been kind to him.
He was quite muscular, his skin a few shades darker than Sherlock's and he
could barely breathe, overwhelmed by the desire to touch. He slowly dropped his
spoon in his bowl and stood up, walking over to John and grabbing onto his hips
as he stood. He kissed the side of John's neck, "you, John Watson... are
absolutely beautiful," he breathed against his skin.
John jumped a little as Sherlock caught him when he stood, but he relaxed back
into the other boy and smirked. A tingle shot down his spine at the feel of
Sherlock's lips on his neck and he reached up one hand to card through
Sherlock's soft curls. "Well, if I'm beautiful and you're gorgeous, we'll be
the best looking couple at school," he murmured.
Sherlock smiled and turned John around to look in his eyes and cup his cheek,
"you would be okay with people at school knowing about us?" he asked, honestly
surprised that John wouldn't want keep him a secret.
John shrugged. "Why wouldn't I be? I really don't care about what other people
think." He leant into Sherlock's touch and looked back into those incredible
eyes. "Do you want to keep it a secret?" he asked softly. He would rather not
hide it, but whatever Sherlock decided, he would do.
Sherlock thought for a moment, but then shook his head, "No, I don't. As long
as I'm with you, I want the world to know it. I don't care if that means more
teasing. I would go through anything if it meant I could be with you." He
smiled lovingly at John before leaning down and kissing him, this one much less
urgent, more loving and slow.
John grinned and kissed him back, putting his hands on Sherlock's shoulders.
They stayed that way for a few moments before John pulled back. "I don't know
what it is about you...I feel like I've known you forever." He cupped
Sherlock's cheek and stared up at him. "It's like we were meant to meet today."
Sherlock sighed happily and placed a kiss to the inside of John's wrist, "I
have dreamed of you so much that my arms, grown used to being crossed as I
hugged your shadow, would perhaps not bend to the shape of your body. For faced
with the real form of what has haunted me and governed me for so many days and
years, I would surely become a shadow," Sherlock quoted and placed another
kiss, just in the center of John's palm. "That's what you are, John. You're my
dream come to life and I'm so glad I finally found you." He spoke softly,
holding John close and closing his eyes into the touch on his cheek, holding
his hand there.
John gazed up at Sherlock, listening to his deep baritone as he quoted some
probably high level piece of classical literature. It was the most beautiful
thing that anyone had ever said to him. And as Sherlock finished, he felt like
he might cry. "Sherlock...That's the sweetest, most wonderful thing anyone has
ever said to me." He rested his head on Sherlock's chest and closed his eyes.
"I don't know how I got so lucky to find you."
"I'm the lucky one," Sherlock said and stroked the back of John's head, placing
a kiss to the top of it before pulling away and laying down on the bed. "Finish
getting dressed and we'll lay here for a while and talk before we sleep. I want
to try and spend as much time as I can with you tomorrow." He pulled the covers
down and settled under them, waiting for John to join him.
John smiled up at him and pulled away to put on the shirt and sleep trousers
that Sherlock had given him. They smelled like him and it felt like he was
being hugged by the other boy all over. John slipped into the bed next to
Sherlock and moved in close.
Sherlock turned on his side to face John and wrapped his arms around him,
pulling him close and kissing him on the neck, inhaling the scent of himself
and the other boy mingled together. He pulled back and smiled at John, reaching
up to brush his hair away from his forehead. "Any ideas as to what you'd like
to do tomorrow?"
John hummed softly, holding onto Sherlock as the other boy kissed his neck. He
let his eyes flutter shut, just listening to that beautiful deep voice. "I
don't know. We can do anything really. Just as long as I'm with you." He rested
his cheek in Sherlock's hair, loving how soft and silky his curls were.
Sherlock pushed John until he was laying on his back and rested his head under
the shorter boy's chin. He drew patterns on John's chest with his finger,
"Mmm... Anything?" he smirked and looked up at John. He suddenly knew exactly
where he wanted to take John tomorrow, but he wanted it to be a surprise.
John looked down at Sherlock with curiosity. "Yeah, anything I guess. What do
you have in mind?" He arched a little into the touch of Sherlock's figers. He
wasn't sure if he was going to want to get up tomorrow, he was so warm and
comfortable.
Sherlock smirked, "You'll see," he murmured and kissed John softly on the lips.
He snuggled closer to John and kissed his chest, closing his eyes and falling
asleep to the sound of John's heartbeat.
John didn't have a chance to question Sherlock further about what they were
doing before the other boy had fallen asleep. He sighed fondly and kissed the
top of Sherlock's head before closing his eyes. It wasn't long before he was
asleep as well.
Chapter End Notes
     Additional Note: The poem excerpt used in this chapter is not written
     by me... It is from a wonderful poem called "I Have Dreamed Of You So
     Much" by Robert Desnos
***** Chapter 4 *****
The next morning, Sherlock woke up before John and slipped out of bed to start
getting ready. He scrounged through his closet for an outfit that would fit
John, finding an old jumper and a pair of jeans he'd outgrown a couple of
summers ago.
Once he was dressed himself, he walked back into the bedroom and laid the
clothes out on the edge of the bed before crawling onto the mattress and gently
straddling John's hips, careful not to wake him yet. He leaned down and started
pressing soft kisses all along John's throat and collarbone.
John didn't even notice Sherlock get up, snuggling further into the plush
bedding. He was dreaming that Sherlock had wings and was flying with him
through the sunset. But then as Sherlock got on top of him and started kissing
him, he made a sound and wiggled a little. "Mmm, Sher..." he mumbled in his
sleep.
Sherlock smiled against John's skin and latched onto the junction of his
shoulder, sucking and licking. His hands ran across the other boy's sides,
hiking the shirt up and touching his bare skin. John's skin was so soft and he
loved the feel, as well as the taste of it. He hummed in contentment as he
finally released John's neck and began placing kisses on different spots of his
face.
John squirmed and moaned, still half-asleep. He didn't know if this was a dream
or real so he just kept his eyes closed and didn't try to fully wake up.
Sherlock's mouth was warm and talented, and he tilted his head over, trying to
give him more skin. He really hoped it wasn't a dream. He wanted the mark that
would inevitably be left by the attention to the spot. As Sherlock started
kissing his face, John's eyes fluttered open at last and he smiled up at
Sherlock.
Sherlock smiled brightly in return, looking down at what was possibly the most
beautiful sight he'd ever seen. John simply glowed in the early morning
sunlight and he stroked a hand down his cheek. "Good morning, John," he
murmured and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
John leaned into the touch and kissed Sherlock back. "Morning," he said when he
pulled back. He looked up at Sherlock, seeing his bed-tousled hair and the
sleep just barely present in his eyes. Sherlock was gorgeous like this. "I
quite like you being the first thing I see in the morning," John said, running
a hand through his curls.
"I would have to agree with you on that," Sherlock said and kissed him quickly
again before moving off of his hips. "I've gotten some clothes together for
you," he nodded towards the end of the bed, "you can grab some breakfast before
we head out, I think I smelled french toast cooking after I got out of the
shower, I'm sure you'll enjoy it."
John sat up and stretched, swinging his legs over the edge of the bed.
"Thanks," he said, scooping up the clothes. His stomach rumbled at the mention
of breakfast and he licked his lips. "French toast sounds fabulous. I hope you
don't mind if I take a shower myself." He kissed Sherlock on the cheek, taking
the clothes to go find the bathroom.
"Not at all," Sherlock said, "I quite like the idea of you using my shower...
it's a pity I've taken mine already or I would join you," he said and winked as
John passed by.
John flushed a bit at Sherlock's words as he left the room and the suggestion
lingered in his mind. Someday he'd have to take him up on that. He found the
bathroom and showered quickly, dressing before he left to go back to Sherlock's
room. John stepped in and leaned back against the doorframe. "Ready for
breakfast?"
Sherlock walked over and wrapped his arms around John's waist, leaning down to
kiss him again. "Mmm... I'll just sit with you while you eat, I'm still okay,"
he said and smiled.
John kissed him back, leaning against him. He looked up at Sherlock when he
talked about not eating again. "Now hang on. You need to eat, Sherlock," he
scolded lightly. "Please have a little something for me?"
Sherlock groaned and rolled his eyes, but as soon as he looked at John's face
he caved. "Fine," he sighed dramatically and smiled, "but only because you're
so adorable when you beg." He kissed John on the nose and headed out the door,
chuckling.
John poked his tongue out at Sherlock, but followed him down the stairs,
grabbing hold of his hand. He was excited to see what Sherlock had planned, but
he also was hungry, and he could smell breakfast from halfway down. He was glad
Sherlock had agreed to eat as well. It wasn't good for him to go so long
without food.
Sherlock squeezed John's hand and led him to the dining hall. They were alone
this time, his parents usually spent the morning in bed on the weekends. The
table was already set with two plates of french toast and he pulled the chair
out for John again before sitting down himself.
John grinned and took a seat. "Thank you, Mr. Holmes," he said with a wink. He
waited for Sherlock to sit before he started to eat. Just like everything else
he'd had at Sherlock's house, it was amazing. "I think I'm going to have all my
meals here," he said with a mouthful of french toast. "I never eat like this at
home."
Sherlock smiled sadly as he took a bite of toast, he felt bad that he had so
much while John had so little. It just wasn't fair that someone as amazing as
John struggled so much. He shoved his food around his plate, a frown forming on
his face.
John looked over to Sherlock smiling, but his face dropped when he saw Sherlock
frown. He realized that Sherlock must have been thinking about what he'd just
said. He'd inadvertently given away that he had trouble getting three square
meals a day. John put a hand over Sherlock's and grinned at him. "Don't worry
about me. I'm used to it. Someday it'll all work out."
Sherlock looked up at John when he touched his hand and attempted a smile, "I
wish things would work out now. I would do anything to make you happy," he
whispered and brought John's hand up to kiss his knuckles.
John felt warmth fill his face and he moved his hand to lace their fingers
together. "You are such a sweetheart. I can't believe no one else has scooped
you up yet." He finished off the rest of his breakfast and a glass of juice
before looking back to Sherlock. "Ready?"
Sherlock nodded and smiled, he was really excited to show John where he was
taking him. It was a very special place to him and he hoped he liked it. He
stood and grabbed John by the hand, dragging him out the door and through the
foyer.
As they went outside, he led them across the lawn to a wooded area. He held
back branches for John as they walked and as they got close enough where he
could see the clearing, he turned back to John and grabbed both his hands,
squeezing them. "Do you trust me?" he asked and smiled.
John followed behind Sherlock, wondering all the while where they might be
going. He kept a tight hold of Sherlock's hand, and he thought he could see
something in the distance, but then Sherlock stopped and turned to him. John
looked up into his eyes and without hesitation he said, "I do." In fact, he
might just trust Sherlock with his life.
Sherlock grinned wider and stepped beside John, reaching over and covering his
eyes with his hands. He carefully led the shorter boy through the remainder of
the woods.
When they reached the clearing, he moved to be behind John, keeping his hands
over his eyes. Sherlock leaned in and whispered, "open your eyes," and moved
his hands away, wrapping his arms around the other boy's waist.
John rolled his eyes as Sherlock covered them, but he obliged and closed them.
He let Sherlock lead him, keeping a hold of his arm until he stopped. He felt
him step behind and as his eyes were uncovered, they fluttered open and-
"Sherlock...This is beautiful..." John gazed at the clearing, eyes sweeping in
wonder from one side to the other.
Sherlock was happy John seemed to enjoy it, this field was one of his favourite
places. There was a fallen log that he had found a few years ago and fashioned
into a bench on the far end of the field and the entire ground was covered in
wildflowers of every color.
"I've never brought anyone here before. This is my special thinking spot, I
come here when I've had a particularly bad day and need to clear my mind," he
murmured, his head on John's shoulder. He kissed him gently on the cheek and
tightened his arms around him, "I wanted to share it with you."
John couldn't believe how gorgeous this place was. The sun was filtering
through the canopy of trees, catching on the pollen and making streams of gold
light from high up in the sky. And with Sherlock holding onto him, the
vibrations of his voice against his back, everything just seemed perfect. He
turned around in Sherlock's arms and smiled up at him. "You would share this
beautiful place with me?"
"Of course," Sherlock chuckled and leaned down to kiss John on the forehead,
"who else would I share this with but you?" He cupped the other boy's cheek in
his hand and leaned down to lock their lips together in a passionate kiss,
moving his lips softly and slowly against John's.
John felt his chest swelling in with emotion, and poured it into the kiss with
Sherlock. He wrapped his arms around the taller boy's neck, tilting his head to
make it easier to kiss him. He pulled back after a moment, eyes sparkling and
face flushed. "God, Sherlock...You're amazing."
Sherlock blushed, "well, I don't know about all that..." he murmured. Pulling
away after a few moments, Sherlock grabbed John by the hand and led him through
the field to the log. He sat down and pulled the other boy down to sit on his
lap.
John leaned back into Sherlock, sighing in happiness. He could stay like this
forever, in the most beautiful place he'd ever seen, in the arms of the boy he
lo-...John's thoughts stopped there. Was he already falling in love with
Sherlock? He glanced up at him, taking in his handsome face, his unreal eyes,
and that adorable mop of curls. His heart skipped a beat and he turned pink. Oh
yes. He could definitely be falling in love, hard and fast.
Sherlock put on a lopsided smile and cocked his head to the side, "why are you
looking at me like that?" he asked and kissed John on the cheek, "what are you
thinking about?"
John blinked rapidly as Sherlock's kiss broke him from his thoughts. He shook
his head. "N-nothing..." Love had no place in such a short relationship. Not
yet anyway. He couldn't say anything or he might weird Sherlock out. He pressed
a kiss to the underside of Sherlock's jaw.
"Mmmm," Sherlock hummed thoughtfully and leaned his head back, urging John to
continue. Whatever John was thinking, he wasn't ready to share yet and Sherlock
would respect his wishes, however much he wished he knew what was going on in
that head of his.
John grinned and placed more kisses along Sherlock's jawline. He trailed them
from one side to the other, turning a little to put his hands on Sherlock's
shoulders. He hummed against Sherlock's skin and sucked lightly right at the
junction of his jaw and neck.
Sherlock moaned softly and swallowed, okay, that is definitely a sensitive
spot. He grasped at the back of John's head, scratching his nails lightly along
his scalp. He could feel himself hardening, but kept himself in check, biting
his lip, not wanting to take things too far just yet.
John pressed his lips a little harder to the spot, sucking more firmly. He felt
something poking him, letting him know just the effect he was having on
Sherlock. John flipped himself around so he was stradling Sherlock, and very
gently rocked into him. Pulling his mouth off, John smirked up at Sherlock.
That was enough for now.
Sherlock groaned and narrowed his eyes, "bloody tease," he mumbled. He cracked
a mischievous smile and grabbed onto John's hips. He swiftly stood and wrapped
John's legs around his waist, then started spinning in the middle of the field,
laughing loudly and smiling wider than he ever remembered doing before. This
was just perfect.
John didn't know what to expect when Sherlock gave him that smile and in the
next moment he was being lifted. He squeaked and wrapped his arms around
Sherlock's neck, holding on as he spun them around. John laughed as he clung to
Sherlock, nestling his head on Sherlock's shoulder.
After a few moments Sherlock collapsed, dizzy and breathless. They ended up on
the ground, Sherlock hovering over John. When he caught his breath and stopped
laughing, he smiled brightly down at John and brushed the hair away from his
face. "You're so beautiful," he whispered and kissed him lightly. "How long can
you stay?"
John had to keep his eyes closed as the world was spinning, but he had a smile
on his face. He opened them once Sherlock had kissed him and smiled back at the
other boy. "I don't have anything going on today. I'll stay as long as you
like." He pulled Sherlock down for another quick kiss, finding his lips just
couldn't get enough contact with his.
"Mmm... Well, if you did that, I'd never let you leave," Sherlock said and
chuckled. He leaned down to press a soft kiss to John's cheek and left his face
there, snuggling into his neck.
John wrapped his arms around Sherlock and stroked his back. "Maybe someday I
won't have to," he said softly, leaning his cheek in Sherlock's hair. Just then
he got an idea, and he turned to look at the flowers beside him. Picking a
handful, he started stringing the stems together. It was something Harry had
taught him once. When he was finished, he had made a crown of flowers and
placed it on Sherlock's head with a smile.
Sherlock sighed, he'd never felt this happy with anyone before and never had he
wanted to protect someone an take care of someone as much has he felt with
John. He grinned and chuckled as John placed the crown of flowers on his head.
"Thank you," he said and kissed John on the neck.
He raised his head and looked into John's eyes, his own searching the other
boy's face. His brow furrowed in concentration, "I think... I may be falling in
love with you. How can that be? We only just met..." he murmured and shook his
head.
John grinned. "You're welcome." He snuggled closer to Sherlock and closed his
eyes. He felt like everything had fallen into place somehow. He and Sherlock
just...belonged. At Sherlock's words, he felt his heart doing backflips and his
cheeks going rosy. "I don't know...But I feel exactly the same," he said,
locking eyes with Sherlock's.
Sherlock smiled, "that's good." They spent the rest of the day talking about
all sorts of things and exchanging lazy kisses every now and then. When the sun
started to set, Sherlock led John back out of the woods and out in front of the
house. "Are you sure you can't stay another night? There's plenty of room in my
bed, you know," Sherlock smirked and leaned down to nip at John's earlobe.
John hummed softly, wrapping his arms around Sherlock's waist. "Much as I would
love to darling, my father will get suspicious if I start spending every night
at your house. But here." He opened the compartment on his bike and grabbed a
scrap of paper and a pen. He scribbled down his phone number and handed it to
Sherlock. "You can text me all night if you like," he said with a wink.
Sherlock took the scrap of paper, "sounds like a deal to me," he said and
smiled. He gave John a tight hug and pressed a kiss on the top of his head,
"see you Monday, yeah?" he murmured and pulled back, keeping his arms around
the shorter boy's waist.
John smiled up at Sherlock and nodded. "Yes, see you then." He gave Sherlock
one last kiss, wishing that he didn't have to let go. But he forced himself to
pull back, hand trailing down Sherlock's arm to give his hand a squeeze as he
fully pulled away. Then he got onto his motorbike and started it, smiling at
Sherlock charmingly as he zoomed out of the drive back to his own flat.
Sherlock stood in the driveway and waved until John was out of sight. As he
walked back in the house, he saw Mycroft leaning against the stair railing.
"So... got yourself a boyfriend, have you?" he said and raised an eyebrow.
Sherlock scoffed, "yes, problem?"
Mycroft held his hands out, "none at all, little brother. Just be careful, I
don't want to have to secretly drag you to the hospital again because you've
gotten beaten up for your... choices." Sherlock only glared at Mycroft and
headed up the stairs. Mycroft shook his head and sighed, "I hope that boy knows
what he's doing," he said quietly and turned to leave.
Later that night, while lying in bed, he pulled out his mobile and the scrap of
paper and typed out a message to John.
Hey, love. This is Sherlock, I hope you made it home safely. -SH
John sped home, parking his bike outside on the street before climbing up the
stairs to his flat. He unlocked the door and stepped inside. "Da! I'm home!" he
called. His father was lying on the couch, sleeping. John sighed and draped the
blanket over him from the back of the couch before heading to his room. He laid
on the bed staring up at the ceiling and holding his phone to his chest. He
wondered if he should tell his father that he was falling in love with a boy.
Some part of him was afraid. Sometimes his father blamed Harry and her
homosexuality for their mother leaving. If John turned out the same...that
would probably break him.
Just then, his phone buzzed and he smiled a little. He sent a message back.
Hello, darling. I'm fine. Except that I miss you terribly. -JW
Sherlock smiled when he heard his phone go off and replied.
I miss you too. Only one more day and we'll see each other again. Did you want
to meet out front of the school on Monday? -SH
Sure. We can walk in together. -JW
John held the phone close to his heart. He wished that he could hear Sherlock's
voice reading the texts. It just wasn't the same imagining.
I'll see you then, love. Sleep well and have sweet dreams. -SH
Sherlock set his phone on his bedside table and snuggled deeper under the
covers. His pillow still smelled like John and he clutched it closer, imagining
that he was in bed with the other boy again.
Goodnight, my darling. -JW
John put his phone down and curled up in his bed. He was still wearing
Sherlock's clothes which smelled like him and he pulled off the shirt so that
he could bury his face in it.
 
***** Chapter 5 *****
Sunday went by a lot slower than Sherlock would have liked. He was forced to
attend a brunch his parents set up for a few of their more prominent friends
and he snuck texts to John under the table throughout the afternoon of his
deductions about the guests. Things ranging from the fact that the new prime
minister was trying to quit smoking to the fact that one of the men had been
having an affair on his wife for a little over 2 years, but was oblivious that
she was cheating on him with his boss.
John spent his Sunday doing chores around the flat and laughing at the various
texts that Sherlock sent him about the guests at the brunch. He couldn't help
the feeling of inferiority setting in again. Sherlock was at the same table
with the PM, and John wasn't going to even have dinner tonight. He sighed as he
vacuumed the flat, his last chore for the day.
The rest of Sherlock's day was pretty uneventful and as he stood with his
parents as they said goodbye to the last of the guests, he fidgeted anxiously.
As he turned to run up the stairs to his room, his father grabbed his shoulder
and turned him around. "I hear you have a new friend. I'm sorry I wasn't able
to meet him, will he be coming back?"
Sherlock nodded, "Yes sir, although I'm not sure when that will be." His mother
stepped up beside his father and linked arms with him, "we'll set up a dinner
later on. I'd like for your father to be able to meet your boyfriend very soon,
he's such a delightful boy!"
Sherlock's eyebrows shot up, "I... he..." he stuttered. His mother laughed,
"Sherlock dear, you honestly think we didn't know? Come now, you know where you
get that intuition from." she winked and to Sherlock's surprise, his father was
not angry, but smiling.
His mother walked away, leaving them alone and his father patted him on the
back, "I don't care who you date, son, as long as they make you happy. You
can't choose who you fall in love with, after all, eh?" he winked and Sherlock
nodded before he walked away.
That night, he slept well, dreaming of him and John in the field lying on a
blanket and just holding each other.
John was lying on the couch when his father came home in between his first and
second shifts. He was absently flipping through the telly, and his father
plopped down near his feet. John smiled, sitting up. "How was work?"
His father sighed and rubbed his face. "They're still trying to get me worked
into the whole ordeal," he said. "But it should get better. How was your day?"
John shrugged. "Well, I just cleaned like usual." And texted his boyfriend
constantly. "Now I'm here." His stomach growled and he curled up trying to
muffle it.
Mr. Watson frowned. "It's all going to work out," he said, seeming like he was
trying to convince himself more than John. Then he stood and walked off to his
room, getting changed for his next job. John just couldn't tell him. His father
would be so disappointed. Flopping back on the couch, he closed his eyes, just
wishing for tomorrow.
The next morning, Sherlock got dressed quickly and ran out the door, eager to
get to school. He got in the car with Mycroft and buckled up. "Someone's eager
today," Mycroft teased. "Shut up," Sherlock grumbled and they drove off.
When they reached the front of the school, Sherlock looked around for John, but
didn't see him. He sat on the steps and waited, checking his watch every couple
minutes. Surely he'll be here soon...
John was up much earlier than usual Monday morning. He sped on his bike all the
way, swerving between cars and getting honked at by quite a few cars. He
finally made it and parked out on the edge of the lot, then sprinted towards
the entrance of the school. He could see Sherlock on the steps and his heart
leaped in joy. "Sherlock!" he called, waving his arm in the air as he
approached.
Sherlock looked up and smiled at the sound of his name. He stood and waited for
John to get closer. "Hey," he said softly, grinning and stood with his hands by
his side, fidgeting awkwardly. He wasn't sure what to do, not knowing what kind
of greeting John would be comfortable with in public.
John stood face to face with Sherlock, moving up a few steps so they were at
eye level. "Hey," he said with a grin. He had thought that Sherlock would have
swept him up and kissed him by now. But then he noticed the slight tenseness to
his posture and he rolled his eyes fondly. "Come here, you." He pulled Sherlock
into his arms and kissed him hard. He couldn't do this at home but he didn't
give a damn what the people thought at school.
Sherlock smiled into the kiss and wrapped his arms around the shorter boy's
waist, ignoring the whistles from their classmates. He pulled away and out of
the corner of his eye he saw Sebastian and a couple of other rugby players.
Sebastian had his arms crossed in front of his chest and he was shaking his
head.
Sherlock looked back down at John, "Come on, we'll be late for our first
class," he said and twined their fingers together as he led them inside.
John could hear all the other students around them as he kissed Sherlock, but
he didn't care. All that mattered was Sherlock and his glorious lips. When
Sherlock pulled back and took his hand, he couldn't help the feeling of
excitement going through him. Yes, there would be talk. People always talked.
But he was proud of it. He was on the arm of the most beautiful boy in school,
and if anyone had a problem with that they could shove it up their arse.
Sherlock didn't have any classes together with John until the afternoon, so he
walked him to his first class and gave him a kiss on the cheek before going to
his own.
At lunchtime, they met in the cafe and John walked off to grab them both a
drink. While he was away, Sebastian approached the table and sat across from
Sherlock, glaring at him. "You better stay away from John, freak. I know what
you're trying to do. You're trying to corrupt him, make him a freak like you,
but that's not going to happen."
Sherlock smirked, "Oh yeah? Well, in case you haven't noticed, he feels the
same about me as I do about him, so just piss off Moran." Sebastian raised an
eyebrow, "Oh, I see. We'll just have to do this the hard way then." He grabbed
Sherlock's apple off his tray and bit into it violently before turning and
walking away.
John just caught Moran leaving as he was coming back and rushed over to the
table. "What happened? Did he try to hurt you?" he asked, concerned. He wished
he could have been there in the moment to tell him to back off, but Sherlock
seemed unscathed.
Sherlock waved his hand dismissively, "no, just a bunch of talk. I'm fine,
really," he reassured John. He smiled and pulled him down to whisper in his
ear, "you know, you're really quite attractive when you get protective," he
murmured. He pulled back with a grin and winked.
John tried hard not to blush, but he did anyway. He leaned closer to Sherlock,
settling in against his side. "Well, you're quite attractive all the time," he
murmured, smiling up at him wryly.
Lunch went by without further incident, but Sherlock could feel the glare
coming from Sebastian a few tables over and he watched as he whispered
something into the cheer captain Mary Morstan's ear. She nodded and looked over
at them briefly before walking back to her own table.
Sherlock shrugged it off, probably nothing to worry about. Sherlock managed to
sit next to John during the rest of their classes and made sure to tease him
relentlessly with lingering touches and whispered flirtations.
When the final bell rang, they walked into the hall together, but they were
stopped by Mary before they went outside. "John, can I speak to you for a
moment? Alone?" she said sweetly and glanced over at Sherlock.
John quite enjoyed having Sherlock in his class, and sitting next to him. It
made for an interesting, and entertaining, experience. And he decided that the
moment that they got some alone time he was going to show Sherlock exactly how
it felt to be teased like that.
John followed Sherlock, glad the school day was finally over. He didn't expect
Mary Morstan to be standing in their way, and definitely not asking to speak
with him. They'd shared all of two words since he'd transferred there. He
wondered what might be going on. Glancing at Sherlock and shrugging, he decided
there was no harm in seeing what she wanted. So he let go of his hand with a
smile and followed her around a corner. "What is it?"
Sherlock watched as they walked away and shook his head. He felt a hand on his
shoulder and turned around. There stood Sebastian and all the other rugby
players. Sebastian had that evil smirk he was so good at on his face and backed
Sherlock against the lockers.
Sherlock would like to say he wasn't scared, but he was terrified. Sebastian
chuckled, "well, well... It's my favorite freak. Where's your boyfriend, hmm?"
the other players laughed.
"He... he'll be back soon, he just went to talk to someone," Sherlock stuttered
and swallowed. Sebastian grinned, "Oh, you mean Mary? Yeah... They'll probably
be a while." Sherlock furrowed his brow, "What do you mean?"
Sebastian moved in closer and put his hand around Sherlock's throat, "oh, well
Mary has decided she has a crush on John... wants him to fuck her. I'd say
they're probably taking care of business right this second," Sebastian said and
grinned.
Sherlock shook his head, "no... John said... He cares about me, he... He's
falling in love with me." Sebastian let out a loud laugh, "You hear that boys?
Freak here actually thinks John cares about him!" The other players started
laughing loudly along with Sebastian.
"Look, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. John doesn't care about you.
All he wants is sex. Now that he has an extremely sexy girl to give it to him,
he doesn't need you."
Sherlock felt tears come to his eyes, "no..." he said weakly. Sebastian
tightened his grip on Sherlock's throat, "I told you to stay away from him,
he's not like you," he growled before punching Sherlock in the jaw.
Sherlock fell to the ground and barely had time to react before all the boys
started pounding on him. He whimpered John's name over and over as his whole
body was pummeled, wracked with pain. He tried to ward them off, but there were
so many of them coming at him in different directions. He managed to yell out
John's name one last time before a well placed kick to his head knocked him
unconscious.
John did not expect Mary to push him against the wall, nor did he expect her
mouth to press to his a second later. He scrunched up his face in disgust. It
was all wrong. Pushing her back, John resisted spitting on the floor next to
her with how grossed out he was. "Look, Mary, I don't know what you think
you're doing, but in case you haven't noticed, I have a boyfriend." But Mary
didn't look upset in the least. In fact, she had a smirk on her face, and
John's heart plummeted into his stomach. He should have known there was
something strange going on.
John sprinted back down the hall, coming close enough to hear Sherlock's last
cry of his name. Turning the corner he found the rugby team surrounding the
other boy, who wasn't moving or making any more sound. And that was all it took
for John Watson to snap.
With a sudden rush of adrenaline, John ripped the rugby players away, flinging
them into walls and lockers and each other until he reached Sebastian Moran. He
got a special treatment. John whipped him around by the shoulder and decked him
in the face, knocking him to the ground. Then he dropped beside Sherlock and
his heart cracked at the sight of him. "Sherlock! Oh, God. Hang on." He scooped
the boy into his arms and took off at a run. Luckily, Sherlock's irregular
eating habits left him rather lightweighted.
He dashed out to the car park but then realized that he couldn't take Sherlock
to the hospital on a bike. What could he do before the rugby players regained
themselves and gave chase?
Just then, Mycroft pulled up in his car and rolled down the passenger window.
"Get in... Hurry!" he said firmly and reached over to open the door for John.
John nearly cried in relief. He put Sherlock in and climbed in after, shutting
the door so they could speed off. John held Sherlock's unconscious form close
to him as tears finally fell. "This is all my fault. I shouldn't have left him
alone. God, I'm such an idiot." He rubbed his fists against his eyes, trying to
calm down.
"John, although we've never talked before and we haven't really met, I have
observed your interactions with my brother. I feel it's safe to say that you
care about him enough that you would not intentionally leave him to get hurt.
Now, stop blaming yourself, it's not doing any good. Do what you can to stop
that bleeding from his head. In case you haven't noticed, it's flowing rather
heavily," he reached around to hand John a rag to press to the wound.
John sniffed a few times as he caught the rag. Mycroft was right, he needed to
focus. Taking a deep breath, he relaxed. He repositioned Sherlock so that he
could press the rag to his head, and kept the pressure on as they continued
towards the hospital. Sherlock would be alright, he just had to be.
 
***** Chapter 6 *****
Mycroft drove as fast as he could to the hospital and pulled the car in front
of the door to the A & E. He got out and opened the door for John so he could
carry Sherlock inside. "Take him in, I'm going to park the car and I'll be
there to fill out the papers," he said sternly to John and got back in the car.
"Right." John scooped Sherlock back into his arms, running into the building.
As soon as they saw him, the workers scrambled to get a stretcher and laid
Sherlock out on it, wheeling him away. John didn't want to leave him but they
wouldn't let him back so he sat in the waiting room, wringing his hands. He'd
be okay. They were helping him now.
A couple of hours later, a nurse came out to speak with John and Mycroft. "He's
stabilized now, but still unconscious. He suffered from several broken ribs, a
broken arm, several lacerations, a concussion and a collapsed lung. It might
take him a while to wake up, but you can go in and see him now." The nurse led
them back to Sherlock's room where he was lying on the bed, bandages covering
the worst of his injuries and the heart monitor beeping steadily beside him.
John spent the entirety of his waiting time just thinking in silence. All he
wanted was Sherlock, to know that he was definitely alright. Alive. When the
nurse came out he let out a breath that he hadn't realised he was holding, and
jumped up to follow her back.
Inside the room, John felt tears welling in his eyes again. He took the chair
that was closest to the bed, gingerly taking Sherlock's limp hand in both of
his and kissing it. And to think Sherlock had said this wasn't the first time
he'd been like this. John closed his eyes and bowed his head, keeping hold of
Sherlock's hand as if he might disappear if he didn't.
Mycroft stood in the doorway, observing the whole scene for a few moments
before he entered the room and sat down next to John. "He loves you, you know.
He may not have admitted it yet because he feels like it's too soon and he's
used to holding everything in, but he does."
He was silent for a few moments before he spoke again. "I am not sure of your
intentions, so forgive me if I've come off as a bit callous. I do care for my
brother as much as he likes to pretend otherwise. I was here by his side the
last time he ended up like this. All I need to know is that you will take care
of my brother. That you will be there for him as long as he needs you to be,
which may very well be the rest of his life." Mycroft finished his speech and
looked at John, awaiting his response.
John turned to Mycroft at those words, eyes wide and heart pounding. He looked
back to Sherlock, the amazing boy that had just happened to come into his life
through a bit of good timing and swallowed a lump in his throat. He couldn't
deny it. He loved him already.
John listened to Mycroft as he spoke, not once taking his eyes off of Sherlock
until he was done. Then he slowly turned back towards him and nodded once.
"I...I love him, too. He's so special," he said quietly. Then with more
determination he continued, "I swear, I never had anything but good intentions
and that won't change. I will take care of him and protect him and stay with
him as long as he wants me around."
Mycroft nodded once and stood. He patted John on the shoulder, "you'll be good
for him. I'll be watching you both, make sure you take good care of my
brother," he said firmly and smiled a little before walking out of the room.
Several hours passed before Sherlock awoke and when he did, he blinked his eyes
rapidly before looking down, seeing a hand linked with his own. He looked back
up to see who it was and was shocked to see John sitting there, having
convinced himself that he wouldn't want anything to do with him anymore.
"John?" he said, his voice rough.
John sat and waited, nearly falling asleep with how long Sherlock was out for.
He was almost afraid that he wouldn't wake up. But after a while he finally
heard the raspy sound of his name in a familiar baritone and he looked up, eyes
instantly watering. "Sherlock..." He stood and peered over him from the edge of
the bed. He smiled and a tear slipped down his cheek. "Hi..." he said for lack
of anything better.
Sherlock frowned, "why are you here? Did Mary decide she was done with you?" he
said, bitterness creeping into his voice and tears beginning to fall down his
cheeks. He looked away, not wanting to look into John's eyes as he rejected
him.
"What?" John didn't understand and he felt a bit stung. Had Moran and the
others said something to Sherlock while he was gone? "I didn't do anything with
her," he said, trying to turn his face to meet his eyes.
Sherlock turned his head and looked into John's eyes, searching his face for
any signs of deception. His own eyes were red, tears still spilling from them.
"I... I would understand if you did. She's very... aesthetically pleasing and
she is a girl..." Sherlock's voice broke, he knew that John wasn't gay and
there was a chance that when he was faced with a willing female that he would
jump at the chance. He did still care about John and it hurt to think he would
do that, but Moran's words kept ringing in his head. He's not like you.
"Sherlock, stop," John said softly, his own tears resurfacing because of
Sherlock's. "I would never do that to you." He brushed a few stray tears from
Sherlock's pale cheeks and bent to kiss his forehead. "I don't want some random
girl that I don't even know. I want you. I..." He paused, swallowing thickly.
"I love you." He flushed and looked away. "I know it seems too soon but I
just...even if it's not full on yet, I know it's going to happen."
Sherlock's eyes widened in shock, "you... love me?" he reached up with his hand
that wasn't connected to the IV and turned John's face towards his. "John, I...
I love you, too. I was just so scared to tell you. Afraid it would be too soon
and you would run away from me. And when Moran told me that you were probably
off shagging Mary... It hurt." His voice broke off at the end, not sure what
else he could say.
John gave a watery smile and bent to kiss Sherlock once. "I know. I'm so sorry.
I shouldn't have left with her. It just hadn't occured to me that she was a
distraction so they could get to you." He bit his lip against the tears that
just wouldn't stop. "I could never run away from you, Sherlock. No matter what
happens, I promise I'll always be there for you. But you have to trust me, ok?
Even if everyone tells you differently, I will always love you."
Sherlock nodded and pulled John down by his arm to wrap his arms around him. He
started sobbing, "I love you so much, John. I'm so glad you're still here."
John carefully climbed into the bed, moving around the various wires hooked up
to his boyfriend, and he laid down next to him, hugging Sherlock back. "It's
okay. I'm right here, and I'm not going anywhere." He rubbed Sherlock's back,
trying to calm him down.
Sherlock fell asleep after a few moments and when he awoke a few hours later,
he was glad to see that John was still there. Mycroft managed to convince the
doctor that he would be under constant care at home, so the doctor agreed to
release him.
He spent the whole ride home holding John's hand tightly and leaning his head
on his boyfriend's shoulder. He almost fell asleep again, but woke once they
pulled into the driveway. With John's help, he made it up the stairs and into
his room.
John watched Sherlock as he slept, pressing soft kisses to his face and
whispering sweet things in his ear. He was more than happy to help him walk
when they left, and to be a pillow on the ride home. When they arrived at the
house, John did most of the work for Sherlock to be able to make it up all the
stairs to his room.
He gently laid him on the bed before climbing in with him and pulling him into
an embrace. Of course, he was careful to avoid all his injuries as he did so.
"How do you feel, darling?" he asked gently, stroking Sherlock's hair.
Sherlock snuggled into John, "I'm a little sore, but okay otherwise." He looked
up at John, "how are you? You're the one who had to find me... like that," he
said softly and started tracing patterns on John's chest.
John's arms instinctively went tighter around Sherlock, but then he loosened
them, hoping he hadn't hurt him. "It was...scary," he admitted. "Seeing you,
not moving, blood everywhere..." He buried his face in Sherlock's hair. "I
will never let that happen again."
Sherlock smiled and cupped John's cheek. "Thank you," he whispered and leaned
up to kiss him. He let a small whimper out, part of him not expecting to ever
get to do this again, but John was here and he wasn't going to leave. So
Sherlock let his desperation out through the kiss, opening wide for John and
stroking his tongue along the inside of his mouth.
John could feel Sherlock's emotions in the way he was kissing, so he tried to
channel his own back to him. He wanted to reassure him that nothing was going
to separate them, and that he cared about Sherlock so much. John hated to see
Sherlock so worried that he was going to turn around and leave. He knew that he
had a lot of insecurities so it would take a while for him to solidly convince
Sherlock that he was here to stay. But that was alright with John. He would
keep trying until the end of time.
Sherlock could feel the love and admiration practically drenching their kisses
and he moaned loudly. Somehow, he managed to straddle John without parting
their lips, but found he had to a few moments later to breathe. "John..." he
panted against the shorter boy's lips.
He closed his eyes and rested their foreheads together, desperately wanting to
go further than they had before, but unsure if John wanted the same and was
ready.
John made a soft sound as Sherlock moved to straddle him. For someone who had
recently been beaten by a team of burly teenagers, he was in good shape. He
wrapped his arms around Sherlock's neck, holding him close even as they both
gasped for air. He looked up into Sherlock's face and he could read it, the
desire. He could also feel it poking against his own. Were they ready for this?
They did love each other. It wasn't meaningless...
"Sherlock...I'm not a virgin, but I don't know anything about having sex with a
boy," he said quietly, face flushed. "Can we...work up to the real thing?" John
hoped that Sherlock wouldn't be hurt by this. He did want to do something with
him, but he felt like they should wait on full sex for the time being.
Sherlock nodded, "I actually am a virgin... about everything," he blushed and
bit his lip. "That would work best for me too, but... I don't know where to
start, how to... please you," he breathed. As enthusiastic as he was to
continue, Sherlock was a bit nervous, but this was John. John loved him and he
would be gentle with him.
John nodded, understanding. He gently flipped them over so Sherlock was on his
back beneath him. "I'll take care of you first, my love. Tell me if anything is
too much for you." He bent to kiss Sherlock, hands working the button of his
trousers.
Sherlock focused his entire being on John. The feel of his lips against his
own, his taste, how it felt to have him pressed against his chest, his hand on
his- oh... John had managed to undo Sherlock's trousers and he bit back a moan
at the feeling of his fingers lightly touching his most intimate area through
the thin cotton of his pants.
John pulled Sherlock's trousers down to his knees, and then pulled away to look
into his eyes. "I can leave the pants on, if you want," he said, voice husky.
He wanted Sherlock to be comfortable and he didn't know how he felt about being
completely exposed.
Sherlock shook his head, "No, I want to feel you everywhere," he murmured and
looked into John's eyes, trying to convey how much he trusted him in just one
look.
John met Sherlock's eyes, seeing exactly what he was supposed to see. Sherlock
trusted him and it made him feel that much better about this. With both his
hands, he pulled down Sherlock's pants and revealed his fully aroused length.
John wrapped his fingers around it and slowly stroked, the rough skin feeling
different in his hand than his own, but so good.
Sherlock bucked his hips up into the touch and he let loose a loud, throaty
moan. His fists were clenched in the bed sheets, "God... John," he groaned. He
loved this, feeling so alive and so much pleasure was shooting through his
system.
John couldn't help a sound of his own. Watching Sherlock succumb to his
minstrations was incredibly hot. He moved his hand faster, pumping the entire
length and trying to get Sherlock to moan like that again.
Sherlock let another moan out and whimpered. "Please, John... Need to feel
you... Please," he whined, unable to speak in complete sentences. He decided to
show John what he meant and reached down to start undoing his boyfriend's
trousers with shaking hands.
John didn't understand what Sherlock meant until he started to undo his
trousers. He bit his lip as Sherlock's fingers ghosted over him and he let go
of him for a moment to brush Sherlock's hands away. He opened his trousers,
pulling them and his pants down together and kicking them off. John straddled
Sherlock, rocking into him with a groan.
"Oh God..." Sherlock groaned and grabbed onto John's hips, pulling him closer
against him. He pressed their lips together for another sloppy kiss before
reaching down to grab onto John's cock, pumping it a few times before wrapping
his hand around both of them. He had read about this before, but he had no idea
how pleasurable it could be. He moaned loudly and threw his head back, not
caring how much noise he made anymore.
John moved closer as Sherlock pulled him and he kissed him back fervently. As
Sherlock's hand wrapped around him, he bucked into it, hips out of his control.
And when Sherlock pressed both of them together...Oh, dear God. No sex that he
had ever had before could even compare to this one moment. John rocked into
Sherlock's hand, the friction of his hand and cock driving him wild. With his
hands now free, John could explore Sherlock's body, hands roaming over the
smooth skin.
The increased stimulation that came with John's hands running across his skin
pushed Sherlock that much closer to the edge. "John... Oh, John... my John,"
Sherlock moaned almost like a mantra and the nails of his free hand dug into
the other boy's hip in his attempt to warn him how close he was to climax.
John was getting close as well, the feeling of being this way with Sherlock was
so overwhelming. Even just Sherlock's words were enough to make him groan and
choke out, "Yes, yes, Sherlock...I'm yours..." He carded one hand through
Sherlock's hair, bringing it to the back of his neck. He bent low to kiss
Sherlock's jaw, moving from there to his neck. His other hand went to
Sherlock's on his hip, grabbing it and threading their fingers together as he
started to teeter over.
Sherlock groaned, everything seeming to crash down on him all at once. He held
on as long as he could until he came with a gasp, his whole body jerking with
the force of his orgasm. He leaned in to whisper in John's ear, "finish for me,
love... that's it... just let go, let me feel you... let me hear you."
John felt Sherlock coming apart beneath him and it brought him that much closer
to finishing. But what really set him over the edge was Sherlock speaking in
that low tone right in his ear. He bucked hard into Sherlock's hand, crying out
loudly. "Oh, fuck, Sherlock!" With one more thrust he cried out and came,
riding through the most powerful orgasm he'd ever had.
Sherlock wrapped his arms around John and placed a gentle kiss on his temple,
rubbing his back until he was able to calm his breathing. "So beautiful," he
murmured and smiled happily.
John had collapsed against Sherlock, breathing heavily. When he could finally
speak he looked up at Sherlock and just shook his head in wonder.
"Incredible..." he breathed, and then settled his head on Sherlock's chest. He
had no intention of moving from that spot or away from Sherlock ever.
Sherlock grinned, "yeah? I mean... I know it was fantastic for me, but I've
never done anything sexual before," he said and chuckled. He pulled John closer
to him and nuzzled into his hair.
"Well, it was different this time. They say that it's always better with
someone you love." John smiled and trailed his finger along Sherlock's chest in
swirling patterns.
Sherlock kissed John on the top of his head and then leaned his cheek against
it. "Well then, I suppose I'll never know how it feels to make love with
someone I don't feel that way for."
John kissed Sherlock's chest and closed his eyes. "No, you won't." He yawned a
little. Today had been rather exhausting.
 
***** Chapter 7 *****
John spent the night with Sherlock, sleeping comfortably in the arms of his
boyfriend. The next morning when he woke up, Sherlock was still asleep. He
smiled and kissed the underside of his jaw, not trying to wake him.
"Mmm," Sherlock mumbled in his sleep and held John tighter, nuzzling the top of
his head. He didn't want to wake up and he didn't want to move. He'd never been
more comfortable than he was right now.
John continued to kiss him, wanting to do what Sherlock had done to him the
other day. He nipped gently at the skin and started sucking on the spot. His
hand rested on Sherlock's side and smoothed it up and down.
Sherlock moaned, still half asleep, but once he figured out what his boyfriend
was doing he smirked. He lay perfectly still and tried to keep his breathing
even so John would think he was still sleeping.
John continued what he was doing, delighting in Sherlock's response. He licked
over the mark and moved to another spot, starting again. If Sherlock stayed
asleep much longer he would wind up covering his neck in marks.
Sherlock moaned again, unable to keep his arousal from getting stronger. He
sighed contentedly and raised his arms as slowly as he could so he didn't alert
his lover and then grabbed onto John's bare arse.
John was busily sucking a mark onto Sherlock when he felt the grip on his
backside. He jumped and pulled away to look up at his boyfriend. "You little
brat." He sat up and rolled off of Sherlock, poking his tongue out at him.
Sherlock followed him, straddling his waist and managing to latch onto his
tongue before it retreated and chase it back into his mouth. He kissed John
deeply for a few moments before moving to his jaw and kissing his way down his
neck. He moved further down until he swiped his tongue along John's nipple and
winked up at him before pulling the duvet over his head.
John didn't have time to react before Sherlock was upon him and kissing him. He
kissed back with fervor, his arousal already working up just with that. A moan
escaped him and he tilted his head to give Sherlock more skin. As Sherlock
moved to his nipple he arched up. "Oh, Sherlock..." He could only imagine what
Sherlock had in mind when he hid under the duvet, but he had an idea. And his
cock twitched in anticipation.
Sherlock nipped at John's hip bones and then his thighs before he licked the
tip of his cock experimentally. He went back into his mind palace and dug out
everything he had read on the Internet about fellatio and inhaled deeply before
relaxing his throat muscles and taking as much as he could in his mouth.
John pushed his hips up, unable to see what Sherlock was doing while he was
hidden beneath the blanket. But the surprise of the sensations was making them
all the better. His breath was rapid and he gripped the sheets as Sherlock
licked him. And then, oh dear God! His head fell back with a moan and he bucked
up into Sherlock's mouth. For someone inexperienced he was incredible at this.
Sherlock mentally smirked at John's reaction, loving the sounds he was making.
He wrapped his tongue around John and bobbed up and down in a steady rhythm.
After a few moments, his throat had relaxed enough for him to take John deeper
so he did... until he felt the head of his cock bump against the back of his
throat. He swallowed experimentally to see how John would react.
John jerked up into Sherlock's mouth, so wet and warm and talented. He fisted
more tightly into the sheets and groaned loudly, trying to get deeper. Little
did he know Sherlock was about to grant his wish. As he felt his lover deep
throating him he...oh he nearly lost it right there. "Fuck, Sherlock!"
Sherlock decided then and there that the sound of John screaming his name in
pleasure was his favourite sound in the world. He moved his head up and down,
swallowing occasionally, trying to evoke more sounds out of his lover.
John was completely lost in the pleasure. Sherlock was just...oh, he could die.
He let himself be taken over, his body reacting automatically and making his
hips buck wildly. John cried Sherlock's name again, eyes squeezed shut, fists
nearly ripping the sheets.
Sherlock reached up and rolled John's testicles in his palm as he continued to
suck and lick, dipping his tongue into John's slit and working him as fast as
he could, trying to bring him closer to climax.
"Oh, God...Oh, Sherlock!" John was so close, he was literally shaking. He cried
out again and again, getting closer and closer. And then Sherlock's hand was on
him and he was moving faster, pushing John over completely. He came hard and
fast, thrusting into Sherlock's mouth.
Sherlock swallowed as fast as he could, wanting John to know he would gladly
take all he had to give. After John was completely spent he made sure that
every last drop was licked away before sliding back up and kissing John
languidly as he recovered. He could feel his own arousal throbbing between his
legs, but that could wait. This moment was too perfect.
John panted, slumping backwards as he tried to collect himself. He kissed
Sherlock back, able to taste himself on those lips. When Sherlock pulled away,
John wrapped his arms around the other boy and held him close. "Shit, Sherlock.
You are amazing."
Sherlock smiled and pulled John closer until they were flush against each
other, "Mmm... only because you make me that way. You bring out the best in me,
love," he murmured and kissed John softly again.
John blushed a little at the compliment and he kissed Sherlock back. He could
feel Sherlock's own erection against his leg, and smirked. "I guess it's your
turn now, isn't it?" He gave Sherlock a wicked grin as he moved to flip them
over. He started trailing kisses down his body, enjoying the pale smooth skin
beneath his lips.
Sherlock smiled, "you really don't ha-..." he started, but was interrupted when
John flipped them over. "Well, okay... if you insist," he chuckled and it
quickly turned into a moan as he felt John's lips on his skin. He reached down
to stroke his fingers through his boyfriend's hair softly.
John moved from Sherlock's chest to his stomach, down to his hips. But he
passed over Sherlock's crotch and went to his legs, teasing them open. He
placed soft kisses to the inside of one of Sherlock's thighs, hand smoothing
over the skin of the other.
"Nnnngh, John..." Sherlock groaned and tightened his grip in his boyfriend's
hair. His heart was pounding and his hips bucked up, showing his impatience.
John could tell Sherlock was getting desperate and he smirked, finally moving
his mouth to his throbbing cock. He took just the head into his mouth, sucking
lightly. He knew it would drive Sherlock crazy, but he wanted to see how long
Sherlock could last like this.
Sherlock was about to tell John to hurry the hell up when he felt his lips
enclose the tip of his arousal. "Fuck," he breathed and whimpered, still
desperate for somuch more.
John slowly moved downward, taking in more and more until he was halfway. Part
of him was chuckling on the inside. He'd always been the one getting, not
giving. It was so different, and yet now he found he could give to Sherlock
exactly what he'd want done to him.
Sherlock moaned low in his throat, "God, John... That feels... amazing," he
groaned and tried his hardest not to buck up into the warmth and wetness of
John's mouth. He loved this and knew he'd never get tired of being intimate
with John because the sensations were just indescribably good.
John started bobbing his head, each time he came down moving lower on Sherlock.
He relaxed his throat, willing Sherlock to use his mouth if he wanted to. He
felt a bit cheeky and moved one hand underneath his boyfriend, slipping a
finger between the cheeks of his arse to tease him.
"Oh..." Sherlock gasped and was caught between wanting to buck up into John's
mouth and push back onto his finger so he rolled his hips forward and then
back, trying to let his boyfriend know that he wanted it all.
John understood Sherlock's silent desire and he pulled his finger away,
reaching it up for Sherlock to suck on. He honestly felt like he could have
fully fucked him right then and there if he hadn't just been sucked off
himself.
Sherlock eagerly took John's finger into his mouth, sucking and licking on it
until it was dripping wet. "Now... God, John... please," he whimpered and
thrust his hips forward into his mouth.
John slipped his finger back under him, swirling it around Sherlock's entrance
and then pushing in. He thrust his finger in time with the bobbing of his head.
Sherlock inhaled sharply as John's finger penetrated him and he groaned again,
overwhelmed with all the sensations. As he went deeper, he felt him brush
against his prostate and arched his back off the bed in pleasure. "Shit!
Oh fuck..." he moaned.
John couldn't believe how hot this was. He wished he could get hard again,
because this was perfect wank fodder. Sherlock writhing and moaning like
this...Oh God. He increased the speed of his movements, knowing Sherlock must
be close to the edge. He wanted him to climax, wanting to take everything he
gave.
Sherlock kept bucking his hips back and forth, thrusting up into John's mouth
before rocking back and impaling himself on his finger. His orgasm hit him hard
and he cried out John's name as he trembled through his release.
John swallowed again and again, the taste of Sherlock filling him. He pulled
his finger out and pulled off of Sherlock, licking him clean. He crawled back
up the bed and kissed his boyfriend. "You are gorgeous, you know."
Sherlock just laid there panting for a few moments, trying to catch his breath
and gather his wits. He pulled John close to him and kissed him, "that... was
the single most amazing thing I have ever experienced," he said, grinning like
a mad man.
He just held John for a few moments and gave him soft kisses every so often
before pulling back and smiling lovingly at him. "My father wants to meet
you... He and my mum have already figured out that we're together," he chuckled
and held John closer.
John laughed a little. "I'm glad you enjoyed it." He stayed still in Sherlock's
arms, just enjoying the closeness in their post-orgasm bliss. When Sherlock
mentioned about meeting his father, he couldn't help but think about his own
father. Could he ever even introduce Sherlock to his father? And then-
"Oh, shit! I forgot to call my father yesterday and I never came home." He sat
up and went to grab his mobile, but then he realized that he hadn't answered
Sherlock. "I'd love to meet your father, Sherlock. Before I go home." He smiled
at him broadly even though he was a bit nervous.
Sherlock frowned for a moment when John's back was turned, what was up with
him?, but quickly smiled when he turned back around. "That sounds perfect,
Mycroft can drive you to school if you're going today, I'm supposed to stay out
for the rest of the week to recover, but I'll ride with you to drop you off,"
he said and started to get dressed while John called his father.
John wanted to stay with Sherlock, but he really didn't have an excuse to stay
out of school himself. "I'll come back straight after school." He kissed
Sherlock on the cheek as he heard the phone click. "Hello? Da?"
"John, where are you? You never came home!" His father was shouting so loud
that John had to pull his phone away for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Da. I was with my, uh, friend. There was an emergency and I stayed
with him."
"You should have called, John. You scared me," he said a bit more calmly.
"I know. I'm sorry. I'm coming home soon, I promise."
"Alright. Be careful. Good bye."
John said goodbye and hung up, sighing. "Guess I'd better get ready."
Sherlock frowned as he heard John refer to him as his friend and climbed back
in bed. He nodded when he got off the phone, "yes, you should do that," he
murmured and snuggled deeper under the covers. "I think I'll just stay here,
I'm not feeling well. Mycroft can still take you to school."
John frowned as he was getting dressed and stopped halfway. "Are you sure
you're alright? Maybe I can convince my father to let me stay here for the
day." He sat on the edge of the bed and smoothed back Sherlock's curls. Those
idiots on the team were going to pay for it.
"I'll be fine, just a headache," he lied, "you should go to school, no reason
for you to miss just because of me." He felt his heart clench and pulled away
slightly from John's touch. He was hurt that John wouldn't tell his father
about him and the likelihood of him ever being introduced to his boyfriend's
father didn't look so good.
John didn't miss Sherlock pulling away from him and he bit his lip. Had he done
something wrong? He hated to leave like this but he did have to go to school.
"Alright...I'll see you after school then." He finished getting dressed and
stood for a moment, feeling like he should say something but he didn't know
what. So he just whispered, "I love you," and left the room.
Sherlock stayed silent until John left and then he let the tears start to fall
down his cheeks. If John really loved him, he wouldn't be ashamed to tell his
father about him and he couldn't get rid of the pain he felt deep in his
stomach over it.
He tossed and turned before sighing and getting out of bed, putting on some
shoes and after waiting long enough that John and Mycroft were probably gone,
he walked outside and out to the clearing to spend the day. He couldn't stay in
his room, there was too much on his mind.
John felt awful the entire ride to school. He just knew he had done something
wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. He had to make it up to Sherlock somehow.
He decided that he would stop somewhere after school before he went back to
Sherlock's house.
During the course of the school day, John received quite a few glares from the
rugby team, and was quite happy to see the swollen face of Sebastian Moran,
even as he was flipped off. He just hoped that the other boy had learned his
lesson. No one was going to touch John Watson's boyfriend ever again.
But even while basking in the humiliation of the rugby team being taken out by
one short boy, he couldn't stop thinking about Sherlock. He would do whatever
it took to make him feel better, he knew that much.
 
***** Chapter 8 *****
Sherlock spent the whole day in the clearing, picking flowers and listening to
the wind. He tried to not think too much about what John had told his father
that morning, but even escaping to his mind palace didn't help now that it was
filled with all things John Watson.
He shook his head and sighed, he really needed to stop this, it was getting
ridiculous. He was acting like a girl. Later that afternoon while lying on the
ground, looking up at the clouds, he found himself dozing off and fell into a
deep sleep rather quickly, dreaming of his and John's future.
As soon as the last bell rang, John sprinted from the building to his bike.
Luckily, even though he had left it overnight, it was fine. He zoomed out of
the car park and into the city to a little flower shop he knew. He found the
nicest bouquet he could afford and then rode to Sherlock's house, readying his
apology speech. Even though he still had no idea what he had done, it was good
to be ready.
He knocked on the door and was shown to the backyard where he was told Sherlock
had gone. John knew immediately he must be in the clearing and he walked
through the woods, finding Sherlock asleep amongst the flowers. With the
bouquet behind his back, John got down on his knees and kissed him.
Sherlock's dream took a turn for the worse as the afternoon dragged on. He was
sitting in his room and John was pacing the floor...
"What's wrong, love?" dream Sherlock said, concerned. Dream John stopped pacing
and looked up at Sherlock sadly.
"We can't do this anymore Sherlock... I can't... I can't hide this from my da
anymore. I'm sorry."
Dream Sherlock shook his head fervently, "No... you can't leave me! John, you
said you wouldn't leave me! You said we'd be together forever!" tears were
running down his face in the dream and his breath was hitching.
"I'm so sorry, Sherlock..." dream John repeated and walked out the door.
Sherlock jumped at the touch of John's lips to his, eyes popping open, still
unseeing, and he scooted back until he was backed up against the log. He pulled
his knees to his chest and buried his face in them much like he did the other
day.
John could tell as soon as he saw Sherlock's eyes that he was trapped in some
fantasy of his sleeping mind. But he hadn't expected him to shut down as he had
that first day they were together. He set the flowers down and ran over to
Sherlock, immediately bringing his mouth close to his boyfriend's ear. "Love,
it's me. It's John. I'm right here with you." He wrapped his arms around
Sherlock, rubbing his back to try to soothe him.
Sherlock was lost in his mind again and started to murmur as he rocked back and
forth. "Don't want you to be ashamed... please, please... I can't..." He
whimpered and felt tears start to fall down his cheeks. Just then he heard the
voices start up again, Sebastian's practically yelling He's not like you,
freak! in his head and he brought up his hands and clenched them tightly to his
head, covering his ears. "Shut up... just SHUT UP!" he yelled.
This was worse than the time before and John nearly started to panic. How could
he get through to Sherlock? He couldn't see any other way but to be more
forceful. "Sherlock," he said firmly. "Sherlock, snap out of it. Please!" It
was almost a little scary, the fact that he seemed trapped within himself. John
pulled Sherlock's hands away and grabbed his face. "Sherlock. Wake up!" John
started kissing him, hoping the physical contact would jar him to his senses.
Sherlock gasped loudly as John's lips pressed to his again and he instinctively
reached out, wrapping his arms tightly around John's torso and sobbing loudly.
He couldn't lose John, not now, not ever. He had become the most important
person in his life and he knew that if he were ripped away from him that he
wouldn't be able to survive. He continued to cling to his boyfriend like a man
drowning and started to shake with the intensity of the sobs wracking his body.
John hugged Sherlock back, holding him tightly. He seemed to be back to
himself, though he was still terribly upset. So John sat with him, rubbing his
back and whispering soothingly to him. "It's alright, Sherlock. I'm here. I'm
not going anywhere, love. I love you." He just knew that this had something to
do with what he had done to make Sherlock upset in the first place. What had he
been saying? Being ashamed of him? That must be it. But why would Sherlock
think he was ashamed? John would have to wait until he calmed down to find out.
Sherlock took a few minutes to calm down but when he finally did he pulled back
enough to rest his forehead against John's, "sorry..." he murmured, "bad
dream." He smiled weakly and reached up to wipe the remaining moisture from his
eyes.
John shook his head, cupping Sherlock's cheek. "Don't apologize. I'm the one
who should be sorry." He pulled away from Sherlock to grab the bouquet and
handed it to him. "I'm really sorry for upsetting you this morning. And this is
a shot in the dark here, but you don't think I'm ashamed of you, do you?"
Sherlock bit his lip and looked away, letting his fingers graze across the top
of the flowers. He was embarrassed to admit it, but he was still terrified that
there was a chance John might still leave him. He nodded slowly, "I..." he
paused, trying to think of the best way to word this. He sighed heavily before
turning back and looking John in the eyes.
"This morning, when you told your father you were staying with... a friend. I
just... I have to admit, it hurt. I know that you probably think that I'm
stupid for thinking this, but there's still that doubt inside of me that you'll
stay no matter what. I'm afraid that if you are that ashamed of telling your
father about us, that you'll eventually leave me because you don't want to lie
to him anymore." He held his breath after he finished what he had to say and
looked up at John, helplessness written across his face.
Ah, so that's what it was. John felt guilty for having said that in the first
place, and now he felt even worse for having made Sherlock cry. "No, Sherlock.
I didn't say that because I don't want to tell him. I really do. It's just..."
He sighed and rubbed a hand over his face. "Sometimes my father gets angry with
our whole situation. And sometimes he takes it out on Harry for being a lesbian
and making Mum leave. I'm just a little afraid of how he's going to react when
his second child turns out not to be straight. It's not you." John smoothed
back Sherlock's hair and kissed his forehead. "You're perfect. Any person, boy
or girl, would be lucky to take you home to their parents."
Sherlock shook his head, "I don't want it to be any person... I want it to
be you," he said firmly. "I have no intentions of hiding our love from anyone,
no matter what they say. I would shout it from the rooftops if I could. I love
you more than anything, John Watson and I know it's easy for me to say because
I'm not in your situation, but... even if my parents couldn't accept us as
easily as they have, I still would have told them."
John nodded. Sherlock was right, of course. There was no reason he should hide
it. Worst case scenario would be a little fight and not speaking for a bit. But
his father did love him, and he should be happy that he found someone he truly
cared about. "I'm sorry, Sherlock. You're right." He looked up into his eyes,
biting his lip. "Forgive me?" he asked softly. "I'll bring you home with me
right now and we can tell him together, if it will make you happy."
Sherlock smiled and cupped John's cheek, "thank you, love," he whispered and
kissed him on the lips softly, deepening it for a moment before pulling away.
"We don't have to do it today if you don't want to, it can wait a bit longer if
that makes you more comfortable."
John relaxed, glad Sherlock forgave him and that he seemed to be feeling
better. "No, I want to do it now. If you're up for it. Are you feeling better
after yesterday?" he asked, looking him over. Sherlock still had some visible
cuts and bruises on his face and arms but John couldn't tell how badly it felt
to him.
Sherlock nodded, "the worst of the pain is gone, thankfully. I'm pretty sure
you wiped away almost all traces of it this morning," he said and chuckled. He
pulled John close to him and kissed him again, lingering longer this time, but
holding back from letting it get much more intense.
John smiled as he kissed Sherlock., gently pressing him back to lay in the
flowers. He followed Sherlock's lead and kept it slow, just the soft touch of
lips between two lovers. When he pulled away, he gazed down at Sherlock and
brushed his fingers over the other boy's cheek. "I don't want you to doubt me,"
he said softly. "And I don't want to ever make you cry again. So if I do
something wrong, tell me."
Sherlock nodded and pulled John down by the back of his neck for another soft,
slow kiss. "I love you, John," he whispered and smiled. They laid there for a
few moments, just kissing lazily until Sherlock spoke again. "I think it's time
to go speak to your father, yeah?" he asked and smiled lovingly up at his
boyfriend.
"I love you, too, Sherlock," John said softly. He kept a tight hold on
Sherlock, returning each kiss with tenderness and love. When Sherlock finally
said they should go speak with his father, John was a bit nervous. But he
pushed it away. He shouldn't have to hide his love from his father of all
people. "Yes, let's go," he said, sitting up, then standing. He put out a hand
for Sherlock to help him up.
Sherlock took John's hand and stood, wrapping his arms around the shorter boy
and kissing him quickly on the lips. "It'll all be okay, love. I'll be there
for you no matter what happens, okay?" he smiled reassuringly and cupped his
boyfriend's cheek before leaning down and pressing a kiss to his forehead.
John nodded, returning Sherlock's embrace and feeling a bit better. "Thank
you." He pulled back and took Sherlock's hand as they walked back through the
forest to the house. "Is your father here now?" John asked. "I never got the
chance to meet him this morning."
Sherlock shook his head, "no, he's out on business. Mum was planning on having
you come for dinner to properly meet the whole family. Mycroft will be there
too..." he cringed and smiled apologetically.
John nodded. "That's okay. Mycroft and I have an understanding," he said with a
faint smile. He squeezed Sherlock's hand and they passed through the house out
to his bike. "Maybe if things go well, my da could come to dinner. Meet the in-
laws sort of thing." John blushed a little after saying that. At the rate they
were going they would definitely be getting married at some point. He smiled
and climbed on the bike, making room for Sherlock behind.
Sherlock raised his eyebrow at John's words, understanding? Interesting... When
John mentioned the word 'in-laws' he smiled, being married to John was
definitely something he could see happening. He really did love him more than
anything. Maybe he'd have to propose once they graduated. It would only be a
few months from now...
Sherlock grinned and hopped on the bike behind John, wrapping his arms around
the shorter boy and pressing a kiss to the back of his neck. "I remember the
first time we were in this position... I had to keep myself from lowering my
hands," he chuckled and scratched his nails along John's stomach.
"That was only a few days ago, if you think about it." John made a soft sound,
arching towards Sherlock's fingers. "Don't distract me while I'm riding. I
don't want you to get hurt." He started the bike and took off from Sherlock's
drive, heading for home.
He tried to be comforted by Sherlock's arms around him as he thought about the
reaction he might get from his father. Hopefully things turned out alright. He
didn't want to have to make the choice between Sherlock and his father, because
he already knew that he would choose Sherlock and that would break his father
for sure.
Sherlock smirked, "yes, dear." As they drove, he could tell that John was
nervous and he tightened his arms around him, trying to show some comfort. He
knew that what John's father thought was very important to him and he hoped
that he was accepting of his son and of him.
John leaned back into Sherlock as much as he safely could, glad for the
comfort. They finally made it to the flat and John parked the bike outside and
climbed off. He helped Sherlock off and kept hold of his hand as they walked up
the steps to the door. His father should be home today, his one day off. John
unlocked the door and walked in. "Da?"
"John?" Footsteps came towards them and his father emerged from the hallway.
"John, dear God. Do you know what you put me through yesterday?" He hugged his
son and John let go of Sherlock's hand to hug him back.
"I'm really sorry. But I want to introduce you to the boy I was with," John
said, breaking away. That seemed the best segway into this. "Da, this is
Sherlock Holmes."
Mr. Watson looked at Sherlock for the first time then. "Oh. Hello, son." He put
out a hand to shake.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. John speaks very well of you," Sherlock
said, taking his hand in a firm grip before releasing it and smiling nervously
at him. He looked at the boy beside him and put his hand on the small of John's
back in a comforting gesture. He smiled in encouragement, waiting for John to
tell his father the news.
John took a deep breath, the hand on his back only helping marginally. He saw
his father's gaze follow the hand and then look at him in suspicion. That
pretty much gave it away already, so with a whoosh of breath, John began.
"Da...I sort of lied to you this morning on the phone. Well, really I left
something out." He knew he was starting to ramble and he tried to get his
thoughts together. "The thing is, Sherlock is my friend, but he's also... He's
more than my friend. He's my... boyfriend." He bit his lip and looked up at his
father, trying to read his expression.
Mr. Watson was silent for a moment, face showing that he seemed conflicted.
John couldn't take the suspense, but he stayed quiet, waiting. Finally, his
father took a breath and let it out, turning his back. "Go. Please."
John's heart dropped. He wanted him to leave? "Da-"
"Go!" Mr. Watson turned back around and shouted. "Just...leave me for now."
John felt a lump welling in his throat but he swallowed it down. He opened his
mouth to say something, but he knew there was nothing he could say to fix this.
The damage was done. So he just bowed his head and left the flat, holding back
tears.
Sherlock's jaw clenched as he watched the scene before him unfold. His heart
broke at the look on John's face as he walked out the door and he turned back
to Mr. Watson.
Taking a deep breath, he spoke. "Sir, I just want you to know you have raised
an amazing son. He is kind, caring and wise. We never expected to feel this way
about each other, or even meet, but we did... He has saved my life twice in the
past few days and I am forever grateful for that."
He paused and looked down at his feet, "he loves you and I know he cares what
you think about us being together. I hope... I hope you can accept him, because
I love him and I wouldn't want to see him hurt by not having his father's
support."
Sherlock looked up at Mr. Watson again, searching his face and nodded once
before walking out the door to go join John.
Mr. Watson didn't say anything as Sherlock left, just putting a hand over his
face.
John meanwhile was outside, leaning against the wall of the flat with his face
buried in his hands. His own father had rejected him. It hurt far more than he
cared to say. What would he do if his father kicked him out for good? He had no
money, nowhere to go. He couldn't impose on Sherlock, that just wasn't fair. He
heard Sherlock coming out but he didn't move.
Sherlock felt his heart breaking again when he came outside and found John. He
immediately walked up to him and wrapped his arms around him, pressing a kiss
to his temple before resting his cheek on the top of his head. "I'm so sorry,
love... I'm sure he'll come around," he said and rubbed the shorter boy's back
soothingly.
John turned into Sherlock, returning the embrace and burying his face in the
taller boy's shoulder. "I don't know, Sherlock. He just looked
so...disappointed and he couldn't even look at me." He looked up at Sherlock,
tears brimming in his eyes. This was more than just his father not approving of
Sherlock. This was potentially his disapproval of John and who he was.
"Hey..." Sherlock said soothingly and kissed the tears away, "it'll all work
out, you'll see. He just needs some time to process everything. You can stay
with me as long as you need to, don't feel like you're a burden, because you're
not... okay?" He smiled lovingly at John and cupped his cheek, leaning down to
kiss him softly on the lips. He wished there was more he could do, he felt so
helpless and hated seeing John so upset.
John kissed him back, holding tightly to him. Sherlock was all he had right
now. "Thank you, Sherlock." He rested his head on Sherlock's chest and closed
his eyes. "Just give me a minute to calm down and we can go. I don't want to
drive with my eyes all blurry." He stayed there with Sherlock, willing the
tears away and steadying his breathing. Once he felt like he was alright, he
pulled back and nodded once before getting on the bike.
Sherlock held John while he calmed himself down and when he got on the bike
behind him, he hugged him tightly and kissed the back of his neck. "I love
you," he murmured.
John leaned back against Sherlock. "I love you, too," he said softly before
starting the bike. He turned it around and started off for Sherlock's house
again. He glanced back at his flat before they turned the corner, just a bit of
longing in his eyes, and he sighed, facing forward again. Maybe Sherlock was
right. Maybe it would just take time before his father was alright. At least,
he hoped.
 
***** Chapter 9 *****
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes
On the ride home, Sherlock came up with an idea of how to get John's mind off
of the situation with his father. When they arrived to the house he sent John
up to his room and convinced his parents to postpone the dinner to another
night. He grabbed some candles and a lighter and headed up to his bedroom to
join John.
He smiled at John and laid the candles out around the room, lighting them and
then dimming the overhead lights. He walked over to his stereo and turned it
on. A soft tune flowed out of the speakers:
Trying to live and love with a heart that can't be broken is like trying to see
the light with eyes that can't be opened. Yeah we both carry baggage we picked
up on our way, so if you love me do it gently and I will do the same...
Sherlock walked slowly to the edge of the bed and took his shirt off, tossing
it aside. He smiled lovingly at John and unbuttoned his trousers, leaving them
hanging from his hips as he climbed on the bed and straddled his lover, kissing
him softly and starting to remove his clothing too.
We may shine, we may shatter. We may be picking up the pieces here on after. We
are fragile, we are human. We are shaped by the light we let through us. We
break fast, cause we are glass.
Sherlock continued to kiss John as the song played, softly stroking his skin
and keeping his movements slow.
When they arrived and Sherlock sent him upstairs, John just sat on the edge of
the bed and hung his head. He just wished that everything could work out. That
he could have Sherlock and love him and be open without his father, or anyone
else for that matter, giving him a problem. He rubbed his hands over his face,
feeling just drained and like he wanted to sleep and forget everything. But
when Sherlock returned with candles, he knew that that wouldn't be the case.
John watched as Sherlock fixed the room up, the ambiance of the situation
already distracting him from his previous thoughts. And when Sherlock slowly
started undressing, he found himself nearly completely forgetting everything
that had happened only less than an hour before.
John liked this, slow and sensual, the music and candles keeping the mood
gentle and loving. His hands wandered down to Sherlock's arse, slipping under
the elastic of his boxers and pulling them down slightly just so that the pale
hip bones of his boyfriend were showing. He trailed tender kisses along
Sherlock's jaw, to his neck and down it, letting Sherlock undress him as he
did.
Sherlock closed his eyes at the feeling of John's lips on his neck and he
moaned softly. After he had pulled John's clothing off, he began kissing every
inch of skin he could. Memorizing every bit of him and noting what spots made
his breath hitch and which ones made him moan.
He removed the rest of their clothing and pushed John back until he was laid
out flat on the bed, still kissing him. He grabbed onto his boyfriend's waist
and slowly rocked his hips forward, grinding them together.
John leaned back and let Sherlock take control, spreading his arms out so that
every inch of him was open to the other boy's soft lips. He made a variety of
sounds from moans to whimpers and whines to little gasps, and he knew that
Sherlock would keep a mental map of all his extra sensitive spots in that
genius brain of his. Not that John was complaining of course.
When they were completely nude he and Sherlock started grinding into him, he
let out a soft groan and bucked up to meet his boyfriend. He clutched at
Sherlock's hips, keeping him in place so that their hardened arousals could
bump together again and again. Then he gently hooked a leg around Sherlock's
waist, using it to help flip them over so Sherlock was on his back beneath him.
He began to kiss and nip at the skin of his collar, and over towards his
shoulder. His hands smoothed all along the front of Sherlock's body, tracing
the contours of his muscles and ghosting over the remains of bruising from the
day before.
Sherlock let out another moan as their cocks slid against each other, loving
the feeling of it. He gasped when John turned them over and let his eyes
flutter closed as his boyfriend slid his fingers all along his body. "John..."
he moaned quietly and bit his lip.
This was absolutely amazing. He was falling more in love with John every second
and he felt like every nerve in his body came to life as John touched it with
his fingers or lips. He was reduced to whimpers within moments and grabbed at
the back of John's head, pulling him until they were face to face again. "Make
love to me, John..." he whispered against his boyfriend's lips and pulled him
closer for another deep, passionate kiss.
John knew in the back of his mind that tonight would wind up being their first
time; he knew it from the moment that they started this in the candle-lit room.
And he was perfectly fine with it. He wanted to make that connection, the
ultimate form of showing his boyfriend just how much he loved him. John kissed
him back with the same fervor, slipping his arms under Sherlock to lift him
slightly and get closer.
After a long moment, he pulled away and panted lightly. "Do you...have
anything?" he asked, referring to condoms or even just lube. It was Sherlock's
first time and John's first time with a boy, so it was best to be as safe and
gentle as possible
Sherlock nodded, "In my bedside table," he said quietly and blushed, "Mycroft
got them for me as soon as he saw us together. That... was a very interesting
conversation," he chuckled and pulled John in for another kiss, "but we won't
talk about that."
John chuckled just a little, giving Sherlock a loving kiss before sitting up so
he could reach the table. He opened the drawer and found the box and bottle he
was looking for. Pulling one condom out, he put the box back.
Meanwhile, he popped the top of the bottle and squirted some of the liquid onto
his fingers. He reached under Sherlock to circle his entrance before pushing
one finger inside.
Sherlock groaned as John's finger penetrated him, remembering how amazing this
could be from the last time John had fingered him... had it been just this
morning? Didn't matter, this was...wonderful. He moaned softly and grabbed onto
his boyfriend's shoulders to ground himself in this moment.
John slowly pumped the finger for a few moments before adding a second. He
scissored them gently, trying to stretch Sherlock as much as possible before he
went in himself. A third finger followed and he thrust them as he ripped open
the condom package with his teeth. John rolled the little circle of rubber over
his cock with a groan, still stretching Sherlock carefully.
Sherlock whimpered in pleasure and began rolling his hips down onto John's
talented fingers. "John... oh, John..." he murmured and felt his cock twitching
against his stomach as his fingertips grazed his prostate. He was shaking in
anticipation of what was to come. Craving the feeling of John inside of him,
taking him over completely and loving him in the most intimate way possible.
John finally pulled his fingers out, grabbing the bottle of lube to slick his
cock. Hovering over Sherlock, John positioned himself at Sherlock's entrance,
feeling his aching arousal desperate to be inside of his lover. This was the
most special of all his previous times because it was with someone that he
really and truly loved.
It didn't matter that they were both male and it didn't matter if anyone
disapproved. This was the sharing of love between two souls who needed each
other, making a physical connection that was as close to being one as possible.
John bent down to kiss Sherlock again and pushed himself inside.
Sherlock clung to John as he felt him enter him finally and he threw his head
back with a loud moan. He felt like everything was finally coming together and
that he was at last complete. The feeling of being so connected with the love
of his life was more than he could possibly put into words.
When John was deep enough to graze his prostate again, he whimpered and pulled
him even closer so they could lock lips again. "Oh God, John... I love you... I
love you so much," he whispered and felt a tear slide down his cheek.
John groaned at the feeling of being sheathed inside of Sherlock. Dear God, he
was tight, and it caused the friction all around him to be incredible. He
slipped his arms under Sherlock's back again, pulling their chests together,
feeling like he could just melt into Sherlock and combine into one being with
two halves that were missing each other until this very moment.
John would never have admitted to believing in soulmates before, but there was
no question in his mind now. Sherlock was his perfect match, the only person
that he could ever be with and be truly happy. He kissed him back passionately,
and then kissed the tear from his cheek.
"I love you, too, Sherlock," he said, voice deep but quiet. He slowly thrust
into Sherlock, not wanting to go too hard as he knew it would probably hurt
being this was the first time.
Sherlock bit his lip, trying to ride through the initial pain, but then John
rolled his hips and thrust into him and the pain gradually started to dull. He
looked deep into his boyfriend's eyes as he continued to thrust into him and he
moaned softly. He could stay like this forever if their bodies would allow them
to, being this way with John was perfect.
This was so different. Not just the physical feeling, because being inside of
Sherlock was far different than any bird he'd ever been with. But of course the
emotional aspect, the feelings they were sharing just by being this way. And
Sherlock's eyes were locked with his, silently communicating all that John
needed to know. That had never happened before.
It was always eyes closed, heads turned away, trying not to think about who
this was they were shagging with. Not this time. John didn't feel strange
staring back at Sherlock at all, but he did close his eyes to give him tender
kisses with each thrust as he felt himself getting closer.
Sherlock kissed John back with every touch of their lips. He could feel himself
grow closer and closer to release and reached down to take himself in hand,
pumping slowly. With his free hand he reached up and pulled his boyfriend's
lips to his again, kissing him deeply, tangling their tongues together, moaning
and whimpering into his mouth.
John's movements sped a little, especially as he could feel Sherlock getting a
bit desperate. He continued to thrust into Sherlock, each movement bringing him
that much nearer to the edge. "Sh-Sherlock...s-so close..." he gasped before
kissing him again, sloppily but hungrily. With a few quicker and just a bit
harder thrusts, John cried out into the kiss and climaxed, staying inside of
Sherlock as he felt himself fully release.
Sherlock sped up his strokes, flicking his wrist faster as John thrust into him
faster. His orgasm approached quickly and intensely, his whole body convulsing
and his vision whiting out with the overwhelming sensations. He moaned and
whimpered as he came, clinging onto John.
When he was finished, he pulled the other boy on top of him and kissed him
lazily. "Mmmm... that was... wow. I can't even..." he murmured and finally gave
up on trying to describe it, just leaning forward and locking their lips
together again.
John panted heavily with the force of the orgasm, nearly collapsing on top of
Sherlock. He kissed him back, mind still only half working, so he had no idea
what Sherlock was saying before they kissed again. He rolled them onto their
sides and pulled out of Sherlock so that he could pull off the condom and toss
it away.
When John finally broke their kiss he was able to speak coherently again.
"You're incredible... I'm so in love with you." He stroked Sherlock's cheek,
pulling him in and tangling their legs together so they were as close as
possible.
Sherlock hummed in content and kissed his boyfriend lazily. "I'm head over
heels for you too, love," he murmured and chuckled. "No matter what, I'm always
going to love you. I want you to know that," he whispered, wrapping his arms
around him and stroking John's back.
John smiled and buried his face in Sherlock's neck. "I do know that. And I feel
the same. I'll always be here with you." He closed his eyes, breathing steady
and matched with Sherlock's rhythm. This moment was so perfect, nothing could
ruin it. Not his father, not the kids at school. It was just him and Sherlock
and perfect bliss.
Sherlock grinned and held John close, running his fingers through his hair,
trying to soothe him to sleep. He went to sleep shortly after, smile still on
his face.
John fell asleep fast, smiling even as he was swept into his dreams. But things
didn't stay peaceful and soon what was a happy dream of he and Sherlock turned
into a nightmare.
John's father burst in on them as they were in bed, and John whirled around.
"Da?"
"I want you to come home, John. Please come home with me."
John smiled. His father had changed his mind! He got up and ran to hug him.
"Thank you so much for understanding."
His father grabbed him by the wrists and pulled his arms away. "You're coming
home with me and you're never seeing this boy again. No son of mine is going to
ruin our lives any further just because of some sick homosexual fantasies."
John felt his heart break. "No. Please, Da, please! I love him!" His father
started dragging him out and Sherlock was completely frozen to the bed. John
tried to wrench free but he couldn't. "No, please! Sherlock! Please!"
Outside of the nightmare, John was fidgeting and whimpering in his sleep,
mumbling incoherently as his dream self struggled to get back to Sherlock.
Sherlock's eyes fluttered open as he felt John struggling against him and was
immediately concerned, "Hey... John it's okay, I've got you... It's me, come
on, wake up," he said softly and hugged him tightly, kissing his forehead and
trying to rouse him.
John could just barely feel that Sherlock was there, but it wasn't enough to
wake him. His nightmare shifted to complete darkness where he could only just
barely make out the form of Sherlock far in the distance. But no matter how
fast he ran he couldn't reach him.
Sherlock started to panic, this must be how John felt whenever Sherlock had an
episode. Remembering what John had done for him, he grabbed his boyfriend's
face and started to kiss him as firmly as he could. "John... Please, wake up!"
he shouted in between kisses.
John was feeling completely lost until he felt Sherlock kiss him. His eyes
popped open, and he jerked back, still half-stuck in his nightmare. He blinked
a few times, eyes wide and heart racing, until he finally calmed down and
remembered where he was. He took a few deep breaths and slumped forward into
Sherlock, hugging him. "Sorry," he whispered. "I should have mentioned I'm
prone to nightmares."
Sherlock held John tightly and kissed him on the top of the head, "it's okay,
love." He pulled back and cupped his boyfriend's cheek, "do you want to talk
about it?" he asked softly.
John sighed and closed his eyes, but opened them again as visions of his
nightmare swam before him. "My father came to take me away. He didn't want me
to be with you anymore. I couldn't get back to you," he explained quietly.
"Hey," Sherlock said softly and tilted John's head up, "no one is ever going to
take you away from me, okay? I won't let it happen. I told you I promised to be
here for you and I intend to keep that promise. I will fight for you, no matter
who tries to tear us apart." He smiled lovingly at his boyfriend and kissed him
on the forehead.
John sniffled a little and swallowed down the lump in his throat. "Thank you,"
he said and snuggled against Sherlock. "I can't imagine life without you now,"
he admitted against Sherlock's neck. "I've never had another person who was so
important to me. And I'll never leave you or let anyone take me from you, nor
you from me."
Sherlock held John and was silent, thinking about the whole situation with his
boyfriend's father. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty about it, because
Sebastian was right. John wasn't like him. He had never been with another boy
before and had they never met, he would be going after some girl.
He held John tighter, tears reaching his eyes as he tried to push away the
negative thoughts. He was with him now and nothing was going to change that. He
needed to trust that John would always love him.
As John lay with his face burrowed against Sherlock, he couldn't see the tears
brimming in his eyes. But he was thinking himself along similar lines.
Technically speaking, if he and Sherlock hadn't met then John probably would
have continued on, dating girls and only later on perhaps discovering that he
could like boys as well. But it would be the same result in the end.
It wasn't Sherlock himself that had caused his father to get upset. It was the
fact that Sherlock was a boy and his father had been through so much already
because of Harry liking the same gender. Any boy that he might have brought
home, or even just telling his father that he fancied boys, would have given
the same results.
John settled himself further against Sherlock, closing his eyes. He didn't
resent him, not at all. Sherlock was his other half who just happened to also
be a boy. He loved him for him, and would have probably loved him even as a
girl or even something else. There was no question in his mind.
Sherlock felt the guilt continue to grow within him, completely unaware of the
other boy's thoughts. He sighed shakily and a few tears fell from his eyes and
landed on top of John's head before he could reach up and wipe them away
without John noticing.
John was nearly asleep again when he felt a bit of moisture fall into his hair.
And unless Sherlock was drooling on him, he could only guess it was his tears.
He pulled back and looked up to see that Sherlock was indeed crying, but he
couldn't understand why. "Sherlock?" He kissed the tears away and stroked his
fingers down one cheek. "What's wrong?"
Sherlock bit his lip and blinked the tears away. "Do you... regret it? Stepping
in that day and helping me? I mean..." he sighed and looked away, "If we hadn't
met, you would still be at home and your father wouldn't be upset... You would
be... happy," his voice tapered off at the end and he shut his eyes tight,
trying to stop the tears from falling.
John felt his heart break listening to Sherlock. "No, Sherlock, look at me," he
said, gently turning his face back. "Of course I don't regret helping you. I
wouldn't change anything that happened that day." He leaned in and kissed him
softly.
"I am happy, because I have you. You can't blame yourself for my father's
actions; he would have done that with any boy. And even if he doesn't ever want
to speak to me again, it's worth it because I know that you're the one person
that I need in my life. I love you, Sherlock Holmes. You complete me." He
smiled at the other boy, trying to show him that every word was true.
Sherlock smiled as tears fell down his cheeks, happy tears this time. He kissed
John and held him close, "John Watson, I promise to love you as long as I live.
You are the most amazing, kind, handsome person I have ever met. I am so lucky
to have you," he cupped his boyfriend's cheek and smiled lovingly at him.
John smiled, heart warmed and chest swelling in happiness. He snuggled into
Sherlock and sighed in content. "I'm lucky I found you. To think one minute
could have changed everything and I might have missed out on you."
"I never thought I'd say this, but... thank goodness for my big mouth,"
Sherlock said and chuckled, nuzzling into the top of John's head.
Chapter End Notes
     The song used in this chapter is Glass by Thompson Square
***** Chapter 10 *****
They laid there together until the sun rose and Sherlock started placing gentle
kisses all over John's face. "Time to get up, love... you have to go to
school," he murmured.
John didn't exactly go to sleep again but just drifted in and out, warm and
sleepy with Sherlock holding him. When Sherlock told him it was time for
school, he groaned and snuggled closer. "I don't want to go."
Sherlock chuckled, "I know, I don't want you to go either, but you have to." He
smirked mischievously and put his lips up to John's ear. "If you don't get up,
I'm just going to have to make you..." he whispered huskily.
John pouted. He didn't want to have to go to school, especially not if Sherlock
wasn't going to be there with him. When Sherlock spoke in his ear he made a
soft sound and turned to capture Sherlock's lips. "Talk like that and I'll
never leave," he said against his lips.
Sherlock kissed John passionately for a few moments before smirking against his
lips, "you asked for it," he murmured and reached down to his sides to begin
tickling him. He used his knowledge of John's most sensitive spots and attacked
them without mercy.
John kissed Sherlock back, figuring that he had won over him and could stay. As
Sherlock's hands moved down he half-expected him to start touching him. But
then he was being tickled and he squeaked before laughing uncontrollably and
squirming. "Ah, Sher-Sherlock! Stop!" He laughed and rolled away, falling onto
the floor. "Ok, alright. I'm up, you git." He chuckled softly as he caught his
breath, standing and brushing himself off.
Sherlock laughed along with John as he squirmed and smiled triumphantly when he
fell off the bed. He scooted over and hugged the pillow that his boyfriend had
been laying on, burying his face in it and inhaling deeply before turning his
face and grinning at John. "I'll be waiting not-so-patiently for you to return,
my dear," he said, "try to pick up my homework from the office if you would,
please."
John smiled and bent down to kiss Sherlock's forehead, hand cupping his face.
"I will. I'm going to borrow your clothes by the way, since I don't have any of
mine but the ones I wore yesterday. I hope no one looks at me funny if I'm
trying to catch your scent on them all through class." He winked and went to
the closet to find something that would fit him. Once he'd gathered an outfit
he headed for the door. "See you later. I love you."
Sherlock smiled, "later darling, I love you too." As soon as John left the room
he ran to his closet and pulled out a large chest. He pulled his necklace out
from under his shirt and unlocked the chest with the key that hung from it.
He then removed a smaller case and opened it, revealing his violin. He smiled
fondly and ran his fingers along the strings. It had been a while since he'd
played, but he had nothing else to occupy himself today and he wanted to do
something special for John.
Walking from the closet with his violin and bow in hand, he applied the rosin
to the bow and nestled the violin under his chin. He raised the bow and drew it
slowly across the strings, starting a sweet tune. He smiled and closed his
eyes, thinking of John as he continue to play.
John rode to school alone on his bike, already wishing the school day was over.
At least there were only a few days til the weekend, and he could spend the
whole two days with Sherlock. Though he did sort of hope his father would call
soon. It wasn't that he didn't like living with Sherlock, it was fabulous. But
he wanted to make amends, and he really wanted his father to get to know the
boy he loved.
The first half of the day went pretty smoothly. During lunch break John went to
the office where he was giving quite a stack of homework for Sherlock. Whatever
classes his boyfriend was taking, he was quite glad that he wasn't in them.
After stuffing those away in his bag, he went to the cafeteria and bought
himself lunch. But...Where was he going to sit? He'd sort of alienated himself
with his dating and defense of Sherlock. And with the other boy not here, John
found himself completely alone. This must be what it felt like for Sherlock,
and it broke John's heart that he'd had to go through that for so long.
John finally found a spot outside at one of the older benches where no one sat.
He set his tray down and started to eat, looking up at the passing clouds
overhead
Sebastian had gathered up a few of the rugby players and walked over to the
bench where John was sitting. He clenched his jaw and knocked the tray out of
the shorter boy's lap to get his attention. "Where's the freak?" he growled and
smirked.
John let out a breath through his nose. Keep calm. Don't let your temper go. He
looked up at Sebastian with a forced smile plastered onto his face.
"Sherlock is at home. Recuperating from the near death experience that you and
your group of brainless lemmings arranged. How's your eye by the way?"
Sebastian frowned, "It's fine, nothing I can't handle..." he shook off the
comment and spoke again. "Too bad we didn't get to finish, eh boys?" he looked
back at the other players with him and they all laughed. "You see, you caught
us by surprise before we could teach him a proper lesson. Looks like we'll just
have to try again," he shrugged and smiled evilly.
It was all John could do to keep from tackling him to the ground and choking
him. He stood calmly, as tall as he could, and stared up defiantly at
Sebastian. "You lay one finger on him and you'll find out exactly how it feels
to be on the other side of one of your 'lessons'," he said, voice low. He was
right on the edge of losing it. If Sebastian made one wrong move...
Sebastian laughed, "ooooh, we're so scared!" he shoved John against the wall,
"look, you're still new here, so we're going to go easy on you this time..." he
said and turned away slightly before rearing his fist back and punching John in
the gut.
John tried to wrench himself free when he was pinned to the wall, but Sebastian
was bigger than him. He glared at him until he turned away, admonishing himself
for his pounding heart. He didn't even have time to prepare for the punch and
he fell to the ground hard. But John Watson wasn't going to let him get away
with that. He stuck his leg out as Sebastian was walking away, tripping him so
that he fell directly on his face.
Sebastian groaned in pain and pushed himself up off the ground.
"You really shouldn't have done that," he growled. He gave a quick look to the
other players and they pushed John onto his back, holding his arms out and
putting their knees on his elbows to keep him from being able to move them.
Sebastian advanced on him and sat on his chest, beginning to throw punches to
every part of his upper body. A blow to his jaw, one to his shoulder, several
to his stomach and chest. In a blind rage now, he just kept pummeling him as
hard and as fast as he could.
John knew he was in for it once he had done it, but he didn't care. Sebastian
could beat him all he wanted, that wasn't going to change the fact that he
would defend Sherlock with his life. And with the way he was getting attacked
now, that might just be a possibility.
No one was there to save him like he was for Sherlock, and he was way
outnumbered. He struggled as much as he could, tears pouring down his face out
of his control, but his head hit the ground one too many times as he was being
punched and soon he was falling away into blackness.
"Sebastian Moran! Stop that right this instant!" Sebastian stopped and looked
back at the commanding voice. It was one of the professors, Mr. Lestrade. He
panicked and got up, running away with the other players not far behind.
The professor decided to let them run, he'd seen all their faces and knew their
names. He immediately pulled out his mobile and called for an ambulance, then
knelt down next to John and held his head up off the ground, taking off his
blazer and laying it under his head. As soon as the paramedics arrived, John's
father was called and he was rushed to the hospital.
When John's father got the call, he paled and nearly fainted. He didn't even
tell his boss where he was going as he ran from the building, and nearly
sprinted all the way to the hospital. He felt just...terrible. He kicked his
son out of the house, and now he had been beaten within an inch of his life. If
John... No, he wouldn't think like that. He went straight to the emergency room
and demanded to see his son.
Sherlock was still playing his violin when Mycroft burst into his room. "Myc,
what the hell?! You're interrupting!" he shouted and scowled at him. "Sherlock,
shut up. There's been... a situation at the school. It's John, Sebastian went
after him."
Sherlock felt all the air leave his lungs and he dropped his violin. "Let's go.
Now," he said and ran towards the door. Mycroft grabbed his car keys and
followed Sherlock outside, dashing to the car and speeding off to the hospital
where John was taken.
They only let Mr. Watson inside after about fifteen minutes badgering. He went
into the room and gasped at the sight, swallowing hard. John's face was
bruised, he was hooked up to wires and tubes, and he was covered in bloodied
bandages. He could barely stand. He sank into the chair by his bed and put his
face in his hands. "I'm so sorry..."
Sherlock burst through the door of the A & E, marching straight up to the
nurses' station. "I'm here to see John Watson," he said firmly. The nurse
looked back at him and raised her eyebrow, "I'm sorry, son, only relatives are
allowed back at this time." Sherlock felt his eyes filling with angry tears,
"I'm his boyfriend dammit! I demand to be able to see him!" he shouted and
pounded his fist on the counter.
Mycroft stepped up behind him and gripped his shoulder, "now, now Sherlock.
Calm down." He looked at the nurse and smiled, "I do apologise for my brother's
behaviour. It's that Holmes temper in him." The nurses eyes got wide, "Holmes?
As in... the Holmes'?" she said and gasped. "I'm terribly sorry sir, right this
way." She led them back to John's room immediately.
Sherlock's brow furrowed in confusion, "What... How did that even work?" he
said and looked up at Mycroft. His older brother just smiled, "Mummy and Daddy
have donated quite a bit of money to this particular hospital," he said and
shrugged. Sherlock nodded in understanding. He swallowed hard before he entered
John's room. "John..." he whispered and started to walk towards him before he
saw John's father sitting by the bed and his eyes widened as he stepped back
again.
John's father looked up and turned as he heard Sherlock speak. With a deep
breath he stood and walked closer to Sherlock, holding out his hand. "I have to
apologise for the other day," he said, voice a little choked. "It's just been
very difficult since John's mother left us and when he came home with you... it
was just a shock." He attempted a smile. "John must really care about you to
want to take the chance of my disapproving. You must really be something
special."
Sherlock swallowed a lump in his throat and nodded, "I care about him too...
More than anyone," he looked at John lying in the hospital bed and then back to
his father. "I'm very much in love with your son, Mr. Watson. He means
everything to me and he has saved me twice since we have met... I'm just sorry
I wasn't there to do the same for him," he ended in a whisper and felt tears
coming to his eyes. He walked slowly over to the bed and took John's hand in
his, kissing the back of it and lifting it to his cheek.
Mr. Watson watched the display, feelings still a little mixed. It was one thing
for Harry to like girls but another for John, his only son, to turn around and
have a boyfriend. It just wasn't what he expected. But the way that Sherlock
talked about him, and the emotion in his actions, was enough to make him forget
for a moment that they were both boys. He put a hand on Sherlock's shoulder.
"It isn't your fault, son," he said. "We could all blame ourselves for not
being there when it happened."
Sherlock nodded and smiled weakly up at John's father, "yes, I suppose that's
true." He kept a hold of John's hand and reached with his other one to gently
brush John's hair away from his face. "I'm here, love," he said softly, tears
running down his face. All he could do now was wait patiently for his boyfriend
to wake up.
They sat for a while, silently keeping vigil over John. It was about an hour
before he started to stir. God, did that hurt. In fact, everything hurt. He
groaned and opened his eyes, Sherlock swimming into his vision first, and he
smiled weakly. But then he noticed the presence of Mycroft and..."Da?' he
rasped, eyes widening.
"John." Mr. Watson moved closer and smiled, feeling a bit choked again. "How
are you feeling, lad?"
John didn't answer. He was just overwhelmed. His father didn't seem upset at
all and he was here in the same room with Sherlock. For as much pain as he was
in, it was worth it if it changed things with his father. John felt tears
welling in his eyes as he looked up at him with a smile.
Sherlock gave John a watery smile, tears still falling down his cheeks. He
grasped his hand a little tighter before letting it go and laying his head on
the bed next to John's side. "I'm sorry, John..." he murmured, "I'm so sorry I
wasn't there to stop him," he sobbed, turning his face and burying it in the
blankets.
John tried to move but that was far too painful. So he lifted his hand and
stroked Sherlock's hair. "Sherlock, stop. It's not your fault, love." He
flushed a little using the term in front of his father, but he needed to
comfort Sherlock. "There was nothing that you could have done. They would have
gotten you too."
"Those boys had better be expelled for this," Mr. Watson said, tone fierce.
"They shouldn't be allowed to terrorize students this way."
"Being expelled isn't the only thing they'll have to worry about," Mycroft
spoke up from where he was leaned up against the wall. He walked forward as he
spoke, "they've also been banned from every athletic program and have to do
community work for the rest of the year." Mycroft put a hand on Sherlock's
shoulder, "I think it's safe to say they'll be paying for what they did to both
of you." He smiled and winked at John.
John grinned and he ruffled Sherlock's hair a little. "See? Everything's
alright now." He reached under to tilt Sherlock's chin up. "We're both going to
be fine," he said with a smile.
Mr. Watson cleared his throat a little and John flushed, pulling his hand back
from Sherlock's face. He tried to push himself up, wincing at the pain that
shot through his body. "Um...thanks, Da. You don't know how much it means to me
that you're here."
John's father stepped closer and reached over to touch his son's shoulder.
"What kind of father would I be if I let one little spat keep me from my son
when he's in need?" He gave him a smile. "You and Sherlock have something very
special, and I feel terrible that it took for you to be in the hospital for me
to realise it. It's going to take a little getting used to, but I do give you
my blessing."
John swallowed and smiled up at him. "I love you, Da."
"I love you, too, lad."
Sherlock smiled at the whole exchange and kissed the back of John's hand again.
Mycroft cleared his throat and raised his eyebrow at Sherlock. He looked at his
older brother, confused until it dawned on him. "Oh! Um... Mr. Watson? My
parents were hoping to have you and John over for dinner sometime... When John
feels better, of course," he added and smiled at his boyfriend.
John's father grinned at Sherlock. "Thank you, that sounds wonderful." Just
then, Mr. Watson's mobile rang. "Excuse me," he said, answering it. "Hello? Oh,
yes, I'm sorry. My son...Well, yes but...He was taken to the hospital!" Not
wanting to upset John while he was still in bad shape, he left the room to
finish the conversation.
John watched him go, wondering who that might be on the other end. His father
was supposed to be working today. He must have ran out as soon as he found out
John was here. Hopefully nothing bad happened because of that.
 
***** Chapter 11 *****
As John's father left the room, Sherlock's brow furrowed in concern. He could
tell something was wrong and knew that John could tell too. He stood and
whispered something in Mycroft's ear and he nodded and left the room.
Sherlock smiled down at his boyfriend and leaned forward to press a soft kiss
to his forehead, his nose and then one on his lips. "I'm so glad you're going
to be okay, I was so worried," he whispered.
John looked at Sherlock in question when he came back from saying what he was
saying to Mycroft, but it was wiped away when Sherlock kissed him. He reached
up to put his hand on the back of Sherlock's head. "Of course. I wasn't about
to leave you behind," he said with a wink. As if he had any control over it.
John was extremely lucky that he was alive. The way Moran had pounded on him...
He could feel the nightmares coming on already. He looked up at Sherlock, just
glad to be able to see his face, and be with him.
Sherlock chuckled softly and ran his fingers softly down the side of John's
face, cupping his cheek as lightly as he could, so as not to hurt him. "I love
you so much," he murmured and kissed his boyfriend again, this one lingering a
bit longer. He pulled back and rested their foreheads together, "I promise you
that I'll take care of you, I'll do anything to make sure you feel better in no
time," he said and smiled.
John smiled, face warming as he leaned into Sherlock's touch. He pulled himself
up just enough to kiss Sherlock again, but the effort was too much to make it
last and he laid back again. "I think if you keep kissing me, I might heal
before supper," he said with a smirk.
Sherlock chuckled, "well, I better get to it then, hmm?" He smiled and leaned
down to kiss John again, prying his mouth open with his tongue and deepening
the kiss. Moaning softly, he tangled their tongues together for a few moments
before pulling away, slightly breathless. "We better stop... I'm not sure your
father would appreciate walking in on a snogging session," he said and winked
at John.
John let Sherlock delve into his mouth, sliding his hand to the back of his
neck. He wished that he could move better and get closer but for now this would
have to do. He pouted a little when Sherlock pulled away, but he had a point.
His father could come back any minute. "I fully expect you to continue the next
time we're alone," he said, releasing his hold on Sherlock and let his arm fall
back to the bed.
Sherlock smiled deviously, "Oh don't worry, love. I intend to take very good
care of you once we have some time to ourselves." He leaned in and whispered in
John's ear, "consider me your personal slave and nurse until you are well
again."
John flushed and swallowed hard. He licked his lips and tried not to imagine
Sherlock tending to his...every need as he didn't want an erection when his
father could come back any second. "You are too good to me," he said to
Sherlock, kissing the side of his face where he could reach.
Footsteps approached a moment later and Mr. Watson had stepped back into the
room. He looked solemn, but was trying to hide it with a weak smile. "I'm going
home, John. The doctors said they won't release you until tomorrow and I think
I know who you'd rather have hanging around with you." He moved over to the bed
and kissed John on the forehead. "Goodnight, lad. Rest up." Then he turned to
Sherlock and put his hand out to shake. "Take care of him for me."
Sherlock stood and took Mr. Watson's hand, gripping it firmly, "of course," he
said and smiled, "always." He sat down next to his boyfriend again once John's
father left and kissed his forehead. "Do you need me to get you anything,
love?" he murmured and smiled lovingly at him.
John shook his head. "I'm alright as long as you're here," he said, smiling
back. "But do you think you could..." He shifted around a little, trying to see
if he could make room in the bed around his various wires. "I'd like it if you
could get in here with me. I know I'm going to have nightmares tonight. It
always happens after something like this."
Sherlock nodded, "of course, I'd love to," he said and helped him rearrange the
wires and blankets so they could both fit in the bed together. He slid his arm
under John's head and laid it on his shoulder, wrapping his arm around him.
John snuggled in closer to Sherlock, sighing contentedly. "Thank you." He
brushed his lips over Sherlock's and closed his eyes. "If I fall asleep, I'm
sorry, but I'm feeling kind of tired." As if to emphasize the point, he yawned.
"It's okay, I like watching you sleep," Sherlock said and smiled at John.
"Besides, I think you more than deserve some rest." He lifted his hand to run
his fingers softly through John's hair, massaging his scalp lightly. He started
humming the song he had begun writing for John that morning, trying to soothe
him to sleep.
John relaxed, listening and feeling the comforting sound of Sherlock's baritone
voice as he hummed. He had never heard the song before, but it was beautiful,
and he soon found himself falling away into visions of himself and Sherlock,
dancing to the sounds of violins.
By the time Sherlock finished humming the song, Mycroft had re-entered the
room. He looked up at his older brother, "did you ask him?" he said softly,
trying not to wake John. Mycroft nodded, "and?..." Sherlock said, looking at
him expectantly. Mycroft cracked a small grin, "He said he'd take care of it,
if it came to that."
Sherlock sighed and smiled, "Good... that's good." Mycroft nodded and left the
room. Sherlock held John tighter and kissed his temple, settling in beside him
and falling asleep shortly after.
John slept for a while, rather peacefully. His mind was just as tired as his
body so it couldn't even be bothered to generate bad dreams. When he awoke he
found himself still safely snuggled in Sherlock's arms and he smiled, pressing
his face into the other boy's neck and closing his eyes again. He didn't sleep,
but lifted a hand to trail up and down Sherlock's arm.
Sherlock slept soundly knowing that John was safe in his arms. He felt a touch
on his arm and hummed sleepily, rearranging his head and keeping his eyes
closed.
John let his mind drift, thinking about Sherlock and how now they wouldn't have
to worry about being attacked anymore. At least for the time being. He just
hoped that Moran and the others didn't try to find them outside of school. The
chances were slim, but still possible. If they did, John would protect Sherlock
until the end.
Sherlock let his eyes flutter open and he smiled down at John, "hello there,"
he murmured and stretched his legs a little. John grinned up at him. "Hello."
He shifted a little, but everything was still sore and he groaned in pain.
"This sucks," he said. "What time is it?" He looked around but there wasn't a
clock in the room.
"Mmm... does it matter?" Sherlock whispered and pressed his lips against
John's, keeping the kisses soft and slow. He stroked his fingers across his
boyfriend's side, being as gentle as possible. Sherlock knew how sore John
probably was, having gone through the same pain himself a couple days before.
John kissed Sherlock back, tensing a bit as his hand moved toward his side. But
Sherlock was careful and the areas he touched just tingled with the sensation
of the loving caress. He relaxed again, enjoying the attention and letting
Sherlock take the lead on the kiss. He was still tired and he couldn't move too
much without extra pain. And part of him liked being doted on by Sherlock.
Sherlock moaned softly and continued to kiss John, caressing the other boy's
tongue with his own. He pulled away to place kisses to the bruises on his face
and neck, then placed one on his nose. "I love you," he whispered and closed
his eyes, resting their foreheads together.
John felt his chest swell at how sweet Sherlock was being with him. Each spot
that Sherlock kissed felt better, better than they had felt with any painkiller
he had been given. "I love you, too, Sherlock," John said, tilting up to kiss
him one more time, chastely. "Very much."
"You sure you don't need anymore rest?" Sherlock asked. He knew that they
wouldn't be leaving the hospital until the morning and he wanted to make sure
John was well rested before they got home. He had plans for him once they were
alone with no chance of anyone interrupting.
John rubbed a hand over his eyes. "I think I'm alright for now. If I need more
sleep, I'll tell you." He grinned up at his boyfriend and pressed his palm to
Sherlock's chest. He could feel his heart beating beneath it, and he suddenly
realised how much he loved the feeling, that Sherlock's heart beat for him
alone, just as his did for Sherlock.
Sherlock smiled and wrapped his hand around John's on his chest. They spent the
rest of the day like that, curled up on the bed together. They talked about
everything and exchanged kisses every now and then.
By the time morning had come, John was feeling much better, even if he was a
little sore around the edges. The doctor came in to unhook him from the
machines and tell him he was free to go. Once he had left, John carefully got
up and dressed in his clothes from the day before. He was limping a bit, but
not too terribly. Turning to face Sherlock, he smiled and held out a hand.
"Ready to go?"
Sherlock took his boyfriend's hand and helped him out of the hospital and to
the car. When they got there, Mycroft opened the door for them before getting
into the driver's seat. "Where am I taking you, John?" he asked, smiling back
at him in the rear view mirror.
John was a little annoyed with himself that he needed help, but he let Sherlock
assist him only as much as he needed. When they were in the car and Mycroft
asked where to go, he shrugged a little. "I don't know. I guess I should go
home." He looked to Sherlock, reluctant to leave him. "But you know, Da should
be working so maybe if you want to come over for a bit," he said with a smirk.
Sherlock chuckled and winked at his boyfriend, "Oh yes, I think I'd like that."
Mycroft rolled his eyes, "okay, that's quite enough. I'll need you to give me
directions to your flat, John, so if you could please stop making doe eyes at
my brother..." he raised an eyebrow as he looked back at John.
John blushed a bit and faced forward, but he settled a hand on Sherlock's leg.
"Right. Sorry." He told Mycroft how to get to the flat and soon they were
pulling up on the street outside. He was a bit embarrassed for Mycroft to even
see the outside of it. Sherlock was one thing, but he didn't know how Mycroft
would feel about his lower status.
Sherlock smiled reassuringly at John, knowing he concerned he was about what
Mycroft thought. He seemed impassive however and didn't make any comments about
his boyfriend's living conditions, for which Sherlock was very grateful. He
helped John out of the car and up the stairs, keeping a hand at the small of
his back as he unlocked the door.
John made his way inside, leading Sherlock down the hall to the left where the
bedrooms were. He opened his bedroom door and went in. It was a small room, not
much besides a bed and bookshelf. There was also a small nightstand and a
closet, which made up the rest of the space. John turned to look at Sherlock
and shrugged half-heartedly. "Well, here it is."
Sherlock looked around the room, it was small but very lovely. He smiled at
John and walked towards him, wrapping his arms gently around his boyfriend's
waist. "I like it," he said softly and leaned down to kiss John.
He slid their tongues together for a few moments before leaning back and
picking John up in his arms and laying him gently on the bed. "Looks like
you've got yourself a pretty nice setup here. I'd like to try out the bed
sometime when you're feeling up to it." He winked at the other boy and joined
him in the bed, laying so they were side by side, facing each other.
John smiled a little, glad Sherlock liked it. He kissed him back, but yelped as
he was lifted, arms automatically circling around Sherlock's neck. He let
himself be lowered to the bed and when Sherlock laid down he took both of his
hands and laced their fingers together. "Any time you want, starting tomorrow,"
he said.
"Mmm... I just my have to take you up on that," Sherlock said and smiled. He
ran his fingers softly over John's lower back and pulled him a little closer.
"Do you need any of your pain medication? I can get some for you..." he said
and kissed his boyfriend's forehead.
John was about to say no, but then he looked at Sherlock with a smirk. "Yes,
Doctor Sherlock, I could use some medicine but I don't want you to leave this
bed. Your lips will have to do." He leaned in and pressed his lips to
Sherlock's, parting them to lock together.
Sherlock groaned and reached one of his hands up to tangle in John's hair at
the back of his head. He opened his mouth willingly and plunged his tongue into
his boyfriend's mouth.
He grabbed hold of John's tongue with his teeth and sucked on it before letting
go and sucking on his lower lip instead. Once he was done, he pulled away for
air and breathed John's name against his lips. Then he began placing kisses on
every bruise he saw.
John moaned softly and let Sherlock work his magic. His mouth was so talented,
it was a shock that his first experience was with John only a few days ago. He
slipped his legs between Sherlock's so they were loosely tangled together.
When Sherlock pulled back, he moved forward trying to catch him again. But as
he started kissing the bruises, John just laid back and let out a soft hum.
Every spot he touched tingled with relief from the pain. "I love you..."
"I love you too, John," Sherlock whispered against his skin, "so much." He
continued to kiss John's throat and face in between words, "I... promise...
you... I... will... protect... you." He pulled back and looked deep in his
boyfriend's eyes, stroking his face. "I will do anything, anything, that I need
to do to keep you safe."
John listened to Sherlock and could hear the depth of emotion in his voice,
which matched the emotion in his eyes, and he felt his heart warming. It
touched him that someone cared so much about him, and John found his eyes
watering as he stared back into Sherlock's bright blue eyes. "I would do the
same for you. You're the most precious thing in my life," he said, voice a
little choked.
Sherlock smiled as tears came to his own eyes. He held John close and gave him
soft kisses on the lips, running his hands gently up and down his back.
John kissed Sherlock in return, forgetting all about the soreness of his
injuries. In fact, he was feeling nearly one hundred percent better, and he
knew it was because of Sherlock. He made a soft sound into Sherlock's lips and
tilted his head a little as they kissed.
Sherlock felt his heart pounding, wanting so very badly to take things farther
but he didn't want to hurt John. He got an idea and pressed forward until John
was laying on his back. He released his boyfriend's lips and pulled away far
enough to look into his eyes. "I want to try something... Will you let me?" he
whispered and searched John's face.
John looked up at Sherlock as the other boy rolled them over. He smiled and put
a hand to his cheek. "Do anything you like. I trust you." He knew that Sherlock
would take good care of him and he would listen if John needed him to stop.
Sherlock smiled and lifted John's shirt up, taking it off slowly and gently so
he wouldn't risk hurting him. He tossed it away and slid his hands down his
boyfriend's sides, settling them on either side of his waist. Slowly, he leaned
towards John's torso and let his lips ghost over every bruise and cut,
breathing out softly and looking up at John for any signs of discomfort.
John watched, only wincing slightly at the shifting he had to do to get his
shirt off. He felt each bruise and cut as Sherlock kissed them, but they only
felt tingly and warm. He felt as if they were actually healing under Sherlock's
touch. He sighed, relaxed, and laid still as Sherlock moved over him.
Sherlock made sure to kiss each and every injury before moving back up to
John's lips and kissing him deeply, pouring out his heart and soul into it. As
he kissed him, he started to undo John's trousers and slipped his hand into his
pants, grabbing hold of his erection and pumping it slowly.
John could feel everything in Sherlock's lips, as if he were saying in to him
out loud. He kissed him back, trying to show that it was all reciprocated. It
wasn't a surprise that John was getting hard with all this attention. And how
could he not anyway, when the most gorgeous boy and his only love was even just
in bed with him. So he was glad when Sherlock moved his hand down to touch him,
and he moaned softly at the strokes.
Sherlock kept stroking John's arousal as he pulled away and put his lips right
up to his boyfriend's ear. He whispered sweet things like: "I love you so much"
and "You're so beautiful." Everything he'd thought about the other boy since
the day they met and every feeling he'd felt since they first kissed coming out
through every touch and word.
John felt himself becoming completely lost in the sound of Sherlock's voice,
the feel of his touch, and the emotion involved. The world was just him and
Sherlock, as it always should be. "Sherlock...oh, God, Sherlock..." His hips
rocked up, meeting Sherlock's hand as he felt heat building in his lower
region.
"That's it, love... Let me hear you," Sherlock purred in John's ear and nipped
at his earlobe. He swiped his thumb over the slit, gathering the precum and
using it to make his hand slick. Just the sight of John coming apart by his
touch and the sound of his boyfriend's voice, deep with lust, was making
Sherlock hard. He rutted desperately against the sheets, trying to find
friction for his aching arousal.
John moaned more loudly and reached up to wrap his arms around Sherlock's neck.
He was nearly there and he bucked into Sherlock's hand easily with the natural
lubricant. "S-so close..." he whimpered, clinging tightly to his lover.
There was a slight pain in his hips from the movement but he ignored it as with
a few more upward thrusts he was reaching his climax. He cried out, Sherlock's
name somewhere within a string of noises. As he felt the last of his pleasure
wash through him, he laid back and panted.
Sherlock closed his eyes and soaked in each sound that came from John's mouth,
biting his lip and moaning when he found his release. He kissed his boyfriend
on the cheek before reaching down and popping open his own trousers. He pulled
them down his hips with his clean hand and wrapped the hand covered in John's
cum around his own cock and began stroking himself.
John was about to stop Sherlock when he started stroking himself, but he didn't
think he could muster the energy to finish him after such a satisfying release.
Besides that, the sight of Sherlock pleasuring himself, with the hand that was
covered in him, was just too hot. He knew that he would have instantly been
hard again just seeing this if he hadn't just came. But just because he wasn't
the one doing it, didn't mean he couldn't make it like he was. "Twist your
hand," he said softly, leaning up to whisper in his ear.
Sherlock groaned and did as John told him, whimpering at the tone of his voice.
He apparently had a thing for dirty talk during sex because just hearing his
boyfriend was bringing him closer to his climax.
John smirked. He could have fun with this. "Imagine me touching you,
everywhere. Every spot that makes you go crazy," he said, voice low. "Go
faster. Squeeze just a little tighter."
He reached up a hand to card through Sherlock's curls. "If I could I would flip
you over and fuck you into the mattress." Where was this coming from, this
sudden enjoyment of talking to Sherlock this way?
"Oh, God... John," Sherlock moaned and started stroking faster, his orgasm
approaching quicker with every word. His imagination went wild as he envisioned
John pounding into him. He whimpered and moaned, his grip tightening around his
cock.
"Come on, Sherlock. Come for me," he whispered. "I want you to scream my name."
He pulled himself up enough to kiss Sherlock's neck, enjoying that just his
voice alone could have such an effect on Sherlock. They would certainly have to
try this again.
Sherlock panted, his mouth wide open as his strokes grew frantic. Within
seconds he was coming, his back arched clear off the mattress. "J-John!" he
screamed at the top of his voice and collapsed on the bed, heaving breath into
his lungs and focusing on slowing his racing heartbeat.
John watched in awe as Sherlock brought himself to orgasm just by listening to
him. He moved over to kiss his ear when he finally finished and then laid his
head on Sherlock's shoulder. "That was extremely hot, by the way," he said,
tracing patterns on Sherlock's chest.
Sherlock let out a breathless chuckle, "I'm glad you thought so, love. It was
quite... arousing seeing you come apart by my hand." He turned his head to
smile at John. Lifting his hand up, he grimaced, "I guess I should probably
clean this up."
John flushed but a smirk graced his lips. "It's hard not to when I have such a
sexy boy touching me." He laughed a little at Sherlock's face. "The bathroom is
down the hall on the right side if you want to wash your hands." Not that he
really wanted Sherlock to leave the bed but he supposed he could live without
him for a few seconds.
Sherlock got up and washed his hands quickly, running back to join John on the
bed. He wrapped his arms gently around him and kissed him softly on the lips.
"I was thinking... we should have the dinner Friday night. That way you could
spend the night with me after."
John immediately snuggled back into Sherlock's arms when he returned and smiled
up at him. "That would be very nice. I feel like you already have some ideas in
mind," he teased, poking Sherlock in the nose. He tucked his head under
Sherlock's chin and closed his eyes. He was so happy with him.
Sherlock laughed, "yes I do." He kissed John again and winked, "and none of
them are innocent." He pulled John close to him and sighed happily, "I love
you, John."
John blushed at Sherlock's admission, wondering what he had in store for him.
He looked up at the other boy and smiled. "I love you, too." He kissed the
underside of Sherlock's jaw tenderly.
 
***** Chapter 12 *****
Sherlock hummed in content, "so, what can we do to occupy ourselves for the
rest of the day?" He ran his fingers softly through John's hair and closed his
eyes.
"We can talk," John suggested. He paused for a moment to think of what they
might talk about. One idea popped into his head. "We're graduating this year,"
he said. "What are you going to do afterward?"
Sherlock smiled, oh if only he knew his plans... "I have some ideas... probably
going to uni for forensics, I've always been fascinated by solving crimes," he
said and shrugged. "What about you?"
John was surprised by that. He knew with Sherlock's intelligence that he could
do anything, but solving crimes was something he hadn't thought of. "That's
interesting," he said. "You already know that I want to be a doctor. But the
thing is, there's no way I could ever afford school, so I'm going to have to go
into the army and they'll pay for it." After he said that, though, he watched
Sherlock's face. He didn't know how he would take the information.
Sherlock felt his heart drop, "the... army? You... no! You can't!" He retreated
to the other side of the bed, shaking his head, "you can't leave me... I...
I'll get mum and dad to pay for your school, you can't... you promised you
wouldn't leave," he murmured, his voice dropping to a whisper at the last few
words.
John cursed himself. He shouldn't have said anything. He was stupid, bringing
up that topic. "Sherlock, no, don't get upset." He crawled over to him and
grabbed his hands. "Stay with me, Sherlock. Listen." He smoothed one hand over
his hair. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I'm not
going anywhere, ok? I promise."
Sherlock looked up at John with tears in his eyes, "do you have any idea what I
would go through if anything bad were to happen to you? If you were killed? It
would destroy me..." he whispered. "I can't lose you, John, and I can't live
without you. Ever."
John's heart broke. He had made Sherlock cry again. Leaning forward, he kissed
him softly. "I know. And it would kill me to be apart from you for so long. But
I can't accept money from you, not that kind of money." He rubbed a hand over
his face. "I'll just have to figure something else out."
Sherlock shook his head, "no, you shouldn't have to... If that's what you
really want, we'll make things work," he said. He never meant to make John feel
guilty and he shouldn't have to sacrifice his dreams just because of Sherlock.
It was a selfish thing to ask of him.
John bit his lip. "I don't really want to, but I mean, just look at this place.
We can barely afford this, let alone for me to go to school." He sighed and
hung his head. "I'm not smart enough for scholarships, I don't have a job. I
don't know what I could do besides the army. And now that I have you, I really
don't want to leave." He looked back up at Sherlock, wishing there was some
other way.
Sherlock cupped John's cheek and attempted a smile, "we'll make it work. I
don't want to ask you to give up on your dreams, it wouldn't be fair of me. I'm
sure something will come up, and if it doesn't, well... you'll just have to
write me as often as you can from the army."
John leaned into Sherlock's touch, but he couldn't smile. He hadn't thought
about how much it would hurt to be away from Sherlock until he thought about
the army. It wasn't even like Uni where they could visit as often as they
wanted. He'd be so far away, fighting in whatever war was going on. He wouldn't
be able to kiss Sherlock or touch him or hear his voice. "Oh, God, Sherlock..."
He leaned forward into Sherlock, pressing his face into the other boy's chest.
Sherlock felt his heart clench and he brought his hand up to the back of John's
head. He took his other hand and put it on the small of his back, stroking
gently. "Shhh... It's okay, John. It'll all be fine," he whispered soothingly.
John squeezed his eyes shut against the tears. He clung to Sherlock, trying to
calm himself. This wasn't good, not for either of them. After a little while,
he had gotten himself under control, wiping his eyes with his sleeve. But he
stayed snuggled into Sherlock and kept his eyes closed. "I'm sorry..."
"No, don't be sorry, love. I know this is what you want and I'll be here to
support you every step of the way, no matter what." Sherlock placed a kiss to
the top of John's head and maneuvered them until they were laying down again
with John's head resting on his shoulder.
John looked up at him, eyes still a little watery. "You know that I wouldn't
unless I absolutely had to," he said softly. "I never want to be away from
you." He reached over for one of Sherlock's hands, twining their fingers
together.
"I know, love... I know," Sherlock said softly and sighed. Whatever John
decided, he would be there for him any way he could. They talked some more into
the afternoon and Sherlock hummed his song again, lulling John to sleep because
he knew he needed the rest.
John slept soundly for a little, but soon his dreams began to shift.
He was with Sherlock and his family and his father, having their dinner and
laughing and smiling. There was a knock at the door. John got up to answer it.
Two men dressed in army fatigues were standing there, holding up another
uniform for him. He shook his head. "No, I don't want to go." He said, and he
turned back towards the table. But the places had been abandoned. "Sherlock?
Sherlock!"
The men stuffed him into the uniform and they dragged him away. He was thrown
into a dusty path of dirt where another man was standing above him. Moran,
dressed as a superior officer. "Get up!" he demanded. John forced himself up
and Moran knocked him down.
"Get up!" Moran started kicking him, punching him, everything he had done when
he had beaten him. Soon there were other, John was surrounded. He cried out for
Sherlock, but no help came. But he didn't black out this time. He was conscious
of every single blow.
Sherlock felt John shifting in his arms and he realised he must be having
another bad dream. "John? Love, it's me..." He started placing kisses on his
face, trying to wake him.
John squirmed, the feeling of the kisses translating badly into his dream as
slaps to the face. His hands scrambled to grab onto something but he they waved
in the air, unable to find Sherlock.
When John started jerking his arms around, Sherlock tried to grab them and hold
him still. He put his mouth right up to John's ear, "John, it's me. It's
Sherlock... Wake up, okay? Please wake up," he whispered.
John felt Sherlock trying to restrain him as Moran holding him down. But he
could hear Sherlock's voice and he looked for him wildly. "Sherlock?" he
called, which came from his sleeping self more slurred.
Sherlock let John go, but kept his face close to his ear. "Yes, John. I'm right
here, I need you to wake up, okay? Just wake up for me, love," he murmured
softly.
John watched as everything he could see faded away. He followed the sound of
Sherlock's voice back to reality, eyes opening and Sherlock's form appearing in
his vision. John's arms immediately encircled him and he tried to shake the
nightmare from his mind.
Sherlock hugged John tightly and ran his hands up and down his back, "It's
okay, I've got you. You're safe, you'll be all right," he whispered and placed
a kiss to John's temple. He wondered what John could have been dreaming about
that caused him to be so scared.
John hung onto Sherlock, trying to calm his racing heart. He was never going to
get back to sleep now. After a while he finally relaxed, slumping against
Sherlock and breathing deeply. "I hate nightmares," he muttered. "I'm sorry."
"Don't apologise, I know how they can be, trust me." Sherlock smiled
reassuringly at John, "is there anything I can do to help?" he asked and
brushed a few stray hairs away from his boyfriend's face.
John laughed a little, but there was no mirth behind it. "Only if you can
remove memories from my brain." As long as he remembered, he was about to keep
having nightmares. It was an unfortunate truth, but it was just the way his
mind worked.
Sherlock frowned, "I can only do that with my brain..." he murmured and
swallowed thickly. There were several memories of the beatings he'd taken from
Moran and the others that he had locked away, several of them worse than the
pounding he'd taken mere days ago. He closed his eyes against them as they
tried to fight their way back through and he felt a tear run down his face.
John didn't understand how Sherlock could do that, but he wiped the tear away
when he saw it. "It's all right, Sherlock. Don't cry." He leaned up to kiss him
gently and then buried his face in Sherlock's neck. "How can you possibly get
rid of your memories?" he asked, curious.
"It's... hard to explain actually," Sherlock said and sighed. "Most of the time
I just lock them away, shove them to the deepest part of my mind. Sometimes..."
he swallowed, hesitating to finish, but he did anyways. "Sometimes locking them
away just isn't enough..." he whispered.
John took Sherlock's hand and squeezed it. "Sorry I asked," he said after
seeing him get uncomfortable. "I wish I could do that, though. I get haunted
sometimes by my nightmares." He closed his eyes and thought about trying to
lock up the memories but the more he thought about them the stronger they
became, so he gave up.
Sherlock relaxed, glad John didn't ask him what he meant. That was a part of
his past he wasn't sure John could accept. "Don't linger on them," he said,
sensing what John was trying to do, "you give them more power when you do that.
Just... think about something else, something that makes you happy."
John sighed and he looked up at Sherlock. "I don't need to think about it. I've
got you right here." He locked their lips together in a slow kiss, using the
touch of his lover's lips to draw away the emotional pain as they had done with
the physical.
Sherlock kissed back tenderly, cupping John's face and stroking his cheek with
his thumb. He pulled away after a few moments and smiled, "you are amazing," he
sighed.
"As are you," John murmured against his lips, feeling content in Sherlock's
embrace.
The rest of the week went by quickly and John found himself back on his feet
and feeling completely better. Friday afternoon, however, he was feeling
nervous, as tonight was the night he was meant to meet Sherlock's father and
officially have dinner with the family.
He had put on his nicest outfit, which wound up being just a jumper with a
button down shirt underneath and some jeans. His father was home from work, and
John was surprised he had managed to get off for something like this. But he
was glad. He wanted everything to be perfect tonight, and having his father
there was a big plus.
They took his father's car, John giving him directions. Mr. Watson's reaction
to the house as they pulled up was much the same as John's was but he smiled at
him. "Don't worry. They don't really care too much about the difference." He
and his father stepped out and rang the doorbell.
Sherlock was pacing the foyer as he waited for John and his father to arrive.
He was dressed in a deep purple button up shirt that was tailored just for him,
so it fit him perfectly. He also had on black dress pants which were also
tailored.
As soon as the doorbell rang he jerked his head up and smiled, running to the
door. "Hello, Mr. Watson," he said and shook the man's hand. "Hello, John," he
beamed at his boyfriend and kissed him on the cheek briefly. "Please, come in."
Mr. Watson shook Sherlock's hand firmly. "Good to see you, son."
Sherlock lead them through the foyer to the side dining room. It was smaller
than the dining hall where they had dinner the other night and was reserved for
more intimate dinners like this one. He pulled out a chair for John, "Mother
and father will be joining us any moment," he said and took his seat next to
his boyfriend.
John grinned at Sherlock as they were led to the dining room. Yes, it was
smaller, but no less elegant. The table was made of smooth dark wood with
matching chairs and a cream runner was draped across the length, which happened
to match John's jumper. The china was simple with a swirling rose-coloured
design around the rim which caught the colouring of the walls.
His father sat opposite as John sat in the chair Sherlock had pulled out for
him. "Thank you," he said as he pulled himself closer to the table.
Sherlock's parents joined them shortly after they were seated. Sherlock's
mother was dressed in a two piece grey tweed suit with a pink chiffon blouse
and had her salt and pepper hair pulled back in a loose bun. His father was
tall and slender, much like Sherlock was and his hair was completely grey. He
was wearing a black blazer with a dark blue button down shirt and black dress
pants.
Mr. Holmes pulled out the chair for his wife and smiled lovingly at her as she
was seated. He reached across the table and held out his hand to John, "It's
very nice to meet you finally, John. I've heard such great things about you,"
he said and smiled.
John smiled to see Mrs. Holmes again. She was such a lovely woman and she made
him feel welcome. Sherlock's father was quite handsome and he could see now
where his boyfriend got his cheekbones. He shook Mr. Holmes's hand and smiled,
speaking as politely as he could. "It's nice to meet you as well. Thank you for
having us."
"Yes, indeed, thank you," John's father agreed. "Hamish Watson," he said,
extending his hand to the Holmeses.
"It's a pleasure, Mr. Watson," Sherlock's mother smiled and shook his hand, "my
name is Violet Holmes, this is my husband, Siger." Mr. Holmes took Hamish's
hand and grinned, "good to meet you, sir," he said and sat down. "Well, it
seems our boys have taken quite a liking to each other, hmm?" Mrs. Holmes said
and winked at Sherlock, chuckling softly.
"Yes, indeed," Mr. Watson agreed. "I must admit it was a shock to me at first.
John's never really expressed any interest in, well, boys."
John blushed a little, looking at Sherlock. "Well, it didn't really matter, boy
or girl. Sherlock is Sherlock, and he's my heart."
Sherlock blushed and smiled, "John is amazing," he said, "I honestly can't live
without him." Sherlock's mother beamed at them, "they are certainly quite a
fetching couple, reminds me of Siger and I when we were dating." She reached
over and took her husband's hand.
John took Sherlock's hand under the table and grinned. If they were anything
like Mr. and Mrs. Holmes he would be very grateul. They seemed to have a very
strong marriage.
Mr. Holmes smiled at his wife and squeezed her hand lightly, "I suppose that's
a good sign then," he said and chuckled. The butler brought in their salads and
after he had placed them on the table and left, Mr. Holmes turned to John's
father. "So, Mr. Watson, what is it you do for a living?"
At Mr. Holmes's question, John looked over to his father who seemed a little
nervous about answering. "Well, I...I am a mechanic. I work in a shop on the
outskirts of the city." John didn't miss the omission of his other job, but he
figured his father just didn't want to tell them that he had to work two jobs
to survive.
Sherlock frowned, he had an idea of why John's father didn't mention his second
job, and it wasn't anything good. He quickly smiled before John could see the
change in his demeanor and changed the topic to school. They continued to talk,
Hamish and Siger seeming to get along very well, talking about things they had
in common, which suprisingly was quite a bit.
John was having a great time, glad to see that his father and Sherlock's
getting along so great. He really liked Sherlock's parents a lot. He wondered
in the back of his mind where Mycroft was, but the elder Holmes boy seemed to
be aloof at times, so maybe this sort of dinner wasn't ideal for him.
After dinner was served and everyone ate, Sherlock walked with John to take his
father to the door to say goodbye. He wrapped an arm around his boyfriend's
waist, settling his hand on his hip. "Come back anytime, Mr. Watson," Sherlock
said and smiled at the man.
John leaned into Sherlock with a smile. Mr. Watson grinned back at Sherlock and
nodded. "Thank you very much for having us. Goodnight boys."
"Night, Da." John waved as his father got into his car and drove off. Then he
turned to Sherlock and smiled brightly. "That went well I think."
Sherlock smiled, "yes, I think so too." He leaned down and kissed John firmly.
"Let's go upstairs, shall we?" he said and grabbed John's hand, practically
dragging him up the stairs.
 
***** Chapter 13 *****
When they got to Sherlock's room, he closed the door and pushed John against
it, pressing his lips to the other boy's. He reached down to grab hold of his
boyfriend's arse with one hand, pressing his other one on the door next to
John's head. "I have wanted you... all week," he whispered huskily against his
lover's mouth.
John followed Sherlock eagerly upstairs and let out a soft pleased sound as he
was pinned back. He kissed him back, humming at the attention to his backside.
Without opening his eyes, he tilted his head and buried his fingers in
Sherlock's curls on the back of his head. "Why don't you do something about
it?" he said, slowly grinding his hips forward.
Sherlock growled and hoisted John up, wrapping his legs around his waist. He
pressed him against the door, grinding back into him for a few moments before
moving back and carrying him over to the bed.
"God, you're so sexy," Sherlock breathed and pulled off John's jumper, swiftly
undoing the buttons on his shirt and pushing it aside, not even bothering to
take it completely off before he attacked his torso with his mouth.
John moaned and tightened his legs around Sherlock, his arms around the other
boy's neck. He liked Sherlock getting rough with him and he moaned again more
loudly as the other boy's hips found his. Laying back with his arms splayed,
John arched into Sherlock's mouth as it set fire to his skin. He was glad his
injuries had all healed. He wanted full enjoyment out of this.
John tangled his fingers in Sherlock's hair, pushing him lower, getting him
closer. There was always too much space between them.
Sherlock made quick work of John's trousers and pants, yanking them off and
tossing them away. He needed more of his lover's skin available to his touch
and he wanted so very badly to hear his voice crying out in lust.
John let his head fall back with a moan as he was fully exposed. Everywhere
that Sherlock touched, his muscles twitched. It was as though he were hardwired
to Sherlock. He reached up to start undoing Sherlock's shirt, exposing the
gorgeous pale skin which he proceeded to roam, fingers grazing the smooth lines
of his body.
Sherlock hissed in pleasure as he felt John's fingers on his skin and he
reached down to take his own trousers and pants off with shaking hands. Once he
was fully nude, he laid on top of his boyfriend and ground their erections side
by side, moaning and panting.
John cried out, clutching Sherlock's shoulders before moving down to drag his
nails over Sherlock's back. There would certainly be red marks there the next
day. He bucked his hips up, meeting Sherlock and groaning at the feeling of
their fully bared arousals rubbing together.
After several minutes the friction just wasn't enough and Sherlock growled and
pulled away, taking two of his fingers and sucking on them before reaching
behind himself and pushing one of them inside his entrance. "I want you to fuck
me," he panted, head thrown back, "I want you to pound into me John... I want
to feel you deep inside me, just like this." At the end of his last sentence he
took both of his fingers and shoved them deep into his own arse, leaning
himself to the side so John had a perfect view of what he was doing.
When Sherlock started sucking his fingers, John thought that he was about to
put them into him. But he was surprised to see Sherlock begin to prepare
himself, and the sight was...gorgeous. John bit his lip against a groan
bubbling in his chest as he watched Sherlock finger himself, and his cock gave
an aching throb.
"Oh, fuck, Sherlock..." He put a hand out to Sherlock's bedside table,
searching without turning for the condoms because he couldn't take his eyes off
of the other boy. Finally he found the box, grabbed one, and ripped it open,
whimpering as he rolled it on.
Sherlock locked lips with John again, kissing him deeply as he moved his hips
up until he was able to feel the tip of John's cock pressing against his
entrance. He groaned into the kiss as he pushed down, encasing John's entire
length inside of him up to the hilt. After a few moments, he started rocking
his hips hard and fast, trying to get his lover to the right angle to be
pounding into his prostate with every thrust.
John moaned into Sherlock's mouth as the other boy came down on him. He was so
tight, the feeling was incredible. He worked his hips up, meeting Sherlock's
each time he moved, wanting him to enjoy this as much as he was.
After a few minutes of that, he pushed up so that their positions were flipped.
Putting his hands on either side of Sherlock's head to hold himself up, he
started to thrust his hips hard, slamming into Sherlock and trying to get
deeper each time.
"John... Oh, God, John... Fuck!" Sherlock moaned and clutched at his lover's
back as he pounded into him, reaching the right angle to hit his prostate dead
on. This was just the most incredible thing he'd ever experienced. Sex with
John was the only thing that ever made him feel this alive, feel this wanted.
John knew he must be getting Sherlock's sweet spot by his reaction, so he
didn't dare stop. He had never felt such a combination of pleasure and passion.
Even their first time together was more love with sex. This time it was sex
with love, and there was a difference.
The fast pace, the hard thrusts, the possessiveness that suddenly came over him
as he bent his head to suck a mark onto Sherlock's easily markable skin. He
wrapped one hand around Sherlock's cock and stroked in time with his hips,
groaning against Sherlock's skin and choking out, "Fuck, Sherlock...Oh, God..."
"John, Oh... So close, so fucking close," Sherlock panted and thrust up into
John's hand. He reached up to pull John down into a possessive kiss, thrusting
his tongue into his mouth, stroking, tasting, consuming him. He whimpered as he
felt a shiver make its way through his body and his arsehole convulsing around
his lover's cock.
John fought with Sherlock's tongue, pushing it back so that he could invade his
mouth, even going so far as to nip the end of it. He gasped and squeezed
Sherlock as he felt the pressure building around him and in another moment he
had reached his climax, thrusting through it until he had fully released. He
could hardly breathe with how hard he had come, and it took all of his strength
not to collapse completely on top of Sherlock.
Sherlock came at the same moment that John reached his orgasm and he closed his
eyes to focus on breathing properly again. He panted for several minutes and
pulled John fully on top of him. "Christ..." he breathed and rubbed his hands
softly up and down his lover's back.
John took deep breaths trying to calm his pounding heart. He couldn't think of
anything to say to describe such an amazing experience so when Sherlock spoke
he just said, "Yeah, that." He chuckled softly and shifted so that he could
bury his face in Sherlock's neck, and he trailed soft kisses over the area that
he could reach. "I would never think," he said against his skin, "that you were
a virgin only a few days ago. You're a fantastic lover."
Sherlock blushed, "really? Well... I have to say that I think you are quite
fantastic yourself, I've never felt so... pleasured before." He hugged John
tightly to him and sighed happily. "Mmm... I think I will have no trouble
sleeping all night after that," he said and chuckled.
"Don't worry. There's much more where that came from." John smiled and snuggled
against his boyfriend. "I would have to agree there. I'm thoroughly spent now,
and I'm quite comfortable with you as a pillow." He closed his eyes, humming
softly in content.
Sherlock smiled and held John close, sleeping more soundly that night than he
ever had before. The next morning, he awoke with John still sleeping on top of
him and he kissed his temple, smoothing his hands up and down his bare back,
trying to wake him softly.
John slept with only happy dreams, feeling quite well-rested by the time
Sherlock's kisses woke him up. He left his eyes closed but made a soft sound
and nuzzled into Sherlock's neck further, wanting to stay just where he was for
the time being. He reached down for the duvet, pulling it up to his shoulders
so it covered both of them.
"Good morning," Sherlock murmured and snuggled closer to John, "I hope you
slept well." He kissed John on the temple and swiftly turned them over so he
was hovering over his boyfriend, "because we have to get up now... Mum and dad
are out for the day and we have the whole house to ourselves. I want to show
you around," he said and smiled.
Sherlock gave John a quick peck on the lips before jumping out of bed to get
dressed. "Get up! There's a lot to show you," he said and winked at his
boyfriend before walking out the door to the bathroom.
John's eyes flew open as Sherlock flipped them and he stared up at the other
boy, blinking to try and wake himself further. He sat up as Sherlock got off
the bed and yawned before getting up to dress as well.
He pulled his clothes on and followed the other boy out of the bedroom. "Did we
have to do this first thing in the morning?" he asked around another yawn. "I
was enjoying sleeping with you." He caught up with Sherlock and leaned on him,
eyes closed.
Sherlock was about to say something back when saw someone in the hallway with
them and froze... It was Sebastian. "What are you doing here?" he said through
gritted teeth. Moran laughed, the sound of it causing shivers to run down
Sherlock's spine."I thought I'd just pay you two a visit, see how you were
doing," Sebastian said and grinned evilly.
John was awake in an instant and turned around, pushing Sherlock behind him.
"Get. Out," he spat at Sebastian. "You don't have your little posse to gang up
on me this time. I will take you down." His anger was burning hot inside of
him. How had Moran even gotten inside in the first place? Well, it didn't
matter. He was going to make sure he never came back.
Sebastian's grin got wider, "you're right, I don't... But I do have this." He
lifted his hand and pointed a gun at them. Sherlock's breath caught and he
grabbed onto John's arm. Moran's face transformed into a snarl, "You ruined...
everything!" he shouted, "You know I lost my scholarship because of you? Oh
yeah! No Uni, no rugby, nothing!"
John paled at the sight of the gun, but he didn't back down. Moran wouldn't
really...would he? "I didn't ruin anything. You ruined it for yourself. You
didn't have to beat on me or Sherlock, but you did. And just because you can't
deal with the consequences doesn't mean that you have to take it out on us."
They had to get away from him. There had to be a way out of this without
getting hurt. He reached his hand back a little, trying to push Sherlock back
further, telling him silently to leave.
Sherlock refused to move, he wasn't going to leave John to face this alone.
Sebastian's grip on the gun got tighter. "Shut up! Just shut up! It's all your
fault! You fucking freaks!" he shouted. Sherlock saw Moran's finger move right
before he went to pull the trigger and screamed, "No!" shoving John out of the
way, knocking him to the floor.
The sound of a gunshot rang throughout the hallway and Sherlock felt a sharp
pain in his side as he collapsed on the ground. Sebastian's eyes got wide at
the sight of blood and he dropped the gun before running away.
John could never have reacted in time. All he could do was watch in slow motion
as Sherlock's side burst with red. "Sherlock!" He scrambled over to him,
Sebastian forgotten. "Sherlock? Sherlock, please can you hear me?"
He picked him up and cradled him in his arms. "Hang on, love. I'm calling for
help." He quickly dialed for an ambulance and shouted the address before
tossing his phone. "Stay with me, Sherlock, listen to me." He was crying,
hysterically crying, but he barely noticed. All he could see was Sherlock and
so much blood...
Sherlock groaned, his vision blurry and he blinked rapidly, trying to focus on
his boyfriend's face. "John... Are you alright?" he rasped. He was in pain, so
much pain, but all that mattered was if John was hurt. He needed John to be
okay.
John laughed, but there was no happiness behind it. "Me? You're the one who got
shot." He cupped Sherlock's face, willing him to keep eye contact. "Help is on
the way, Sherlock. Please, just...keep your eyes open," he choked out. It
couldn't end this way, it just couldn't. They still had so much they were
supposed to do together.
Sherlock gasped in pain, but stayed focused on John's face. "I promised to
protect you," he whispered, "I love you more than anything, John Watson." He
felt his eyelids getting heavy and felt light headed. He was struggling now to
stay awake until the ambulance arrived.
John shook his head. This sounded perilously like a goodbye speech. "I love
you, too. God, Sherlock, please don't go. Don't leave me..." He bent down as
his tears became too much and he had to close his eyes, just repeating 'Please,
please' again and again.
Sherlock raised his hand to stroke the back of John's head, offering what
comfort he could. "Shhh, it's okay, love. It'll all be all right," he murmured.
In the back of his mind he wondered what was taking the ambulance so long to
get there. That was his last thought as he let his eyes slip closed, unable to
stay awake any longer. His hand dropped as the darkness consumed him.
John clung to Sherlock as he felt his hand fall away. "No... No Sherlock,
please! Please!" He couldn't even form words anymore as sobs wracked his body.
Finally the sound of sirens appeared and the door was broken down as not only
paramedics but a team of police stormed in.
They ran up the stairs and one of the police tried to pull John away from
Sherlock. He screamed and struggled, trying to get back to his boyfriend, to
the other half of his very being, but they had attached him to a stretcher and
were taking him downstairs. Once he was out of sight...John just went limp.
There went his one and only, his soulmate, his lover and his best friend. He
left John as just one half that could never again be complete.
"John!" Sherlock's father made his way through the crowd of police and
paramedics and grabbed onto John's shoulders, shaking him. "Get it together,
son. You have to tell them what happened, okay? You have to help catch who did
this to my boy." He spoke firmly, but was also trying to comfort the boy,
knowing how he must feel right now.
John looked up at Mr. Holmes, eyes still dripping with tears. "I'm so sorry,
Mr. Holmes. I'm so sorry..." He brought his hands up to his eyes, wiping away
the moisture only to have more form. "Moran. Sebastian Moran," he managed,
knowing that he needed to get that name out before he completely lost it. "He
broke in and he had a gun and...I should have taken that bullet.
Sherlock...pushed me out of the way." He fell back into sobs again, eyes
squeezed tightly shut.
Mr. Holmes frowned and clutched the boy to him, wrapping his arms around him
and bringing one hand up to the back of his head. He looked up at the officer
standing nearby who nodded, confirming that he'd heard the name. Siger focused
on soothing the boy in his arms as if he were his own child. His youngest loved
him and he considered him part of the family now.
"Don't you blame yourself, son. You're not the one that pulled the trigger.
There is nothing you could have done, Sherlock did what he felt was necessary
to save you. He loves you very much, I can tell. What he needs now is for you
to be there for him when he wakes up." Mr. Holmes pulled back and looked at
John in the eyes, "go... be with my son," he said and squeezed his shoulder.
John's fingers curled into the fabric of Mr. Holmes's shirt as he tried to
control himself, but it was no use. He was shattered, heart and soul. He
listened to his deep voice speaking, almost the same tone as...and it only made
him cry harder. That is, until he heard his last few words.
John's head shot up, eyes wide. "He's..." Did he dare to hope? Did he let
himself start to mend with such a terrible chance of breaking again? He felt
his lip trembling, but he held steady now. Mr. Holmes was right. Sherlock
needed him, from now to the bitter end. "Thank you," he said softly before
getting up and running out to catch the ambulance.
Sherlock's father watched John run away before hoisting himself up off the
floor and walking over to the lead detective. "You find that son of a bitch and
you make him pay. No matter what it takes," he said firmly, his jaw set and
eyes intense. The detective nodded, "yes, sir."
Mr. Holmes followed John out of the house and helped him into the back of the
ambulance before getting into his own car to follow them to St. Bart's. He felt
overwhelmingly guilty. How could he not have known what his son had been
dealing with at school? He vowed to himself to be there for his son more than
he had been.
John stayed strong through the ride to the hospital, grip firm on Sherlock's
limp hand. He wasn't going to give up yet, not without a fight. The paramedics
worked around him, looking scared almost to ask him to move if they needed to
get to something. Must be Mr. Holmes' influence, John hadn't realised how
powerful it could be. Shaking his head a little he looked back at Sherlock,
watching the rise and fall of his chest, thankful for the small movement.
They finally made it to the hospital and they took Sherlock into surgery. John
sat in the waiting room, hands clasped together as he stared at the door.
Hadn't they just done this a few days ago? Well, one thing was certain, he
would make sure that it never happened again.
 
***** Chapter 14 *****
Sherlock's mother burst through the door with her husband and ran to John's
side. "John! Oh thank god you're all right," She sighed and hugged him close,
tears streaming down her face. "It's going to be okay... Sherlock's a fighter,
I know that much about my boy," she said with guilt and a hint of pain in her
voice.
John felt a little better seeing Mrs. Holmes and he hugged her back tightly. It
was almost like how it used to feel giving his own mother a hug. He pulled away
and looked into her eyes, seeing the same guilt that he had heard in her voice.
Sherlock had said that they barely spent any time with him... "I didn't think
anything like this would happen or I would have said something," he said. "I
have to confess, Sherlock and I didn't meet exactly how we said we did."
John took a deep breath before launching into how it really happened. "I had
just happened to be walking by when Sherlock was about to be attacked by the
rugby team. I managed to get them away and then we decided to be friends, and
quickly more than that." He sighed, rubbing his face. If he had said something
sooner...
"When we went back to school the next Monday they separated us so that they
could attack Sherlock. Then a few days ago, I was also beaten by them. For that
the team was expelled, and that's why Moran came after us. He said we ruined
his life." He looked up at the two of them, hoping that they weren't upset that
they had kept this hidden. "I'm so sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes. I never
imagined..." That he would come so close to losing Sherlock.
Sherlock's mother shook her head sadly, "you poor thing," she said and pulled
him in for another hug. "Don't you go thinking there was anything else that
could have been done to prevent this. That Moran boy has some very deep seeded
issues and obvious homophobia. It is not your fault."
Mr. Holmes nodded in agreement, "you won't have to worry about him anymore. I
just spoke with the lead detective on Sherlock's case and they have Sebastian
in custody. He'll be tried as an adult for attempted murder." He placed his
hand on John's shoulder, "we called your father, he should be on his way now."
John's tears came back anew and he pressed his face into Mrs. Holmes's
shoulder. He could easily see himself considering them a second set of parents.
He looked up and smiled as best as he could. "Thank you." Pulling away from
Mrs. Holmes, he wiped his eyes again and turned more stoic. "He deserves
whatever he gets. It's a good thing he'll be going to jail because if I ever
saw him again..." John's hands clenched into fists and he took a deep breath.
Another minute brought in John's father. He ran forward and hugged John. "This
has been happening too much," he said, kissing him on the forehead. He turned
to Mr. and Mrs. Holmes. "How's Sherlock?"
Mr. Holmes shook his head, "they haven't told us anything yet." Just then, a
doctor came out into the waiting room. "Mr. Holmes?" he said. "Yes, that's me,"
Sherlock's father stepped forward. "Come with me please." Mr. Holmes looked
back at the group of people in the room before following the doctor out.
John didn't like the way the doctor had spoken. He didn't like the way that the
doctor took Mr. Holmes aside. He didn't like the look on his face. Mr. Watson
looked at John and could read his thoughts exactly. He bent to hug his son and
smoothed a hand over his hair. "I'm sure everything is fine," he said. But John
just buried his face in his father's shoulder and tried not to think about
anything but seeing Sherlock's face again. Eyes open and smiling. Saying his
name.
After several minutes, Mr. Holmes rejoined the group. "They said he's stable,"
he said, getting out the most important information first. "He lost quite a bit
of blood and his heart did stop for several seconds. The doctor said although
they were able to revive him, they don't know if there is any brain damage due
to the lack of blood to his brain. They won't know anything more until he wakes
up."
John looked up, relief flooding him at the same time as fear. Sherlock had
died, at least for a few seconds. For a few seconds, John had almost lost him.
But there was no way Sherlock could have brain damage, his brain was too
powerful for that, John was sure.
Mr. Holmes sighed and rubbed a hand across his face, "we should have been
there," he whispered. Mrs. Holmes went to his side and hugged him close. Siger
instantly wrapped his arms around her and placed a kiss to the top of her head.
He looked up at John, "You can go in and see him, I've informed the staff that
you are to have full access to his room and that they are to answer any of your
questions about his condition."
John pulled away from his father and got up to go to Sherlock's room. Before he
left, he looked back at Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and smiled as best as he could.
"It's all right. There was nothing that you could have done, anymore than I
could have." Then with a deep breath he walked back towards the rooms.
He found Sherlock, hooked up much the same as he had been earlier that week. As
John had been as well. He brought a chair over and took Sherlock's hand,
relishing in the fact that it was warm, full of life. He laced their fingers,
his other hand carding through Sherlock's hair. He would wait as long as he
needed, he wasn't leaving this spot.
Three days went by without any change, Sherlock's parents, along with Mycroft,
came to visit several times. Mrs. Holmes brought John goodies from the house,
insisting that he eat. John did exactly as he said he would. He stayed right
next to Sherlock, not leaving except to go to the bathroom, not moving much
except to change the channel on the TV in the room.
His father popped in and out as well as Sherlock's family, bringing changes of
clothes and other things he wanted from home. He ate very little of what Mrs.
Holmes brought, and by the fourth day he was nearly falling asleep sitting up.
Sherlock's father walked in and put his hand on John's shoulder, looking down
at his son. "You should go get some rest, John. You haven't slept at all since
you've arrived here."
John jumped when Mr. Holmes touched him and he looked up with wide, bloodshot
eyes. "No. No, I can't," he said, shaking his head which made him dizzy. "What
if he...I can't miss it. I have to be here." His speech was slurred and his
eyes were drooping.
Mr. Holmes sighed, "well, you won't do him very much good if you pass out
either," he said and chuckled. "How about this... I'll get a nurse to bring in
another bed and we can have them pushed together. That way, you can get some
rest, but still be here when he wakes up. What do you say?"
John blinked, trying to keep up with what Mr. Holmes was saying. He was
completely exhausted, and chances were that Sherlock wouldn't wake up if he
just took a little nap. Finally, he relented. "All right, I guess I'll sleep."
He rubbed his eyes, forcing himself to stay awake just until the bed came.
Really he wanted to sleep in the same bed with Sherlock, but he was still
hooked up to too many wires and John didn't want to detach anything by
accident.
Mr. Holmes smiled and helped the nurse arrange the beds side by side. He lifted
John out of the chair and helped him into the bed and under the covers. The
poor boy looked like he was going to lose consciousness any moment. Once he was
safely tucked in, he looked down at John and smiled. "Rest well, son. Sherlock
will be just fine."
John let Mr. Holmes help him into the bed and his head had hardly hit the
pillow before he closed his eyes. He was nearly asleep when he felt like he had
forgotten something. Forcing his eyes open, he reached over to Sherlock's bed,
taking his hand and holding it tightly before he finally let himself fall
asleep.
Hours later, Sherlock woke, a dull ache throbbing through his body. He groaned
and let his eyes flutter open. The first thing he saw was John's face and
although his eyes were closed, Sherlock smiled. He was beyond happy knowing
that his boyfriend was okay. He gave John's hand a light squeeze and sighed
happily.
John's sleep was deep, his body and mind both too exhausted to wake for a
while. He didn't even dream, which was probably a blessing. It was a while
before he finally stirred, feeling much better after having a rest. He opened
his eyes, blinking away the final bits of sleep, and turned his face to
see..."Sherlock!" John sat up and scrambled closer. "Oh, God, Sherlock!" His
eyes filled with tears immediately as he looked over his face.
Sherlock smiled, "John," he said softly. His voice still wasn't fully back yet,
so it was raspy, but he brought his hand up and cupped John's cheek, saying the
words he never thought he'd get to again. "I love you."
John brought his hand up over Sherlock's. "I love you, too. I love you, so
much." He leaned down to kiss him, being careful around his various hook ups.
When he pulled away, he was still crying just a little, forehead pressed to
Sherlock's. "I thought that...I'm just so happy you're all right."
Sherlock kissed John back as passionately as he could and kept his eyes open to
look back at his boyfriend. "I also promised you I wouldn't ever leave you," he
murmured and smiled. "You'll find I never break my promises, John."
John smiled and laughed a little bit, "good to know." He pressed a few more
kisses to Sherlock's lips, soft and gentle, showing just how scared he had been
that he would never get to do this again. "God, Sherlock...I love you so, so
much. I don't know if I could have lasted another day."
Sherlock kissed John back, glad to be able to feel something other than pain.
"I'm sorry I scared you," he said softly, looking deep into his lover's eyes,
"I just... I had to save you. I couldn't let that bastard take you from me."
"I know. But I don't know what I would have done if he took you from me," John
said, keeping his gaze locked with Sherlock's. "I wouldn't have made it," he
admitted quietly.
Sherlock smiled sadly, "I know, love... But we're okay now." He leaned up as
far as he could to capture John's lips again in a sweet kiss. After a few
moments, a thought crossed his mind: "Did they catch him?"
John nodded, "they're trying him for attempted murder," he said. "We'll never
have to worry about him again." He again found himself thinking about exactly
what he would do if he ever saw the face of that low-life again, but he shook
the thoughts away for the moment.
Sherlock sighed in relief, "Good... that's good." He pulled John closer to him
so their fronts were pressed together. "I love you, John. I'm so glad that
you're safe."
John slipped his arms around Sherlock, watching out for his side, and pressed
his face against Sherlock's neck. "I love you, too. Thank you for...for
everything." For saving him and for coming back to him.
Sherlock pressed his lips to John's forehead, "and thank you... for loving me,"
he whispered softly.
Sherlock was kept in the hospital for the rest of the week and he was released
that Saturday. He insisted on John coming home with him and his parents agreed
to let it happen. He got settled in his room again and was currently wrapped up
in the blankets with John's legs tangled with his own as they exchanged kisses,
touching in about a million different places as reassurance that they were both
alive and okay.
John stayed in the hospital as much as he could, but his father wanted him to
go to school, so he did grudgingly. All of his free time was spent with
Sherlock, making sure that he was comfortable until they would let him go home.
He of course was completely on board for going home with Sherlock over the
weekend and his father relented, just reminding him to take it easy on the boy.
But John had no intentions of doing anything with Sherlock, not until he was
ready. Even then, he would be careful with him.
It was nice to finally be back in Sherlock's room, in his bed where they could
have some peace away from the atmosphere of the hospital. He could finally
relax and stop worrying that something else was going to happen. Sherlock being
home meant that he was all right, and he was going to stay that way. John took
both of Sherlock's hands, slipping his fingers through the other boy's, wanting
to feel as connected as possible.
Sherlock slowly deepened their kisses, grasping tightly to John's hands. He
caressed the other boy's tongue with his own, reacquainting himself with his
feel and taste. He let go of one of John's hands, letting his hand slip under
the hem of his boyfriend's shirt, sliding his fingers along the skin there.
John pressed in as close as he could to Sherlock, swirling his tongue around
Sherlock's as it invaded his mouth. He arched towards Sherlock's fingers,
making a soft sound. Oh, how he wanted to go further, but he didn't want to
push anything. He could be patient.
Sherlock moaned softly into John's mouth and bucked his hips forward slightly.
His fingers dug into his boyfriend's hip for a few moments before pulling away,
groaning and throwing his head back. "Sorry..." he murmured,
"this damn wound..." he groaned again and pulled away, laying his head on the
pillow and breathing deeply through his nose.
John tried to control himself but it was getting hard when Sherlock moved his
hips forward. He didn't make any moves but he hissed a little at Sherlock's
fingers digging in. He took a moment to breathe, trying to force himself down
before saying anything. "It's all right, I don't want you to be in pain." John
smoothed his hand through Sherlock's hair. "When you're all better we can do
whatever you like."
Sherlock pouted, "but I want to do something with you now," he whined and
smoothed his hands down the front of John's torso.
John shook his head, taking Sherlock's hands away. "No, I'm not taking any
chances. You'll be in more pain than pleasure, and if you move the wrong way
your stitches might open." He took one of Sherlock's hands and kissed the palm,
then kissed each fingertip. "Don't worry, you'll be better before you know it."
Sherlock sighed and frowned, "fine... As you wish... Doctor Watson," he smirked
as he said it and winked. "I submit myself to your care," he murmured huskily
and laid back, his arms spread out by his sides.
John smirked, gently rolling Sherlock onto his back and hovering over him.
"Well, Mr. Holmes, allow me to give you your treatment. Just try to stay still
for me." He bent low to kiss Sherlock's lips, then moved to his jaw, gliding
his lips down to his neck. The kisses were warm and lingering, mouth open and
teeth grazing.
Sherlock hummed in content, "yes, Doctor." He relaxed and let his eyes close,
focusing entirely on the feel of his boyfriend's lips and hands on him. "Mmm, I
think this is the best medicine I've ever been prescribed," he said cheekily
and chuckled.
John licked his lips, letting his tongue flick over Sherlock's skin. "The good
thing about this medicine is that you can take as much as you want," here John
licked a small stripe up his neck, "and you'll never overdose." He started
sucking on the spot right beneath Sherlock's ear, intending to mark him.
Sherlock frowned, the word 'overdose' bringing back memories of his past
habits, but he tried his best to push them away. He didn't do that anymore and
he needed to move on. He squirmed, but otherwise stayed still. Sighing, he
closed his eyes tightly and tried to focus again on John's mouth.
John had expected a little more of a reaction than he had gotten from Sherlock,
and he thought maybe he was doing something that he didn't like. Sherlock
seemed to have liked this before, but John stopped. Maybe it was hurting him
and he didn't realise. Looking up at the other boy, he tilted his head in
question. "Did I do something wrong?" he asked, letting himself drop over to
the side next to Sherlock.
"No..." Sherlock shook his head. "It's just..." he sighed and closed his eyes
for a moment before shifting onto his side to face John, laying his hand on his
boyfriend's hip. "There's something I haven't told you about my past," he
averted his eyes, staring at his own hand and stroking his thumb along John's
waist, "something I'm not very proud of."
John kept his eyes on Sherlock's face and brought a hand up to caress his
cheek. "You can tell me. I'll still love you." And he would. There wasn't
anything that Sherlock could say, as far as he was concerned, that would make
him stop caring for the other boy.
Sherlock leaned into the touch to his cheek and swallowed thickly before
speaking. "Do you remember when I told you I could erase my memories? That
sometimes... just locking them away didn't work?" He looked deep into his
boyfriend's eyes as he spoke, trying to assess his reaction.
John nodded slowly, confused. "Yes...But I don't understand what you're getting
at." He smoothed his thumb over Sherlock's cheekbone, seeing that the topic was
hard for him to discuss and wanting to offer some comfort.
Sherlock decided to dive right in, he'd never been afraid to open up to John
before. He took a deep breath, "I used to do drugs. Cocaine... mostly." He
shook his head in shame and frowned, "the bullying from Sebastian that you
witnessed is nothing compared to what I had to endure in the past. They would
corner me in the showers after gym and..."
Sherlock bit his lip, "anyways... it was hard to forget something like that. So
I did what I had to. I found one of the blokes at school that sold illicit
substances and got some cocaine from him. It became very difficult to stop." He
tightened his grip on his boyfriend's waist.
"Mycroft eventually found out and threatened to tell mum and dad if I didn't
cease at once. I got mad, bought the strongest stuff that my dealer had and..."
he paused, looking away and shuddering. "Myc found me a few hours later, lying
on the floor of my bedroom, passed out in my own vomit." Sherlock sighed as
tears began rolling down his face, "I haven't used since," he murmured, unable
to look John in the eyes as he finished. He didn't want to see the disgust that
was surely written all over his face.
John listened silently to Sherlock's story and at the end he still said
nothing. Then finally, he grabbed Sherlock's face in both hands and kissed him
hard for a solid minute. When he pulled away, he also had tears in his eyes,
but he looked directly at Sherlock, forcing him to keep eye contact.
"I told you I would still love you," he said quietly. "That is a little scary
to know, but only because you came so close to never coming into my life. But
the fact that you overcame something like that means that you're even more
amazing than I thought." He smiled faintly, "from now on, though, I'm the only
thing you're allowed to be addicted to."
Sherlock felt his heart sink when John stayed silent for so long. He gasped in
surprise when his boyfriend locked lips with him but quickly recovered and
kissed him back just as forcefully. He found his next words coming out without
a thought. "I promise you, I will never do anything like it again. Being with
you is far more powerful than any drug and I couldn't bear to be without you. I
was already addicted after our first kiss," he said and smiled through the
tears.
John grinned back, feeling better, "good." He kissed him again, slower this
time, but with the same feeling. Sherlock was so precious to him, he hated to
think of how many things might have prevented them from meeting. He wrapped his
arms around his lover's neck to hold him close, wanting him to know that
nothing could ever make John change his mind about those three little words.
Sherlock could feel the emotions in the kiss and whimpered, kissing John back.
He threaded his fingers through his short blonde hair and stroked his tongue
with the other boy's, soft and slow.
John hummed into the kiss, his own tongue sliding across Sherlock's, tasting
him. He tilted his head to more easily kiss him, rolling onto his back so that
Sherlock could lay on top of him.
Sherlock intertwined his fingers with the other boy's and brought their joined
hands up to the sides of John's head. He continued to kiss him deeply and rock
his hips forward slowly, just enough for a little friction, but not too hard so
as not to cause himself any pain.
John moaned softly, his own hips moving to meet Sherlock's. It had been over a
week by now and he was a bit extra sensitive. Teenage hormones. He squeezed
Sherlock's hands, breaking the kiss to drop his head down and start sucking on
his pale skin again, to finish the mark that he had started.
Sherlock could feel himself harden within seconds, God did he love the feel of
John underneath him. He moaned and let his head crane back, giving his
boyfriend more access to his long neck. Soon the movements of his hips got more
frantic and he reached down to grab onto his lover's sides, pulling him into
harder thrusts.
John cried out as Sherlock started to grind harder into him and he moved his
mouth to a new spot to continue his work. Sherlock had such delectible skin,
easy to mark, to show the world that he was loved by John. He nipped and sucked
and licked as his hands wandered down towards Sherlock's arse, groping him and
effectively bringing him closer.
"Oh, John..." Sherlock moaned and continued to roll his hips. It was so easy to
get lost in the sensations of his lover's mouth on his skin, his body beneath
him and the various sounds coming from him. He loved to hear each and every
breath, each moan and each whimper. It turned him on more than anything ever
could.
John slipped his hands around between them, trying to undo Sherlock's trousers.
He wanted to feel his lover against him, skin to skin. He managed to get
Sherlock's trousers past his hips, following with his pants, before working his
own off and finally letting their bare erections touch. "Sherlock..." he
groaned, bucking up, though remembering not to go to hard on him. "When you get
better...ah...I want you t-to fuck me...oh, that's good..." John reached down
again and grabbed his arse.
Sherlock groaned as he felt his boyfriend's arousal slide against his own and
full out moaned at his words. He leaned down to nip at John's earlobe. "I want
you to imagine it now," he whispered huskily, "Imagine me inside you, pounding
into you just like this." Sherlock rolled his hips faster, reaching down to
wrap his hand around both of them.
John whimpered and spread his legs, pushing his hips up higher to get more of
that glorious friction. "Yes, Sherlock! Oh, God..." He could feel a coil of
heat in his stomach, signaling he was close. He turned his head to kiss
wherever he could reach on the side of Sherlock's face as he rocked his hips
faster. "Sher..'M close..."
Sherlock groaned and tightened his grip on their cocks, "Oh, yes... That's it,
love. Come on... come with me," he murmured and locked their lips together as
he felt himself reach the peak of orgasm, wanting to finish at the same time as
John.
John cried out again and again as he felt himself spill over the edge. He
kissed Sherlock fiercely as he came, hips moving sporadically against
Sherlock's as he rode through the pleasure. He finally broke away, panting as
he fell backwards into the bed, trying to regain his senses.
Sherlock managed to climax at the same exact moment as John and collapsed on
top of him, panting. "Shit... I don't think I'll ever have a dull orgasm with
you, love," he chuckled. "And that... is avery good thing." He smiled and
kissed his boyfriend's neck, too tired to move and kiss his lips.
John used the last of his energy to wrap his arms around Sherlock, holding him
close. "I don't think I'd ever be able to get off again without you," he
admitted with a bit of a blush. He tilted his head to rest his cheek in
Sherlock's curls. "You are so amazing."
Sherlock hummed, "luckily you won't have to." He sighed happily and snuggled
into John's neck, "you're amazing as well, love. I couldn't see myself with
anyone but you."
"Neither can I." John paused for a moment, wondering if he should mention
anything. It was kind of a girly notion, but deep in his heart he really
believed it. "Would you think it was completely silly to call us...soulmates?"
Sherlock lifted his head and looked deep into John's eyes. A smile spread
slowly across his face, "no, my dear... I wouldn't. In fact... I think we're
much more than that. You are not only the missing part of my soul, but of my
very being. My body, heart, mind and life. What we have is so much deeper than
love." He caressed his lover's face and kissed him softly.
John flushed in embarrassment when Sherlock had begun, but as he continued the
redness slowly faded and a smile grew in its place. He kissed Sherlock back,
chest swelling in happiness. "I couldn't have said it better myself," he
whispered against Sherlock's lips. "I just wish there was a way to express
exactly how strongly I feel for you."
Sherlock bit his lip, "Well... There is a way." He shifted and reached behind
him, digging around in his bedside table. "I was going to wait to do this," he
started and grabbed what he was looking for. He shut the drawer and turned back
to John. "But in light of recent events... I really can't think of a better
time." Sherlock's hands were shaking as he handed John the small box in his
hand. He smiled nervously at his boyfriend, heart pounding.
John watched Sherlock in curiosity, wondering what he could mean. That is,
until he was given the tiny box. His eyes widened and he blinked rapidly a few
times in disbelief. "Sherlock...is this?" A smile tugged at the edges of his
lips as he opened the top.
Sherlock nodded, "I, um... I haven't had time to really prepare a... a speech
or anything, but," he took the ring out of the box, a simple gold band, and
held it up. "I... love you, very much," he smiled at his boyfriend nervously,
"and I want to spend the rest of my life loving you. I don't care who doesn't
accept us, I don't care what other people will think. All I care about... is
right here in front of me. John Watson... will you marry me?" Sherlock could
feel his heart pounding in his chest as he kept his eyes fixed on John's face,
waiting for his answer. John's eyes were watering by the end of the speech and
he took the ring gently from Sherlock's hand. He slipped it on his finger, a
perfect fit, and smiled at him. "How could I ever say no to you?" He threw his
arms around Sherlock's neck and kissed him firmly. He pulled back and stared
into Sherlock's bright blue eyes. "I love you so much. I never thought that I
could fall in love so quickly with someone, but like you said, you are the
other half of me. Whether we met now, twenty years from now, or ten years
earlier I know that things would have been the same. And I cannot imagine ever
being apart from you."
Sherlock beamed as tears came to his eyes and he held John close, giving him
gentle, loving kisses. He pulled back after several minutes and held up the
hand that the ring was on, turning it over and looking at it. "It looks
wonderful on you," he said and smiled. "When do you think we should make the
announcement?"
John was just elated. There was no other way to describe the feeling of pure
happiness that filled him to see the little gold band on his finger. He admired
it with Sherlock, smile never leaving his face. "I don't know," he said. "I
wonder how our parents will react."
Sherlock chuckled, "well... knowing my parents, they probably already have some
idea that this was going to happen." He smiled and kissed John on the temple.
"What about your father? I mean, I know he's okay with us dating now, but how
do you think he'll react to us being engaged to be married?"
John frowned a little in thought. "Well... I mean, I'm sure he'll be fine. He
approves of us, so I would think he would approve of everything." He rested his
head on Sherlock's shoulder. "If he doesn't, I'm going to marry you anyway.
Nothing and no one can keep us apart."
Sherlock hummed in agreement, "yes, I'd have to agree on that. I think that's
been proven, yeah? We're right here together even after all we've been
through." He smiled again and ran his fingers through his new fiance's hair
before pulling him in for a deep, loving kiss.
John kissed Sherlock back, pouring his love for Sherlock into it. He wrapped
his arms around the other boy's neck. No, his fiance's neck. That sounded so
nice. He pulled away, and gave Sherlock a few quick, soft kisses before opening
his eyes and smiling at him. "Now I just need to get you a ring."
Sherlock chuckled, "you don't have to do that, love," he said and hugged John
tighter. "I don't want you spending your money on me when it could be saved for
Uni." He smiled and kissed his lover on the forehead.
"But I want to. I'll find a way to make it work." John thought about it for a
moment. Maybe he should get a job. Since he wasn't doing rugby anymore, and he
didn't have to spend much on anything but gas for his bike, he might be able to
save up enough over the rest of the year for a ring and still have money for
school...That is if he worked every single day for eight hours. He sighed,
wishing that he wasn't in such a sorry financial state.
"If it helps... I could ask my father if he could get you a job at the
hospital. You could make money and get experience for school," Sherlock said
and rubbed his hands along John's lower back, unable to stop touching him for
even a moment.
John looked up at Sherlock with a budding smile. "Really? Do you think he
would?" That would be amazing. He would have a better chance at getting some
scholarships if he had experience to speak of. Then maybe he could forego the
army and stay with Sherlock.
Sherlock smiled back at him, "yeah... I do. He likes you a lot, already
considers you family." He brushed a few hairs away from John's forehead,
"you'll be on your way to becoming a doctor in no time, and you'll be a
fantastic one, I'm sure."
"That would be incredible of him." John said and blushed a little at the
praise. "I don't know how great I'll be. I'm not the brightest student in the
school."
Sherlock kissed his fiance on the nose and pulled away to look in his eyes, "do
me a favour though... save the special treatments just for your future husband,
hmm?" he said cheekily and grinned.
John smirked as he gazed back at Sherlock. "Don't worry, you'll be the only one
who ever gets house calls." He tilted his head up to kiss Sherlock once, long
and slow.
Sherlock kissed John back and brought his hand up to stroke his cheek, locking
gazes with him. "You are the most amazing, intelligent, caring person I know.
You will be the best doctor that London has ever seen." He smiled lovingly down
at his fiance and pulled him into a tight embrace. "I love you, John."
John's face only heated further as he returned the hug, snuggling into
Sherlock. He only hoped Sherlock was right. "I love you, too. So much."
 
***** Chapter 15 *****
The next day went by quickly, far too quickly if you asked Sherlock. He was
enjoying spending time with his new fiance, talking and laughing, spending most
of their time in bed. Sherlock still didn't feel up to doing much other than
snogging and giving each other hand jobs, but by Sunday afternoon he felt well
enough to ask John to try something new with him. "Please?" he pouted, looking
up at the other boy with wide eyes, "I promise I'm well enough to do this... I
wouldn't ask if I wasn't."
John was quite enjoying his time with Sherlock. For that while it was just him
and his lover and not a care in the world. And what they were doing was enough,
of course, but he was sorely tempted when Sherlock claimed to be up for more.
He looked at his fiance with a skeptical eye. "Are you absolutely sure? I
really don't want to hurt you."
Sherlock sighed and rolled his eyes, "Oh, come on, John... I've read up on this
and if we arrange ourselves correctly, it really shouldn't put much strain on
either of us. Now take your clothes off and get in bed with me."
John hesitated but those words went straight to his crotch. "Fine. But you tell
me the first instance of pain if you feel anything, alright?" He started to
strip down to nothing but his underpants, and then he kicked them off as well,
climbing in bed with Sherlock. "So what is it we're about to try, anyway?"
Sherlock grinned triumphantly and said nothing, just pulling John into a deep,
passionate kiss. After a few moments of intense snogging, he could sense they
were both ready and pulled back, smirking before laying John down on his side.
He then proceeded to rearrange himself so his head was facing the foot of the
bed. He grabbed his fiance's arse in both hands, tugging him closer so that his
crotch was perfectly aligned with his own mouth and vice versa. He looked up at
John and smiled, waiting for him to figure out what exactly he had in mind.
John of course enjoyed the snogging, and it was evident that Sherlock did as
well when their arousals brushed together. He was curious though, as to the
plans of his future husband, but he let him move him over and watched as he
changed positions. John's face flushed deep red when he realised what Sherlock
was proposing. And he had no problems with that. He found himself face with
Sherlock's cock and he licked his lips. But before taking it into his mouth, he
started to suck on his own fingers. When they were sufficiently soaked, he used
his other hand to guide Sherlock into his mouth. His wet fingers then reached
behind, stroking between the cleft in his arse.
Sherlock gasped when he felt John's wet fingers on his arse and he bit his lip
against a groan. Well, two can play at that game he thought and brought his own
fingers to his mouth, wetting them and moving forward. He licked around the
head of John's cock for a few moments before sneaking his moistened fingers
back behind him and pressing one against his entrance.
John moaned and took more of Sherlock in as a reward, rocking his hips between
the dual sensations. He slipped one finger inside of Sherlock, pushing it as
far in as he could. Meanwhile his mouth was working half of Sherlock's length,
the other half being slowly stroked.
Sherlock moaned around John's cock and took him all the way to the back of his
throat in one go. After he felt his lover's arse muscles finally relax, he
pushed his finger in and started working it in and out. He went slowly at
first, then sped up a little and after a few strokes he added a second finger
and started crooking them, trying to find John's prostate.
John cried out, though the sound was muffled by Sherlock's cock. He bucked his
hips, trying to control himself so as not to hurt Sherlock. He relaxed, but
felt himself tense again in pleasure as Sherlock started to thrust his fingers,
hitting his prostate which resulted in a choked cry. He decided to do the same
to his lover, pushing his second finger inside and pumping, curling them so
they scraped his inner walls.
Sherlock was steadily moaning around John's cock now and kept thrusting his
fingers in and out, working his lover's cock deep in his throat and swallowing
like he knew he liked. Growing bold, he added another finger in his fiance's
arse and pressed the digits against his prostate, wiggling them rapidly to
cause a sort of vibrating effect.
John nearly screamed, it felt so good. He worked down Sherlock's cock until he
had completely engulfed the whole thing, groaning around it. Once he had taken
it all in, he bobbed his head quickly, fingers still pressed far into
Sherlock's arse. He twisted them as he thrust them in and out of his fiance,
and then pushed in a third as Sherlock had done to him.
Sherlock groaned as he felt himself get closer and closer to the edge. He kept
vibrating his fingers against John's prostate and wrapped his tongue around the
length of his cock, bobbing his head in the same rhythm as his fiance.
John was stuck somewhere between whimpers and moans as he drew closer. He
pumped his fingers harder, wanting it to feel as though he were pounding into
Sherlock. He bobbed his head faster, teeth grazing the rough skin of Sherlock's
cock. John's hips bucked a few more times and with a strangled cry, he had
reached his climax, the extreme pleasure making him suck harder on Sherlock.
Sherlock swallowed as fast as he could, licking and sucking until John was limp
in his mouth. The increased suction on his own cock brought him that much
closer and as he pulled off he cried out John's name as he found his own
release.
John barely had time to catch his breath before Sherlock was coming in his
mouth. He swallowed much the same, sucking through Sherlock's climax. Finally,
when Sherlock was finished, he licked him clean and pulled off to flop onto his
back. "Oh...fuck, Sherlock..." he breathed, pulling his fingers out.
Sherlock laid on his back and chuckled breathlessly, resting his arm over his
eyes. "I take it you enjoyed yourself then?" He smirked and crawled up towards
the head of the bed, pecking John on the lips before collapsing on the mattress
beside him.
"God, yes." John closed his eyes, panting still from the amazing sensations.
"That was amazing." He opened his eyes again, turning to look at his fiance
with a smile. "You are amazing." He ran his fingers through Sherlock's curls.
Sherlock hummed in contentment, "and you," he kissed John on the lips,
"taste amazing," he said and smiled. He pulled his fiancé in close and rested
their foreheads together, sighing happily.
"You and I are never going to get bored, I'm sure." John smiled and looked into
Sherlock's eyes. He brought a hand up to caress his cheek, leaving it there as
he closed his eyes.
Sherlock chuckled softly, "no, we certainly won't." He snuggled in close to
John and closed his eyes, letting sleep take him.
The next morning, Sherlock woke first and smiled at the face of his sleeping
fiancé. He managed to get out of bed without waking him and tiptoed over to the
window to grab his violin. He lifted it and rested it under his chin, raising
the bow to start playing John's song.
John was sleeping peacefully, warmly snuggled with Sherlock. The loss of heat
made him flip over a little, but he stayed asleep. And then, the most beautiful
sound reached his ears. His dreams turned to visions of him and Sherlock
together and happy, without a care in the world, the violin music a soundtrack.
He smiled and nuzzled his face into a pillow.
Sherlock closed his eyes as he played, imagining the two of them dancing at
their wedding, dressed in matching tuxedos. He let the music swell and allowed
all his feelings to pour into the music, continuing the song far past what he
had originally written. John was such an inspiration.
It was almost as though John could feel everything that Sherlock poured into
the music. He suddenly saw himself and Sherlock dancing as well, feeling the
love that they shared as if Sherlock's heart were singing directly to him. It
wasn't much longer before his eyes fluttered open and he saw that Sherlock was
actually playing. Well, of course he was. John could never come up with
something so gorgeous in his imagination. He quietly propped himself up to
watch and listen to his fiance's song.
Sherlock swayed back and forth as he played, getting lost in the music. He
opened his eyes and looked over at the bed to see John looking back at him. He
locked gazes with him and his mouth quirked into a soft smile as the song drew
to a close.
John was in awe watching Sherlock. His movements were so graceful, his entire
being involved in the music. It was a beautiful sight, and he found himself
captivated. That this perfect creature could love him so was a miracle. He
smiled as he caught Sherlock's eye and when he was finished, he applauded. "You
never cease to amaze me, Sherlock," he said, getting up to kiss him.
Sherlock wrapped his arms around John's waist and kissed him back tenderly. He
smiled as he pulled away, "I wrote it for you..." he said softly and blushed.
"You're such a wonderful person, so... beautiful. I just had to write a song to
show you exactly what I feel for you. Words just aren't enough."
John looked up at Sherlock, face heating as he was so utterly moved by both the
music and what Sherlock said. "I wish...I wish that I could do something like
that for you. But I don't have any sort of talent like that. My words will have
to be enough to express just how much I feel."
Sherlock cupped John's cheek, "You do enough by just loving me. It amazes me
how much you love me. That you would even spend your time with someone as
damaged as me." He smiled lovingly at his fiancé as tears reached his eyes.
John leaned into the touch, his arms encircling the other boy. "I don't see
damages when I look at you. I see a handsome, brilliant, loving, strong, and
all around incredible man, who deserves so much more love than he gets. It's my
pleasure, my privilege, to love you."
Sherlock grinned and leaned down to give John the most passionate kiss he'd
ever given, trying his best to steal the breath from him. When he pulled back,
he rested their foreheads together and a few tears escaped his eyes. "Thank
you," he whispered.
John kissed him back, making a soft sound. He leaned up so that he could press
in further to the kiss, and as they pulled away, his eyes were sparkling.
"You're very welcome, love," he said, wiping his tears away.
Sherlock smiled down at his fiancé. "I guess we should get you ready for
school, yeah?" He grabbed John's hand and led him out of the bedroom towards
the adjoining bathroom.
John sighed. "I wish you were coming. I miss you when I have to go to school."
He stepped into the shower once the water was on and pulled Sherlock in with
him. "Some people think you're dead and that the school is trying to cover it
up because they don't want a scandal. And some people think that I was a part
of it, even though we were quite obviously snogging that day." It was then that
he realised that he and Sherlock had only been together at school for one day
before all of Moran's attacks. It was no wonder no one believed him; no one had
seen enough proof.
Sherlock smiled sadly and grabbed a wash rag, soaping it up. He started washing
John, rubbing the cloth along his upper back. "I'll be back soon, love. I'm
supposed to be able to get the stitches removed in a few days." He leaned in
and kissed the side of his fiance's neck, the skin soft and wet.
John leaned his head over and hummed as Sherlock washed him. "I know. Your
health comes first, I wouldn't want you to push it. It's just a little lonely."
He grabbed the shampoo, turning around so that he was facing Sherlock and
started lathering his hair.
"I know, trust me," Sherlock said and raised an eyebrow. He bent down slightly
so John could reach the top of his head better and almost purred at the
sensation. "Mmm... feels good."
"Good..." John massaged Sherlock's scalp, being sure to get all his curls fully
soapy. He chuckled and took some of the soap, putting it on Sherlock's chin. "I
wonder how you would look with facial hair." He started dabbing the suds on
Sherlock's face, creating a shampoo beard and moustache. "Still adorable."
Sherlock laughed and pressed his lips to John's cheek, spreading the suds all
over his face. He kept kissing him until they were both covered in suds.
"Hmm... I think you missed a spot," he said and smirked. He slid his hand down
the center of his fiance's back and let his fingers graze lightly across the
middle of his arse.
John kissed Sherlock back, giggling in between as the bubbles covered them. He
pressed in close, their full naked fronts touching with only a thin layer of
soap between. It wasn't too much of a surprise when Sherlock started to get
cheeky. John let out a soft pleased sound and his hips pushed back a little on
their own. "Don't tease me, love, or I'll be late for school," he warned.
Sherlock pouted, "damn... And I was so looking forward to some hot shower sex."
He grinned and winked at John before pulling away and turning them so he was
under the shower spray. He leaned his head back, closing his eyes and
stretching out his neck, running his hands through his hair to get rid of the
suds.
John swallowed, because the idea was incredibly arousing, but he couldn't be
late for school. He grabbed the shampoo while Sherlock rinsed and lathered his
own hair. "Don't worry. Next time I sleep over, I promise we'll do whatever you
like." He smirked a little and reached out to grope Sherlock's arse for just a
split second before going back to washing his hair innocetly.
Sherlock gasped and spun around, smirking at John, "Oooh... you cheeky
bastard," he murmured playfully and lurched forward, pinning the other boy to
the shower wall. "I think," he leaned down to whisper huskily in his ear, "that
I'll have to take you up on me fucking you... I quite like the idea of being
the first to have you that way." He nipped at John's earlobe and pulled away,
smirking and finished rinsing off before stepping out of the shower and
grabbing a towel for both of them.
John let out a whimper, trying so hard not to be completely turned on by what
his fiance was saying. He swallowed again, with more difficulty this time.
"Sherlock..." But in another moment he had went back to what he was doing,
leaving John in a half-aroused daze. He shook his head and rinsed himself
completely before joining Sherlock outside of the shower to dry off.
Sherlock wrapped the towel around John's shoulders as he came out of the shower
and gave him a kind of backwards hug before releasing him to finish drying off.
"I have to say I feel a lot better about you going to school now that Moran
won't be there."
John rubbed the towel over himself, ruffling his hair so that it stood up at
odd angles. "I do too. I think I'd figure out a way to transfer the both of us
for our safety." He glanced down at the floor for a moment, remembering
Sherlock laying there in his own blood, the gunshot ringing in his ears, and he
shivered. "It's sick," he said, only half meaning to let it out loud. "What
drives a person to be so violent?" John looked back up to Sherlock, who had
been so close to not being here in this moment, or any moment for that matter.
Sherlock shook his head, "there's not really a definitive answer for that. It
could be a number of things. Sebastian has always had a problem with me,
whether that's because of my intellect or me being gay, I'm not sure. He has
his own things he deals with... not that I'm defending his actions at all,
because I'm not." He grabbed John's hand and placed it gently on the healing
wound on his side. "This? Will heal... It will go away and only leave a small
scar. But what Moran did, he will have to pay for... for the rest of his life.
He will never heal, he will never get better."
John could feel the roughness of the stitches under his fingers, and he dropped
to his knees in front of Sherlock. Very lightly, he brushed his lips over the
spot, looking at it more closely. The wound may have been deep, but the size on
the outside was small; it would just become a bit of puckered tissue. Sherlock
was absolutely right in everything he had said, but John thought he may have
figured out the reason. And it almost made him feel sorry for Moran. "Maybe he
doesn't know love," he said quietly, letting his fingers ghost over the wound
again. "He doesn't know what it's like, and maybe it scares him. Maybe it makes
him jealous." It was no excuse, of course. Nothing could ever excuse the pain
that both halves of their whole had to endure because of him. But it helped
John to understand.
Sherlock watched as John gave attention to his wound and ran his fingers
through his lover's hair. Maybe John was right, Moran had never loved anyone
before and it may have driven him to take it away from someone who had. "I
think you may be onto something," he murmured, "I know how jealous and
heartbroken I was before I met you. I was so alone and it made me so angry
sometimes. Maybe instead of drugs, Moran used violence as an outlet."
John wrapped his arms around Sherlock's legs, pressing his cheek against
Sherlock's hip. "Well, he only made things worse for himself. As for you, my
dear..." He got up and kissed Sherlock softly on the lips. "I only wish we
could have met sooner." He smiled softly at his fiance. "I should probably get
dressed now. Don't want to be late for school," John finished with a sigh.
Sherlock gave John's rear a good smack as he walked out the door and chuckled,
"yes, you had better... Or I may end up ravishing you before you have a chance
to stop me." He winked at his fiancé and started getting dressed himself,
settling on just a pair of sleep pants and his dressing gown.
John jumped and grasped his backside, smirking at Sherlock as he followed him
back to the bedroom. "And you call me a cheeky bastard," he muttered as he went
to get his clothes together. He pulled on a pair of red pants and then his
usual jumper and jeans before getting on his socks. He pulled out his mobile to
check his messages and found one from his father.
Come home after school, please. It's important. -HW
John frowned, wondering what that could mean, but he supposed he should come
home anyway. He'd been at Sherlock's for nearly three days now. "Da wants me to
come home after school. But I'll come back as soon as I can." Once his shoes
were on, John pocketed his mobile and grabbed his bag. "Love you," he said as
he bent to give Sherlock a kiss.
Sherlock watched as John pulled on his clothes, raising an eyebrow at his
choice in pants. He sensed something was wrong and when his fiancé told him
that his father wanted him to come home that afternoon, he was pretty sure he
knew why. He smiled up at John and kissed him goodbye, "Later, love."
Once John had left, Sherlock pulled out his mobile and dialed, "Hello, Mycroft?
Yes... I think we'll be needing to follow through on that favour. I'll let you
know for sure this evening." He hung up the phone and sighed, praying that for
once he wasn't right.
John rode to school, part of his dreading it. Another week without Sherlock,
another week of whispered accusations. He hadn't been fully honest with him
about how bad it was. Peolle not only claimed that he had done something to
Sherlock, but also that he had done something to Sebastian. No one seemed to
have, or believe, the real story. He sighed as he walked into school and sat
down in class, ignoring the stares and mutters.
After a day that seemed to drag on forever, John made his way home with a
certain sense of foreboding. What was so important that his father had to tell
him in person?
 
***** Chapter 16 *****
John parked his bike outside and went up the stairs into the flat. "Da?" Mr.
Watson was sitting in the living room, on the couch with his face in his hands.
He looked up and sighed. "Come here, lad."
John went to sit next to him, hands on his knees, fingers tightening. "Is
someone dead?" he blurted finally.
"No, no, not that..." He couldn't look John in the eyes, and kept his head
bowed. "John...remember that call I got when you were in the hospital? From my
boss?"
"Yes..."
"Well..." Mr. Watson took a deep breath before continuing. "Because I ran off,
I wound up...losing my job."
"Oh. Da, that's terrible. Why didn't you tell me sooner?" John tried to get him
to meet his eyes, but he wouldn't.
"I was hoping I could find another job before I had to tell you, but nothing
seems to be working. I didn't want to upset you." Finally he looked at John and
put his hand on his son's shoulder. "Look, John, you know that with that job we
were merely scraping by. Now...I don't think we'll be able to stay here."
"What? You mean we have to...move?" John felt his heart shatter. He couldn't be
away from Sherlock, he just couldn't. This was all his fault. If he hadn't
instigated, he wouldn't have gotten hurt and Moran wouldn't have beaten him
like that.
Mr. Watson squeezed his shoulder. "I'm so sorry, John." John just closed his
eyes, feeling tears coming on. "We have a few days so... you can say goodbye."
Nodding slowly, he got up and went to his room. He wanted to be with Sherlock,
but he knew he couldn't drive in this state, so he sent a text to him instead.
Come over, please. -JW
Sherlock was looking at a specimen under his microscope when he heard his
mobile go off. His head jerked up and he ran over to grab it. As he read the
message, his heart sunk. Things were definitely not good. He sighed and shook
his head, typing out a reply.
Be there soon, love. -SH
He shoved his mobile in his trouser pocket and flung his jacket on. Then, he
sprinted down the hall to a room he rarely ever went to and pounded on the
door.
Mycroft opened it and looked at Sherlock with a raised eyebrow, "needing the
favour already?"
Sherlock sighed and rolled his eyes, "yes, Mycroft... Do you have it?" Mycroft
went inside his room and Sherlock heard some papers rustling, then footsteps.
His brother came back to the door with an envelope and handed it to Sherlock.
"Now we're even," he said firmly and Sherlock nodded.
"Thank you, Myc. Um... can I get a ride?"
Mycroft sighed dramatically, "I suppose," he grabbed his keys and headed out
the door, "come on, then." Sherlock followed him out to the car and shoved the
envelope in his inner jacket pocket before buckling up.
They arrived at John's flat minutes later and Sherlock told his brother to go
ahead and leave. He made his way up the stairs and knocked on the door, holding
his breath.
John looked at the reply and held the phone to his chest as he curled up on the
bed. He couldn't believe that they were going to leave, that he might be
somewhere far from Sherlock. Where would they even go? What could they possibly
afford if not this tiny, run down flat? It was all his fault.
Even if they could find another place to live they probably would be living
paycheck to paycheck. How would they eat, or buy clothes, or anything? He'd
have to sell his bike, get a job, maybe even drop out of school. The more he
thought about it, the worse he felt and he curled in on himself even further,
crying as he waited for Sherlock.
When the door sounded, Mr. Watson got up and opened it. "Ah, I had a feeling
you'd be coming," he said with a sad smile. "He's in his room." Stepping aside,
he let Sherlock in.
Sherlock nodded, "thank you." He walked swiftly through the flat and into
John's room, his heart breaking at the sight of him. He instantly ran over and
wrapped his arms around his fiancé, pressing kisses on his head. "Shhh... It's
okay love, it'll all be alright."
The effect was immediate and John turned into Sherlock, clinging to him.
"Sherlock...I don't want to leave you..." He could barely get the words out
because for some reason he started to cry harder once Sherlock was in the room
with him. He buried his face in the other boy's chest, hands tightening on the
back of his shirt.
"You don't have to, darling... Calm down and listen to me, okay? I need you to
come talk to your father with me." Sherlock murmured soothingly and stroked the
back of his fiance's head.
John looked up at him with a tear-stained face. "What?... But you don't even
know what happened," he said, calming a little. He wiped his face furiously and
sat up.
Sherlock just smiled, "Yes I do... I'll explain it all, just trust me and come
with me, your father needs to hear this too." He stood and held his hand out
for John to take.
John looked up and wiped his eyes again before standing and holding tightly to
Sherlock's hand. He let the other boy bring him down to the living room where
his father was still sitting.
Sherlock cleared his throat, "Um... Mr. Watson? May I speak with you for a
moment?" He took the envelope out of his pocket and held it in both of his
hands.
"What's that?" John and his father both asked at the same time. John was still
confused as to how Sherlock could have possibly known what was going on, and
what he could have planned.
"Well... let me start by explaining how I knew what happened without John
telling me," he looked back and forth between John and his father and smiled
nervously. "Back when John was in the hospital, you, Mr. Watson, left the room
for a phone conversation. You seemed rather distraught and because you don't
know anyone in London yet besides your boss and co-workers, I could only guess
it had to be involving work."
Sherlock began pacing as he continued to speak, "Now, since you were explaining
your actions, it could only be your boss, which leads me to my next
observation. You returned several minutes later and were very clearly upset but
trying to hide it. What else could you be trying to hide than losing your job?
And what else would cause John to be so upset and think that he had to leave me
since you've already accepted us?... You are planning on moving." He looked up
as he finished speaking, assessing both of their reactions.
John was smiling a little, as Sherlock's deductions always made him do.
"Fantastic," he said. Mr. Watson looked confused, but nodded slowly.
"As for what's in this envelope here..." Sherlock raised the hand with the
envelope in it and smiled. "John... Do you remember the party my parents had a
few weeks ago? The Sunday after we first met?"
John looked to the envelope. It looked official, like it was from someone
important. "Yes, I remember," he said, tilting his head over as he watched.
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Well, one of the guests was a man by the name of Richard Garsdale. I believe
your father would know him... His former boss," he smirked slightly at John's
father before continuing. "Mr. Garsdale just so happens to also be the man I
told you was having an affair on his wife. He was... informed... that if he did
not resign and put in a recommendation that your father be given his position,
his private affair would become very public knowledge."
Sherlock grinned and handed the envelope to Mr. Watson, "You'll find in that
envelope your last two weeks pay, along with a notice of your advancement. You
start your new position tomorrow."
John looked to his father whose eyes were wide. "Sherlock... I don't know what
to say..." He took the envelope reverently, opening it to find a wad of bills
and the letter, which he opened to read. "Amazing... Thank you." He took
Sherlock's hand and shook it vigorously.
Then John looked back to Sherlock and he smiled, tears welling again in his
eyes. He turned into him and wrapped his arms around his fiance. "I love you. I
love you, so much."
Sherlock smiled and shook Mr. Watson's hand in return, "you are quite welcome."
He wrapped his arms around John when he turned to him and rested his cheek on
the top of his head. "No one's going to tear us apart, yeah? I love you, John
and I'm here to take care of you, no matter what it takes." He pulled back and
cupped his fiance's cheek, looking into his eyes and smiling, "I told you I
keep my promises."
John smiled up at him, so happy that he didn't have to leave Sherlock. He
leaned into his touch, heart soaring. Not only had Sherlock saved him but he
made things better. "You are amazing. Absolutely amazing."
"Only because of you, love." Sherlock said, resting their foreheads together.
He closed his eyes and smiled, there were no words to describe how happy he was
that John was staying. He couldn't ever survive without him.
Mr. Watson watched the scene between the two boys and smiled. The fact that
Sherlock was willing to blackmail to keep his son showed just how much he loved
him (and how dangerous the Holmes family could be if you crossed them). It was
then that he noticed the ring on John's left hand. "John... Where did you get
that?"
John was so caught up in Sherlock that he had almost forgotten that his father
was there. He looked at him and then at what he was staring at, and he flushed.
"Oh. Um...Sh-Sherlock gave it to me..."
"Any particular reason?" he asked, his tone showing that he already knew.
"Well..." John looked up at Sherlock and he knew he couldn't hide it. He hadn't
thought their announcement would happen like this, but it was too late now.
"Sherlock, um...proposed. And I said yes."
Mr. Watson blinked a little before taking a deep breath. He shook his head,
looking down at the floor. "If it were anyone else, I would tell you to take
off that ring and forbid you from seeing them again." Here he brought his head
back up. "But because it's Sherlock...just make sure you wait a few years,
boys. You're not even out of secondary school yet."
John's face broke into a broad smile and he launched a hug at his father.
"Thank you, thank you!"
Sherlock paled when John's father noticed the ring, almost panicked when he
started speaking, but when he finished, he smiled. "I was going to wait until
after graduation... so I could ask your blessing first, but..." He bit his lip
and looked at the floor, "after coming so close to not being here... I just
couldn't wait."
John went back to Sherlock and leaned into his side, putting an arm around his
waist. Mr. Watson smiled faintly at the two of them. "I understand, son. Like I
said, if it were anyone else I wouldn't approve. But you have shown such love
for my boy, even to the point of risking your own life. I don't think there is
a way that anyone could keep you apart. Just promise that you'll keep taking
care of him."
"I will, I promise you that," Sherlock said seriously and looked at Mr. Watson,
his face conveying just how serious he was about that statement.
Mr. Watson looked back at Sherlock and could see the fierceness in his eyes.
His son was in good hands. "Welcome to the family, Sherlock," he said quietly.
John grinned brightly and squeezed Sherlock. "Now we just have to tell your
parents," he said with a laugh. "But that went so well, I'm hardly worried
anymore."
Sherlock smiled back at him and hugged him close. "It's not my parents you have
to worry about," he said and looked apologetically at John. "I'm not quite sure
how I feel subjecting you to Mycroft just yet, though..."
John looked up at Sherlock confused. "Mycroft? What would Mycroft say?" He
hadn't thought that Mycroft would have an issue, especially after all the
events of the past few weeks. But John wasn't too worried. If Mycroft felt the
need to interrogate him or even battle him to win the right to marry Sherlock,
he would do it.
Sherlock sighed, "Mycroft can be... difficult at the best of times. He also has
this overwhelming need to protect me and goes to the greatest lengths to make
sure I stay safe."
John swallowed. "That's sweet..." He couldn't help remembering that last night
with Harry, eight years ago. He shook his head a bit not wanting to think about
more tragedy so soon after one. "Besides, I wouldn't ever let anything happen
to you. And I'll prove it to him, somehow."
Sherlock smiled and kissed John on the forehead, still mindful of his fiance's
father being in the room with them. "That reminds me... I should probably text
Mycroft and let him know I'm ready to go home. That is unless..." he looked at
John with a smile, "could you maybe give me a ride?"
John looked over to his father who just smiled, knowing he probably wouldn't be
home if he went with Sherlock. "Make sure you two are safe," he said. "That's
the most important thing."
"Da..." Flushing, John rolled his eyes. "Goodnight." He gave him a hug before
leaving with Sherlock
Sherlock grabbed John's hand as they went down the stairs towards his
motorbike. "So... your father knows we're already having sex?" He said, eyes
twinkling as he tried not to laugh.
John blushed again and looked down at the ground. "I never said anything. He
must have guessed since we've had so many sleepovers." He got onto the bike and
moved up for Sherlock, trying to quell his embarrassment.
Sherlock chuckled and joined him on the bike, "It's nothing to be embarrassed
about, love. After all, it's only natural since the chemistry between us is
so..." he leaned close and breathed hotly in John's ear, "electrifying."
John shuddered and turned to catch Sherlock's lips in a firm kiss before
turning the bike on. "Don't distract me while I'm driving, darling," he said
and winked at him. Facing forward, he pulled away from the curb and drove off.
Sherlock kissed John back with fervor and groaned in frustration when he pulled
away. The ride to his house was torture, the vibrations of the motor doing
nothing to help Sherlock's... condition.
John was thinking about anything and everything but Sherlock as they rode back
to the Holmes residence. Of course, that was hard, considering that Sherlock
was right behind him, and he could feel a growing problem brushing against his
lower back, causing his own.
As soon as they pulled into his driveway, Sherlock jumped off the bike and when
John was done shutting it off and putting up the kickstand, he grinned
deviously at him and picked him up, throwing him over his shoulder and heading
inside the door.
John took deep breaths as he tried to set his bike up with shaking hands. As he
was suddenly lifted, he squeaked indignantly and scrambled to try and grab some
part of Sherlock. "You crazy git! What are you doing?" He finally settled on
grasping Sherlock's arse, pouting as he felt like a sack of potatoes.
Sherlock just laughed and carried John up the stairs, grinning the whole way
there. He pushed his bedroom door open with his foot and shut it behind them.
He plopped his fiancé down on the bed and straddled his hips.
"My dear, John... I have been thinking of you all day, and they have not been
very innocent thoughts." He smirked at the other boy before capturing his lips
in a passionate kiss. After lingering long enough for them both to be
breathless, he pulled back just barely and moved his head so he was speaking
directly into John's ear. "Would you like to hear them?"
John looked up at Sherlock and swallowed, shivering in anticipation. He kissed
him back, arms firmly holding him in place as he slowly had his senses taken by
his lover. When Sherlock pulled away and spoke, all he could do was whimper and
nod weakly. Sherlock was far too good at making him melt.
Sherlock smirked and nipped at John's earlobe. "I have been thinking about how
wonderful you looked this morning. Naked and dripping wet. I had to try so very
hard not to ravage you in that shower. Not to push you against the wall and
just have my way with you."
He pulled away and stripped off his lover's shirt, tossing it away before
working on the buttons of his own. Once he shrugged it off, he leaned back in
to press their lips together and rocked his hips forward once. "I've also been
thinking about how wonderful it felt to have my fingers inside of you the other
day. How tight and hot you were. I couldn't help but let my mind wander to how
amazing you would feel around my cock."
Sherlock could feel his own heart pounding as he thought about it again and bit
his lip as he rocked his hips in a steady rhythm. He let his hand trail down
the centre of John's torso and leaned in to whisper in his ear again. "Would
you like that, John? Would you like to feel me inside you?"
All John could do was listen and rock back into Sherlock, so desperate for
friction as each of his words went straight to his crotch. The images that he
had conjured were driving him mad and he clutched at Sherlock's back, trying to
press their bare chests together. Any contact would do. He needed Sherlock all
over him.
John arched into Sherlock, eyes darkened with lust as he bucked up to get more
of him. "Yes...please fuck me, Sherlock. Make me yours." He laid back and
pulled Sherlock on top of him, groping his backside as he ground up into his
lover. "I want to feel you filling me up, using me to make you feel good.
Please..."
Sherlock growled and locked lips with John again, kissing him deeply and
grabbing the back of his head to pull him closer. He let go after several
moments, backing away panting. Lust overtook his every sense as he practically
ripped off the remainder of their clothing and attacked John with more hungry
kisses, grinding their naked arousals together.
John kissed Sherlock back with fervor, keeping his body close so that they were
touching at every possible place. He let Sherlock undress him fully and cried
out softly when their hips bumped together. He returned each of Sherlock's
kisses with the same intensity, arms around Sherlock's shoulders, nails
dragging along his back.
Sherlock hissed in pleasure as John's fingers dug into his back and moaned,
"God, John... I want you so much." He pulled away long enough to grab the
bottle of lube from his bedside table and quickly returned to his lover, giving
him a firm kiss.
He spread John's thighs and bit his lip against the sight. "You have no idea
how gorgeous you look right now," he breathed. With his legs spread wide and
his cock jutting up between them, eyes dilated and the light sheen of sweat
glistening off his face and chest... He looked absolutely ravishing.
John looked up at Sherlock, hovering over him with his curls tousled, eyes-half
lidded as they grazed over him. "That makes two of us," he said, reaching up to
press his palm to Sherlock's chest. "Take me, Sherlock." He spread his legs
further, trying to give Sherlock as much of himself as he could.
Sherlock nodded and squirted some lube out onto his fingers, then placed the
bottle to the side. He grabbed hold of John's knee with his clean hand and
pressed one of his slick digits against his lover's entrance, massaging the
muscle until it gave way and he could finally slide his finger inside.
John let out little cries of pleasure as Sherlock fingered him. He swore, he
could get off with those fingers alone, they were so long and talented.
"Ah...oh, Sherlock...Dear, God." He scraped his fingers down Sherlock's back
again, the only thing that he could do in his current state of complete
madness. Sherlock reduced him nearly to a puddle.
Sherlock couldn't help groaning, the sounds John was making were music to his
ears and he could feel his cock twitch in excitement. He slowly slid in two
fingers and began to scissor them, stretching him open. After a few strokes he
added a third and crooked them, trying to find his lover's prostate and commit
the correct angle to memory.
It was obvious when Sherlock had hit it because John almost screamed from the
feeling. He arched up, hips pushing onto Sherlock's fingers, trying to get them
deeper. Panting, John relaxed again, but still moaned in his ecstasy from
Sherlock's ministrations. "You... Oh, you're amazing..."
Sherlock hummed in response and removed his fingers, reaching in the bedside
table again to grab a condom. He ripped it open with his teeth and rolled it
on, biting his lip and trying not to come by just that.
Seeing John overcome with lust and writhing from his ministrations had brought
him pretty close to the edge and he focused on backing himself away before
settling himself between his lover's legs. He adjusted himself until his cock
was pressed lightly against John's entrance and looked into his eyes. "Ready?"
He said breathlessly, his body almost trembling in anticipation.
John knew he wasn't going to last much longer once Sherlock finally entered. He
was already having trouble holding on now, his cock dripping with precum. He
pushed his hips towards Sherlock as he felt him so close to his entrance,
whining in impatience. "Yes...please, Sherlock."
Sherlock bit his lip as he pushed inside of John slowly. "Fuck... So tight," he
whimpered. Once he was fully seated inside his lover, he leaned forward to give
him slow, languid kisses in an attempt to calm them both down. He wanted this
to last more than just a few seconds.
Once Sherlock felt that they were both calm enough, he started rolling his
hips. He moaned at the sensation, "God, John... You feel fantastic."
John gasped, gripping the sheets as he tried not to climax then and there. It
stung a bit, but the pleasure far outweighed and discomfort. He kissed Sherlock
back, whimpering into his mouth as he felt so full with his lover inside. And
when Sherlock finally started to move, he moaned loudly and pushed down to meet
him. "Sh-Sher...oh, fuck..." He could barely speak as he was nearly in tears
from the sensation.
Sherlock tried to keep things slow, he really did, but after a few thrusts he
just couldn't anymore. He growled and grabbed onto the headboard with one hand
while the other grasped at John's hip. He started rocking his hips hard and
fast, moaning and panting. "Oh, fuck... John... Oh, God... yes!"
John could only make loud cries as his entire body was rocked by Sherlock's
movements. Somehow he managed to get one shaking hand down to wrap around his
own cock and stroke sporadically. He couldn't think, could barely breathe, he
was so wrapped up in the feeling of Sherlock deep inside of him. He couldn't
even warn Sherlock when he was getting closer, though his sounds became louder
and more desperate.
Sherlock continued to pound into his lover, unable to do anything more than
pant and moan at this point. He could sense that they were both close to the
edge and let go of the headboard, grabbing hold of John's right leg and
propping it up on his shoulder. He widened his stance a little in order to hit
his fiance's prostate dead on with every thrust.
It only took a few thrusts at the new angle. John screamed as his vision whited
out, coming hard and fast all over his hand. The pleasure rushed through him,
making his body writhe and leaving him almost numb to anything else. After the
most powerful orgasm of his life, he finally slumped back and trying to catch
his breath as his mind returned to the conscious world.
The sounds of John coming apart brought Sherlock to his own release, his hips
jerking sporadically through it. After he was finally finished, he released his
lover's leg and collapsed on top of him, breathing hard and heart pounding.
"Holy shit..." he mumbled into John's neck, still panting.
John still couldn't speak. He just nodded in agreement, surprised that he could
move his head. After a few moments of sheer bliss, he brought his arms around
Sherlock and hugged him close. "Fantastic," he said, voice raspy from his
screaming.
Sherlock hummed in agreement, "yeah... That was..." he lifted his head and
kissed John lazily, "You feel amazing," he murmured against his lover's lips.
John kissed him back with what little energy he could muster. "Mm... I wonder
if I'll be able to walk tomorrow," he said with a soft chuckle. He stroked his
fingers down Sherlock's cheek. "I love you so much."
Sherlock laughed, "yeah probably not..." He smiled down at John and gave him a
peck on the lips, "I love you too." He sighed and pushed himself up, deciding
he needed to get them cleaned up before they fell asleep and ended up stuck
together. He bit his lip as his softened cock slipped out of John's body and
proceeded to remove the condom and get out of bed to throw it away and grab a
wash rag.
John sighed and laid back as he waited for Sherlock to return. His hand was
still covered in his own cum and there was some on his stomach as well. He was
glad Sherlock was at least able to get up because he was certainly not moving
for a good twelve hours at least.
Sherlock returned with wash rag in hand and smiled as he walked towards the
bed. He gently wiped John off and after his hand was clean, he lifted it to his
lips and kissed the knuckles. "I'm really glad you enjoyed that... I was kind
of worried I wouldn't fulfill your expectations," he murmured and laced their
fingers together.
John managed to sit up a little and squeezed Sherlock's hand. "I could never be
disappointed with you," he said, rubbing his thumb over the back of Sherlock's
hand. "In fact, that was even better than I expected it to be." With a gentle
tug, he pulled Sherlock down to kiss him.
Sherlock sighed happily into the kiss, deepening it, but keeping it slow and
loving. He pulled away with a smirk, "does that mean we can do it again
sometime?"
John grinned up at Sherlock and licked his lips. "More like anytime," he said
and wrapped his arms around his fiance.
Sherlock chuckled, "Mmm... I like the sound of that." He winked at John and
leaned in for another kiss. Just then there was a knock at the door and
Sherlock groaned, burying his face into the pillow next to John's head.
John accompanied Sherlock's groan with one of his own, holding tight to him as
he didn't want Sherlock to get up and open the door. Especially not when the
two of them were starkers. "Maybe if we don't make any noise, they'll think
we're asleep," he whispered into Sherlock's ear, so low he didn't know if the
other boy could hear him.
Sherlock nodded and closed his eyes, feigning sleep. "Don't even bother..." He
sighed as he heard his elder brother's voice come through the closed door. "I
heard you two at it less than five minutes ago and I know you could not
possibly have fallen asleep in such a short period of time, no matter how
exhausted you are." Sherlock growled, "what do you want, Mycroft?"
"I simply wanted to remind you that your birthday gala will be coming up soon.
Next Friday in fact." Mycroft said, door still closed. "Shit..." Sherlock
mumbled under his breath, "tell them I don't want one!" He shouted. "Now,
Sherlock... It's your eighteenth birthday, do you really think mummy and daddy
would agree to cancel this year?"
Sherlock sighed and rubbed a hand over his face. He really didn't like his
birthday. All it consisted of was smiling at fake people who gave fake wishes
and presents that he usually just ended up throwing away. Mycroft was right
though, there was no way he could convince his parents to cancel on such a
milestone birthday. "Fine... Thank you, Mycroft... Now go!" Sherlock could hear
the smile in his brother's voice as he replied, "Good night, dear brother!"
John's face could have passed for a cherry when Mycroft spoke. Hadn't he ever
heard of privacy? He buried his face in Sherlock's neck as Mycroft continued,
but peeked out again when he heard that it was Sherlock's birthday. Once
Mycroft was gone, he looked up at Sherlock and smiled. "Why didn't you tell me
that it was your birthday? It would have passed right by and I wouldn't have
given you anything."
Sherlock sighed, "I didn't tell you because I didn't want a fuss being made...
But obviously that's exactly what's going to happen." He groaned again and
buried his face in a pillow.
John laughed a little. "I'll tell you what. I'll make the whole fuss worth your
while. All you have to do is sit through the gala like a good boy, and that
night I'll give you whatever you like." He walked his fingers up Sherlock's
chest and poked him on the nose.
Sherlock narrowed his eyes, "...anything I want?" He said and smirked. "Hmm...
I suppose I can do that."
John grinned. "Yes. Anything at all." He was actually excited about this
himself. He was certain Sherlock could be very creative if he wanted to be.
Sherlock kissed John lightly, "It will be considerably easier to do since you
will be there with me. No worries of the girl coming after me." He shivered and
snuggled closer to his fiancé.
"Wait, what? What girl?" John asked, a flare of jealousy boiling in his
stomach.
Sherlock sighed, "her name is Irene Adler. She's the only girl that's ever
tried to flirt with me... She's very persistent." He frowned at John's
expression and grabbed onto his waist tighter, "you don't have anything to be
jealous of."
John pouted a little. "I just don't like the idea of some girl hanging all over
you." He looked down at his ring, a reminder that Sherlock wanted him, not some
random bird. He smiled faintly. "I know I don't have to worry. But if she's
persistent, she may still try something."
Sherlock kissed his fiancé on the forehead, "Well then, you'll just have to be
my bodyguard then, won't you?" He smiled at John and winked.
John grinned. "Yes, I guess I will." He tilted his head up to capture
Sherlock's lips in a tender kiss.
Sherlock smiled into the kiss and cupped his fiance's cheek, "I care for you
more than anyone, John. And I will never love anyone as much as I love you."
John held Sherlock close, pressing their foreheads together. "I couldn't have
said that better myself."
***** Chapter 17 *****
The week went by quickly, even though John was by himself at school for the
entirety of it. But he was in a great mood. His father had calculated that they
would have more than double the money that he had been making with the two old
jobs combined, and when John mentioned that Sherlock's birthday was coming, he
spotted him a bit of money to get him something.
He had gone to the store and picked something that he really hoped that
Sherlock would like. On Friday, John went home after school to try to find
something decent to wear that night.
Sherlock was able to get his stitches removed that Wednesday, just in time for
his wound to start closing up completely. He was glad for that, because he
had so much planned for John and he wanted to be able to enjoy it fully without
worrying about tearing his wound back open.
He arranged for a suit to be brought to John's flat. He decided on a nice
periwinkle coloured tie, knowing it would bring out the blue in John's eyes.
Sherlock's own suit was made in the same way as John's, but he had a deep
purple tie instead. After he finished adjusting himself, he smiled and walked
out the door to the limo his parents had arranged to go pick up John and take
them to the castle (yes, castle) where they were having Sherlock's party.
John heard a knock at the door and went to open it, finding a man standing with
a garment bag. "Um, hello?"
"Your suit, Mr. Watson," the man said, handing it over to him. "Hand-selected
by your fiance."
"Oh. Thanks," John took the bag with a little confusion. Sherlock hadn't told
him that he was going to pick something for him to wear. But he supposed it was
just as well. After all, he really didn't have anything of his own. "Uh, am I
supposed to tip you or..."
The man smiled. "That won't be necessary. But please do hurry to change as
Master Holmes will be here soon."
"Yeah. Of course, thank you." John took the suit up to his room and changed. It
fit him perfectly, and John wondered if Sherlock had had it tailored for him.
Probably. He adjusted his cuffs and fixed his tie before trying to do something
with his hair, but it just insisted on laying flat on his head. With a sigh, he
went to the living room to wait.
Sherlock shook his leg impatiently on the whole ride to John's flat, checking
his watch every few seconds. When they finally arrived he allowed the driver to
open the door for him and stepped out, brushing the wrinkles out of the front
of his suit jacket. He made his way up the stairs and took a deep breath before
knocking on the door.
John made sure that he had everything in order. His gift to Sherlock was
wrapped nicely, he had his mobile in his jacket pocket, and he had polished his
engagement ring so that 'The Girl' would see it easily and know that Sherlock
was his. He heard the knock and nearly jumped to the door, opening it to find
Sherlock there in his suit. And his mouth dropped open a little.
Sherlock's suit was cut just for him, and it accented the best features of his
body perfectly. The purple of the tie contrasted beautifully with the pale skin
of his long neck, and John licked his lips. "If we didn't have somewhere to be,
I would rip that suit off of you and fuck you senseless."
Sherlock smiled and looked his fiancé up and down, "I have to say the feeling
is mutual." The tie accented John's eyes perfectly, just like Sherlock knew it
would, and it almost made them sparkle. "We'll have plenty of time for that
after the party." He held his arm out for John to take and grinned brightly at
him.
John smirked and took the offered arm, kissing Sherlock on the cheek. "Happy
Birthday, love," he said and handed the gift over to him.
Sherlock blushed as John kissed his cheek and took the gift from his fiancé.
"John... I told you not to make a fuss," he murmured and smiled down at him. He
led the other boy down the stairs and to the limo where the driver was waiting
to open the door for them.
John shrugged, letting the man open the door for him and sliding into the limo.
"I know you did. But how could I not get my fiance a gift for his eighteenth
birthday?" He looked around the interior of the limo, more than a little
impressed. The seats were soft leather, there was a small fridge near their
feet, and music was playing low in surround sound.
Sherlock sat the gift down on the seat beside him and pulled John next to him,
wrapping an arm around his waist and kissing him. "Thank you, love," he
murmured and smiled. "I'll open it in a little bit, but first..." he reached
down into the mini fridge and grabbed a bottle of champagne and two chilled
glasses. He handed the glasses to John and worked on popping the bottle open.
John held the glasses in his hands and raised an eyebrow as he watched Sherlock
open the bottle. "Pulling out all the stops, eh?" he said with a smirk. This
was probably the most fancy occasion that he had ever been to before. He
certainly had never had champagne before. And suddenly he was nervous.
The people at the party would have to all be in the same social class as
Sherlock's family. What if they could tell that he was average, only just
coming out of being poor? What would they say? Would they laugh him out of the
room? He tried not to let his feelings show as he waited for Sherlock to pour
the drink.
Sherlock smiled, "yes, my parents wanted us to enjoy ourselves. Hence the fancy
limo, champagne and the venue of course..." He started to pour the champagne
but caught the look on John's face.
"Hey... you have nothing to worry about, okay? Everyone that will be at the
party have no reason to mock you. If they do, I'll stand up for you." He smiled
reassuringly at his fiance and poured the champagne, putting the cork back in
and setting the bottle aside before taking one of the glasses from John.
John looked up at Sherlock and sighed. He could read him so easily. "I know you
will. I just..." He bit his lip before continuing. "I won't feel like I belong
there. It's a totally different world from what I'm used to, and I feel like
I'll stick out like a sore thumb." He looked down into his champagne, watching
the tiny bubbles rise to the surface and pop.
Sherlock smiled sadly at John, "In case you've forgotten, love... I don't fit
in with them either. All these people... they might as well have been forced to
come. They could care less that it's a party for me. They all think I'm a freak
and are just there to make themselves look good. The only difference about this
year... Is that I have you. You're the first one to make me feel like I belong.
That I am a perfectly fine person to be and that I don't have to fit in." He
looked deeply into John's eyes and smiled after he finished speaking, hoping
that he said enough to squash his fears.
"Sherlock..." John leaned over into his side and grabbed his empty hand with
his own. "I'm sure that there are at least some people at the party who want to
be there for you. But I'm very glad that I can make you feel like you belong."
He tilted his head up to kiss under Sherlock's jaw, feeling better. "Thank you.
You always know just what to say." Sitting up, he raised his glass and smiled
at Sherlock. "A toast, to my gorgeous, intelligent, perfect fiance on his
eighteenth birthday. May there be many more to come."
Sherlock smiled gratefully at John and clinked their glasses together. He
raised his glass to his lips and taking a sip. The driver turned to let them
know they would be arriving soon and Sherlock took another drink and sat his
glass in the holder in front of him. "Ready?" he said and smiled at John,
grasping his hand and squeezing.
John took a wary sip and then made a face. He didn't know why Harry had liked
alcohol so much, it was rough to get down. He took another sip just to be
polite, glad that they pulled up on to the curb a moment later. He sighed and
nodded a little, smiling back at Sherlock. "Yes. I'm ready."
Sherlock helped John as they stepped out of the limo and took his arm. He
walked them up to the door and placed his hand on the small of his back as they
walked into the reception area. He saw his parents right away and his mother
walked over, beaming at them.
"Oh look at you! You both look rather handsome this evening, boys." She hugged
them both and gave them each a kiss on the cheek. "They'll be serving the hors
d'oeuvres soon, go grab a drink if you like," she gestured towards the bar on
the far side of the room.
John was glad that Sherlock would be staying close to him because the moment he
stepped out of the limo he was in awe. They were at a castle, a real castle! He
shouldn't have been that surprised really considering that Sherlock's house was
already like a castle on the inside. But not on the outside, not like this.
He shook his head in disbelief as they walked inside. At least from here it
didn't look like anything but a really fancy catering hall. He smiled seeing
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and returned the latter's embrace. John eyed the bar for a
moment. He'd have to see if they had anything virgin.
"Thanks mum," Sherlock said as his mother walked away to greet some other
guests that had just arrived. He looked around at the other people, not seeing
Irene among them, but she would most certainly be here soon. He guided John to
the bar and sat down on one of the stools. "So, what would you like, love? I'm
not much of a drinker myself, I've only ever had champagne and wine."
John sat down next to Sherlock, resting his arms on the bar. "I don't know. I
guess seltzer water is fine for me. I try to avoid drinking." He hadn't
mentioned much about Harry to Sherlock so far, but now wasn't the time. He
didn't want to spoil the mood with stories of his sister's descent into
alcoholism.
Sherlock nodded and gave the bartender his order, deciding on getting the same
thing as John. He took a sip of his drink and looked out over the crowd again,
almost choking on his drink when he saw her. He ducked his head behind his
fiance, hoping to be able to hide from her as long as possible.
John looked over to Sherlock when he heard him choking, and then followed his
gaze. There near the door was a girl, rather pale with dark hair done up in a
bun and wearing a ruby-red dress that looked almost like it was painted on her
skin. He knew instantly that that must have been Irene. With a scowl, he
wrapped an arm around Sherlock's waist, grip tight on his hip.
Sherlock hid his face in John's shoulder and closed his eyes, jumping at a
touch to his shoulder. "Hello, Sherlock!" Sherlock sighed and lifted his head,
turning around slowly. "Hello, Irene," he grumbled and plastered on a smile.
"Who's your friend?" She said and looked John up and down, nose turned up.
John took a deep breath, trying hard not to bark at her to leave. Swiveling his
stool around he grabbed Sherlock's hand while at the same time putting his free
one out to shake Irene's. The hand with the ring of course. "John Watson," he
said with an overly-bright smile. "Fiance is the correct term actually." He
couldn't help lifting his chin a little in pride at his ability to use the
word, especially to deter this girl from touching his Sherlock.
Sherlock smiled and blushed as John introduced himself. That's my man, he
thought and chuckled to himself. "Oh... well... it's very nice to meet you,
John," Irene said, obviously thrown off. She smiled seductively at Sherlock, "I
thought you weren't even interested in a relationship, Sherlock," she cooed.
Sherlock sighed, "I wasn't... but then I met John and we just instantly
clicked." He smiled at his fiance and leaned in to peck him on the cheek.
John leaned as far over as he could towards Sherlock, a bit of a smug look on
his face. "Yup. It was meant to be. I didn't even like boys before I met
Sherlock." He smiled over at the other boy before looking back at Irene. He
didn't like that expression on her face.
Irene raised an eyebrow, "oh really? What made you change your mind so quickly?
You're only what... 17? You've hardly seen enough girls to make such an
important decision." She smiled and cocked her head to the side.
John licked his lips a bit nervously. "Well, I never said that I only like
boys. I still see appeal in girls," he admitted, hoping Sherlock wouldn't take
it the wrong way. Then he added with more confidence, "Sherlock is very
special, though. It wouldn't matter if he were a girl or a boy, I would still
love him the same."
Sherlock frowned when he heard what John said, but felt marginally better when
he said that he loved him no matter what. Irene smirked, "interesting..." she
looked back and forth between the two boys and walked off, swaying her hips a
little.
John glared at her back as he left, ignoring her little extra movements as he
was sure that she was trying to goad him. He turned back to Sherlock and
sighed. "Well. I can see why you're so annoyed by her. And she wasn't even
trying to come on to me."
Sherlock hummed in acknowledgement and turned around, going back to his drink.
He couldn't help but feel a pit of hurt in his stomach as he thought over what
John had said about still being attracted to girls.
John frowned, trying to look Sherlock in the face. "Hey, what is it?" He could
see that something was bothering him, and he could only guess that it was what
he had said. "Oh, Sherlock, come on. I can't help that I'm not completely gay.
But just because I may still think girls are attractive doesn't mean that I'm
going to go off and shag them."
He turned Sherlock's face to look him in the eyes. "I love you, and only you.
You're the only person I want to be with, ever. And not even the prettiest girl
in the world could change that."
Sherlock smiled sadly, "doesn't mean she won't try to..." Just then his mother
announced that the dining area was open and he stood to follow everyone else
in, holding his arm out for John again.
John was about to say something when Sherlock's mother came out to bring them
into the dining room. He sighed and took Sherlock's arm, giving it an extra
squeeze as they went inside.
***** Chapter 18 *****
The dining area was elegant, with many round tables surrounding a large dance
floor. John paled a little. He'd forgotten that there would probably be
dancing. He didn't know the first thing about dancing.
Sherlock led John through the doors and to a long table at the far end of the
dining hall. He smiled at all the people that stopped them on their way to wish
him a happy birthday and shook their hands, introducing John to all of them.
When they finally made it to the table, he pulled out the chair for his fiancé
and took a seat next to him.
John had a healthy blush plastered to his face as Sherlock continually called
him his fiance to all of the guests that they spoke to. He tried to be as
polite as possible, wanting to impress them and show that he wasn't just some
common boy. So far, it seemed like no one really noticed. He gladly took the
chair Sherlock pulled for him and slid into the table. As soon as Sherlock had
sat down, he grabbed his hand again and laced their fingers.
Sherlock's lips quirked into a smile when John took his hand and he lifted
their joined fingers up to his mouth, kissing the back of his fiance's. His
mother stood and made a big speech, bursting into tears near the end and
causing his father to have to stand and finish it for her.
He ducked his head and blushed, extremely embarrassed over the entire display.
When dinner was finally served, he relaxed a bit, taking a few bites before
just pushing the rest of the food around on his plate.
John thought that Mrs. Holmes's speech was incredibly sweet, even if she
couldn't finish it. Part of him wished that his own mother still wanted to be a
part of his life, that she wanted to do something like this. Sherlock was
incredibly lucky to have his mother still. He was broken out of his reverie
when Sherlock tried to hide and he laughed, kissing his cheek.
Once he had gotten his plate, John dug in with gusto. He looked over to
Sherlock and frowned before getting an idea. He took his fork and speared some
of Sherlock's food, lifting it to his mouth. "Open up, darling," he said.
Sherlock smiled and opened his mouth, feeling a bit like a child with his
fiance feeding him. He decided to have a bit of fun with it though and took a
bite as slowly and seductively as he could possibly manage. He chewed and
swallowed, rolling his eyes back and moaning softly, "mmm, so delicious," he
murmured and smirked.
John found his mouth hanging open a little as he watched Sherlock and he licked
his lips. After a moment he blinked out of his trance and smacked him playfully
on the shoulder before leaning close to whisper in his ear. "Don't get me
started, or I'll wind up ripping that suit off of you in front of the whole
party," he said, voice low.
Sherlock laughed, "wouldn't that make for the talk of all of London?" he said
playfully and winked at John. He finally relented and ate most of his meal,
even stealing a couple of bites of John's dessert when it came. As they
finished up, a slower song came on the radio and he smiled, standing and
holding out his hand. "May I have this dance?" He grinned down at John, hoping
he would accept.
John ate happily, the food and dessert just as incredible as at the Holmes
residence. Then the music started and the dance floor was open. Suddenly he
felt like his meal might make a second appearance. Before he could say
anything, Sherlock was asking to dance, and John looked down at his offered
hand in horror. "Um...I don't know. I just ate. I should digest a little," he
said as an excuse. Dear God, he was going to wind up making a fool of himself
after all.
Sherlock smiled reassuringly at him, "come on, you'll be fine." When he saw
that John wasn't going to give in that easily, he put on his best pout, batting
his eyelashes for good measure, "please? For my birthday?"
John couldn't resist that face. He swallowed thickly, his nausea not
disappearing as of yet, and took his hand. "Sherlock," he said as a warning.
"I'm really rubbish at dancing." They were walking onto the floor and his heart
was pounding in trepidation. Already there were other couples, all looking
graceful, dancing around them. He was definitely going to be sick.
Sherlock could tell that John was nervous and pulled him in, resting one hand
on his hip and clasping their other hands together. "Just relax," he said
softly and pulled him even closer, "and follow my lead."
John looked up at Sherlock and bit his lip. He nodded and held tightly to his
hand, his free hand going up to Sherlock's shoulder. Sherlock had him. It was
going to be alright.
Sherlock took the lead and soon had them gliding across the dance floor. He
looked deeply into John's eyes and smiled. He was so in love with this boy it
scared him. Sherlock found himself thinking about all the things that tried to
tear them apart and they had made it through each and every one of them. Every
difficulty only brought them closer and he wouldn't trade any moment for
anything.
John found himself easily able to keep up with Sherlock, keeping his eyes
locked with his fiance's. Once again, Sherlock had taken something in his life
and made it better. He was so happy, so lucky, to call this boy his own. After
a while, he laid his head on Sherlock's chest, hearing his heartbeat gently
thumping under his ear. He thanked whoever was listening everyday that he had
these moments, chances to hear Sherlock's living heart. He was so grateful for
him.
Sherlock sighed and rested his cheek on the top of John's head. As the song
drew to a close he pulled away and placed a kiss on his fiance's temple. He
drew back further and looked down into his eyes, "I love you so much," he said
softly. Sherlock gave him a quick kiss on the lips before stepping away and
grabbing the other boy's hand. "Come with me, I want to show you something," he
said and smiled.
John smiled up at Sherlock, chest swelling with emotion. "I love you, too." He
had rather enjoyed the dance, in spite of his earlier nerves, so he was a
little disappointed they weren't going to go again. But he was sure that
whatever Sherlock wanted to show him was worth it. He held fast to Sherlock's
hand and followed him out of the dining area.
Sherlock led John up some stairs and around a corner, looking both ways before
taking him outside to a balcony. The view was perfect from here, he'd been on
tours here before and knew that this particular balcony had a gorgeous view of
London. He took John over to the railing and wrapped his arms around his waist,
leaning his head on the shorter boy's shoulder and looking out at the city.
John gasped when he finally saw where Sherlock was bringing him. He could see
everything. Big Ben, the Eye, the city with all the lights. "Oh, Sherlock..."
He put his hands on the railing as he looked out, tilting his head over so that
it was leaning against Sherlock's. "It's amazing." He finally pulled his gaze
away to look sideways at his lover. "You're amazing."
Sherlock smiled and kissed John quickly on the lips before pulling away. "Stay
right here, I'm going to grab a couple of glasses of sparkling grape juice so
we can have a proper toast." He squeezed John's hands before dropping them and
walking back inside.
John grinned, glad that Sherlock was getting something that he could actually
stomach to drink. He turned back to the view as he waited for his fiance,
marveling at how beautiful everything looked, just because the sun had gone
down.
A few moments later, the door to the balcony opened again. "Hello, John," a
high, lilting voice said. Irene stepped out of the shadows, a smirk on her
face. She walked up slowly, swaying her hips and stopped when she stood next to
John at the railing.
John turned with a smile when he heard the door but it instantly disappeared
when he realised who it was. "What are you doing here?" he asked, tone
defensive. He hoped Sherlock came back soon. He could tell that this girl was
trouble, and didn't know what she was capable of.
Irene shrugged, "I just came to talk that's all," she smiled sweetly at him and
leaned a bit closer. "I had a question for you actually... You said that even
if Sherlock was a girl, you would still love him, right?"
John leaned away, though he was careful to make sure he wasn't leaning over the
railing. He caught a glimpse of how high up they were and suddenly he didn't
feel very safe on the balcony anymore. He'd always had an inexplicable fear of
falling... "Y-yes," he stammered out in response to Irene. "Why do you ask?"
Irene pursed her lips, "well... I was just thinking... if you met, say,
a female version of Sherlock, would you be just as attracted to her? Someone
clever, beautiful, pale skin, dark hair..." she smiled brightly, "oh wait...
that just described... me." She quickly grabbed onto the back of John's head
and pulled him in, crushing her lips against his.
Suddenly there was a gasp and the sound of glass shattering on the stone floor.
Irene pulled away and looked towards the source of the sound. There stood
Sherlock, mouth agape and hurt clearly written on his face. "John..." he said
quietly as tears welled in his eyes. He shook his head and flung the door open,
running back inside.
John made a muffled grunting sound as Irene forced herself on him, and just as
he was trying to push her away, he could see Sherlock in the door. His eyes
went wide, heart breaking at the sight of his fiance looking so devastated, and
he got an extra burst of energy. He shoved Irene to the ground as Sherlock ran
off. "Shit!"
He was about to go off after him, but turned back to the girl, his anger
clearly written on his face. "You are not a female version of Sherlock. Because
even if you look similar, and even if you're clever, Sherlock has a good heart.
He would never have done something like this." Shaking his head, John sprinted
inside, calling out for Sherlock to try to get him to stop.
Sherlock continued running as fast as he could until he couldn't breathe
anymore and collapsed on the ground in sobs, his back against the wall. He
brought both of his hands up to his hair, gripping tightly and trying to calm
himself. But it was no use, his heart was shattered. He couldn't believe that
something like this could happen and started rocking back and forth, tears
flowing freely down his face.
John followed Sherlock, trying to keep up, but he was a fast runner with those
damn long legs. Luckily (or unluckily) he finally found him curled up on the
floor, having another episode. He felt like he might cry himself to see
Sherlock this way again. How was he going to get through to him this time?
Kneeling down next to him, John tried to stop his rocking and hug him. "Come
on, Sherlock, please...You know that I love you so much."
Sherlock tensed and let out a pained cry, balling his hands into fists and
hitting John in the chest. In his current state though, the punches didn't do
much of anything. "Why? Why would you do that? You promised... and I believed
you! How could I have believed you?! How... how dare you?!" He screamed and
continued to sob and tremble.
"Me?" John couldn't help it, he got angry. Did Sherlock really have so little
faith in him to think that he would betray him that way? He let go of him and
stood. "You honestly think that after everything we've been through that I
would blow it all by doing something stupid like that? In case you didn't
notice, that girl is insane! She cornered me."
He looked down at his crying mess of a fiance and just wanted to hold him and
apologise and make everything better, but he couldn't let this go. "Sherlock...
if you can't trust me, this isn't going to work. You have to believe in me.
Like I believe in you."
Sherlock pulled himself together as best he could and looked up at John, "No.
Please, John... you can't... you can't leave me. I do trust you, I just..." he
bit his lip and looked down at the ground, "It's hard to understand sometimes,
you know? That you would... love someone like me. Someone so messed up..." he
felt tears coming to his eyes again and squeezed his eyes shut. "I trust you,
John. I believe in you, I believe in us. Please don't leave..." he whispered
brokenly.
John sighed and knelt next to him again, cupping his face in both hands. "I
told you," he said softly. "When I look at you, I only see the brilliant,
wonderful man you are. So what if you've got flaws? We all do. That doesn't
make you unlovable." He leaned forward and gave him a gentle kiss, rubbing his
thumbs over Sherlock's cheekbones.
"Listen to me, Sherlock Holmes. You are my entire world, the other half of my
soul. You have no idea how shattered I was when I thought you were..." He
swallowed before continuing. "The point is, I love you with every fibre of my
being. I love your strengths and I love your weaknesses. Nothing and no one can
ever change that. All right?" John smiled softly as he continued to smooth his
thumbs on Sherlock's face, catching a few stray tears.
Sherlock smiled and nodded, "I love you, too John... more than anything. I am
so lucky to have you." He grabbed John by the back of the head and pulled him
in gently for another kiss. When he pulled away to breathe, he smiled weakly.
"Did you tell her off?" he asked, resting their foreheads together.
John relaxed, kissing Sherlock back. He was glad that he had gotten through to
him. Now if only they could avoid these problems in the first place. John
smirked at Sherlock's question. "Of course. I wasn't going to leave letting her
think she won. As if she ever had a chance."
He rolled his eyes with a soft chuckle before giving Sherlock another quick
kiss. "She was a bloody awful kisser too. Smushed her lips up against me. I'm
pretty sure her lipstick rubbed off." Sure enough, when John swiped the back of
his hand over his mouth, it came back with a faint red stain.
Sherlock frowned at the sight of the lipstick and pulled John back in for
another kiss, swiping his tongue across the other boy's lips, determined to
wipe away every trace of Irene. He closed his eyes and focused on the feelings
that were bubbling up in his chest. John was so good to him, so perfect, and
right there and then he vowed to never doubt his love again.
John made a soft sound as Sherlock kissed him, easily forgetting the feeling of
Irene with his fiance's mouth on his. He hated that he had been kissed by
anyone else. It felt wrong, disgusting, to do this with anyone else but
Sherlock. John wrapped his arms around the other boy's neck and held him there,
letting Sherlock work his magic on him. Much as it wasn't his fault that this
had happened, he decided to be more careful around crazy girls. He never wanted
to see Sherlock so upset again.
After several moments, Sherlock released John's lips, but rested their
foreheads together. "I love you so much," he whispered and smiled at his
fiancé. "I'm so sorry I ever doubted you, I promise it will never happen
again." He lifted both his hands to cup the other boy's face and placed another
soft kiss on his lips. Sherlock then stood up and held his hand out to help his
fiancé up. "Come on, let's go back to the party... I want to dance with you
again."
John hummed softly, smiling back at Sherlock. "It's all right." He did
understand why after so long of being hated it would be hard to believe that
someone loved you. So John was just going to have to keep proving his love. He
grinned up at Sherlock and took his hand to stand up. "Sounds lovely."
Sherlock smiled and led John back to the dining area and out to the dance
floor. There was a faster song playing now, so he smirked and pressed his back
against the other boy's front, grabbing his hands to place them on his hips and
began swaying to the beat.
John grinned at this new style of dancing and he buried his face in the back of
Sherlock's neck, kissing him there as they continued to grind. He wondered
distantly what everyone else must be thinking, seeing two boys dance so
intimately. After all, just because Sherlock's family accepted it, didn't mean
all his guests did. Then again, John couldn't be bothered to care. He was
enjoying himself with the boy he loved.
Sherlock smiled and continued to dance, occasionally rolling his hips back to
grind his arse against his fiance's groin. He closed his eyes and threw his
head back, focusing on the music and the feel of John behind him.
John let out a soft groan and moved his hands possessively up and down
Sherlock's sides. He moved his lips to the newly exposed parts of Sherlock's
neck, kissing and nipping in a line down the pale column of skin.
Sherlock whimpered and reached a hand back to grasp at the nape of John's neck.
He bit his lip as the song played on and could feel his fiance's erection
growing against his backside, only increasing his own excitement.
John ground harder into Sherlock, trying to garner what little friction he
could. He should have known what this would do to him before they started.
Unless of course that was his plan all along. John almost couldn't stop himself
from dancing Sherlock out of the room and pinning him to the wall in some dark
corner of the castle.
Sherlock let out a low moan and swiftly turned around, wrapping his arms around
John's waist and bringing him flush against his body. He put one of his legs in
between his fiance's and leaned in close enough so they were sharing the same
air.
John nearly growled, hands going back to Sherlock's hips as they were now face
to face. He started kissing Sherlock's neck again while slowly grinding against
Sherlock's leg. His hands slipped around to grope Sherlock's arse, tugging him
even closer.
"Fuck..." Sherlock swore under his breath and leaned closer to speak in John's
ear. "Unless you want me to end up molesting you on the dance floor, I suggest
we run to the limo to continue this."
John swallowed and nodded. There was no way that they could just stop and hope
that their erections went away, not after practically having clothed-sex on the
dance floor. "Lead the way."
***** Chapter 19 *****
Sherlock grabbed John by the wrist and pulled him off the dance floor and out
the door. He speed walked to the driveway, demanded the keys from the driver
and instructed him to leave for a few minutes. His hands were shaking, so it
took a little while to get the door unlocked, but once he did he jumped inside
and pulled John in with him by the lapels of his jacket.
John kept up with Sherlock, his cock aching painfully between his legs as they
went out to the limo. Once they were finally inside he closed the door behind
him and pounced on Sherlock, pushing him onto his back on the seat and kissing
him firmly. Then he pulled back and looked down at his lover with lust-darkened
eyes. "I promised you whatever you want. Any requests?"
Sherlock groaned, "fuck yes... But don't think this is the only time I'll want
you tonight," he smiled and winked up at John. "Right now though... I want you
to ride me," he breathed and grabbed tightly to his fiancé's hips, pulling him
into a slow grind.
John swallowed hard. The thought of having Sherlock twice in one night only
served to increase his arousal. He moved on Sherlock, rolling his hips so their
still-covered erections rubbed together deliciously. John moved his hands up to
Sherlock's tie, loosening it from his neck so that he could open the buttons on
his shirt and reveal that gorgeous pale skin. He bent to start nipping at
Sherlock's collarbone.
Sherlock moaned and started working on John's tie, loosening it and pulling it
over his head. He bucked up into the other boy, his breath coming out in pants.
"Oh God, John..." He pulled his fiancé's shirt out of his trousers and slid his
hands underneath, digging his fingers into the skin of his back.
John unbuttoned Sherlock's shirt completely, pushing it aside so that the
entire expanse of his front was visible. He smoothed his hands over his lover's
body, groaning as he felt Sherlock's fingers on him. "Fuck, Sherlock..." he
choked out, moving his lips to Sherlock's breastbone.
Sherlock moaned, "John... Get the rest of these clothes out of the way as soon
as possible before I rip them off of us." He tightened his grip on John's back.
His self control was very thin and he didn't want to ruin such lovely suits in
his enthusiasm.
John made a noise of frustration. Suits were so sexy and yet they were a pain
in the arse when the actual sex came around. He started undoing his shirt,
fumbling with the buttons and tossing his jacket off in the process.
Sherlock waited as patiently as he could, but soon found he couldn't anymore.
He decided to help John and started working on their trousers, growling as he
fumbled with the buttons and zippers.
John finally gave up on the shirt and then pushed Sherlock's hand away to get
at his trousers. He pulled them down with his pants and moved to work off
Sherlock's. Once they were both bare from the waist down, he gave Sherlock his
fingers to suck. He was going to prepare himself.
Sherlock's eyes widened as he realised what John was planning. He greedily
sucked and licked his fiancé's fingers, coating them in saliva. He snuck a hand
down to the other boy's arse and gave a squeeze, unable to help himself.
John groaned and pushed back into Sherlock's hand. He thrust his fingers into
his fiancé's mouth, and when they were sufficiently soaked, he pulled them out
and scooted off of Sherlock. He leaned back, spreading his legs, and reached
down, moaning as he circled his entrance. "Fuck, Sherlock...you have no idea
what you do to me..." He pushed a finger inside with a cry. "I-I...oh, God. I
can't wait to bounce on your cock." He added a second finger, stretching
himself.
Sherlock groaned at the sight of John's arsehole stretched around his own
fingers. And his words... God they just made him harder. He reached down to
softly stroke himself as he watched his fiancé. "Shit, John... I've never felt
anything like being inside you. I can't wait until you're ready for me,"
Sherlock murmured. He scooted until he was in a sitting position, still
stroking his length and eyes locked on John.
John thrust his fingers, smirking as he realised he was giving Sherlock a show.
When he couldn't take it anymore he pulled his fingers out, sitting up and
climbing into Sherlock's lap. Body shaking a little, he lifted his hips and
hovered over Sherlock. He lowered down slowly, feeling Sherlock penetrate him
and he cried out in delight. "Oh...oh, Sherlock, fuck!"
Sherlock groaned and grabbed onto John's hips, guiding him down onto his cock.
He threw his head back, panting and trying to calm himself down. "Ohhh shit...
Gimme a minute," he breathed. Every feeling was intensified because of the fact
he wasn't wearing a condom this time. He breathed deeply in through his nose
and squeezed his eyes shut.
John was nearly crying in pleasure. He had thought it was great before, but
without a condom he could actually feel Sherlock touching his inner walls. It
was...indescribable. He waited, panting, and leaned forward to put his hands on
Sherlock's chest.
Sherlock caught his breath and finally opened his eyes, looking at John and
nodding slowly. "O-okay, I think I'm ready."
John nodded and slowly lifted himself, coming down hard on Sherlock. "Oh...oh,
fuck..." A tear trailed down John's cheek as he started to move in a steady
rhythm. He kept his hands on Sherlock's chest to keep himself in place.
Sherlock leaned forward and kissed the tear away. "I love you," he whispered
and captured John's lips. He kept his hands on his hips, rocking up to meet him
on every thrust.
John kept his hips moving, kissing Sherlock back as he whimpered at the
sensation. He reached one hand down and stroked his own cock, using his precum
to slick himself up.
Sherlock reached back and let his fingers trail down John's back, slipping
teasingly between his arse cheeks. He pulled away from the kiss, moaning loudly
and panting. "John... You're so fuckinggood... So tight... Shit," he breathed
and dug his nails into his fiancé's hip.
John whined as Sherlock's fingers grazed in the cleft of his arse. He squeezed
himself as he stroked and moved faster on his lover, slamming down to try and
get a hit on his sweet spot. "I l-love you...oh, fuck...I love it when you-
 ah!- fill me up..."
Sherlock growled, shifting his hips to try and help hit his lover's prostate.
"God, yes... That's it, love, ride me harder... fuck!" He reared his hand back
and slapped one of John's arse cheeks with a resounding smack.
John cried out as Sherlock hit his prostate at the same moment of the smack.
"Oh, Sherlock! Fuck, yes!" He started moving faster, coming down as hard as he
could. "So...so good...so close..."
"Ohhhh, John... John," Sherlock moaned, feeling himself get even closer to his
climax. "M-me too... come with me, love," he breathed and wrapped his hand
around John's and helped jerk his cock faster.
John kept his movements up, heat coiling in his stomach. "Ah...ah,
God...oh, Sherlock!" He cried out in pleasure as Sherlock hit him one last time
in his prostate, pushing him over the edge. He came hard, body tensing and
nearly convulsing as he spilled out over his and Sherlock's hands.
The increased tightness around his cock and the sight of John coming apart
caused Sherlock's own orgasm. He came deep inside of his lover and screamed
John's name. When he was finally milked of all he had, he let his head fall
back, panting.
John gasped at the feeling of Sherlock coming inside of him, filling him with
the hot result of their love-making. That was certainly a new sensation, and he
whimpered softly as he collapsed backward. "God, Sherlock..."
Sherlock couldn't speak, he just nodded and grunted in acknowledgement. After a
few minutes he finally found his voice again and smiled at John. "That... was
the most amazing feeling ever. I don't think I want to use a condom ever
again," he chuckled and looked around for something to clean them both up with.
John nodded emphatically. "You should feel it from my end," he said with a
lopsided grin. He looked down at the floor and grabbed the tie he was wearing
before. "I think this is the best we can do right now," he said, handing it to
Sherlock before slumping back again. He didn't want to move an inch. Actually
he didn't think he could.
Sherlock laughed, "oh don't worry, love... I plan to do just that once we
revive ourselves." He wiped himself off and pulled his pants and trousers back
up, fastening them. Then he crawled over to John and kissed him softly on the
lips as he wiped away the cum dripping from his used entrance. "We'll have to
at least get semi-decent. It just occurred to me they still haven't brought out
my cake yet." He grinned, "oh... and I haven't opened your present to me
either."
John hummed and kissed Sherlock back, propping himself on his elbows. He let
Sherlock clean him off and then pulled up his pants and trousers. At the
thought of having to go back to the party, John groaned but then sighed. "Well,
at least Irene will know exactly what we were doing when I waddle back inside,"
he said with a smirk. He sat up fully and watched nervously as Sherlock picked
up his gift. "I hope that you like it. I only had so much money..."
Sherlock laughed, "Yes, I suppose she will." He smiled at John as he unwrapped
his gift. He opened up the lid and pulled back the tissue paper, his eyes wide.
"John... It's beautiful." He pulled out the dark blue cashmere scarf and ran
his fingers across it. "I love it... Thank you." He leaned over and gave his
fiancé a kiss on the cheek.
John smiled widely, "You really like it?" He took the scarf out and tied it
gently around Sherlock's neck. "Just like I thought. It really brings out the
blue in your eyes." He caressed his fiancé's cheek for a moment. "I know this
sounds weird but it reminds me of you. Soft and warm, luxurious and sexy, and
very special."
Sherlock smiled and leaned into the touch to his cheek. He grabbed hold of
John's hand and placed a kiss to the centre of his palm. "Thank you... No one
has ever said anything that nice to me before." He beamed at his fiancé as
happy tears came to his eyes. How could he ever have doubted this young man's
love for him? It was written clearly all over his face in that one moment.
Sherlock knew this scarf would forever be his favourite item of clothing.
John grinned. "Get used to it. There's a lot more where that came from," he
said, wiping Sherlock's tears away gently. He shifted to lay his head in
Sherlock's lap, smiling up at him. Grabbing both of Sherlock's hands, he laced
their fingers and waved their hands a little.
Sherlock stroked his fingers through John's hair for a few moments and sighed
happily. "We had probably better head back in before they start looking for
us," he said softly. He lifted his fiancé's head and kissed him lovingly before
opening the door to the limo and stepping out. He started buttoning his shirt
back up, sticking his tongue out a little as he concentrated.
John pouted a little as Sherlock got up and then started buttoning his shirt
up. He stepped out with Sherlock, shaking his head a little as he watched him
fumble with the buttons. "Let me," he said, and nudged Sherlock's hands away to
start doing the buttons himself.
Sherlock smiled as he watched John button his shirt up for him. "What would I
do without you?" He chuckled and straightened out his fiancé's collar and
brushed off the shoulders of his jacket.
John laughed a little, but the question actually hit home. If he wanted to be
completely honest with himself, Sherlock might very well be dead without him.
Shaking his head, John smiled and offered his arm out to Sherlock. "Shall we,
darling?"
Sherlock grinned, "yes, indeed." He took John's arm and walked back towards the
dining area. "There you two are!" Sherlock's mother sighed and grabbed her son,
dragging him over to a round table set up in front of the crowd of people. The
chef brought out the cake, which was a beautiful four tier dark chocolate cake
with fresh strawberry and chocolate filling.
True to his word, John waddled into the building, trying as best as he could to
walk normally. Though when he caught a glimpse of Irene he played it up a
little, sticking his arse out as he was led over to the table with the cake.
They all sang Happy Birthday and Sherlock smiled over at John before blowing
out the candles. Everyone applauded and his mother and father came over to give
him a hug. "What did you wish for, son?" his father asked, smiling down at him.
Sherlock shrugged, "I didn't wish for anything. I already have everything I
could possibly want." He walked over to John and wrapped his arms around him,
hugging him close.
John sang loudly with everyone else, watching as Sherlock blew the candles out
in one breath. After listening to the short conversation between Sherlock and
his father, he flushed and hugged him back. "You are too sweet, love," he said
into his chest.
Sherlock kissed the top of John's head and smiled. "I think this would be a
good time to make our announcement, yeah?" He said and looked over at his
parents, standing to the side with Mycroft.
John looked up at him in surprise. He didn't think that Sherlock would pick now
to unveil the fact that they were engaged. But then he smiled and nodded.
"Sure. Would you like to do the honours?"
Sherlock took John's hand and walked over to his family. "Mum, Dad? John and I
have something to tell you." Sherlock's parents turned to them and smiled,
"what is it, boys?" Mrs. Holmes said, looking back and forth between them. He
took a deep breath and squeezed John's hand, "We... have decided that we want
to get married. I proposed and John said yes. We're engaged."
Sherlock's mother looked at her husband and laughed, "my! It's about time you
told us!" Before Sherlock could say anything, his father raised his hand,
"honestly, Sherlock, you underestimate us. It's kind of hard not to notice the
ring John's wearing." He nodded towards the boy's left hand.
"Oh... yeah, I guess that kind of gave it away," he chuckled nervously. Mrs.
Holmes beamed and hugged both of them, "Oh, we're so happy for you both!" she
squealed, "come on, then... Let's see that ring a bit closer, John." Mrs.
Holmes smiled and held out her hand.
John laughed a little, relief flooding over him. He had to admit that he was a
bit nervous, in spite of the fact that he knew Sherlock's parents were very
easy-going. To see them laughing made him feel much better. When Mrs. Holmes
pulled away from him he held out his hand and showed her the ring. It was a
simple band, but it meant so much to him.
Sherlock's mother took his hand and looked at the ring, smiling back up at him,
"simply beautiful," she said softly. Sherlock's father put a hand on his
shoulder, "I'd like to have a little talk with you, son. You don't mind if I
borrow him for a few minutes, do you John?" Mr. Holmes smiled and put his arm
around Sherlock leading him away.
John grinned up at Mr. Holmes. "Not at all, sir. Take your time." He watched
them go, wondering idly what Sherlock's father might be saying to him.
"I'm so glad to have you as part of our family now, John. I knew from the
moment I saw you that you would become someone very special to my boy," Mrs.
Holmes said. Tears came to her eyes as she spoke and she hugged John and kissed
him on the cheek before walking away.
John turned to Mrs. Holmes as she hugged him again and truly did feel like one
of the family. "Thank you, Mrs. Holmes. I'm very happy to be here." He watched
her go and then realised that he was all alone...with Mycroft.
Mycroft stepped up beside John a moment later, "So... you're marrying my
brother," he said, his hands clasped behind his back.
Sherlock had warned him about his brother, but John wasn't too worried. He
turned with a smile to the elder Holmes and looked up at him. "Yes. Yes, I am."
Mycroft hummed and nodded, "let's see now... Since you've met Sherlock he's
been beaten up, shot at and almost died..." He looked at John with a raised
eyebrow, a frown on his face. "However... I have to say he has never seemed
happier."
John kept his gaze steady as Mycroft listed everything that had happened over
the past few weeks. Yes, there was no denying that his presence had caused
those things, but it wasn't as if John had wanted those things to happen. All
relationships had ups and downs (though probably not the kinds that they'd had)
but in the end, the fact that they were still together through all of that
proved the strength of their bond.
Mycroft looked John up and down, "you have not fully proven yourself to me yet,
John Watson. I will be keeping a very close eye on you both. Do not
underestimate me, I have ways of knowing even the most minuscule details. With
that said..." he held out his hand for John to shake, "welcome to the Holmes
family."
"Watch all you want, Mycroft," John said, taking his hand to shake it. "But I
love Sherlock, with all that I am. I won't let him down."
Mycroft nodded firmly and released John's hand. "I want you to know that after
tonight, you will no longer have to worry about Irene Adler. She will be out of
the way for good." Mycroft smiled and walked away without explaining further.
John quirked an eyebrow at Mycroft, wondering what he meant by 'out of the
way', but he supposed that it didn't matter. It was for the better.
Sherlock returned with his father then and they hugged tightly for several
moments before Mr. Holmes pulled away and cupped his son's cheek, smiling at
him. "I know you love that boy more than your own life, but I want you to
remember that you are his life as well. When you marry him, you will become one
person. Don't make any big decisions without him and remember that keeping
yourself safe is important for his safety, too."
Sherlock nodded and hugged his father again. "I love you, dad," he said softly.
"I love you, too son. I'm so proud of you." Mr. Holmes kissed his son on the
forehead before sending him back to his fiancé.
John smiled seeing Sherlock and his father hugging and could just hear what he
was saying to him. As soon as Sherlock came closer, he wrapped his arms around
the other boy's waist and snuggled into his chest. "He's right, you know.
You're my everything. I can't live without you anymore."
"Nor I without you," Sherlock said softly and kissed the top of his fiancé's
head, embracing him tightly. He pulled away after a while and looked down at
John, smiling widely. There was so much he wanted to say to him, but he just
couldn't find the proper words to express how incredibly happy and loved he
made him feel.
John gazed back at Sherlock, seeing the pure emotion in his bright blue eyes,
and his own smile spread over his face. He hoped that Sherlock could tell
everything that he was feeling because there was just too much to say. "Shall
we have one last dance?" John asked after a few silent moments.
Sherlock nodded, "yes, I think that would be wonderful... wait right here," he
smiled and walked over to the dj, whispering something in his ear. The dj
nodded and changed the song. A familiar soft tune came over the speakers...
Trying to live and love with a heart that can't be broken is like trying to see
the light with eyes that can't be opened...
Sherlock grinned and held his hand out for John to take and led him out onto
the dance floor.
John's cheeks took on a rosy glow as he realised that this was the song playing
the first time they made love. He took Sherlock's hand and smiled, moving in
close to him when they made it on the floor. He was getting the hang of dancing
now, and really enjoying it as well. He rested his head on Sherlock's chest as
they swayed to the music.
Sherlock chuckled when he saw John blushing, glad that he remembered the song.
He rested his cheek on top of the shorter boy's head and closed his eyes,
focusing entirely on this moment and his fiancé held tightly in his arms.
John was so lost in the music and Sherlock he couldn't hear the people watching
them and making sounds of delight as they danced. He was surrounded by the
perfect of the moment; Sherlock's warm body, his steady breathing and
heartbeat, his usual scent along with a hint of some new cologne he must be
wearing, the sound of the music which he would now always consider their
song...And then suddenly everyone was clapping for them as the song faded away.
John opened his eyes and blinked up at Sherlock.
Sherlock smiled down at John and winked before leaning down to press a loving
kiss to his lips. He could hear the crowd 'aww'ing' and pulled away with a
grin. "See? Absolutely nothing to worry about, love. They adore us," he said
and chuckled.
John kissed him back and returned the smile as they pulled away. "Well, we are
pretty adorable," he teased, poking Sherlock in the nose. He felt good. In
spite of the one bump in the road, this night had turned out nicely.
The two boys stood by the exit door and said their goodbyes and thank you's to
everyone as they left and his mother came over to give them one last hug and
kiss before sending them off to go back to the house. Sherlock led John towards
the limo, arm in arm, just as they had arrived.
He found it hard to keep his hands to himself while they rode, but knew that as
soon as he touched his fiancé, he wouldn't be able to control himself, so he
sat on his hands and looked out the window, biting his lip and praying that
they got home soon.
John was watching Sherlock during the entire ride home with one eyebrow raised
and a smirk. He knew what Sherlock was trying to do, so he decided to try to
foil that plan. He scooted close on the seat and leaned over so that his lips
were right up to his fiancé's ear. "Something wrong, darling?"
Sherlock shivered and shook his head. "N-not at all, love," he said and forced
a smile. He didn't move or turn his head because he knew if he did, his self
control would shatter completely.
A cheeky grin passed over John's face. It was too easy. "Are you sure?" he
asked, feigning innocence. He put a hand on Sherlock's knee and slid it up his
thigh, torturously slowly. "You seem a bit...flustered." John's hand stopped
right where Sherlock's leg met his hip. He licked his lips and his tongue
flicked against his fiancé's ear.
Sherlock inhaled sharply and his control snapped. He turned his face, growling
and grabbed onto the back of his fiancé's head, pulling him in and pressing a
firm kiss to his lips, prying his mouth open and delving his tongue inside.
John moaned immediately at Sherlock's roughness and threw his arms around the
other boy's neck. His mouth fell open obediently and he let Sherlock do with
him what he would, tangling one hand into those luscious curls.
Sherlock didn't want to go too far in the back of the limo with the driver just
a few feet away, but he did pull John onto his lap. He pulled away from the
kiss and decided to give his fiancé some teasing right back. He leaned in to
whisper in his ear, "when I get you home, I want you to fuck me in the shower.
I've been thinking so much about it... I want you to pin me against the wall
and feel the water sliding over our bodies as you pound into me."
John let his head fall back as Sherlock's words went straight to his groin. He
started to grind against his lover, slowly, only to get a little friction as he
was pretty much rock hard at this point. God, they needed to just get home
already.
Sherlock moaned and captured John's lips in another fierce kiss. They kept
snogging until the limo stopped and Sherlock helped his fiancé off his lap. He
pulled him out of the vehicle and ran to the front door, dragging the other boy
along behind him. They made their way up the stairs, toeing off their shoes and
socks. Sherlock almost tripped in his hurry to get to the bathroom.
John followed Sherlock, working hard to keep up with his long strides. When
they finally made it to the bathroom, John shut the door behind them and pushed
Sherlock against it, trapping him. He started biting down Sherlock's neck as
his hands worked Sherlock's shirt open. They slid up from his stomach, over his
chest to his shoulders, where he pushed both the shirt and jacket off to the
floor.
Sherlock groaned and started fumbling with John's shirt. He finally got it off
and started running his hands along his fiancé's back, pulling him closer to
bring their bare chests together.
John pressed into Sherlock as close as he could, slipping one of his legs
between Sherlock's. He started to suck a mark onto his neck as he moved his leg
to rub against Sherlock's crotch.
Sherlock moaned and pushed John away, following him back and crashing their
lips together. He started working on the other boy's trousers and managed to
get them undone and off in record time. He pulled his pants off as well and
turned to start the water running.
John groaned as Sherlock's hands passed over his aching arousal. As soon as
Sherlock had turned around, he pressed in behind him, wrapping his arms around
the other boy's waist to undo his trousers. He slid them down his legs with
teasing slowness, followed by his pants, until they were both stark naked.
Sherlock jumped into the shower and pulled John in after him, pressing him
flush against his own body, water cascading down on both of them. "God... I
want you inside me," he breathed and attacked his fiancé's mouth with fervour.
John had Sherlock pinned to the wall and ground into him as they kissed. He
already was trailing a hand down towards Sherlock's arse, the water of the
shower making for an easy lubricant. His fingers trailed into the cleft of his
arse, teasing him open.
Sherlock rolled his hips back, trying to get John's fingers inside of him. He
whimpered into the kiss and reached down to tug at his fiancé's cock once
before letting go, trying to tease him.
John growled and shoved his fingers inside of Sherlock, scissoring them. He
pulled back from the kiss to bite Sherlock's neck again. "I can tell you're
going to be tight. You always feel so good." He curled the digits, searching
for Sherlock's prostate.
Sherlock cried out and threw his head back to give John more access to the skin
of his neck. He moaned and clutched at the other boy's back, pushing himself
further onto his fingers. "John...Christ, I need you," he breathed and
continued to rock his hips.
John pulled his fingers out and flipped Sherlock around, pressing him against
the wall. He ground his cock against his fiancé's arse and then moved himself
inside. "Oh, fuck..." he gasped out as he felt Sherlock's tightness around him,
feeling his inner walls. The friction was unbelievable and he had to force
himself to keep still for Sherlock's sake.
Sherlock whimpered at the feeling of John inside of him. He was right, without
the condom it felt so much better. He pushed his hips back, bending over and
grabbing onto the rail in the shower, his knuckles turning white with how hard
he was gripping.
John started to rock his hips, wrapping an arm around Sherlock to grab his cock
and stroke him. "I..was right," he breathed out, voice husky. "You are so
fucking tight." He groaned and his head fell back, started to go harder.
Sherlock moaned and gripped onto the rail tighter, "and y-you're so big, I...
ohhh, I love how you feel inside me," he panted. "Ohhhh, fuck... John!" He
pushed back against him with every thrust, rolling his hips in a steady rhythm.
John twisted his hand on Sherlock as he started to pound harder into him.
"You... Fuck, you are incredible." He started biting Sherlock's pale shoulder,
leaving small marks everywhere his teeth went.
Sherlock whimpered and hissed in pleasure as he felt John's teeth sink into
him. "Oh... shit, John... keep talking to me. I-I want to hear you," he moaned
and closed his eyes, hips still rocking.
John pulled his mouth from Sherlock's skin and moved it close to his ear. "I
could have fucked you the first time we were in your bed together," he
breathed. "You're-ah!...So sexy, it was all I could do to stop myself." He
slapped Sherlock's backside and thrust harder. "Oh, fuck...You're mine,
Sherlock. No one gets to have you like this but me."
"Fuck, yes... 'm yours, John. Only yours... always yours." Sherlock moaned
loudly and reached back to grab onto what part of John he could reach, digging
his nails in. "I... I want so badly to be the best you've ever had," he gasped.
John nipped Sherlock's ear lobe and tugged. "You are. No one could ever
pleasure me like you do." He squeezed Sherlock's cock and started moving at an
erratic pace. "Fuck...I'm getting close..." he warned, trying to angle to
Sherlock's sweet spot before he came.
Sherlock cried out in pleasure as John finally reached the angle he was looking
for. He jerked his hips back to get him to hit the spot again and again as he
drew closer to his orgasm. After a few thrusts, Sherlock came hard, his arse
clenching around his lover's cock as he spurted come all along the shower wall.
"Fuck! J-John!" He shouted with his release.
John stroked Sherlock through his climax as his own approached. The feeling of
Sherlock tightening around him and the sounds and movements as he came finally
brought his own release, crying out his fiancé's name. He poured out deep
inside of Sherlock, the rest of his body trembling with the force of the
orgasm.
Sherlock shivered as he felt his lover coming deep inside of him. After he was
finished he maneuvered them both to the floor of the shower, John's back to the
wall and Sherlock settled between his legs. "Christ... that was..." Sherlock
couldn't even describe it, there were no words and he just sighed happily,
leaning back and resting his head on his fiancé's shoulder.
John was still partially inside of Sherlock as they slid down the opposite wall
and he wrapped his arms around the other boy. He was still breathing heavily
but managed a few kisses to the side of his fiancé's face. "Yes," he said
softly. "I love you, so much." He held Sherlock close, relishing in their post-
orgasm bliss.
Sherlock turned his face to give John a slow, languid kiss. "I love you, too,"
he said softly against his fiancé's lips, then gave him another kiss. He pushed
himself forward, effectively separating them. Then he stood and held his hand
out to help John up, "we should wash off," he said and smiled down at him.
John smiled up at Sherlock and took his hand to stand. "Well, this is
convenient since we're in the shower already," he said with a light laugh. He
lifted his hand toward the spray, rinsing off Sherlock's cum where it had
splattered on him.
Sherlock chuckled, "yes, we should do this more often... makes clean up
easier," he reached forward and wrapped his arms around John, kissing the side
of his neck and holding him close. "Thank you... this was the best birthday
I've ever had," he murmured and smiled.
John returned the embrace, closing his eyes in content. "You're very welcome.
You deserved it." He pulled away to finish rinsing and then shut the water,
stepping out to get towels. He wrapped one around Sherlock and took one for
himself.
Sherlock dried himself off and took John's hand when they were both dry. He led
them back to his bedroom and arranged them on the bed so that they were facing
each other, legs tangled loosely. He sighed and reached out to run his fingers
through his lover's hair. "My father told me something earlier tonight... It
concerns both of us, but I told him that I wanted to be the one to tell you,"
he murmured, brow furrowed in concentration.
John happily snuggled with Sherlock, gazing into his face as they lay together.
He tilted his head a little seeing in his face that whatever Sherlock was about
to tell him was serious. "Alright. What is it?" he asked. He tried not to worry
or anything, because he didn't know yet whether this was good or bad news.
Sherlock sighed, "Sebastian Moran's trial is coming up soon... the lawyer
that's representing us says we have to testify." He frowned and stroked the
back of his fingers down John's cheek before moving both his hands behind him
and clasping them together around his waist. "My father said he could try to
find a way around it, but..." Sherlock shook his head, "the lawyer said it
would really help our case if we were able to take the stand."
John looked down, eyes automatically going to the healing wound in Sherlock's
side. "I want to do it," he said firmly, looking back up. "Anything to get him
behind bars. Even though I don't think that's nearly enough to pay for what he
did, it will have to do." He searched Sherlock's face to try to see how he was
feeling about this. "If you want I can do it for both of us," he continued,
more gently. "Whatever you want. But I am definitely willing to testify."
Sherlock frowned and focused on the spot above John's ear, "I just don't know
if I'm ready to relive that day... they'll be asking us about every detail.
Every single one. Even the other encounters with him. Dad said..." Sherlock
swallowed, "if I testify, they may ask me about how it all started... even
before I met you."
John smoothed his hands over Sherlock's back, trying to keep him calm. "It's
alright, love. I'm sure if at least one of us testifies that will be more than
enough to get him a sentence." He moved closer to kiss Sherlock tenderly.
Sherlock had already told him that the memories of Sebastian's earlier bullying
had been enough to put him on drugs. John didn't want Sherlock to force himself
to think about those times again and possibly have a relapse.
Sherlock nodded, "I hope you're right," he murmured and kissed John again. He
really hoped he didn't have to testify, but he knew that if that's what it came
to, he would do it. Right now, getting Sebastian behind bars was the one thing
that would keep them both safe. "The trial is in two weeks, dad said the lawyer
would be coming over one afternoon after school to do a mock trial with us...
prepare us for the questions they might ask."
"Right..." John sighed a little. This was going to be rough for both of them,
but he knew that it would be worth it in the end. He kept one hand moving on
Sherlock's back, the other coming up to caress his face. "We'll be alright. I
know it," he said softly.
Sherlock quirked a smile, "In better news... You get to spend the weekend with
me and I'll be back to school with you on Monday." He hugged his fiancé tighter
and kissed his temple. "I can't even tell you how excited I am to be back
studying instead of being cooped up in my bedroom being so incredibly /bored/."
John grinned back, happy at the prospect of Sherlock finally going back to
school with him. "Yes, and then maybe our crazy classmates will stop thinking
that I killed you or something." It would be very nice to get rid of the
various stares and whispers of his peers and show them that Sherlock was alive
and well.
Sherlock smiled sadly, "Yes, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. If it was
up to me, I would have been right there with you on your first day back." He
sighed and pulled John closer, burying his face in the other boy's neck.
"Mmm... you smell so good," he mumbled sleepily.
"It's alright. You needed to rest up. I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself for
me." John giggled a little when he felt Sherlock sniffing him. "I probably
smell like sweat and sex," he said.
Sherlock raised his head and smiled at John, "like I said... You smell good."
He leaned down and started placing soft kisses to every ticklish spot he could
remember on his fiancé's neck, speaking in between kisses. "I... Love... You...
More... Than... Anything."
John squirmed and laughed under Sherlock's kisses. "Hey, c-cut it out!" He
grabbed Sherlock's face and pulled him up for a long, slow kiss. "I love you
more than that," he whispered against his lips.
"Mmm, not possible," Sherlock said and grinned. He snuggled further into his
fiancé and quickly drifted off, waiting for morning to come.
***** Chapter 20 *****
The weekend went by faster than either boy wanted it to and on Sunday evening
Sherlock was in a chair in the sitting room, burying his face in his hands as
his mother pulled out old photo albums and showed John pictures of Sherlock and
Mycroft growing up.
John really liked spending time with the Holmeses. They were really like a
family. Not that he didn't feel like that with his father, but it was
different. They were a little more of a broken family, if anything. With
Sherlock and his family, he felt like part of a whole.
He couldn't help laughing at Sherlock's childhood pictures and he rubbed his
fiancé's back good-naturedly. "Come on, Sherlock, you were adorable. Look at
that cute little mop of curls."
Sherlock's mother laughed, "Oh yes... Very adorable, but so hard to manage!
Every time I tried to comb them out, Sherlock would start crying. He had a bit
of a sensitive scalp, you see..." Sherlock lifted his face, his cheeks burning
red, "Mum... That's enough," he mumbled and frowned.
Mrs. Holmes chuckled under her breath, "all right, I think I've done enough
damage for now. Dinner will be ready in an hour boys, be sure to wash up." She
patted John on the back and leaned down to kiss the top of Sherlock's head as
she walked away. "Such good boys," she murmured and smiled.
John ruffled Sherlock's hair with a grin. "Aw, my sensitive Sherlock," he said
through a laugh. As Mrs. Holmes left, he grinned up at her. "I really love your
mum," he said to Sherlock when she was gone. "She's so sweet."
Sherlock blushed deeper when John ruffled his hair, but leaned into the touch.
Having a sensitive scalp wasn't all bad, after all. "Ah, yes... Mum has always
been very affectionate. Dad not so much and Mycroft... well, let's just say the
most contact I've had with him is a handshake." He sighed and leaned his head
on John's shoulder, "rub my head again?" he asked and smiled sweetly up at him.
John chuckled a little, kissing Sherlock's forehead. "You're still adorable,
you know." He stroked Sherlock's head gently. "I don't know how attractive I am
now, but I must have been an ugly baby. I can't find one picture of Mum holding
me..." He looked off across the room, still absently petting Sherlock.
Sherlock frowned and moved to kneel in front of his fiancé, putting his hands
on his knees and looking him straight in the eye. "Hey... I think that you
are the most handsome, adorable, sweet and..." he slid his hand up John's
thigh, "the most sexy... man that I have ever met. So don't you go feeling all
down about yourself, okay?" He smiled and leaned forward, kissing him lightly.
"I love you."
John smiled a little and kissed him back. "I love you, too, Sherlock. And I
know you mean well, but..." He sighed, unsure how to put it. "It's just not the
same. I don't know what I did wrong. Mum just...left. Even if she was upset
about Harry, why wouldn't she stay for me? Not that she'd be happy now that
we're together, but still..."
Sherlock's brow furrowed and he grabbed John's face in both of his hands, "Now
listen here, John Watson. You did absolutely nothing wrong and it is not your
fault that your mother left. That was her choice and there is nothing you could
have done to stop her. You have a wonderful father who loves you and cares
about you and you have me and my family too. The fact she couldn't accept your
sister for who she is... Well, it's not right. But don't you go blaming
yourself for any of it."
He leaned forward once he was finished and pressed a firm kiss to his fiancé's
lips. "Now cheer up or I'll be forced to tickle you relentlessly." Sherlock
smiled and poked John's nose.
As Sherlock spoke John couldn't help but smile. He always knew just what to
say. When he was finished he hugged Sherlock tightly. "Thank you." He pressed
his face into his fiancé's neck. "But please don't tickle me."
Sherlock smirked, "hmm... But I'm not sure you're cheered up yet." He reached
down and tickled John's sides, chuckling, "Cheered up yet? Are you happy now?
Hmmm?" He grinned as he tickled him, following him back onto the sofa when he
tried to get away.
John laughed and squirmed, momentarily escaping only to be attacked again. "I-
I am!" he cried between laughs. "I'm ha-ha-happy, see?"
Sherlock straddled his fiancé's hips, laughing along with him. After a couple
more minutes, he leaned down and kissed him, prying his mouth open with his
tongue. Soon the tickling became stroking as he slid his hands along John's
sides with agonising slowness.
John let his mouth fall open and stroked his tongue along Sherlock's. He
wrapped his arms around Sherlock's waist so that he could clutch the other
boy's arse and pull him in.
Sherlock moaned into the kiss and started rocking his hips. He pulled away with
a gasp and breathed heavily against his fiancé's mouth. "If I knew no one would
walk in on us... I would take you right here on the sofa," he murmured huskily.
John whined when Sherlock pulled away and nipped at his bottom lip. "One day
when we're completely alone..." He moved to grab Sherlock's ear lobe in his
teeth. "I want you to fuck me so hard on this couch that I can't see straight."
"I can promise you that," Sherlock whispered and kissed John again firmly
before collapsing fully on top of him and groaning. "God... I wish we had our
own place. Then I could have sex with you anytime and anywhere I wanted to."
John hummed, stroking Sherlock's head again. "Well, once we're out of school.
We can get a nice little flat together. Just you and I." He kissed the tip of
Sherlock's nose. "Would you want to live in a flat, though? I know you're
accostomed to more...upscale living."
Sherlock shrugged, "I always thought this house was way too big. I think it
would be nice to have a cozy little flat somewhere." He lifted his head to kiss
John on the cheek, "especially if you're living there with me."
He rested his head on his fiancé's shoulder, "can you imagine it? We'll share a
bedroom, stay up all night making love and being as loud as we want. Wake up in
the morning and have breakfast in bed together..." he smiled and sighed,
picturing it all in his head.
John could see it as well, and the thought warmed his heart. "The perfect
future. I can't imagine how else I could live."
Sherlock smiled, they lay there talking about their future until it was time
for dinner. After they ate, Sherlock led his fiancé up to the bedroom and
stopped in the middle, pulling John into his arms and leaning down to give him
a long, passionate kiss. He pulled away slightly, eyes still closed. "John... I
want to try something with you," he whispered against the shorter boy's lips.
John was sad that this would be his last night with Sherlock for the week, but
he knew that Sherlock would certainly have something planned for that night.
And he wasn't disappointed when his fiancé pulled him in once they were back in
his room. He licked his lips, looking up at him with a smirk. "Anything you
want, love. I'm game."
Sherlock smiled and kissed John on the lips before moving along the side of his
jaw with tender kisses. He peppered his face and moved his lips down to the
other boy's neck, nipping the skin lightly. His hands reached to the bottom of
his fiancé's jumper, pulling it up and off.
John made soft, pleased sounds with every touch of Sherlock's lips. The
attention left him nearly shivering with the sweet sensations, and his hands
came up to rest in Sherlock's hair. He let Sherlock shower him in kisses, very
much pleased with what his lover had decided to try.
Sherlock scooped John up in his arms and carried him over to the bed, laying
him down gently. He straddled his lover's hips and took his own shirt off. Then
he leaned down and started placing kisses on his fiancé's torso again.
He hummed in content, inhaling deeply. Sherlock just loved the way that John
tasted and the way he responded when he kissed a particularly sensitive spot.
John let Sherlock carry him, glad to be on the bed because he didn't know how
much longer he could last without getting weak in the knees. He arched up
towards Sherlock's lips, moaning out his name as he hit a spot that sent
electric shocks downwards.
Sherlock made his way down his lover's torso, kissing and nipping the skin
until he made it to his trousers. He rested his hands on John's knees and
unbuttoned and unzipped the trousers with his teeth, making sure John was
watching him the whole time.
John's eyes widened as he watched Sherlock's skilled mouth undo his trousers.
"Oh, fuck..." He pushed his hips up, that last display of talent making him
fully hard in an instant. "Please, Sherlock..."
Sherlock smirked, but had pity on John and removed his trousers and pants.
After tossing them on the floor, he came back and kissed both of his lover's
hipbones before kissing all over his thighs.
Finally, he brought his mouth to his fiancé's cock, hovering over it and
licking his lips before sucking just the head in his mouth. He swirled his
tongue around it and listened to John's reactions.
John let out a relaxed groan as he was freed from the rest of his clothes, but
soon returned to little whines and whimpers when Sherlock wouldn't touch his
aching erection. He writhed at the lack of friction, trying to catch Sherlock's
lips at least once.
When he did finally put his mouth around him, John bucked up, but only the tip
stayed in. He moaned loudly, hand gripping Sherlock's hair. "Ohhh, more,
please..."
Sherlock eased John's erection into his mouth, savouring every moment and every
sound coming from his lover. He then started bobbing his head in a slow and
steady rhythm, keeping things calm and loving.
John continued to moan and rock his hips up as Sherlock slowly took him all the
way in. He liked the gentleness of tonight, even though he enjoyed being rough
as well. But sometimes it was nice to truly show love over lust.
Sherlock reached down and undid his own trousers and pants as he worked,
managing to kick them off and he released his fiancé's cock, kissing his way
back up his torso until he planted one final kiss on his mouth, instantly
delving his tongue inside.
John massaged Sherlock's scalp as he bobbed his head, letting out a sound of
discontent when Sherlock pulled off. As the other boy came up to kiss him, he
ground upwards towards his hips, letting their cocks rub together.
Sherlock pulled away from his lover's lips after a few moments and turned him
over onto his stomach, running his hands over his back and cupping his arse. He
laid himself on top of John, rubbing his erection between his arse cheeks as he
kissed the back of his neck. He made his way down, kissing each vertebrae as he
went.
John groaned in frustration, the teasing of his fiancé's cock driving him wild.
He fisted his hands into the sheets, knuckles white as he pushed his whole body
up towards Sherlock to try to get more. "Sherlock...please..." he begged,
though he didn't know for what.
Sherlock placed a hand on the small of his fiancé's back, pushing in back down
onto the bed, "shhh, just be patient. It'll be worth it, I promise," he
whispered and bent down, kissing the spot right above his lover's arse. He took
both hands and spread them over each arse cheek, massaging them deeply.
John moaned and let Sherlock keep going, having a feeling he knew what was
coming. And the prospect of it only made him more anxious for it. But he stayed
patient, relaxing under the soothing touch of his lover's skilled hands.
"Bloody violinist," he muttered with a smirk.
Sherlock chuckled deeply and continued to massage for a few minutes. After his
lover was relaxed enough, he spread his arse cheeks, revealing his puckered
entrance. He swallowed hard, his heart pounding in excitement for what he was
about to do. Leaning forward slowly, he kept John's arse spread and he slipped
his tongue out of his mouth, lightly grazing his entrance.
"Oh...oh, God!" John groaned and bit into one of Sherlock's pillows. Sherlock's
tongue was barely touching him and already he could feel how warm and wet it
was. He couldn't help himself, and lifted his hips enough to wrap a hand around
his cock, stroking slowly.
Sherlock hummed and pressed his tongue more firmly against the puckered muscle.
He slid his tongue across it a couple more times before stiffening his tongue
and poking just the tip inside.
John's whole body was shaking at the feeling, and he squeezed himself a little
harder. It felt smooth with the slickness of his saliva, yet the top was rough
as it scraped against the rim of his entrance. "Fuck, yes... Sherlock..." This
was certainly never something he would have thought could be so amazing, but it
was. It really was.
Sherlock closed his eyes and focused on the sounds that John was making. He
slowly stuck his tongue in deeper, curling it to scrape across his inner walls.
Sherlock himself was enjoying this, loving the feel of it and how much it was
pleasuring his lover.
John thought he might rip the pillow open with his teeth, he was biting so
hard. He moaned loudly, the sound bubbling from deep inside, and pushed as far
back as he could. For a moment, he thought he might be able to climax just from
this.
After several moments, Sherlock pulled away. He placed a final kiss to his
lover's entrance and slipped a finger inside of him, the wetness from his
tongue making it slide in easily.
John whined as Sherlock's tongue left, but moaned again when his long finger
slipped in its place. God, Sherlock knew just what to do to drive him crazy.
Sherlock leaned up to press a kiss on the back of John's neck, "you are so
amazing, I love you so much," he whispered and slipped a second finger inside
of his lover. He began scissoring them as he nipped at the other boy's earlobe,
breathing heavily against it.
"Ohhh, Sherlock..." John bent himself as best as he could to try to make
himself more open for his lover. "I love you, too. You're-ah...everything." He
tried to prop himself on his knees more so he could more easily stroke himself.
Sherlock groaned and removed his fingers. He kissed the back of John's neck
again as he reached for the lube. Then he coated his erection in it and guided
himself to his lover's entrance. He moaned loudly at the sensation and braced
once hand next to John's hip, his other one next to his head.
John threw his head back and pushed towards Sherlock as he entered him. "God,
yes!" He moaned and tugged on his own cock as he waited for Sherlock to move.
His free hand landed on top of Sherlock's, fingers moving between the spaces
and holding tightly.
Sherlock gripped John's hand and started to move in and out of his body. He
leaned down to whisper in his fiancé's ear. "Have I ever told you... how
perfect you are? Just so... handsome and kind and your body..." his breath
hitched as he moved in deeper, "God your body feels fantastic." Sherlock rested
his forehead on his lover's shoulder blade as he kept a slow and steady rhythm,
adjusting his hips and trying to find his prostate.
John whimpered softly as Sherlock spoke to him. "I-I'm nothing compared to
you," he said. "Oh, fuck...You're fantastic. Brilliant, gorgeous..." He let out
another moan, more choked than before around his laboured breathing. "I'm
lucky...that I found you before anyone else did..." John cried out softly and
his hips jerked hard.
"John..." Sherlock whispered and bit his lip as he kept moving, "I wouldn't be
nearly as great without you. I... I probably wouldn't even- ah!- be here if it
weren't for you." He let out a loud moan and kissed his lover's shoulder
softly.
John let out another cry which morphed into a moan and he started pumping his
hand faster on himself. "Th-Then I'm very lucky that I found you...Shit..." He
was nearing the edge, the heat bubbling in the pit of his stomach. "Just a
little more...please, Sherlock..."
Sherlock grasped onto John's hips, pulling him up into a kneeling position as
he increased the rate of his thrusts. "Ohhhh, yes, love. Come for me... Let me
hear you. Christ, I love you so much." He moaned loudly and threw his head
back, pounding into his lover and gripping his hips so hard he was sure to
leave marks.
John pushed back to meet Sherlock, wanting him as deep as possible. He moved
himself, finding the perfect angle to get his prostate with every thrust and
cried out. "Oh...Ohhh, fuck yes,Sherlock!" With one last hit on his sweet spot,
John was coming, spilling out all over his hand and the sheets beneath him.
Just the sound of his lover's voice crying out brought Sherlock to his own
orgasm. He released deep inside of John, hips jerking forward with each spurt
of cum. "Fuck... John," he groaned and collapsed on top of his fiancé, pushing
him down onto the bed.
Once he was able to get his breathing calm, he rolled off of his lover and just
laid there on his back, staring at the ceiling. "I swear... sex with you just
keeps getting better," he breathed and chuckled.
John gasped as he felt Sherlock's heat filling him. He couldn't hold himself up
any longer and his arms spread out to either side as Sherlock came down on him.
He very well could have fallen asleep just like that, but then Sherlock moved
off of him and he was cold. He forced himself to roll over and scooted towards
his lover. "I agree. If we keep going like this, in a few years we'll wind up
waking the whole street when we do this."
Sherlock hummed sleepily and pulled John into his arms. He kissed him once and
pulled away smiling. "As much as I enjoyed that... I think my favourite
position is when I'm facing you. I get to kiss you more," he brushed a few
stray hairs from John's forehead and kissed him softly again.
John snuggled in, quite comfortable with his head pillowed on Sherlock's
shoulder. "Yes, I do like when I get to kiss you. It makes it more romantic."
He put an arm over Sherlock's waist, pulling his lower body closer so he could
tangle their legs together.
Sherlock gave John a kiss on his forehead and reached up to run his fingers
through his fiancé's hair. "Back to school tomorrow... Together." He smiled at
the thought, he would be able to keep anyone from saying bad things about his
fiancé and prove that all the rumours were wrong.
John grinned, closing his eyes. "Yes. Together." He yawned softly and burrowed
into Sherlock. Tomorrow would be a good day, he could feel it. Slowly he began
to drift off, mumbling a soft, "G'night, Sherlock," before he finally fell
asleep.
***** Chapter 21 *****
Sherlock fell asleep with his cheek resting on his fiance's head and a smile on
his face. The next morning he woke John gently with soft kisses all over his
face before planting one on his lips. "Wake up, beautiful... It's time to get
ready for school," he murmured softly.
John slept happily through the night and woke the next morning to the gentle
caresses of Sherlock's lips. He smiled and kissed him back lazily when they
finally landed on his lips, only to groan at the prospect of going to school.
"Do we have to? I'm happy right here," he said, snuggling into Sherlock
further.
Sherlock chuckled, "yes, we do. I plan on tutoring you to help your grades so
you have a better chance of getting into Uni. Besides, I get to go back with
you today, remember?" He kissed John on the forehead and jumped out of bed.
Then he grabbed the bottom of the comforter that was covering him and yanked it
off. "Get up!"
John whined as the sudden cold hit him. "Bloody git. Fine, I'll get up." He
rolled off the bed and stretched before smacking Sherlock's bare arse. "Too bad
we don't have extra time. Taking a shower without getting turned on is going to
be difficult." He walked into the bathroom and turned the water on.
Sherlock inhaled sharply as John's hand slapped his rear. He smirked and
followed his fiancé into the bathroom, slipping into the shower with him. "Mmm,
I'd say we have enough time for a little fun," he murmured and turned John
towards him. He grabbed his lover's hand and placed it on his slightly hardened
cock. Then he reached out to grasp onto John's length and began to stroke it.
John hummed and tightened his grip on Sherlock, stroking upward. "Ohhh, you
know just how to get me started." He wrapped his free arm around Sherlock's
waist, slipping his fingers into the cleft of Sherlock's arse. "And I know how
to make it even more interesting."
Sherlock gasped and pulled John closer, reaching his free hand back behind his
lover. He leaned down to lock their lips together in a wet kiss. His tongue
reached out for John's and stroked against it as he slid his fingers up and
down the other boy's crack teasingly.
John groaned into the kiss, nibbling at his lower lip and sucking on Sherlock's
tongue as it invaded his mouth. He pulled Sherlock's hand off of his cock and
let go of his lover's so that they could grind together. This left both his
hands free to reach behind Sherlock and peel his cheeks apart, teasing at his
entrance with a few fingers.
Sherlock moaned against his lover's lips and took one arse cheek in each hand,
pulling him into a steady rocking rhythm. "John..." he groaned against the
other boy's lips before capturing them in another heated kiss.
John kissed him back, letting Sherlock keep his movements going while he
focused on what he was doing to his backside. He finally slipped a finger in,
thrusting slowly in time with their moving hips. His other fingers teased
around the rim of his entrance, and then he slipped in a second finger.
Sherlock continued to rut desperately against his lover and whimpered into the
kiss. He reached back and slid one of his own fingers into his fiance's arse
and thrust it in and out at the same pace of his hips.
John moaned and kissed Sherlock harder, using a mix of teeth and tongue to try
pleasure his mouth as well as the rest of him. He curled his fingers and
twisted them, searching for Sherlock's prostate, while his other fingers
circled outside. He pulled away from the kiss to breathe, only to move to
Sherlock's neck seconds later and start sucking hard.
"Oh God, John," Sherlock moaned and leaned his head back. He slipped in another
finger and by memory alone, pressed both fingers against his lover's prostate.
He continued to roll his hips against the other boy's, getting closer and
closer to release.
John cried out, pushing his fingers into Sherlock further as a response to the
hit on his prostate. He ground into Sherlock faster, moving to rest his
forehead on Sherlock's shoulder as his body started to shake. "So...so close,
fuck..."
"Fuck... so am I," Sherlock moaned out as John's fingers pushed against his
prostate. He groaned and rocked his hips harder, starting to vibrate his
fingers against his lover's prostate. "Oh... Ohhh, John!" He cried out and his
hips started jerking sporadically through his release, spilling across both of
their abdomens.
John's breath hitched and then he was crying out as he felt both Sherlock
coming against him and his fingers inside. He too orgasmed, pleasure rushing
through him as their cum mixed together between them. Body still shaking, John
slumped forward, pushing Sherlock back until he was against the wall and stayed
there, trying to catch his breath.
Sherlock wrapped his arms around his lover and laid a kiss in his wet hair. He
held him for a few moments before maneuvering them both under the shower spray
and grabbed a rag, soaping it up to start washing his fiancé off.
John let Sherlock clean him for a moment, then grabbed the shampoo bottle and
poured some in his hand. He lathered it up and scrubbed Sherlock's head,
turning his dark curls white. "You are amazing, you know," John murmured,
kissing Sherlock's ear as he washed his hair.
Sherlock smiled and bent down a little so John could reach better. "You keep
saying that... But I really can't see how." He closed his eyes as his lover
massaged the shampoo into his scalp.
John rolled his eyes. "Please. You're gorgeous, brilliant, sweet and loving. I
don't even think amazing covers it, but it's all I've got." He finished
shampooing Sherlock and tipped his head back to rinse. "You just told me
yesterday not to be down on myself, so don't you get down on yourself. You're
the most incredible person I know."
Sherlock beamed at John and after he was done getting his hair rinsed he leaned
down and gave his fiancé a heartfelt kiss. "Thank you, love. That means a lot
coming from someone as wonderful as you."
John grinned and returned the kiss. "You're quite welcome." He went to get some
more shampoo, quickly lathering and rinsing. Once he was done, he turned back
to Sherlock with a smile. "Ready?"
Sherlock smiled, "sure am." He held the shower curtain back and held out his
hand, "after you, dear," he said cheekily and winked.
John giggled and stepped out. "Why thank you, darling." He went to the towel
rack and grabbed a towel, wrapping it around himself.
Sherlock stepped out of the shower and grabbed the other towel from the rack.
"Are you going home after school today?" He asked as he began to dry himself
off.
John shrugged. "Probably. I haven't seen Da since Friday." He dried himself and
then wrapped the towel around his waist. "You're stealing my away from my
family," he teased.
Sherlock smirked, "and you're hiding the rest of your family from me... Or
maybe you're just hiding me from your sister, who knows." He shrugged and
wrapped his own towel around his waist, walking towards the bathroom door.
John frowned a little. "I'm not hiding her. She... she just never came up," He
said hesitantly and followed Sherlock back to his room and started to get
dressed. "I could tell you about her if you really want to know."
"Relax... I was just teasing you, love." Sherlock smiled and bent down to kiss
John on the cheek as he pulled his pants on. "We don't have to talk about her
if you don't want to."
John didn't know if he wanted to. At least not at the moment. "I do want to
tell you but, I don't think now is the time. I'll get all worked up and we
still have to go to school."
Sherlock nodded, "okay, take as long as you want. No rush, yeah?" He finished
getting dressed and once they were both ready, he took John's hand and laced
their fingers together. Smiling, he lifted them to kiss the back of his
fiance's hand and walked downstairs with him to the car where Mycroft was
waiting.
John smiled and squeezed Sherlock's hand. He was so lucky to have such a
wonderful person as Sherlock, to love and be loved by him. He followed the
other boy downstairs and they got into the car together, starting off for
school.
Mycroft looked at both boys in the rear view. "All I ask of you both is please
no snogging in my car, contain those teenage hormones."
Sherlock rolled his eyes and scoffed, "Unlike you, Mycroft, we know the meaning
of privacy. There will be no snogging in public, we save that for when we are
alone." He looked over at John and smirked.
Mycroft cleared his throat, "very well then, off we go." He pulled out of the
driveway and towards the school.
John flushed a little, as snogging in the car reminded him of their escapade in
the limo at Sherlock's birthday party. He quickly shook his head, not wanting
to dwell on it and then have an awkward erection to deal with. He leaned into
Sherlock's side and closed his eyes.
Sherlock chuckled and rested his cheek on top of John's head, almost falling
asleep on the ride to school. When they arrived, Sherlock kissed John on the
top of the head and kept their hands linked as they exited the car.
He led them through the front door, not expecting the welcome that they
received. As soon as they started down the hall, the entire school broke out
into applause. Sherlock almost felt tears come to his eyes and he smiled,
gripping tighter to his fiance's hand.
John had been nervous to go inside, he had to admit. But of all the things he
thought might happen, he never expected the response they got. He smiled wide
and looked up at Sherlock, seeing his eyes shining with the beginnings of
tears. And it only made him all the happier. Sherlock deserved this, after
everything he'd been through before they had met. Finally, he wouldn't feel
like no one cared.
Mary approached them as they made their way to class and smiled sadly. "John...
I wanted to apologise. To both of you actually, but especially you. I'm sorry
for what I did and what I've been saying since... I had no idea that Seb was
capable of something so... horrid." Tears came to her eyes as she spoke and she
wiped them away with her sleeve.
John couldn't help but smile in return, the sincerity touching. "It's alright.
In a way, it kind of helped us to finally admit that we loved each other." He
glanced at Sherlock with a grin. "But if you want, you could try to keep an ear
open for anything else, maybe kill the rest of those rumours if anyone still
believes them."
Mary nodded, "yes, of course." She walked away, but turned back with a smile.
"Just so you know, you two are officially the hottest couple at school now."
She winked and turned away, walking back down the hall.
Sherlock chuckled and looked at John, "took them long enough to realise it,
yeah?" He said and winked at his fiancé, leaning down to peck him on the cheek.
He walked John to his first class and walked away towards his own.
John blushed a little and scratched the back of his neck. That was something he
was going to have to get used to. He grinned as Sherlock kissed him, and gave
him one back before stepping into his first class of the day.
Sherlock spent his morning catching up in each class. He was able to finish all
the work he'd been assigned while absent as well as the current assignments all
before lunch. He sat down in the cafe and waited for John to get there, not
bothering to grab any food but an apple because he knew his fiancé would fuss
if he just didn't eat.
John got quite a few smiles and pats on the back during his first classes. A
few people even expressed jealousy that the two of them were off the market. He
just smiled back and tried to act nonchalant. The attention was very different,
but not entirely unwelcome.
By lunch he was pretty hungry and he grabbed a tray, sitting down with Sherlock
when he found him. "You really need to eat more than that," he said at the
sight of the apple. "Have some chips at least, they made them pretty well
today." He passed his tray halfway to Sherlock. "How was class?"
Sherlock sighed, but relented and picked up a chip and took a bite. He
shrugged, "nothing special... I managed to make up all my work," he said and
smiled, "now... I was serious when I said I'd tutor you in any classes you're
having trouble with. I want to make sure you have the best chance of getting
into Uni, I can't bear letting you go off fighting in some war." He frowned at
the thought of it, of living without John by his side or even just a car ride
away like he was now.
John grinned when he saw Sherlock eating. He started to eat the rest of his
lunch and thought about the subjects he struggled in. "Well, I'm pretty good at
history and English. It's math and stuff that gives me trouble. Ever since we
stopped doing algebra it's like a different language or something." Part of him
felt a little silly, though, that he needed tutoring in the first place.
Sherlock was so brilliant and he was just average.
Sherlock smiled reassuringly and patted John's hand, "well... we will get
started right away." Sherlock spent the rest of the day helping John as much as
he could on labs and their class assignments. Their last class was Chemistry
and Sherlock stood behind his fiancé, hand wrapped around the other boy's as he
held a beaker full of water over a Bunsen burner.
"So.. the trick is to keep rotating it, that way you heat up the entire
surface." Sherlock guided John's hand in circles over the flame. "See?" he said
softly next to his fiance's ear, eyes fixed on the beaker.
John blushed a little, though whether it was the heat of the burner or
Sherlock's closeness, he didn't know. But he was grateful for the help, because
Sherlock didn't just give him the answers. He made him understand, and that in
turn made it easier to understand other things. "You're quite the teacher, Mr.
Holmes," he said, glancing back at Sherlock with a smirk.
Sherlock chuckled, "that's only because I have such a great student. This
wouldn't be nearly as easy if you weren't so good." He smiled and continued to
rotate the beaker. After a few moments, he leaned down to whisper in John's
ear. "Now... there are a lot of other things I could teach you that aren't at
all appropriate in a classroom setting," he said with a smirk and nipped at
John's earlobe.
John shivered at Sherlock's voice in his ear but he tried to keep cool. "Watch
it, Sherlock, or I might just drag you to a broom cupboard and pin you to the
wall." He rolled his hips back subtly, so that if anyone saw it they would
think he was just shifting his position.
Sherlock gasped and let go of the beaker, sending it crashing to the table. He
cleared his throat, "sorry... Mrs. Hooper, my fault. Hands are a little shaky
today." He glared playfully at his fiancé and went to grab some towels to clean
up the mess. "At least it was only water," he murmured as he wiped the table
and tried to hold back his laughter.
John smirked at Sherlock as he cleaned the water, and went to gather the pieces
of the beaker. "You better take a break, love. Lest you drop something more
volatile." He winked and put the pieces in the bin with the other broken
glassware.
Sherlock stuck his tongue out and sat on the stool taking notes the rest of the
class. When the last bell rang, he smacked John on the arse as they walked out
the door. "You're a bloody tease, you know that?" He murmured in his fiance's
ear as they walked to the car.
John jumped, instantly flushing and hoping no one had seen that. He glared at
Sherlock as they made it to the car park. "You started it, Mr. Ear-Nibbler." He
flicked Sherlock on the nose and then opened the car door.
Sherlock laughed, "I can't help it... you're just that irresistible." He smiled
and opened the other car door, joining John in the back seat. He instructed
Mycroft to take the other boy home and when they arrived at his flat, Sherlock
walked his fiancé up the stairs and to his front door.
John reluctantly stepped up to the door when they reached his flat. "I'll miss
you tonight," he said, getting onto his toes to peck Sherlock on the cheek.
Sherlock pulled John into an embrace and rested his cheek on the top of his
head. "You can always call or text me," he murmured and placed a kiss on the
other boy's temple.
John hummed softly and hugged Sherlock in return, not wanting to let go. "Yeah,
I could." He needed to start getting used to this, though. Even if he didn't go
for the army after all, chances were they wouldn't be at the same university.
They'd wind up having many visits but eventually they would have to say
goodbye, and it was only going to get harder.
Sherlock sighed and pulled back far enough to look down into John's eyes. He
cupped his cheek and smiled, "I'll see you at school tomorrow, yeah? Meet you
out front." Sherlock leaned down and gave his fiancé a loving kiss, then rested
their foreheads together. He didn't want to let him go, wishing that they could
just stay together all the time. But he knew that wasn't possible, at least not
right now.
John closed his eyes, just enjoying Sherlock's closeness, feeling his warmth,
breathing him in. Someday they wouldn't have to do this, but for now they
didn't have a choice. "I love you," he whispered.
Sherlock sighed, "I love you, too John. More than anything." He kissed the
other boy again and pulled back, "I guess you better go before your father
comes out and drags you in," he said softly and smiled.
John laughed a little, ending in a sigh. "Yeah, I guess. See you tomorrow
then." He gave Sherlock one last, lingering kiss and then turned to open the
door. He waved at Sherlock and then stepped inside, heading up to the flat.
Sherlock waved until John was out of sight then sighed, shoving his hands into
his coat pockets and heading back down the stairs. He got into the car with
Mycroft, staring out the window the entire ride home.
***** Chapter 22 *****
Later that evening after Sherlock finished up his homework and worked on an
experiment, he picked up his mobile to call John. He laid on his bed, staring
at the ceiling while he waited for him to answer.
John did some homework for a while, then had dinner with his father before
going up to his room. He laid on the bed, flipping through an old book when his
mobile rang. With a grin, he picked it up and answered. "Hi, hot stuff," he
said, laying back and propping his head on an arm.
Sherlock chuckled, "hey beautiful, how are you doing?" He started picking at
the pillowcase next to him, smiling at the sound of his fiance's voice.
"I'm lonely. I wish you were here," John said. "I don't know how I'm going to
sleep without you." He rolled onto his stomach, putting the phone on speaker
and laying next to it on the pillow. "How are you?"
Sherlock sighed, "same as you... extremely lonely. Mum made me wash the sheets
earlier," he said with a smile, "I couldn't help but think of you and how they
got dirty in the first place."
John laughed. "I'm sure she was thinking the same thing. Maybe you'll have to
come here and we can dirty my sheets. Give yours a break." He sighed, running a
hand over the empty space next to him in the bed. "I want to kiss you..."
"Mmm... yeah, I want to kiss you too," Sherlock said softly. Suddenly he got an
idea, "you know what else I want to do? I want to hold you and run my hands all
over your gorgeous body."
John swallowed, imagining himself in Sherlock's arms, being touched everywhere.
He knew what his fiancé was trying to do. Two could play at that game. "I would
bury my face in your neck, and kiss you there. You have such lovely skin there,
so pale and smooth."
Sherlock hummed in content and kicked off the blankets, trailing his hand down
his torso and letting his fingers dip below the waistband of his sleep
trousers. "I'm touching myself now... tell me what else you'd do to me," he
spoke huskily and bit his lip as he moved his hand lower.
John made a soft noise. "God, I wish I could see you." He popped open his
trousers, slipping his hand under his boxers. "I would pull off your shirt,
maybe lick up and down your chest. Suck on your nipples until they were so red
they'd stay that way for a week." He groaned as he stroked himself. "I'm
touching too..."
Sherlock's breath hitched at his fiance's words. He moaned as he started to
stroke himself harder. "God, John... If you were here right now, I'd put your
thick cock into my mouth and take it in as far as I could, all the way to the
back of my throat." He bit his lip and adjusted the phone so it was pressed
between his shoulder and his ear, leaving his other hand free.
John closed his eyes, trying to imagine that his hand was Sherlock's mouth. It
wasn't warm enough, not wet enough, but it would do. "Fuck, yes...I would hold
you in place and fuck your mouth so hard. And then I'd flip you over and I'd
lick your arse hole." He squeezed himself harder as he stroked.
Sherlock groaned and stuck one of his fingers in his mouth, wetting it and then
taking it out of his mouth with a loud pop. He reached behind himself and
started teasing open his entrance. "I'm... fingering myself now. I'm imagining
it's you preparing me... Ohhh, fuck," Sherlock breathed as he penetrated
himself.
"Yes, close your eyes, pretend it's me." John pulled his trousers and boxers
down to his knees, still stroking with one hand. "I want you to stick them in
deep. You have nice long fingers, do you know that? They're fucking perfect."
He stacked his hands one on top of the other, making a tight hole which he
started to thrust into. "Fuck, yes, Sherlock..."
Sherlock whimpered and added another finger, pushing them in as far as he could
and curling them against his prostate. "Shit... John," he breathed into the
phone. He started thrusting his fingers in and out rapidly and moaned. "Oh...
Imagine that I'm riding you, hard and fast."
John starting pumping his hands down as if Sherlock was doing the movement.
"Yes, oh, yes! Oh, Sherlock..." He bucked his hips up to meet and tightened his
hands. "I'm...using both my hands to pretend it's your- fuck- tight little
arse..." His breathing was rapid and his strokes frantic as he felt himself
closing in.
"Oh God, yes... You always feel... So amazing inside of me," Sherlock panted
and twisted his wrist on his cock, sliding his thumb over the slit again.
"Fuck... I'm s-so close," he moaned and his hips bucked up into his fist.
John let go with one hand do reach down and grab his balls, rolling them with
his palm. "Yes, Sherlock, come. Come for me!" He groaned as he came ever
closer, knowing one more move in the right way would do it. "Fuck, Sherlock,
hurry!"
"Oh... Oh God... I'm... yes!" Sherlock cried out as his fingers hit his
prostate dead on. His whole body was shaking with his release and he came so
hard that some landed on his chin.
John loved the sound of Sherlock coming apart, and it brought his own orgasm,
spilling out all over himself. He cried Sherlock's name out and fell back onto
the bed, gasping. "Fuck, that was good..." He laughed goofily and closed his
eyes.
Sherlock panted and laughed, "yeah... Shit, I think I'll need to wash my sheets
again." He removed his fingers from his arse and wiped them dry on the bed so
he could grab his phone. "Wow... we'll definitely have to do that again
sometime," he breathed and let his head fall back on the pillow.
John hummed and turned the phone off of speaker, putting it to his ear. "Yes,
definitely." He rolled over, arms out, but realised Sherlock wasn't there. He
sighed and grabbed a pillow, curling around it. "I wish I could cuddle with you
now."
"I know, love," Sherlock murmured and grabbed a pillow. "Just think... once
we're out of school and off to Uni... We'll never have to sleep alone." He
snuggled into the pillow and sighed. It was a poor substitute, but what could
he really do?
"Yeah. Only a few months more." John squeezed the pillow, trying to catch a
whiff of Sherlock, but he had nothing that held his scent. "A few months of
lonely nights..." He sighed and kissed the phone, hoping Sherlock would hear
the sound and know he was sending his love.
Sherlock smiled and kissed his own mobile, "I love you so much... and you are
not alone, ever. I will always be there, okay? And if you ever need me, just
text or call."
John nodded even though Sherlock couldn't see. "I know. The same goes for you.
I love you very much." He settled the phone between his ear and the pillow,
closing his eyes so he could just concentrate on the sound of Sherlock's deep
baritone.
Sherlock sighed, "my bed actually feels a lot colder without you here... this
really sucks," he murmured.
"I'm cold too. I miss my personal space heater," John said with a smirk. "But
really, we need to move in together. I hate being away from you."
Sherlock hummed, "yes, I agree... But it's you that makes me hot in the first
place," he said and chuckled. "We can start looking for a flat soon... Oh, that
reminds me. Dad said that we're meeting with the lawyer on Friday after school.
Do you want to spend the weekend with me again?" He hugged his pillow closer
and buried his face in it.
John smiled faintly. "Do you even have to ask?" He paused for a moment before
asking, "Are you ready? The lawyer is probably going to push you to testify."
He was sure Sherlock's father would stay there with them to make sure the
lawyer didn't pressure them, but lawyers could be conniving.
Sherlock was silent for a moment, thinking before he spoke. "Yeah... I think
so. As long as you and dad are there with me. He already knows I won't testify
unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Don't worry, I'll be right next to you the whole time." John gripped the
pillow, wishing that it was Sherlock's hand. "Besides, I'm sure that whatever I
say will be enough. Three attacks in two weeks certainly should be enough to
put him away without having to bring up your past."
Sherlock nodded, "I think so... It will be hard not to say anything to him when
we see him in court." He didn't say his name, John would know who he was
talking about anyways.
"Or to punch him in the face," John added. He'd forgotten that during the trial
they would actually have to come face to face with the bastard who almost
killed both of them simultaneously.
"Now, John... I can't have you going to prison for assault. How would I live
without you for that long?" Sherlock said firmly. "I know it will be hard,
trust me... but you'll have to try and contain yourself."
John grumbled a little. "Yes, mother." Punching Moran would be the least that
he could do to get back at him for all their mutual pain. But doing it right
there in the courtroom would probably land him in a similar spot.
Sherlock laughed, "good boy. I should probably let you get some rest, love.
We'll see each other tomorrow, right out front," he said and yawned a little.
John sighed and made a disappointed sound. "Alright. Goodnight, Sherlock." He
was pretty tired too. Plus, the sooner they went to sleep, the sooner they
could be together again.
"Good night, my beautiful John. I love you more than anything," Sherlock said
and placed another kiss on the mobile. "I will see you in the morning."
John smiled and kissed his phone. "I love you, too, my darling. See you
tomorrow." He gave the mobile one last kiss and then hung up. With a heavy
sigh, he put it on his nightstand and then tried to fall asleep.
Sherlock hung up his phone and turned on his side to go to sleep. After a
couple hours, he started to have nightmares of those first attacks from Moran
and the others in the gym showers. He woke up sweating and gasping and was
unable to sleep the rest of the night.
The sun rose a few hours later and was finally time to go to school. Sherlock
struggled to stay awake on the drive over. When they got there, he plopped down
on the steps to wait for John.
John's sleep wasn't peaceful either. He started to dream about the trial, and
that no matter what they said, the court wouldn't put Moran away. He tossed and
turned and thought about calling Sherlock, but he didn't want to wake him.
After and riding to school on his bike and nearly hitting someone with how
tired he was, John was glad to see Sherlock on the steps waiting for him. He
smiled and walked over, rubbing his eyes. "Morning, love."
Sherlock looked up and smiled tiredly. "Hey..." He tried to stand and almost
fell, having to grab onto John's shoulders to keep himself up. "Sorry..." he
mumbled and looked down at his fiancé.
John caught Sherlock, a little more slowly than he usually might have. "Are you
okay?" he asked, tilting Sherlock's face up. He could see the bags under his
eyes, which probably matched his own.
Sherlock nodded, "yeah, I um... just had a little trouble sleeping last night,"
he said and yawned. He looked over John, "looks like you did too, yeah?" He
said and kissed his fiancé on the forehead.
John hummed and wrapped his arms around Sherlock. "Yeah. Nightmares." He closed
his eyes and found himself thinking he could easily fall asleep standing up as
long as he was with Sherlock.
Sherlock pulled away and frowned down at John, "you too?" He bent and kissed
his fiancé on the lips. "You should have called me," he murmured against the
other boy's lips.
John kissed him back and shrugged. "I didn't want to wake you up." He looked up
and cupped Sherlock's cheek. "But you had them too?"
Sherlock nodded and frowned. "About the attacks... From before I met you." He
held John tighter and rested his cheek on the top of his head. "It was
awful..." he whispered and shivered.
John immediately rubbed his back, rocking him slowly. "I wish I could have been
there for you. I'm afraid we're not going to get a decent night's sleep until
we live together."
Sherlock sighed, "we'll have to manage somehow," he murmured. The first bell
rang and Sherlock reluctantly pulled away, but grabbed onto John's hand. He
walked him to class and kissed him on the cheek again before heading off to his
own.
Sherlock's morning went by relatively slowly and without incident until it was
time for gym. He was washing himself off in the shower when a sharp vision of
the attacks that happened there flashed through his mind. He gasped and fell to
the floor, curling up against the shower wall and rocking back and forth for
several minutes. Somehow he was finally able to calm himself, but by the time
he got ready, he was almost fifteen minutes late for lunch.
John watched Sherlock go before he went into the classroom, not entirely ready
to have to sit through an entire sixty minutes without falling asleep. In fact
by the time lunch came, John had spent nearly his entire morning fighting
drowsiness. He sat waiting for Sherlock to come into the cafeteria, but had
dozed off after a while, not realising that Sherlock was late until a loud
noise from one of the other tables jerked him awake.
He looked up at the clock and realised that it had been nearly a quarter of an
hour and Sherlock wasn't there yet. Just as he was about to get up and find
him, his fiancé walked in, looking worse for wear. John met him across the
floor and grabbed his hand. "What's wrong, love?"
Sherlock shook his head, not wanting to worry John with what had happened.
"Nothing... I'm fine," he murmured and attempted a smile.
John raised one eyebrow. "Sherlock. I may be tired but I know you and I can
tell when something's wrong." He brought him over to the table he had been
sitting at.
Sherlock sat down and rested his elbows on the table, burying his face in his
hands and sighing before looking back up. There were tears in his eyes as he
spoke. "I don't... I mean... I just can'ttalk about it. I just had a
little... difficulty in the showers." His brow furrowed and he wrung his hands
together in front of him.
John turned angry for a moment. Had someone attacked Sherlock? He didn't look
hurt. But then it clicked. Someone had attacked him, but before they had met.
Sherlock must have had a flashback, especially after his nightmares and being
tired. He reached up to wipe Sherlock's tears and kissed him gently. "You don't
have to talk about it, but you don't have to go through it alone." He wrapped
his arms around the other boy and pulled him in.
Sherlock immediately wrapped his arms around his fiancé and let his tears
continue to fall. He started shaking with near silent sobs and clung to John
with all his might.
"It's alright, love, I've got you. Nothing's going to hurt you anymore." John
held him tightly and gave him soft kisses on the side of his face. It was this
sort of thing that only made his desire to see Moran behind bars that much
stronger.
Sherlock let all his tears out and after a few more minutes he pulled back and
rested his forehead against John's. "Thank you," he whispered and leaned
forward to kiss him.
John kissed him back, caressing Sherlock's cheek. "Don't thank me, it's my
job." He smiled at his fiancé and gave him another chaste kiss.
Sherlock smiled back and gave his fiancé another hug before pulling away.
"Let's go grab some lunch, yeah?" he said and stood, holding out his hand for
John.
"Going to eat something for me, darling?" John asked with a grin as he took
Sherlock's hand. He squeezed it lightly as they walked towards the counter to
grab trays.
Sherlock chuckled, "of course, dear. Anything for you." He kissed John on the
nose and grabbed trays for them both. Sherlock was hungry enough to actually
eat a full meal this time and he knew it would please his fiancé to no end.
After lunch, the rest of their classes went by fairly easy. When the last bell
rang, Sherlock held tightly to John, loathe to let him go home after his
nightmares the evening before. "Could I... maybe spend the night with you
tonight? After today I just... I don't know if I could sleep alone," he said
quietly and stroked his thumbs along his fiance's back.
John really didn't want to have to leave Sherlock either. So when he asked if
he could stay the night, there was no hesitation in his answer. He looked up
and smiled softly at him. "Of course. It'll be good for both of us." He pulled
away enough to start leading Sherlock towards his bike.
Sherlock sighed happily and took John's hand as he led him out to the car park.
"This is the first time I'll be spending the night at your place... should be
interesting," he smiled and winked at his fiancé.
John smirked up at Sherlock. "Yeah, very interesting. Seeing if we can go a
whole night without wanting to fuck each other. My father will be home, you
know." He didn't think it needed to be said that the flat was small enough that
their... activities would be very easily heard. It was bad enough that his
father looked at him funny that morning, probably because of their wanking
session the night before.
Sherlock broke into a grin and leaned down to whisper in John's ear. "I will
try to keep my hands off you... But you have no idea how irresistible your body
is. If we can't control ourselves however... Well... I think we can be quiet."
He pulled away and winked again, squeezing the other boy's hand.
John blushed furiously at Sherlock's deep voice in his ear. He swallowed as the
other boy pulled away. "Sherlock... you don't make it any easier you know. You
know just how to get me riled up." He stopped by his bike and turned Sherlock
to himself, pulling him down for a rough kiss.
Sherlock started to chuckle, but it turned into a grunt as John locked lips
with him. He immediately wrapped his arms around the shorter boy, one of his
hands in his fiance's hair and the other resting at the small of his back.
John made a soft sound against Sherlock's lips, hands tangling into his hair.
After a moment he pulled back, an innocent smile on his face. "Let's go." He
climbed onto the bike and waited for Sherlock to get on behind him before
starting the bike.
Sherlock shook his head and gave John a lopsided smile, "bloody tease you are."
He chuckled and climbed onto the bike, pressing as close as he could to John
and giving a subtle roll of his hips against his fiance's arse.
John hummed a little, the vibrations of his bike doing nothing to help. "It
takes one to know one, love." He turned back slightly, reaching up to card a
hand through Sherlock's hair once before turning forward again. He pulled out
of the car park and started off for his flat.
***** Chapter 23 *****
Sherlock groaned and clung tightly to the other boy on the ride to his flat. He
was close to nipping John's earlobe, but thought better of it. When they
arrived, he stepped off the motorbike and waited for his fiancé to prop it up
before smacking his arse. "Let's go upstairs then, love," he said cheekily.
John jumped, clutching his backside at the hit. "You're going to be the death
of me, Sherlock Holmes." He followed Sherlock upstairs and opened the flat.
"Da, Sherlock's here!" he called, a fair warning in case they couldn't help
themselves.
"Hello, boys! I'm just cooking, should be done soon," his father's voice said
from the kitchen. John smiled. His father had been in much better spirits since
the 'promotion', and John got to spend more time with him now that he was only
working one job.
Sherlock turned his fiancé towards him and leaned down to peck him on the lips.
"So..." he wrapped his arms around the shorter boy and pulled him close, "what
should we do while we wait?"
John leaned into Sherlock's embrace, arms winding around his neck. "Well, if
you could keep quiet, I might be able to do something for you." He pushed him
back onto his bed and knelt in front of him. "But you do tend to be pretty
loud. Do you think you can hold it in?" He trailed his fingers along Sherlock's
thigh, smirking at him.
Sherlock swallowed thickly and nodded, not saying a word. His heart started
pounding as he looked down at John. It didn't take much to figure out what he
was planning on doing.
John popped open Sherlock's trousers, slowly pulling down the zipper and
peeling the flaps apart. Already Sherlock was half-hard and John licked his
lips. "Hips up, love," he said softly, tugging at his trousers.
Sherlock obeyed and laid back so he could lift his hips up and allow John to
pull his trousers and pants down. He sat back up once they were off and looked
down at the other boy with lust filled eyes.
John left Sherlock's trousers and pants around his ankles and then leaned
forward. "You thought I was a tease before?" he breathed against Sherlock's
crotch, enjoying the little twitch he got from his lover. "Just wait." He
trailed his nose along Sherlock's length, ever so slowly.
Sherlock groaned softly and bit his lip, trying to keep as quiet as possible.
He braced one hand back on the bed and reached his other one forward to run his
fingers through John's short, blonde hair. "Please..." he whispered and closed
his eyes.
John smirked and kissed along Sherlock's cock from base to tip. When he reached
the end, he took it into his mouth, sucking lightly.
Sherlock let out a low moan and opened his eyes to look down at his lover.
"Shit..." he breathed, absolutely loving the view he had. It was funny, in a
way, that even though John was down on his knees with Sherlock's cock in his
mouth, he had the most control right now.
John swirled his tongue in Sherlock's slit, still with just the tip in his
mouth. He brought his hands up to push his fiance's legs open further, keeping
them on the soft pale skin of his inner thighs. He liked this, liked seeing how
far he could go with Sherlock while he had to be quiet.
Sherlock groaned and threw his head back, "more... please John," he whispered
and pushed his hips up slightly. He wasn't sure how long he could stay quiet at
the rate things were going. John was being such a tease and he was /so/ hungry
for more.
John obliged, moving further down on Sherlock. He got halfway before he
stopped, lolling his tongue over the rough skin. Somewhere in the back of his
mind, he knew Sherlock was going to get back at him for the teasing. But it was
too much fun to resist.
"Oh, God..." Sherlock whispered and tightened his grip on his lover's head. He
had a feeling that John wasn't quite done teasing him and he whimpered, letting
his head roll back on his shoulders.
John kept his mouth still, reaching one hand up towards Sherlock's mouth. He
looked up at the other boy through his lashes, putting a finger on his lips to
tell him to be quiet. He let a little smirk show around his lover's cock.
Sherlock glared down at John and opened his lips to take his lover's fingers
into his mouth. He nipped at the tips and started sucking on them, trying to
tease him.
John groaned around Sherlock, his talented mouth making him want to open his
own trousers and stroke himself. But he wasn't going to lose control. He pulled
his moistened fingers from Sherlock's mouth and reached under his lover,
swirling one around his entrance, while at the same time starting to move lower
on him.
Sherlock squirmed and bit his lip, trying his hardest not to make a sound. He
didn't want to alert John's father who was just in the other room. He scratched
his nails along his lover's scalp and then tugged at his hair, trying to get
him to stop teasing or he was going to lose it.
John hissed a little at Sherlock's nails, and scraped his teeth over Sherlock's
cock in response. He grazed him all the way down to the base, taking him in as
far as he could go, while slipping his finger up inside of Sherlock at the same
time.
Sherlock fisted the sheets on the bed and bit his lip harder as he felt John's
teeth on his cock. He nearly cried out when his lover's finger finally
penetrated him, but somehow managed to keep quiet. He wished he could convince
John to have sex with him tonight, though the likelihood of that was pretty
much non existent.
John bobbed his head fast, groaning and swallowing around Sherlock to add to
the effect. His finger thrust in further and curled, looking for his lover's
prostate. When he found it, he rubbed the tip of his finger over it, even
though he risked Sherlock screaming.
Sherlock's eyes widened and he grabbed a pillow, bringing it to cover his mouth
while he cried out through his release. Because of all the build up, just the
one touch to his prostate brought him to orgasm and his whole body shook with
the intensity of it.
John didn't expect the sudden release and he almost choked, but quickly
recovered and swallowed everything Sherlock gave. He pulled off when Sherlock
was finished, licking him clean and then removing his finger. "Good?" he asked,
looking up at his lover.
Sherlock collapsed back on the bed when he was finished and he could only
manage to nod his head in response. He laid still as he evened out his
breathing and reached a hand out to try and get John to join him on the bed.
John climbed up next to Sherlock and kissed him. "Glad you enjoyed it." He laid
there, trying not to think about his own erection, letting Sherlock have a few
minutes to calm down. He knew his lover wouldn't leave him hanging but John had
taken a lot out of him.
Sherlock hummed into the kiss, "oh yes... I enjoyed that very much," he
murmured. After he was able to catch his breath and slow his heart rate back to
normal, he turned over onto his lover and gave him a passionate kiss. "Allow me
to return the favour," he whispered and leaned down to kiss John's neck.
John kissed Sherlock back firmly, excited to see what he would do in return for
all his teasing. He tilted his head automatically, giving Sherlock more skin to
kiss.
Sherlock didn't take John's shirt off, he just slid his hands up underneath it
and lightly scratched his nails along his lover's stomach. He continued to suck
and lick at the other boy's neck as his hands moved lower to work on undoing
his trousers.
John gasped and arched towards Sherlock's wonderful fingers. He was already so
hard from sucking his lover off that this was just making him even more antsy.
Though he supposed he deserved it.
Sherlock took his time divesting his lover of his trousers. He released John's
neck, smirking at the dark mark left there and knelt in front of the bed,
pulling his trousers down to his ankles. He then leaned up and nuzzled the
other boy's crotch through his pants, breathing hotly on the fabric.
"Oh...shit, Sherlock..." John moaned softly then put his fist to his mouth to
bite and muffle the sound. Not that it wouldn't be obvious to his father anyway
what they were doing up here. He couldn't see the mark that Sherlock had left
on his neck, but he was sure that it would look fresh when they came down for
supper. He laid back on his hands, spreading his legs a bit wider.
Sherlock smiled up at John and took his pants off with his teeth, knowing how
crazy it drove his lover when he'd undone his trousers like this. Once the
pants were off, he licked a line up the underside of John's cock, right along
the pulsing vein there. He lightly kissed the tip of his arousal, but then
switched to kissing along his hipbones. Sherlock gripped to his lover's waist,
pushing him down into the bed to keep him from bucking up as he teased him.
John panted, heart thumping loudly against his ribs as he watched Sherlock take
off his pants with his teeth of all things. "Fuck, that's hot..." He let his
head fall back as he felt Sherlock's lips on him, but a moment later looked
down at Sherlock and whined at the lack of attention to where he needed it
most. He fought against Sherlock's hands but the boy was stronger than he
looked. His pent up movements channeled their way upwards to his throat,
culminating in a low moan of frustration.
Sherlock chuckled and finally had mercy on John, placing a couple of kisses on
each thigh before engulfing his lover's entire erection in one go. He relaxed
his throat muscles and started to work him slowly, swirling his tongue around
the head of his cock.
John bit hard onto his hand, crying out so loudly that it didn't seem to help
that he had his fist in his mouth. He pushed up towards Sherlock's warm, wet
mouth, body trembling.
Sherlock released his lover's hips and slid them down his thighs. He pulled off
and immediately reached up to grab John's hands, pulling him up and into a
standing position. Once he felt like his fiance was stable enough, he took his
cock into his mouth and down his throat again, pausing when he had it all the
way in. This time, he clasped his hands behind him and looked up at John,
silently telling him he had control now.
John whimpered as the cold hit him without Sherlock's mouth. He had to hold
onto Sherlock's shoulders for a moment when he was standing, and expected that
he would start teasing behind him, but when the other boy took his hands away,
he swallowed thickly. Sherlock was letting him have his way with him, and for
some reason, that was incredibly sexy. John put his hands in Sherlock's curls
and started pumping his hips, groaning softly at the smooth slide of himself
into Sherlock's mouth and throat.
Sherlock hummed around John's length as he thrust. He'd been thinking about him
fucking his mouth ever since his lover mentioned it last night and he thought
this was the perfect opportunity to make it happen. He inhaled deeply and
relaxed his throat completely, sliding his tongue along the underside of John's
cock.
John had to let go of Sherlock's hair with one hand so that he could bite his
fist again, because the sensation of his lover's lips and tongue and throat
were too much to keep quiet. He moaned into his hand, eyes squeezed closed as
he rocked his hips.
Sherlock adjusted himself and tilted his head back a little, opening his throat
up more for his lover to thrust into. He ran his tongue along the slit of
John's cock, gathering the precum and swallowing around his length. His hands
were tightly clasped behind his back, as Sherlock himself was becoming slightly
turned on by this whole scenario. He knew he'd be fully aroused again by now if
it were possible.
John groaned again, the sound coming from deep in his chest. This new angle was
perfect. He thrust down into Sherlock's mouth, knowing that it wouldn't be long
before he couldn't hold on anymore. As it was, Sherlock's movements, however
small, were enough to add extra electric shocks to what was already rocking
through him. "C-close, Sherlock..." he warned softly, ending in a whimper.
Sherlock looked up at his lover and started sucking harder. He brought a hand
up to grab one of his arse cheeks and squeezed it, hoping the added stimulation
would bring him that much closer to release.
John gasped and cried out, his hand only barely muffling it as he finally
climaxed. His hips went wild into Sherlock's mouth, spilling out hard and fast
with the amazing sensations.
Sherlock swallowed as fast as John came, moaning as he finished down his
throat. Once his lover was done, he licked him clean and pulled up his pants
and trousers for him as he stood.
John panted heavily, stumbling back towards the bed until he could collapse
back into it. "Oh shit...Oh Sherlock..." He closed his eyes and swallowed,
trying to calm down.
Sherlock grinned and joined his fiancé on the bed, crawling towards him and
laying down next to him. "I take it you like that, then?" he said cheekily and
rested his head on John's shoulder, kissing the side of his neck.
John hummed deeply in content. "Very much so." He wrapped his arms around
Sherlock and snuggled against him. "You are fantastic."
Sherlock smiled and brushed his fingers across John's forehead. "As are you,
love." He leaned forward and kissed the other boy softly on the lips. "I love
you so much," he murmured.
John kissed him back, leaning into his fiance's touch. "I love you, too." He
laid his cheek in Sherlock's curls, closing his eyes. "Think we can squeeze a
nap in before dinner? I'm exhausted."
"Mmm," Sherlock hummed, "maybe... how long does it usually take your father to
cook dinner?" He nuzzled into John's neck, inhaling his scent.
John chuckled. "A little while. He's out of practice." Already he couldn't
bring himself to open his eyes again, they were so heavy.
Sherlock closed his eyes, "I'm glad you're not struggling anymore," he said
softly. He was so happy to see John and his father able to have all the
essentials without wondering where the money was going to come from.
John smiled and kissed the top of Sherlock's head. "It's all thanks to you,
love. You saved us." He smoothed a hand along Sherlock's spine slowly, other
hand finding Sherlock's and twining their fingers.
"It's the least I could do for the love of my life," Sherlock said softly and
tilted his head up to kiss John on the lips.
John kissed him back gently and then settled his face back in Sherlock's hair.
"Sorry, but you're a lovely pillow. I'm going to sleep now."
Sherlock chuckled, "sleep well, love... I'm pretty tired myself." He wrapped
his arm around John's waist and snuggled closer, twining their legs together.
It didn't take long for him to drift off, the lack of sleep catching up with
him.
John was asleep before Sherlock had even spoken, his mind so tired that no
dreams came to him.
 
***** Chapter 24 *****
It wasn't long before John's father was calling to them saying that dinner was
ready. John heard it first and drowsily nudged Sherlock. "Sher...'sdinner
time." He honestly was pretty content right here, but he was a little hungry
too.
Sherlock groaned sleepily and snuggled closer to John, "Not hungry..." he
mumbled and squeezed his fiancé around the waist.
"Sherlock," John said, waking further. "Come on, lovey. You have to eat
something." He wiggled out of Sherlock's arms and stood up.
Sherlock groaned into the empty bed next to him, but got up and hugged John
from behind. He placed a kiss on the side of his neck and rested his chin on
the other boy's shoulder. "I suppose I have no choice... since my pillow has
decided to leave me," he said and chuckled.
John chuckled, resting his hands over Sherlock's and leaning back. "Don't
worry. As soon as we're done we can come back up and I'll be your pillow all
night long." He started to walk, Sherlock still attached behind him.
Sherlock smiled and followed behind John, keeping him close the whole way
downstairs. They probably looked a little funny walking through the door and he
smiled at John's father as he came into view.
Mr. Watson was just putting out their plates when he saw the boys come in. He
smiled but it faltered a little seeing they way they were attached. "Hello,
boys..."
John just grinned at his father. "Hi, Da. Smells good." He pulled away from
Sherlock and decided to play the gentleman, pulling a chair out for his fiance
and tucking it in for him once he sat.
"Thanks... John." Sherlock almost called him 'love', but the look on his
father's face when they walked in made him refrain from using the term. "And
thank you for having me, Mr. Watson," he said and smiled nervously at him. He
didn't want to admit it, but he was a little intimidated by John's father and
he didn't want to mess anything up by saying or doing the wrong thing.
"It's good to have you, son. I don't think you've been here on good terms yet,
so welcome." Mr. Watson smiled and served the three of them before sitting down
and starting to eat. "So, you just went back to school for the first time
yesterday, right Sherlock? How was that?"
Sherlock nodded, "It was good, nice to be back after spending the last couple
weeks not being able to do anything but pace my room." He unfolded the napkin
and placed it in his lap while he spoke, nervously re-adjusting it every few
moments.
John noticed Sherlock's anxious behaviour and raised an eyebrow at him. He
slipped his hand under the table and rested it on his knee, giving it a gentle
squeeze.
Mr. Watson nodded, smiling. "That's good. I'm glad that you healed up well." He
took a few bites before turning more serious. "John and I owe a lot to you,
Sherlock. I'm always going to be grateful for what you did to save my job."
Sherlock felt a little better at the touch to his knee and relaxed, starting to
eat. When John's father spoke again, he looked up at him and shook his head.
"You don't owe me anything. I just did what I had to in order to protect John
and yourself. It was honestly the least I could do since I'm the reason he got
attacked in the first place." He gave a sad smile and squeezed his lover's hand
under the table.
John bit his lip a little. He hadn't told his father the exact reason why he'd
been attacked by Moran. "It's not your fault, Sherlock, it's mine," he said
quickly, trying to recover. "I pushed my luck with him, so he got angry. It
wouldn't be the first time that I pushed someone to the limit, eh, Da?"
Mr. Watson didn't look fully convinced, but he shrugged a little. "It's been
known to happen sometimes. He used to heckle his older sister from time to time
until she chased him around the house and tackled him down."
Sherlock swallowed when he realised he'd said the wrong thing again. He cursed
himself silently and focused on eating as much as he could stomach before
excusing himself to the restroom. When he got there, he closed the door and
leaned up against it, sighing heavily.
John sighed as he watched Sherlock go, knowing that he probably wouldn't eat
more than that. "Is he alright?" his father asked.
"Sherlock doesn't eat much," John said, pushing his own food around on the
plate. Mr. Watson just nodded a little. John now felt like he couldn't finish
eating either and he bit his lip. Should he try to explain to his father what
had really happened? Would he say that Sherlock wasn't worth the trouble and
tell him to stop seeing him? He couldn't risk that.
Finally, John excused himself as well and went to find Sherlock. He saw the
bathroom door closed and knocked softly. "Sherlock?"
Sherlock slid down the door and buried his face in his hands, elbows rested on
his knees. He wanted more than anything for John's father to be completely
accepting of them because he knew how important it was to John.
When he heard the knock at the door, he ran his fingers through his hair and
stood. He opened the door and attempted a smile, "hey, I'm just coming back
now," he murmured.
John grabbed his hands and looked up at his fiance. "You alright?" He knew that
the ever-perceptive Sherlock could certainly tell that the mention of the
attack on John wasn't the best thing to bring up. But he didn't want him to
feel bad about it. It was John's job to let his father know about these things,
and he probably should have told him the whole truth from the beginning. He was
likely to find out at the trial anyway, if John was asked about it.
Sherlock shook his head, "no, I'm not," he murmured, looking down at their
joined hands. He knew better than to lie to John again, his fiancé knew him
better than anyone. "I really want your father to like me. I realise that
sounds completely juvenile, but... I do." He bit his lip and rubbed his thumbs
along the back of the other boy's hands.
John squeezed Sherlock's hands gently. "He does like you. He's just still
getting used to things I guess." He released Sherlock's hands so that he could
wrap his arms around the other boy. "I'm going to tell him what happened with
Moran. And if he blames you for it, then I guess he's not the man I thought he
was."
Sherlock nodded, "okay... I'll come with you," he said softly and hugged John
to him before letting him go and walking back towards the table.
John was more than a little nervous. He really didn't want to find out that his
father was different than he thought, but it was better to know now than later.
Besides, after everything else, what were the chances that he would react badly
to this? "Da," he started when they returned. "There's something I have to tell
you."
"Let me guess. That Moran bastard attacked you because of your relationship
with Sherlock?" Mr. Watson said before he could say anything.
"Uh, yeah. Good guess."
"John, I had a feeling that was the reason for a while now," he said rolling
his eyes. "Give me some credit. You don't really think I'd blame Sherlock for
that, do you?" John didn't know what to say. The way his father was acting now,
he felt silly for having doubted him.
"Look, boys... This is all very new to me. I didn't really get a lot of
experience in the homosexual child department because Harry left so quickly.
But that doesn't mean that every little thing is going to change my mind about
your relationship. Especially not something that was certainly not Sherlock's
fault."
Mr. Watson stepped forward to put a hand on Sherlock's shoulder. "Sebastian
Moran hurt my son because of your relationship, but not because of you. As long
as you didn't sick that boy on John, I don't see you at fault."
Sherlock let out the breath that he was holding and relaxed. He smiled at Mr.
Watson. "Thank you," he said, not really knowing what else could be said. He
was very happy that John's father didn't blame anyone but Moran for the attack.
Mr. Watson grinned at him and patted Sherlock on the back. "Don't mention it.
Now sit down and eat. You need some meat on those bones." John laughed a little
and resumed his seat. He may have been missing a mother figure for a long time,
but he was glad that he had his father instead of her.
Sherlock smiled and sat back down, eating as much as he could. He reached under
the table and grabbed John's free hand, squeezing it and looking over at him
with a grin.
John smiled back, glad that Sherlock was eating and that he was in a better
mood. He finished up his plate, then grabbed everyone's dishes and brought them
to the sink, cleaning them up.
Sherlock walked into the kitchen after John, standing beside him at the sink.
He grabbed a dish towel off the counter to dry off the dishes as the other boy
cleaned them. "Dinner was very good, Mr. Watson," he said over his shoulder.
Mr. Watson grinned to see Sherlock helping John with the dishes. "Thank you.
You're welcome to come back for more whenever you like." He clapped the two of
them on the shoulders as they stood at the sink. "Well, boys, I'll be in the
living room if you need anything. Though I'm pretty sure that you'll be fine on
your own, right?" He winked at John, making him blush.
"Da, please..." He handed the last of the dishes over to Sherlock to dry.
"I'm only teasing. Don't stay up too late." Then Mr. Watson went into the
living room, leaving them alone.
Sherlock smiled, "your dad seems to be adjusting well. Maybe it's because
there's no reason for him to worry about you getting me pregnant, yeah?" He
laughed and nudged John with his elbow as he dried the last dish.
John laughed and shook his head. "Unless there's something that you're hiding
from me," he teased.
When the dishes were done, John took Sherlock's hand and brought him back to
his room. "Would you want kids, Sherlock?" he asked. It was something he hadn't
really thought about before, but now that he was with a boy, the process would
be a bit more difficult.
Sherlock shrugged and sat down on the bed. "Well... To be honest the idea never
appealed to me. All the responsibilities of being a parent, all the bills and
the dirty diapers and things." He reached up and grabbed John's hand, pulling
him gently into his lap. "However... I really like the idea of starting a
family with you someday. You would be an excellent father." He smiled up at his
fiancé and kissed him softly on the lips.
John wrapped his arms around Sherlock's shoulders as he settled in his lap.
"We'll take it one step at a time. I was just curious. But you know, we're
still going to have bills and certain things, kids or not. Electricity, water,
phone, telly, not to mention buying food and supplies for the house, or
whatever we live in." Thinking about it too much was actually a bit nerve-
wracking. "It's hard to believe that we'll be living on our own in just a few
years."
Sherlock reached up and cupped John's cheek, "don't worry about all that, love.
It will all be taken care of," he slid his hand to the back of his fiance's
head and pulled him down for a kiss. "I think it will be absolutely wonderful
living with you. I look forward to it every day," he murmured against his
lover's lips and smiled.
John kissed Sherlock back, relaxing. He was right, everything would be perfect.
Besides that, they still had time before they had to face that obstacle. And it
would be even easier because they would be together. "So do I. No more distance
between us." He gave Sherlock another kiss, smiling.
Sherlock hummed in agreement and brought their lips together again. He scooted
back on the bed until his back hit the headboard. "You're so beautiful," he
whispered against his lover's lips and slid his hands down the other boy's
sides.
John sighed contentedly and opened his eyes to gaze at Sherlock. "You're more
beautiful," he said with a hint of cheekiness. He pressed in a little closer to
the other boy, enjoying the caresses on his sides.
Sherlock chuckled and kissed his lover's nose, "hence why we're the most
attractive couple at school." He grinned and wrapped his arms tightly around
John, pulling him into a hug. "I can't believe how lucky I am. You're the most
kind, handsome, perfect person I have ever met. Every day I thank whoever's out
there watching over us that you were brought to me." He pulled back and cupped
his fiance's cheek again, "It blows my mind that someone like you could ever
love me as much as I love you."
John's chest warmed at Sherlock's words, and he hugged him back just as
tightly. But at the end he shook his head. "Come on, Sherlock. I'm nothing that
special. I get B's in most of my classes. I'm short. I'm blonde and blue-eyed,
a common combination. I don't have any special talents or skills. I'm just
average. But you, Sherlock...God, I mean, I'm the lucky one here. You're so
special, so unique and different. You're gorgeous, dark hair and blue or green
or whatever colour eyes that you have. They change, you know, I can't keep up
with them. And you're tall and sexy, and you're so brilliant. You're a
treasure, a real diamond in the rough. I'm just the lucky one that found you
first."
Sherlock smiled as tears came to his eyes and he pulled John into another kiss,
this one firm and full of passion. "My dear John..." he whispered, "you may be
all those things, but you are so much more and anything but average. After
all... you were, are, the only one to ever try to find me. The only one to work
to break down the walls I had built..." He lifted one of John's hands and
placed it over his heart, "and you are the only one to ever hold my heart," he
whispered and smiled lovingly up at his fiancé, the love of his life and the
most important and perfect person in his eyes.
John felt Sherlock's heartbeat under his palm, one of his favourite feelings in
the world, and he smiled back at his lover. "And you will always hold mine." He
leaned down to kiss Sherlock again, long and slow, pulling back only to speak
again softly. "I think we're both lucky, because we found each other so early.
Not many people can say that they found their soul mate in secondary school."
"I don't think I could have waited another day for you, love. I'm so glad you
found me when you did," Sherlock said softly and reached up to pull John into
another kiss. He clasped his lover's hand over his heart and poured all his
love into the kiss.
John brought his free hand to card through Sherlock's curls as they kissed,
feeling the emotion on Sherlock's lips and giving it back tenfold. Every kiss
like this... it was magical, to be cliche. Fireworks shooting off, sparks of
electricity, the whole shebang. And the best part was from the first kiss to
right now, it was the same intensity, and he couldn't see it dimming anytime
soon.
Sherlock moaned softly into the kiss, so overtaken by the love in it that he
felt like he was drowning. A good kind of drowning though, and John was there
to keep him grounded. He pulled away after a while with a gasp and rested their
foreheads together. Not a word was said, because nothing could ever come close
enough to express how much he loved John. He slid down until he was lying flat
on his back with his lover straddling him.
Sherlock tugged his lover close again for another passionate kiss and settled
both hands on his hips, pulling them even closer together. There was so much
love in the air around them that he could feel it warming him from the inside
out as they continued to kiss.
John shifted on Sherlock as they kissed, so lost in their shared emotions that
he forgot everything else but himself and Sherlock, together. He slipped his
hands under Sherlock, around his neck to help pull him up a little to meet him.
He let his tongue glide over Sherlock's lips and then into his mouth, feeling
the familiar lines and crevices of his lover.
Sherlock whimpered into the kiss and grasped tighter to his lover's hips. He
tugged at the hem of his jumper and pulled it up and off, reattaching their
lips as soon as it was gone. He ran his hands all along John's torso and rocked
his hips up once, trying to get friction for his growing arousal.
John moaned at Sherlock's touches, reaching down to undo the buttons on
Sherlock's shirt. He broke away from Sherlock's lips to start trailing hot
kisses down his lover's neck, grinding down into him. Yes, he had definitely
forgotten about where he was because he wasn't trying to hold back anymore.
Sherlock gasped and brought one of his hands up to tangle in John's hair. He
began moaning softly and grinding up in the same rhythm as his lover. After a
few moments, he reached down to start undoing both of their trousers and
managed to push John's down without much difficulty.
John groaned and pulled down Sherlock's trousers. He started to grind harder
now that there was only the thin fabric of their pants between them. After
another minute he started to move his lips down to Sherlock's collarbone,
sucking a mark there while his hands trailed to his lover's hips, fingers
slipping under the elastic of his pants.
Sherlock let out a low moan and slipped his own fingers into his lover's pants.
"John..." he panted, "make love to me. Please... I need you." He bucked his
hips up and wrapped his long fingers around John's hardened cock.
John couldn't say no. He groaned and rocked into Sherlock's hand, his own
pulling on his lover's pants until they were fully off. He grabbed Sherlock's
length, stroking him so that he could get enough precum to slick his fingers.
Sherlock whimpered and bit his lip, trying to stay as quiet as he could. It was
becoming increasingly difficult to restrain himself from just crying out. He
started whispering his lover's name like a prayer, bucking his hips up into his
hand.
Once John had enough, he spread it over his fingers and then reached down
between Sherlock's legs and under him. He circled one finger around his
entrance and pushed in, pumping slowly for a little before adding a second. He
knew Sherlock must be having trouble trying to stay quiet and he kissed him to
muffle his sounds.
As soon as John's lips met Sherlock's again, he kissed him desperately,
channeling all his feelings into it. He let out a soft whimper and rocked his
hips back onto his lover's fingers.
John grunted into Sherlock's mouth as he stretched his lover. Finally, he
pulled his fingers out and grabbed his own cock, using the precum there to
slick himself before positioning at Sherlock's entrance. With a groan he pushed
in slowly until he was as deep as he could go.
As his lover pushed in, Sherlock threw his head back and groaned. Once he was
able to open his eyes, he tilted his head forward and looked up into John's
eyes. He lifted a hand to his cheek and smiled. "I love you so much, John," he
murmured softly and pulled him down for a slow, loving kiss.
John waited, wanting to make sure Sherlock was alright first before he moved.
He returned the kiss, gently starting to thrust as he did so. "I love you,
too," he whispered against Sherlock's lips and kissed him again.
Sherlock moaned as his lover started to move inside of him. He loved the
feeling of being pierced to the core by the love of his life. It was the most
overwhelming sensation he'd ever felt, far more powerful than the drugs he use
to indulge in.
He pulled away just far enough to breathe, panting out against his lover's lips
as he thrust in and out. The love and tenderness in this particular bout of
lovemaking brought tears to Sherlock's eyes and he whimpered every so often as
John's cock hit his prostate.
John loved the way the two of them fit together. He could fully sheath himself
inside of Sherlock, his lover's inner walls closing perfectly around him, and
make them one whole piece. He felt fully complete, more than he usually did
when he was with his lover.
He looked down at Sherlock, so beautiful beneath him, and kissed the tears from
his face. John brushed the back of his fingers over Sherlock's cheek and thrust
a little harder. "God...you're so gorgeous...So perfect..."
Sherlock leaned into the touch and closed his eyes, focusing on every sensation
and committing them to memory. He leaned up, blindly seeking his lover's lips,
needing them to touch in every place possible.
John kissed Sherlock deeply, wrapping his arms under him so that he could bring
Sherlock up. Their fronts were flush together, his lover's cock pressed between
their abdomens. With each movement of John's hips, he made sure that Sherlock
got friction.
Sherlock moaned at the new angle and clutched tightly to his lover's back,
dragging his nails across his skin. "John... Oh God, John..." He groaned as
softly as he could and looked up into the other boy's eyes as he continued to
thrust.
John groaned at Sherlock's nails digging in, back arching. He gazed back at his
lover, hips still moving as he tried to make sure he kept hitting Sherlock's
sweet spot. He loved the way Sherlock looked in this moment; eyes half-lidded,
mouth slightly open, curls wild. He bent his head to kiss his lover's neck
again, getting close.
Sherlock moaned softly as he came closer and closer to the edge. One final
thrust into his prostate brought him hurtling over and he came with a loud
gasp. For a moment, Sherlock felt as if their very souls were one, colliding as
he came down from his orgasmic high.
John couldn't hold back anymore as he felt Sherlock clenching around him. He
let out a cry of his lover's name and spilled out, staying buried deep inside
of him. His vision whited out and he couldn't even hear any of the noises they
were making as he rode out his orgasm. It was one of the most powerful he'd had
yet.
Sherlock placed soft kisses on the side of his lover's face as he collected
himself. He leaned close to whisper "I love you" over and over in John's ear,
never feeling closer to him than in this moment.
John clung to Sherlock as he calmed, staying inside of him and just breathing
in his lover's scent in the post-high bliss. He finally turned his head and
caught Sherlock's lips in a kiss. "I love you, too. So, so much."
Sherlock smiled and kissed John back, humming contentedly. "You... are the most
amazing lover," he murmured quietly and leaned in to connect their lips again.
John sighed, so happy, as he kissed Sherlock in return. "Second only to you,"
he said. He finally pulled himself out of Sherlock and rolled off onto his
side, pulling him close.
Sherlock raised a hand and traced the outline of John's face with his fingers.
"I think we'll both sleep rather well tonight, don't you?" He grinned at his
lover and rested his hand on his bare hip.
"Mm," John hummed. "Very well." He smiled and tucked Sherlock's head under his
chin, tangling their legs, wanting to stay as close together as they could.
Sherlock sighed happily and fell asleep quickly to the sound of his lover's
heart beating beneath his ear. He slept soundly that night, without a hint of a
nightmare.
John fell asleep as well, the presence of his lover warding off all bad dreams.
 
***** Chapter 25 *****
The next morning John was well rested and happy to find that Sherlock was in
his bed with him. He would never get tired of waking to his fiance's beautiful
face. John pressed gentle kisses to his forehead, cheeks, nose, everywhere.
Sherlock awoke with a soft hum and his eyes flickered open to look up at his
wonderful fiancé. "Good morning, love," he mumbled sleepily and stretched his
legs.
John smiled and kissed him again. "Morning." He looked over to his clock on the
table and pouted when he saw that they needed to get up.
"That time already?" Sherlock whined and nuzzled his face in John's shoulder.
"I think we should skip out today... Your bed is rather comfy," he murmured
into his lover's neck, giving it a kiss.
John tilted his head, pretending to think about it. "Hmm...spend all day in bed
with my fiance, or go to school and have to sit through lessons when all I want
to do is kiss you all over. Tough choice."
Sherlock pouted and poked his fiancé in the side. "Hey! It's not that tough of
a choice, you git." He stuck his tongue out and turned away, pretending to be
mad.
John squeaked a little when Sherlock poked him and rubbed his side. He decided
to play along with Sherlock's fake anger. "Aw, Sherlock. Of course it's not, I
was teasing." He scooted close and kissed his lover's ear. "Is there anything I
can do to make it up to you?"
"Hmm..." Sherlock rubbed his chin. He turned and smiled cheekily at his lover.
"Wash me in the shower?"
"My pleasure." John rolled off the bed, landing on his feet and holding out a
hand for Sherlock. "I have to warn you though. My shower is a bit tight."
Sherlock took the offered hand and smirked, pulling John's naked body flush
against his own. "Mmm, that just means we get to be closer," he said with a
wink.
John licked his lips, kissing Sherlock firmly. "Watch it, Sherlock, or we'll
never make it to the bathroom."
Sherlock chuckled and put his hands up, backing away. "Alright, alright...
Sorry, dear." He smiled and pecked John on the lips.
John grinned and led Sherlock out to the bathroom. He started the water,
looking for some extra towels before stepping in. He wasn't kidding when he
said the shower was tight. There was just enough room for them to both stand
inside with a centimetre between them.
Sherlock stepped in after John, his front to his lover's back. He reached up to
begin massaging his shoulders, leaning forward and kissing the nape of his
neck.
John hummed, all the tension disappearing from his shoulders. "You have magic
fingers, my love," he said, glancing back at Sherlock.
"Mmm," Sherlock hummed against John's skin, "you're the only one who will ever
experience them." He nuzzled the side of John's neck for a few moments, but
froze. "John? What time does your father wake up?" he murmured softly.
John shrugged a little, pouting when Sherlock stopped moving. "He might be gone
already. Why?"
"Because I think I just heard your bedroom door open and close," Sherlock
replied quietly. He stayed still and kept his ears open for any other noises.
Footsteps started making their way closer and he buried his face in John's
neck. "Shit..." Sherlock breathed, not moving an inch.
John turned out towards the bathroom, pushing Sherlock behind him. Dear God,
they just couldn't escape without someone breaking in and trying to kill them.
He waited, seeing if the person would be able to get in the door. He had locked
it...
There was a knock at the door and Sherlock stayed still. He nudged John in the
back. "I think it's your father... If I'm right, you should be the one to
respond," he whispered.
John reached back, grabbing one of Sherlock's hands and squeezing. "Y-yeah?" he
called out. He was terrified of what he might get as an answer.
"John? I can't find my car keys... Do you remember the last place I had them?"
Sherlock sighed in relief and slumped against John. In a way he was glad it was
his fiance's father, but he wasn't too fond of the idea of him possibly finding
them in the shower together.
John let out a held breath and smiled. "Did you, um, leave them in your other
jacket?"
There was a pause and then, "Maybe. I'll check." His father's footsteps moved
away, but then turned back. "Did Sherlock go to school already?"
John flushed a bit. "Well..."
"He's in there with you, isn't he?" John's face burst in red and he said
nothing. "Clean up after yourselves, please," his father said and then walked
away.
Sherlock snickered against John's skin, his body shaking with silent laughs.
"God... that could have been so much worse," he said and pulled away, still
laughing.
John's blush slowly quelled and he leaned back, joining in Sherlock's laughter.
"Imagine if he had actually walked in!" He turned around and pressed his
forehead into Sherlock's shoulder as he let himself laugh, more heartily than
he had in a while.
Sherlock laughed harder and wrapped his arms around his lover. "That... would
have even made me blush." He reached around John to grab the soap and shook the
bottle in front of his face. "Shall we?"
John grinned, taking a few breaths to calm down and then nodded. He took the
bottle and grabbed a wash rag, pouring out some soap onto it. Then he spun
Sherlock around and started washing his back.
Sherlock hummed and slumped his head forward so John could wash his neck too.
"I really enjoyed myself last night. I wonder if your father heard us..." he
said and smirked.
John washed Sherlock's neck and then moved back down his spine, and even a
little lower. "If he did, he was very nice not to mention it just now. But I
like to think that he didn't hear at all."
"Yeah, I think it would be best if he didn't. That would make for awkward
conversation," Sherlock said and chuckled. He turned around so John could wash
his front and leaned forward to peck his lover on the lips.
John could only imagine. Knowing his father, he might try to give him 'the
talk'. He washed down Sherlock's front, making sure to get his arms and legs as
well. "There, I think you're nice and clean."
Sherlock grinned, "except for my mind... That, I'm afraid, is a hopeless
cause." He grabbed the rag from John and squirted more soap on it. He turned
his fiancé around and started to wash his back.
John smirked a little. "Looks like I haven't been a very good influence on
you." He leaned back, enjoying Sherlock washing him. "Then again, I think it
was a mutual exchange."
"Oh it was very much mutual. After all, I did try to seduce you the first day
we met. You're just so sexy I couldn't help myself." Sherlock leaned forward
and kissed down the side of his lover's neck as he continued to wash him.
Once they were both clean, Sherlock grabbed John by the shoulders and placed a
firm kiss on his lips, only lingering for a second before pulling back with a
smirk and stepping out of the shower.
John hummed softly, tilting his head over. He never wanted to shower alone
again. He licked his lips and followed Sherlock out of the shower, grabbing
himself a towel. "You are such a tease," he said, pinching Sherlock's arse.
Sherlock gasped and smiled, "I learned from the best," he smacked his lover's
arse and walked past him to the bedroom.
John grinned, following him out to his room. He opened his closet, looking for
something that Sherlock might fit into. But most of his clothes were made for
someone shorter and pudgier. "Maybe we should have planned this better.
Although, I do like the idea of you walking around my flat with no clothes on."
"Mmm... But do you like the idea of me walking around school with no clothes
on? Lots of wandering eyes you know," Sherlock said and winked at his fiancé.
John shrugged. "No, I don't. So I guess you just can't go to school then." He
gave Sherlock a cheeky smile and pushed him down towards the bed. "And I can't
possibly go to school by myself, so I guess we're both stuck here."
Sherlock grinned up at his lover, "Hmm... I wonder what we can do to occupy our
time?" There was a sparkle of mischief in his eye as he looked John up and
down.
"Well, we have the whole flat to ourselves for at least eight hours. No one to
hear us, or accidentally stumble in. What could we possibly do..." John moved
to straddle Sherlock, putting his hands on the other boy's shoulders.
Sherlock groaned and instantly wrapped his arms around his lover. He smiled up
at him, "I have no idea, love... Why don't you tell me what you have in mind?"
He took his index finger and slid it down the front of John's torso, stopping
at his hipbone.
John let out a low sound. "Well...I think that you should lay down on your
back." He pushed Sherlock so he was laying flat. "And I'll get you all worked
up..." John climbed over him and kissed down his neck. "And when you're ready,
I'll ride you," he whispered, nipping his ear.
Sherlock shivered at his lover's tone, "that sounds... so fucking hot..." He
leaned his head back, stretching out his neck to give John better access to the
skin there.
John lapped at Sherlock's neck, tongue gliding over an older mark he'd left
there. "Figured you'd think that." He started sucking a new mark in place just
below it. He was glad that they were already naked, because his hands had full
access to Sherlock's gorgeous pale body without fumbling with clothes. He ran
his hands along his lover's chest and down his sides.
Sherlock groaned and arched his back into his lover's touches. John could
reduce him to a puddle within seconds and he loved it. His hands came to rest
on the other boy's hips, gripping tightly as he showered attention on him.
John made his way down Sherlock's body, nipping, sucking, licking, kissing. He
wanted to hit every inch of his lover's skin with something. Where his mouth
couldn't reach his hands roamed, trailing ghosting touches or pausing in spots
to massage the skin.
He went slowly and thoroughly until his lips finally reached Sherlock's crotch.
He smirked up at him and blew on the head of his cock before coming back up and
kissing Sherlock firmly on the lips.
Sherlock let his hands drop to his sides as his lover lavished his body in
kisses. By the time he made it to Sherlock's crotch, he was a quivering,
moaning mess.
When John locked their lips together, Sherlock kissed back hungrily. He lifted
one of his hands to grasp the back of his lover's head and bring him closer.
John pressed down so he could grind into Sherlock as they kissed, but he made
sure to only create minimal friction as he still wanted to tease Sherlock a
little. He pulled away from his lover's kiss swollen lips and brought a hand up
to trace them. "You are incredibly gorgeous like this," he breathed.
Sherlock moaned, "and you look absolutely amazing on top of me." He let his
hands roam down his lover's back. He smiled and let his fingers dip between
John's arse cheeks. "I want to be inside of you so badly... I want to pound
into you until you're screaming in pleasure," he whispered against the other
boy's lips.
John whimpered and pushed towards Sherlock's fingers. All of his attention to
Sherlock had left himself wanting. "Please...fuck me, please..." He buried his
face in Sherlock's neck and rocked into him again.
Sherlock brought one of his hands up in front of John's face and stuck three
fingers at his mouth. "Here... suck," he breathed and whimpered.
John obeyed, taking in his fingers and sucking them, imagining they were
Sherlock's length. He lolled his tongue around them, making sure they were good
and soaked.
Sherlock removed his fingers once the were wet enough and brought his hand back
behind his lover, pushing one inside his entrance. "I love the way you feel
inside, so hot and tight..." he whispered huskily against John's lips. "You
like having my cock in you, don't you? Tell me... tell me how much you want
it."
"Ohhh..." John moaned and pushed his hips onto that long finger of Sherlock's.
His lover's words only added to the ache between his legs and the desperation
for more. "Yes...Yes I love it. I feel so full with you inside me. You own me,
Sherlock. Please, please fuck me..."
Sherlock added a second finger and scissored them, stretching open his lover.
"I love it when you talk dirty to me... It makes me want you even more," he
murmured and added a third finger, pushing them in deeper.
John's breath hitched and he whimpered at the feeling. "Please, Sherlock...I
need you." He dug his fingers into Sherlock's shoulders to try to keep himself
from reaching down and stroking himself.
As soon as he felt his lover was stretched enough, Sherlock removed his fingers
and spit into his hand. He reached down and coated his erection in it and then
grabbed onto John's hips. Lifting him up, he angled his own hips until the tip
of his cock pressed against his lover's entrance and guided him down onto it.
John let Sherlock set him in place, tossing his head back with a moan as he was
penetrated. But once he had reached the hilt of his lover, he took over,
starting to rock his hips and clench his arse around him. "Oh, God yes...You
feel so good, Sherlock..."
"Fuck yes... S-so do you, John..." Sherlock breathed and snapped his hips up to
meet his lover's thrusts. "God, you look so good bouncing on my cock. I love
that I'm the only one who's ever had you like this." He moaned loudly and threw
his head back.
John let out a cry as Sherlock's extra movement caused a hit on his prostate.
He bent over, putting his hands on his lover's chest as he continued to move.
"I...Yes, Sherlock, only for you...Fuck..." He bowed his head, fingers curling
on Sherlock's skin.
Sherlock hissed in pleasure as John's nails dug into his skin. He gripped
tighter to his lover's hips in response and started moaning steadily as John
kept slamming himself down onto his cock.
John started moving faster, moving one of his hands down to stroke his own
cock. He still marveled at the fantastic feeling of not having a condom between
them. It was a bit more rough, but it really made them able to feel each other.
"Ohh, Sherlock...C-close..."
Sherlock grabbed John's wrist and forced his hand off himself. "No..." he
growled, "I want you to come with just my cock. Can you do that for me?" He
looked up at his lover, his eyes telling him that he wasn't going to really
force him to try if he didn't want it.
John swallowed and nodded, melting under Sherlock's gaze. He knew he could, it
would just take a little longer. And why not enjoy it for as long as possible.
He still felt close, however, now that he had touched himself a little, and he
slowed just enough to calm down again.
Sherlock smiled seductively up at John and smacked his arse. He gripped tightly
to his lover's waist and brought him down harder on his cock, trying to slam
into his prostate with every thrust. He bit his lip and leaned his head back,
gaining pleasure from it just because of John's obedience to his request.
John cried out as Sherlock had the perfect angle to hit his sweet spot, and he
gripped his lover's shoulders, nails surely leaving marks. Each movement was
driving him closer and closer to the edge, pleasure coursing fast through him.
"More, Sherlock. Harder!" he managed around a moan.
Sherloc snapped his hips up faster and smacked his lover's arse again. He
groaned and could feel his legs shaking as he continued to pound up into him.
"Ohhh, fuck yes, John... God... You'rebrilliant... Oh shit."
John's breathing was laboured as he nearly sobbed with the sensations.
"Ah...Oh, yes...Fuck, yes, Sherlock!" With a few hard slams between both of
their efforts, John was coming hard, spilling out onto Sherlock's chest and
abdomen. He made sure that he clenched his muscles tightly around his lover's
cock as he rode his orgasm.
Sherlock watched in awe as John's cock twitched between them and come spurted
from it. The feeling of his lover's muscles clenching around him and the sound
of him orgasming brought him to his own release. "Fuck... John!" He screamed an
his back arched as he came deep inside John.
John gasped at the hot sensation of Sherlock filling him. He finally slumped
forward, slipping off of his lover to splay on top of him. "Dear God...I swear,
anyone else and I probably wouldn't have enjoyed sex like this."
Sherlock chuckled breathlessly, "you mean you wouldn't have enjoyed it this
much or you wouldn't have enjoyed the way we did it?" He turned his head and
kissed John on the temple.
"A little of both," John admitted, burying his face in Sherlock's neck. "I have
to be honest, before we met, I was a little afraid of, you know...gay sex." He
flushed a bit, hiding his face further.
Sherlock chuckled and nudged John's shoulder, trying to get him to look at him.
"Really? Why did it scare you?" he asked, genuinely curious.
John lifted his face a little, but not all that way. "I don't know. I think a
lot of guys are scared of it, gay or straight or whatever. I mean, technically
it's not 'natural' and I read more than once that it really hurt and could be
dangerous."
He finally looked up at Sherlock and smiled. "But then you came along and
suddenly that didn't matter anymore, just like it didn't matter that I was
unsure of my sexuality in the first place. I guess when you find the right
person, everything just...clicks."
Sherlock smiled, "yeah, I know what you mean. I'd had a lot of offers you
know... Before you. Some of the kids of my parents' friends would come onto me,
just wanting sex and nothing more." He shrugged, "But I just didn't want that.
I wanted my first time to be with someone special... Someone I truly loved and
who loved me back." He cupped John's cheek and kissed him softly on the lips,
"And it was."
John let out a soft sound of content as he kissed Sherlock back. He smiled a
little sadly at him. "I just wish that you had been my first too. My first time
was really awful." He grimaced at the memory.
"Well... Technically I was your first. I mean, you'd never had sex with another
boy before..." Sherlock smiled at John and got lost for a while, remembering
their first time together.
John smiled a little. "Well, yes, that is true. And I certainly had never had
anything up my arse before you." He put a hand over his heart, feigning shock.
"Oh, Mr. Holmes. You stole my virginity!"
Sherlock grinned and turned until he was hovering over his lover, "Yes, I have
turned you into quite the little deviant, hmm?" He leaned down and captured
John's lips in another kiss, sliding their tongues together nice and slow.
John pulled Sherlock down closer, enjoying the touch of their tongues. If they
hadn't just done something, he would already be half hard just from that.
Sherlock pulled back after a while, "oh yes... Definitely my little deviant,"
he said breathlessly and smiled down at John. He propped himself up on one
elbow and reached up to stroke the side of his lover's face. "I love you so
much... I don't think I can say it enough," he murmured.
John leaned into the touch, smiling softly. "Please, don't stop." He wrapped
his arms around Sherlock, hands landing on the small of his back. "I love you,
too. I never imagined that I could be this happy."
Sherlock sighed happily and settled himself on top of John. "So..." he said,
still stroking the other boy's face, "three days until we meet with the
lawyer... Think you're ready?"
John rubbed his thumbs over Sherlock's skin, quirking his mouth. "I think I am.
It's just one step closer to putting that bastard away."
"I just can't believe it... I overheard mum and dad talking about it and they
said I died... That my heart stopped." Sherlock frowned and closed his eyes
tightly, taking a calming breath before opening them again. "It's a miracle I'm
alive right now... here with you. And I'm so glad."
John shook his head, hating to think about it. He brought one of his hands up
to Sherlock's chest and put it over his beating heart, needing to feel the
pumping muscle. "I was so scared..." he said softly. "When they carried you
out, I really thought I had lost you. I'm grateful everyday to even hear you
breathe."
Sherlock leaned down to kiss his lover deeply, "I'm here, love... We're both
here together and we're going to be okay now." He cupped John's cheek again and
smiled down at him.
John swallowed and kissed him back, taking the comfort happily. "I know. I know
we are." He put his arm back to where it was, holding Sherlock close to him,
relishing in their closeness.
 
***** Chapter 26 *****
The next three days went by quickly and Friday afternoon after school, Sherlock
stood outside waiting for John to get his overnight bag from his locker. As
soon as he approached, he took his lover's hand and smiled at him, squeezing
it. "Ready?"
John squeezed Sherlock's hand, slinging his bag over the opposite shoulder. "As
I'll ever be," he said. As he had said to Sherlock before, it was one step
closer to finally getting Moran the punishment he deserved. He was actually
very ready.
Sherlock led them to the car where Mycroft was waiting and opened the door for
his fiance before stepping inside himself. He held tightly to John's hand the
whole way to his house, looking over at him and smiling nervously on occasion.
When they finally arrived, they dropped John's bag off in his bedroom before
walking together to his father's home office where they would be meeting with
the lawyer. Sherlock opened the door and found his father sitting on his desk,
talking to a woman wearing two piece suit who was sitting in one of the chairs
with a briefcase by her feet. They both stood as the boys entered.
"Sherlock, John... this is Helen Rodin, she will be the attorney representing
you both." Helen stood and smiled, extending her hand.
"It's nice to meet you Sherlock, and you as well John. Shall we get started?"
She gestured to the table in the corner of the room.
John tried to be as reassuring for Sherlock as possible while they were in the
car, smiling back and rubbing his thumb over the back of his fiance's hand.
When they finally came face to face with their lawyer, John smiled at her and
shook her hand, waiting for Sherlock to do the same before he gently pulled him
over to the table. He sat down side by side with Sherlock, keeping a tight hold
to make sure that Sherlock knew he was there for him.
"Now..." Helen said and put her briefcase on the table before taking a seat
herself, "I understand that only you will be testifying, John. As much as I
wish that you both were..." She glanced over at Siger who gave her a stern
look, "I have been informed not to push things."
She smiled nervously and cleared her throat, "well then... We're going to go
over a few questions that I expect Sebastian's lawyer will ask you and some
that I myself will ask. To begin with, I would like to talk about the first
incident. John... How did it all start?"
John sighed, squeezing Sherlock's hand for his own support now. "Well, it was
actually the first time that we met. Sebastian had gathered the rugby team
around Sherlock and by the time I got there they had already knocked him to the
ground. I stepped between them and he backed off, but not before almost
breaking Sherlock's nose."
"I see..." Helen took out a notebook from her briefcase and scribbled notes in
it while John talked. "And did he say why they had ganged up on Sherlock?"
John thought back to that day, trying to remember what dumb excuse Sebastian
had given him. "He said something like, 'Freak thinks he's better than us'.
That's how he refers to Sherlock." He felt a flare of anger at the thought and
squeezed Sherlock's hand again, perhaps a bit too hard.
Sherlock patted the back of John's hand soothingly and half smiled at him.
Helen nodded and took more notes, "okay, now... Tell me about the events
leading up to the second attack on Sherlock."
"It was the next Monday," John said, looking down at the table. "We had decided
not to hide the fact that we were together, but I suppose that Sebastian didn't
like that. After school, he had one of our classmates draw me away while he
surrounded Sherlock with the rugby team and beat him unconscious." He took a
shaky breath before continuing. "I managed to get them away and take Sherlock
to the hospital."
"How did you know to come back?" Helen said, brow furrowed, "Explain how they
got you away from him..." Sherlock squeezed John's hand tighter, knowing she
was bound to ask that question. He hadn't really heard the details himself of
what happened while John was away with Mary.
John quirked his mouth. He hadn't wanted to have to say all the details,
because Sherlock didn't know what had happened, but he should have known that
they were going to want to hear everything. "Sherlock and I were about to leave
when a girl, Mary Morstan, came up to us and asked if she could speak to me
alone. She took me around a corner and...She kissed me." He turned away, not
meeting Sherlock's or Ms. Rodin's eyes. "I pushed her off, of course, and then
I heard Sherlock shouting and I ran back."
Sherlock frowned, geeze... what is with these girls trying to kiss my John? he
thought. Ms. Rodin nodded and took more notes, "Alright, so you were able to
get Sherlock to the hospital after the attack... Now, what happened the day he
came after you?"
John let out a sigh of relief when Sherlock didn't say anything or have any
sort of reaction to what he had said. He pressed on, and answered the next
question. "Sherlock wasn't in because he was still recovering. I was eating
lunch and Sebastian came over to me with some of the boys and started to pick
on me. There was a bit of back and forth and then I was on the ground with him
on top of me, punching me until I blacked out." He took a few deep breaths,
almost able to feel the pain again. Stay strong, John. You're doing this for
both of you.
Sherlock furrowed his brow in concern and laid a hand on John's shoulder.
"John? Are you alright, love?" Siger stood from where he was sitting on the
desk, "We can take a break if you need to," he offered.
John shook his head. "I'm fine. I don't want to stop." He smiled at the two
Holmeses and then turned back to Ms. Rodin. "Please."
Helen looked back at Siger, who nodded for her to continue. She turned back to
John, "Okay... Now we need to talk about the shooting. Start from the
beginning. What were you doing before it happened?" Sherlock grabbed John's
hand with both of his and smiled reassuringly at him.
John took a deep breath, Sherlock's support appreciated. "I had stayed over at
Sherlock's and we had just woken up," he started, closing his eyes. "We were
about to take a shower when Sebastian showed up. I don't even know how he got
in the house, but he was holding a gun." John swallowed. It had been the worst
day of his life, and it was painful to remember.
"I pushed Sherlock behind me, and Sebastian started shouting that we had ruined
his life. He had been expelled and lost a scholarship because of the attack on
me," he explained. "I...I tried to reason with him but...he pulled the trigger
and..." John's eyes filled with tears, but he kept going. He needed to keep
going. "Sherlock pushed me out of the way," he said, voice high pitched. He
turned into his fiance's shoulder.
Sherlock kissed the top of John's head, "It's okay, love... It's alright," he
soothed.
"I think that's enough," Siger said and crossed his arms.
"He needs to tell the rest of it. The jury will want to hear the whole story,"
Helen argued and turned to look at Mr. Holmes.
John let a few tears fall before pushing up to face the lawyer again. He wiped
his eyes and then sniffed up a few times. "No. She's right. I have to finish."
He needed to do this to make sure that Sherlock didn't have to testify too. He
cleared his throat and pressed on.
"Sherlock pushed me away and got...hit instead. Sebastian ran off after that
and I called for an ambulance. Luckily we made it in time and they were able to
save him." John let one of his fingers trail to Sherlock's wrist, feeling his
pulse, and it calmed him.
Helen finished taking notes and closed the notebook, "I think that should be
enough for today. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon to run through questions the
other lawyer might ask you." She stood and gathered her things together before
holding her hand out towards the boys, "I look forward to helping you put this
monster behind bars," she said and gave a sad smile.
After the lawyer had left and Sherlock's father went with her to walk her out,
Sherlock wrapped his arms tightly around John. "Are you okay, love?" he
murmured softly into his hair.
John let out a puff of breath, hugging Sherlock back and pressing his face into
his fiance's neck. "Yeah...Yeah, I'm good." He inhaled deeply from his nose,
breathing Sherlock in. "Actually this was good. I think I'll be able to keep my
head better during the trial."
Sherlock pulled back far enough to look into John's eyes, "Tomorrow will be
harder... The way the other lawyer asks the questions is never very kind. But,
I'm sure father won't let Ms. Rodin get too carried away..." He was worried for
his fiancé and stroked the side of his face, frowning. "I wish I wasn't such a
coward and could testify... That way you wouldn't have to face this alone."
John took Sherlock's wrist in hand, holding it there so he could turn to kiss
the palm of his hand. "You aren't a coward. There's nothing wrong with not
wanting to talk about something that scarred you like that." He looked up at
Sherlock and smiled, sliding his hand up to lace their fingers. "I'll be fine
tomorrow. As long as you're there."
Sherlock smiled, "I'll be right beside you," he said softly and leaned in to
kiss his fiancé on the lips. He kept it slow and loving, closing his eyes into
it.
John returned the kiss with a smile. Everything would be fine. He would protect
Sherlock from having to relive those memories and make sure that Moran never
touched him again.
Sherlock pulled back and smiled at John, "I want to show you around the house,"
he said and stood, taking his fiance's hand. He led him down the hall and into
a side room with a billiards table in the center of it. "This... is the game
room." He pointed over to the corner, "mum insisted on installing those arcade
games even though neither me or Mycroft were remotely interested."
John grinned, following Sherlock to the room and not expecting at all what he
saw. There were arcade games all along the wall, the billiards table, a ping
pong table, and even a big television with game consoles hooked up and a
cabinet filled with games. "Sherlock...This is awesome! Why haven't you taken
me in here before?" He went straight over to one of the arcade games, an older
one that was one of his favourites when he was younger. "Wanna play me? Bet I
can kick your scrawny little arse."
Sherlock smiled, glad to see John liked it. He walked over and stood beside the
other boy at the game. "Hmm... you bet me, huh? What are the stakes, then?" He
grinned and raised an eyebrow, this could definitely get interesting.
John turned to Sherlock and then gave him a sly grin. He'd meant it
rhetorically, but this was fine with him. "If I win..." He looked Sherlock up
and down, then leaned up to whisper in his ear. "I get to tie you up and do
whatever I want with you."
Sherlock swallowed thickly and shivered, the implications of that were...
fascinating. He nodded slowly, "Okay... and if I win?"
"Then you can do the same to me," John said with a wink. He then turned back to
the game and started it up. It was a classic fighting game. John picked a
character and then watched Sherlock with a grin.
Sherlock swallowed and then took one of the controls. He chose his character
and the game began.
 
***** Chapter 27 *****
Despite Sherlock nudging John to the side repeatedly as they played, he still
managed to win. Sherlock backed away and sighed, "I totally just let you beat
me," he grumbled and put on a fake pout.
"Yeah, right," John scoffed. "Do you know how many hours I used to play that
game at the arcade? You never stood a chance." He smirked up at his fiance and
his gaze turned darker. "And that means tonight, you'll be at my mercy."
Sherlock smirked for a second before he straightened his face and got down on
his knees in front of John, bowing his head. "Yes master," he said in a low
voice.
John laughed, pulling Sherlock up to kiss him. "Come on, let's play something
else. This is fun." He really didn't get a chance to do this much anymore, not
since he was in primary school. And it was fun to do something new with
Sherlock.
Sherlock chuckled, "okay then, but I get to choose this time." He led John over
to the huge leather sofa in front of the telly and grabbed a couple of
controllers. He held one out for the other boy to take. "Here... You may have
me whipped at that fighting game nonsense, but I am the master of racing
games."
John took the controller in hand and looked it over. "Bit different from my
day. The last home console I had was an NES." Sherlock was right, John had no
chance now.
Sherlock took the time to show John how all the controls worked before they
started and let him warm up by playing by himself a couple times. They finally
played against each other and Sherlock did end up winning, but it was a very
close game.
"Want to play another round? Or..." Sherlock sat his controller down and moved
to straddle his lover's lap, "would you rather go to my room and collect your
prize?" He leaned in and nipped John's earlobe, breathing hotly on the wet skin
afterward.
John shivered at the feeling of Sherlock's breath and wrapped his arms around
his lover's waist. "Sounds good to me." He slipped his hands down further to
Sherlock's arse and squeezed.
Sherlock groaned and wrapped his arms around his lover's neck, "How would you
like to tie me up? I have some scarves in my closet... Or I could look around
for some rope..." He ground his hips down into John's and moaned softly.
"Scarves should be fine. I don't want to hurt you." John moved to Sherlock's
hips and held him still, smirking. "Not yet, my love." He nudged Sherlock off
of his lap and stood up.
Sherlock stood and took John's hand, leading him back down the hall and to his
bedroom. He went to his closet and returned a couple minutes later with four
different coloured scarves. He handed them to John and smiled, standing and
waiting for him to tell him what to do next.
John took the scarves and bit his lip, excited. "Take off your clothes," he
said softly. "I want to see every centimetre of you."
Sherlock nodded and slowly unbuttoned his shirt, taking it off and tossing it
aside. He toed off his shoes and used John's shoulder for support as he took
off his socks. Then he started on his trousers, undoing the button and zipper
and sliding them down along with his pants. He stepped out of them and was now
standing completely nude in front of John, his cock already slightly hard from
the anticipation.
John watched, enjoying the slow reveal of his lover's body. When he was finally
bare, John stepped forward and walked him backwards, pushing him onto the bed.
"Lift your arms, love," he said, and once Sherlock had done so, he tied each
wrist with a scarf. He kept it loose enough for him to pull out if he really
needed to, but tight enough that it wouldn't be too easy. Then he tied up
Sherlock's ankles the same and straddled him.
Sherlock laid there all sprawled out beneath his lover and his heart was
pounding. He looked up at John with lust darkened eyes and licked his lips. It
was more arousing than he thought it would be, being in such a vulnerable
state, but he supposed that was because it was John that was in control right
now. Had it been anyone else, he wouldn't have enjoyed this nearly as much.
John started easy, bending low to kiss Sherlock deeply. He put a hand to the
back of his neck and tilted his lover's head up, slipping his tongue into his
mouth, feeling the familiar contours and crevices. He rocked gently into his
lover, just teasing.
Sherlock moaned softly and tried to keep from bucking his hips up. His hands
clenched tightly into fists and he kissed John back hungrily. "John..." he
breathed against his lover's mouth and leaned his head up to nip playfully at
his bottom lip.
John hummed and pulled away, staring down at Sherlock. "You are incredible," he
said, voice husky. "I have never seen anyone so hot..." He bent down and let
his breath ghost over his lover's chest. "...in my entire life."
Sherlock groaned, he'd already established that hearing his lover talk during
sex turned him on. It sent pleasure through his body like nothing else could.
He tilted his head back, exposing the pale flesh of his neck.
John couldn't stop himself from bringing his face up to Sherlock's neck. He
nipped a line along his lover's neck, passing over old marks and untouched
spaces. "I love your skin," he breathed. "It's so easy to mark, so easy to show
everyone you're mine." He growled softly and sucked a new one in place.
Sherlock gasped and bucked his hips up once. "Yes... I'm yours, John. Always
yours," he whimpered and bit his lip.
John smirked and pulled away. He wiggled himself down Sherlock's body until he
was between the other boy's legs. He started kissing Sherlock's inner thighs
tenderly, enjoying the little twitches of his muscles at the attention.
"Oh God..." Sherlock whispered and looked down at his fiancé settled between
his legs. He swallowed and his pupils dilated at the sight. Even though John
was still completely clothed, he lookedextremely sexy right now.
John moved up Sherlock's thigh, passing over his groin without stopping, and
then hit the other with the same attention. He was going to make Sherlock
crazy, he knew, but it was too much fun. John moved back to the center, lips
inches from Sherlock's cock. "Lift your hips for me."
Sherlock moaned freely now and nearly bit a hole in his lip. He obeyed and
lifted his hips up, curious to see what his lover was planning next.
John dipped under Sherlock, peeling apart his lover's cheeks and revealing his
entrance. He had been thinking about doing this since Sherlock had done it for
him. He slipped his tongue out, swiped it over him, then licked a long stripe
from his entrance and up along the length of his cock.
"Fuck! Ohhh God, again... More, please more..." Sherlock moaned, a little
surprised by how much he enjoyed that. His cock twitched and by now precum was
dripping from it. He needed more.
John definitely liked that reaction. He dipped under Sherlock again and
repeated what he'd just done, smirking up at him after. He swirled his tongue
around Sherlock's slit, scooping up the precum and swallowing it.
Sherlock groaned and arched his back, his nails digging into the palms of his
hands. "God... You're amazing," he breathed. John's mouth on his cock was one
of his favourite sensations ever, he couldn't believe he'd never done anything
with another bloke before. John was a natural.
John blew on his lover's cock, watching as it twitched. "I'm glad you're
enjoying this. Because I'm nowhere near done yet." He climbed up on top of
Sherlock, straddling him again. He bent to Sherlock's chest, licking over one
of his nipples.
Christ... Sherlock thought as his lover continued to tease him. "At least take
off your shirt?" He murmured as he arched up into John's mouth. "Please?"
John looked up at him through his lashes. "I suppose I could. Just because
you're being good." He sat up and pulled his jumper up over his head. Then he
went right back to work, bending to take Sherlock's nipple into his mouth and
suck.
Sherlock swallowed thickly as he watched John take off his jumper. "Okay...
Maybe that wasn't one of my best ideas..." he murmured. His eyes fixated on his
lover's chest and he tightened his fists. As John started working on his nipple
again, he groaned and threw his head back, closing his eyes.
John swirled his tongue over the aroused flesh, leaving a gentle nip at the
end. Then he moved to the other one, doing the same. He knew Sherlock must be
dying to touch him, and he wanted to be touched as well. But he also liked
being in control, because Sherlock squirming underneath him was extremely sexy.
Sherlock pulled lightly against his restraints and groaned, "John..." he
whimpered, "Fuck, John..." Sherlock continued to chant his lover's name, unable
to think of anything else. After several moments of sweet torture, he could
feel the sweat start to drip from his forehead with the effort of staying
still.
John pulled up and looked at Sherlock, seeing that he was struggling. "Is it
too much?" he asked softly. He didn't want to keep Sherlock like this if he
wasn't enjoying it.
Sherlock shook his head, "No, I just... Can you kiss me?" He bit his lip,
feeling a little weird that he felt the need for it. But for some reason, he
felt a little scared of being restrained like this and needed the reassurance.
John came back up and kissed Sherlock deeply. He pulled away and stroked his
face. "We don't have to do this," he said. "I do miss your hands."
Sherlock sighed into the kiss, grateful for the touch of their lips. He looked
up at John and gave a lopsided smile, "really?" Of course he noticed how
fascinated his lover seemed to be with his hands, but he didn't realise how
much. "I think it might help if you talked to me... I want to keep trying," he
murmured.
John kissed Sherlock again at the sight of that smile. "I don't know how, but
you just managed to be super sexy and super adorable at the same time." He
trailed his hand back down Sherlock's torso and paused at his hip. "If you're
really alright, we'll keep going."
Sherlock blushed and nodded, "yeah, I'm alright. Now touch me or I'm really
going to go crazy," he said and chuckled softly.
John grinned and moved back to where he was. He mouthed over the center of
Sherlock's chest and then moved towards his stomach. Here he left sweet kisses
all across the width, very gentle and feather-light. His hands were roaming
Sherlock's legs again, smoothing over the soft skin.
Sherlock relaxed and closed his eyes, focusing on the touch of his lover's lips
on his skin. His leg muscles twitched at John's touches and he let out a soft
moan.
John moved to Sherlock's hips. He kissed across his lover's waist and stopped
at the hip bone to bite the thin skin, leaving yet another mark. John licked
the mark to soothe it then shifted down to settle between Sherlock's legs
again. He nudged Sherlock's hips up and swooped under to lick at his entrance
again teasingly.
Sherlock gasped and bucked his hips up at the bite and hummed in content when
his lover laved his tongue over it. When John licked at his arsehole again, he
moaned and tried to push his hips down onto his face.
John chuckled a little. "Like that, do you?" He lapped over it again, using his
hands to pull Sherlock apart more. "I like knowing what you like. I want to
know everything that makes you scream." He plunged his tongue inside, curling
it against his lover's inner walls.
"Oh God, yes..." Sherlock moaned out and bucked his hips down again. His cock
was still steadily leaking pre-cum and he whimpered as he felt his lover's
tongue probe him. "Christ, that feels good," he mumbled and tightened his
thighs around John's head.
John kept his tongue inside of his lover, moving his head as best he could from
where it was stuck between Sherlock's legs. He finally pulled out, then slipped
a finger in his place, sliding it in easily. He brought his face up over
Sherlock's cock and licked off the precum before fully engulfing him.
"Yes... Oh fuck yes..." Sherlock whined and lifted his head to watch his lover
go down on him. "Oh God..." he murmured, the sight was absolutely beautiful. He
focused on John's lips, stretched around his cock and moaned.
John groaned around Sherlock, swallowing to add to the effect. His finger
pumped and twisted inside of Sherlock, reaching his prostate and stroking it.
"Oh fuck, John... Look at me, p-please look at me. I want to see you," Sherlock
whimpered and strained against the scarves again. All the sensations were
overwhelming and he needed the connection of their gazes to keep him grounded.
John opened his eyes, staring intently at Sherlock through his lashes as he
kept moving on his lover. He slipped a second finger into Sherlock, then a
third, copying his vibration technique against his lover's prostate.
Sherlock groaned and kept eye contact with John. "Close... Very close," he
murmured and bucked his hips up deeper into his lover's mouth. He screamed out
his release and went limp after he was finished, chest heaving with the effort
of getting air into his lungs.
John readied himself, knowing that with what he was doing Sherlock wouldn't
last long. Sure enough, he was soon coming, and John swallowed everything he
gave, keeping his lips moving on Sherlock through the orgasm. When he was
finished, John licked him clean and pulled his fingers out. "How was that?" he
asked, moving up to untie Sherlock's wrists.
All Sherlock could manage was a groan as he let his arms drop to the bed when
John untied them. He was still shaking slightly from the exertion and his heart
was pounding in his ears. His eyes opened and he smiled over at his lover,
lifting his arm to pull him into a kiss.
John smiled, kissing Sherlock back. "I'll take that as a positive answer." He
turned around and undid Sherlock's ankles, then climbed back up to snuggle
against him. "Really, though, if you ever don't like something I do, you'll
tell me, right?"
Sherlock bit his lip, hesitating very briefly before nodding. "Yeah... I
would," he said and smiled, leaning in for another kiss.
John smiled, kissing him in return. He tried to ignore the aching between his
legs. He'd driven Sherlock pretty hard, so he didn't expect him to reciprocate.
Although, he didn't think that he'd be able to make this erection go down...
"Hey Sherlock...Want to watch me?" he asked with a smirk.
Sherlock's eyes went wide and he sat up against the headboard, licking his
lips. "Do you even have to ask?" He said huskily and grinned.
John chuckled and moved to open his trousers. He shimmied out of them and his
pants, then sat back and wrapped his hand around his cock. "I want you to tell
me what to do," he said, voice deep.
Sherlock smirked and moved closer, putting his mouth next to the other boy's
ear. "I want you to stroke yourself... slowly and not too hard," he purred.
John groaned softly, doing as Sherlock said. This he really liked. It was like
the other night when they were on the phone, except he could feel Sherlock's
voice rumbling next to him, sending shivers down his spine.
"That's it... just like that," Sherlock murmured, nipping John's earlobe. "Now
slide your thumb over the slit. I know how much you like that," he whispered.
He cast his eyes down to watch his lover pleasure himself, loving every moment.
John whimpered and obeyed, smoothing his thumb over his slit as his hand came
up. He let his eyes fall shut, breathing out shakily. "Fuck, Sherlock..."
"Yes... That's right, love." Sherlock reached his hand up to the back of his
lover's head, twining his fingers into the hair there. "Take your other hand
and rub your finger behind your balls. Don't touch your arsehole yet, not until
I tell you to."
"God, yes, Sherlock..." John reached down, leaning back a little to get to the
spot Sherlock told him. He moved his finger over the skin, gasping at how
sensitive it was there, and had to fight himself not to go back further. "Oh,
Sherlock... more, please..."
Sherlock smirked against the side of his lover's face, "you like the sound of
my voice, don't you?" he said in an amused tone. "God, John... I love the way
your cock looks, you know that? So thick and long... I want you to stroke your
entire length, keep it slow."
John let his head fall back, a low moan escaping him. "Yes, I do...I love
it..." He whined a little at Sherlock's instructions, wanting to go harder, but
he listened, stroking from base to tip and keeping a steady pace.
Sherlock nipped at John's jaw, "Okay... Now you can finger yourself. I want to
see your arsehole stretched around your fingers." He placed soft, open-mouthed
kisses all along his lover's jaw and neck, humming against the skin.
John moaned again, moving in any way that he thought would give Sherlock more
skin. He swiped his fingers over the tip of his cock where precum was steadily
leaking out, and used that to slick himself up. He reached back down, leaning
further backwards to get at his entrance. "I'm... imagining it's you," John
breathed as he pushed one in. "That it's your long fingers, stretching me out."
"Start moving your fingers faster... Tighten your grip on your cock," Sherlock
murmured against John's skin. His eyes were riveted downwards, watching his
lover's cock slide in and out of his own hand and his finger working in and out
of his arse.
John did as he was told, and cried out at the feeling. "Ohhh, Sherlock..." He
pushed in his finger as far as it would go as he thrust in and out. "More?
Please?" he asked desperately.
"Add another finger, twist your wrist a little... That's it, love. Just keep
listening to my voice." Sherlock ran his fingers through John's hair and
scratched lightly at his scalp. "I love you so much, you're so amazing... So
beautiful. You're simply gorgeous like this, when you're so desperate for
release. God, I wish you could see yourself right now."
John pushed in another finger and twisted, tossing his head back with a cry. He
was so completely lost in everything, the sound of Sherlock's voice, his subtle
touches, the scent of him so near, and the feeling of touching himself like
this. He almost felt like it was Sherlock touching him, fingering him, and
having a hand in his hair all at once.
Sherlock smirked and reached a hand down to stroke his lover's thigh. "Come on,
love. Finish for me, I want to hear you shout my name when you come." He leaned
in and started nibbling on John's ear, breathing hotly against it.
John was stuck between moaning and crying as he absorbed everything that
Sherlock was doing to him. At those last few words, he finally climaxed, hips
jerking wildly as he screamed his lover's name.
Sherlock pressed kisses along the side of John's face as he finished. When he
was completely spent, he lifted his lover's hand and licked the come off of it,
humming in content at the taste.
John could barely think by the time it was over, and only just registered that
Sherlock was licking his hand clean. He pulled his fingers out of himself and
laid back with a groan. "God...That was incredible..."
"Glad you enjoyed yourself," Sherlock smiled and helped John pull his pants and
trousers back on. After zipping and buttoning them back up, he kissed his lover
on the lips and went to grab some sleep clothes. "Do you want to see the home
theatre? We could watch a film before we go to bed."
"You have a home theatre?" John asked, sitting up a little. "Yes, I want to see
it!" He got out of bed and grabbed his shirt, pulling it on and smiling
excitedly at Sherlock.
Sherlock chuckled, "yes... we have a home theatre. I actually spend a lot of
time there. I really enjoy watching films." Once John was ready, Sherlock led
him to the hall and down the stairs to the lower level. He took him through a
large, padded door and turned on the lights, revealing the theatre.
There were eight big leather chairs with leather footstools arranged in rows in
front of a six meter high, seven meter wide screen. There were speakers all
along the walls and a projector hanging from the ceiling. Off to the side there
was a popcorn maker and a fridge with drinks, along with a cart filled with
boxes of candy.
Sherlock opened a door on the right side of the screen that revealed a sort of
closet area filled with rows of films and the DVD player. "Any particular film
you'd like to see? I'm sure we have anything you'd be interested in watching,"
he said from the closet.
John's jaw dropped at the sight of the theatre. He had seen on the telly once
or twice people who had put a theatre in their house, but in person it was even
more impressive. He followed Sherlock down to the DVD closet and looked through
the choices. "I...I don't even know. I don't think my mind is working well
enough yet to pick. This is fantastic!" He turned to Sherlock and kissed his
cheek, wrapping his arms around the other boy's waist. "Why don't you pick?
Surprise me."
"Okay then," Sherlock said and smiled, wrapping his arms around John's waist in
return. "Why don't you go pick out some treats? We have pop too if you're
thirsty." He gave his fiancé a quick kiss on the lips and turned back to pick
out a film.
John grinned and went to the snack cart. He grabbed a bottle of cola for
himself, some popcorn, and a box of candy. Then he picked a seat and beamed at
Sherlock as he waited for him to pick a film.
Sherlock decided on one of the new films his father just got in. He grabbed the
DVD and put it in the player, then walked out and shut the door behind him.
He dimmed the lights and smiled at John, approaching the seat and sitting down
with him. He adjusted so they could both sit comfortably, putting one of his
arms on the back of the chair behind John's head. "This is a good one, not out
on DVD yet, but... Father has his ways." Sherlock grinned and kissed the other
boy on the cheek while he stole a handful of popcorn from his bucket.
John shook his head in amusement. "I'm not surprised. At this point, I don't
think I can be surprised anymore by anything." He snuggled into Sherlock's
side, taking a sip of pop as the film began.
About halfway through the film, Sherlock got an idea. He took a piece of
popcorn and held it in front of John's mouth, smiling at him. "Open up," he
said softly.
John turned to Sherlock and smirked before opening his mouth and taking in the
piece of popcorn. He let his tongue swipe over Sherlock's fingers, licking off
the butter and salt and pulling off them with a pop.
Sherlock closed his eyes and bit his lip as John teased him. He opened them and
raised his eyebrow at the other boy, "You don't really want to go there, do
you?" he asked with a cheeky grin.
John giggled a little and winked at Sherlock. "No, I don't. But it's still fun
to tease you." He grinned and then turned back to the film, settling
comfortably with Sherlock.
Sherlock chuckled and turned back to the screen. By the end of the film, he had
settled very comfortably and had fallen asleep on John's shoulder, his face
buried in the side of his fiance's neck.
John enjoyed the film, and by the end wanted to turn to Sherlock and start
talking about it. But then he saw that his fiance was asleep and he smiled
softly. Giving him a kiss on the temple, John scooped the other boy up and
carried him back towards his room.
Sherlock murmured something incoherent and nuzzled further into John. His arms
came up around his fiance's neck and his eyes fluttered open to look at the
other boy and smile sleepily. "Hey... you're strong too," he mumbled when he
realised he was being carried and pulled himself closer to kiss John on the
cheek.
John felt his heart warm at the sight of his fiance, snug in his arms and so
adorable. He laughed a little and held more tightly to Sherlock. "This isn't
the first time I've carried you. Though the situation wasn't very romantic." He
stepped into Sherlock's room and laid him down on the bed, climbing in with
him.
"Really?" Sherlock said and yawned, pulling John close once he was in bed with
him. "When did you last carry me?" he asked and rested his head on his fiance's
shoulder.
John frowned a bit remembering. "The first day that we were together, after you
got knocked out, I literally ripped the rugby players from you and carried you
out of the school. I would have carried you all the way to the hospital if your
brother hadn't shown up."
Sherlock looked up at his fiancé and smiled, cupping his cheek. "My hero," he
whispered and leaned up to connect their lips. John was so good to him, doing
all he could to protect him. He was reminded once again how much he loved the
other boy, how much he needed him.
John happily kissed Sherlock in return, a bit of pride welling in his chest
when Sherlock called him a hero. Out of everything he wanted to be for
Sherlock, one of the most important was to be his shield, to make sure he never
got hurt.
Sherlock pulled back and smiled softly at John, "I love you." He snuggled
closer to the other boy and fell back asleep quickly.
John quickly joined Sherlock in sleep, whispering, "I love you, too." before
fully drifting off. Luckily he didn't have any nightmares tonight, which was
thanks to the presence of his fiance by his side.
 
***** Chapter 28 *****
Sherlock woke early the next morning and found John still sleeping, but didn't
wake him. Instead, he just watched him sleep. Sherlock didn't think he'd ever
seen something so beautiful. He looked so peaceful and he smiled faintly up at
him.
When John finally woke, it was to find Sherlock staring at him and smiling.
John returned the smile lazily. "What're you lookin' at?"
Sherlock shrugged, "I'm just looking at the most handsome boy I've ever seen,"
he said cheekily and grinned. He lifted himself up until he was able to
straddle John's hips and leaned down to give him a long, slow kiss.
John blushed lightly, kissing Sherlock back and wrapping his arms around the
other boy's waist. He loved waking up like this, with Sherlock being the first
thing he saw, being able to kiss him good morning.
Sherlock hummed into the kiss and pulled back only when he felt the need to
breathe. He rested their foreheads together and sighed happily, eyes closed.
"Breakfast should be ready soon," he murmured, staying where he was.
"Do we have to get up?" John whined. "I'm nice and comfy here with you." He
tightened his grip on Sherlock, pulling him down so they were pressed flush
together.
Sherlock chuckled and lifted John up so he could wrap his own arms around his
fiance. "Well... It is Saturday, we could sleep in..."
John grinned and nuzzled his face into Sherlock's neck. "What time is the
lawyer coming?"
Sherlock lifted his head and removed one of his arms to start stroking John's
forehead as he spoke. "Well, Dad said Ms. Rodin should be here around three
this afternoon. I still wanted to show you the rest of the house, did you bring
your swimming trunks like I told you to?"
"Yeah. I can only imagine what kind of pool you have after seeing the rest of
the house," John said, leaning into Sherlock's touch.
Sherlock smiled, "and a hot tub... And a sauna," he said and kissed John on the
cheek. "I'd really like to have you in one of those places," he murmured softly
and nipped playfully at the other boy's lower lip.
John smirked a little and hummed against Sherlock's lips. "You're insatiable,
Mr. Holmes," he teased.
"Damn right I am," Sherlock said and winked. "It's hard not to be with such a
sexy fiancé."
"Well, it's a good thing that the feeling is mutual, then." John moved his
hands down a little lower, lightly cupping Sherlock's arse.
Sherlock hummed and gave John a quick peck on the lips. "I'm really curious...
What was your first impression of me?" He asked and ran his fingers through the
other boy's hair.
John cocked his head to the side, remembering the first day they met. "Well, to
be honest I thought that you were a bit helpless," he admitted. "But I also
thought that you were quite handsome. And I still do. Not the helpless part
though." He gave Sherlock a sly grin. "Now what about you?"
Sherlock chuckled, "I suppose that was a logical assumption, given the
situation." He smiled and kissed John on the lips again, "now let's see... The
first day we met... Well, I also thought you were really handsome, brave and
very kind. I also thought about how great you would look without a shirt on."
He grinned down at the other boy, "and I was completely right. You do look
dashing without a shirt."
"Well, thank you," John said with a smirk. "You're not so bad yourself." He
tilted his head back to kiss under Sherlock's jaw. "I couldn't understand why
people would want to hurt you. You didn't seem like the kind to bother anyone."
"Mmm, well I'm really not. But I do have a tendency to spout off deductions
that leave people rather upset with me." Sherlock craned his head back To give
John more skin to kiss. "That's why I normally don't deduce people... I was so
afraid that even though you asked for me to deduce you, that you would call me
a freak like all the others." Sherlock turned his head back down to look the
other boy in the eyes and lifted his hand to stroke his cheek, "I'm so glad I
was wrong," he murmured.
John took the invitation and pressed a trail of kisses along the sharp line of
Sherlock's jaw as he spoke. He liked the way that Sherlock's deep voice
vibrated under his lips as he kissed him. When Sherlock looked back into his
eyes, he smiled and put his hand over his fiance's. "Everyone who called you
that just doesn't understand. Yeah, it's kind of bizarre when your whole life
comes out of the mouth of a stranger, but it's also really fantastic. It's like
magic."
Sherlock grinned, "I love you so much. You've turned my world around, quite
completely. Thank you... for loving me, for giving me a chance. I will never be
able to tell you enough how grateful I am for you."
"I love you, too," John said softly, threading his fingers with Sherlock's.
"You did the same for me, really, and you don't have to thank me for anything.
It's my honour to love and be loved by you."
They laid in bed talking and exchanging kisses until Sherlock heard John's
stomach growl. "Uh oh," he said and grinned at the other boy, "somebody's
hungry." He slid down and placed soft kisses all along John's stomach. "I think
we need to feed you."
John squirmed a little, Sherlock's kisses tickling. "Hey, cut it out!" He
pushed Sherlock's head from his stomach and sat up. "You make it like I'm a dog
or a baby or something," he grumbled, ignoring his stomach making another
unattractive noise.
Sherlock raised an eyebrow, "when have I ever treated you like a baby... or a
dog?" He sat up and crossed his legs, reaching forward to take John's hands.
"Come here," he said and pulled the other boy into his lap, wrapping his arms
around his waist.
"Just now," John said, putting his hands on Sherlock's shoulders when he was
pulled into the other boy's embrace. "It was just a joke, I didn't mean
anything by it." He playfully licked Sherlock's nose.
Sherlock chuckled, "okay good... I wouldn't want to upset you." He scrunched
his face up when John licked his nose, "and now you're acting like a dog." He
leaned forward suddenly, tossing the other boy on the bed and following him
down. Sherlock joined their lips in a firm kiss before letting him go and
rolling off the bed. "Come on, I know you're hungry," he said and held out his
hand.
John squeaked indignantly when Sherlock pinned him down, and kissed him back
just as firmly. He followed Sherlock out of bed and locked their fingers
together. "You know you could never upset me. And if you did I would let you
know."
Sherlock squeezed John's hand and smiled, "Good." He led them down to the
dining hall where breakfast was waiting. His mother and father were sitting at
the table eating. "Good morning, boys! I trust you slept well?" Mrs. Holmes
greeted them and smiled.
John grinned back at them. "I always sleep well when I'm here," he said with a
quick glance at his fiance. "Good morning to you too."
Sherlock walked them both to the table and let go of John's hand to pull out a
chair for him. He took a seat next to him, his mother on his other side.
"No nightmares last night, son?" His father asked and Sherlock looked at him in
shock, "How did you...?" Siger raised a hand, "Sherlock, it's hard for me not
to notice when you wake up in the middle of the night screaming. I didn't come
in because I knew you'd want to be left alone." Sherlock sighed and nodded,
"yeah... no nightmares last night," he said softly. He really didn't want John
to know just how bad the nightmares were, but he supposed it was too late now.
John took the seat offered him and grabbed a few pieces of toast and some bacon
and eggs. He turned to look at Sherlock, frowning when his father said that he
was actually screaming from the nightmares. He swallowed what was in his mouth,
and put a hand on Sherlock's knee. "You can call me next time," he said softly.
"I don't want you to have to go through that alone."
Sherlock smiled as best he could and nodded, "I will, I promise." He grabbed a
piece of toast and started nibbling on it, ignoring John's glare when he didn't
eat more. After breakfast was over, Sherlock went back to his room with John
and started to change into his swimming shorts in silence.
John sighed when Sherlock decidedly wouldn't eat any more. He followed him back
to his room and started to change. But when Sherlock was unusually quiet, he
stepped over to the other boy and hugged him from behind. "You alright?" he
asked, nuzzling his face in Sherlock's back.
Sherlock covered John's hands with his own and leaned back into him. "I just...
I didn't want you to know I woke up screaming." He sighed and tightened his
grip on the other boy, closing his eyes.
John kissed Sherlock's shoulder blade and gently rocked him. "I don't want you
to hide that from me. If you have a problem, I'm supposed to make it better."
He turned Sherlock around so that he could look into the other boy's eyes. "I
know you don't want to talk about the dreams or the memories, but I want to be
able to comfort you when they upset you."
Sherlock nodded, "I know... I guess I'm just so used to having to hide it and
having to deal with it alone." He leaned down and kissed John on the lips,
"I'll try to be open with you about it from now on."
John grinned. "Good. That's all I want." He gave Sherlock a quick squeeze and
then finished getting into his swim shorts.
As soon as they were finished dressing, Sherlock took John's hand and led him
outside and down to the pool area. It was a closed in pool with glass walls and
a glass roof, the hot tub sitting off to the side and a sauna further back.
They had a diving board and a slide, as well as a shed with pool toys and
floats in it. Sherlock laid his towel on one of the chairs and went to the
steps to start getting in.
John smiled wide at the sight and tossed his towel next to Sherlock's, running
straight for the diving board. He bounced a few times, then jumped in, bringing
his knees up in a 'cannonball' at the last second. He surfaced again a moment
later and swam over to Sherlock in the shallow end.
Sherlock smiled as he watched John dive and swam over to meet him as he came
back up. "Well... When are you joining the Olympic diving team?" he teased and
wrapped his arms around the other boy.
John laughed and returned the embrace. "After I write a novel and go to the
moon." He poked his tongue out at Sherlock, then wiggled away, floating on his
back.
"Oh really? I look forward to reading it," Sherlock said and swam close to
John. He splashed the other boy in the face before swimming off into the deep
end, laughing.
"Hey!" John flipped over, spluttering, and swam after Sherlock. He dove under
the other boy and popped up in front of him, splashing him quickly and then
diving away.
Sherlock chased John around the pool until he cornered him in the shallow end,
pinning his wrists to the wall. "Alright... Surrender now, or else," he said
breathlessly.
John had thought he was a pretty good swimmer, but Sherlock was fast, and he
soon found himself trapped. He looked at him in challenge, a smirk on his face.
"Do your worst."
Sherlock grinned widely and dunked one of his hands under the water. He grabbed
onto John's crotch and started stroking him underwater through his trunks.
John gasped, clutching at Sherlock. "Oh...oh God..." He rocked forward into his
fiance's hand. "Are you sure...this is a good idea?"
"Not at all," Sherlock murmured and smirked, "that's what makes it even more
fun. The risk of being caught," he leaned forward and nipped at John's bottom
lip as he continued to stroke him.
John whimpered and clung to Sherlock's shoulders, digging his nails into the
wet flesh. He was absolutely right; the scandal factor was pretty hot. He
rocked his hips in time with his lover's hand, but the friction through his
swim shorts wasn't enough. "P-please...more, Sherlock..."
Sherlock leaned in and locked their lips together as he untied John's trunks.
He slipped his hand underneath and started stroking him again. His tongue slid
against the other boy's and he groaned as his hand moved along John's aroused
flesh.
John moaned into Sherlock's mouth, barely able to contribute anything to the
kiss because his body was so focused on the feeling below his waist. Being
wanked off underwater was something totally new, and it felt spectacular.
Sherlock pulled away from the kiss and sucked on John's lower lip before
letting it go. "God, you're so gorgeous," he said huskily. "I just love the way
you look when you're like this, so open and vulnerable... All for me."
John whimpered, his head falling back in ecstasy. Sherlock knew just what to do
to get him all worked up. He could barely speak through all the sounds the
other boy was evoking from him. But he did managed a soft moan of his lover's
name.
Sherlock growled softly and pulled both of their trunks down past their hips.
The sounds his lover was making caused him to be aroused as well and he wanted
to join in. He stepped closer ad pressed both of them together, wrapping his
long fingers around their lengths. "Oh God..." he moaned loudly.
John cried out when his lover's cock was pressed to his and he bucked into
Sherlock's hand. He scratched down Sherlock's back, leaving red trails in the
pale skin, and buried his face in his fiance's neck.
"Shit... oh, John... C-close," Sherlock whimpered and rolled his hips in time
with the other boy's. He swiped his thumb across both of their slits and his
breath hitched at the feeling.
John bit down on Sherlock's neck out of reflex. He was close too, the
sensations all coming together in a whirl of amazing pleasure. He bucked hard
against Sherlock, trying to get more friction from his hand and length. "F-
fuck...ah...Sh-Sherlock..."
Sherlock cried out when John sank his teeth into him and gripped tighter on
their cocks. He moaned and bucked his hips faster as he approached his release.
Groaning, he finally came, leaving trails of his release in the water.
John couldn't hold back anymore as he heard Sherlock coming. He tossed his head
back and climaxed, his release mixing with Sherlock's and swirling between
them. He slumped forward into his lover, closing his eyes. "Damn...You are
amazing..."
"Mmm... So are you," Sherlock replied and leaned down to kiss John on the
temple. "Somehow we're going to have to clean this up," he murmured, looking
down at the water.
John looked down as well. "Hmm...Do you have a bucket or something? We could
just scoop the water out." He chuckled a little watching the way it moved.
Sherlock laughed softly and got out of the pool to grab an empty chlorine
bucket. He scooped it out and tossed the water off to the side. "There...
Better." He sat on the edge of the pool and dipped his feet in, "do you want to
get in the hot tub with me? I'll give you a massage." Sherlock grinned down at
the other boy.
John looked up at Sherlock, resting his arms on the edge of the pool and
kicking his feet absently. "Sounds good to me. You have magic hands, you know.
I'm convinced it's from that violin playing." He moved to the steps, fixing his
trunks on the way, and climbed out of the pool.
"It's probably because of them being so long too," Sherlock said and smirked.
He followed John to the hot tub and sat down in the water, settling his fiancé
between his legs and starting to massage his shoulders.
John flinched a little at the temperature change, but quickly relaxed, leaning
back against Sherlock with a lazy smile. "Yes, I agree. Mmm, that feels
good..." He closed his eyes and let Sherlock work out the knots in his
shoulders.
Sherlock focused on the most tense areas and leaned forward to kiss the wet
skin as he worked. "I can't get over how sexy you look when you're soaking
wet," he murmured.
John hummed in content and opened one eye to peer back at Sherlock. "Is that
why you like fucking in the shower so much?" he teased.
Sherlock chuckled, "yes it is. Although... I haven't had a chance to
fuck you in the shower. That will have to be remedied soon." His eyes fixed on
a drop of water running down the centre of John's back and he leaned in to
catch it with his tongue.
John shivered a little, pressing back further into Sherlock. "God, Sherlock.
You drive me crazy sometimes." He flipped himself over so he was straddling
Sherlock's hips. "And I absolutely love it."
"Do you now?" Sherlock said cheekily and wrapped his arms around the other boy.
"Well... why don't you show me?" He smirked and raised his eyebrow, challenging
him.
John bit his lip as his cock twitched. He was certainly building stamina now
that he was having sex regularly. "It might take a bit more to work me up
again. Maybe you could help me out," he whispered, leaning in to nip Sherlock's
earlobe.
Sherlock groaned, "maybe if I tell you how horny you make me... Would that
help?" he asked, lowering his tone.
"Yes. Tell me every detail," John murmured, rocking slightly. He just couldn't
help getting all hot and bothered around Sherlock, even when they'd just gotten
off. Blame teenage boy hormones and the fact that his fiance was damn sexy.
"God, John... You just get me so hot, I want to rip your clothes off every time
I see you. Even when I watch you eat, I just want to take you. Every part of
your body turns me on," Sherlock groaned and gripped tighter to John's hips,
grinding up into him.
John made a soft sound and moved his hips harder, already feeling like he had
half an erection. "I know just what you mean," he said, voice deep. "Whenever I
see you I have to stop myself from getting hard. You're just...unbelievable. I
just love your body, your skin, your shape. I love the feeling of being pressed
up against you." He dipped his head down to bite Sherlock's pulse. "No one else
has ever made me feel like this. Ever."
"I'm glad," Sherlock whispered, pulling John's face closer, "I want to make you
forget having anyone else. God, it makes me sound so selfish, but I do." He
locked their lips together and moaned as their tongues collided.
John groaned and sucked on Sherlock's tongue as it invaded his mouth. He was
pretty much ready now and continued to rock into his lover's lap, the friction
evading him because of the resistance of the water. He whined and pulled back
to go back down to Sherlock's neck. "I don't remember their names, I don't even
remember their faces. I don't know what it feels like to be had by anyone but
you."
Sherlock growled and turned them so John's back was pressed against the wall of
the hot tub and he was settled between his lover's legs. He swiftly pulled down
both of their shorts and rutted desperately against John.
John gasped and then cried out as Sherlock was suddenly on top of him. "Ohh,
fuck. Yes!" He started sucking right on Sherlock's pulse, enjoying the speeding
beats that he knew were because of him.
"Fuck I want more..." Sherlock groaned and in a few seconds he was straddling
his lover's hips and guiding John's cock to his entrance. He didn't bother with
preparing himself and just sat down completely, crying out as he was
penetrated.
John groaned loudly, his eyes rolling back in his head as Sherlock engulfed
him. He was so tight, it was incredible. His hips bucked up out of his control,
the friction on his cock from Sherlock's tightness driving him crazy.
"Yes...Oh, God, yes!"
"Ohhh, John... yes!" Sherlock moaned and gripped onto the other boy's
shoulders, moving up and down as fast as he could. "Christ, you're amazing. I'm
s-so lucky to have such an amazing lover. Y-you're just so..." He let out a
loud cry and threw his head back as he reached the right angle to pound into
his prostate with each thrust. "F-fuck..." he breathed, beyond words now.
John kept thrust up to meet Sherlock coming down, and he moved his lips right
next to Sherlock's ear. "You're so fucking hot like this," he breathed, knowing
that Sherlock liked it when he talked during sex. "I love feeling you clenching
around me. I love the way you say my name." He reached down to tug on
Sherlock's cock, swiping his thumb over the slit.
"Oh shit, yes..." Sherlock whimpered and kept slamming down on his lover's
cock. John's words alone were bringing him closer to orgasm. "More... t-tell me
more," he begged.
John bit his earlobe and then went back to speaking. "I want to have you
everywhere. I want to pin you against the wall, I want to find a secluded
corner of the school. Anywhere we are, I would throw you down and fuck you so
hard."
"Ohhh, yes, John..." Sherlock moaned, each word making his cock twitch in
excitement. He could feel himself right on the edge, about to go over with just
one more word from his lover.
John squeezed Sherlock's cock as he felt the twitches and used all his power to
buck up into his lover. "You have no idea what you do to me, Sherlock. You're
so fucking incredible." God, he was so close. But he wanted Sherlock to come
first.
"J-John!" Sherlock screamed his lover's name as he came apart. His voice echoed
throughout the room and his muscles convulsed around John's cock as he
finished.
John cried out and thrust up into Sherlock as he came, soon finding his own
release inside of his lover. He kept moving until he was totally spent and then
slumped back and pulled Sherlock against him.
Sherlock wrapped his arms around John and closed his eyes, his chest still
heaving. "God, that was wonderful." He lifted his head after a while and smiled
down at his lover before cupping his cheek and kissing him softly.
John returned the kiss, feeling warm and breathless. When he pulled away he
grinned up at Sherlock, then glanced down to see the other boy's second release
floating between them. "Looks like we've got to clean the hot tub now too," he
said with a laugh.
Sherlock laughed, "yeah, looks like it." He caressed John's face and smiled, "I
love you so much. I can't even express to you what I feel for you, John. You're
the most wonderful man," he murmured and leaned in to kiss him.
John hummed happily and kissed him back. "I love you, too. You're so perfect.
Everything I've always wanted." He gave him another few quick kisses.
Sherlock pulled away and sighed, "I can't wait to be married to you. I want the
world to know you're mine forever," he said and ran his thumb across John's
cheek.
"I know," John said, glancing at the ring on his left hand. "And I can call you
my husband. Sherlock Holmes-Watson."
"That's Mr. Sherlock Holmes-Watson to you," Sherlock said and poked John in the
stomach. He laughed and got out of the hot tub to grab the bucket again and
clean out the water.
"Well," John said with a playful huff. He pulled himself out of the hot tub
after Sherlock and grabbed his towel. His skin was pretty wrinkly at this point
and he figured it was best to get out.
Sherlock scooped the dirty water out of the hot tub and glanced at the clock on
the wall. He grabbed his own towel and wrapped it around his waist, then
grabbed John's hand, pulling him off towards the sauna. "Come on, we'll dry off
quicker in here. We have to meet with the lawyer in an hour."
John followed Sherlock into the sauna, letting out a puff of breath at how hot
it was. "Wow. This is really cool. You could run a hotel or something in your
house with this setup." He sat down on the bench with Sherlock and grinned at
him.
Sherlock leaned his head back and closed his eyes, "at one point mum wanted to
have a bed and breakfast, but dad doesn't like the idea of having complete
strangers in the house." He scooted closer to John and put his arm on the back
of the bench behind the other boy.
"Well, I can't blame him for that." John leaned back as well, enjoying the heat
and the closeness with Sherlock. It wasn't long before he was sweating
steadily.
"Okay, I think we should be good now. Wanna head up to the house and grab a
quick shower before the lawyer gets here?" Sherlock asked and stood, holding
his hand out for John to take.
John stood and took the offered hand. "Sure. Just as long as you mind your
hands," he said with a wink.
Sherlock laughed, "I think I can manage. After all, you did get me off twice in
less than an hour. A new record for us, yeah?" He grinned at John and led them
back towards the house.
"Yeah. A new record for teenage boys everywhere probably," John said with a
chuckle.
 
***** Chapter 29 *****
John followed Sherlock inside and up to his room, then through to the adjoining
bathroom. He slipped out of his trunks and stepped into the shower with
Sherlock.
Sherlock grabbed a wash rag and soaped it up, turning to wash John's chest.
"Okay, so I'm bending the rule a little... I'm touching you, but not sexually."
He grinned and continued to wash his lover's torso, playfully tweaking his
nipple through the rag.
John shook his head a little. "Fine have it your wa-eep!" He jumped and
squeaked as Sherlock pinched his nipple, hand coming up to swat Sherlock away
afterwards. "So that's how it's going to be?" he said with a smirk, and reached
across to get both of Sherlock's at once.
"Yes, it is... Ow!" Sherlock grabbed John by the wrists, "not fair," he said
and stuck his tongue out. He let go of the other boy's hands, "no more," he
murmured and brought his hands up to rub his sore nipples.
John grinned wryly, stepping closer. "Aw, I'm sorry." He bent a little. "Let me
kiss you and make it better." He kissed one nipple, feather light, then moved
to the other. He glanced up to see how Sherlock was reacting.
Sherlock inhaled sharply and shivered at the light kisses. "Um..." he cleared
his throat, "th-thank you." He started washing himself this time, turning away
and trying to calm himself. John could be such a tease and he refused to give
in this time.
John laughed a little and grabbed another rag, soaping it up and slowly washing
Sherlock's back. He trailed the rag from his shoulders, down the expanse of his
back, to just above his arse. He couldn't help it, Sherlock was just too much
fun to tease.
Sherlock bit his lip, but continued washing. Don't give in, don't give in, he
kept repeating in his head and took controlled breaths. He tried not to show
any weakness to show John that what he was doing was working.
John pouted a little when Sherlock didn't seem to be reacting. He continued to
wash downward, passing over the curve of his arse and to his legs, spending
just longer on his thighs than the rest of them. Yes, he had said for Sherlock
to keep his hands off. But he never made a stipulation for himself.
Sherlock groaned and felt his cock twitch at the teasing touches and suddenly
he couldn't take it anymore. He got an idea and reached down with his soap
slicked hand, wrapping his fingers around himself and started stroking. He
turned around, head leaned back and eyes closed as he continued to move his
hand.
John licked his lips when Sherlock turned around with his hand on his cock. He
leaned in close, lips to Sherlock's ear again, and took his own length in hand,
starting to stroke. "The best part about teasing you is watching as you slowly
lose control," he whispered to his lover. "You try and try, but you just can't
resist me."
Sherlock groaned and turned his head to nip John's earlobe. "You can't resist
me either, don't deny it. I bet you're imagining me touching you right now,
aren't you? That it's my hand on you, stroking you," he murmured huskily. Two
could play that game and he knew how much John loved his voice.
John moaned softly and nodded. "Fuck, yes...You have me wrapped around your
finger," he breathed. He pressed his hips in closer to Sherlock's, moving his
hand away and then grabbing both their erections, stroking them together. "But
why imagine when I can have the real thing?"
"/Shit/," Sherlock breathed and couldn't help but buck his hips against his
lover's. "I can't believe... how horny I am on a regular basis now. The things
you do to me, John... /God/, you're just entirely irresistible."
"I know," John said, groaning softly as he kept moving his hand on both of
them. "God...I just can't stop myself..." He rocked his hips, their cocks
rubbing together in his hand.
Sherlock let out a long moan, "It's a good thing... We both have such a hunger
for each other. We'll never get tired of it... or bored... or want anyone
else," he breathed and nipped at John's earlobe again.
"Never...Though we probably won't be able to go three times in so short a span
when we get older," John said with a breathy chuckle. He choked out another
groan, already feeling close. It wasn't too hard to finish this time, since it
hadn't been that long since they had done it in the hot tub. He rubbed his
thumb over their slits, gasping at the feeling.
"Well, we better do it as much as we can while we're still young," Sherlock
groaned. He felt himself hurtling towards the end and rolled his hips faster.
"C-close, John..." he breathed.
John groaned again, tightening his grip on their cocks, swiping hard over their
slits. "Me t-too...Oh /fuck/..." He was shaking as he bucked his hips and cried
out.
Sherlock held on as long as he could but was soon coming hard and fast across
John's hand. He cried out his lover's name as he rode through the pleasure.
John waited for Sherlock and finally let himself go, spilling out and mixing
with Sherlock's release until there was a mess of white on John's hand. He
panted heavily and slumped against his fiance, but still had enough energy to
lift his hand to his lips and lick it clean, savoring their combined taste.
Sherlock waited until John was finished cleaning his hand and then he pulled
him closer by the back of his head, locking their lips together. He hummed into
the kiss as their tongues slid together. When he pulled back he had a smile on
his face. "I never expected to enjoy that taste, but I really do."
John rested his head on Sherlock's shoulder after the kiss, trailing his
fingers along his chest. "My thoughts exactly." He forced himself up after a
moment and faced the shower spray. "I think that's about all I can manage today
to be honest with you. I feel kind of exhausted now."
Sherlock hummed in agreement and moved forward to grab onto John's hips,
kissing the top of his shoulder. "Yeah, I don't think I could spare another
drop." He chuckled and rested his chin on the other boy's shoulder.
John smiled and leaned back against him, turning his head to kiss his cheek. "I
love you."
"I love you, too John." Sherlock helped the other boy finish washing and once
they were both clean, he stepped out of the shower and grabbed them some
towels. As they were getting dressed, he turned to John and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you..." he whispered and kept his hold on the other boy.
John returned the embrace immediately, holding Sherlock close. "You don't have
to keep thanking me, love," he said softly, pressing a kiss to the underside of
his jaw. "It's what I'm here for." Though he didn't know exactly what Sherlock
was thanking him for, he had a feeling.
"I know I don't have to, but I want to," Sherlock murmured, pressing his face
into John's hair. "You saved me... In so many ways and you're testifying,
bringing up those memories again just do I don't have to testify." He pulled
back and smiled down at John, cupping his cheek, "I don't know how you do it.
You're so brave."
John blushed a little, shrugging. "It's easy when you have someone to be brave
for. I would do anything for you, anything you ask me to, anything to protect
you." He leaned up to kiss Sherlock tenderly. "You make me brave."
Sherlock returned the kiss and beamed down at the other boy before connecting
their lips again. He pulled away again with a sigh and grabbed John's hand,
lacing their fingers together. "It's time to meet with the lawyer again," he
said and squeezed his hand.
John's face went solemn. "I'm ready." And he was. After the day before, he was
prepared for how emotional this could be. And if he could get through this, he
could get through the trial.
Sherlock led them to his father's office where he was waiting with Ms. Rodin
again. She greeted them and they took a seat at the table.
"Now John, I want you to be aware that the defence lawyer will pay no regard to
your feelings. He will say and do anything to get you to crack. Nothing will be
off limits, do you understand?" Ms. Rodin looked at John seriously, her hands
resting on top of her crossed legs.
John nodded firmly. "I understand." He kept a tight hold on Sherlock's hand,
though. That was one thing he was going to miss during the trial.
Helen nodded once and stood, smoothing out her skirt. "John... Before the
second attack on Sherlock, had you ever spoken with Miss Morstan?"
John shook his head. "I hadn't even been going to the school that long before
the first attack. Maybe a week."
Helen nodded and shrugged, "didn't you find it a bit suspicious that she asked
to speak with you privately?"
John flushed a little in guilt. That was just the thing; he hadn't. "No, I
didn't."
"So... After you stopped Sebastian from attacking Sherlock on Friday... It
didn't occur to you that he may try again? You just... left Sherlock there,
unprotected." She was being relentless now and Sherlock gripped tighter to
John's hand.
"Well it's not like I saw Moran and then left. I had no idea that he and Mary
even talked," John said, feeling a bit defensive, and more guilty. He had been
stupid to leave Sherlock like that.
"So when you returned, you just ran up and started attacking the boys
surrounding Sherlock, correct?" Helen was pacing back and forth now, hands
clasped behind her back. Sherlock was feeling a bit intimidated by now and he
wasn't even being questioned. He could only imagine what John was going
through.
It was strange to see this woman, who just yesterday was being nice to them,
turn around and sound so accusitory. The longer she acted this way, the more
defensive John felt. "Yes. Because they were attacking him."
"So you had no contact with Sebastian at all that day before this? No
indication that he wasn't happy about you two being together? He didn't try to
say anything to you or Sherlock?" Sherlock swallowed thickly, remembering what
had happened at lunch, but kept quiet.
"Well, I had seen him that morning and he sort of gave us a look when we were
kissing, but other than that, no, he didn't talk to us." John glanced at
Sherlock for confirmation.
Sherlock cleared his throat, "well... he um, did come up to me at lunch." Helen
raise her eyebrow,
"Time out... He did? What did he say to you?"
Sherlock sighed, "he said 'I know what you're trying to do. You're trying to
make John a freak like you.' and he told me that I better back off."
John raised his eyebrows in surprise. He remembered asking Sherlock when he
came back to sit down if anything had happened, but now it seemed that he had
lied. "Sherlock, why didn't you say anything?" he asked, putting a hand on his
shoulder.
Sherlock shrugged, "I didn't think it was anything to worry about. Sebastian
always made tons of empty threats. I didn't expect him to actually try
anything." He looked down at his hands as he spoke, fidgeting a little.
"Is that all he said?" Ms. Rodin asked. Sherlock bit his lip and hesitated, but
shook his head. "When I told him that I wasn't going to stop dating John, he
said... that we'd have to do this 'the hard way'."
"If I knew he had threatened you I wouldn't have left you alone." John dropped
his hand and took one of Sherlock's again. He still felt like it was his fault,
though. Even though he hadn't known, he should have had better foresight.
Sherlock squeezed John's hand, "I know... I'm sorry." He felt tears coming to
his eyes, guilt pooling in his stomach. If he had told John the truth that day,
none of this might have happened.
Ms. Rodin sighed, "I'm not sure what else we can go over today. I think we all
need to regroup and meet again on Monday. If you think of any other details
you've left out, write them down and tell me. We can't afford to be surprised
by anything in court." She gathered her things and walked out the door, Siger
following behind.
Sherlock closed his eyes, a few tears falling and he sighed raggedly. "I'm so
sorry for not telling you," he whispered.
John sighed, pulling Sherlock into his arms. "It's alright. Though I wish you
had, because then maybe I wouldn't have been stupid enough to follow Mary." He
pulled back to wipe his fiance's tears.
Sherlock nuzzled into John's neck, "You're not stupid, I am. I should have told
you. If I had said something... none of this would have happened." He shut his
eyes tighter as tears started running down his face.
"No," John said. "Ms. Rodin said herself, Moran attacked you once and he would
try to do it again. He would have kept trying until he succeeded." He rubbed
Sherlock's back, kissing his temple.
"I just can't wait for this whole trial to be over so Moran can be out of our
lives for good." Sherlock lifted his head and kissed John on the lips, "I don't
want him to torture either of us anymore, but I can't stop the memories..."
John kissed Sherlock back, running a hand through his hair. "I know, love. But
you have me now, and I'll always be there to make you feel better." He stayed
quiet for a moment, thinking. He wished there was some way that they could
eliminate the memories from Sherlock's mind.
"You're so good to me," Sherlock said and sighed happily. He stood and took
John's hand, leading him to his bedroom. Without a word, he started undressing
and got under the covers. "Come here... I don't want to do anything sexual, I
just want to lay with you." He looked up at the other boy with a smile.
John didn't know what to think when Sherlock started undressing, but then
smiled and took off his own clothes. He left just his pants on and climbed into
bed with Sherlock. He snuggled up against his fiance and pulled the duvet up
over them.
Sherlock instantly wrapped his arms around the other boy and tangled their legs
together loosely. He ran his fingers through John's hair and pulled him in for
a slow kiss, keeping it soft and loving. "I love you," he whispered and let his
eyes take in every detail of his lover's face from this close up.
John smiled at the soft touches and kiss and felt his chest swelling in
happiness. "I love you, too." He could stay like this forever and be perfectly
content.
Sherlock beamed at his fiance and stroked his face, memorising every detail.
His blue eyes, his full cheeks, his thin, beautiful lips. He let his fingers
graze across every feature, then leaned in to kiss his eyelids before letting
his lips touch every inch of the other boy's face.
John flushed a little as Sherlock's piercing eyes studied him, and it only
increased at the shower of kisses. Finally John grabbed his face. "Sherlock..."
He giggled and shook his head. "You're such a sap." He held Sherlock in place,
kissing his high cheekbones, his bright blue eyes, his full cupid's bow lips,
and every other part of his pale, gorgeous face.
Sherlock chuckled softly, but stayed still as John returned the attention. "Now
who's the sap?" He let his fiancé kiss every inch of his face and slid his hand
down John's side. He touched every inch and slid around to his back, wanting to
touch every part of his lover's body.
John poked his tongue out at Sherlock and then moved to kiss along the line of
his jaw. He hummed softly as Sherlock's hands roamed his body, and he let his
own trail over the lithe form of his lover. He loved the feel of Sherlock under
his fingertips. His skin was so soft and smooth, like nothing he'd ever felt
before.
Sherlock moved to nuzzle and kiss John's neck as his hands continued their
journey across his body. "So beautiful," he whispered against his lover's skin.
Sherlock had never experienced such affection and love as he did right now. The
gentle exploration of each other's bodies warmed his heart.
John got shivers down his spine and flushed again as Sherlock's lips found his
neck. He brought his hands back up, bringing them up to Sherlock's hair and
threading through his curls. He gently massaged his fiance's scalp, knowing
that it would feel good in his sensitive skin.
Sherlock hummed in content and mouthed his way over John's collarbone to kiss
his shoulder. He brought both hands to the other boy's waist, fingers skimming
across his hip bones. "You have no idea... how much I love every centimetre of
you," he murmured and continued to kiss along John's upper torso. "You're just
so perfect... so handsome... and I'm so lucky to call you mine."
John kept moving his fingers along Sherlock's head, combing through his dark
curls. He pressed in closer to his lover's lips, arching his body and letting
out a soft sound. He dropped a few kisses into Sherlock's hair, all he could
reach in this position. "You're too good to me."
Sherlock looked up, locking gazes with the other boy. He shook his head, "I
could never be too good to you. There will never be enough words or enough
actions for me to express to you just how special you are to me. I told you
that you saved me in more ways than one and that's true... John, you not only
saved me from Sebastian..." he took one of his hands and cupped his fiance's
cheek, "you saved me from /myself/." He leaned in to press a loving kiss to
John's lips, closing his eyes and focusing his entire being into it.
John returned the kiss firmly. He never thought that someone's words alone
could bring him to tears but Sherlock had just done so. He pulled back after a
moment and caught his gaze again. "Sherlock...I never thought that anyone I'd
ever meet could mean so much to me, or would care about me in return the same."
He sniffled and let out a soft chuckle. "And I'm so lucky that you were there
to be saved. If we had never met...I know I could never have been as happy with
anyone else." He tightened his arms around Sherlock, tucking his face into the
crook of his long neck.
Sherlock felt tears come to his own eyes as he returned John's embrace. "I am
so incredibly happy you found me, love. I can't imagine my life without you in
it." He pulled away and kissed John on the
mouth again. "I'm glad that you're happy with me," he murmured against his
lips.
"I am. And I'm glad that I can make you happy too." John kissed Sherlock again
and again, soft and tender.
Sherlock hummed into the kisses, letting his hand stroke along his lover's hip.
They continued to kiss and touch until Sherlock finally fell asleep, head
tucked under John's chin.
John followed soon after, snuggled warmly with Sherlock and completely relaxed.
 
***** Chapter 30 *****
Sunday flew by and soon they were at school again. John found himself rather
distracted all through his classes as he thought about meeting with Ms. Rodin
again that afternoon. He had gotten so defensive when she started asking
questions like the other lawyer. If he did that in court, would he look guilty?
How would the real lawyer react? He tried to stop himself thinking like that.
Sherlock needed him to do this. He had promised to protect him and be brave.
Sherlock could tell John was nervous about this afternoon and tried his best to
be comforting. He tried getting his mind off it by helping him with schoolwork,
but it didn't seem to be working very well. By the time the last bell rang,
Sherlock was just as nervous as John. He grabbed the other boy's arm before
they got into the car and pulled him into a tight embrace. "I love you, no
matter what happens. You will always be my hero. Always," he murmured into
John's hair.
John looked up at Sherlock and smiled gratefully. "Thank you, Sherlock." He
leaned up to kiss him. "I love you, too. I promise, I'll be fine," he said,
only half convinced of himself.
Sherlock pulled back, taking John's hand and squeezing it before they got into
the car. He kept a hand at the small of the other boy's back as they walked
towards the house and led them up the stairs to his father's office.
Ms. Rodin was shuffling papers and had moved all chairs but one to the other
side of the room. She looked up as they entered and smiled, "John, take a seat
here next to the table. Sherlock, I need you to sit over there." She pointed to
one of the chairs at the far end of the room and Sherlock swallowed but obeyed,
looking back nervously at John.
John knew what this was. Getting him used to not having Sherlock right next to
him as he was questioned. He smiled reassuringly at his fiance, and then sat in
the chair Ms. Rodin had indicated.
"Now," Ms. Rodin said, setting down the papers, "did you think of anything else
you may have left out? Sherlock?" Sherlock shook his head and Helen looked back
at the other boy. "John? What about you? Any details you may have left out
before? Anything at all, no matter how small."
John shook his head. "Nothing." He glanced at Sherlock again and smiled. He was
sure that after Saturday that he would surely have told him anything that he
might have been keeping before.
Helen nodded, "right, okay... The trial is this Friday, as you know. So...
let's go through the rest of it, shall we?" She started pacing again, "now,
let's talk about the morning that Sebastian broke into Sherlock's house. He
came in, holding a gun at you both, correct?"
John nodded, keeping a strong front. "Yes, he did."
"Nothing was said beforehand? He just... pulled a gun on you?" Sherlock cleared
his throat and Helen looked back at him, "What?"
He sighed and fidgeted, "Well... I did ask him what he was doing there. And we
didn't know he had a gun right when we saw him."
John nodded in agreement. "I told him to get out. And, uh...kind of told him
that I'd be able to take him down since he didn't have the rest of the rugby
team with him." He'd almost forgotten about that. That made him seem like he
was provoking him. Dammit, John. You and your mouth.
Helen crossed her arms in front of her chest and raised an eyebrow, "kind of?
You 'kind of' told him? John..." She sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose,
"these are the kinds of things you need to tell me! If you threatened him...
they'll try to make it seem like self defence. You didn't actually do anything
to him did you? Like, start running at him or anything?"
"No," John said, shaking his head. "Neither of us touched him, or moved. I
pushed Sherlock behind me and that was it." That much at least would prove that
Sebastian was the one who struck first.
Ms. Rodin sighed in relief, "okay, all right... good. Now..." she cleared her
throat, "when he pulled the gun out, you said you tried to reason with him.
What did you say?"
John thought back to the conversation. "Well, he was saying that it was our
fault, that we ruined his life. I said that he was the one that ruined it
because he came after Sherlock and I. And I told him that he shouldn't take it
out on us because he couldn't deal with the consequences."
Helen nodded, "then he became angry and pulled the trigger?" Sherlock was
biting his lip from his chair, nervous for his fiance as it got back to the
part where he got shot. He wished he was there by his side to comfort him this
time.
John's eyes immediately darted to Sherlock, watching him move and breathe for a
moment, reassuring himself that he was alive. He closed his eyes briefly,
taking a deep breath. "Yes. He shouted at me to shut up, called us freaks
and..." He swallowed. "Pulled the trigger."
"Then what happened?" Helen asked and continued to pace. Sherlock was wringing
his hands together and kept eye contact with John, trying to offer any comfort
he could with his look.
John felt a bit better when he caught Sherlock's gaze. He was past the tough
part now. "He dropped the gun and ran. That was the last I saw of him."
"And Sherlock? Where was he hit, can you show me?" Helen asked and stopped
pacing. Sherlock swallowed, he thought they could just move on, but apparently
Ms. Rodin wanted every little detail.
John frowned, knowing that Sherlock probably didn't want to have to look at it
again; he didn't want to either. But he gave him a smile and reached out
towards him. "It's alright, love."
Sherlock stood and lifted his shirt to show the wound on his side. Helen looked
over at him before turning back, "okay, continue please, tell me what happened
next."
John didn't expect Ms. Rodin to want more, but he obliged. "Well...I, um..." He
swallowed thickly as the memory brought up all the emotion he'd felt that day.
"I held Sherlock as he was bleeding and...he went unconscious." A tear escaped
his eye and he wiped it furiously. "Then the paramedics came and the police and
Mr. Holmes."
Helen smiled reassuringly at John and reached out to pat his hand, "you did
good, John. That will be all." She motioned for Sherlock to bring his chair
over to the table, which he did as fast as he could. He sat down and hugged
John before turning back to Ms. Rodin, grabbing the other boy's hand and lacing
their fingers together.
"Now, boys... I want you to realise that I will do my best to help you get this
monster behind bars, but... You have to be prepared for the alternative.
There's no way for me to know all the questions they may ask you and they may
not be as nice as I was. Be prepared for anything, that's all I want you to do.
If you're prepared and stay strong, then we'll have no problems." She smiled at
the boys and reached out to grab their joined hands, "keep each other close,
that will be key to your success in this trial as well." She smiled, tears
coming to her eyes as she stood and gathered her things.
Sherlock watched as she put the papers in her briefcase and right as she was
about to leave, he spoke up. "He doesn't deserve you," he said firmly.
Ms. Rodin turned, "how did you?..."
Sherlock shook his head and stood, "the tan line on your left ring finger, for
starters. Along with the way you looked at me and John ever since you met us.
You seem like a very strong woman and any man who would let you go, especially
treat you as badly as he did... doesn't deserve you."
Helen smiled and nodded, "thank you, Sherlock," she said softly before walking
out the door.
John was glad to finally be able to hug Sherlock and he held him tightly as
soon as he was over. He listened and nodded firmly after Ms. Rodin had spoken
and gave her a quick 'thank you' as she was leaving.
He watched in surprise, though, at the short exchange between his fiance and
their lawyer. Once again, Sherlock's genius had seen something he probably
wouldn't have noticed himself. He squeezed his hand as she left the room and
leaned over to peck him on the cheek. "That was very sweet of you," he said
softly, resting his head on the other boy's shoulder.
Sherlock shrugged, "she deserved to hear it. No one should have to deal with
the abuse she obviously went through." He looked over at John and smiled,
"okay, maybe not that obvious... but it was to me." He kissed John on the
forehead, "what would you like to do now, love? Did your father say you could
spend the night?"
John shook his head. "He said I need to come home at least a few times a week,"
he said with a chuckle. "And especially during the school week."
Sherlock whined and buried his face in John's neck, "but I don't want you to
go." He wrapped his arms tightly around the other boy, "I'm kidnapping you,
you're not allowed to leave."
"Sherlock..." John rolled his eyes fondly. "I love you, darling, but I have to
go. I wish I didn't have to."
Sherlock sighed and pulled away, "fine... If you insist." He stood and walked
towards the door, calling out for Mycroft. Then he closed the door and
'accidentally' knocked off a cup of pens that was sitting on the table next to
the door. "Damn," Sherlock said and bent over to start picking them up, making
sure his arse was pointed straight in John's direction.
John stood when Sherlock did and turned to follow him out. But when Sherlock
bent over, he found himself a bit...distracted. No, he knew what Sherlock was
doing. He wasn't going to give in. He walked right past Sherlock, resisting an
urge to smack his arse, and out the door. "Nice try, love."
Sherlock pouted and followed John out the door, staying silent. He grabbed his
jacket from his room and threw it on, shoving his hands in the pockets. He
opened the car door for John and got in on the other side, looking out the
window as they drove away.
John looked over at Sherlock as the car started to move, feeling guilty. He
hadn't wanted to hurt Sherlock's feelings, but he knew that if they got into
anything he'd never make it home. He scooted over towards him, putting a hand
on his shoulder. "Sherlock?"
Sherlock kept staring out the window with a frown on his face. Of course he had
wanted to have a quick snogging session before John had to leave, but the real
reason he wanted him to stay was much more important. He was afraid that once
he had to sleep alone again, the nightmares would return.
John tried to look at Sherlock's face, or get him to turn around, but he was
solidly staying in his position. "Come on, love, I'm sorry. It's not that I
don't want to do anything, but I was at your house for three nights." It didn't
make sense for Sherlock to be this upset about him not giving into his desires.
Unless it was something else..."Talk to me? Please?"
Sherlock shook his head and quickly reached up to wipe away the tears that were
forming in his eyes. He didn't want John to worry and, in his mind at least, it
was better for him to think he was mad than scared.
John let his hand fall away, feeling terrible. He sighed and turned away. "I'm
sorry." He looked out the opposite window, trying to understand what he could
have done wrong to make Sherlock so upset.
"It's not your fault, it's mine," Sherlock murmured, still looking out the
window. He didn't mean to make John feel that bad. He inched his hand over
closer to the other boy on the seat.
John looked over and took Sherlock's hand, swearing he heard a bit of a choke
in his fiance's voice. "Are you sure?" He laced his fingers through the other
boy's. "I won't be able to sleep if I know you're mad at me." He actually
wasn't sure if he'd be able to sleep well at all without Sherlock tonight. And
Sherlock probably wouldn't either... Oh. Was that what this was about?
"Sherlock...do you want to stay at my place tonight?"
Sherlock turned to face John, tears still in his eyes. "Can I? I mean... I
don't want to be an imposition..." He bit his lip and looked down at their
hands.
"Oh, Sherlock." John pulled him close and kissed his cheeks. "Of course you
can. Da will be fine, he'll just be glad I'm home." He pulled back and looked
into Sherlock's glistening eyes. "Why didn't you just tell me?"
Sherlock shrugged, "I don't know, I just... Didn't want you to think that I was
weak." He sighed and rested his head on John's shoulder.
John shook his head, smoothing a hand over Sherlock's back. "You're not weak.
Not at all. In fact, you're the strongest person I know." He smiled and kissed
Sherlock's temple.
Sherlock raised his head and kissed the other boy gently on the lips. "Thank
you," he whispered and hugged him.
John returned the kiss happily. "You're very welcome. Now smile for me, I don't
like it when you cry." He caressed Sherlock's cheek, thumb running over his
prominent cheekbone.
Sherlock smiled as best he could and leaned into the touch. When they made it
to John's flat, Mycroft agreed to grab some clothes for Sherlock and bring them
back by later.
John led Sherlock up to the flat and when they got in, he called out for his
father. "Hey, Da, Sherlock's here." Hamish popped his head out from the
kitchen.
"Hello boys! How's the trial stuff going?" he asked. "Come on over, I'm just
about done with dinner." John took Sherlock towards the kitchen table and
pulled a chair for him before sitting down himself.
Sherlock sat and smiled gratefully at his fiancé. "It's going," Sherlock
replied, "can't believe the trial starts this Friday." He looked over at John
with concern.
Mr. Watson started setting out the food and plates. "The sooner the better. Get
that little bastard locked up." He sat down and served the two boys and then
himself.
John smiled at Sherlock, squeezing his hand. "Don't worry about me, I'll be
alright." He started to eat, then looked back at Sherlock, wanting him to eat
something as well.
Sherlock picked up his fork and started eating. "I think what I'm most afraid
of is seeing him again. I don't know if I'm ready for that," he said softly.
John frowned at that. That was something he kept forgetting about; having to
face Moran again. "Well, you'll be out sitting and he'll be up front. You can
always close your eyes, love." He rubbed his thumb over the back of Sherlock's
hand.
Sherlock laughed and shook his head, "not afraid as in scared... I'm afraid I
won't be able to stop myself from saying something to him. And that I'll have
to pull you off of him." He smiled over at John and squeezed his hand back.
John smirked a bit. "I think you've got better self control than I do," he
said. "You'll probably be pulling me off of him anyway."
Mr. Watson looked warily at John as he spoke. "Now, lad, you know that won't
get you anywhere fast."
"I know, Da," John sighed. "It'll be better to let the guys in prison take care
of him," he added in a mutter.
Sherlock leaned over to whisper in John's ear, "I guess I'll just have to
restrain you like you did to me the other night," he murmured softly. He
flicked his tongue out, letting it lightly swipe across the other boy's ear
without John's father noticing and pulled back nonchalantly.
John's face went instantly red and he bowed his head a little to hide the blush
before his father noticed. It was bad enough that just Sherlock whispering had
made him look over with an eyebrow raised. But he said nothing about it. "So I
assume you're staying tonight, Sherlock?"
Sherlock bit back a smirk at John's reaction and turned to Mr. Watson with a
smile. "Yes sir, if that's all right with you."
"Of course. Just as long as I can't hear what you're doing later tonight,"
Hamish said with a grin.
"Da..." John had just gotten his previous blush to disappear only to have it
come rushing back. "Between the both of you, my face is always red," he
grumbled.
Sherlock laughed and reached over to pat the back of John's hand, "of course,
that's our job after all, isn't it Mr. Watson?" He smiled and winked at John's
father.
"That's right," Mr. Watson said, grin widening. John just groaned softly.
"You're very lucky that I love you both," he said with a half-smile. He had to
admit, the teasing was even fun for him sometimes.
"Extremely lucky," Sherlock said and smiled fondly at John. He continued
eating, doing his best to clean his plate. After he was done, he helped John
clear the table and wash the dishes.
When they had finished cleaning up, John took Sherlock up to his room and
pulled him down onto the bed. "You've been good lately with eating. I'm happy."
He kissed the side of his neck and smiled.
Sherlock wrapped his arms around John, "Mmm... Yes, I'm gaining weight too.
Soon you won't be able to put your arms around me." He kissed the top of the
other boy's head.
John rolled his eyes. "Of course I will. You'll probably level at a healthy
weight." He looked up at Sherlock, purely curious. "That's not why you don't
eat is it?"
Sherlock shrugged, "not really, no... I just don't see the point. It messes
with my thought process and I don't like not being able to focus."
John again rolled his eyes. "How about staying alive? That seems like a pretty
good reason to eat."
"Well, of course... If I'm not alive I don't get to do this..." Sherlock
grabbed John's arse and grinned. "Or this..." He flipped them over and
straddled the other boy's hips. "And especially not this..." finally, he leaned
down and kissed his fiancé deeply.
John hummed and snaked his arms down to Sherlock's waist. "And if you're not
alive you don't get to feel this." He ground upward into his lover's hips while
simultaneously dragging Sherlock closer to speak in his ear. "Or hear me tell
you how incredibly sexy you are and how much I want you to fuck me senseless."
Sherlock groaned softly and bit his lip. "I swear if you keep talking like that
I will never miss another meal again," he murmured. Grabbing onto John's hips,
he leaned in to connect their lips again and started rocking into him with a
moan.
John grinned through the kiss, grasping tightly with spread fingers to his
lover's arse as their hips rubbed together. He dove into Sherlock's mouth with
his tongue, swiping it over every sensitive spot to draw out more sounds from
his lover.
Sherlock moaned into John's mouth and reached in between them to start undoing
the other boy's trousers. He released his lover's lips and started kissing his
way down John's neck.
John groaned and moved his head to expose more skin for Sherlock. He pushed up
his hips so that the other boy could slip his trousers and pants off, and he
slipped his own hands around to start opening Sherlock's.
"God, your skin tastes amazing," Sherlock groaned against John's neck. He slid
his hands underneath the other boy's shirt and dug his thumbs in right about
his hip bones.
John moaned, eyes rolling back in his head. "Fuck, Sherlock..." He reached down
and cupped Sherlock's groin, squeezing lightly. "You're so big..." he breathed.
"You make me feel so full."
"Fuck..." Sherlock moaned and bucked into John's hand. "I love being inside
you, you're so fucking tight." He connected their mouths again, stroking his
lover's tongue with his own as his hands worked to help pull his trousers and
pants down his hips.
John whimpered into the kiss, his mouth falling completely open to let his
lover in. He pushed down Sherlock's pants and trousers, leaving the two of them
bare from the waist down. Pulling back from the kiss to breathe, John let his
head fall back to the pillow and groaned. "Please, Sherlock...God, I need you."
"My pleasure," Sherlock murmured and stuck three of his fingers into his mouth
to wet them. He reached down after a few moments and rubbed his finger lightly
up and down John's crack before sticking one of his fingers inside of him.
"Ohh, yes..." John pushed onto Sherlock's finger, moaning happily at the
penetration. He spread his legs a bit wider.
Sherlock added another finger and started stretching John out, scissoring them
as he pumped in and out. He placed open mouth kisses all along his lover's
throat and down across his collarbone.
John's back arched and he let out a louder moan, the dual sensations of
Sherlock's fingers and lips driving him crazy. He dragged his hands over
Sherlock's back, leaving nail marks in their wake.
After adding a third finger and stretching John some more, Sherlock removed
them and spit into his hand to slick up his cock. "Ready?" he asked quietly and
positioned himself at his lover's entrance.
John's breathing was laboured as Sherlock finished preparing him. When the
other boy spoke he whined and nodded. "Yes, please!" He spread his legs even
more, feeling desperate.
Sherlock pushed in with a groan and paused once he was fully sheathed inside
his lover. He pressed soft kisses to the side of John's face and then started
moving his hips slowly.
John groaned and clutched at Sherlock's shoulders. He was glad for the short
pause, giving him a moment to get used to the feeling of being so stretched. As
Sherlock started moving, John laid back a bit and enjoyed the feeling of his
lover sliding in and out of his body. "Yes...oh, Sherlock..."
Sherlock reached up and ran his fingers through John's hair, leaning in to
tangle their tongues together. He kept rolling his hips in a steady rhythm as
they kissed. The feeling of being connected to his lover this way was simply
wonderful and he whimpered as he moved.
John kissed Sherlock back, holding him close and rocking his hips up gently to
meet his lover's thrusts. He marveled still at how amazing it felt to share in
this physical expression of their love. Only Sherlock could ever make him feel
this way, and that was how he would always want it.
Sherlock pulled back when he felt the need to breathe grow too strong to ignore
anymore. He left only a little space between their faces as he panted against
his lover's lips. "I love you so much," he breathed.
John was breathing hard as well, and he wrapped his arms around Sherlock's neck
to hold him there. "Oh, Sherlock...I love you, too." He was nearing the edge
with each movement, but he just needed a little something more for the final
push.
Sherlock moaned and wrapped one hand around the back of John's neck, pulling
him closer and pressing their torsos together. His other hand migrated to his
lover's hip and he held on tight. "Hang on for me, love," he whispered,
continuing to thrust and bring himself closer.
John let out soft cries, clinging to Sherlock as they continued to move. "More,
Sherlock...need more..." he begged softly.
Sherlock tilted his head to place kisses on John's jaw and he moved his hips so
the other boy's cock got friction as it was caught between their abdomens.
"There we go, love... Almost there... want you to come with me," he murmured
against his lover's skin.
John groaned in satisfaction as Sherlock made sure his cock was taken care of
as well, and let his head fall back to get more kisses from Sherlock. He was
very close now, but would hold on for as long as Sherlock wanted him to so they
could finish together.
After a few moments, Sherlock began to thrust faster and panted as he threw his
head back. "N-now... Oh God, now..." he moaned. He held on for a few more
seconds before grunting and releasing deep inside his lover.
John hung on until the bitter end and by the time Sherlock was telling him to
go, he didn't think he could have lasted another second. He cried out with his
climax at, the feeling of Sherlock's hot release filling him only adding to it.
When he finally finish he gasped for breath and slumped, feeling sticky and
sweaty but incredible all the same.
Sherlock collapsed on top of John when he was finished. He closed his eyes and
listened to the sound of their breathing as he calmed himself and turned his
head to kiss the side of his lover's face.
When John could find the strength, he wrapped his arms around Sherlock, holding
him in place. "You're right," he managed, breath slowing. "Never boring." He
grinned lazily and moved to hide his face in Sherlock's neck.
Sherlock hummed sleepily and pulled out of John, plopping down on the bed
beside him. "I think... your father may have heard that," he said and chuckled.
John pulled the covers up over them and snuggled against Sherlock. "Worth it."
He pressed his face to Sherlock's neck, nuzzling the soft skin.
"Mmm... I agree," Sherlock murmured and wrapped his arms around the other boy.
"I love you, John," he whispered and kissed the top of his head.
"I love you, too, Sherlock Holmes," John murmured, closing his eyes. It wasn't
long before the soft sound of their breathing and matching heartbeats soothed
him to sleep.
 
***** Chapter 31 *****
Sherlock followed John into slumber and was sleeping peacefully until a few
hours later when he started to dream.
"Come on, freak... you should be used to this by now, get up!" Sebastian ha him
cornered in the shower along with three other rugby players.
"No... I don't have to do this anymore, you can't make me," Sherlock said
defiantly and tried to pry himself loose from the other boys' grip.
Sebastian laughed, "that's where you're wrong... I own you now, there's no way
to escape."
Sherlock tried to lift his arms up, but found they were chained to the ground.
"No... no!" he screamed and struggled.
Back in John's room, Sherlock was struggling and whimpering in his sleep. He
kept repeating 'no' in a sleep slurred voice and he was sweating profusely.
John groaned a little when Sherlock started fidgeting. "Sherlock...cu'it
out..." It took him a second but then he realised that his fiance must be
having a nightmare. John sat up and opened his eyes. "Sherlock? Sherlock, love,
it's John." He gently shook his shoulder, trying to wake him.
Sherlock tried to throw off John's hand on his shoulder, still asleep. "No... I
don't want to, you can't make me!" He yelled and kept struggling. "Leave me
alone... please!"
John tried not to panic, grabbing Sherlock firmly and kissing him. He hoped
that much would jar him out of whatever terrible visions he was seeing, since
it was obvious just talking to him wasn't going to work.
Sherlock scrunched his face up and pushed on John's chest until their lips
parted. "Sebastian... no, please... I don't want to do it, please don't make
me..." he whimpered and curled in on himself, rocking back and forth.
John couldn't believe that Sherlock had pushed him away, and was actually a bit
hurt. Unless his dream self had taken the kiss as though it was Sebastian. But
why would that make sense? John didn't know what to do. Maybe he could talk to
him again.
"Sherlock, listen, please," he said right in his ear. "It's John. It's just me
and no one else. You're safe, you're here with me. I love you." He tried to hug
him, afraid that Sherlock would shake him off again.
Sherlock slowly came to and when he felt John's arms around him he clung to him
as tightly as he could. "Please, John... Don't let him make me do it again, I
don't want to do it again..." he sobbed and shook, holding fast to the other
boy as tears streamed down his face.
"Shh, shh, I've got you. He's not here and he can't hurt you." John kept a
tight hold on Sherlock, rocking him gently and kissing all over his face. "I
love you, so much, and I will never let him hurt you again."
Sherlock kept crying, making soft, sad sounds as he kept his hold on John. He
screwed his eyes shut and allowed himself to be rocked, trying to let it calm
him.
John knew there was nothing more that he could do besides what he was doing. He
rocked him, kissed him, and whispered sweet words of comfort. But hearing
Sherlock cry like that was making him want to cry too, and a few tears escaped
his eyes. That sick bastard Sebastian...he would pay for everything he'd done,
someday.
After almost an hour, Sherlock finally got to the point where he felt good
enough to kiss John back. "I love you," he whispered, voice still a little
choked, "I love you so much..."
John was still holding Sherlock, and kissed him back tenderly. "I love you,
too. So, so much. I wish I could fix everything." He kept kissing him, wanting
to calm him fully.
Sherlock sighed and nuzzled into John's neck, "you do enough by being here...
and loving me. It's not your fault I can't forget." He kissed the side of
John's face and closed his eyes, trying to get back to sleep.
"I know. But that doesn't make me feel any better about it." John rubbed
Sherlock's back slowly, watching over him to make sure he fell asleep again. He
wanted to ask him what had happened, because he couldn't understand what was so
terrible that Sherlock couldn't tell him, but he knew he couldn't. He wouldn't
force Sherlock to relive those memories.
Sherlock slept soundly the rest of the night and woke relieved that he was safe
in John's arms. He began placing kisses along his jaw and hugged him around his
waist.
John had fallen asleep again only after Sherlock did. When he woke next it was
to the feeling of Sherlock's kisses. He hummed happily and opened his eyes.
"Morning," he mumbled. "Mmm, keep doing that and we'll never make it to
school."
Sherlock smiled against John's skin, "we can't make that a habit, your father
might get suspicious," he murmured. He raised up and straddled his lover's
hips, "good morning to you, too by the way," he said and leaned down to kiss
the other boy on the lips.
John kissed Sherlock in return, slowly and lovingly. He pulled away and smiled
up at him, bringing one hand to cup his cheek. "Are you feeling better?" he
asked softly.
Sherlock sighed happily and leaned into John's touch, "I'm fine now... Thanks
to my wonderful fiancé." He smiled down at the other boy and leaned down to
kiss him again.
John grinned and kissed him back, glad to know that Sherlock was alright. He
hummed softly and snaked his arms around Sherlock's neck, holding him close.
Sherlock moaned softly and pulled away after a few moments, resting their
foreheads together. "Okay... unless you want to be late for school, we really
have to stop," he murmured.
John whined when Sherlock pulled away and pouted. "Fine. I guess we have to
go." He sat up and pecked Sherlock once more before pushing him up so he could
get out of bed.
Sherlock smiled and took John's hand, leading him to the bathroom so they could
take a shower. They managed to keep their hands to themselves and got out in
time to meet Mycroft out front to go to school.
John kept Sherlock's hand through the ride to school, and walking into the
building. They were greeted by smiles and waves that John was still getting
used to. He went with Sherlock to his first classroom and gave him a kiss
before he left. Really, John didn't want to leave Sherlock alone. He had a bad
feeling that he might start having flashbacks and if John wasn't there, no one
would be able to snap him out of it.
Sherlock was able to keep his mind off of his nightmare the evening before by
focusing fully on his schoolwork. Lunch came quickly, thankfully, and Sherlock
waited at the table for John to come eat with him.
John was glad to see Sherlock waiting for him at lunch and looking to be in as
good of spirits as he was that morning. He sat with him once he got his tray
and grinned.
Sherlock grinned back and chuckled, shaking his head. He leaned in to kiss John
on the cheek and grabbed a chip off his tray. "You're in a good mood," he said
and bit into the stolen chip.
John started eating, leaning into Sherlock's side. "I'm always in a good mood
when I'm with you." He stayed against Sherlock as he continued eating.
Sherlock smiled and nudged John with his shoulder as he continued to eat. A few
minutes later, Mary Morstan walked over smiling at them. "Hey, guys! How's my
favourite couple?" She sat down across from them and laid down her tray.
John grinned back at her, though her sitting with them had been rather
unexpected. Though he guessed that this sort of thing was going to start
happening more now that they weren't the target of a crazed bully. "Hi, Mary.
We're fine. How are you?"
"I'm doing quite well, thanks," Mary said and smiled. "So listen... I'm having
a party on Saturday and was wondering if you guys would be able to come. I'd
love it if you could make it."
"Well, the trial is on Friday," John said. "If it doesn't carry over to
Saturday I'm sure we could make it. What do you think, Sherlock?" he asked,
turning to his fiance.
Sherlock shrugged and smiled at Mary, "sure, I don't see why not."
Mary squealed happily, "brilliant! See you both there!" She picked up her tray
and waved goodbye, headed back to the table with the other cheerleaders.
"Well... That was... unexpected," Sherlock said once she was gone. He wasn't
used to being invited to things, especially by the popular kids.
John waved to her as she left and went back to eating. "Yeah. It's a bit
strange, but cool. I wonder what kind of party it'll be." He knew of course
that there would probably be alcohol there, which put him off a bit, but he
could deal with it for one night. Just as long as no one got too carried away.
"My guess... a dance party. Mary is pretty well known for her parties and loves
a good dance party. Of course as you've probably already guessed there will be
booze there. Mary's parents are usually 'on a trip' the whole weekend."
Sherlock knew John would probably want to avoid any drinking, but he himself
was looking forward to the opportunity to dance with his fiancé again.
John pursed his lips. Of course, no surprise there. "Well,whatever. I don't
have to drink anything to have fun." He looked up at Sherlock, smiling. "And
we'll get to dance again, just like your birthday party."
Sherlock grinned, "yes, just like at my birthday party." He leaned in to
whisper into John's ear, "I really can't wait to grind against you on the dance
floor again," he murmured huskily.
John smirked a bit at the shiver sent down his spine from Sherlock's words.
"Remember what happened last time. We won't have a limo to run to for a
quickie." He rested a hand on Sherlock's thigh, just a short distance from his
crotch.
"I guess the nearest closet or restroom will have to do then," Sherlock
whispered and leaned closer to the other boy.
"I guess so," John murmured, tilting his head enough to capture Sherlock's lips
in a firm kiss.
Sherlock hummed happily and kissed John back just as hard. He pulled back with
a smile and leaned in to kiss him a few more times, soft and quick.
At the end of the school day, Sherlock walked hand in hand with John out to the
car and kept his arm around him as they rode to his flat. When they pulled into
the lot, he hugged the other boy close, "I wish you could come over again," he
murmured.
John stayed snuggled into Sherlock's side as they rode home. He hugged him
back, cheek nestled on Sherlock's shoulder. "I know, love. I wish I could too."
Especially after the night before, he didn't want to leave Sherlock alone
overnight to have another nightmare. John pulled back after a moment, taking
Sherlock's face in both hands. "I want you to call me, alright? If you have a
nightmare or even if you just can't sleep, I want you to call me."
Sherlock nodded, "I will, I promise." He hugged John again and then pulled back
to kiss him. "I love you more than anything," he murmured against the other
boy's lips.
John smiled, kissing him back. "I love you, too, my heart and my life." He
gazed at Sherlock in silence for a moment, memorising him, and then reluctantly
got out of the car. He headed into the flat with one last wave.
Sherlock stared at John as they drove away, hand pressed flat against the
window until they turned the corner. He sighed and turned forward, slumping in
the seat.
He didn't have any nightmares that night, miraculously and the rest of the week
went by without incident. Soon it was Friday and he was sitting on a bench
outside the court room with John, grasping tightly to his hand as they waited
to go inside.
They say that when you're not looking forward to something, time seems to speed
to that event. And that much was obvious to John as he found himself suddenly
dressed in a suit and tie, sitting with Sherlock outside the courtroom. He
couldn't deny that he was nervous. But if everything went well, then they would
be fine. He just wished he could somehow hold Sherlock's hand while he was
testifying. He'd have to settle for clasping his own together in his lap.
Ms. Rodin was approaching them a few moments later, dressing in a grey suit
with a light blue button down shirt. "They're ready for us," she said and led
the boys inside the courtroom.
 
***** Chapter 32 *****
"Come sit here, Sherlock," Helen said, gesturing to the seat beside her at the
table up front.
Sherlock's eyes went wide and he swallowed thickly, "Can... can we get another
chair for John?" Helen bit her lip and thought for a moment, but nodded and
asked for another chair.
John follow Sherlock and Ms. Rodin into the room, keeping a tight hold on the
former's hand. It looked like the whole town had come out to see the trial. A
lot of the kids from school were there, including the entire expelled rugby
team who gave the pair dirty looks. John leaned in close to whisper to Sherlock
as they waited for another chair.
"Just relax. This is the last we'll have to deal with this." He just wished he
could follow his own advice. They both sat when the second chair was brought
and John looked up at the chair he'd soon be in when he was being questioned.
The room was filled with murmurs as an officer brought in Moran. He was
handcuffed and wearing a prison outfit, head down as he walked. When he was
seated, he looked over at Sherlock and John with an evil grin and winked at
them.
"Oi!" the officer standing next to him barked, "eyes down, what did I tell
you?" Sebastian looked down at the table in front of him, but Sherlock could
still see a smirk on his face.
John had never before felt such a mixture of satisfaction and anger at the same
time; the former to see Moran in prison garb like he should be and the latter
because he hated the boy with a burning passion. He was glad that his chair was
closer to the bastard than Sherlock's so he could shield him as best as he
could. When Moran looked over John met his gaze with a fierce glare. If there
was one thing about this situation that he wasn't afraid of, it was him.
"All rise for Judge Riddle!" Everyone stood and Sherlock grabbed tightly to
John's hand, twining their fingers together. He couldn't believe the Senior
District Judge would be hearing their case.
John stood with Sherlock, locking his fingers in place. The judge stepped in
and up to his seat in front of the court, motioning for everyone to sit again.
This was it. John's heart was pounding hard in his chest. He glanced back to
seats where Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and his father were sitting, and then to
Sherlock for one last look of support. Now it was only a matter of time before
they called for his testimony.
The usher stood near the back of the courtroom and walked up to read the
charges. "Sebastian Moran, age 18, being charged with harassment, assault and
attempted murder. Being charged by Sherlock Holmes, age 18."
The judge nodded and looked at the papers in front of him for a moment before
looking up at Ms. Rodin. "Is the prosecution ready to present their case?"
Helen stood and smoothed out her skirt, "we are, your honour. I call the first
witness, John Watson to the stand."
John swallowed. Here we go. Just keep cool. He gave Sherlock's hand one last
squeeze before releasing his grip and standing up. With a deep breath puffed
out through his cheeks and squared shoulders, John walked up to the witness
stand and stood behind the gate. He could do this. For Sherlock.
Sherlock watched as John walked over to the witness stand and kept his gaze on
him as he stood in the witness box. The usher walked up to John with a bible in
his hand, "do you wish to take an oath or make an affirmation that your
evidence is true?" he asked.
John had to take a second to decide, but said, "An oath." He wasn't really
strongly religious, but since he met Sherlock he'd been believing more and more
in miracles. And they could use all the help they could get to put Moran away.
The usher nodded and held the bible out in front of John, placing his left hand
on it and raising his right one. "Repeat after me: I swear by God that the
evidence I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth."
John copied the stance and said, "I swear by God that the evidence I shall give
shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." He removed his
hand and took his seat, waiting for Ms. Rodin to come up and question him.
The usher nodded and then took his seat. Ms. Rodin approached the witness stand
and smiled reassuringly before beginning her questioning. "John, why don't you
start from the beginning. When did you and Sherlock first meet?"
John was glad to see the smiling face of Ms. Rodin on the other side of the
stand, and he felt himself calm a bit more. He took a deep breath and began.
"It was a Friday," he started, deciding to be as detailed as possible. "I had
just moved into town a week before and I had joined the school rugby team. I
was walking down the hall after class had let out and I saw the boys
surrounding someone, so I went over to see what was going on."
"Who was at the centre of the group?" Ms. Rodin asked, hands behind her back as
she spoke.
"Sebastian and Sherlock," John answered. "I managed to get between them and
asked what was happening."
"And what did he say?" Ms. Rodin asked, starting to pace.
John's anger flared as he remembered the words. "He said, 'Freak'- meaning
Sherlock- 'thinks he's better than us and we're teaching him a lesson.' Then he
punched Sherlock in the face."
"Then what happened?" Helen questioned further, still pacing.
"Sebastian asked me to join in but I told him no," John said, casting a short
glare in the convict's direction. "Then he said that they were just having fun,
and that was the moment I decided to quit the rugby team. I said that if he and
the other boys didn't leave that I would get the headmaster, so they finally
took off."
Ms. Rodin nodded and smiled over at John again. "Now tell the court about the
events leading up to the second attack on Sherlock."
John nodded, and sighed a bit. This one he felt a bit less confident about,
because he was stupid enough to follow Mary down the hall. "Well, after Moran
and the others left that Friday, I fixed up Sherlock's nose and then he invited
me over. We spent pretty much the entire weekend together, and...fell in love."
He blushed a bit and smiled.
"That next Monday, we went to school together and we didn't hide the fact that
we were in a relationship. But Sebastian didn't like that," he said, face going
serious again. "After school, Sherlock and I were walking out of the building,
and a girl- Mary- came up to me and asked to speak with me alone. I didn't
realise it but she was trying to lure me away so Sherlock would be more
vulnerable."
Sherlock bit his lip and blushed as well, because whn John mentioned them
falling in love, a lot of people in the court "aww'ed". Even the judge smiled
at what John said. When he got to the part where Mary lured him away, Sherlock
clasped his hands together nervously.
"Okay, what happened while you were away with Mary?" Ms. Rodin continued after
John was done speaking.
"Mary took be around a corner and pinned me to the wall and...kissed me." John
made a face. That kiss had been terrible, though not as terrible as the one
with Irene Adler.
"I pushed her away and told her that I was with Sherlock, but she didn't say
anything, just kind of smirked. And then I realised that something wasn't
right. I ran back to where I had left Sherlock and could hear him calling my
name as I got closer. The whole team had surrounded him again and were
attacking him." He held back a shiver as he remembered. That was only the first
time that he had been terrified of losing his fiance.
Sherlock swallowed thickly and bit back tears at the memory. He was scared
then, too. Terrified that he would never get to see John again, that he'd left
him for some girl. But he knew better now, John would never leave him.
"When you arrived back, was Sherlock fighting back? Was he trying to get away?"
Helen asked, looking over at the boy in question for a moment before turning
her attention back to John.
John shook his head, slowly looking down. "No. He just let them do it." He
glanced back up and over at Sherlock, seeking to give and receive comfort as
they both struggled with the painful memory.
"What happened next, was Sherlock still yelling out for you?" Helen asked. She
was feeling a little emotional as well, because she knew what had happened from
John telling it before, but the judge needed to hear all the details.
"No. They knocked him unconscious." John swallowed, trying to keep his
cool. Relax, John, it's all fine now. He raised his head a bit more and
continued. "I managed to get the team away from Sherlock and then carried him
out of the school."
"By 'managed', you mean you ripped them away from Sherlock, correct?" Ms. Rodin
clarified.
John bit his lip. "Well, yes."
Ms. Rodin gave John a look, trying to let him know it was okay, they just
needed to know. "All right, so then what happened?"
John smiled a bit and then continued. "I carried Sherlock out and was going to
try to find a way to get him to the hospital. But then his brother showed up
and drove us."
"Okay, so... While Sherlock was recovering, you continued to go to school,
correct? How did Moran react to seeing you again?" Ms. Rodin questioned.
John pursed his lips. "Not well. I was sitting alone at lunch and he and some
of the rugby boys came over to me and started instigating."
Sherlock's hands clenched into fists, he hated hearing this part. Even though
it wasn't his fault, he wished he had been there to stop them. "What did they
say to you?" Helen asked, stepping up closer to the witness box.
John took a deep breath. That conversation had made him so angry, but he
couldn't get upset, not now. "He came up and asked me where Sherlock was,
referring to him again as 'the freak'." He knew that the people in the
courtroom would be even more sympathetic to them if he showed them how terrible
Moran was to Sherlock when he hadn't done anything. "I told him that Sherlock
was at home thanks to him, and he lamented that he didn't get to finish what he
was doing." He was getting angrier with each word he spoke and he tried to get
a lid on it.
"So he hinted at wanting to attack Sherlock again when he got another chance
to?" Ms. Rodin asked, glancing over at the defendant.
"Yes," John said, only just realising that himself.
Ms. Rodin nodded, "did you say anything back to him?"
John's cheeks went the faintest bit of pink. He'd forgotten about this too,
another threat he'd said to Moran. "I told him that if he touched Sherlock
again I would let him know what it felt like to be in his position."
Ms. Rodin kept her cool, knowing that if the defence realised she didn't know
about that to begin with, they'd use it against him. Instead, she just nodded,
"then what happened?"
"Well, I was standing at that point, and Moran shoved me into the wall after I
said that. Then he turned like he was going to leave, and punched me in the
stomach instead."
John paused for a moment, remembering yet another thing he had done that would
be considered provoking. He tried to make an apologetic look as he locked eyes
with Ms. Rodin again. "I fell over and as he was walking away, I grabbed his
ankle and made him fall on his face..."
Helen closed her eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath before continuing,
"and then...?"
John felt guilty for not remembering these things, but he was certain that that
was the last of the evidence that would make John look like the one who started
it. "Then they all jumped on me and beat me unconscious."
"I would like to add that at this point, one of the professors, Gregory
Lestrade, came upon the scene and was able to shoo the boys off. He then called
an ambulance, as you see in his statement there." She nodded towards one of the
papers in front of the judge. "Now, let's talk about the shooting," Helen
continued, "start from that morning."
This was actually news to John as he was pretty sure no one had told him what
happened after he'd blacked out. When Ms. Rodin asked about the shooting...He
already felt the lump building in his throat and he swallowed thickly to try to
get himself together. "That morning..." he started. "I had slept over
Sherlock's the night before, and we were about to have a shower. Then out of
nowhere, Sebastian was there behind us."
Sebastian smirked from his seat and Sherlock looked over and glared at him.
"Again, I would like to add that we took statements from the staff that
Sherlock's father, Siger said was working that morning. One of the maids had
let him in after he told her he was a friend of my client's."
Sherlock's eyes widened slightly, he'd thought they'd been one maid short since
the shooting and now he knew why. His father must have fired her. Helen turned
back to John, "please, continue," she said with her hand stretched out to him.
John didn't see the exchange between Sherlock and Moran as he was looking down
into his lap. This was always so hard, no matter how many times he talked about
it. "When I saw him, I stood in front of Sherlock," he said quietly. "Sebastian
said that he just wanted to see how we were doing, and I told him to get out. I
said that since he was alone this time that I would be able to take him down."
He would have too, if it hadn't been for the gun. "And then he pulled out the
gun." Again John needed to pause to try to compose himself. The closer he got
to...that, the stronger the memory became.
Sherlock almost stood up, almost ran over to John to hold his hand, but he
didn't. He stayed put and looked over at John lovingly, doing what he could to
support him. He mouthed 'I love you', hoping that the other boy saw him as he
continued to speak.
John had looked up at just the right moment, seeing Sherlock mouthing his
favourite words in the world, and he smiled faintly at him. He really wished he
could have Sherlock next to him, but he needed to be strong. For Sherlock, he
reminded himself again.
"He started yelling at us that we had ruined his life because he got expelled
and lost his Uni scholarship, which was thanks to the attack on me. I tried to
tell him that it wasn't our fault that he couldn't deal with the consequences
of his actions, but he just started screaming at us that we were freaks. And
then..."
John closed his eyes. He couldn't help it, the tears formed immediately as he
remembered that moment. "He f-fired and...Sherlock pushed m-me out of the
way..." The tears fell one by one and he wiped his eyes furiously trying to
stop them.
The whole courtroom was silent and many people were looking at John
sympathetically. Sherlock was gripping hard on the sides of his chair, trying
to keep himself from running to embrace his fiancé. Helen gave him a few
moments before speaking again, deciding to help him along. "So, Sherlock was
hit instead?"
John still hadn't opened his eyes, afraid that if he did a vision of his dying
fiance would be lying in front of him, blood pooled, eyes dim. He finally did
open them when Ms. Rodin asked her next question, and he nodded silently. He
looked at Sherlock and watched the rise and fall of his shoulders, the way his
eyes moved.
"What happened then, John?" Helen asked, her voice low. Sherlock knew this
would end up being the most difficult part to remember and he made his breaths
slow and deliberate so his fiancé could see the movement as well as tapping his
finger lightly on the table in front of him, mimicking his heart beat.
John's eyes darted around the courtroom, for the first time taking in all the
faces watching. He finally rested his eyes on Sherlock, and he could tell by
the way that he was moving that he was doing those things for his benefit. It
helped him relax a little, and he found himself glued to his fiance as he
continued speaking.
"Sebastian dropped the gun and ran," he said, voice still a bit choked. "And I
called for an ambulance..." He pressed a finger to his own wrist, just to feel
a heartbeat, pretending it was Sherlock's. "Then I held Sherlock...u-until he
blacked out," John continued slowly. "I thought he had died." It was nearly a
whisper, and he didn't know if anyone had really heard it.
Sherlock closed his eyes, a few tears falling. He could only imagine what John
had gone through in those moments. When he opened them back up, he locked gazes
with his fiance again.
"So the ambulance arrived and the paramedics were able to revive him," Helen
said, trying to reassure John as well as continue with the story. "I have
nothing further, your honour," she said and smiled at John again before taking
her seat. "Your witness, Mr. Tabling," the judge said to the defence lawyer.
John looked at Sherlock, eyes shining with tears still trapped in them. When
Mr. Rodin was sitting down and the defence lawyer was standing, he took the
opportunity to mouth 'I love you' to his fiance. He was a bit calmer now that
the hardest part was over, and he reminded himself that he needed to be even
stronger now that he was on the defence. He swallowed thickly and wiped his
eyes, steeling himself for what was to come.
Mr. Tabling was a larger man with short, black hair. He was young and had an
almost angry look about him. "John Watson..." he said, approaching the witness
stand, "you were friends with Sebastian when you first started going to school
here, were you not?"
John stared up at the man defiantly. He thought he felt more like a soldier in
this moment than he might have ever felt like if had wound up going into the
army. "I wouldn't really say that. I had only gone to the school for a week at
that point, I just knew him from rugby."
Mr. Tabling pursed his lips, "but you sat with him at lunch, you even agreed to
come hang out with him one day after school. We have several witnesses that can
attest to that." He nodded over to the rugby players sitting among the other
people watching the trial.
"Again," John said, looking up at him with a stoic face. "I was only living
here for a week. I was trying to make friends with him, but that was before I
knew that he and the lot of those boys were bullies."
The defence lawyer relented and decided to pursue another angle. "In the short
time you'd known my client, you had a few opportunities to have some
conversations with him... Is it not true that at one point, you said that gay
males 'freaked you out'?" He again glanced over to the rugby players, silently
pointing out that he again had witnesses to the fact.
John swallowed, remembering the conversation, and his cheeks went a bit pink.
He hoped that Sherlock wouldn't be upset by that, he was just being stupid.
"Well...yes, I did. But that doesn't mean that I would have bullied a gay
person if that's what you're implying. I don't agree with picking on people."
"But you did say that if one ever hit on you, that you would; and I'm quoting
here, 'punch them in the face'." Sherlock frowned, his brow furrowing. John
wouldn't say that... would he?"
John's cheeks only became more red and he felt terribly guilty. He barely
remembered saying these things, especially because any of his previous feelings
about homosexuality had changed now that he was with Sherlock. "I was being
stupid," he said softly, but then his voice picked up volume. "But I obviously
didn't do that since a gay person did hit on me, and now we're engaged." He
held up his left hand to show his ring.
The judge frowned and shook his head, writing something down on the paper in
front of him. Helen started to panic, she had no idea John would say such
things and they were losing the judge. Sherlock grinned when John held up the
ring, but everyone else gasped in shock and started murmuring. "Order!" the
judge said, "silence! All of you, now!" Everyone quieted down and Helen
immediately took the opportunity to stand.
"Your honour, can I request a recess?"
The judge looked at the defence lawyer, "do you have any further questions for
Mr. Watson?" Mr. Tabling smirked and shook his head. "All right then, we'll
take an hour recess and meet back here then."
Ms. Rodin frowned at John, "outside, both of you... Now." She led them out of
the courtroom and off to the side meeting room. "What... the hell was that?!"
She yelled, rubbing the bridge of her nose.
John felt a bit better when he saw Sherlock smiling. At least he didn't seem
too upset about John's stupidity before. He followed Ms. Rodin out of the room,
immediately reaching out for Sherlock's hand as he was afraid he was in for an
earful. When they got to the room, he flinched at the yell and flushed again in
guilt. "I was under oath. I couldn't lie." He looked down at the floor, feeling
ashamed.
Sherlock squeezed John's hand tightly, standing a little in front of him. "It's
not his fault... He was just saying what he had to... the truth."
Ms. Rodin sighed, "the truth... right. That includes all the provoking you did
and failed to tell me about... And not to mention, all the shit the defence
brought up!" She groaned in frustration and sat down. "I just don't know what
we can do to get the judge back on our side."
"Ms. Rodin?" Helen looked up and saw the usher standing at the door. "Yes?" She
said and stood. "The judge would like to speak with you and Mr. Tabling." Helen
looked over to the boys, "I'll be right back," she said before walking out the
door with the usher.
John felt awful. He had never thought that the defence lawyer would bring those
things up, but then again, why shouldn't he? He was trying to make John look
bad, and right now, John felt just as bad as he was being portrayed. And now,
Moran might walk because he couldn't keep his big mouth shut. When Ms. Rodin
had left the room he turned into Sherlock's side, pressing his face to the
other boy's shoulder. "I'm sorry, Sherlock. I've ruined everything," he said
softly, tears welling in his eyes. "I failed you."
Sherlock wrapped his arms around the other boy and pressed a kiss to his head.
"No, love, you haven't... you did great." He pulled back and wiped the tears
from John's eyes, looking him in the face. "Hey... I love you. You
are still the most amazing, kind, wonderful man that I've ever met." He offered
John a smile and leaned in to kiss his lips again.
John couldn't be so easily reassured by Sherlock's words this time. After all
his promises to protect him, when he needed to do his best, he made things
worse. He hugged Sherlock back and kept his face buried in his fiance's neck,
feeling like he didn't deserve his praise or love right now.
Sherlock frowned, continuing to hold John and try his best to soothe him. Ms.
Rodin soon joined them again and she didn't look too hopeful.
"Well... the defence is trying to get the judge to change the charges," she
said and sighed. Sherlock shook his head, "to what?" She sat down and looked at
the ground, "they want them to drop the attempted murder charge completely."
"What?!" Sherlock said and let go of John, his fists clenched by his sides.
"The defence claims that Sebastian didn't come with the intention to kill
either of you, only to scare you. On top of that, the defence claims that there
isn't enough evidence to prove that he wanted you dead."
Sherlock felt anger rise in him and he closed his eyes, "they need more
evidence of how bad Sebastian is? How violent and... sick he is?"
Ms. Rodin looked up and nodded, "well, yeah... that would certainly help."
Sherlock took a deep breath and opened his eyes to look at the lawyer. "I want
to testify."
John looked up when Ms. Rodin said that they wanted to drop the charge, and he
was just as angry as Sherlock, though his fiance had beaten him to saying
anything. He couldn't believe that they were willing to ignore the fact that
Sebastian had nearly killed Sherlock. And of course, this all came back to the
fact that his testimony had gotten weaker the longer he stayed at the bench,
which brought John back to feeling guilty.
That was only increased when Sherlock said he wanted to testify. This was
exactly what he was trying to prevent. "Sherlock, no! There has to be another
way. I can't be up there with you if you start to...you know." He left 'have an
episode' hanging in the air. "Can I?" He looked back to Ms. Rodin, wondering if
maybe there was some way that he could at least sit with Sherlock as long as he
promised not to speak.
Helen shook her head, "I'm sorry, no... If something happens while he's up
there, you can, but you can't be next to him." Sherlock swallowed and grabbed
John's hand tighter. "Are you sure you want to do this, Sherlock? There won't
be time for me to prepare you. It'll all be done on the spot."
Sherlock thought for a moment, looking back on the nightmare he'd had a few
evenings ago. As long as he avoided talking about what had happened all those
months ago, Sebastian would control him. He couldn't let that happen anymore.
He looked up and nodded firmly, "yes, I'm sure." Sherlock turned to John and
cupped his cheek, "don't worry about me, love. I'll be fine," he whispered and
gave him a lopsided smile.
John threw his arms around Sherlock's neck and kissed him firmly. It was all he
could do now, and at least he had permission to go up to Sherlock if he needed
him. After a moment he pulled away and took Sherlock's face in both hands.
"Keep your eyes on me, alright?" he murmured, staring into his eyes, which were
a bright blue at the moment. He pushed away his guilt for the moment to be the
support that Sherlock would need through the rest of the trial. If anything, he
needed to do this right.
Sherlock nodded and gave John another kiss. "It's time," Ms. Rodin said and led
the boys back out to the courtroom, showing them to their seats. Sherlock kept
a tight hold on his fiance's hand as they waited for the judge to rejoin them.
As soon as they had stood and been seated again, Ms. Rodin walked to the front
of the table. "Ms. Rodin, I've learned you have another witness?" Helen nodded,
"we do, your honour. I'd like to call the victim, Sherlock Holmes to the
stand." Sherlock could hear his mother gasping and his father trying to calm
her. He also heard all of the other people start to murmur and saw the look on
Moran's face when they revealed he was going to be testifying.
Sherlock walked to the witness box, taking deep breaths. The usher stood with
him as he took the oath and soon he was seated. Ms. Rodin approached the stand
and have Sherlock a small smile before beginning. "Sherlock, tell the court
when it all started."
"Well, it all started when I became public about my sexuality. Moran always
hated homosexuals and he started teasing me, calling me names like faggot and
queer."
John kept Sherlock's hand for as long as he could, only finally releasing to
let him go up to the witness stand. He kept his eyes locked on Sherlock,
wanting to make him feel as though he were only speaking to him, only telling
him what happened. At least this way, he might feel better about a bunch of
strangers who didn't really need to know what had happened hearing his most
private, dark secrets.
He had a horrible feeling about what Sherlock was about to reveal, especially
when he started the way he did. It made a few pieces from the other night with
his bad dream fall together.
Ms. Rodin nodded for Sherlock to continue. "One day, after gym..." he looked
over at John and swallowed thickly, keeping eye contact with him as he spoke.
"Moran approached me in the showers. He had a few of the other rugby players
with him." Sherlock closed his eyes for a moment, calming himself before he
continued on with the story.
"He shoved me up against the wall and started calling me names again and he
punched me in the eye. I fell to the ground and he took me by the throat,
standing me up. The other boys were laughing, cheering him on. Then he... he
asked me how much I liked taking it in the arse. How many guys' cocks I'd ever
sucked." Sherlock could feel the tears coming on and swallowed them down,
trying to be strong.
John shook his head, but not enough to break the eye contact he maintained with
Sherlock. It was making more and more sense, which made it worse and worse. He
was sure that Sherlock could tell he was catching on, but he didn't want him to
stop. He couldn't stop. Terrible as this was, it was just what they needed to
win. 'I love you. So much.' he mouthed towards him. 'You're so strong.'
Sherlock nodded at John, grateful for the comfort he was giving. "When I told
him that I was still a virgin, he laughed and grinned at me. He said that he
wanted to be the first one... that he would break me of it." He frowned and his
brow furrowed as tears started to fall, "then he motioned for two of the rugby
players to push me down on my knees and hold me there. I tried to escape, but
every time I started to struggle, he would hit me."
Tears were even coming to Helen's eyes now, she couldn't believe that someone
would do something like this because of their sexual preference. "What happened
next, Sherlock?" she asked softly.
"Then... he undid his trousers and pulled his... penis out. He forced my jaw
open and told me to suck. When I kept my mouth closed... he nodded to the other
rugby player, who came up behind me and put a pocket knife to my throat. I was
so scared..." he whispered, still keeping eye contact with John and shook his
head slowly.
John was crying too now, and he just kept staring at Sherlock, wishing so badly
that he could be up there with him. He completely understood now why Sherlock
never wanted to talk about it. It was more horrible than he could have
imagined. And he had never before felt so vehemently like he wanted to throttle
someone. If he could do it, if he could kill Sebastian Moran and get away with
it, he would have in that moment.
Ms. Rodin cleared her throat and brought a hand up to wipe her eyes before she
started to speak again, "So he forced you to perform oral sex on him." Sherlock
nodded and hung his head, tears dripping down onto his lap. "No further
questions, your honour," she said and sat back down.
Sherlock lifted his head and swallowed nervously, this was the part he was
worried about, the cross-examination. He knew that the defence lawyer could be
ruthless. "Sherlock, let me ask you something..." Mr. Tabling said before he
even stood, "have you ever said anything to provoke my client?"
Sherlock shrugged, "I suppose me calling him out on cheating or picking on
other students could be considered as provoking, but he didn't have to act on
any of it. Besides, that's not what caused him to attack me. He... didn't like
my choice in sexual partners."
Mr. Tabling nodded, "that's certainly true. I have another question for you."
Sherlock clasped his hands together and waited. "Have you ever done any
recreational drugs?" Sherlock cleared his throat and nodded, "yes... I have."
The defence lawyer stood and walked towards the stand, "so, it's entirely
possible... that you may have been hallucinating when this so called 'attack'
happened. In fact, it may not have ever happened at all... there are no
witnesses. Are we just supposed to take the word of a druggie?"
"Objection! Badgering!" Ms. Rodin shouted and stood, slamming her fist down on
the table. The judge gave the defence lawyer a warning look and he put his
hands up in a placating manner, "no further questions."
John watched Sherlock as the defence lawyer started questioning him, hoping
that he'd be able to get through these questions a bit more easily. After all,
they hadn't been prepared for the fact that Sherlock was going to testify. But
when he started asking about the drugs, John knew that Moran must have been
somehow telling his lawyer to ask about them. He stood with Ms. Rodin when she
objected, one second away from saying something himself.
He slowly descended back into his seat as Mr. Tabling said no further
questions, and he looked over to Sherlock again, seeing his face enough to calm
him some. He had done well, and he was so proud of him.
On a hunch, Ms. Rodin spoke up, "permission to re-examine?" The judge shrugged,
"I don't see why not, go ahead."
Sherlock watched as Ms. Rodin approached the stand, wondering what she could
possibly be asking. "When did you start doing the drugs, Sherlock?"
"I started after Sebastian attacked me in the showers. I couldn't deal with the
memory of it, so I took them to forget..." Mr. Tabling stood, "oh, come on! You
can't possibly tell me that you believe he started doing drugs
after one attack!"
"Enough!" the judge said firmly.
"Twenty-seven," Sherlock said. Helen had turned towards the other lawyer once
he had spoken, but after hearing Sherlock again, she turned back. "What was
that?" she said, her brow furrowed.
"It wasn't just one attack... it was twenty-seven. Sebastian said... he wanted
to make sure everyone on the team got a turn with me."
That was it. John couldn't stop himself anymore. He stood again, tears
streaming down his face. "You son of a bitch! You sick, sick bastard!" he
screamed. The only thing stopping him from running over was the guard next to
Sebastian who had stepped in his way. "You'll get yours...You'll get exactly
what you deserve!" He couldn't stand anymore, slumping down into a seat and
crying.
Sherlock was crying too, his mind trying to shut out the pain it was
experiencing. He hung his head, ashamed. His hands came up to clutch at his
head and curled up as much as he could.
The judge dismissed court and they took Sebastian away again. Soon it was just
Ms. Rodin, John, Sherlock and both the boys parents in the room. Sherlock had
fallen out of the chair and onto the floor of the witness box, shaking and
sobbing. Helen put a hand on John's back, "he needs you, John... Go to him,"
she said.
John looked up and nodded, running over to the witness stand. He knelt next to
Sherlock and pulled the other boy into his arms, cradling him to his chest.
"I'm h-here, Sherlock," he said, still crying. "I love you, s-so much." He
rocked the other boy, kissed him, whispered to him, everything and anything
that he knew usually worked to calm his fiance. He was truly the strongest,
most brave person that John knew.
"I'm sorry, I... I'm so sorry," Sherlock sobbed. He felt so filthy, so ashamed
of what he'd been forced to do. Now that John knew, he didn't know what to do.
It didn't seem like he was leaving, but Sherlock still felt so much shame. He
clung to his fiancé, his tears drenching the other boy's shirt.
John shook his head, kissing the side of Sherlock's face repeatedly. "Don't you
dare...don't you apologise, Sherlock Holmes," he choked out. "This is not your
fault. No one blames you, especially not me." He couldn't stress enough how
wrong Sherlock was to feel that he needed to apologise for that. "I love you,
so much. So, so much."
"I was so scared," Sherlock sobbed, still clinging to John. "I didn't... I
didn't want to do it anymore, but he made me. Again... and again... And I..."
He couldn't speak anymore, just held John close and screwed his eyes shut,
trying to focus on his fiance's words and soothing touches.
"It's alright now," John said, Sherlock's words ripping his heart to shreds. He
couldn't stop the steady stream of tears rolling down his cheeks. "No one can
ever make you do that again. No one will ever hurt you again. I've got you." He
smoothed his hand over Sherlock's back, kissed into his hair, and kept talking
to him gently. If after this anyone dared to let that monster free, John
wouldn't be accountable for his actions.
After several minutes, Ms. Rodin approached them, "boys... the judge has
decided on a verdict. Whenever you're ready..." She bit her lip and walked back
to the table where they were sitting before.
"Is it good that he came to a decision so quickly?" Mrs. Holmes asked, her
voice a bit choked. After seeing her son in such distress, she had cried as
well. Ms. Rodin shrugged, "It can be good, or it can be bad... I have a good
feeling about it though."
John looked up at Ms. Rodin when she came over, and then back down at Sherlock
curled in his arms. He tilted his fiance's face up to kiss him a few times.
"This is it, love. All this just has to be worth it," he said softly,
desperately hoping that he was right. He ran a hand through Sherlock's
tousseled curls. "Are you ready?"
Sherlock kissed John back and bit his lip before nodding, "yes... I am," he
said quietly. He let John pick him up off the ground and lead him back to the
table. They rose when the judge came back in and sat back down again when he
was seated.
"I have heard the accusations... and the evidence. And I have come to a
decision." Judge Riddle said, looking out on the crowd. "I find the defendant,
Sebastian Moran, guilty of all charges. I hereby sentence you to whole life
order, starting immediately..." The crowd cheered and Sherlock let out the
breath he was holding.
"God knows that's not one second too soon..." the judge said under his breath,
nodding in acknowledgment to John and Sherlock before standing and walking out.
John's previous tears returned full force and he turned to Sherlock immediately
after he had heard the sentence. Finally, they were safe. He wrapped his arms
tightly around his fiance, burying his face into his shoulder. They won. It
hadn't gone the way they thought it had, but they won.
Hamish ran up to the table with the Holmeses right behind and he hugged both of
the boys at once. "You did well, lads. You did well." He turned to Ms. Rodin
and shook her hand. "Thank you so much, for everything."
Sherlock hugged John back just as hard and kissed every part of his face he
could reach. "We did it..." he murmured, happy tears running down his face. Ms.
Rodin smiled and took Mr. Watson's hand, "It was my pleasure. Always good to
see a monster like that put behind bars." She kept holding Hamish's hand long
after was necessary and finally let go with a blush on her face, "sorry..
um..." She patted both boys on the back, "you both did so well," she said.
Mr. Watson hadn't even noticed that he still had a hold of Ms. Rodin's hand
until she pulled away. He cleared his throat and put the hand she had been
holding to the back of his neck. "Not a problem. Really..." He looked off
awkwardly in another direction.
John pulled away from Sherlock long enough to hug Ms. Rodin as well. "Thank
you, but..." he said as he pulled away. He was feeling some of his guilt
returning as they all praised him on doing so well. "I almost ruined
everything. And because of me, Sherlock had to testify after all." He bowed his
head. "I really didn't do well at all."
Sherlock shook his head and cupped John's cheek, "no, love... you
did fantastically. I needed to testify... for me." He leaned in and gave him a
quick kiss, resting their foreheads together afterwards. "If I hadn't told that
story... Sebastian would still have been able to control me... to intimidate me
and hurt me. But now... I feel freed. Thanks to you, John. You gave me the
strength and courage I needed to testify." He smiled at his fiance and wiped
the tears from his eyes.
John looked up at Sherlock with wide eyes and his lip trembling. In a way, he
was right. He would have always been tortured by those memories if he let
himself be. And even though part of John still felt like he hadn't done his job
quite right, enough of him felt better to know that something good had come out
of his mistakes. He smiled a little and shook his head. "I didn't. You've
always had it. You just didn't realise."
Sherlock smiled and kissed John again, holding him close. "I love you so
much..." he whispered.
Meanwhile, Ms. Rodin was trying to catch Hamish's eye again. "So, um... you've
raised quite a boy there. You and your wife must be very proud," she said.
John happily returned the kiss, murmuring, "I love you, too." against his
lover's lips. He didn't even notice as Hamish looked back at Ms. Rodin, the
faintest pink dusting his cheeks.
"She should have been. But I haven't seen her in ten years." He smiled a bit at
her. "Hamish Watson," he said, holding out his hand.
Ms. Rodin smiled, "Helen... Helen Rodin," she said and took the offered hand.
Sherlock looked back at the two of them talking and chuckled, "looks like your
father's back in the game, yeah?" he said and nodded towards them.
John turned around to see his father and Ms. Rodin and smiled softly. "That's
the first time he's ever purposely talked to a woman like that since Mum," he
said. "It'd be really nice if that worked out." He leaned his head against
Sherlock's chest, ear over his heartbeat, his favourite sound.
Sherlock smiled, "me too, I think they both deserve to be happy."
 
***** Chapter 33 *****
Both boys were happy when it was all over and Sherlock begged for John to be
able to spend the weekend at his house again. John's father was happy to let
him, he and Ms. Rodin having made plans for dinner the next evening.
Once they were back at Sherlock's house, he led John up to his bedroom and sat
on the bed. He pulled John in between his legs and grabbed both his hands,
twining their fingers together.
John had no intention of leaving Sherlock's side for a good few days, so he was
very glad that his father had plans of his own for the weekend. Hamish would
have let John stay anyway as he knew the boys needed each other to recuperate
from this whole ordeal.
When they were up in Sherlock's room, John looked up at Sherlock guiltily. "I
owe you a few more apologies," he said softly. "I'm sorry for being such an
idiot before we met. I don't even know why I said those things, I didn't really
mean them. And they almost wound up making us lose the case." He hung his head
again. Out of everything he had said, he hated that Sherlock had to hear what a
jerk he had been just because he was trying to make friends.
Sherlock lifted a hand to John's chin, tilting his head back up to meet his
eyes. "I still love you, John. I made some mistakes before we met, too. We've
all made mistakes. I can't blame you for trying to fit in, I've tried to
myself." He smiled and leaned up to kiss John softly on the lips.
John let out a sigh of relief through the kiss. He still felt like a jerk, but
at least Sherlock didn't blame him. That made him feel a bit better. After a
moment he pulled away, resting his forehead against his fiance's. "I'm also
sorry...so sorry...that he ever touched you." He stroked his fingers down
Sherlock's face as his eyes started to glisten with tears again. "But I also
want to tell you how much I admire you. I can't think of anyone who would even
still be here after everything that you've had to deal with. You're so strong,
so brave...You're my hero." He gave Sherlock a watery smile.
Sherlock smiled up at John with tears in his own eyes and pulled him in for
another kiss. "And you're mine," he whispered and kissed him again. He grabbed
John by the waist and pulled him down on top of him so he was straddling his
hips. He kept their lips connected, swiping his tongue along the other boy's
bottom lip.
John let his mouth fall open for Sherlock immediately. His hands settled on
Sherlock's chest as their tongues tangled together. He was careful, however. He
wanted to be extra gentle with Sherlock after his revelation. In no way did he
ever want their intimacy to remind him of those terrible attacks.
Sherlock whimpered, reaching up to tangle his fingers in John's hair as they
kissed. He needed to feel John all over him, needed to forget all about the
attacks. He bucked his hips up and slid both hands to his lover's hips, still
keeping things slow and loving.
John let out a soft moan, rocking slowly against Sherlock. He pulled back from
their kiss to breathe, but immediately latched his lips to Sherlock's neck,
kissing over old marks and pale skin, making sure to hit every inch of it. He
smoothed his hands over Sherlock's chest, to his shoulders, and down again to
his sides. When he got there, he pushed the other boy's shirt up from inside
his trousers and slipped his hands underneath, repeating the action.
"John..." Sherlock moaned, arching up into the touch of his lover's lips. He
reached down to settle his hand on the back of John's head, lightly scratching
at his scalp.
John hummed against Sherlock's skin at the scratching. He moved down the long
column of Sherlock's neck to his collar, undoing the buttons one by one. With
each new patch of bare skin, he paused to lavish it with kisses and gentle nips
here and there, until he had finally opened the entire thing. Then he went back
to Sherlock's lips and kissed him languidly, letting his hands caress his
beautiful body.
Sherlock groaned into John's mouth as he felt his lover's hands roaming his
body. He was being so gentle, so loving... It was just amazing how much John
cared for him and tears came to his eyes.
John let his hands travel down to Sherlock's waist, opening his belt and
trousers and slipping them down. He pushed them off onto the floor and then
pulled away from his lover's lips. When he saw the faint shine of tears in the
corners of Sherlock's eyes, he smiled softly and kissed them away. "I love you,
so much," he breathed." You're my heart and soul. My entire world."
"John... Oh, John..." Sherlock whimpered and held tightly to the other boy. A
few more tears fell down his cheeks and he threw his head back, closing his
eyes. He focused his entire being on John; his words, his touches...
everything.
John worked his way back down Sherlock's body until he was between his legs. He
kissed the inside of Sherlock's thigh, trailing his lips down from there to his
ankle. Then he went to the other leg and kissed from the ankle up, until he
reached his lover's hip. He left feather-light kisses there as his fingers
slipped under the elastic of his pants. He pulled them down, leaving them on
the floor with the rest of Sherlock's clothes. John hovered above Sherlock and
gazed at his bare body, taking in the sight as if it were some magnificent
piece of art. "Gorgeous..."
Sherlock moaned and twitched at each kiss to his body. He felt oversensitive
all over and loved the way John was making him feel. When his lover looked down
at him in such awe, he broke into a smile and his cheeks turned red.
John smiled fondly at Sherlock's expression and bent to kiss him again. He
started opening his own shirt, not taking nearly as much time as he had with
Sherlock's. Once his top half was bare, he straddled Sherlock again and pulled
him up further so their chests were pressed together.
Sherlock groaned at the contact of their bare torsos and pulled John in for
another impassioned kiss. He bucked his hips up, desperately needing some sort
of friction for his aching arousal.
John rocked against Sherlock as the kiss became more heated. He let go of
Sherlock to started working off his belt, opening his trousers, and pushing
down those and his pants. He lifted himself and let the clothes slide to the
floor, leaving him completely naked, then pressed in close to Sherlock again.
"Oh God... John," Sherlock moaned as their full naked bodies came into contact
with each other. He grabbed onto his lover's hips, pulling him down into harder
thrusts. "M-more... please," he begged, voice barely above a whisper.
John obliged, grinding harder into Sherlock with a groan. "Fuck...Oh,
Sherlock..." he choked out. "I want to...I want to make love to you," he said
softly.
Sherlock nodded emphatically and whimpered, "yes... Yes, please, John!" He
groaned and rocked harder up into his lover.
John reached over to Sherlock's bedside table and grabbed the lube. He slicked
his fingers up, and then reached down between Sherlock's legs. He circled his
lover's entrance and pushed inside.
"Ohhh, yes," Sherlock moaned and pushed down onto his lover's fingers. "I love
you... S-so much, John," he whimpered and gripped tightly to the other boy's
shoulders.
John pumped his finger a bit, then added a second. "I love you, too, Sherlock.
More than anything." He scissored his fingers a bit, stretching him out.
Sherlock groaned and let his head fall back on the pillow. He was shaking
slightly from the anticipation of the pleasure he knew was coming. He continued
to roll his hips down onto John's fingers, trying to get them deeper.
John pushed in further, knowing by Sherlock's movements that he wanted him to.
He added a third and final finger, burying them as deep as he could inside of
his lover.
"Oh god, yes... John, please..." Sherlock moaned and looked up at his lover. He
locked gazes with him and whispered, "I need you so badly."
John groaned just from the way Sherlock was looking at him, and he pulled out
his fingers. He reached for the lube again, slicking his cock, moving to
position himself. He pushed in and groaned again, bending to kiss him hungrily.
Sherlock returned the kiss with equal fervor, grasping tightly to the other
boy's shoulders as he thrust in and out of his body. He wrapped his legs around
John's waist, pulling him closer, needing him deeper inside of him. He wanted
to be completely surrounded by his lover and he pulled away from the kiss
several moments later, gasping for breath.
John wrapped his arms around Sherlock, pulling him flush against his body again
with a deep groan. When Sherlock pulled away from the kiss, John went back to
kissing his neck again, peppering the skin with soft brushes of his lips. With
Sherlock's cock pressed between them it was easy to give him friction with each
thrust.
Sherlock made a noise between a whimper and a moan as John continued to move.
He tilted his head further back, trying to give his lover access to more skin.
"Oh, John... you make me feel so good," he breathed. "You feel... so amazing
inside of me."
John gladly kissed the full expanse of Sherlock's neck, continuing to thrust
into his lover. "God, yes...You're so tight...You're so perfect..." He groaned
and nipped at his skin, wanting to start a new mark. "I love...doing this for
you...I love showing you my love like this."
Sherlock whimpered at his lover's words, completely lost in every sensation he
was feeling. "John... Oh, God, John... I l-love being pressed up against
you... ohhhh," he moaned and dug his nails into the other boy's back, rolling
his hips up to meet his thrusts.
John let out a cry as he felt Sherlock's nails, and he started sucking hard on
his neck. His thrusts went faster and harder as he kept his lips latched to his
lover's throat. He started to move his hands down, grabbing tightly to
Sherlock's arse when he reached it and massaging his cheeks. He wanted Sherlock
to forget about everything but himself and John and this moment.
Sherlock moaned loudly at all the combined touches. His entire being was
focused on how good his lover was making him feel and he could sense himself
getting closer to the edge with each thrust. All he needed was that one extra
something to push him over.
John could feel himself getting closer, and he knew that Sherlock was probably
right around the same place. He pushed Sherlock back into the bed so that he
could more easily angle his thrusts and started going harder, aiming towards
Sherlock's prostate. He moved his lips up to Sherlock's ear and tugged on the
lobe with his teeth, barely able to hang on to wait for his lover to finish.
Sherlock cried out when John hit his prostate with every thrust. He could feel
his lover's hot breath washing over his ear and the friction on his cock with
every movement. Soon he was shuddering with the intensity of his orgasm,
clinging tightly to the other boy as he rode it out.
John managed to stop himself until he felt Sherlock coming apart beneath him.
Sherlock's sounds, movements, and his clenching around his cock was all it took
to make him lose control. He spilled out deep inside of Sherlock, crying out
his lover's name with his release.
Sherlock closed his eyes and heaved in lungfuls of air. When he got enough
energy back, he wrapped his arms around his lover and turned his head to kiss
his temple. "You are so amazing... so good to me," he murmured.
John gladly slumped on top of Sherlock, leaving his face in the other boy's
neck. He snuggled further into him when Sherlock embraced him, and returned it
easily. "You deserve it," he said. "And a lot more. I love making you feel
special."
Sherlock brought a hand up and stroked John's hair, kissing him on the
forehead. "You always make me feel special," he murmured and hugged the other
boy tighter.
John grinned, closing his eyes. "Then I guess I'm doing my job right." He
yawned, feeling tired. It had been quite a day, and now all he wanted was to
sleep with his wonderful fiance. "I love you, Sherlock Holmes," he murmured
against his neck.
Sherlock smiled against the top of John's head, "I love you too, John Watson,"
he murmured. He closed his eyes and nuzzled closer to his fiance, knowing he
would only have happy dreams with his lover in his arms.
 
***** Chapter 34 *****
The next morning, John woke before Sherlock, smiling when he remembered all the
best parts of the day before. He started kissing Sherlock's neck slowly,
letting his lips linger for long periods in one place before moving.
Sherlock hummed sleepily and leaned into the kisses, keeping his eyes closed.
He tightened his grip on John and snuggled closer to him.
John continued, making sure to spend extra time on the newest mark from the
night before, kissing it a few times before moving to another spot. He kissed
Sherlock's pulse point, feeling the steady beat of his heart beneath his lips
and smiling.
After a while, Sherlock opened his eyes slowly and smiled down at his fiancé.
"Good morning, love," he said and stretched before hugging John tighter.
"Morning," John said, grinning and lifting his head to kiss Sherlock tenderly
on the lips. He then went right back to where he was before, working his way to
Sherlock's collarbone. "Are we going to Mary's party tonight?" he asked against
his lover's skin.
Sherlock returned the kiss with a happy sigh and leaned his head back as his
lover continued his attention his neck. "Mmm... yes, I think so. Should be fun,
yeah?" He reached down to run his fingers through the short hair on the back of
John's head.
"Mmm..." John paused for a moment, thinking about the party about the fact that
people would be drinking. "Sherlock," he said looking up. "I never did get a
chance to tell you about my sister." He wanted Sherlock to know, especially
after yesterday.
Sherlock sat up, pulling John with him and settling the other boy between his
legs so that his back was pressed to Sherlock's chest. He wrapped his arms
around his fiancé and settled his head on his shoulder. "Okay... Now I'm
ready," he kissed John's cheek, "tell me."
John smiled, leaning back against Sherlock. He was glad for the support as this
was the first time he'd talked about it with anyone. Even when with his father
they tried to avoid the subject. "Well...Harry is ten years older than me, so I
was pretty young when a lot of this happened. I don't remember every single
detail perfectly."
He took a deep breath and began. "Harry came out to our parents when she was
seventeen. You know what happened then. Mum picked up and left, and the divorce
was final within a few months. Da was really upset because he loved Mum a lot,
but he loved Harry too, and wanted to support her. I was upset too, but I was
seven so I didn't even fully understand. Harry didn't seem that bothered. At
first."
Sherlock frowned, but kept listening and hugged John tighter. He knew this was
something that was hard for his fiancé to talk about and wanted to give him
what support he could.
"At some point, Da and Harry started fighting," John continued. "It was pretty
bad. Nothing physical, but a lot of shouting. Harry was acting pretty bratty
about the whole thing and Da was still heartbroken, so they were both always
angry about something." He cuuckled a little softly. "That's kind of how Harry
and I got closer, though. After really bad fights, she would come to my room
and play with me for a while."
"That sounds nice... Mycroft never played with me," Sherlock murmured and
kissed John's cheek again. "So what happened after that? I know that's not all
to the story..." he tilted his head until his cheek was now resting on John's
shoulder and raised an eyebrow at him.
"No, it's not," John sighed, putting his hands over where Sherlock's rested on
his stomach. "The next part is just the harder part." He paused, gathering his
thoughts, and then went on. "Somehow Harry fell into a bad crowd, and she
started drinking. I think deep down she wanted to anyway because of all the
stress. She'd come home almost every night completely sloshed. Da was furious.
He kept telling her that she was a bad influence on me, but she didn't seem to
think so. He threatened to take away her car if she didn't stop. I wish he
had..." He swallowed. The worst part was just around the corner.
Sherlock had a feeling he knew what was coming next. He laced their fingers
together and squeezed him once. Then he lifted his head to place a kiss on the
side of John's neck, trying to comfort him.
John relaxed a bit under Sherlock's touches. He was trying not to let himself
get too worked up about it, but it wasn't easy. "One night when I was
nine...Harry had been in her room, and Da was watching to make sure that she
didn't leave the house. He fell asleep." He took a deep breath, focusing on
Sherlock's hands, his body surrounding him.
"Harry came down, drunk already. I guess she had a stash in her room. She came
over to me...and she told me we were going for a ride. I didn't want to go, but
she dragged me out and put me in the car, in the front seat no less. I was
terrified because I knew she was dangerous like that, but she drove off before
I could jump out of the car. Then she started talking, barely making sense, but
she said something about wanting to take me away from Da, that he didn't
understand."
Sherlock frowned deeper, not sure if he wanted to hear the rest. But he held
onto John and listened as he finished.
John closed his eyes, leaning as close into Sherlock's embrace as he could. "We
drove for a long time...Harry kept swerving and speeding up and I started
crying because I was so scared. I wound up crying myself to sleep after a
while. I don't know what happened but when I next woke up..." His breath
hitched and he took a moment to swallow.
"It was to the sound of police sirens...I was aching all over and bleeding and
Harry was...laying across my lap." He turned a little, trying to press his face
to Sherlock's neck. "They said that she must have had a moment of
sobriety...and she threw herself in front of me." He hadn't even realised until
this moment as he spoke it that it was almost like the way Sherlock had saved
him from the bullet, a fact that only increased his welling tears.
"Oh, love..." Sherlock soothed and pressed a kiss to John's forehead. He ran
his fingers through the other boy's hair and kept him close.
John couldn't continue. He let Sherlock hold him as he fully turned and
burrowed against him, crying softly. After a while, he finally had gotten
himself together enough to speak, but he kept his face against Sherlock's neck.
"That whole story," he said. "It was part of the reason why I was afraid of
telling Da about us. Because I knew that he'd be thinking about me winding up
the same way. But I would never drink, not after that. It terrifies me."
Sherlock cupped John's cheek and kissed him lovingly on the lips. "We don't
have to go to the party if it makes you uncomfortable," he murmured.
John shook his head. "I want to go. I just..." He sighed, closing his eyes
again. "I hate watching people when they're drunk. They remind me of her, and
it scares me and makes me miss her at the same time. And it makes me angry
because they have no idea how stupid they're being."
Sherlock smiled sadly at his fiancé, "well... you at least don't have to worry
about me drinking. I don't see the point in getting all knackered and waking up
sick the next day." He nuzzled behind John's ear and kissed his neck, "you can
just focus on me... I'll do my best to..." he nipped the other boy's earlobe,"
keep your attention."
John grinned a little, humming. "That won't be too hard. You are quite the
distraction." He turned and caught Sherlock's lips briefly, then pulled away to
look up at him. "Thanks for listening," he said quietly.
Sherlock smiled and ran the backs of his fingers across John's cheek, "you're
quite welcome, my love. Anytime you need me, I'm here." He leaned in to capture
the other boy's lips in a sweet kiss before pulling back and resting their
foreheads together. "Now we have to figure out what to wear..." he said and
grinned.
John smiled and returned the kiss, feeling better. He thought for a moment
about what they could wear. It wouldn't be a formal party, that was for sure,
but he wanted to look semi-decent considering this was the first real high
school party he'd been too. "I've got nothing. Any ideas?"
Sherlock grinned and gently pushed John off of him so he could stand. Then he
grabbed the other boy's hand and led him over to his closet. "All this stuff,
is just what I normally wear. I think a lot of it is worn out and may not fit
you, but... I want to show you something." He smiled over at John before
opening a door at the back of the closet.
John thought that Sherlock's house was out of surprises, but he found himself
wrong. He'd never even noticed the door at the back of the closet before. With
a raised eyebrow, he followed his boyfriend through the opening, feeling a bit
like he was about to wind up in Narnia or something.
Sherlock opened the door, still holding John's hand. Inside, there were rows
and rows of clothes and accessories. Most of the clothing still had the tags on
them, as Sherlock hadn't had the opportunity to wear them all. He turned around
to face his fiancé, giving him a lopsided grin.
John mouth fell open at the sight of the room. He was sure there were enough
clothes there to open a small boutique. Shoes of every style and colour were
neatly lined along the floor, a rack of belts took up a small space of wall.
There was even what looked like a jewelry stand, though it was filled with
watches and cuff links. In the centre was a large, round ottoman-style seat,
and in a corner, a stand with full length mirrors surrounding it. He looked
back at Sherlock and wound up just shaking his head. "I shouldn't be surprised,
I really shouldn't, but...wow."
"Go on... pick something out," Sherlock said, sitting down on the ottoman. "I
want you to model for me," he said, lowering his tone and winking.
John rolled his eyes fondly at Sherlock. He looked around again, not even
knowing where to start. He was never really good with style. Jeans and jumpers
were a staple for him. He started going through the clothes, looking for
something that he might look good in. "I really don't know what I'm even
looking for, Sherlock," he said after a moment, turning back to him. "You're
the one who knows how to dress well. Help me out."
Sherlock laughed and stood, kissing John on the cheek. "All right then..." he
grabbed a dark green button up and a pair of dark grey slacks and handed them
to the other boy. "Here... If you want it to be a surprise, there's a changing
room on the other side of the mirrors."
John took the clothes and smirked a little. "Be right back." He went over to
the mirrors and found the changing room, a small space with a chair and some
hooks to hang clothes on. He slipped into the outfit Sherlock gave him, making
sure to leave the top few buttons open on the shirt, and then stepped out.
Leaning against the edge of a mirror with his arms crossed, he gave Sherlock a
sly grin. "Well?"
Sherlock looked up when he heard John and swallowed thickly at the sight of
him. He stood and walked slowly over to the other boy. "Wow... You look...
Mmm," he breathed and wrapped his arms around his fiance's waist. "I should
pick your outfits more often," he murmured and leaned down to kiss John's jaw.
John tilted his head to give Sherlock more skin. "If it were up to you, I'd
never wear anything at all," he said, draping his arms over Sherlock's
shoulders. He had to admit, though, Sherlock had an eye for colour and style.
"Only when you're with me... Can't have those girls at the party gawking at
your beautiful body," Sherlock murmured against his lover's skin. As if to
prove a point, he latched onto John's shoulder, biting lightly and sucking to
leave a mark. His hands traveled down to the other boy's arse and squeezed both
cheeks.
"Mmm, Sherlock..." John moaned and let his head fall back, eyes sliding shut.
He brought a hand up to thread through those gorgeous dark curls, pulling a
little, and pressing in closer to his lover.
Sherlock groaned and hitched one of John's legs up, wrapping it around his
waist. He pressed his lover against the mirror and kissed all along his throat,
moving up the other side and nipping his earlobe.
John moaned a he was pressed to the cool glass, giving Sherlock as much skin as
he could. He clutched at his fiance's shoulders, digging in his nails. "Sh-
Sherlock...you're going to ruin my clothes," he breathed, hoping he knew what
he was getting at.
"Allow me to remedy that," Sherlock murmured and started undoing the buttons on
John's shirt. He slowly slid it off and moved to his lover's lips, tangling
their tongues together. As soon as the shirt was off, he threw it onto the
ottoman and started working on the trousers.
John arched into Sherlock's touches, grinding slowly against his lover. As
Sherlock worked off his trousers, he kissed down his neck, biting hard on his
pulse. He dragged his hands down Sherlock's back to clutch his arse.
"Fuck, John..." Sherlock murmured and worked John's trousers and pants to the
floor. He undid his own trousers and pushed them down his hips. Then he grabbed
John by the waist and turned him around. "I want to fuck you... Right in front
of these mirrors," he groaned against his lover's neck.
John let himself be turned, whimpering softly at Sherlock's words. "Yes,
please...I want to watch it happen..." Actually he wasn't sure how this was
going to be. He didn't know how he looked during sex, but he hoped that he
didn't look silly or he was going to be self-conscious from then on.
Sherlock groaned and pulled on John's hips, bending him over. He proceeded to
slick his fingers with his saliva and stuck one of them inside of the other
boy's entrance. "You're so fucking sexy," he growled, leaning forward to kiss
his lover's lower back.
John cried out, pushing back onto Sherlock's long finger. He could see his face
in the mirror, flushed and sweating, and he closed his eyes. "Ohh, Sherlock..."
He tried to brace himself on the glass but his hands slipped down, streaking
it.
Sherlock managed to maneuver them over to the ottoman, still managing to see
them both in the mirror. He continued to prepare his lover, adding a second and
then a third finger.
John was already shaking as Sherlock continued to stretch him out. He clutched
at the leather of the ottoman, pushing his hips back as far as he could.
When Sherlock felt that his lover was stretched enough, he spit into his hand
and slicked up his cock. He decided to tease John a little and just rubbed his
erection in between the other boy's arse cheeks.
John whined, squirming and grinding back on Sherlock. "Please..." He opened his
eyes, catching their reflections in the mirrors. Sherlock looked so powerful
standing behind him that way, truly owning him, and the sight made him whimper,
cock throbbing.
Sherlock leaned down and pressed a kiss to John's lower back before finally
pushing himself in. He threw his head back and groaned at the tight heat.
"God... You feel so good around my cock," he breathed.
"Ohh, fuck..." John bucked back into Sherlock's hips. "So full...Go hard,
Sherlock." He dug his fingers into the leather, almost enough to scratch.
Sherlock complied, grabbing tightly to his lover's hips and pounding into him.
He moaned loudly and looked over in the mirrors to watch himself slide in and
out of John's entrance.
John cried out with each thrust as his whole body was rocked with pleasure. He
looked at the mirror again, seeing that Sherlock was staring at them in the
glass, and he found he really liked the picture of dominance they created. He
pushed back to meet Sherlock, wanting him deeper.
"Ohhh, God... John," Sherlock moaned and widened his stance, changing the angle
so he could hit his lover's prostate straight on. "Fuck, you're so good... I
love seeing your face while I take you," he murmured. He placed one of his
hands on John's back, running it down the length of his spine.
John cried out, almost a scream, as Sherlock started aiming for the bundle of
nerves. He couldn't even speak, he was so lost in the sensations, so he just
clung more tightly to the ottoman and watched as he was thoroughly shagged,
making desperate sounds.
Sherlock let out a loud groan, feeling himself grow closer with each thrust. He
smacked John on the arse and threw his head back, closing his eyes. His entire
body was focused on the pleasure his lover was giving him and he could feel the
sweat dripping from his face as he pounded into the other boy.
John was almost there. Sherlock was far too good at making him lose all
control. He reached down to grab his own cock, giving himself a few quick
strokes to push him all the way over. "Ohh...Oh, fuck! Sherlock!" With a loud,
almost inhuman sound, John was coming, spilling onto his hand and the black
leather of the ottoman.
Sherlock moaned loudly in response and feeling his lover clenching around him,
he was soon brought to his own release. His hips jerked sporadically as he came
deep inside of the other boy and he grunted with each spurt. When he was
finished, he collapsed on top of John, gasping for breath. "Shit... that was
hot," he panted.
John slumped forward onto the seat, warmth spreading through him with the heat
of his lover's release. He panted, staring into the mirror at the two of them,
and smiled wryly. "God, yes it was...We look good like this," he said, taking
in their flushed, sticky with sweat appearance.
"Mmm..." Sherlock hummed in agreement and turned John's face to the side to
kiss him languidly. "I love you," he murmured against his fiance's lips.
John grinned, kissing him back and cupping his cheek. "I love you, too," he
said, pressing his forehead to Sherlock's. "Now, you have to pick out something
to wear for yourself."
"After we clean up this mess," Sherlock said and chuckled. He lifted himself up
off of John and pulled the other boy up too. Then he pulled up his pants and
went off to the bathroom to grab some towels to clean up their mess.
John laughed a little and got up. There was a little puddle of his cum on the
ottoman, with an imprint of the same on his stomach. He followed Sherlock to
the bathroom and grabbed a wash rag, wiping his stomach off.
After they were done cleaning up, Sherlock grabbed John, wrapping his arms
around his waist and kissing him firmly on the lips. He led the other boy back
to the dressing area and sat him down on the ottoman. "Wait here, I want to
model for you too."
He went back and changed into a pair of dark skinny jeans, a black, silk button
up shirt and a pinstripe blazer. He added a pair of dress boots and walked out
of the dressing room. "What do you think? Too much?" he asked, turning and
biting his lip nervously.
John leaned back, waiting for Sherlock to come back. And when he did, he
couldn't help his mouth falling open. "Wow...I mean...wow." He walked over to
the other boy and circled him, eyes grazing him up and down. "You certainly do
know how to dress. And I am fighting the urge to undress you again."
Sherlock grinned, "I take it you approve then?" He chuckled and pulled his
lover to him, wrapping his arms loosely around his waist.
"The only downside to this outfit is that I'm going to have to beat people with
a stick to keep their hands off of you." John snaked his arms around Sherlock's
neck. "I'll have the sexiest date at the party."
"Well, I don't know about a stick, but I think father has a cane he doesn't
use..." Sherlock joked and smiled brightly down at John.
John grinned, but it didn't reach his eyes. "Sherlock...stay close to me, okay?
I really don't want to be alone at that party," he said softly, resting his
head on his fiance's chest.
"Love... Don't worry, okay? You're my only friend, who else would I talk to and
dance with but you?" Sherlock kissed John on the forehead and squeezed him
tightly.
"You're not an outcast anymore," John pointed out. "In fact, you're probably
considered popular now, or on your way. People are probably going to want to
talk to you, and you might get separated from me in all the commotion..." He
looked up, the worry genuine in his eyes.
"Hey..." Sherlock cupped John's cheek and smiled lovingly down at him, "I told
you I wouldn't let anything or anyone come between us. That includes all those
chavs, suicide blondes and jocks that will be at the party tonight, all right?"
He kissed the other boy softly on the lips, doing his best to reassure him.
John returned the kiss, feeling a bit better. He smiled warmly up at his fiance
and nodded. "You're right. I shouldn't worry." He kissed him again once then
put his cheek back to Sherlock's chest. "Thanks, Sher."
"Anytime, love," Sherlock murmured and rested his cheek on the top of John's
head.
 
***** Chapter 35 *****
The rest of the afternoon went rather quickly and soon they were headed to
Mary's for the party. Sherlock kept his arm around John's shoulders as they
rode in the car and walked around to open the door for him when they arrived.
"After you, darling," he said and smiled cheekily at the other boy.
John chuckled a little, stepping out of the car and taking Sherlock's hand.
"Why, thank you." Together they walked up to the door. From outside the
tuneless pounding of bass could be felt, and there were lights on in the
backyard where most of the voices were coming from. He took a deep breath,
preparing himself for the inevitable meeting with drunk peers.
Sherlock squeezed John's hand and smiled at him before ringing the doorbell.
Mary answered the door smiling, "hey boys! So glad you could make it, come on
in!" She led them through the house where there were a few couples snogging
already and out to the back where a DJ station was setup along with a full bar,
snack table and a huge dance floor with lights.
"Heard you won the trial, that's so great! I... Oi! What'd I tell you about
dancing on the tables, Kev? Gianna, I told you, you're already cut off, ya
caner! Sorry... I have to go take care of this, make yourselves at home!" Mary
ran off in the direction of a dark skinned girl, sneaking a bottle of vodka
from the bar.
Sherlock shook his head, "wow... I wouldn't want to be in her shoes right now."
He turned to John and smiled, "come on, then... let's go dance!"
John kept his eyes purposefully averted from the bar and the girl with the
bottle, and turned towards the dance floor. He grinned and tugged Sherlock
over, for the first time feeling confident in his abilities. As soon as they
hit the floor, he turned his back to Sherlock's front, putting the other boy's
hands on his hips, and grinding to the rhythm of the song.
Sherlock swayed along to the beat, leaning in to whisper in John's ear. "You're
such a good dancer, I don't know why you were ever nervous."
John tilted his head back to look up at Sherlock. "This isn't really dancing.
This is moving to the beat of a song." He brought both his hands up to brush
briefly through Sherlock's curls. "Anything more formal than this and I
wouldn't be so good."
"I recall you doing very well dancing with me at my birthday party, you have
natural rhythm, that's all it takes." Sherlock turned John so they were facing
each other and moved in close, grinding their crotches together as the music
continued to play.
John let out a soft hum and draped his arms over Sherlock's shoulders,
mimicking his movements. "Natural rhythm and two left feet. You're all graceful
and whatnot." He was trying very hard not to let himself get aroused when they
hadn't even been dancing that long. He was not having much luck.
Sherlock grinned and stepped away from John, "you mean like this?" He started
dancing on his own, swaying his hips seductively. He raised his arms over his
head and brought them back down, biting his lip and sliding one of his hands
down his torso.
John watched for a moment, mesmerised by the fluidity of Sherlock's moves. For
a boy who was all sharp lines and angles, he sure knew how to make himself look
like he was made of liquid. But he was soon snapped out of his reverie by a
crowd circling in, cheering as his fiance stole the show with his dancing. John
had to fight to stay near him, and even then he was stuck behind the innermost
layer of party guests.
Sherlock got lost in the music for several moments, closing his eyes and
continuing to move to the beat. After a while he opened them to smile at John,
but it dropped from his face when he didn't see him anywhere. "John?" be
called, trying to make his voice loud enough to carry over the music.
He pushed his way through the crowd, feeling one person try and grab his arse.
He turned and frowned at the girl in question who was nursing some sort of
fruity drink and she smiled at him seductively. "Some moves you got there,
love... Care to dance with me?"
Sherlock looked around, trying to find John and he shook his head. "No... I'm
actually here with my fiance. Thanks for the offer, though."
"Oh, come on... Have a little fun!" The girl tried to grind against him, but
Sherlock grabbed her by the hips and pushed her away. "I said... no. Now leave
me alone."
John let out a sigh of relief when Sherlock seemed to realise that he was gone,
but in the next moment he was pushing his way through the opposite side of the
circle, and leaving John to be closed into a large crowd as the circle morphed
back into a lump. "Shit. Sherlock!" He tried to push towards where he was
going, but someone grabbed him and spun him around, making him lose his
direction.
A few girls surrounded him, all looking and smelling like they had been
drinking since that afternoon. "E-excuse me," he said, trying to push his way
out, but they held their position.
"Where'ya goin' so fast?" one of them slurred. "We jus' got here, an' you're
lookin' sexy." They all laughed as if she had said something hilarious, and he
found himself getting sick with the alcohol on their breath. He took the
opportunity while they were swaying unsteadily with giggles and ran off,
managing to get away from the dance floor and to the edge of the house.
He turned back to the floor, trying to see if he could see Sherlock's curly
hair above all the dancers, but all he could see were hundreds of Harry
lookalikes. Was he seeing things? He rubbed his eyes and looked again, their
faces changing back, but it was already too much. How could they all be so
stupid? How many of them would drive home tonight? He couldn't stand to be
there anymore, and he went around to the dark side of the house, crouching down
against the wall. Hopefully Sherlock would find him soon.
Meanwhile, the girl that had cornered Sherlock was still trying her best to
grind against him. Sherlock groaned in frustration and pushed her away again,
"Look... What's your name?"
The girl smiled and trailed a finger down Sherlock's chest, "it's McKenzie...
But you can call me Kenzie, hot stuff."
Sherlock rolled his eyes and grabbed her wrist, "look... Kenzie. I'm sure
you're a very lovely girl when you're sober, but I'm taken and I have no
intention of changing that fact. Now if you'll please excuse me..."
He managed to get away and searched the crowd for John, still unable to find
him. He called out his name a few times before asking a couple people if they
saw where he went. They pointed him in the direction of the house and he
thanked them before running off to find him.
When he got to where John was, he sprinted over and knelt in front of him.
"Hey... You all right, love?" he said softly, cupping his cheek.
John had buried his face in his knees, unable to stop a few tears from escaping
his eyes. He should have known that this would be a bad idea, but he thought
that maybe he could handle it. But he hadn't been around people that drunk
since his sister, and it brought up too many bad memories, especially since he
had just been thinking about it this morning.
When Sherlock finally came, he looked up at him with watery eyes and shook his
head, pulling the other boy into him.
"Oh, love..." Sherlock sighed and wrapped his arms around John, running his
fingers through the short, blonde hair. "I'm sorry, I should have known
better..." he apologised and pressed a kiss to the top of the other boy's head.
John pressed his face to Sherlock's neck and cried softly, holding tightly to
him. "N-not your fault..." he said quietly through his tears. He was just glad
that Sherlock had found him at all.
"Yes it is, I was so excited to be able to dance with you again and... show you
off... that I didn't think of how much seeing all these drunk people would
affect you. I'm so sorry..." Sherlock lifted John's head and kissed him softly
on the lips. "I can call Myc to come get us," he murmured against the other
boy's lips.
John shook his head again and wiped at his eyes. "No, I don't want to spoil the
night," he said softly. "I was fine until we got separated. Then these girls
showed up and they all smelt like booze and then I...they all looked like her."
He didn't know how else to explain the one moment where he saw his sister
everywhere.
"I'll make sure we stay together the rest of the night, then," Sherlock said
and nodded in understanding. He stood and helped John up, looking around and
finding a small living area. He led the other boy over and sat him down in one
of the plush chairs.
"I'll dance for you in private this time," Sherlock said and smiled seductively
at his fiancé. He started rolling his hips again, standing just a couple feet
from the chair that John was sitting in.
John gratefully followed Sherlock inside, the sounds of the drunken partygoers
fading into the distance. All that was left when they reached the living room
was the beat of the bass. He let Sherlock put him in a chair and stared up at
him with a smirk as he started dancing again. "It's no surprise that everyone
was crowding around you," he said, voice already a shade deeper. "Too bad for
them, I'm the only one who gets a special dance."
"Yes, John... All of this," Sherlock slid his hand down his torso as he moved,
"is yours. Only yours." He came a little closer so he was standing directly in
front of the other boy and turned around so his arse was facing him.
John was already half-hard just from watching. He smacked Sherlock's arse as it
was presented to him and hummed in satisfaction. "You are so sexy, Sherlock
Holmes." He grabbed the other boy's hips and pulled him down. "Dance in my
lap," he breathed, leaning up to say it right behind his ear.
Sherlock grabbed onto the arms of the chair to steady himself and obeyed John's
request. He began rolling his hips in such a way that his arse ever so slightly
started rubbing against his lover's groin. He stood up completely and turned
around, then straddled the other boy's hips and continued to move to the music.
John groaned, eyes glued to Sherlock. "God, Sher...you're too good at this." He
locked Sherlock in place when they were face to face, arms around his waist. He
wouldn't grind up against him yet, however, still enjoying his lover's rhythmic
movements.
Sherlock continued to roll and grind his hips, bringing his arms up around
John's neck. "I've never given a lap dance before," he murmured, "you should
feel very special." He alternated between rolling his hips in perfect circles
and swaying them back and forth, continuing to please his lover with each
movement.
John resisted as long as he could before responding with a buck of his hips.
"You're a natural, then," he said, and leaned in to nip Sherlock's ear lobe.
"You seemed so sweet and innocent, yet from the first thing we did to now,
you've always blown my mind."
Sherlock grinned, leaning in to whisper huskily in John's ear. "I've never
wanted to be so bad before I met you... You and I have so much chemistry I just
can't ignore it. By the way, it's not only your mind that I've blown." He
nipped the other boy's earlobe and started placing open mouthed kisses all
along his jaw and neck, all the while still moving his hips.
"Oh...God, yes," John moaned out, head lolling back to give Sherlock all his
skin. "You're very bad, Sherlock. And I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the
blowing you do." He took Sherlock's arse in both hands, giving it a firm
squeeze.
Sherlock groaned and pushed his arse out, "well... If I've been so bad then I
guess you better punish me," he murmured against John's neck. He kissed his way
back up to the other boy's ear and whispered huskily, "spank me, John."
John smirked, shivers running down his spine. He let go of Sherlock's arse so
he could smack it. "Even if I punish you, I have a feeling you won't learn your
lesson," he said, with another spank. He moved his lips to Sherlock's neck,
biting down on the pale skin.
It was like a switch was flipped inside Sherlock's brain at John's words. All
of a sudden, it wasn't his fiancé beneath him, but Sebastian. He gasped loudly,
his eyes widening and he fell backwards onto the floor. "N-no... You can't hurt
me anymore," he said, voice shaky. He scrambled to his feet and started running
as fast as he could, not looking back.
John blinked in surprise as Sherlock fell over, and was confused by the sudden
look of terror on his face. But at his words, he knew that he must have said
something to accidentally set off his fiance. And it wasn't hard to figure out
what. "Shit," he muttered, taking off after Sherlock. "Sherlock, stop!" Stupid,
stupid, stupid! he thought to himself as he ran. His big mouth was always
getting him in trouble.
Sherlock couldn't hear John over the music, just continued to run, pushing
people out of his way. He ran all the way to the pool house, hiding in a closet
once he got inside. He collapsed against the far wall, sobbing and curling up
into a ball.
Mary saw John running and approached him, "John! What's going on? Where's
Sherlock?" she asked, frowning and looking around.
John followed Sherlock outside but lost him once he got onto the crowded dance
floor. Sherlock could be anywhere, likely having a breakdown, and John couldn't
get to him. "Dammit!" He rubbed a hand over his face, then saw Mary coming
towards him. He shook his head. "I was chasing him but I lost him. He...he's
kind of having an attack of some kind. I really need to get to him."
Mary's eyes widened a bit, "okay... Let me ask around, maybe someone's seen
him. Be right back," she said and ran off to start questioning the guests.
"Right." John approached a girl, realising that she was one of the ones who had
cornered him before. "Uh, have you seen Sherlock?"
"Oh, hey, sexy thing. Ya ran off 'fore I coul' get ya numbah." John recoiled at
the stench of alcohol on her and shook his head, moving on to someone else. But
the whole dance floor seemed to smell like booze. Was everyone here that drunk
or was it just his sensitivity to it that made it seem so bad?
"John!" Mary ran towards him and tapped him on the shoulder, "a few people said
they saw him running for the pool house, let's go check there." She led John
over and opened the door, "Sherlock? Sherlock, are you in here?" she called
out, walking through the house.
John was getting dizzy from being surrounded by so many knackered people who
all smelt so vile, that when Mary came running up he had to shake his head to
focus on her. He was glad to hear, however, that someone had seen Sherlock and
followed her to the pool house. He looked and listened for any signs of his
fiance. "Sherlock? Come on, love, say something."
Mary kept searching, both of them calling out Sherlock's name repeatedly. She
thought she heard something and stopped, focusing in the direction she heard
what sounded like someone sobbing. "Shhhh..." she said, holding out her hand
towards John, "do you hear that? Sounds like it's coming from the linen
closet..."
John stopped and listened. Sure enough, he could hear Sherlock crying and
bolted towards the closet, opening the door. Relief flooded him as he found his
fiance there, curled on the floor. But then concern joined it and he knelt,
hugging him close. "Shh, Sherlock. It's alright, it's just John. I'm so sorry,"
he murmured, kissing into his hair.
Mary stood awkwardly at the door in silence, just watching with concern.
Sherlock continued to sob, lost in his mind again. He curled in on himself
tighter, trying to protect himself from the pain of the memories that came
flooding back.
John felt awful for bringing Sherlock to this again. It seemed like every
episode that Sherlock had like this was because of him. He tried to get
Sherlock's face tilted up so that he could kiss him or something, anything to
get him out of this trap. "Sherlock, please don't cry. You're alright, you're
safe."
Sherlock suddenly stopped crying and his arms loosened around his legs. He let
John lift his head, but he was staring blankly off at the doorway. "Is he going
to be okay?" Mary said softly, frowning and brow furrowed. His eyes looked
glazed over and the only movement was him blinking occasionally.
John didn't like the look in Sherlock's eyes. He'd never seen him like that
before. "I don't know..." He leaned in gently pressing his lips to the other
boy's as a test. "Sherlock?" he asked softly. "Can you hear me? It's John."
Sherlock didn't react to the kiss, just kept staring off. His expression was
blank and he didn't move, didn't speak or make a sound. "John? Should we...
call an ambulance or something?" Mary asked, her voice getting more concerned
by the second.
John shook his head. "No, no. I have to fix this." He was the one who had
caused it, he could snap him out of it...Couldn't he? "Sherlock, wake up.
Please!" John shook him slightly, but the glazed look remained. "Sherlock? Come
on, Sherlock!" He kissed him again, getting frantic.
Mary watched as John tried to bring Sherlock back, but the vacant stare was
still there. "John... He's not responding, I really think we should ring
someone."
John shook his head again, panicking. "It's fine, I've done this before," he
said to Mary voice a higher pitch than a moment before. "Sherlock, wake up!
Please!" He felt tears welling in his eyes as he watched his fiance stare
blankly past them. He could hardly even see him breathing, his blinking
becoming slower and slower, and for a moment, John was afraid he...No, no, no,
this couldn't be happening. "Sherlock, I'm begging you! Don't do this to
me! Please!"
"John!" Mary said firmly, "he is obviously not going to snap out of this... we
need to get someone else. You've done what you could... Now please, just ring
someone? His mum, dad... anyone." She knelt next to John and placed her hand on
his shoulder, "come on, John..." she said softly.
John's head whipped around to face Mary at the touch, eyes wide with fear and
worry. But she was right, nothing he was doing was working, and he pulled out
his mobile to call for an ambulance. When they said they were on their way he
pulled Sherlock into his lap and cradled him close, crying softly into his
shoulder. Sherlock's limp body was bringing back horrible memories from the day
of the shooting, and he had to grab his wrist, keeping his finger on the other
boy's pulse to remind him that he was indeed alive.
Mary waited with them until the ambulance arrived and walked out with John as
they loaded Sherlock onto the stretcher. She watched them both get into the
back of the ambulance and grabbed John's hand. "Let me know how he is, okay?
And if you need anything, or someone to talk to... Just ring me." She gave John
a sad smile before letting go.
John swallowed and nodded, squeezing Mary's hand before he had to let go for
the doors to be closed. She really was a nice girl. If Sherlock had never come
into his life, he might have found himself with her instead. He kept Sherlock's
hand as they rode to the hospital, focusing on the steady beat of his heart
under the tip of his finger. With his free hand he called Mr. and Mrs. Holmes,
letting them know what was going on.
When they got to the hospital, the nurse took Sherlock away for them to run a
few tests before they got him settled in a room. Sherlock's parents were out of
the country for a long weekend, so Mycroft was going to be there at the
hospital as soon as he could. John was led back to Sherlock's room a couple
hours later, where he was sleeping. The doctor had given him a sedative after
all the shock his brain had gone through.
John still felt terrible. He had his face buried in his hands as he waited for
them to call him to Sherlock's room. He had failed him, over and over today and
the day before. How could he ever hope to take care of Sherlock if he couldn't
even help him when these sorts of things happened? When he caused them in the
first place? He was brought to Sherlock and relieved to see his eyes closed and
the heart monitor showing the beating of the muscle. At least now he looked
like he was sleeping rather than...the other thing. John sat in the chair next
to the bed, holding Sherlock's hand again and closing his eyes to wait.
Mycroft came into the room less than an hour later and approached John with a
frown, "what happened? What have you done to him?" He shoved the boy's chair
back, forcing him to release Sherlock's hand. "Answer me!" he said firmly,
voice booming.
John looked up when Mycroft entered, but was immediately intimidated by the
look on his face. He shrunk back as the elder Holmes yelled and tears formed in
his eyes. "I-I didn't...I mean, I don't know...This has never happened before
when he had an episode. Please, Mycroft, I would never hurt him. You have to
know that." He felt so guilty already, but now he was scared of what his
fiance's older brother would do to him, and he closed his eyes, tears spilling
over.
"The last time he did this... I found him shooting up cocaine three weeks
later. I don't think I have to tell you what caused that," Mycroft growled. He
looked over the boy in the chair, scared and vulnerable, and sighed. "Listen...
I know that whatever happened, you didn't mean to do, but I need to know.
That's the only way I can get him out of this." He spoke softer and grabbed a
chair to sit next to John.
John looked up at him, only feeling more horrid from the new tidbit of
information. If Sherlock wound up using again because of this...He didn't even
want to think about it. He bowed his head again when Mycroft asked him to tell
what happened. It was awkward telling him this but if it would help he didn't
care.
"W-we were at Mary's party," he said. "And we were alone, and he was...we were
getting intimate. And we were saying things and I said...'learn your lesson'.
That's what set him off. Then he ran and I found him crying like usual and I
tried to snap him out of it but then he just..." John remembered the blank look
on Sherlock's face, the limpness of his body, and he looked at the heart
monitor.
Mycroft nodded and thought for a few moments before speaking. "Okay, you have
to listen to me and follow my instructions, because it's very important. If you
don't, he may not come out of this without wanting to..." he frowned and
furrowed his brow, then shook his head.
"Anyways... when he wakes up, do not touch him. Let him be the one to touch you
first. If he reaches out for you, approach very cautiously, any sudden
movements could snap him back into this. Don't mention the episode or what
caused it, that would damage him too. Do you understand?"
John nodded, repeating everything that Mycroft told him in his head. It seemed
strange, but he was going to do whatever it took to make sure that Sherlock was
alright. "Mycroft," he asked softly. "What makes this happen? Why did he react
differently this time?" If this was something that happened before, and could
happen again, he wanted to know how to avoid it.
Mycroft clasped his hands together and looked over at Sherlock, "my brother and
I, and you may have already noticed this, are very different from everyone
else." He quirked a smile, "we always thought of ourselves as turtles, with our
brains being our shells. Whenever we feel threatened, we hide away, losing
ourselves inside our minds. What made it different this time is that he ran
away..."
He looked over at John and furrowed his brow, "let me guess... when you found
him, you tried to embrace him, didn't you?"
John certainly did know that the Holmes boys were different in that capacity.
It was part of what made Sherlock so special. "Yeah, I did," he answered.
Mycroft shook his head, "bad idea... all the other times, you were right there
with him when it got bad. So in the back of his mind, he knew it was you who
was trying to bring him back. Since he ran away this time..."
"He thought that someone was trying to hurt him," John finished for him. "He
separated himself from what he thought was going to happen." It all made sense
now. It was scary for him to see Sherlock like that, but at least now he knew
better. It was just a defence mechanism.
Mycroft nodded, "exactly. So, that's why it's so important that you follow my
directions. I'm sure you probably understand now." He smiled warily at John and
then back over at Sherlock. "I do care for my brother... and I understand him
because I've been there. Of course, I never had to deal with quite as...
damaging situations, but I did have my own."
He looked over at John, "that's why I was so happy when he found you, he
deserves to have someone to love him and for him to love. I apologise for
blowing up at you, but I hated the thought of the person he cared for most
hurting him. Something like that would destroy him."
John looked back to Sherlock as well, wishing he could do something to let him
know he was there. But he would follow Mycroft's directions. He was not going
to mess up again. He turned to Mycroft again after a moment and smiled a bit.
Even though they hadn't had the same dynamic as he had had with Harry, he could
tell the elder Holmes felt just the same as she must have. "You're a good
brother, Mycroft" he said.
Mycroft smiled at John, "thank you," he said softly. After a few moments, he
stood, "I'm going to talk to the doctors, see how long he'll have to stay." He
walked towards the door and opened it, but turned back before he was fully out
of the doorway. "Talk to him... that's the best way to let him know," he said
with a grin and walked away.
John smiled back, more fully this time, and looked at Sherlock again. He
scooted his chair closer to the bed and opened ilhis mouth, trying to think of
something to say. "Um...hi, Sherlock," he started. "I'm really sorry. I feel
like I keep messing everything up." He sighed, bowing his head.
"I try so hard, then something stupid happens and then you get hurt...I wish I
wasn't such an idiot all the time. Anyway, I hope you wake up soon. I...I need
to see you, alive and moving. You really scared me before." He glanced back up
at Sherlock, not knowing if he could really hear anything he was saying.
"You're not an idiot," Sherlock murmured and cracked a smile before slowly
opening his eyes. He looked over at John, "Hey, love," he said softly.
John lifted his head and locked eyes with Sherlock. "Hi...How do you feel?" he
asked quietly, keeping his hands in his lap. Do not touch him. Mycroft's words
repeated in his head.
"Dizzy... but fine," Sherlock murmured, reaching up to rub his head. "What
exactly happened?"
Mycroft walked in at that moment, "you passed out at Mary's party," he said,
smiling at John. He knew he wouldn't want to lie to him, this way he wouldn't
have to. "The doctor said they'll release you in a couple hours, they just want
to keep you under observation for a bit more."
Sherlock scoffed, "typical doctors. I'm a little thirsty," he said, looking
around to see if there was any water nearby. "John? Could you get me a glass of
water, please, love?" he said and pointed over to the cup on the food tray next
to the pitcher.
John smiled gratefully at Mycroft and got up slowly to get Sherlock some water.
He handed him the glass, making sure that none of his movements were sharp or
too quick. "There you go, love. Need anything else?"
Sherlock took a sip and nodded, "yes I do, in fact." He reached out for John,
"I need you to come over here and stop acting so skittish."
John flushed a little, realising he'd overdone it. "Sorry, love. You just had
me worried for a while." He let his own hand approach Sherlock's, gently lacing
their fingers as he stepped closer.
Sherlock smiled and pulled John in for a kiss, "I'm sorry for scaring you, I
must have gotten dehydrated with all the dancing." He smirked and winked at the
other boy, pulling him down so he was sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Yeah, that's probably it," John said softly. He let himself be pulled to sit
and caressed Sherlock's face with his free hand. "But everyone was pretty
impressed with it. You're one hell of a dancer." He smiled down at his fiance,
very happy to see him lucid once more.
Sherlock hummed in content and leaned into John's touch, "I'll have to give you
a private dance later... I was thinking about it while I was on the dance
floor." He closed his eyes and sighed, "I love you, John."
John's smile faltered a little as he remembered that the private dance was what
got them into this in the first place. But the way Sherlock was talking, it
seemed like he didn't even remember it, or when they got separated. "I love
you, too, Sherlock," he murmured, rubbing his thumb over his fiance's cheek.
"John, can I speak with you for a moment?" Mycroft said and headed for the
door.
Sherlock frowned, "hurry back with him, Myc... I need my nurse," he joked and
winked at John.
John nodded, leaning down to peck Sherlock on the forehead. "Don't worry. I
won't let him keep me." He followed Mycroft out of the room.
Mycroft waited for John to come out and closed the door behind him. "Okay... So
maybe I should have mentioned that we also 'delete' parts of a memory we're
uncomfortable with," he said quietly.
John hummed a little. "I think Sherlock said something like that once. He said
that's why he used before, because certain memories were too hard to get rid
of." He realised then that there was a party full of people besides him that
knew there was more than just what Sherlock remembered, especially Mary.
"It is imperative that no one mention the episode, so anyone you know who may
have seen him and will have contact with him later... you need to let them
know. For all he knows, he passed out on the dance floor and you called an
ambulance," Mycroft whispered.
John nodded. "I'll let Mary know. I don't even know half the people that were
at that party, but she will." He just hoped that she would be able to tell
everyone. Though maybe most of them wouldn't remember anyway because they were
so sloshed.
Mycroft nodded, "good... Let's go back in now, before he gets suspicious." He
led John back into the room and smiled at Sherlock, "he's all yours, Sherly..."
Sherlock groaned and threw his head back on the pillow, "for the millionth
time, don't call me that! It's embarrassing..." he mumbled.
John laughed and went back to the bed, sitting on the edge. "Feeling any
better, lovey?" he asked, smiling down at the other boy. "You're adorable, by
the way."
Sherlock pouted, "I'm fine... but beginning to wonder if Myc is trying to steal
you away." He pulled John so that he was laying in bed with him and kissed him
passionately, "he better not be... because you're mine, John Watson," he
murmured against his lover's lips.
John returned the kiss, finally relaxing completely under the touch of his
lover's lips. "Don't worry. Mycroft's got nothing on you." He wrapped his arms
around Sherlock and held him close. "I'm glad to be yours, and wouldn't want to
be anyone else's." He pressed his forehead to the other boy's, closing his
eyes.
Sherlock smiled and wrapped his own arms around John. "Good, because I'm
keeping you... forever," he said softly and hugged the other boy closer to him,
resting his head on his shoulder.
John sighed, resting his cheek in Sherlock's hair. He still felt terribly
guilty, and completely unworthy of Sherlock's love when all he had brought him
since they got together was pain. "Are you sure I'm not an idiot?" he asked
softly.
Sherlock pulled away and looked John deep in the eyes, "yes, I'm sure. You
saved my life, you love me even after all the weird quirks you've found out
about me, you know what you want and you stand up for who you love. You're
amazing, John... and to call you anything less than brilliant would in itself
be idiotic." He smiled at the other boy and reached up to cup his cheek, "I
love you more than anything, and I always will. No matter what."
John cast his eyes down, feeling them watering a bit at the praise. "But I feel
like I've done so much wrong too. I promised to take care of you, but so much
of what I've done has hurt you." He leaned into Sherlock's hand, putting his
own over it. "I feel like I've failed you."
Sherlock shook his head and smiled fondly at John, "don't you see? You're still
here. I'm still here, I'm still alive... because I have something to live
for. You... I have you and that's all I need to be happy. The fact that we're
still here together after everything speaks volumes about our love.
I love you... and you love me. That's all I need, that's all I want from you.
Just promise to love me... and be there to pick me up when I fall."
John's lip trembled and he sniffed a few times, letting stray tears fall. "I
do. I swear I'll always be with you, and I'll always love you." He pressed his
face into Sherlock's neck and closed his eyes. "I love you, so much, Sherlock."
Sherlock kissed John on the forehead and stroked the back of his head. "I love
you too, John... I love you, too."
 
***** Chapter 36 *****
Chapter Notes
     Author's Note: Thank you so much for reading my very first Johnlock
     series! I appreciate the patience that all of you have shown with my
     damn procrastination problem lolz!! This is the final chapter to the
     series and hopefully I will be posting more series in the future,
     with closer posts! Please continue to review and again, I thank you
     all for your support!!
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Five years later...
Sherlock adjusted his suit jacket for about the hundredth time in the mirror.
He ran his fingers through his hair and made sure his face was clear of any
bumps or blemishes. He was nervous, to say the least. His mother had decided on
throwing the biggest wedding London had seen since William and Kate's and had
invited around eight hundred guests.
"All right, Sherlock... You can do this," he muttered to his reflection. He
took a deep breath and prepared to walk down the aisle.
John was dying. He must have been because he was sweating and nauseous and
lightheaded. Not to mention, he was trapped at the altar, so his nervousness
was probably obvious to the billions of people that were sitting in the pews.
He chewed on his bottom lip, ripping it to pieces before realising that he
would have to kiss Sherlock with those lips later and he shouldn't ruin them.
Instead he started tugging on his jacket sleeves, desperate for anything to
distract him from how nerve-wracking this was.
After applying probably the tenth layer of lip balm in the past fifteen
minutes, Sherlock heard the organ start to play. He nodded for the usher to
open the door and made his way down the aisle. He had refused to carry a
bouquet, finding it a bit silly since he obviously wasn't a bride.
About halfway down the aisle, he made eye contact with John and smiled. John
looked gorgeous, his hair slicked back and a perfectly tailored suit on. He
tried to ignore the whispers of the guests as he walked, but caught pieces of
them. Things like: 'so handsome', 'lucky to have each other' and the occasional
'how long until the reception?'
John looked up, heart racing at the sound of the organ. This was it! He clasped
his hands together and turned towards his gorgeous fiance, soon to be husband.
He looked...just stunning. His curls actually tamed, the dark suit standing out
beautifully against his pale and flawless skin, and the beautiful smile, making
him instantly relax. He returned the smile, locking onto his gorgeous blue-
green eyes, and focusing on Sherlock and Sherlock alone. It was just the two of
them, finally completing their bond as it was meant to be from the start.
It took all Sherlock had in him not to sprint the remaining few metres to join
his fiancé at the alter, but he managed somehow. When he finally made it, he
grabbed onto John's hands and squeezed them, giving reassurance as well as
trying to get it. He smiled widely down at him and mouthed 'I love you' before
the minister started to speak.
John's hands were sweaty and he really hoped that Sherlock didn't mind. He
clasped them tightly in his own and returned the 'I love you' as the ceremony
began. It began with the usual. "We are gathered here today..." but John was
hardly listening, just staring and smiling at Sherlock. He was finally brought
out of his stupor when he heard the minster say, "The couple has decided to
write their own vows for each other. Who would like to go first?" John bit his
lip and looked up at Sherlock sheepishly, hoping he would go first.
Sherlock smiled at John and turned towards the minister, "I'll go first." He
took a deep breath and cleared his throat a little.
"John Watson... From the day we met, I knew you would be someone special to me.
You have saved my life in many different ways and on several different
occasions. I have never known another man as kind, handsome and loving as you
and it is my honour to call you mine. I've been waiting for this day for a long
time and I promise to stay with you, love you and cherish you for all time.
Through the good and bad times, no matter what life throws our way. God knows
we've been through a lot already and with you as my husband I am prepared for
whatever else comes."
Sherlock could hear several people in the pews sniffling and caught a glimpse
of his mother wiping her eyes with a handkerchief as he finished speaking. He
felt tears come to his own eyes as he smiled brightly down at John.
John's eyes were also glistening with tears and he swallowed the lump in his
throat to try to make himself more able to speak. He took a deep breath and
concentrated on Sherlock and Sherlock alone.
"Sherlock Holmes, what can I say about you? You're so brilliant, so beautiful,
so sweet. You captured my heart from the moment we met and I was so glad to
give it to you. I've never met another man, another person, who is so...so
perfect. And I'm lucky- privileged- to have you as my husband and my best
friend. I'll never let you go, and I'll always take care of you, for as long as
we both live. You're my whole world, Sherlock. I love you so much." He finished
by wiping his eyes and smiling up at Sherlock.
Sherlock wiped his eyes and continued to smile at John. After they exchanged
the usual vows, the minister proclaimed them married and Sherlock leaned down
to press their lips together. He wrapped his arms around his new husband's
waist and closed his eyes, drowning out everything else but this moment where
they truly became one.
John couldn't believe it. Finally they were married, finally they were husband
and...husband, and it was perfect. Everyone watching was teary-eyed, even
Hamish who had his arm around Helen Rodin Watson. When they finally pulled
apart, John smirked wickedly and scooped Sherlock up to carry him down the
aisle and outside to their waiting limo, cheers and applause following behind.
Sherlock laughed and wrapped his arms around John's neck, smiling up at him as
he was carried out. When they got inside the limo, he cupped John's cheek and
kissed him firmly. "It takes about twenty minutes to get to the reception at
the castle from here," he murmured against his husband's lips. He smiled at the
other man, a mischievous sparkle in his eyes.
John chuckled, and shook his head. "Sherlock Holmes, you are still as
insatiable as when we first met." He pulled his husband (oh, he loved that
word) into his lap and wrapped his arms around his waist. "But we're not doing
anything. I want to save it all for tonight."
"Well, you're still as sexy as when we first met," Sherlock said and smiled. He
locked their lips together again and pulled back to rest their foreheads
together. "I love you so much," he murmured.
John grinned and closed his eyes happily. "I love you, too, Sherlock. With all
my heart and soul." He stroked Sherlock's cheek, pulling back again to stare at
his perfect face. He had always been happy with Sherlock, and always would be,
but he had to say this was the happiest moment of his life.
Sherlock sighed happily, resting his head on John's shoulder as they rode to
the castle. When they arrived, he gave his husband one last kiss before opening
the door and climbing out of the limo.
John followed Sherlock out of the limo and into the castle, the same castle
where Sherlock's eighteenth birthday was held. Many of the guests had already
arrived and greeted them with hugs and handshakes, all with wishes of
congratulations.
Sherlock smiled at everyone who greeted them, only knowing about half of the
people they talked to. He led John over to the table at the head of the dining
area and pulled the chair out for him, sitting down after he did. He grabbed
John's hand, twining their fingers together and bringing the back of his
husband's hand to his lips to kiss it.
John grinned and moved his chair closer to Sherlock's, keeping a hold of his
hand. His father and Helen took the seats next to him, and Sherlock's family
sat on the other side of the table next to his husband. For a fleeting moment,
he wished that Harry were here as well, but he knew that she'd be watching and
smiled at the thought.
Sherlock sat holding John's hand as his mother attempted a speech, bursting
into tears just like she did at his birthday. He blushed as Mycroft told
stories of his 'little brother, Sherly' and teared up at Mary Morstan's speech.
She spoke of how amazing he and John were together and how she considered them
both her best friends. He raised his glass for each toast, clinking glasses
with his husband (sparkling grape juice for both of them).
When the DJ called for Sherlock and John to come to the dance floor for their
first dance as a married couple, Sherlock eagerly led the other man over. He
took John's hand, putting his other on one his waist as the violin piece he
wrote all those years ago came through the speakers.
John enjoyed all the speeches, his heart warming and happiness bubbling inside.
By the time they got to dance, John had a healthy blush. He leaned in close to
Sherlock, resting his head on the other man's chest. When he heard the song,
however, he looked up at him smiling. "My talented husband."
Sherlock had a dusting of pink across his cheeks at John's words, "it's not
that difficult when my husband is such a wonderful muse." He smiled down at the
other man and pressed a kiss to his forehead as they started to move across the
floor.
John smirked a little as they began to sway to the piece. He'd become much
better at formal dancing over the years. "Am I really so inspirational?" he
asked, settling his chin on Sherlock so he could look up at him.
Sherlock beamed down at his husband, "yes, you are... In so many ways, love."
He leaned down to press a loving kiss to John's lips as they danced.
John sighed happily, returning the kiss. They danced for a long while until
they finally announced that the cake was being brought out. It was a tall cake,
chocolate with strawberry jam filling and vanilla buttercream icing. On top
were two groom figures that someone had done up to look like the lovely couple
(and pushed the John figure down a bit to make him look shorter).
Sherlock laughed at the figures on top of the cake, shoving John's down just a
little further, claiming he did it to make it more 'anatomically correct'. He
smirked at his new husband and they grabbed the cake knife, cutting the cake
together as the photographer snapped about a million photos.
John grumbled about not being that short, but smiled for the picture as they
cut the cake up for the guests. When he got his piece, he scooped some icing
off of it and dabbed it on Sherlock's nose. With a mischievous grin, he leaned
in to lick it off.
Sherlock scrunched his nose up as John licked it and chuckled softly. He took a
handful of cake and smashed it in his husband's face. He laughed at John's
expression for a little while, then leaned in to lick the side of his face.
"The cake is good," he said cheekily and grinned.
John's eyes screwed shut as he was attacked with the dessert, and he gave
Sherlock an evil smirk. "That's how you want to play, then?" He pressed his
plate into Sherlock's face, moving it around to make sure he was evenly
covered. He peeled the plate away and let his tongue trail over his cheek. "It
is pretty good."
Sherlock narrowed his eyes and frowned before wrapping his arms around John and
attacking his face with kisses. He rubbed their cheeks together, making sure to
get more of the cake on his husband's face. The guests laughed as the
photographer took pictures of the whole episode. After a while, Sherlock pulled
back and smiled down at the other man, shaking his head. "You're lucky I love
you so much," he murmured.
John laughed and squirmed as he was covered in cake, and when Sherlock finally
stopped he smiled up at him cheekily. "I know. Very lucky." He leaned up and
started eating the cake off of his husband. "Maybe we could take some with us,
and I'll eat it off other places of your body," he murmured.
Sherlock shivered at the idea and smiled down at John, "that sounds...
delicious." He started eating the cake off his husband's face as well, giving
him open mouthed kisses as he cleaned his face.
Eventually, Mycroft came over with a handkerchief, insisting that they stop
snogging in public and have some decency. Sherlock winked at John and finished
cleaning him off with the handkerchief. "Musn't upset Myc too much, we're
apparently embarrassing him in front of his date... Although, I don't think
she's paying very much attention." He nodded over towards his table where a
tall, dark haired girl was sitting, typing away on her phone.
Sherlock kissed his husband back, pulling him back in for another kiss once
they parted. "Mmm... I really can't wait to get you to the hotel," he murmured
against John's lips.
"You'll have to hold on for a little longer, love." John pulled back and laced
their fingers together. "Shall we dance some more?"
Sherlock smiled and nodded, "I think so, yes." He led his husband out onto the
dance floor and pulled him in, settling one hand on the small of his back and
grasping the other one with his free hand. "I don't think I'll ever get tired
of dancing with you," he said and started swaying them to the music.
John put his free hand on Sherlock's shoulder as they started to move. "Neither
will I. I'll never get tired of anything about you." He pressed his ear to
Sherlock's chest, listening to his favourite sound.
Sherlock rested his cheek on top of John's head and hummed in content. "I feel
the same about you, dear. Not to mention our sex life is amazing," he murmured
and grinned.
John's face heated a little and he headbutted Sherlock gently in the chin.
"After so long, most couples would lose their spark, wouldn't they?" he said
softly. "But not us. I wonder what makes us so different."
"Well, I personally think it's because we're both damn sexy," he murmured
huskily, winking at John. Then he leaned down and pressed a kiss to his cheek,
"and I also think it's because we're madly in love and have such a deep
connection."
"That's true," John said. "We do have a strong connection. Two halves of one
whole." He smiled up at his husband as they continued to sway to the music,
ignoring the rest of the guests in favour of getting lost in Sherlock's eyes.
"Finally completely connected," Sherlock whispered, bringing up his hand with
the ring on it and brushing a few stray hairs from John's forehead. He beamed
at his husband and leaned down to connect their lips in a long, sweet kiss. He
closed his eyes into it, focusing on nothing but the feel of his husband's lips
beneath his.
John returned the kiss, melting against his husband. The day had been perfect
so far, and it wasn't over yet.
They spent the rest of the reception dancing, mingling with their guests, and
sneaking in as many kisses and touches as they could. By the end of the night,
John was pretty tired, but one fact kept him awake. They'd soon be on a plane
to Paris, where they'd be spending their honeymoon.
Sherlock was shaking in anticipation by the time they got to the airport and
almost took out a family of four dragging John and their luggage to the gate.
"Come on, John... do I have to carry you?" he said, sprinting towards the line
to get on the plane.
John shot an apology to the people that Sherlock was bowling over in his haste.
"No, but you have to remember you have longer legs!" He nearly had to leap with
each step to keep up with his frantic husband. "Calm down, Sherlock, we've got
plenty of time."
"Never enough time, John...quickly! We have to get to Paris so we can spend
some... alone time." He looked back at his husband and winked before turning
back to the gate. "Business or pleasure?" the stewardess at the gate asked.
Sherlock smirked at John, "pleasure... definitely."
John rolled his eyes. "It doesn't matter how fast we get on the plane, love. It
still takes off at the same time and takes the same amount of time to fly." He
smiled with reddened cheeks at the stewardess, then hid his face.
"Yes, but I wanted to get settled in with our blanket since you get so cold..."
Sherlock winked and let his eyes travel down to John's crotch, then looked back
up with an eyebrow raised suggestively.
John's entire face went red at the thought. "You can't even hold out for the
hotel?" he asked with a smirk. "How am I going to keep you busy for two weeks
in France?" He shook his head at his impossible husband as they were allowed
through the gate.
Sherlock just smiled and led them to their seats, sneaking a quick squeeze of
John's arse as he walked by. He sat them down and put their carry-on luggage
overhead and grabbed their blanket, spreading it out over their laps. He waited
until the plane took off and then let his hand wander over to his husband's
thigh.
John had to force himself not to jump when Sherlock grabbed him, and just
continued, red-faced, until he found his seat. He sat near the window, and it
was a good thing too, because not even a moment after the plane was in the air,
a long-fingered hand was traveling up his leg. "Sherlock..." He looked over at
him, his cheeks still on fire.
Sherlock just continued to look forward with a straight face as his hand
continued to move. He reached over and lightly grasped John's crotch through
his trousers, sliding his hand up and down it.
"Sh-Sherlock!" John said, a little more firmly. Oh, God, his husband was going
to get him off in a plane. In front of all these people. He swallowed and
closed his eyes, trying to focus on something else and force his body not to
react.
Sherlock let the corners of his mouth quirk into a smile briefly before going
serious again. He gripped John a little tighter, still staying outside of his
trousers. He'd been John's lover for about seven years now and knew every
little way to touch him to get him aroused.
John's breath hitched and he rocked his hips ever so slightly in a way that
hopefully wouldn't be noticed from under the blanket on his lap. He leaned
over, resting his cheek on Sherlock's shoulder in an attempt to pretend he was
sleeping. "Bastard," he muttered, voice an octave lower than usual.
Sherlock smirked and turned to press a kiss to John's forehead, "you know you
love it, though," he murmured. He eased John's trousers open and slipped his
hand inside, wrapping his fingers around him. His hand was still stroking
through the other man's pants, and he was using just enough pressure to tease.
John shivered a little, hiking the blanket up so it created a shield. "F-
fuck..." he stuttered out, trying so hard not to let his hips go wild. Sherlock
always knew just how to drive him crazy. "More, please," he begged.
Sherlock obliged, slipping his hand under the elastic of John's waistband. He
wrapped his fingers completely around the other man's length and started
stroking harder, twisting his wrist a little. "I bet it's so hard to stay
quiet, isn't it? I bet you want to scream out in pleasure..." he whispered
directly in his husband's ear.
John let out the tiniest moan that he could manage, clutching at Sherlock's
shoulders. His hips rocked subtly, desperate for more friction from his
husband's hand. "Sherlock...God, Sherlock..." he breathed out. Damn the other
man for having him completely wrapped around his finger. Or in this case,
wrapped up in his fingers.
"You're so sexy," Sherlock murmured and let his thumb slide over the other
man's slit. He wished very badly that he could get away with ducking under the
blanket and sucking his husband off, but he knew John definitely wouldn't
appreciate that in public.
John bit his lip, a deep groan threatening to escape him. He panted through his
nose, not even daring to open his eyes for fear that everyone around them was
looking at him and able to see exactly what was going on. But he wouldn't make
Sherlock stop, not at this point.
Sherlock gradually started working John harder and could feel his own cock
twitch at the look and sound of his husband. He let out a soft groan of his own
and bit his lip. He alternated between twisting his wrist and swiping his thumb
over John's slit as he tried to bring him to completion.
John just couldn't hold back anymore and his hips bucked once hard into
Sherlock's hand. He immediately opened his eyes to see if anyone had been
watching, but everyone in the nearby seats was distracted by one thing or
another. He dared to let himself do it again, and again, keeping a close eye
for any passengers turning their heads. Finally, with a soft cry of his lover's
name, he was spilling out his release, eyes squeezed shut once more in pure
pleasure.
Sherlock groaned and closed his eyes as he watched the other man come apart. He
kissed him softly on the temple and pulled the blanket over his head so he
could lick his hand clean. Once he was finished, he tucked John back into his
trousers and fastened them. He popped his head back up and smiled at his
husband, "did you enjoy that?" he asked quietly.
John was breathing heavily, trying to calm down before people started thinking
he was having an attack or something. He looked at Sherlock and nodded lazily,
a wry grin spreading over his face. "You are one bad boy, Sherlock Holmes," he
murmured, catching his lips. "My turn now."
"Mmm... That's Sherlock Holmes-Watson to you," he murmured and kissed John on
the lips again. He was actually really anxious about what his husband was going
to do to him.
John grinned, putting his face in Sherlock's neck. He kissed and sucked and
nipped at his lover's pale skin, wanting to work him up before he touched him.
To anyone who was looking, it would seem John was just using his husband for a
pillow.
Sherlock bit back a moan and shifted in his seat, feeling himself harden at the
touches of his husband's wonderful mouth. He craned his neck to the side,
trying to make it look like he was just stretching it out.
John chuckled, his breath hot on Sherlock's skin. He kept working the one spot,
leaning back just enough to peek at the bright red patch of skin, then
readjusting himself to find another empty place. One hand moved to Sherlock's
knee, but didn't travel any farther.
Sherlock groaned in frustration and glared at his husband out of the corner of
his eye. He knew he was going to tease, but had no idea he would be this cruel.
"John... please," he breathed, trying to keep his tone low.
John smirked and slid his hand up, cupping Sherlock's crotch, all the while
still pleasuring his neck. He let his palm press harder onto the other man, now
realising why Sherlock had enjoyed doing this to him so much.
"Oh, God..." Sherlock breathed and let his head fall back. He bit his lip,
trying to stay quiet and a small whimper made it out through his nose.
John rubbed very slowly up and down, biting on Sherlock's pulse as he did so.
"Enjoying yourself?" he murmured softly. "I'll bet you like the danger factor
here. Any second, one wrong move, and someone could realise what we're doing.
Does that make you more excited?"
"God, yes..." Sherlock groaned softly and gripped harder to the arms of the
seat. His breathing quickened and he had his eyes screwed shut against the
pleasure his husband was giving him. He wanted so much more, but knew John
would tease him relentlessly after what he did to him.
"Thought so," John said with a chuckle, readjusting his face to find a new spot
on his husband's neck. He brought his other hand closer to Sherlock to open his
trousers, now palming his cock through the thin fabric of his pants.
"Shit, John... get on with it already, you bloody tease," Sherlock whispered
harshly. He was sure he was going to rip the arms of the seat at this point.
John was very much enjoying Sherlock's reactions and he dared a peek at the
nearby passengers to see if they noticed. One person had a funny look on his
face but other than that, they were all distracted. John used both hands to
push away the elastic of Sherlock's pants and pulled out his cock, wrapping his
fingers around and stroking.
Sherlock managed to stifle the moan that rose in his throat. He bit his lip and
breathed heavily through his nose as he tried his best to stay quiet, careful
not to alert the other passengers.
John stroked Sherlock long and slow, wanting to see how long his husband could
last before completely losing it. He used various amounts of pressure,
occasionally swiping his thumb over the head of his lover's cock, and of course
still biting and suckling at Sherlock's skin.
"Oh... fuck, John... That's good," Sherlock breathed. By now, he was in danger
of biting a hole in his lip from how hard his teeth were clamping into it. He
whimpered and his leg twitched as he endured the sweet torture.
"I wish that I could make you beg," John whispered into Sherlock's neck. "I
wish I could have you on your hands and knees and fuck you senseless." He
started moving his hand faster, wanting to bring him closer.
"We have... oh... t-two weeks in Paris for that," Sherlock whispered back. He
could feel himself get closer and groaned, looking around to make sure no one
heard it. No one seemed to be paying attention to them, for which he was
grateful, because he wasn't sure how much longer he would be able to stay
still.
John chuckled. "Well, be assured then that I will be taking advantage of that."
He pumped his hand even faster, pressing hard into Sherlock's slit, and sucking
another mark onto his lover's pale skin.
"Unngh, oh fuck... C-close, John," Sherlock breathed. He bucked his hips up
once and moaned softly. He was so close, just needing that little bit more to
push him over.
John pulled his mouth away, moving directly to Sherlock's ear as he stroked his
lover as quickly as he could. "Come on, Sherlock. Let it all out. God, I wish
you could scream my name."
Sherlock couldn't hold on any longer and bucked his hips up again as he came
all over his husband's hand. He whimpered softly and when he was finally
finished, he slumped back into the chair, breathing hard.
John stroked Sherlock through, making sure that he was completely empty before
slipping under the blanket and licking Sherlock's release off of his hand. He
popped back up, resting his cheek on his husband's shoulder and snuggled close.
"How was that?"
"Amazing," Sherlock murmured and turned to kiss John on the forehead. "I love
you, darling... Have a good rest, we'll be in Paris soon." He relaxed in the
chair and rested his head on top of his husband's, falling asleep within
minutes.
"I love you, too, Sherlock." John tucked Sherlock back into his trousers before
closing his eyes and letting himself drift off. A few hours later, an
announcement was made for the landing in Paris. John woke first and nudged his
husband. "We're here, love."
Sherlock woke slowly and smiled down at his husband sleepily. "We're in Paris?"
he mumbled. "Mmm... took them long enough to get there." He stretched and
leaned over to kiss his husband on the cheek.
"I told you, love, it takes as long as it takes." John grinned up at him and
sat up to stretch. He folded their blanket up and waited for the plane to stop.
As they descended he could see the tip of the Eiffel Tower in the distance and
couldn't help the excitement bubbling inside of him.
Sherlock grabbed John's hand and twined their fingers together. He smiled over
at his husband and brought their joined hands up to his lips to place a kiss on
the back of the other man's. "I love you," he said and squeezed John's hand.
John turned back to him and leaned in to kiss him slowly. "I love you, too." He
smiled brightly and stayed snuggled against Sherlock until the plane finally
landed. Once they were able to leave, the pair grabbed their carry-ons and made
their way into the airport. They got their luggage, called for a cab, and made
their way to the hotel.
Sherlock gave the cabbie the address of the house that they would be staying
in, speaking perfect French. John didn't know they wouldn't be staying in a
hotel and he smiled mischievously over at his husband as they drove off.
John couldn't help rolling his eyes a bit as Sherlock spoke French to the
cabbie, but that was what happened when you had a genius for a husband. He had
to admit, it was helpful since he didn't know a lick of French. They rode for
about twenty minutes and then pulled up outside of a house. John turned to
Sherlock with a raised eyebrow.
Sherlock shrugged and smiled at the other man, "Dad bought this house about ten
years ago, seemed a shame to waste money on a hotel." He got out of the cab and
walked around to open the door for John. "After you, mon cheri," he said and
grinned.
John chuckled and shook his head. Of course they had a house in France. He
stepped out of the cab with a very British sounding 'merci' and went around to
the trunk to get their luggage.
Sherlock grabbed most of the bags and walked to the door, opening it and
setting the luggage inside. He turned around and smirked at John before
scooping him up in his arms and carrying him over the threshold.
John squeaked and dropped the bags as he was picked up. "Sherlock!" He wrapped
his arms around the other man's neck and held tight, laughing. "Carry me to
bed, husband?" he said with a cheeky grin.
"Gladly, husband," Sherlock said and winked down at John. He carried him
through the house and off to the bedroom. Then, he laid his husband down on the
bed gently and straddled his hips. He leaned down and kissed the other man
deeply, taking his time and really enjoying it.
John glanced around at the house as they traveled up to bed. It was lovely,
like Sherlock's house in England, but more cozy. He held Sherlock close as they
kissed, mouth falling open to let his husband's tongue invade him, losing
himself in the fact that they were here alone and married.
Sherlock pulled away after a while and leaned in to whisper huskily in John's
ear. "Je t'aime tellement, mon merveilleux mari." He started kissing along his
husband's jaw and down his neck. "Tu es si merveilleux..." he placed an open
mouthed kiss on the other man's Adam's apple, "tellement incroyable..."
John's eyes rolled back in his head. He thought that Sherlock talking to him
before was sexy, but speaking French...God. He arched his neck towards his
husband's lips moaning softly.
Sherlock continued to murmur sweet things to John in French as he undressed
him. He connected their lips again after the other man was stripped down to his
pants and flipped them so his husband was hovering over him.
John was glad not to have to hold back his moans and whimpers as Sherlock drove
him wild in a foreign tongue. When he was given the upper hand, he bent down to
kiss him on the lips, down his jaw, and his neck, slowly undoing his shirt
buttons.
"I have no idea what you were saying, but you sounded damn sexy saying it," he
whispered, reaching Sherlock's chest. He kissed all over it as his hands worked
down further, reaching his husband's trousers and pushing them to the floor.
"I'll make sure to speak French more often then," Sherlock breathed. He let out
all the moans and groans he had to hold in on the plan ride. "Je veux que tu me
fasses l'amour", Sherlock murmured. He reached down and started taking John's
pants off. "In case you need a translation..." he whispered against his lover's
lips, "I just said I want you to make love to me."
John hummed and kissed him again, fingers dipping under Sherlock's pants to
slip them down his long legs. He then brought his fingers up, between their
lips, and pressed them to Sherlock's kiss-swollen mouth.
Sherlock kissed John's fingers, reaching up to take his hand in his own. "I
have a few things for us to use... In the small red satchel by the door. Go get
it, please," he murmured.
John wondered what Sherlock could mean by that, but he did as he was asked and
got up to get the satchel. He brought it back to the bed, sitting next to
Sherlock and watching as he opened it.
Sherlock unzipped the bag and rooted through it, pushing aside the various
items that would be used later. He pulled out what he was looking for, a bottle
of flavoured lube and handed it to John with a smirk.
John took the bottle, a wry smile on his face. "Interesting. When did you get
this?" He opened it to squirt some onto his fingers, tasting it. Strawberry,
like his favourite jam.
"A week before the wedding," Sherlock said and scooted closer to John. "Along
with all this..." he handed the satchel over to his husband with a sly grin.
"If there's anything else in there you'd like to use now, I certainly wouldn't
be opposed."
John looked down into the bag, eyes widening as he realised what was inside. He
vaguely wondered how it managed to get past the bag checks without any
questions. Then again, it was Sherlock; the Holmes family connections. He
looked at a few of the items in the bag, finally shaking his head. "No. Tonight
I just want you, just how you are. We've got plenty of time to...try this other
stuff."
Sherlock smiled up at the other man and pulled him in by the back of his head
for a loving kiss. "Make love to me, husband of mine," he whispered. He leaned
in to lock their lips together again, sighing happily as their tongues
collided.
John smiled as he kissed Sherlock back, more than happy to oblige his request.
He slicked his fingers as they kissed, not even needing to look as he reached
between his husband's legs and teased his entrance open. He pushed one finger
in, groaning in anticipation as he felt how tight Sherlock was.
Sherlock moaned into the other man's mouth, laying back and pulling John with
him. He rocked his hips down onto his lover's finger, desperately wanting more.
John added a second finger, scissoring to stretch, and then added a third. He
thrust them a few times, making Sherlock was well prepared before pulling out.
He took the lube and slathered his cock with it, moving to hover over Sherlock.
He pushed in slowly, enjoying the tight heat of his lover.
"John..." Sherlock moaned as his husband finally entered him. His eyelids
fluttered for a moment until John was fully seated inside of him. He reached
for the other man's hands, twining their fingers together and bringing them up
on either side of his head. He craned his head up to kiss John again, slowly
stroking the inside of his lover's mouth with his tongue.
John squeezed Sherlock's hands, using his position to hold him in place. This
was a moment he never wanted to forget. Their first time making love as a
married couple. He slowly started thrusting, his own tongue tangling with
Sherlock's, the familiar taste of his filling his mouth.
After a while, Sherlock let his head fall back onto the pillow. He gasped for
breath and let out a shaky moan. "I love you so much, John Holmes-Watson," he
breathed.
John groaned at the use of the name. It was something he'd been waiting to use
for years now. "And I love you, Sherlock Holmes-Watson." He released Sherlock's
hands and pulled him up so their bodies were pressed flush together as he
continued.
Sherlock moaned as his erection was caught between their bodies. "Oh, God...
John," he whimpered and clung tightly to his lover. He would never get tired of
this. Being completely connected with John, in the most intimate way possible.
Every day he was reminded how lucky he was to have such an amazing man in his
life. Sherlock let out a loud groan and dug his nails into the other man's
back.
John pressed his face to Sherlock's neck, kissing over all the marks he'd left
when they were on the plane. He let out a long groan and picked up the pace of
his thrusts a bit. He was enjoying this, so much, and it brought him back to
their first time together, the first time they'd physically been one. And now
they were bonded in every way possible.
"Fuck... John! You're so good... s-so incredible." Sherlock groaned and arched
his back into his lover, starting to rock his own hips to meet his husband's
thrusts.
John made a sound between a whimper and a moan when Sherlock started to move.
"Sherlock...oh, God..." He nipped at a pale patch of unmarked skin, which was
hard to find since he had been very busy marking Sherlock up lately. Already he
was getting close, the swell of emotion combined with the incredible sensations
of their love-making bringing him to the edge.
Sherlock groaned and moved his hips faster, "yes... so close. Finish with me,
love," he murmured. He could feel himself nearing the edge and held on as long
as he could before he was crying out his release. He whimpered as he came back
down, slumping back onto the bed.
"Oh, God...Oh, fuck, Sherlock!" The clenching of his lover around him, the
sight and sound of him succumbing to the pleasure, all brought John to his
climax and he spilled into Sherlock. He thrust through it, getting out all he
could, then finally collapsed on top of his husband, panting.
"That..." Sherlock breathed, "was the most amazing sex... we've ever had." He
wrapped his arms loosely around his husband. He tilted his head to the side so
he could press a kiss to the other man's temple.
John hummed, so content in this moment. "Agreed. Though I think it has a lot to
do with our new marital status." He reached around to take Sherlock's hand, the
one with the ring, and kissed his knuckles. "I love you, so very much. My
world, my heart, my soul."
Sherlock beamed and leaned in to kiss John on the lips. "I love you too,
darling. More than anything in the universe." He rested their foreheads
together and closed his eyes. Life couldn't be more perfect than it was right
now.
 
Chapter End Notes
     French Translations
     Je t'aime tellement, mon merveilleux mari. - "I love you so much, my
     beautiful husband"
     Tu es si merveilleux- "You are so wonderful"
     Tellement incroyable - "So incredible"
     Je veux que tu me fasses l'amour – "I want you to make love to me"
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