[Text Thread - Sebastian AKA The Sniper]
[09:38] Did Sherlock go home with Jim?
[09:40] No. I thought you lot went home. You ditched us.
[09:40] No, you ditched us. I found Molly and Irene and you three were gone.
[09:43] Sherlock must have went home with that guy he went off with, then.
[09:43] What guy?
[09:45] Some guy. They knew each other. Sherlock hugged him. They said something about the guy being back in England.
[09:45] Holy shit.
[09:46] What? Who is he?
[09:48] He is the best guy you will ever meet.
[09:51] Okay then... Hey, did you pull last night?
[09:55] Nah, I went back with Molly. I couldn't leave her by herself. Anyway, I'm going to hunt Sherlock down. Meet after the convention?
[09:56] Yeah, that makes sense, you're a good guy. And get here about seven. Come to the hotel and we'll go from there.
[09:59] I know I am. See ya then, Sebastian.
[10:01] Bye, Johnny ;)
[10:01] Die.
[10:04] O.O ㅠ.ㅠ
John laughs at the message but doesn't reply, focusing on the task at hand. Molly stood beside him and it was clear she was hungover. Being the sensible one in their group, she wasn't used to drinking that much. She held a flask in her hand and John could smell the coffee radiating off her. He wonders how many cups she's had.
Before John had texted Sebastian, she was a mess. There's no other way to describe it. She was full out panicking about Sherlock despite the fact it seemed obvious (at the time, anyway) that he'd just have gone home with Jim like he did the night before. Every time John tried to tell her to calm down and that he was probably with Jim she'd point out that last night Jim had text them from Sherlock's phone.
She was more relaxed now that they'd spoken to Sebastian.
"I'm surprised Sherlock didn't text or come tell us" She murmurs, sipping more coffee.
"You know what him and Victor are like. Oblivious to everything else when they're together"
Molly nods in agreement. "Let's hope Victor answers his phone. If he still has the same number. Try Sherlock again too"
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At ten past seven, John and Molly's cab pulled into the parking lot of the hotel where Jim and Sebastian are staying. John pays the cabbie before he pulls Molly to the path. Poor girl, she's a wreck. John doesn't blame her, he was worried as hell too but he couldn't fall apart as well. He couldn't expect Molly to be the one constantly level headed.
Within a few minutes, they're in the hotel (after the doorman is convinced they've been invited by the text on John's phone) and in the lift up to Sebastian's floor. John rocks back and forth on his heels and Molly just stays close to him, latching on to his arm as if he'd disappear too if she didn't keep hold of him.
John wraps an arm around her shoulders and smiles a little when he feels her relax slightly. She's still tense, though.
"We're going to be killed if we don't find him, you know" Molly murmurs as they walk down the corridor.
"He'll be back soon, I'm sure. He's not a complete idiot. Plus, we just won't tell his mum or dad we lost him and it'll all be fine" John shrugs. "Try not to worry, all right. Victor will look after him"
"Victor killed his pet fish within two days"
John sighs and nods. "Yeah, I know. Just calm down, okay? He'll be back"
Molly doesn't argue anymore but she doesn't relax either.
John knocks on Sebastian's hotel door when they get to it, keeping his arm around Molly and rubbing her shoulder a little. It was hard being the level headed one that didn't panic, John decides. Molly really was amazing for how many times she'd calmed them all down.
The door swings open and Jim grins widely at them. Then his smile drops and he frowns, peering down the corridor. "No Sherlock?"
John chuckles. "Nice to see you too"
Jim smiles. "Sorry, sorry, I just thought he'd be with you. I need to give him my phone number. Good thing you've got Sebastian's"
"Yeah" agrees John before he moves into the hotel room.
Once they're inside Molly flops on the bed and sighs. "I'm going to kill him when he turns up"
All the boys smile at her in sympathy before Sebastian claps his hands together and announces that they're all going out to dinner. He orders both Molly and John to text Sherlock the address so he can join them if he wants to. He then pushes Jim, who had changed into pyjamas despite it being seven in the evening, into the bathroom and throws clothes at him. No one argues, just doing as the twenty year old told them to.
Within an hour, they're stay in one of the local weatherspoons and are browsing the menus. Molly had ordered a cocktail and was relaxing with each sip. Everyone was pleased to see that she switched to cola after the first cocktail.
They choose a six person table in case Sherlock did come. John and Molly sat across from Jim and Sebastian. The free seats were beside John and Jim. The one beside Jim was reserved for Sherlock. They all knew that even though no one had specifically said that's who would sit there.
"Jim....?" Sebastian murmurs, voice low, and he nudges Jim and turns to look at him.
The hushed toned draws Molly and John's attention to him.
"Yeah?" Jim asks, frowning at his friend as he looks up from his menu.
Sebastian's eye flicker to John and Molly. "Don't all look at once, okay? Just Jim, got it?" They nod and Sebastian looks back to Jim. "Make sure you do it subtly. But look over my shoulder at the table in the corner.. Isn't that the guy that was sat across from us in the club last night that kept staring?"
"All right" Jim nods and he looks back to his menu for a few moment as Sebastian turns back to face Molly and his own menu. He then glances up and looks over Sebastian's shoulder, scanning along the bar before looking to the corner and then running his eyes along the bar again as if studying the line.
After turning back, he nods.
"It's him, anit it?"
"Yeah. Jesus... You hear about YouTubers getting stalkers and shit but I never thought we'd get one that was middle aged and creepy. I always expected, if either of us got a stalker, it'd be more like... Well, more like Sherlock" He chuckles.
They all laugh for a few moments before John says, tone serious. "Which one of you do you think he's stalking?"
Jim hesitates. He thinks about all the phone calls he's been getting from his ex. Well, he assumed they were from his ex.
"Fuck, Seb.... What if all those calls aren't Liam?" He asks, looking to his friend with worried eyes.
Sebastian puts a hand on his shoulder and squeezes. "Don't panic, yeah? We don't know for sure this guy is stalking us or that he's stalking you. It could be a coincidence and he's just creepy. It doesn't mean he's stalking any one"
Jim nods and relaxes a little. "Yeah, yeah, you're right. I'm just paranoid"
Molly smiles and reaches over to squeeze his hand. "It's pretty normal for celebrities to think they're being followed"
He can't help it, Jim starts giggling. "Oh my God. I'm not a celebrity, Molly. Jesus. You're adorable"
"Nah, Molly nothing on Sherlock" A new voice joins their conversation.
They all look up to see the man that stole Sherlock standing there, Sherlock beside him with a big smile on his face. The man laughs and wraps his arm around Sherlock's shoulders, ruffling his hair before he holds his chin.
"I mean, look at this face. Sorry Mols, but Sherlock is just too adorable"
Molly stands and ignores what he said, pushing him away from Sherlock and then squeezing the life out of her friend. "Ever do that again and I will tell your mother what you did to her 2013 calender"
Sherlock wraps his arms around the girl and holds her close, pressing his lips to her hair and quietly murmuring an apology. For his sake, everyone pretended that they didn't hear him. They hug for some time but then John is prying Molly off of Sherlock and punching the boy.
Sherlock stumbles and his hand immediately flies to his jaw. Many people turn to look at them and Jim sees a member of staff start towards them but she stops when Sherlock surges forward and him and John are suddenly hugging and laughing.
Jim raises an eyebrow at the scene. Okay, then...
"Nice to see you too" mutters the man with Sherlock.
Molly laughs and smiles up at him. "Calm down, we haven't forgotten you, Victor. How was Ireland?"
The man nods and smiles at her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and kissing her cheek. "It was absolutely perfect. Bit boring without you lot but still perfect"
Molly nods and taps the seat beside John's. "You sit here. Sherlock, you're next to Jim"
Sherlock nods and rounds the table to flop down beside Jim. He grins at him as everyone else sits down again. Jim smiles back at him and wonders if Sherlock would mind if he hugged him too. He'd probably faint, Jim thinks to himself with a grin before he scalds himself for being so arrogant.
"Not going to tell me I'm an idiot or anything?" Sherlock asks, almost teasing.
Jim shrugs. "You're a big boy, you can look after yourself"
Sherlock looks shocked for a moment before beaming at Jim. He looks like he's never been told that he can look after himself before. Maybe he hasn't, Jim thinks, glancing over to John and Molly. He understood why they were protective of their friend but he thought it was a bit extreme to worry so much. Then again, they know Sherlock better than he did and they probably had good reason to panic.
"Let's order!" Sebastian says, handing Victor a menu as Jim hands Sherlock his.
"Thanks" Victor grins, taking the menu.
"So you've been to Ireland, uh, Victor, right? Where abouts were you?" Jim asks, smiling at the newcomer.
Victor nods and launches into a conversation about how he travelled around Ireland and visited lots of family he had over there while he worked on painting scenery. It's his aim to paint at least three different, famous scenes from all the continents, he tells them, and that he just loves Ireland too much because of all the holidays there as a kid.
As they talk, Sherlock frowns a little and slumps in his chair. He wants Jim's attention. He loves Victor but he wants Jim to be focused on him while Sherlock was in London.
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Question(s) for this chapter: What do you guys think of Sherlock disappearing like that? Who's reaction do you agree with most / is similar to how you'd react if your friend did this - John, Molly or Jim? Also, what do you think of Victor?
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