John/Sherlock

-One Year Later-

((A/N Sorry for the sudden jump but you can all just assume that the year was full of happy Johnlock moments and texting about sandwiches))

Wednesday

[8:09pm] Congratulations.

[8:10pm] For what?

[8:11pm] Graduating.

[8:12pm] Oh... yeah.

[8:12pm] Will I be calling you doctor yet?

[8:14pm] You already do, Sherlock. But it takes about 10 years to become a doctor.

[8:14pm] 7 years to go then?

[8:17pm] It was a shame you weren't there yesterday.

[8:17pm] You mean I wasn't there to see you trip up the stairs on the way to recieving your degree cetificate.

[8:18pm] How did you know I...

[8:18pm] I was there, John.

[8:19pm] I'm always there.

[8:20pm] Okay, now you sound like a stalker...

[8:24pm] Are you back to living with your family again now?

[8:24pm] Sherlock...

[8:24pm] The sounding like a stalker thing...

[8:25pm] Not making it any better...

[8:26pm] How do you know I'm not a stalker?

[8:26pm] Given the things I've said to you within the past years it would be an entirely reasonable accusation.

[8:27pm] Why do you assume I'm not?

[8:28pm] I don't assume, I know.

[8:29pm] How can you be sure you know?

[8:30pm] Well... I guess you can never be sure.

[8:30pm] Because...

[8:31pm] Until proven otherwise anything can be possible.

[8:31pm] You could be a stripper purely because I don't have any evidence that you're not.

[8:31pm] You could be anything.

[8:32pm] Therefore, you could be a stalker.

[8:32pm] Very good...

[8:33pm] I could be a computer. I could be an otter. I could be a figment of your imagination. I could be anything purely because it hasn't been proven otherwise. Whilst you still don't fully know who or what I am, the possiblity of me being anything is still there.

[8:33pm] That's brilliant...

[8:35pm] John, imagine you have a box. A closed box sitting on your table.

[8:35pm] Okay...

[8:35pm] What's in it?

[8:36pm] Anything...

[8:36pm] Exactly.

[8:37pm] What's the point?

[8:37pm] There is no point, that's the point.

[8:38pm] You're a genius.

[8:38pm] No, John.

[8:39pm] No?

[8:41pm] I'm not a genius. Einstein, he was a genius. Shakespeare. Johann Sebastian Bach. Ada Lovelace. They're geniuses.

[8:42pm] But Sherlock... I thought...

[8:42pm] Thought what? Don't make people into Heroes, John. Heroes don't exist and if they did, I wouldn't be one of them.

[8:42pm] Oh...

[8:43pm] What? Did you expect me to be your Prince Charming? Did you expect me to be able to change everything bad in the world? End world hunger. Save the rainforest.

[8:43pm] Well, no but...

[8:44pm] But what? Did you still believe in all your little superheroes? The tooth fairy as well, I presume. Easter bunny.

[8:45pm] Sherlock...

[8:45pm] John, I'm sorry. Bad things happen to good people and I can't stop that. No one can. It's time everyone realised that.

[8:45pm] I don't care.

[8:45pm] I'm sorry, what?

[8:46pm] Sherlock, I don't care that they don't exist. I know that. I also know that the world around us exists. For example...

[8:46pm] Look up at the moon.

[8:47pm] Why?

[8:47pm] Just do it.

[8:47pm] Okay, I'm looking.

[8:48pm] Not sure what I'm supposed to be looking at.

[8:49pm] I can't see any un-moonlike features.

[8:49pm] Good. I'd be worried if you could.

[8:50pm] So why are you making me look up at it then? You've already explained the solar system to me so please don't do it again.

[8:50pm] We're both looking at the moon.

[8:51pm] Yes.

[8:51pm] The same moon.

[8:51pm] Where ever we are, what ever the circumstances.

[8:52pm] If we look up at the moon, we'll be looking at the same one.

[8:52pm] And however lost you feel you'll just know that when you look up at the moon.

[8:53pm] I'll be looking at the same one.

[8:53pm] And you won't feel so lost anymore.

[8:54pm] That was very romantic John.

[8:54pm] I do try my best.

[8:55pm] So, which girl will be receiving the messages?

[8:55pm] What?

[8:55pm] Well, I assume you were practicing on me. You're going to send the messages to one of the girls you've been flirting with.

[8:56pm] Oh...

[8:56pm] Oh?

[9:00pm] John?

~

Thursday

[4:59pm] You free Friday?

[5:00pm] Yes, why?

[5:00pm] You're coming bowling with me.

[5:01pm] Am I?

[5:01pm] You are now. You have to let me organise some of the stuff we do.

[5:01pm] Okay.

[5:02pm] Have you been bowling before?

[5:02pm] No.

[5:04pm] Seriously?

[5:04pm] Are you surprised? My family aren't exactly what you would call a 'normal' family.

[5:05pm] Well I've never met them.

[5:06pm] I don't think you'd want to.

[5:06pm] Why not?

[5:06pm] Would you like me to list reasons or are you going to take my word for it?

[5:07pm] Fine. I'll take your word for it.

[5:07pm] Although now I want to meet them.

[5:07pm] You've made them sound like they're serial killers or something.

[5:08pm] Friday then?

[5:09pm] Looking forward to it.

~

Friday

[10:24am] Are you sure you've never been bowling before?

[10:27am] What do you mean?

[10:28am] Well, in 7 out of your 10 goes you got a strike.

[10:28am] Luck?

[10:29am] Science.

[10:29am] Basic science. Almost primary school knowledge.

[10:30am] I simply measured the length of the lane, worked out the angle needed to reach the correct speed and simply let go of the ball when needed to knock down all 10 pins.

[10:30am] Simple really.

[10:31am] So you cheated?

[10:31am] I used science to help me.

[10:31am] And you won.

[10:32am] Science always wins, John.

~

Sunday

-Incoming Call-

-Sherlock Holmes-

"Hello John."

"Sherlock... It's 2am."

"Excellent observation John."

"I was asleep..."

"Oh... Sorry..."

"..."

"Do people actually do that?"

"Do what?"

"Sleep?"

"Well yeah. What else would they do?"

"I don't know. I thought everyone went into a semi-permanent hibernation."

"So what do you want?"

"You're coming on a week long holiday with me."

"Am I?"

"Well... Now you are."

"What, why?"

"Well, you sound more awake."

"Sherlock..."

"Alright. You and me. One week. Somewhere by the sea."

"Somewhere by the sea?"

"Yes."

"It's winter."

"So the beaches will be empty. It'll just be the two of us."

"Are you asking me on a date, Mr Holmes?"

"If I said yes, would you come?"

"Oh my god Sherlock..."

"Come on, John. Think about it. Just you and me. We could get away from everything for a few days."

"And by everything you mean...?"

"My family are coming over for the weekend, someone's getting married or something as unimportant as that, and I don't want to see them."

"What? Why not?"

"They... They don't like me."

"Of course they like you. They're your family."

"No, I mean... They don't like... What I am."

"And what are you?"

"..."

"..."

"Look, it doesn't matter. Will you come?"

"Sure. Why not."

"Great. I'll pick you up in the morning."

"Wait Sher-"

-Disconnected-