sherlockbbc_fic | Prompting Part XXXIV

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Billy shivers slightly, looking him over, obviously cold. John is tempted to offer him inside to warm up but he already looks ready to bolt so John doubts he'd accept. "John Watson?" he asks, before continuing at John's nod, "Sherlock sent me. He's a bit under the weather, as it where, but he said you'd probably be pitching a fit from not seeing him by now, so I was to come and tell you to stop."

John would have rolled his eyes at Sherlock's ego if he hadn't got stuck on the 'under the weather' part of the statement. "Sherlock's sick?" he asks. If he'd been sick all this time...

Billy nods. "Yea, he came back a bit out of it and then it got worse yesterday. He's an awful invalid. Whines about everything."

John is tempted to smile but if he knows anything about Sherlock it's how stubborn he is. He has to in a truly bad way to not get over his illness by sheer force of will (or to not just ignore it if that didn't happen). "Can you take me to him?" John finds himself asking before he even registers thinking about it.

Billy raises an eyebrow. "I'm a doctor," John continues, "and it sounds like that's exactly what Sherlock needs."

Shrugging, Billy inclines his head. "I guess I could. If it makes him stop complaining, sure." John nods, tells him to wait while he gets his medical kit and heads inside.

Billy's wandered off down the alley when John comes back out but is still waiting on him. He sticks his hands in his pockets and heads off, obviously expecting John to follow. It's not the easiest thing to do with a bum leg but John manages to keep up as Billy winds his way through streets and alleys. They finally come to a decrepit building that John thinks, from the look of it, used to house some sort of large business and Billy points to the stairs that lead up to the second floor. "He's up there and in a right mood so beware."

John murmurs an acknowledgement and thanks before heading up the stairs. It's slightly slow going but John makes it up soon enough. He looks around. The room is large and dark but John notes a faint glow like shielded candlelight in a corner at the far end. He moves towards it. "Sherlock?" he calls. "That you?"

Getting no answer John moves closer. It soon becomes clear that the form huddled on the old, tattered mattress is Sherlock. "Jesus," John breathes out, shifting so he can stoop beside him. He shaking and sweating and, when John brushes his curls out of the way and puts a hand to his forehead, he's burning up.

Sherlock's eyes open at the touch and he glares at John. "What are you doing here?" he asks, voice hoarse.

"Looking after you," John answers, opening his kit. He can give Sherlock medication but what he needs is somewhere better to recuperate. He won't get better staying here in the cold and dirt.

"I don't need looking after," Sherlock grumbles.

"Oh, no, of course not," John mutters. "My mistake." He'd thought Billy was exaggerating about Sherlock's mood when he'd seen the state he was in but he should have known better. This is Sherlock after all, he can find the time and energy to have a strop no matter what.

Sherlock glares again when John holds out medication to him after checking him over. "You're going to take these," John tells him, "and then we'll see what we can do about getting you home."

He takes the pills with only minimal fussing and then, "You do realise that getting me home isn't a viable consideration, right? That's the thing about being homeless, you don't have a home."

"I meant home with me," John clarifies, even though he's certain Sherlock knows what he meant and just wants to be a nuisance. "You can't stay here. You won't get better if you do. You'll probably end up catching pneumonia instead."

"And you just assume I'll go home with you?" Sherlock's voice is fading now and his eyes are closed.

"Doctor's orders," says John, working his way to his feet. "Can you stand?"

Sherlock just grumbles and turns his face into the mattress. John cringes internally and heads for the stairs to see if Billy's still around. He certainly can't carry Sherlock himself, especially if he's going to be uncooperative.

Luckily, Billy's still around and willing to face Sherlock's ire to help him. Between the two of them (but mostly Billy) they get Sherlock down the stairs and outside. They have to walk a ways up the road before they can get a taxi but they make it and get one almost immediately. Billy basically dumps Sherlock across the seat and closes the door with a nod at John. "Take care of him, yea?"

John nods back and gives the driver his address. Sherlock doesn't say anything -- John supposes he's too tired to be insulting now -- just let's out a mighty sigh and settles into the seat. John watches him as they drive through the streets of London. Don't worry, he thinks, we'll get you back to your normal caustic self in no time.

Edited 2014-03-22 20:48 (UTC)

Prompting Part XXXIV

[Fill] 1c/? Homeless!Sherlock

[Fill] 1d/? Homeless!Sherlock