sherlockbbc_fic | Prompting Part XXXIV

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"Would one of you boys please tell me what's going on?" Mrs Hudson demanded as they climbed the stairs to Sherlock's sitting room. "Why is Mary locked up in the flat downstairs?"
"Because, Mrs Hudson" Sherlock sighed, exasperated, "She is an assassin and I am not leaving her free to roam until I know her motives."
"An assassin?" the landlady breathed, hand fluttering to her heart.
"Ex-assassin, actually. I suspect that her entire persona is false, either in an attempt to get close to a target, or - most likely, because she's been undercover for years now - she's on the run. In hiding. Her vest? Dust in the creases. Hasn't been used in a while. Her gun has recently been cleaned, within the past few hours I'd say by the smell of it. Furthermore, finding her confronting Mangussen implies that he has something on her, probably something very serious that could compromise-...John?"
Sherlock paused, turning to his best friend who had sunk into his chair, face buried in his hand.
The doctor took a shuddering breath, pausing for another few seconds before looking up.
"She's my wife, Sherlock. I married her."
"Well, all marriages take a bit of getting used to..."
"NO, Sherlock. This isn't something that I can just 'get used to'. Mary lied to me about everything. I know nothing about her... I'm married to a stranger in my wife's body..."
"John. It will do neither of us any good to fret about that now. We have more pressing matters to see to. We need to figure out what Mangussen has on her."
John let out another sigh, burying his face in both his hands.
Mrs Hudson placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, one hand worrying the collar of her jacket.
"Sherlock, you don't think Mary is dangerous, do you?" she asked.
The detective paused his pacing, glancing the landlady from head to toe.
"No, I do not believe she is an immediate threat to any of us."
Mrs Hudson let out a small sigh of relief, turning to go prepare tea for all of them.
Sherlock pulled up his laptop and fired off a quick text to Mycroft as he opened a number of browser windows and began typing like a madman.
"John, I need to know everything you know about Mary."

When John made his way back downstairs a number of hours later to check on Mary (his worry finally getting the better of him) he found her sleeping, curled up on her side with her arm twisted uncomfortably over her head by the handcuffs.
With a small sigh, John fished out the key and freed her from the cuffs, arranging her limbs around her gently and taking off her shoes. She stirred slightly but did not wake.
He cupped her face gently in his hands, using his thumbs to brush off the lingering tears before he leaned down and pressed a kiss to the top of her head, muttering gently into her short blonde hair "I swear that I am going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what the outcome. And you had just better hope that you've got a very, VERY good reason for lying to me, Mary Watson, or this may not end well for you."
With that he straightened, leaving the room quietly and locking the door behind him.

Moar please!

Prompting Part XXXIV

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