Prompting Part XXXIV

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FILL: Part 11A - All Life is an Experiment (Mycroft/Sherlock)

[(Anonymous)]

AA here - sorry for the long delay. I'm slowly working my way through the last few chapters and will probably post it in dribs and drabs as I work through them.

Chapter 11
Day 21

John flinches when he climbs the final few steps out from the tube station and is immediately assaulted by the rain, falling heavily all around him. He tightens the collar of his coat as he throws a baleful look at the sky. The glorious summer weather they had all enjoyed had left, turning London into a sodden, grey city full of disgruntled inhabitants around a week ago. The weather forecasters, John reminds himself, could make no guarantee for the return of the sun, citing the overhead presence of a jet stream for their uncertainty.

In the minute it takes him to walk up the short stretch of pavement to 221B, his coat is thoroughly soaked. Part of John much rather prefers to be at home, his baby daughter in his arms as he watches the rain fall while warm and dry. However the nagging worry in the back of his mind, growing as the days with no contact becomes a week and then more, drove him here to Baker Street to check on his friend.

Perhaps it’s the weather, John muses on the doorstep as he fumbles in his pocket for the front door key. I’m sure he’s perfectly fine. But then it is Sherlock Holmes I’m talking about.

There are no current cases, that John’s aware of, to explain Sherlock’s nine day silence. Certainly not once he’d finished leaving a message on Greg’s phone telling him the extent of Sherlock’s injuries on their last case and a clear command to leave his friend alone. Not that Sherlock was actively looking for a case, another strange anomaly. Although, from what John could gather, not that he’s paying any particular attention, Sherlock is still rather distracted by his experiment and in playing a prank on his brother.

His key slides into the lock and seconds later, John gladly closes the door – and the rain – behind him. As he shucks off his coat, leaving it to drip dry on the coat hook in the hallway, John spots Mrs Hudson.

“Oh, John dear,” she greets him warmly. “I’m so glad you’re here.”

John throws her a quick smile as he checks the rest of his clothes. Not too damp, he decides, if you ignore the last few inches of his jeans. “Terrible weather, isn’t it Mrs Hudson?”

“What? Oh yes, it is,” Mrs Hudson replies. “Are you here for Sherlock?”

His eyes automatically rise to the ceiling. “Well, yes, actually. He’s not been answering my calls. Thought I’d be the responsible one for once and check in on him.”

“Thank goodness!”

“Mrs Hudson?”

“It’s nothing really,” she says, far too quickly in a low tone. “Well. He’s been in an awful mood. Not angry … like you know he can be. It’s not quite like he’s sulking either, although I expect that’s the best word for it. I really don’t know what to do with the poor boy-“

John frowns as he listens to his ex-landlady witter on.

“And it’s almost like he’s moping. But he’s confused too. It’s ever so unusual for Sherlock. You know what he’s like. And he’s had no visitors. Not even Lestrade or his brother. The only positive thing is the tea tray. I leave it there before he wakes up and it’s usually empty when I collect it but there’s no hide nor hair of him-“

“Mrs Hudson,” John interrupts the older woman’s ongoing train of thoughts.
She wrings her hands together. “I’m a little worried, John. Do something will you to get him out of this mood, will you?”

John’s smile isn’t as confident as he’d like but he’s relieved when Mrs Hudson throws him a watery smile and returns to her own flat. With a deep breath, John walks up the stairs, quickly bringing up and dismissing an image of Sherlock’s situation with each step. When he finally enters the flat, he’s immediately confused by the lack of … something. A brief look confirms Sherlock’s presence with half-empty mugs of tea scattered around the kitchen and discarded clothing in the living room. Sherlock’s bedroom, as always, is the complete antithesis of the rest of the flat – clean, organised. Pristine.

Though John, upon reflection, thinks that might be because Sherlock hasn’t slept in his bed for days. He may not match up to his friend when it comes to deductions but in this one he is fairly confident.