Casual Curses

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Titles: Casual Curses
Theme/Table: Table #12, Theme of Black Magic
Setting: BBC! Sherlock
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: John, Sherlock
Genre/Warnings: Angst, Drama, Supernatural
Summary: Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.-William S. Burroughs. Second in the Witch Verse. For the Secondary challenge at sherlockfest
Thanks to mistyzeo for betaing! =D

Inexplicable (Read first to understand)

 

Little things. That was how it started. Little things kept falling over, off walls or just breaking randomly (but only when Sherlock touched them. Or moved towards them. Or looked at them). Then the T.V exploded, covering Sherlock in glass. It had taken John half an hour to heal the injuries from that one (well half an hour all up. It actually took three hours to get Sherlock to sit still long enough for John to use his magic).

After that, every little thing seemed to go wrong for Sherlock. Scotland Yard had no trouble solving cases (and only Sherlock would think that was a bad thing), food went off on a regular basis (it happened before but not like this, John would use the milk and it would be off ten minutes later when Sherlock went to use it), Taxis and cars seemed unable to see him and all other manner of bad luck.

But Sherlock didn’t believe it. John had taken to researching Sherlock’s problem in his spare time (which wasn’t much, he did lead a very active life) but without much success.

Then he had spotted the experiment in the freezer and all had become painfully clear.

 

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‘Sherlock?’

Sherlock looked up from his (frantic) search though the newspaper. ‘Yes?’

‘What’s this?’ John held up the dissected creature from the freezer.

‘A dissection of a frog. Surely you can observe that?’

John took a deep breath. ‘I can see more clearly than you can. This is the cause of all your bad luck recently.’

Sherlock looked confused. ‘A frog?’

‘Nope. Black magic put on you by a group of pissed off trolls.’

Sherlock jumped up and re-examined the body. ‘John, that’s a frog.’

Sighing, John placed his free hand on Sherlock forehead and muttered a spell under his breath.

‘John, what are you doing?’

‘Clearing your sight.’ The gold glow of John’s magic settled on Sherlock’s eyes, and caused him to sneeze.

Sherlock still looked confused until he looked back at the frog and saw that it had changed. It had become more humanoid, and was wearing clothes but other then that it looked like a frog.

‘…Ah…umm…’

John smirked at Sherlock being lost for words. He placed the troll down on the table, only to have Sherlock pick it up to examine. ‘Don’t worry; the curse should wear off in a couple of weeks. And, Sherlock?’

‘Yes?’ Sherlock said distracted by the troll.

‘I’ve given you magical sight, make sure you use it next time you dissect something. Fairies aren’t as forgiving as trolls, and they’re a lot more common.’

John laughed at the look on Sherlock’s face.


Sequel here

 

Comments

[nathcoelho.livejournal.com]

poor sherlock! hauhauhauauhauhuahuahauh
but really funny part!

[prettybirdy979.livejournal.com]

Yup.

Thanks! =D

[byrons-brain.livejournal.com]

LOL great stuff!

[prettybirdy979.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[hobbylobby.livejournal.com]

"(but only when Sherlock touched them. Or moved towards them. Or looked at them)."

"Fairies aren’t as forgiving as trolls, and they’re a lot more common.’"

AHAHAHA! Brilliant! Loving this so much.

[prettybirdy979.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

Thanks for the comment!