Set in Stone 5/?

[prettybirdy979]

Title: Set in Stone 5/? (So not five... like ten, maybe?)
Rating: PG-13
Character(s): Sherlock, John, others later
Genre: Action, Drama, Supernatural
Summary: John's having these dreams... and sometimes they come true
Spoilers: Only general ones for the series
Warnings: None really...
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Written for this prompt

 

First Part

 

John was sure exactly how he excepted Sherlock to find out about his visions. To be honest, he thought that Sherlock would deduce it or it would be vital to the case that Sherlock knew.

Actually, to be really honest, John was sure Sherlock would only find out when John stepped between him and some means of his destruction.

Well, that one wasn’t far off.

 

********

 

Moriarty was back.

Or was coming back. Sometimes the tense got confused in John’s head. And of course, John’s “ability” chose that moment to change. Again.

 

********

 

The first night the dreams came, John woke up sobbing. Watching a child die was… horrible beyond words and watching six of them die together… Well, it meant John tried his best to not sleep for a week. His only consolation was that at least it wasn’t Sherlock, that he was going to be okay. And it cleared the implications that only dreaming about Sherlock had created. 

But then, there came nights when the dreams were indistinct, the figures within it shadowy and the events unclear. John got the impression that whatever these dreams were about, they a) involved Sherlock, and b) required a series of events, most likely his other dreams to occur before the events within them could occur.

He didn’t like how they got clearer every day.

 

********

 

When the note from Moriarty arrived, it began to make sense, Not much sense, but John figured that if the first dreams didn’t happen the unclear, shadowy one wouldn’t and whatever happened to Sherlock wouldn’t happen.

So he came up with a plan. These dreams were looking to be about the cases Moriarty was giving Sherlock. So, while he couldn’t solve the cases, he could discretely point Sherlock in the right direction. Just a well placed comment here, an idle thought there and he would change what was to come.

Would could go wrong?

 

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The first case presented to Sherlock was simple. Well, simple to Sherlock who could easily deduce the answer and to John who already knew it. He probably wouldn’t have taken it, except Moriarty had presented it to him. And he had threatened to kill six children every time Sherlock was wrong. This only proved that John was right about heroes and Sherlock…but this wasn’t the time to gloat.

But there was a twist in the case that only John could see coming. The murdered woman had been found at one end of town and the three main suspects had been on the other side. One of them was missing a large amount of money, which was concluded by the police to be the payment to the hired killer.

Sherlock had concluded it to be a gambling debt.

This left two suspects, one the woman’s brother, the other her father. Both had had a falling out with her recently, over relatively similar matters. However, while the father was a calmer fellow, the brother was well known for working himself into fits of rage and it fit the crime scene. Sherlock quickly proved his alibi of being at the pub false as apart from the bartender and regulars who were friends of his, no one remembered him being there. It seemed to be that the brother had killed his sister in a fit of rage and got his friends to lie for him.

Except John knew, beyond a doubt, that there had been two men present at her death. He knew that the brother had had help. He just had to get Sherlock to see…

‘Well that’s good then.’

‘Excuse me?’ Sherlock asked from where he was about to update his site.

‘I said, that’s good then.’

‘What is?’

‘That Moriarty is giving you easier puzzles. You said this case was simple enough. He must not be as smart as he thinks he is.’

Sherlock was silent for a moment or two. Then he dashed out of the room, without updating the site.

An hour later the father was arrested as well, and John hid his smile and feeling of relief.   

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Comments

[ilostmynuts.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Moooooore! :)

[prettybirdy979.livejournal.com]

Thanks! =D

More, soon... Like tomorrow, when I have time to type it!

[laura-trekkie.livejournal.com]

Hee! I loved John's subtle comment that had Sherlock off and arresting the father :).

But that's a good point in a not so good situation. John's visions have gone back to being somewhat unhelpful and indistinct, though at least there's a sequence of events for him to look out for.

And it's never good having Moriarty involved!

Laura.

[prettybirdy979.livejournal.com]

Thanks! =D

Well there's a reason for that. As it said, there's a few events that have to happen before those dreams can happen and until then they're just indistinct. Not a good situation, yeah.

Yeah!