Short Message Service Vol. V

[solrosan]

Notes: More from the ‘verse where Sherlock and not!Anthea are texting friends can be found here. This part takes place after TGG and relates to what happened in vol. IV, but since we all know what happened in TGG, there’s no real need to read it to understand.

Summary: Sherlock tries to make amends after his stupidity at the pool.

Acknowledgement: Again, thanks to frayedshoelace, whose sleeping pattern seems to be sacrificed to make this more readable.



-x-

I hate my
new phone!
SH

You can
always buy
one yourself.
MH

I can’t do
anything with
this phone!
SH

You can text,
evidently.
MH

My brother
the comedian --
he states the
painfully obvious!
SH

Your ways of
thanking me grow
more and more
indirect every
time.
MH

I can’t do
my job with
this phone.
SH

You
underestimate
yourself.
MH

Your trust
in me is
touching.
SH

Buy yourself
a new phone and
stop whining.
MH

-x-

Mycroft said
you should
get me a new
phone.
SH

He did not.

Did too!
SH

I’m not talking
to you.

Technically….
SH

Shut up. I’m
angry
with you.

What did I
do?
SH

You went to
meet a madman
by yourself.

I’m fine,
I promise.
SH

I was
worried.

I’m sorry.
SH

You selfish,
idiotic bastard!

I didn’t
mean to
upset you.
SH

You should
have thought
about that
earlier.

I’m sorry.
SH

I’m not
going to
forgive you.

-x-

Friends?
SH

Yes. Don’t
ever do that
again.

Not going to
promise that.
SH

Idiot.

Would you
rather I lied?
SH

I’d rather you
never did it again.

I’d prefer
not to have
Mycroft
interfering in
my life. Some
things you just
can’t get.
SH

Not the same
thing.

Very similar.
Love my
new phone.
Thank you.
SH

I’ll tell your
brother.

He didn’t
give it to me.
SH

How can
you be so
sure?

Mycroft
wouldn't
download
Scrabble for
me.
SH

Betrayed by
Scrabble….
Must be a
first.

Let’s play?
SH

Get ready
to be
humiliated.

HA!
SH

-x-

Rematch?
SH

You just can’t
get enough,
can you?

Shut up
and accept
the challenge.
SH

-x-

Did you do
something
to my coffee?

No. I’d never
do the same thing
twice. Why?
SH

I suspect it’s
decaf again.

Perhaps Mycroft
is worried about
your blood
pressure?
SH

He should
worry about
his own
bloody blood
pressure.

Bloody blood
pressure? You’re
such a poet.
SH

DECAF.

Don’t yell
at me, young
lady! It wasn’t
me, this time.
SH

Sorry.

Go to a café or
a coffee shop
or a pharmacy.
SH

You’re suggesting
self-medication?

Well, yes.
SH

No thanks. I
see coffee as
an asset.

I'm not
suggesting
shooting
up with a drug of
your choice.
I meant caffeine
tablets.
SH

With you, one
never knows.
I still prefer
coffee though.

Small joys
of life and so
on?
SH

Something like
that.

Then don’t
forget the
dark chocolate.
SH

Some of
your ideas
are wonderful.

Some?
SH

It’s the
closest you’ll
come to a
compliment
for a while, as I am
still upset with
you.

I said I’m sorry.
SH

-x-

Is this your
doing?

I don’t know
what you’re
talking about.
SH

The flowers.

No, not me.
Must be John.
SH

Stop it.

You know
I would if
I wanted to.
SH

You strange,
strange man.

Says the
woman who
works for
Mycroft.
SH

Don’t you
ever grow
tired of that?

I could ask
you the same
thing.
SH

Tell John
thank you
for the flowers,
but they won’t
make me
forgive his
idiotic flatmate
for his idiotic,
self-destructive
behaviour.

Not even
a litte?
SH

Well, maybe
a little bit….

-x-

How’s that
exploding
umbrella
coming along?

Badly. Do
you need
one?
SH

Like an
endothermic
reaction
needs energy.

I love
when you
speak
chemistry
to me.
SH

So that’s a
no on the
exploding
umbrella.

Unfortunately,
but I do know
someone who
does lovely
Semtex vests.
SH

Too soon.

I can give
you an
incriminating
photo from
our childhood?
SH

That’d be
Wonderful.

Enjoy.
SH

Ohmygod! That’s
the most
adorable, yet
disturbing,
thing I’ve
ever seen!

Use it during
your next
salary
negotiation.
SH

Definitely.

-x-

Sherlock?

Case. No time.
SH

This is more
important.

Mycroft, give the
phone back to
your PA!
SH

Ha! He could
never work
my phone.

True. So
what's so
important?
SH

I forgive you.

Thank you.
That was more
important than
the case.
SH

Told you.

-x-

Vol. VI - Drunk Dialing