Surprise
Title:Surprise Fandom: Sherlock Pairing:John/Sherlock Prompt: Christmas Tree Word Count:500 Notes: No drabble yesterday as my body was making up for days of very little sleep by granting me a lot of it. ^_^
Mrs. Hudson grinned as she arrived, a little bit early than everyone else and took in the decorations. Mycoft Holmes had hired caterers but he had said that she could bake nibbles for everyone which is why she was early.
His assistant, such a dear girl, even if her name was always changing, today it was Mary, helped carry the tins and platters of baked goods to the appropriate tables.
Sherlock's older brother had really gone all out when it came to decorations. There were pine trees everywhere all of them decorated with different themes, mistletoe was hanging in various places and Martha was glad that John and Sherlock were together and therefore unlikely to go through another domestic, as she didn't feel like watching either of her boys hurt and she certainly didn't feel like trying to smack sense into them.
Guests began to arrive, Geoff Lestrade and his wife, that god awful Anderson chap and his wife, (Martha hoped that she knew about his affairs already since Sherlock wasn't good at keeping things like that quiet), Sally Donvan looking single and rather subdued. (Martha'd had a cup of tea with her the other day and knew that Micah Anderson had told her that he loved her and that he'd be divorcing his wife soon, only to not divorce her wife. Sherlock had been the one to expose his lies, and Martha had been the one to hear her crying as she came downstairs and had bustled her into her kitchen for a cup of tea and comfort.) She went to her and complemented her on her appearance and Sally had grinned and seemed to blossom into life. That was good she was taking the advice that Mrs. Hudson had dished out with the tea, that happiness was the best revenge.
Molly had arrived not long after, bright and cheerful and talking to Sarah. Both were giggling and Sally had soon joined them.
Mike Stamford had arrived and Mrs. Hudson liked him a lot even though she'd only met him twice because if not for him, her boys would never have met. John wouldn't have become her tenant and she wouldn't have watched the walls Sherlock built around himself fall as he learned that he did have a heart.
Finally, Mycoft arrived and announced that John and his brother would be here soon. A few minutes later, Sherlock, John (with his eyes closed). Sherlock was holding the kitten. Mrs. Hudson wasn't surprised, after all, Sherlock could pretend all he wanted that he didn't like the cat but it was obvious that he adored the kitten almost as much as he adored John.
“Sherlock, where are we?” John asked with his eyes still shut.
“Open your eyes and find out.” Sherlock said.
Everyone shouted out greetings as John opened his eyes and looked around. “A surprise Christmas Party?” John asked.
“Well, what better way to throw a party for you then to surprise you, obviously,”Sherlock said.