Fic: 221B - Of Mice and Men

[anarion]

Title: Of Mice and Men
Words: a 221B has 221 words and ends with a b-word
Rating: Pg-13
Pairings : Sherlock/John
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: ‘365 days of 221Bs’ challenge: a prompt a day, given by atlinmerrick. Day 255.




Previous 221b: The matchmaker


Today's prompt: mouse

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Of Mice and Men


John woke to a crashing noise and a scream. Next to him Sherlock shot upright with an alarmed look on his face, his hair sticking in all directions. He looked questioningly at John.

“What?”

“Mrs Hudson! Do you think she fell?” John was already out of bed, pulling on his trousers without bothering with pants. Then they heard another scream. Sherlock flopped back onto his pillow.

“That’s not Mrs Hudson. Come back to bed.”

“I’m still going to check everybody is all right.”

“Unnecessary. But it will help to calm you, so go.”

John went downstairs to find Mrs Hudson sitting at her kitchen table with an annoyed look on her face. Sitting next to her was a small woman with her feet in the air.

“That was a mouse. I swear. In your kitchen. I’m going to get you a cat!”

John sighed and left to go back to bed again.

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John woke to a crashing noise and a scream. Next to him Sherlock looked up from his laptop with an unfazed look.

“This time it was Mrs Hudson.”

John jumped up, pulled his trousers on and ran downstairs. Mrs Hudson was standing in her living room with a furious look on her face.

“This vase was my mother’s. That damn cat is either afraid of mice or blind.”





Next 221b: Easy as duck soup


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AN:
Today's prompt was 'mouse'.







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Comments

[atlinmerrick.livejournal.com]

Oh! Poor kitty is afraid of mice! Or likes them!

I like the repetition in this one and I also like that Mrs. Hudson ain't afraid of no damn mices! *FistBump* Mrs. H!

[verityburns.livejournal.com]

Oh, I enjoyed that!

For some reason, the image of:

'a small woman with her feet in the air.'

really made me giggle. Go BAMF!Mrs Hudson!

[rox712.livejournal.com]

Why do I keep coming back to the "without bothering with pants" part?

[anarion.livejournal.com]

Hahaha!

Well, John had the best teacher, right? ;)