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Nightmares | Jane and Sherlock

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  It was hardly surprising that Jane did not open up about what was going on right away.  She was probably somewhat embarrassed that Sherlock had seen her in such a state.  Being vulnerable was not something a lot of people were comfortable with, after all.  So, Sherlock simply stayed where she was, trying not to overstep any boundaries and make Jane even more tense. "You clearly are not fine, Jane," Sherlock replied,"But if you don’t want to discuss the matter, I will not push it.  But if there is something you require, you can tell me."

[janehwatson]

Jane was a bit surprised that Sherlock offered.   She'd never really thought of Sherlock concerning herself with others feelings and such, unless it was part of an experiment.  It was nice though that Sherlock did seem to care.

She cleared her throat hoping her voice wouldn't break this time.  "I umm will you get me a glass of water?" She asked.  Jane bit her lip, wondering if she should continue.  "And would it be weird to ask you to play for me.  I don't really care what, I just...I think the music might help." She tried to explain.

[janehwatson]

Nightmares | Jane and Sherlock

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

It wasn’t uncommon for Sherlock to still be awake long after Jane had gone to bed.  She only slept when she was tired, and that usually meant short naps between classes or very late at night.  So, as she often was, Sherlock was in her bed reading with a small light clipped to her book (the reading lamps were horrible in their dorm).  She was distracted, however, when she heard Jane making strange noises in her sleep.  Sherlock was familiar with the usual sounds, but not with this.  She looked over and saw that Jane was moving much more than usual, and it became clearer that something was wrong. Jane was crying and murmuring in her sleep, Sherlock only caught bits of it, but she could figure out the context just from the little she heard.  Sherlock considered going over to wake Jane up, but by the time she was standing halfway between their beds, Jane woke up on her own.  While Sherlock was not one to be altogether good at comforting people, she felt as though doing nothing wasn’t the correct option.  So, Sherlock stayed where she was and gave Jane a few moments before speaking.

"If it would help to discuss the subject of your nightmare, feel free."

[janehwatson]

Jane had gotten herself to calm down a little.  She was still upset, the images playing over and over in her head.  She wasn't aware that Sherlock was up, too focused on herself and not used to having people around when she had a nightmare.  Jane jumped slightly when she heard Sherlock speak and turned to glance at her before turning her face away to hide the tears.  She didn't like seeming weak in front of people, and crying in front of someone was something that Jane tried to avoid.

She wasn't surprised that Sherlock was still up.  Jane had woken on many occasions to use the bathroom or fetch a glass of water, to find Sherlock still up reading or even doing some kind of experiment in minimal lighting.  Jane wondered what the other thought of this.  She probably thought that she was weak.  "I...I'm fine." Jane said, her voice cracking as she spoke.  She cursed her voice for telling Sherlock she was the exact opposite of fine.

[janehwatson]

Nightmares | Jane and Sherlock

Ever since her dad died, Jane had occasionally had nightmares.  She almost never knew when she was going to have them as there was no descernable  pattern to it.  Tonight was one of those nights.  She'd been fine when she'd gone to bed, but sometime during her sleep, the nightmares decided to plague her.

She was on the battlefield dressed in uniform.  Jane looked around and smiled when she saw her dad.  "Look at you all grown up and following in my footsteps." He said to her.  She smiled and moved to go over to him when he was suddenly shot.  "No!" She screamed as she ran over to him.  She tried to stop the bleeding, but she found she didn't have the proper supplies.  Jane kept telling him that he'd be ok, but that didn't stop him from bleeding out.  

She woke up suddenly and sat up in bed.  Jane tried to slow her breathing and ran a hand through her hair.  She wiped at her wet cheeks, but more tears seemed to replace them.

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  Sherlock chuckled at the comment about punching Ian, “He’d probably have earned it if you went through with it."  She continued walking in the direction of their dorm building, and eventually used her key card to unlock the front door, holding it for Jane, waiting for her to go in ahead of her.

[janehwatson]

"Oh he would have.  I don't just punch people for no reason." Jane nodded, still a bit riled up with just the thought.  "Thanks." She said as she walked through the door and took a breath to calm herself and get her mind off of Ian.  "Did you want to do anything else tonight?" She asked, curiously.

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  "I suppose," Sherlock replied, “I don’t find that, personally.  In my limited experience, friendships can be more so rewarding than romantic relationships."  Sherlock shrugged, then decided to get away from the sentimental subject.  It was not a side she enjoyed indulging in often, but it seemed that Jane had a habit of bringing it out of her.  Sherlock laughed a little at the idea of them on a date.

"From the sounds of him, he’d probably be face-down in a ditch before the date finished."  When Jane asked if she was ready to go in, Sherlock nodded, “Yes, it’s a bit cool out, we should head back."  She started back in the direction of the dorm, seeming to have forgotten about her desire to have a smoke before going in.

[janehwatson]

"To each his own I guess." Jane said, shrugging.  She was a bit surprised that Sherlock had said the thing about friendships.  Jane didn't think she had very many friends.  She seemed almost like a loner and somehow Jane had broken through that and had formed a friendship.

"Probably.  I'd just get tired of his shit and punch him in the face." She chuckled and gave the air a little punch.  Jane nodded to Sherlock as she agreed to go back inside.  She turned around and followed after her friend and dorm mate, glad to be getting out of the slight chill that had settled.

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  "It is not a priority for me," Sherlock shrugged, “I imagine there is something fun about it, or people wouldn’t be so concerned with it.  But it’s not something I’m terribly interested in these days.  I have other things to concern myself with."  Sherlock glanced over to Jane and chuckled at her apparent relief about not being approached by Ian.

"I’d like to see his reaction to you ‘handling’ him," Sherlock teased, “I imagine he’d be in shock at being rejected.  I’ve seen your brand of assertive rejection before, and I’m not sure that he would be able to cope."

[janehwatson]

Jane shrugged.  "Most people just don't want to be alone.  It's nice to have something better than friendship.  Friendship's nice enough, but sometimes it's not enough."  She replied.

Jane chuckled.  "Yes, perhaps I could bring him down a notch or two.  Granted with my luck he'd continue until I said yes to a date or something."  She ran a hand through her hair and looked over at Sherlock.  "You bought ready to go back inside?" 

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  Sherlock chuckled, but pulled a face for a moment, “Please, it would take a great deal more than faked charm and good looks to accomplish that.  Besides, this venture is strictly business."  She had no intention beyond being as friendly as she needed to be to get him to reveal the information she needed to confirm her deductions or prove them wrong.

"I appreciate the sentiment, however, thank you," Jane was being quite helpful in this area.  Perhaps she would be someone to seek out in the future more often for assistance.

"Has he attempted to make a move on you yet?  From my research so far it seems that he’s approached most of the female students on campus."

[janehwatson]

"Yeah, yeah.  I'm just saying.  He seems to charm a lot of people into his bed.  Then again I forgot I was talking to emotionless Sherlock Holmes." She said, smiling slightly and shaking her head.  "You know you should really try and find someone.  Dating is actually nice despite what you may believe.  Not that I'm telling you to date Ian.  He would probably be the last person I'd ever set you up with." 

Jane shook her head.  "No I haven't really encountered him, thank God.  Not that I couldn't handle him, I'd rather just not be bothered."  She shrugged.

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  "Yes, I have to agree with you there," Sherlock replied, nodding.  She had witnessed enough rejections based on those to know they were in poor taste.  And completely aside from that, having a set of phrases to use in the express purpose of hooking up with someone just seemed so tacky.  When Jane told her to make it more personal, Sherlock nodded.

"Alright.  Thank you, I think I have more of an idea now," Sherlocks usual demeanor returned, she didn’t really feel the need for a second demonstration.  The instructions seemed relatively simple, and she had enough information about Ian to know how to personalize things and stroke his ego.

"Is there anything else you think I should be aware of?"

[janehwatson]

Jane nodded and was almost sad when Sherlock didn't continue.  Granted it made sense.  Jane wasn't Sherlock's target so she didn't need to know how to flirt with her.  She needed to know how to flirt with Ian.  The blonde wondered if Sherlock would be successful in her efforts or if she would crash and burn.  If Sherlock treated this like any of her other experiments, she would probably do a good job at it.  

"Not a problem.  I wish you luck in your endeavor.  Try not to let him get you into bed, yeah?"  She said, teasing.  If Ian was able to get Sherlock to sleep with him, Jane would be extremely surprised.  She'd never known Sherlock to date or even remotely be interested physically in anyone.

"Umm not that I know of.  I think you'll be fine." She shrugged. 

[morganhooper]

You Found Me || Morgan & Jane

[morganhooper]

  "Yeah… yeah it is," he replied grinning. “A movie sounds good…" Morgan replied hoisting his bag onto his shoulder and fiddling with the strap a little. “So uhm… do you have things to go do or… can we start hanging out now?"  he glanced between Jane and the floor not really sure what to do or say…

[janehwatson]

"A movie it is.  Did you want to see if there was something at the cinema or just watch something in one of our rooms?"  She asked, looking over at him.  "I'm done for now.  I can use a break so we can start hanging out." She nodded, smiling at the shy boy.  

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  "Is it really that simple?" Sherlock replied, raising an eyebrow, “If that’s the case, why do people fail miserably at it?  I always hear people complaining about being shot down, but apparently it shouldn’t be so hard to do it right."  Sherlock stopped walking and looked over at Jane, thinking for a moment about what to say to get some practice in.  Her expression changed from her usual neutral one to something much warmer and more inviting.  A slight dip of her eyelids as she looked Jane up and down, and a friendly smile crossed her lips.

"Pardon me for asking, but do you come here often?  Because certainly I wouldn’t forget seeing someone as striking as you," her voice had softened a bit as well, imagining that her usual tone was somewhat too uninterested. She looked at Jane expectantly after a few moments, waiting to see if she had gone about it right.

[janehwatson]

"Well just because you flirt doesn't mean you are going to be accepted.  Especially if you use pick up lines.  Those are generally the worst."  Jane pointed out.  She recalled a few guys trying to use lines on her and she'd practically laughed in their faces.  Jane looked over at Sherlock and saw a difference in her.  She seemed friendlier and more approachable.

Jane smiled as Sherlock called her striking and then remembered they were just pretending.  "Not bad.  You should make it more personal, like compliment their features, make the whole conversation about them and how you're into them." She said.

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  "Just give me some ideas," Sherlock replied, shrugging, “Appropriate things to say, how to respond gracefully, et cetra."  It seemed like an obvious enough solution to her, but apparently it wasn’t for Jane.  When Jane then proceeded to object to Sherlock implying that she flirted a lot, she resisted the urge to roll her eyes.

"You are a more socially active person than I am.  You have a healthy dating life and you wind up attracting a fair bit of male attention as you’re attractive," she elaborated, hoping Jane would be less put out.  "I have seen other couples around campus, however I cannot be sure that what they were doing was generally socially acceptable.  Besides, they are already in a relationship, I need to feign interest in someone I am not dating, I imagine the context makes a difference."

[janehwatson]

"Well you have to at least pretend to be interested in what they are saying, which might be a bit hard for you." She teased, nudging Sherlock.  "Initiating physical contact like touching their arm is good.  Compliment them." She said, trying to think of how to explain flirting.

"Ok, ok, I am more socially active than you.  That's just because you choose not to be.  You think I'm attractive?  Thanks." She smiled, glad for the compliment.  "True it is a bit different, you've clearly seen me enough to  have me for an example.  It's really not that hard.  Here just try and pretend to flirt with me so I can see exactly how bad this is going to be." 

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  "I should hope so," Sherlock replied, a confident grin crossing her features.  Investigation such as that had yet to fail her so far, and she saw no reason why it would now.  The only major setback she could see being a problem was not being able to manage Ian if he became flirtatious.  And she knew that the easiest way to get him to open up would be to flirt right back, even if any advances from him would be unwanted.

"Yes," Sherlock answered, “I need to be able to be convincing when I meet him, and he seems to have most women falling at his feet.  I feel it will be easier to get him to be more open if I am able to flirt back if the need arises."  Sherlock turned to look at Jane, “And you have a lot more experience when it comes to dating and flirting than I do, so I’d like to defer to your knowledge in this case."

[janehwatson]

Jane rolled her eyes slightly.  Sherlock tended to get overly giddy about investigating things.  Then again it was kind of nice to see her get excited by at least something.  She wondered if Ian would be too much for her though.

"How exactly do you expect me to teach you how to flirt?" Jane asked, curious as to how this was going to work.  "Besides, haven't you seen movies and enough couples around here?"  She inquired.  "A lot more experience?  You make it sound like I'm almost as bad as Ian." 

[redsuitsme]

Just a Walk II Jade and Jane

[redsuitsme]

  Jade waved off Jane’s offer of help about her feet, interested instead in her career choice. Oh, a downright philanthropist, how wonderful. How could Sherlock even stand this girl? Maybe the woman wasn’t quite as remarkable as Jade had thought, which was such a shame. She’d been so looking forward to someone to play with.

"And you say I have a lot of work. Those are rather lofty goals too, don’t you think?" Jade noted with a grin. “It’s nice though, really. God knows wars need doctors." If wars were chaos, then that made doctors peace. It was a bit interesting that Jane wanted to be right in the middle of both, but Jade personally was made of pure chaos. She certainly didn’t abide the people who ruined it. 

"Ever held a gun?" Jade asked suddenly, raising an eyebrow in pure curiosity. 

[janehwatson]

Jane shrugged when her help was rejected.  If Jade wanted her feet to get infected that was her choice.  She'd be the one suffering later and not Jane.  Jade didn't seem like such a bad person, not like the rumors had described anyway.

"Well they are personal to me.  I don't see why we can't work harder to help advance medicine, especially for those giving their lives for us." She said.  Jane nodded at Jade's words on how wars need doctors.

"Yes I have actually.  I know how to shoot one too.  My Dad taught me." She  said, smiling slightly at the memory.  He'd done it so she could protect herself.  Also taught her some fighting skills as well.

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  "I’ll be looking into it, I imagine approaching him will be the easiest way.  He and I have not met, so I can approach him as if looking to place a bet and work my way from there," Sherlock replied.  She knew it wasn’t an impressive plan, but she just needed some time to observe him and she could no doubt make the connections herself.

"Considering Ian is well known for being a flirt, I might need some assistance in that area.  I’m not as familiar with the etiquette as much as you seem to be."

[janehwatson]

"Yeah that sounds like that might work."  She nodded.  Sherlock was fairly good at acting so it shouldn't be too much of a problem for her to talk with Ian.  

"Yeah I heard he has a new one every night." She said and then looked up at Sherlock slightly surprised.  "Wait are you asking me to teach you how to flirt?" 

[morganhooper]

You Found Me || Morgan & Jane

[morganhooper]

Morgan nodded, “That’s true I guess, I’ve never really gotten to know many people…I uh… no I don’t have anything in mind… I was hoping you might suggest something… I’m really… I’ve never really hung out with people much…" He got to his feet pushing the books he needed into his bag. He stared down at the ground hoping she would have an idea otherwise he’d have to come up with something and he really wasn’t sure what he should suggest…

[janehwatson]

"It's nice to make friends." Jane smiled.  "Hmm well we can go get something to eat or go watch a movie.  I'm really not picky as to what we do." She shrugged.  "Do either of those sound good to you?"  She asked.  It sounded like Morgan never really had friends and Jane felt bad for him.  He seemed like a really sweet guy.

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

One Long Day | Sherlock and Jane

[ms-sherlock-holmes]

  "I have no proof, but I am willing to bet that there is.  And there are a lot of ways to keep people quiet, if you know what you’re doing.  Which, in the case of Ian, it seems he does."  Sherlock looked back to Jane and couldn’t quite hide the excited look from crossing her features.

"This could prove to be quite interesting.  I’ve been looking for something to do to pass the time for a while now.  I may require your assistance on a few matters, though, if you do not mind."

[janehwatson]

"Yes I suppose.  Just because you think he is doesn't mean it's true though.  Besides how would you even consider going about finding out?" She asked, curiously.  Jane figured that she was planning on doing so, somehow.

"Well there's always more Doctor Who episodes." She suggested chuckling slightly.  Jane looked up at her when she mentioned that she needed her help.  "What would you need me to do?"

[redsuitsme]

Just a Walk II Jade and Jane

[redsuitsme]

Jade quirked an eyebrow at the blonde’s mother henning. A caretaker type, then. Bizarre, that someone so plain and predictable would interest Sherlock Holmes the way Jane clearly did, but everyone had their weaknesses, she supposed. Heart could very easily be Sherlock’s.

"I’ll walk with you," Jade offered, motioning her head for them to resume the walk down the sidewalk. The library wasn’t in her immediate path, but it wasn’t strictly out of the way either. This was worth the detour.

"I’m a double major, Psychology and Maths. Considering adding a minor in Business if I can convince the Dean I can handle the load," she explained nonchalantly, as if people normally did that sort of thing all the time. She knew she could handle it, easily in fact, it was just a matter of proving it without giving too much of herself away. 

"Any idea what you’d like to specialize in?" she continued with a friendly smile.

[janehwatson]

"You sure you don't want to take care of your feet first?"  Jane asked, looking back down at them for a moment.  "I mean I can help you if you'd like.  It might be my job someday." She said, smiling slightly.

"Wow a double major and a minor.  That sounds like an awful lot of work.  I mean if it were me I'd go crazy.  I'm just sane enough to do the degree I have."  She was very impressed that Jade was willing to work so hard to earn so many degrees.  Jane wondered what Jade planned to do with her life and decided to ask her.

"I would like to specialize in Army Medicine.  I want to make the conditions better and help find new and better ways to treat things." She replied.