Nobody Knows My Heart Like You

Moving (On) Day!

The next morning, Felix held up the newspaper.

Danielle laughed at the look on his face. "Exactly! It's insane."

The newspaper was talking about the jade pin that Sherlock had found. As he reported it to the authorities, it had taken no time for it to blow up on the news. Danielle had seen jokes about it on her late night shows already. She thought it was hilarious. The exact sort of thing she needed after the terror the week had been.

She took the newspaper from Felix. She went to the cartoons- the only reason she had a subscription to the newspapers anymore.

"Are you alright? Jesus- what happened to your wrists?" Felix flinched.

Indeed, the bruises had appeared overnight on Danielle's wrists. The previous day that had started to discolor, but Danielle had worn long sleeves so it wasn't noticed. Her sleeves were shorter today, showing off darkening bruises that were clearly from something cutting off circulation for an extended time.

"Just abducted by Chinese antique smugglers." Danielle shrugged. Felix gawked.

He never understood how Danielle could react with such nonchalance to serious things all the time. She'd always been like this. Too nonchalant about serious things, too serious about the little things. She once threw a huge crying fit when they were kids about Felix playing pots and pans. Later that week she had hid a splinter in her leg all day because she didn't want to bother anyone with a minor issue.

"It's nothing, really. Actually helped me out of a bind-" She snorted. "Sorry- bad jokes. It helped me sort out that I don't like ropes and gags."

"I didn't need to know that." Felix groaned. He ran his hand over his face. "I did not need to know your kinks."

"I don't need to know your sex life. Vengeance is great, innit?" Danielle teased. Felix groaned again. Danielle laughed. "Oh to be the elder sister ruining the day of her baby brother. Everything is right with the world. Everything is as it should be. Glorious day, glorious day."

Felix groaned, slapping his head. "I hate you."

Danielle laughed at his discomfort.

Felix shook his head. He handed Danielle a stack of mail. "This was the paper. I hope it's all bills."

Danielle stuck her tongue out him.

==NKMHLY==

She had gone over to 221b. She'd known there wasn't anything concerning, she was just feeling antsy in her own home. Felix had left for a class. She was all alone in her flat. Danielle hadn't lasted long like that.

221b she went.

There she wouldn't be alone.

Danielle saw John and Sherlock at the table by the windows. She stretched out her arms, putting on a long smile.

"-should've just got her a lucky cat."

"Hello boys!" She greeted them.

Sherlock gave her a polite turn of the lip.

John actually smiled. "Morning, Danielle. What brings you by?"

Danielle shrugged. "Just wanted to put it all to bed." She grabbed a chair from the dining table, bringing it to their side table. "Was there anything we were missing? About the case?"

Sherlocked hummed, looking down at his newspaper.

"You mind, don't you?" John prompted.

Sherlock glanced up at them. "What?"