A/N
Just one thing: The quotes of Shakespeare are (very surprisingly) of Shakespeare, so not mine.
Enjoy!
Mycroft looked up with an annoyed look on his face when I as my book out loud... again.
"Let my disclaiming from a purposed evil
Free me so far in your most generous thoughts
That I have shot mine arrow o'er the house
And hurt my brother!"
From the very moment Mycroft had given me the book I had asked for so desperately, he had regretted his actions. I had always been astonished by the many books Mycroft possessed and felt a great desire to grab one random book out of his shelf and read it, though he mostly didn't allow me to. My greatest desire was for the oldest books, like the original poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson's incredible works, Gaston Leroux addicting stories or, of course, the works of William Shakespeare. And, after many days annoying him by begging for permission to read the old, valuable books, he allowed me.
He allowed me to read only one book so he left me with a difficult choice and I didn't know which masterwork to choose. Since I had already read many stories of my favourite writer, Edgar Allan Poe, I chose for Shakespeare this time. I hugged the papers surrounds by thick leather covers tightly and gave Mycroft a kiss on his cheek as a 'thank you' before I sat down on the couch with my newest companion to inspire me. I had chosen 'Hamlet' to read.
Mycroft thought he had finally silenced me, but that wasn't quite true. Instead of irritating him with my continuous 'please!' I now irritated him with the beautiful quotes when he was working.
'Can you just shut your mouth for ten minutes? I'm trying to work and Hamlet isn't really helping me.' Mycroft said with a calm voice but I knew he wasn't that calm on the inside.
'None can e'er silence mine voice, for these characters are too absolute to ignore, even for thy ign'rant ears!' I said dramatically. Mycroft looked at me with a frown on his forehead.
'Forsooth, I humbly beseech thee to forgive my most grievous transgression.' I said and smirked at him. He still had the frown on his face. 'I'm sorry, Myc. I'm just really happy with this.' His frown disappeared and he let focused on his work again.
I was glad he had forgiven me, but this was way too funny to stop. Some minutes stroke by. I decided to let Mycroft hear my next quote, making him sigh and to look at me again. 'What must I do to let you remain silence?' He asked.
'I'm glad you asked.' I said and rose. I placed the book on the couch with care and looked at Mycroft. Since we both knew that the fencing scene between Hamlet and Laertes would soon come, Mycroft already started to protest. 'I am not, I cannot, I will not fight you!' He said but I ripped one of the rapier hat were placed on the wall off it, and I held it with the point aiming at Mycroft. 'Come on, Myc, stop working!' I commanded and smirked at him. 'Will you be silence after our fight?' Mycroft asked and rose when I nodded. He started clearly irritated and not impressed;
"I am satisfied in nature,
Whose motive in this case should stir me most
To my revenge. But in my terms of honour
I stand aloof, and will no reconcilement
Till by some elder masters, of known honour,
I have a voice and precedent of peace
To keep my name ungored. But till that time
I do receive your offered love like love
And will not wrong it."
I smiled proudly and watch Mycroft transforming his umbrella into a sword. 'Wow, I didn't know you had a weapon hidden in that thing!' I called out. 'That's not the lyrics, (y/n).' He smiled. I nodded and moved on:
"I embrace it freely,
And will this brother's wager frankly play.—
Give us the foils. Come on."
He then continued;
"Come one, one for me."
My turn again;
" I'll be your foil, Laertes. In mine ignorance
Your skill shall, like a star i' th' darkest night,
Stick fiery off indeed."
He smiled:
"You mock me, sir."
I looked at him with a stern face. He changed the 'sir' into 'my lady'. And I told him the next line: "No, by this hand."
'I will be easy on you.' Mycroft said to me with a smirk now instead of a frown. 'Why would you do that?' I asked him and he replied with a; 'because you're a woman.' We started to fight, taking positions through the living room, clenching the metal against each other and cursing when our victim escaped the rapier by an inch. I laughed like a maniac as I drove Mycroft into the corner and kept on fighting like a madman. He looked at me, obviously surprised, and tried to defend himself but we both knew I would win. Since Mycroft isn't one to just give up, he kept on trying until I had my rapier underneath his chin and his sword/previous umbrella was four meters away from him.
'You would take it easy on me, huh? Because I'm a woman, right?' I said and moved the rapier close to his neck. 'Let me go!' He tried but I didn't let go. 'Thee wilt apologizeth to me!' I said with a villainous voice. 'I apologize!' He cried out and with that I let him go. He straightened his clothes and corrected his tie. 'What was that?!' He asked indignantly. 'Shakespeare and feminism.' I answered with a smirk on my face and returned to my book.
A/N
Hey there!
I'm very happy, just to let you know. You all made me smile and now I'm so anxious for my trip to France with school, which will be the reason that I won't write or answer you for a brief period. Oh, I can't wait to meet cute Frenchmen! ;-) Just kidding (not kidding!).
Anyway, I really hope you liked this little one shot! I really love English (and French) literature, especially my dear Edgar Allan Poe. I also really like William Shakespeare and was reading 'Hamlet' lately which is the reason for this Hamlet-based one shot.
Oh, how badly I wanted to go to the Hamlet the play with the hot Benedict Cumberbatch as the main character! I'd quote along with him dramatically! ;-)
And then we'll meet and talk together about Hamlet and talking will lead to dating and dating will lead to loving and then we'll get married and have three kids and a dog named Redbeard, a luminous rabit named Bluebell and a little hedgehog named John and we'll be one, happy family...
...oh, wait, no... because I haven't been to Hamlet! ;-/
But we'll stil marry. ;-)
hehehehehehehe
Some Benedict/Hamlet pictures because I love them/him:
Thank you so much for reading, please comment, vote and request if you want to!
Have you got any old/new good writers to recomment me? Let me know but please note that, due to my trip, I won't answer you immediatelly!
Did anyone of you go to Benedict's Hamlet? If so, how was it? Can you watch it on the internet too? Please let me know!
Catch you later!
-MS