ok first off, i am in love with these two characters, seriously it would be awesome if they actually got together ;). second no i have not seen all of season 3 yet as i am in the usa (it sux!) so because of that there are no spoilers, there are hints to season three ep 1, im sure there will be more hints later but again havent seen all of season 3. this is set in an AU but close to the show. i hope you like it, im going to try and stay on top of this story so updates will happen asap. okay enough of me ranting lets get on with the story.

ps: i dont own Sherlock (the lovely Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffatt do) the only thing i own is the idea of this story.

Enjoy :)

"Freaks here, I'm bringing him in." Sally Donovan said over the radios. It was a murder case, the victim had been found in a university classroom. His briefcase had been dumped and the contents were spread about. He was lying on his stomach in a pool of vomit, presumably his own. I had only been on scene a few minutes when Sherlock arrived; honestly I was relieved to know he had actually shown up. This case was less than a 7 on his crime scale. It wasn't even a challenging case. I just didn't want to deal with Anderson and all of his stupid shit. I was having a bad day, thanks to my wife Kristy; she had picked a fight this morning as I was getting ready for work. She had the audacity to accuse ME of cheating on HER! It's the other way around, damn it! She had come by this morning to get some of her stuff; I had kicked her out a month ago so she still had stuff at the house. I should have told her to come by tonight but I guess I was feeling nice, that and I want her shit out of my house.

"Lestrade! This case is too easy, why did you ask for my help? Surely you could've solved this by yourself. Your victim was the teacher of this classroom; his name badge matches the name plate on the door. A student killed him and then stole the money that was in the briefcase." Sherlock said examining the body; John was looking at the mess of a briefcase.

'Seriously, Sherlock, you make my job look easy when you do that. Thanks for coming in. It's been one hell of a day for me.'

'Why? What's up, Greg? Kristy giving ya shit again?' John came up and asked me.

'Yea, she came by this morning, before I left, to come get some more of her stuff. She then started accusing me of cheating on her. She just won't grow up and realize she's the reason for the divorce. She's such an idiot, John. I honestly don't know how I survived being married to her for ten years.'

'John, why is Mycroft here?' Sherlock said still looking at the body.

'What? He isn't….' John said trailing off. Suddenly there was a tall man standing in the doorway, dressed in an expensive looking three piece suit, he had an umbrella (despite the unusually good weather) and auburn hair. He was actually kind of a sexy man. I at that moment had to know who he was.

'Sherlock, we need to speak.' The mysterious man said. So somehow he knew Sherlock but how?

'I'm working Mycroft. Go away. John make him go away.' Sherlock said, finally finished looking at the body, he made his way over to us.

'I'm not leaving until we talk, dear brother. We have something very serious to discuss.' The man known as Mycroft said.

'Sherlock, just go. Please?' John said.

'Outside Mycroft. We can talk outside.' Sherlock said, leading the way.

So Sherlock has a brother. Hmm, I didn't know that. After working with him for seven years and knowing him for ten, I had no idea Sherlock had such a handsome brother, it makes sense he would be good looking, Sherlock was quite handsome himself, but he didn't date and he definitely wasn't my type. Too eccentric for me. 'So Sherlock has a brother? How did I not know that, John?'

"He's not particularly a big fan of his brother. They had some kind of fall out when Mycroft left for university. Even I don't know what happened exactly. All I know is that they were really close before Mycroft left but then after Sherlock hated him, guess he didn't want to lose his only friend. Sherlock doesn't talk much about his family or his past. Mycroft doesn't talk much either, even when he first kidnapped me he didn't say he was Sherlock's brother. I found out like two days later.'

'Oh, well he's cute.' Crap did I just say that out loud? No one really knows that I'm bisexual.

'Wait, what? Did you just say Mycroft is cute?'

'Er….yea? Uhm I'm bi, John.'

'Oh cool I guess. Well I'm pretty sure that both Holmes' are gay. I don't think Mycroft is seeing anyone, you should ask him out.'

'Huh, maybe I will.'

'Sherlock, we need to speak.' I said, standing in the doorway to the crime scene.

'I'm working, Mycroft. Go away. John make him go away.' Sherlock said as he stood up, now finished looking at the body.

'I'm not leaving until we speak, dear brother. We have something very serious to talk about.'

'Sherlock, just go please.' Said John

'Outside Mycroft. We can talk outside.' Sherlock said as he began to lead the way out of the university.

'Fine. I certainly can't smoke indoors.'

'I thought you quit?'

'I started again; quitting was not so good for my nerves. My job is too stressful not to have a vice of some sort. I could've started drinking I suppose but alas I don't like being drunk, drugs were always your area. Therefore I began smoking again.' I explained, lighting two cigarettes and handing him one.

'I quit too you know.' He took it anyways. 'What is so important that you had to pull me off the case to talk to me about?'

'That's an easy case and you know it. he was killed over drugs and the killer took the money that was in the briefcase. The serious news is that our parents are in town, I promised mummy I would take them to a matinee of Les Mis and now I am afraid that I cannot make it; therefore I need you to go instead.'

'Why should I?'

'Because it's our parents, that's why! Besides when was the last time you actually spent time with either of them?' I asked as I lit my second cigarette.

'I honestly can't remember, fine I'll take them.'

'Thank you, brother dear. By the way who was that talking with John? The silver haired man.'

'Lestrade.' And with that he left and headed back into the building.

I was back at the Yard and in my office doing paperwork, when Sally came in and told me that there was someone here to see me. I wasn't expecting anyone, so I was a bit surprised. I certainly was hoping that it wasn't Kristy. So I told Sally to send them in. To my surprise it was Mycroft Holmes. What did he want?

"Hello Detective Inspector Lestrade. How are you?" he said as we shook hands.

"Have a seat Mr. Holmes. I'm good thank you but please call me Greg. What can I do for you?" I asked as we both sat down.

"I can assume that is short for Gregory?"

"Yea."

"Well then, Gregory, I unfortunately did not get the chance to properly introduce myself earlier today. I am Mycroft Holmes, elder brother of Sherlock Holmes."

"So you came by my office just to introduce yourself?"

"No. I do have an ulterior motive to coming by. I was hoping that if you were free sometime this week, that you would let me buy you dinner."

"Like a date?"

"If you want it to be then, yes like a date."

"Uh, I should be free Thursday night, if that works."

"I shall pick you up at your flat Thursday evening promptly at half past seven. I have a meeting with Japan that I simply cannot miss. So until then, goodbye Gregory." And with that he left.

That's when Sally came back into my office and sat down. "Who was that Lestrade?"

"Believe it or not that is Sherlock's older brother."

"Really? He seems so…..so posh. They don't even look alike, maybe Sherlock was adopted.'

"Hah! Maybe he was Donovan, maybe he was."

"Hey, how's Kristy? She finally got all of her stuff out of your place yet?"

"Psycho as ever and no she hasn't yet. It's starting to piss me off too. The divorce is almost final and she still has shit at my house. How's Anderson?"

"PHILLIP and I broke up; all we ever do is fight."

"You broke up again?" Sally and Phillip were always breaking up, but within a week they were inevitably back together again. After Phillip's wife had left him the two were practically inseparable. It didn't take the rest of the office long to figure out that they were together.

"Yea, well I think we really are done now. The sex is great but we don't really have anything else going for us."

"Uh, I really didn't need to know that Sally."

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