Epilogue

Six months after Thorin and John were reunited they moved into their own flat. Sherlock was sad to see them go until he realized that they were moving into the flat downstairs. John insisted it was easier to keep the same address and to be nearby if they got a case, but Sherlock has a feeling that Mrs. Hudson had bribed him to stay close by to keep Sherlock in line. Either way Sherlock was glad that his best friend was close by, if not in the same flat.

Things were a bit awkward between Sherlock and Thorin for a while, but they were civil to each other for John's sake. Sherlock never made any advances on John or brought up his feelings and Thorin didn't rub it in Sherlock's face that John had chosen him. Eventually they developed an odd sort of friendship and they found much pleasure in exchanging stories about John that had him either fuming or blushing like a school girl.

A few weeks after John and Thorin relocated to Mrs. Hudson's basement flat, Fili and Kili moved into John's old flat that he had shared with Sherlock. Mrs. Hudson had been kind enough to allow them to move a second bed into John's old room and they shared a living room and kitchen with Sherlock. It didn't take them long to learn what certain colored post its on the fridge meant. At first Sherlock couldn't stand Thorin's nephews, but he soon became fascinated by how close they were and how they interacted with each other. Sherlock is currently working on a book about the closeness of siblings and how it affects their development. He is using his and Mycroft's relationship and John's relationship to his sister Harry for comparison.

Mrs. Hudson looked around the living room of Sherlock's flat come Christmas and she couldn't help a happy tear from escaping her eye. Fili and Kili sat by the tree, near their uncles' feet. They were juggling dishes, much to John's distress, and laughing merrily. Sherlock sat in his chair and was taking notes on the boys, while laughing at something John was muttering. John and Thorin sat together on the couch, John comfortably tucked into Thorin's side. His left hand stroking absentminded circles on Thorin's chest. The silver ring on his finger, that matched the one on Thorin's left hand, kept catching the light and distracting Fili as he continued to juggle with his brother. Sometimes the five men were a bit overwhelming for Mrs. Hudson, but she loved them dearly. She looked upon them as her children and grandchildren and she couldn't imagine how she had lived her life without them in it.

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