Prologue

Courage.

A beautiful word, don't you think? what do you think of when you hear it? Do you see knights of the round table, dressed in full armor, charging into the midst of battle? Or do you see the loyal men and women of today's fire and police departments, at the ready for any distress call that might come? Or perhaps you see someone who is, or was, close to your heart. Anyone can have it. Yet, it is sometimes easier to say you have courage, than to actually have to test it out.

The Oxford Dictionary defines courage as "The ability to do something that frightens one," and "having strength in the face of pain or grief." The two girls of our story may have known the definition of it, but they had no idea of the true meaning behind it. They had strength and bravery, but they had no idea how taxing courage can be.

This is a story of how, through the help of our two favorite consulting detectives, two friends learned the real meaning of the word.

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Song of the prologue: Courageous by Casting Crowns

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Hey all! So this story was written by my best friend Reese and me. We are going by undercover names to keep our true identities secret. (Mine's Twix, if your curious.)

The song references will appear at the end of every chapter, but forgive me if they occasionally don't. Sometimes I might be at a loss. If you can think of one for a chapter that doesn't already have one, suggest it, and I may consider adding it later. (Besides the fact that I love listening to new music!)

This story took us almost a year to come up with and complete, requiring many revisions and edits. After making sure we had gotten it right (or as close as possible), we decided to see what you, the people dedicated to Sherlock, thought. I will post the first chapter later today and then hopefully get a new chapter up each week. ("Hopefully" being the word emphasis.) You don't have to review the prologue, but if you want to, that would make me happy!

Unfortunate fact of the day: I don't own Sherlock, nor does Reece.