No strange smells, no ranting, no violin, no sound at all.

John was starting to wonder if he had imagined hearing Sherlock come home.

He made his way downstairs, careful, but mildly optimistic. There sat Sherlock, in his chair, book on his lap and reading intently.

John couldn't help the frown that settled over his brow; this was too peaceful.

He popped his head around the corner to look into the kitchen.

Messy, but nothing about to explode.

He looked back at Sherlock.

He hadn't moved, hadn't acknowledged John. Just kept reading.

Not just any book.

"So, what case involves you reading a Bible?"

Sherlock finally tore his eyes away from the pages and to the doorway. "None."

That was the only reply he gave before shifting, drawing his legs his chest and setting the Bible on his knees.

He continued reading.

John's lips pursed, a habit when he was thinking, trying to think.

"So... so, you're just reading a Bible... for fun?"

"Some call it 'devotional', some refer to it simply as quiet time."

John just stared as Sherlock continued to read.

It took a while before Sherlock even registered John's stare.

"What?"

"You're a... You're a Christian?"

Sherlock frowned, "Is it that much of a surprise?"

John nodded as he walked into the room to sit across from Sherlock, his eyes wide, "Considering your so scientifically minded and so... logical."

"When you look at it logically, it's the only thing that makes sense."

"I figured you were an atheist"

"I happen to be a theist."

Both just looked at each other before bursting into giggles. Once they had calmed themselves down, Sherlock closed his Bible and set it aside.

"John, I believe in our answerableness to something else. Everything fits into a pattern; nature has a flow and a reason... The complexity of DNA! With all our scientific reaserch and intelegence, we still aren't able to re-create life from nothing. Our world could not have simply "appeared"...how could there not be a personal, intelligent creator?"

John continued to smile at his friend. Every time he thought he understood his eccentricities, something new popped up.

"Right you are, Sherlock."

the quotes "I happen to be a Theist," and "I believe in our answerableness to something else" are quotes from Martin Freeman