Side note: This is meant to be right after the Reichenbach Fall. Also, there are going to be a lot of chapters in this story. I don't know exactly how many, but I have 8 planned out so far. I'll post new chapters as soon as I can. Thank you so much for reading, and please R&R! *by the way, I love feedback of every kind, even if it's negative. I want to improve as a writer as much as I can, and I should start improving now since this is my first fanfic. Thank you!*

ALSO: The word count in the story description is actually a whole lot less than there really are. None of these chapters are ever going to be less than 1,000 words, trust me! :)

OKAY, NOW ON WITH THE FANFICTION.

"Oh, come on," Molly chided her phone gently, although she knew it couldn't hear. She'd gotten a text from someone, but it was refusing to unlock when she slid the arrow at the bottom. She sighed and slid her phone in her coat pocket, assuming it was something Sherlock had to ask her, and decided that she could ask him once she got back to her flat.

Ask Sherlock when she got back to her flat. That still sounded so strange to her. After the fall, he obviously had to go somewhere, and it only made sense for him to live there if he was going to continue to stay in London. Molly was the only one who knew he wasn't actually dead; even John had no idea. This, of course, made her feel guilty, but since she knew he'd make his return once he killed Moriarty's men, all would be all right again.

Her phone buzzed again, and she took it out, hoping that maybe it worked now. Unfortunately, it didn't. All it had was the same disappointing 'slide to unlock' with a next to empty dialog box that only had 'New Message' at the top. She frowned, knowing it was Sherlock needing something. Even though he was difficult to live with at times, she still hated to let him down. Not that he'd never let her down, but… there was some trait that he had that made her never want to disappoint him. It was stupid, but she couldn't help it. Every time she saw him she was putty in his hands, and she couldn't decide whether he used her with that or not.

When she got to her flat and opened the door, she wasn't surprised to see the tall, handsome Sherlock sitting in a rocking chair with the newspaper. "Hello, Sherlock!" she greeted him cheerfully. "Were you trying to text me?" Sherlock glanced up. "Oh, yes. Could you please turn that light switch on over there?" Molly blinked, and began to stutter. "Um, o-okay. Got it." She was used to Sherlock requesting odd things, but why would he ask her to turn on a light switch, of all things?

"Molly?" Sherlock said with a slightly questioning tone in his voice.

"Oh! Sorry!" Molly said, snapping back to reality, and went to flip the switch. The lights flickered slightly, and then stayed there, bright.
It was then that Molly saw a massive gash on Sherlock's forehead. She gasped and rushed over to him. "Sherlock, you're bleeding," she said, and hovered over the cut with her hands, not knowing what to do. Sherlock usually didn't like it when anybody touched him, and she didn't want to irritate him. However, he was bleeding…

"Yes, I know," Sherlock said, sounding bored. "It's not too bad, though." Molly stared at him. "There's blood coming out of the side of your head, and a lot of it. I wouldn't exactly call that 'not too bad.'" Her eyes trailed down the side of his face, and she saw that the blood was beginning to stream from the gash even faster down his head. It was almost like the cut was expanding. "Oh God," she said softly. "Okay, well. Um." She was trying to figure out how to react. The blood was coming out faster and faster, and it looked as if his pale skin was somehow getting paler. She didn't want Sherlock to get angry that she was going to doctor his cut, but it was like he couldn't even feel it. "I'll clean that for you," she said quickly, and her doctor instincts kicked in. "It's fine, Molly. It'll stop eventually. It just looks bad because of all the blood." Sherlock said, even though he definitely sounded pained. "Sherlock, that's ridiculous!" Molly said, rushing back from the bathroom with her first aid kit. "Sure, it'll stop, if you bleed to death!" Sherlock sighed. "Well that's not much different from how it is now, isn't it?"

Molly, who had been dabbing at his head with a cotton pad, froze at his words. "W-what? Why would you say that?" she asked. "I know you faked your death, but you're coming back eventually." Irritably, Sherlock interrupted. "Right now, I'm a dead man. The only one who doesn't know it is you. Do you honestly believe that when I come back everything will be the same? The person I was is dead, and I don't even know who I am anymore. As much as you try to have optimism here, it's complete nonsense. It's just absolutely moronic to believe that I could make some outstanding comeback that solves everything! Sometimes, it's like you're not even trying to think. Sometimes you can just be completely ignorant!"

Molly flinched at his words, and swallowed hard. She was so hurt that no matter how hard she tried, it seemed as though she could never make Sherlock feel good about anything. Her eyes became watery, and she began to fight back tears, cursing her sensitivity. Sherlock glanced over at her and caught her expression, then realized what he'd just said. "Molly," he began in a lower tone, and this time, Molly interrupted. "Don't take this bandage off for 24 hours." she said in a shaky voice. She placed a large plastic bandage on his cut, closed the first aid kit, and left the room. A few minutes later, he heard her bedroom door click shut quietly.

Sherlock closed his eyes and sat back. "Why the hell do I even do that to people?" he whispered to himself. Molly was the sweetest person he knew, and had always been so loyal to him, and then how did he repay that? He treated her like absolute crap. He traveled down to the basement, or rather, his current bedroom, lay down on his bed, put his hands together, placing them under his nose, closed his eyes, and exhaled deeply. He needed to think.

Yay! First chapter done! I hope you guys enjoyed it, there will most definitely be more soon!