When John woke up the next morning and he was instantly aware of the pounding in his head signifying that he was now both sober and hung over. Despite this, he actually did feel rested. He opened his eyes and was assaulted by the bright light coming into the flat's windows. His eyes burned a little at it and it made his head hurt even more. But when he opened his eyes he noticed that he was holding onto something; he looked down and saw he was holding onto Sherlock's arm, which was draped around him. Somehow during the night they had gone from the sitting position that they'd been in, to this laying down position. John's face burned and he quickly sat up; imagine, spooning with Sherlock! No wonder people talked!

Without the effects of the alcohol he was embarrassed at how much he had shown his feelings. No doubt Sherlock would be embarrassed as well and would judge him for

being so emotional. After all, the Sherlock that he had seen last night- needy, emotional, caring- was not the Sherlock that he'd known for all this time.

In an effort to distance himself from Sherlock, however reluctantly, John went to the bathroom. When he came out he went to the kitchen to start a pot of tea and get breakfast. He didn't feel like making much and no doubt Sherlock wouldn't eat so John just settled on cereal which was easy. He was just pouring himself a cup of tea when Sherlock walked drowsily into the kitchen. He sat down at the table, rubbing his eyes as John poured him a cup of tea.

"How are you feeling?" John asked as he sat down and began to eat.

Sherlock put his hands on his head. "Ah! Must you shout?" he asked.

John smiled. "I didn't. That's your hangover. Pounding head, loud sounds, bright lights…."

Sherlock scowled at John "You think its funny I'm in pain?" he asked.

"I can see you're back to your normal, pleasant self" John said sarcastically.

"Shut up unless you have something constructive to say" Sherlock snapped, laying his head down on the table and only getting up every minute or so to sip his tea. John finished his breakfast before he spoke again. "How's your stomach feeling? "

"Quite awful as you can imagine" Sherlock said sitting up.

"So you don't want any cereal I guess?" John asked pleasantly, thrusting the cereal box at Sherlock. Sherlock turned green. "No" he said stiffly.

John put his dishes in the sink and poured himself and Sherlock another cup of tea. As they sipped their tea, John said, "So, how much do you remember of last night?" John didn't know if he really wanted to know. He was kind of afraid of what Sherlock might say about the surplus of emotions.

"Hardly anything" Sherlock said waving a hand. "I was quite intoxicated."

John felt himself deflate like a balloon. He hadn't wanted Sherlock to judge him for how he acted, but still he was sad at the thought that Sherlock didn't remember it. It had kind of meant something to John; he found, strangely, that he wanted it to mean something to Sherlock too.

"Oh, really? You don't remember anything?" John asked neutrally, trying to keep the disappointment out of his voice.

Sherlock shook his head. "No, I really don't. Should I?" he asked.

"No, I suppose not" John said. It sounded dejected even to his own ears. He pushed back from the table and got up.

"Aren't you going to finish your tea?" Sherlock asked.

"No" John said without turning around. He was almost out of the kitchen when Sherlock said, "John!"

John turned around. "What?" he asked.

"This is hard for me to say" Sherlock said unsteadily. "But I think you need me to say it. And I mean it….." he paused for an eternity. "But, last night…."

Sherlock seemed stuck and John was getting a nervous stomach waiting on him to spit the words out. "I thought you didn't remember anything?" John said skeptically.

"Uh….well" Sherlock stuttered in an unusual fashion. "What I'm trying to say is….thank you for….helping me….experiment" Sherlock looked up at John with an unsure face.

John smiled. "No problem" he said. He was surprised when a broad smile spread across Sherlock's face.

Well that's the end of this one :) hope you all liked it!