Sherlock fic: If You Should Die Before You Wake, Part 2 of ?

Prologue: Homecoming

Title: If You Should Die Before You Wake
Author: PipMer
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Mary Morstan, Sebastian Moran, Greg Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson
Pairing: John/Mary
Spoilers: for the entire show
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 3505 this part
Genre: Drama, angst, epic Sherlock/John friendship. 
Disclaimer: I don’t own, no money is being made from this
Summary: Post-Reichenbach/Hiatus/Empty House fic. This is how I see episode 1 of season 3 playing out. What happens to Sherlock and John in the time between Sherlock's Fall and his return? Expect lots of angst.

A/N:  Grateful thanks go out once again to my beta/britpickers susako and fawsley whose awesomeness made this chapter so much better than it would have been if left to my own devices.  Also thanks to holyfant, who looked over the first part and made crucial suggestions.

Many thanks to all the comments and kudos I have received so far; they give me confidence and motivate me to keep writing, so if you enjoy this, please let me know :)


( Chapter 1: So It Begins )