The man behind the mask: Sherlock X Reader

"So, where do you want to go?" Sherlock asked, as we walked down the rather quiet streets of London.

"I don't know anywhere." I shrugged, looking at Sherlock.

"I have an idea." He smirked, quickening his pace.

"Angelo's."

-X-

"Angelo's?" I asked, praying he wasn't being serious.

A slight smirk remained on Sherlocks face, as we sped towards Angelo's.

This obviously wasn't going to end well.

-X-

"Sherlock hello" Angelo said, walking towards the table Sherlock and I decided to sit at.

"Ah, Angelo, good to see you. Take a seat" Sherlock said, plastering a fake smile as he watched Angelo awkwardly sit opposite us.

"Oh, uh- Hello, Y/N" Angelo said, giving me an unsure smile, obviously confused as to what was going on, and why Sherlock sat opposite him with a wide grin.

"Sherlock, what's going on?" I asked, growing more and more uncomfortable by the second.

"I want to know what happened." Sherlock stated. A serious look on his face.

"With what?" I asked, attempting to seem confused.

Of course, I knew what was going on and exactly what was about to happen.

"You two." Sherlock answered, knowing too well I was faking.

"There's not much to tell. We just had a rough break-up, that's all" I lied, remembering what really happened between us.

"Isn't that the whore from your class?" A boy, around the age of fifteen asked, a slight smirk on his face as he and Angelo quickened their pace to reach me.

Sighing to myself, I turned to face the pair.

"Can I help you?" I quizzed, an unnoticeable smirk on my face. The boys gave me a confused look, wondering why I was suddenly being so bold.

Well, every day after school I had been learning self-defence techniques and was now able to successfully defend myself. But it was time to put my skills to the test.

I saw the boys hesitate for a moment, obviously unsure of what to do because of my current confidence.

"Screw it" Angelo said, raising his fist and aiming for my face.

Swiftly, I grabbed his fist spinning it backwards until it let out a painful noise along with Angelo's scream.

Quickly, I let go, taking a step back in shock.

"Just you wait (surname). Just you wait." Angelo's friend said as the pair ran off.

"You're lying." Sherlock stated blankly, looking at Angelo, expecting him to give in.

I don't even know why I'm defending him, I guess I didn't want to be viewed as weak?

Angelo must have been thinking the same.

"Why are you even defending me. What I did was unforgivable" He sighed, looking at me with sorrow in his eyes.

"We warned you!" Angelo yelled, running towards me alongside multiple boys, way older than me.

There was no way out of this.

The group quickly reached me and began taking steps towards me, prompting me to step back.