Chapter 1 Arabella meets the Doctor

One day on Tuesday the fourth of May, Arabella Smith wandered through the museam of modern art in New York city. Although she had been here so many times before she always enjoyed visiting. Arabella had flamming red hair and porcelan colored skin. Finally she got to the painting that she had gone there for. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. There was only one other person in the hall viewing the painting. Arabella walked up to the man slowly. "Excuse me." She said as she approached the painting. He stepped to the side at once, "Oh yes of course." He said. Before looking at the painting Arabella couldn't help but notice how pecuilar the outfit was that the man was wearing. He was dressed in a pin stripe suit and glasses which made him attractive to her but the thing that distracted her was the fact he was wearing converse shoes. But Arabella brushed it off and looked at the painting. Then she sat down on the only bench in the hall. "It's a nice painting isn't it?" The man asked. "It's my favorite. I have adored Van Gogh and this painting for as long as I can rember." She explained. "May I sit with you?" He asked.

"Sure." Arabella anwsered, as she moved over. "Most people call me The Doctor." He said. "I'm Arabella." She said with a smile. "Well Arabella, it's quite nice to meet you." He said, as he returned the smile. "Tell me Doctor what part of Europe are you from?" She asked. "Scotland. What did my accent give it away?" He asked. Arbella nodded with a slight laugh. "What about you?" He asked. "I'm guessing my accent gave it away as well? I was born in London and when I was 13 moved to Paris." She said. "Wow so you get around then!" The Doctor said as he laughed, which was more than he had done in quite some time. "Yes." Arabella said as she laughed in return. "That's interesting." He said as he began to think. "Um I guess. How did you wind up here in America?" She asked. "Visiting. You?" He asked. "Oh uh ok." Arabella said. "How did you wind up here in America?" He asked. "Oh well I have a friend who lives here and also once a year I come to visit just to look at all the painting's and visit the museams." She explained. "Ah I see." The Doctor said just as a girl who looked about Arabella's age walked into the exibit. "Ah ha! Thought I'd find you here." The girl said. "Yes Sarah you found me." Arabella said as she stood up. "Well it was nice talking but I have to go." Arabella said. The doctor stood up and pulled out his wallet and handed her a buisness card. "Yea uh that's my buisness card. Give me a call sometime." The Doctor said as he handed her the card. Arabella reached out and took the card. "Ok thanks." Arabella said as she put it in her purse. "Well I should be going." The Doctor said then he turned and left. Arabella stared after him until he was no longer visable. "You've got it bad!" Sarah said finally. "What? No I don't!" Arabella said as she spun on the spot to look at Sarah. "Hey there's nothing to be ashamed of. If I wasn't married to Jack I would of been all over him. He's cute." Sarah said. "Sarah shut it please." Arabella said. Then they turned and left the museam.

As the Doctor walked back to the Tardis he thought about everything that had gone down in the past year and a half. He thought about how he had lost the love of his life and so many other things. Finaly the Doctor made it back to the Tardis. Once inside he heaved a sigh and Mickey came out of the shadows. "Are you feeling better doctor?" Mickey asked. "A bit." The Doctor anwsered as looked around the Tardis and thought about all of the memories he had shared with Rose while traveling through time in it. "I told you going out and visiting museam's would make you feel better. They always make me feel better. At least for a bit." Mickey said. "Yes you were right. The museam did make me feel better." The Doctor anwsered as the smiling face of Arabella appered in his mind, at the thought of the girl he let out a light chuckle but stopped as Rose's face popped up in his mind. Back in another part of the city Arabella and Sarah were walking through the doors of their favorite restraunt/bar. There sitting at a table was Sarah's husband Jack. "Oh my gosh you brought me here on karaoke night?" Arabella asked. "Arabella you know as well as I that you can sing. You need to be discovered. This is the place to do it." Sarah said. "Sarah I love you. You know I do. I love singing but I don't wanna do it for a living!" Arabella said then she walked over to the table where Jack was sitting and sat down just as a waitress came over to take her drink order down. Sarah stood there for a moment confused about what had just happened, but then she went and sat down next to Jack. Just then the doors to the restraunt opened and in walked two men. Arabella looked up and recognised one of the men. Arabella stood up and walked over to them. "Hello Doctor." Arabella said with a smile.
"Oh hello Arabella." The Doctor anwsered as he returned the smile. "So is this your new friend?" Mickey asked finaly, which caused Arabella and the doctor to stop staring at each other idiotically.
"Uh yea Mickey, we met at the museam today." The Doctor anwsered. "Hi I'm Arabella." She said as she held her hand out for Mickey to shake. Mickey shook it but seemed to have some form of resentment towards the new woman in the doctor's life. "So are you here with someone?" The Doctor asked as he looked around as if expecting someone was gonna pop out at him. "Uh yea, I'm here with my friend and her husband. She dragged me here cause it's karoke night, and there's always talent scouts in the audience and she thinks I could be famous." Arabella said as she indicated towards her friend who was talking with her husband. "Oh you can sing?" He asked. "I can sing but I prefer to kepp my talent to myself, except for when I need some extra money or I'm just bored." Arabella said with slight laugh.
"Oh I'd like to hear you sing." The Doctor said. "Ah well maybe, but it looks like my food is here and I want to eat, so how bout you two come and sit at our table. Arabella anwsered as she walked to the table and sat down. Then the doctor walked over and sat down with Arabella, but Mickey went and sat at the bar. After awhile Sarah relised Arabella was ignoring her completly, so she and Jack left her so she could be with the Doctor. Arabella and the doctor sat there for at least a couple of hours just talking. But after awhile she got tired, so the Doctor payed the bill and he drove Arabella to her hotel. Arabella walked inside filled with happy warmth as she thought about the night and the Doctor. The Doctor and Mickey drove back to the Tardis in almost complete silence. "So I guess now your going to ask her to travel with us?" Mickey asked as he broke the silence. "I wasn't thinking about it. Do you think she would?" The Doctor asked as he smiled at the thought of Arabella traveling with them. "Oh I'm sure she'd love to travel with the last time lord in the world. But the thing is I'm not sure I'm ready to replace Rose." Mickey said. The Doctor stopped the car and looked at Mickey.
"Mickey I'm not using Arabella to replace Rose. No one could ever replace her. I just thought it would be nice to have a woman on board again." The Doctor replied.
"Yea and you'll fall in love. You know what? Just let me out. I want to walk. Mickey said as he opened the door and got out. "Fine." The Doctor said, and he drove off. The next morning the Doctor woke up thinking about Arabella but then his thoughts went to the argument he had, had with Mickey. Was Mickey right? Was he moving on to fast? Was he cheating on Rose? Well of course he wasn't cheating, they were never an item to beging with. But he still had this feeling he was cheating on her, he had and still regreted not saying those three words. The three words he wanted to tell her so badly. But for now he would not think of that. For now he would go into the kitchen, fix some tea and try to fix things with Mickey. When he walked into the kitchen he found Mickey sitting at the table eating some oatmeal. The Doctor put on the kettle then sat down. "Mickey I'm sorry about last night. I admit you were right about some things. I was thinking that if Arabella traveled with us, then I wouldn't be so upset about Rose. But I relise now that uh no one could ever take her place. You know as well as I, that even though she was a human I loved her. I still do love her and probaly always will. But if Arabella travels with us, I am going to do my best to stay faithful to the promise I made myself and not fall in love." The Doctor finished speaking and waited for Mickey to reply. "All is forgiven, but if it means anything it wasn't my place to say what I said." Mickey anwsered finaly. "No it's all right." The Doctor said hastily.
"Ok so were alright?" Mickey asked. "Yea were alright." The Doctor anwsered.
"Well if it's any kind of consultation I would be fine if she traveled with us." Mickey said.
"Thanks." The Doctor said just as the kettle began to whistle. Then he stood up, picked up the kettle and poured his tea. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ok thats the rest of chapter one. I am still working on chapter two and will have it done soon I hope. Please give me reviews cause it makes me write faster.