I glanced at my watch. It was finally one o'clock. Time to get going. I grabbed my suitcases and rushed out the door. I stood on the curb for a few minutes until I finally spotted a cab coming. I hailed it and the driver helped me load my suitcases into the trunk. Jumping in the backseat, I told the driver the address and we were off.
I stood nervously at the front door, suitcases by my feet, waiting for someone to answer. I heard the sounds of feet and muffled voices arguing before the door opened, revealing the land lady, Mrs Hudson.
"Oh hello dear! You're right on time!" she stepped back to let me in and lead me into a room. Telling me to wait where I was, she went and got the paperwork which I filled in and handed back to her. Mrs Hudson pointed me towards the staircase, telling me to leave my bags at the bottom.
I had just set foot on the stairs when I heard yelling and the sounds of things breaking. Hurrying up the stairs, I saw a door open and then someone came hurtling down the corridor. Another, slower figure chased after them, hurling abuse at the fleeing figure as they collapsed to the ground. I ran over to them,
"Are you okay?" I asked,
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine," they replied. They stood up, "I don't think we've met before. I'm Sam."
"Hey, I'm Molly," I replied. He shook my hand,
"You new here, right?" he asked. I nodded,
"Yeah,"
"Well, I hope this place doesn't drive you insane." I chuckled,
"Oh, okay. Bye Sam!" I called, waving to him and continuing down the hall to the next set of stairs.
The third floor was relatively quiet and there was no one else in the corridor so I continued on to the next floor.
On the fourth floor, three men were standing in the corridor, one working on a science experiment while the other two watched. The watching pair looked exactly the same. Floating around them were a number of creepy hooded figures emitting strange static hissing noises. I walked past them, keeping out of the way of the hooded figures. From under one of the doors, green smoke wafted into the corridor and it smelt like freshly cut grass. Further down the corridor, a door opened and the scaly head of a blue dragon poked out. It tasted the air with its forked tongue and turned its head to look at me before retreating back into its cave. I shrugged and headed to the next set of stairs.
The fifth floor was noisy and the hallway was a mess. I could see robots wandering around, some being herded by a dark-haired man in a coal coloured overcoat as a cheeky man with golden brown hair was busy experimentally throwing chemicals into a large beaker. A curly haired blonde woman in a gold dress was leaning against the banister of the staircase, watching the chaos in the hallway with a small smile. I stepped up to her,
"Is it usually this chaotic?" I asked her. She smiled,
"New?" she asked. I nodded,
"I'm Molly Hooper," I said. She smiled,
"River Song," she replied, "And yes, it's always like this."
"Well, I'd better be going," I said, "See you later, River!" I made my way through the crowd and ran up the stairs, finally getting to the correct floor. I walked along the corridor, reading the plaques on the doors until I saw the one marked 604. I unlocked the door and went inside, shutting it behind me. I strolled over to the window and gazed out. It had a lovely view. I explored the small apartment and discovered that my bags had arrived before me. I smiled. Weird was getting kind of normal now. My stomach rumbled and I chuckled, picking a map of the building that was on the coffee table in the lounge room. As I glanced over it, my eyes fell on what I needed right now. A café. I smiled and hurried out of my room, not bothering to lock it.
The seventh floor was far from quiet. In the hallway, a man in armor with a green cape and a horned golden helmet was practicing with a golden staff and a blonde man in armor and a red cape was watching him while cleaning a hammer. A man in a suit of red and gold armor had blasted a hole in the wall and a red-headed lady was scolding him. I jogged past them and went upstairs where it was only slightly less chaotic. A lady in a long dress stood in the middle of the corridor with purple magic swirling around her as she instructed a blonde lady in armor. A rogue with a hook in the place of a hand was chatting to a cute lady in purple whose arms were wrapped around a beautiful Asian lady's waist. A door opened and a blond-haired man in a long-sleeved yellow shirt came sprinting down the corridor as a slower, dark-haired man chased after him and the blond disappeared through a door at the end of the hall and the dark-haired man cursed at him. I chuckled and went up the last set of stairs. I found myself on the roof of the building, in what looked like a café. The walls were glass, through which I could see a roof-top garden on one side, a pool on another and something that had what looked like a range of space craft inside it. Someone cleared their throat behind me and I turned to see Sam, the man I'd run into earlier.
"Hey Sam," I greeted. He smiled,
"Hey Molly. Welcome to The Roof," he said. A short blond man with long-ish blond hair came up behind Sam and wrapped his arms around him,
"Who's this Sammy?" he asked. Sam pressed a kiss to the shorter man's cheek,
"Gabe, this is Molly. She moved into that empty flat on the sixth floor," Sam said. I smiled, "Molly, this is Gabriel. He's my husband and we both work up here."
"Hey," I said, "This is a cool café."
"I should think so," Gabriel said, "I designed it myself."
"Well, it's lovely," I said with a smile. Gabe waved and headed back to the counter, Sam smacking his ass as he left. As soon as I'd gotten my coffee, I sat at an empty table in the corner and observed the people in the café. Apart from Sam and Gabriel, there was also two women, a blonde and a red-head. I turned my gaze to the rooftop garden, observing a young woman who was gardening near a young man who was painting on a canvas. Two dark-haired women strolled through the garden, the older one with a protective but motherly arm around the younger. I sighed and finished my coffee.
Back in my apartment, I was unpacking when then there was a loud explosion in the corridor. Someone shouted that everything was perfectly fine but I wasn't so sure. I stepped out into the corridor, preparing for the worst. There were scorch marks on the carpet and on the clothes of a familiar tall, dark-haired man in a long coat.
"Sherlock!" I shouted. He looked up at me and smiled, strolling over towards me,
"Molly!" He said, enveloping me in a hug, which was rather unlike him. A door at the end of the hall opened and a sandy-haired head poked out.
"Sherlock?" the tired voice asked, "What's going on?"
"John! Come here!" Sherlock said. The shorter man came over and Sherlock wrapped his arms around John's waist, pressing a sweet kiss to the shorter man's lips.
"So this is why you're so happy," I said with a grin, "You and John finally got together and I believe Sally owes me ten pounds." Sherlock chuckled and kissed John again, pulling him back to the bedroom. I smiled and headed back up to The Roof for dinner.
I walked in and noticed that the entire building seemed to be here, right down to the mysterious hooded figures and the robots from the fifth floor. I quickly spotted Sally Donovan at a table with a few others, some of whom I didn't know. Walking over to her, I laid a hand on her shoulder,
"Hey Sally," I greeted. She turned and smiled at me, returning the greeting, inviting me to sit with them. Taking a seat I turned and grinned at her,
"I believe you owe me ten pounds?" I said, grinning at her,
"For the bet we had a while back? Yeah, I know," she replied, pushing ten pounds over the table. I grabbed it and grinned. The others at the table looked amused. Among them were two dark haired ladies who kept sneaking glances at each other. A blonde with a devilish smile sat next to one of the ladies and next to her was a redhead in a suit who was drinking her coffee.
"Molly, this is Ruby, Meg and Lilith," Sally said, introducing the two dark haired women and the blonde, "They live on the second floor."
"I'm Pepper Potts," the redhead said with a friendly wave. A slightly older redhead waved and introduced herself as Donna Noble and there was nice dark skinned woman who introduced herself as Martha Jones. Sam took my order and I ate my food happily. I observed Sherlock and John sitting at a table with three men from the fifth floor. One wore a purple suit and a bow tie and was fiddling with a device with a glowing end. I recognized the other two as the man who was herding robots and the cheeky man who was mixing chemicals. Sighing, I pushed my now empty plate away and lent on my hand. Sam approached the table, smiling,
"All done, ladies?" he asked, looking around at us. I smiled at him, stacking our plates,
"Yeah," I replied, "Thanks."
A bell rang and Gabriel came and stood up the front of the café-restraunt.
"Attention please!" He said loudly. The room quietened, "We have a new resident to welcome tonight!" The room cheered, "Can Miss Molly Hooper please come forward?"
I stood, making my way through the tables and shyly stepped up onto the stage beside Gabriel,
"Everyone, this is Miss Molly Hooper," he announced, "I hope you'll all make her feel welcome here!" The crowd cheered loudly.
"Now-" he said, "Let's get this party started!" He jumped off the stage and helped me down as the crowd seemed to move towards a purple door, surrounded by fairy lights. Sally grabbed my hand and pulled me along,
"Come on!" she said, excited, "It's party time!" I laughed and followed her through the doors, into what looked like a nightclub.
"So Gabriel runs the cafe and the night club?" I asked. Sally laughed,
"Yeah, he's really busy!" she said, "Thank the lord for Sammy, otherwise he'd be insane."
"Gabe's a lucky man," I said, grabbing a drink from the bar. I sipped it and gazed around the club, smiling.
"Hey! Molly!" Sally called, "Come over and i'll introduce you to some friends!" I followed her to a group of women I recognized. I waved,
"Ladies, this is Molly," Sally said. A familiar woman with curly blonde hair waved at me,
"I'm River, from the fifth floor, remember?" she said, holding out a hand, which I shook,
"Yeah," I replied, smiling,
"You had lunch with Lilith and Martha, right?" River asked. I nodded, "Did anyone see Meg and Ruby?"
"They decided to... skip drinking tonight," Lilith said. River wiggled her eyebrows and Martha and Lilith rolled their eyes. River signaled for the barmaid, a lady with red streaks running through her black hair and a wolfish grin.
"Cherry? Or do you want the lemon today?" The lady asked,
"Oh you know I want the cherry, Red," River said with a sexy smirk and a wink. A brunette lady in yellow gave River a light slap on the arm.
"River, honey, she's taken," the brunette said, with absolutely no seriousness. River smirked at the brunette,
"Belle, you know I only do it to annoy you," she said, hugging the other woman. I drained the glass in my hand, and felt a wave of drowsiness wash over me. I yawned and Martha put her hand on my shoulder,
"Molly, how 'bout I take you back to your room?" she suggested, "You look exhausted."
I nodded and with a wave and a goodbye, let Martha lead me away.