Title: Amy's Choice

Summary: Sequel to Remembering the Forgotten and Eyes Wide Open. Amy makes a choice.

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AN: No beta so sorry for the mistakes. And there is a little OOC-ness.

Amy's Choice

Chapter 1

It had been five months (TARDIS Time) since anyone had seen any signs of River; no random bump ins, no messages, nothing. The Doctor offered to go back in time to see a younger River but she didn't want a younger River, she wanted her River. That's why she was here, during her own time, standing in front of her childhood home with Rory.

"I'm sorry," she said, handing him over the rings from her left hand.

"Did I do something?"

Amy shook her head. "No, you were wonderful."

Rory sighed and nodded dejectedly. "You still going to travel?"

"Yeah. Things to do, aliens to see."

"It's River, isn't it?"

Amy's eyes widened. "What?

"You talk in your sleep now, and you always call out for her. And you keep on playing with the ring," he said, pointing to the ring she was playing with. "She gave it to you, didn't she?"

Amy nodded. "I'm sorry." Rory pursed his lips, but didn't say anything as he turned and walked off. Amy sighed and slumped against the TARDIS, her body drained of energy.

She didn't mean to, not really. Ever since that kiss they had shared, more like sprung on her, she had started evaluating her feelings towards both Rory and River. It scared her, what she was feelings towards River. The emotions that rolled through her was something that she had never experienced before, not even with Rory. Even after Pandorica, when she forgot about River, her body seemed to react towards the woman.

"You okay?"

Amy looked up at the Doctor shrugging. "I want River."

The Doctor slid down beside her. "Do you know where she might be."

Amy shook her head. "The last time I saw her was after she kissed me." She paused and started to think. "Do you think we could…? I mean, it would mess up the future."

The Doctor laughed and hopped up, dragging her along with him. "The Pandorica changed the future, and now it's your turn Amy Pond!"


From a distance, the figure watched as River stepped up behind Amy. "This is were mine and the Doctor's paths officially became entwined."

"What?" Amy frowned.

The figure watched as River shook her head. "Never mind, we should go before it gets too dark." She turned to go, but Amy grabbed her arm and forced her to turn.

"River, what's going on?"

"It's nothing, we should get back."

"River." The figure watched as Amy gently cupped the older woman's face. "You're crying."

River sniffed. "Am I?"

"River, tell me what's wrong."

River closed her eyes and took a shaky breath. "I…I can't."

"Please," Amy pleaded.

With a split second hesitation, River curled a hand around the redhead's neck, urging her forward as she tilted her head down until their lips met. It wasn't much of a kiss, just the lightest brushing of their lips, but it was enough to make them gasp before River pulled away. She turned way from Amy, her head lowered to the ground.

"We had our first kiss here, and we later got married here." She turned to look at Amy then; her eyes wild, tears streaming down her face. "I have two sets of memories: the ones where you are mine and the ones where you are Rory's. So I'm sorry if I'm a little upset," she spat the last few words out, anger replacing sadness.

"Me, and you?" Amy managed to stutter out.

River nodded. "Yeah." She used her right hand to slide a ring off her left ring finger, handing it over to Amy. "I found this ring on a dig, and it was your wedding ring. Ever since the timeline changed and our other rings disappeared, I've been wearing it. I'm glad I still found it."

Amy brought the small ring up to eye level, looking at the mysterious ring she had seen before. It was alien, she could see that, but it was beautiful; there were no diamonds or other rock, but there was a red liquid swirling through the silver metal. "It's beautiful."

"Reminds me of you, actually. Your hair, your favorite color, and especially your tempter." River laughed. "I was the one who always slept on the couch."

Amy snorted in amusement. "Yeah, I would do that." She tilted her head to the side and looked at River curiously. "Do you really love me?"

"With all my heart."

Amy's breath hitched. "I-I cant. Rory…"

River nodded solemnly and choked out: "I know." She looked out at the darkened sky. "We should go, the guys will be worried by now."

The figure watched as River turned and left, Amy following slightly behind. They followed silently behind the duo, trying to tread as lightly as possible. They watched as the duo neared the town, River stopped and stepped slightly to the side, letting Amy walk right by her (the redhead's mind was obviously elsewhere).

They ignored Amy and focused on River. River was messing with something on her wrist, and the figure new immediately what it was. They pushed off the grounded, sprinting towards the blonde. "River!"

River hadn't heard them, still messing with the time manipulator. In a split second decision the figure leaped and collided with River, just as River time jumped.