Kurt heard the engines of the TARDIS from outside his bedroom and immediately recognized them. He sat up in his bed and looked around his nearly empty bedroom. With a jump, he ran to his window and saw the blue police box under the light of the moon. He slipped on his slippers and put on his bathrobe quickly as he darted out of his room. He did not need to worry about his dad or Finn waking up, they both slept like dead logs. And Carole had the night shift at the hospital again this weekend. He stepped out into the chilly night and approached the TARDIS with some caution as he told himself this could just well be a dream.
Suddenly, the door opened and out stepped the Doctor.
"You came back," breathed out Kurt staring at the man in front of him.
"Of course. 'Course I came back. I always come back. Something wrong with that?" The Doctor asked back.
"You kept the clothes."
"Well I just saved the world. The whole planet for about the millionth time. No charge. Yeah, shoot me. I kept the clothes." He said smoothing out his jacket.
"Including the bow tie" Kurt noted, smiling.
"Yeah, it's cool. Bow ties are cool."
"So, Blaine tells me," Kurt told the Doctor.
"Ah, lovely fella," The Doctor said remembering Kurt introducing Blaine as his boyfriend. "Where is the lad?"
"Doctor, it's been two years since you left!" Kurt suddenly said remembering, anger growing in him.
"Oooh! ...Oops. So that's—" the Doctor began to calculate.
"Eleven years!" Kurt nearly shouted.
The Doctor looked at Kurt for a moment. He swore he saw a flash of sadness pass the Doctor's eyes. His words were gentle, just as he spoke to him when Kurt was just seven years old, "Eleven years since fish fingers and custard. Kurt Hummel, the Boy Who Waited. You've waited long enough."
Kurt stayed quiet thinking about how eleven years ago he'd wanted nothing more than to leave with the Doctor. Of course, at the time it had meant leaving his dad alone, specially after his mom had passed away just when he was seven years old. The Doctor had promised him five minutes and had instead returned nine years later. As fast as he'd come, he'd quickly left promising to be back soon. And here he was again, asking Kurt to travel with him. Tomorrow he was leaving Lima though for New York City. The city he'd long to live for as long as he could remember. Particularly after everything he'd been through in this town simply for being gay.
"Are you from another planet?" Kurt finally asked stalling for time as he thought about what he'd do.
The Doctor nodded, "Yeah."
"Kay." Kurt stayed quiet thinking about the fact that although the Doctor looked human, he wasn't.
"So what do you think?" The Doctor asked again a small smile forming on his lips.
"What?"
"Other planets. Wanna check some out?"
Kurt's eyebrow furrowed. "What does that mean?"
"It means, well. It means, come with me," his voice turned very serious, nearly pleading.
"Where?"
The Doctor grinned. "Wherever you like."
Kurt surprised himself when he said, "No."
He couldn't, even though a part of him wanted to go. He couldn't leave his life just like that for the Doctor. He had his father to think about, university and most of all, Blaine. Tomorrow, both of them embarked themselves in their journey in becoming independent adults together. Tomorrow they would have a fresh new start in New York.
"You wanted to come eleven years ago," The Doctor voiced Kurt's earlier thoughts.
"I grew up," Kurt said trying to stand his ground.
"Don't worry. I'll soon fix that," The Doctor said before snapping his fingers and the TARDIS door flew open.
Kurt cursed himself mentally as he took a step towards the TARDIS. He paused to glance back at his house, where his father lay sleeping. He faced the Doctor once again before walking inside. Immediately, he let out a gasp. The TARDIS was so much bigger on the inside. He looked to the center of the room where a big machine was. Tubes, dials and buttons surrounded it. Some quiet and others making noise.
"So. All of time and space. Everything that ever happened or ever will. Where do you want to start?" The Doctor asked as he came in from behind, closing the TARDIS.
"You are so sure that I am coming," Kurt stated as he continued to look around, noticing many hallways going in many different directions.
"Yeah. I am," The Doctor replied back with confidence.
"Why?"
The Doctor looked at Kurt carefully before answering. "Cause you're the American boy in a cow town in the middle of nowhere. And I know how that feels."
"Oh do you?" Kurt wondered, if perhaps the Doctor had gone through the same that Kurt had gone through all those years.
"All these years, living here most of your life and you're still strong, unable to crumble down under the talk and stares of everyone else," The Doctor continued before deciding once and for all, "Yeah, you're coming."
Deciding there was possibly nothing wrong with going off in one small adventure, Kurt asked, "Can you get me back for tomorrow morning?"
"It's a time machine. I can get you back for five minutes ago," The Doctor said with a grin. "Why, what's tomorrow?"
"Nothing. Nothing. Just, you know, stuff," Kurt said as he began to walk to the center of the giant room.
"Alright then. Back in time for stuff," The Doctor said before he reached the machine in the middle of the room. Kurt watched as the Doctor excitedly began to push buttons here and there. Moving some levers in different directions and turning dials right and left. Kurt heard the familiar sounds of the engine which could only mean that they'd left Lima.
"I started to think you were just, like, a mad man with a box," Kurt confessed, taking a few steps towards the Doctor.
The Doctor turned to Kurt, staring at him as he leaned against the machine. "Kurt Hummel, there's something you better understand about me 'cause it's important. And one day your life may depend on it. I am definitely a mad man with a box."
Kurt didn't know if the Doctor was being serious or not as he grinned after speaking. A ding came from the machine and the Doctor smiled this time taking a few steps towards the front door. "Guess where we are?"
"Where?" Kurt asked taking a few steps towards the door, too.
"Take a look for yourself," the Doctor motioned Kurt to the door.
Kurt looked at the Doctor for a moment, adrenaline filling him up as he walked quickly to the door and opened it.
AN: I hope you enjoyed this! Yes, the quotes do not go in order as they do in the original DW episode, this was done intentionally. I also had a hard time deciding if it would be Kurt or Blaine accompanying the Doctor as it would be critical to the development of the plot line. While, I have decided on Kurt the plot line will also include Blaine. Basically, I'm somewhat replacing Amy and Rory with Kurt and Blaine, with the exception that they are getting married. Instead, I've changed it so it is the day before they both to leave to New York. Anyways, I hope this makes more sense in the next chapter, which will be definitely much longer than this one.
JD Bloom