The Real Reason

by

Whitehowler

Grace stood there for the longest after the TARDIS had faded away from view, taking away the man she had fallen in love with, that mysterious alien known as "The Doctor." He had asked her to go with him but, she had said no, that she was needed here on earth and that much was true but there was another reason, the real reason she had said no.

He had been sad but, smiled when he turned to wave goodbye. Now that he was gone, the tears came freely as she walked away, heading back to her home there in San Francisco. A new millinium had begun but, she wasn't celebrating. She was remembering all that had happened in the past three days.

Her strange way of meeting him, listening to his twin hearts in her own kitchen, the wild ride on the motorcycle to the New Years' Eve Gala then, back to the TARDIS. Then, it had all gone wrong. He had gotten out the TARDIS toolkit to start repaires when that presence had invaded her mind, forcing her to pick up a heavy tool and hit the Doctor, knocking him unconscious.

She remembered everything that had happened, her and Lee placing the Doctor on the stretcher and strapping him down then, she shivered in repulsion, there was what happened next, something she could never tell the Doctor about. The Master told Lee to stay with the unconscious Time Lord and he had dragged Grace to another room and backed her up against the wall.

He had seen the Doctor kiss her and now, the Master not only violated her mind, he violated her body as well, opening her jeans and driving himself into her body, forcing her to respond to what he was doing to her. He kept her there for several minutes until he finally yanked out of her, smiling a cruel smile as she crumpled to the floor. Then, she went back to the stretcher and the awakening Doctor.

She was screaming and crying inside when the Master had her slap the Doctor's face and then, The Master had her place the restraining device on her love. He laughed as he made the Doctor watch him kiss Grace. Then, released from his control, she flew to the control room and reconnected the console, sending them into a temporal orbit.

She remembered the sickening sound as the Master threw her off of the balcony, snapping her neck, the last thing she heard was the Doctor screaming her name then, oblivion. Then, she remembered opening her eyes and seeing the Doctor kneeling next to her, tears on his face as he looked down then, she remembered the tranformation of his features, the joy and love when he saw her open her eyes.

She remembered the tightness of his embrace, his voice whispering in her ear, "You came back to me." Then, back to the control room, seeing Gallifrey even if from a distance then, home to San Francisco. He wanted her to come with him but she couldn't, not after what the Master had done to her but she would never tell him that, she couldn't break his hearts that way so she told him a half truth, that she was needed here.

He nodded as if accepting her answer and they kissed again, a sweet kiss with hints of passion waiting to be unleashed and again, she longed to go but, she shrank back, letting him leave without her. She stood there and then, she went home, curled up in her bed and cried her eyes out for what would now never be. She would never see him again and it tore her apart.

TBC