I'll be Waiting

A Short Doctor Who Fanfiction

Chapter One: Different Scenery

A tall and attractive man sat on a bench in a small park somewhere in London. He held his face in his hands and thought.

"I need a change of scenery. Space is nice but I've seen most of it already," He told no one really but himself. "But where to go?" People bustled by paying him no heed. To them he was no one special, just your average Joe. They didn't know he was a Time Lord, the last Time Lord. And maybe they didn't want to know.

"America, I think I'll go state-side for once. See mountains and vast blue skies and fields of golden wheat. That settles it then, I'm going to Montana!" He told the pigeon at his feet. He got up from the bench a smile still on his face and briskly walked off to his beloved Tardis waiting for him nearby.

"Alright old girl, off we go!" He whispered lovingly stroking the outside of his little blue wooden box. As she whirred to life the little blue box vanished from the streets of London.

Meanwhile

Mallory Paige waited in the lobby of the opera school and hall patiently for the cast list for the new opera to go up. The school was very small only taking in about 20 performers at a time, though they had a bigger technical department. Mallory was quite a pretty thing to look at. She was lean and fit and had curly long blonde hair and baby blues that could kill. She was quiet and withdrawn, but her friends outside of the opera would have never guessed. She got a long with her fellow students but she knew they all talked about her behind her back. She could hear some of the girls down the hall gossiping about her.

"I heard her ex is 45 with two kids in high school."

"Yeah but he was the principle cellist for the Seattle Symphony. "

"But still, why date someone who is twenty years older than you?" The first one said.

"Because he was hung like a horse and a god in bed. And did you see a picture of him?" Mallory said with a wink. The girls rolled their eyes and sighed. 4:00 on the dot, the cast list would be up now. And she was right. She looked it over as everyone gathered around chattering loudly. She smiled to herself and pushed through the crowd as someone shouted.

"'Ello, what's going on here?" The voice was unfamiliar and British, though that wasn't too uncommon in such an elite school. Mallory found that by the time she had pushed her way out of the crowd she was standing right in front of him. What a sight he was. She grinned and held out a hand.

"The opera cast list was just posted. We're doing 'Don Giovanni' this semester. I'm Mallory Paige by the way," She said. He returned her grin right away. She really liked the look of him.

"The pleasure is all mine Ms. Mallory Paige. 'Don Giovanni' you said? I met Mozart once, he was an incredible man. I'm John Smith by the way, but all my friends just call me The Doctor," He replied still grinning. She laughed as he gave her a quick wink.

"What brings you all the way out here to Montana? You're an awfully long way from home."

"Oohh, you know needed a change of scenery. Didn't want to see more of the same old same old." He replied. "I take it you are a student here?"

"I graduated just this last week early with my masters in opera performance. I wanted to stick around for one more opera here before I go back out there and see the world again," She told him as they walked back to the lobby.

"You sound very accomplished, I love it when someone does exactly what they have got their mind set on," The Doctor replied. As people walked by to leave they gave her glares.

"I take it you're incredible if you've got the lead and all these people here wishing they were you."

"What makes you say they want to be me?" She replied looking up at him a sad sort of look on her face. He let out a laugh. She then looked puzzled.

"I think you'll figure it out if you just look. Say, what would you say about going and getting dinner and maybe a couple of drinks with me? I'd like to get to know you a lot more; you have got a sort of spirit that I really like," He blurted out. She perked right up and nodded happily.

"Well what are we waiting for? Allonsy!"