A/N: A little what if situation set during the Pandorica Opens about my favorite two characters- Amy and the 11th Doctor.
The "What ifs" of a Time Lord
What if, in the Pandorica Opens, when Amy asked the Doctor about the engagement ring, the Doctor had replied, "You weren't supposed to see that?"
"You weren't supposed to see that," the Doctor said, taking the box from Amy, closing it shut, and placing it in his top jacket pocket.
"Why? Doctor, are you planning on proposing to me? I mean, that would be a little weird, considering we haven't even gone on a proper date yet-" Amy started to talk quickly.
"Amy-" the Doctor tried to interrupt.
"Out of all this time traveling with you, and you never even take me on one date! Sure, we've been to Venice, and Space Britain, and even Rome now, but never a date," Amy continued talking at her high speed, obviously nervous or embarrassed. She was digging herself into a hole faster and faster.
"Amy-" the Doctor tried to interrupt her again, to help her stop talking. But it was no use.
"And then a ring? A wedding ring? Without any warning!" Amy stopped for a moment to take a breath. The Doctor was about to talk again, he had his mouth open and everything, but Amy was quicker. "Doctor, I want to go on a date."
The Doctor paused, knowing full well that his mouth was still hanging wide open from the words he never got a chance to say, but he didn't do anything about that. The shock of what Amy had just said overrode every other protocol in his mind.
"Amy Pond, are you asking me on a date?" the Doctor asked in utter confusion. Amy shrugged and twirled a strand of her red hair around one finger.
"Maybe I am," she said a little more quietly.
The Doctor was speechless. He had not meant for this to happen. It was a mistake, keeping the ring Rory had given her around in a place where she could find it. And, since she didn't remember Rory, all she knew is that the Doctor had a wedding ring with him and he was traveling with her, so her mind jumped to that conclusion.
"Amy Pond, asking me on a date," the Doctor repeated, mostly for the sake of his own processing. Amy was beginning to look increasingly uncomfortable, playing more and more with her hair.
"Yeah, I am," she responded, trying to sound more confident than she looked.
The Doctor ran a hand through his messy hair, not knowing exactly what to do. How had this happened? One moment they were talking about normal things, doing their usual running and exploring, and then it had fallen apart when Amy found the ring. The Doctor knew he shouldn't even be considering saying yes- he should be thinking about how to make her remember Rory, even if that seemed impossible.
"You can say no, you know," Amy added on with a tone that sounded just desperate for an answer. And the Doctor knew he could no longer put off his answer, though he wished to.
"Well then, Amelia Pond," the Doctor started…
A/N: I wrote two different endings to this, and I'm still deciding what to do about that. Maybe I should put up both?