The Story of Danny and Clara
Chapter 1 (Set after Into the Dalek)
Clara awoke to the sun streaming in through her bedroom window. Her first thoughts were of Danny Pink and shortly after she realised she had tonnes of marking to do today (it always seemed to build up more these days, she expected it didn't really help that she was off on adventures with the Doctor all the time). Clara leapt out of bed, got dressed and then decided because it was such a nice day she would do her marking outside. She first decided to try and do her marking in the garden and was just about to start when she heard a rather loud tune being blasted out of a radio nearby. Eventually this became so annoying to Clara that she had to put all her stuff away, admit defeat and go back inside.
Clara began to pace up and down the living room as she muttered to herself. Finally, she went passed the mantelpiece which had a picture of her on the swings when she was little and the idea hit her like a ton of bricks, she would go to the park.
Clara grabbed her special brown bag and shoved in all the exercise books, pens and other supplies she needed and began the walk to the park. Luckily for her, the park was only a few minutes' walk from her house and didn't seem at all busy when she arrived. She decided to sit on a park bench and that's when she bumped into a familiar face.
"Hi Clara"
"Hello Danny"
"Is anyone sitting here?"
"Nope just me"
"Can I sit by you; I mean I don't have to but..." trailed Danny
Clara was amused at how awkward he seemed to be around her, but after giggling like a schoolgirl for no reason she noticed she probably was as well. Besides even though she didn't know the reason for the awkwardness between them, seeing him act awkward made him all the more endearing to her.
"There's a bold offer" Clara joked "but of course, I would love you", it was sometimes like her mouth had a mind of its own or something and after feeling slightly embarrassed when she noticed what she had said she rapidly added "I mean to sit next to me".
Danny had already noticed the Freudian slip Clara made but decided not to draw attention to it, even though his stomach appeared to be doing cartwheels and he now had the widest smile imaginable on his face.
"So, how is the marking going?" asked Danny as he sat down on the bench next to her.
"Pretty non-existent at the moment" replied Clara and then added in a pretty flirtatious manner "after all it appears that someone is distracting me". She then playfully nudged Danny in the shoulder. "Well I can't blame you for that you're quite a distraction yourself Miss Oswald" said Danny.
Why was it whenever he said something nice to her that Clara became extraordinarily giddy? She also didn't like her surname very much but she felt that when Danny said it wasn't half as bad as it normally was.
After the comment from Danny, the two of them began staring at one another like they were being pulled together by planets, constellations or some other invisible force.
"Well, I suppose we better get on with our own marking" said Clara abruptly even though she didn't really want the moment to end.
"Yes I suppose we should" said Danny.
"Quickest one to finish has to walk the other one home" said Clara.
"You're on" said Danny.
The first one to finish their marking was Danny and he helped Clara finish the rest of hers. Afterwards they sat on the park bench and talked for hours, by the time they had finished it was extremely dark out.
"Well Miss Oswald, looks like I'll be walking you home if you want me to", said Danny as he offered his arm to her.
"Of course I do" answered Clara as she held his arm back.
The two of them walked arm in arm all the way back to Clara's clinging to each other like their lives depended on one other.