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Chapter 1- All Alone
Amelia needed to be distracted. She may have appeared to be a regular 7-year-old girl sitting in her room, but she most certainly wasn't. She had a crack in her room. At night she could hear voices coming from the crack, and they scared her. She would tell her Aunt Sharon about these voices, but she never believed young Amelia. It wouldn't help now anyways, because she was home alone. It was a regular occurrence in her life as her Aunt was always away on business. So, right now Amelia was staring out her window hoping that something amazing would happen to distract her
"God this town is so dull," Amelia said to herself. Then as if the street had answered her, she started to hear a metallic grinding coming closer. A few seconds later a boy pulling a wagon full of items appeared in front of her house. It was definitely an occurrence that she had not seen before. Determined not to let this opportunity pass her by, she dashed out of her room heading for the street.
When she reached her front door, she yelled out to the boy, "Oi, wagon boy!"
He didn't stop walking so Amelia naturally assumed he was ignoring her. "Hey stupid! Stop" she yelled hoping that would get his attention as she ran all the way up to him.
"What?" the boy said turning around to find the voice that had just insulted him. It was suddenly obvious that he hadn't heard her first call which made Amelia feel a bit guilty.
Amelia walked up to him hoping he wouldn't care, "Finally. I can't believe you responded to that."
"Yeah, well, you shouldn't call people stupid. It's not nice to do that. Now I'm sorry, but I have to go." the boy said as he turned and continued down the sidewalk with his wagon.
"Hey, wait up," Amelia responded not wanting the boy to leave quite yet. "I'm sorry okay. I didn't mean to call you stupid."
The boy stopped, "That's all right. I am kind of used to getting called names. Thanks for apologizing though."
"So what are you doing?" Amelia asked as she inspected the wagons contents.
"I'm running away! I hate this town."
Amelia's eyes widened at what the boy had said. For the longest time she had thought she was the only one who felt that way about Leadworth. A crazy idea began to form in Amelia's head as she started to wonder if she could run away too. It seemed to be the best way to escape the crack in her wall. She was also sure that Aunt Sharon wouldn't mind because she was away all the time. It would probably make her life easier. She wasn't sure how to approach the topic though. She had to take it slow, "Where are you headed to?"
"I'm not sure yet," Rory answered, "I guess I can start in London. I have an uncle there I'm sure I can stay with for a bit."
Amelia placed her hand on the boy's shoulder, "Do you mind if… I come with you?" she swallowed hard awaiting a response. She had meant to ease into it, but her excitement got the better of her.
He just stared at Amelia unsure of what to say. He had been scared ever since he lost sight of his home, unsure if this was something he would actually be able to do alone. But if she came with him he wouldn't have to.
"I would like that," the boy answered, "My name is Rory Williams."
"Mine is Amelia Pond," she answered smiling. "If you don't mind waiting a few minutes so I can pack." Amelia's stomach growled a little, " Oh, did you bring any food?"
Rory's face dropped, "No, I didn't think to do that."
"No problem, I can pack and make some food for us. Then we can take off," Amelia answered dragging Rory inside behind her.
She led Rory to the kitchen where she began to make sandwiches and pack food for the road. While handing Rory his sandwich, Amelia began thinking that her day had greatly improved. It was certainly one of the best since they moved here from Scotland.
"So where are your parents?" Rory asked wondering why they weren't home at this hour. He saw that Amelia's face started to glaze over and the smile vanish from her face, "I'm sorry if you don't want to talk about it. I didn't mean to upset you."
Amelia was taken aback at the question since people didn't normally ask about her parents. She didn't want Rory to think she was mad at him though. "No it's okay." Amelia said, "My parents just left. I stay here with my Aunt Sharon, but she is usually away on business." Amelia didn't like talking about how alone she usually felt so she decided to change the subject, "Why do you want to leave Leadworth?"
"Well, everybody here calls me freak and I don't have any friends," Rory said as he took a bite of his sandwich. "Also Leadworth is just kind of boring. I have lived my whole life here and nothing ever happens." Rory looked down at the table and quietly added, "Plus my parents are always fighting. So I just figured it would be better to be somewhere else."
Amelia smiled at Rory thinking that they had a lot in common. "Well, I just moved here from Scotland. People have been making fun of my accent ever since."
"I like your accent," Rory responded defensively, "It makes you sound special." That sealed it for Amelia. She liked Rory and felt that running away together was the best decision she could make.
Amelia had just finished their packed lunches when there was a knock at the door. The two kids exchanged glances as they went to answer it. Rory was sure he knew who it was and waited out of sight as if they could see through the door.
"Hello, who is it?" Amelia asked calling through the door.
"Hi young lady, My name is Brian Williams and I was wondering if my son Rory is in there?" the man outside answered.
Amelia looked to Rory and saw his shoulders lower in defeat. He simply nodded his head in confirmation. Her spirits suddenly sank realizing that their plan to run away had just been stopped. She opened the door to let Rory's father in.
"Hello, sir," she said when it the door was opened, "I'm Amelia. Have you come to stop us from running away?"
"Well hello Amelia, I'm sorry for that, but yes I have. Do you know where Rory might be?" Even though this man had come to stop them from running away, she couldn't help but like him. When he spoke, you knew he meant what he said. She actually believed him to be sorry.
Rory stepped out from the other room revealing himself, "Hi Dad," he said sadly.
Brian looked at his son with a soft smile, "Now Rory, your Mum and I were worried sick. Why don't you come home with me so we can talk about what's wrong."
"I guess so," Rory answered, "Sorry Amelia."
"It's all right Rory. Hold on a second though," Amelia said as she ran into the kitchen. When she returned she presented the packed lunch she had made to Rory, "This is for the trip back home. You can bring me the lunch box back tomorrow at school. I will meet you by the swings.
Rory looked up at Amelia realizing that they had just become friends, "Thanks, I will see you tomorrow."
"Now son, word of advice. If you ever plan on running away again, make sure you don't leave your items in front of the house your hiding in. Now why don't you grab that wagon and we will walk home together," Brian told Rory as they began to leave. "It was nice to meet you Amelia,"
"You too Mr. Williams."
"You can call me Brian if you want."
"Thank you." Amelia said as Rory grabbed the wagon out front. as they walked away Rory and Amelia were waving to each other.
Amelia stood in the doorway thinking for a bit. Just a few minutes ago she was all for running away and not much had changed; she was still in Leadworth and there was still a crack in her wall. Now that she had a friend though, it might not be so bad. As she closed the door, she was at least sure of one thing. Amelia was definitely not going to give up the accent now.
Authors Note: The genesis for these one shots was really just me trying to figure out how Amy could go from trying to seduce the Doctor to realizing that Rory is the only one for her. It then grew into them building their life on and off the TARDIS for me, so that is what these one shots cover. It doesn't cover every single moment in their lives, but what I felt were the defining ones. These stories are the spaces in between the episodes.
These stories are primarily centered around Amy and Rory. Mels, River, and the Doctor make appearances, but are never the focus. Please read and review! If there are any good comments or questions I will be sure to respond to them in future notes.