I own nothing. I know it's been done before, but I had to do it. :) I love The Doctor too much not to. :D Enjoy!
"I don't know what you're talking about, Mommy," Vanessa said innocently, "I didn't do a thing."
Vanessa Pond was my five year old daughter that had a way of getting in trouble at every turn. Rory and I loved her more then anything, but she was hard to keep track of. Today she had run away from her babysitter because she thought she heard a kitten calling her. She had been missing for two hours before we found her in the park swinging.
"Vanessa," I said softly, "You can't just run away like that. We were so worried."
"I didn't mean to make you worry, Mommy," Vanessa said sadly, "I was just following a noise to the kitten. She was really hurt."
"Why didn't you bring us to her or her to us then?"
"She wasn't healthy enough, Mommy. She's dead now, but that's okay. All she wanted was to not be alone as she died."
Smiling sadly I lifted Vanessa up and hugged her tightly. Rory looked at me and rested a hand on Vanessa's back. Vanessa was the only person I knew that would see death like that. At least she was the only other person that would think that. There was always The Doctor, but I no one knew what he was thinking.
"Mommy," Vanessa said confused, "Why does your heart sound different then mine?"
"What do you mean?" I asked pressing a hand to her chest.
With a gasp I stared at Vanessa in shock. Vanessa had two separate and distinctive heartbeats. Rory felt the heartbeats himself and started to shake his head quickly. Neither of us could believe what we had just found out about Vanessa.
"Vanessa," Rory said calmly, "Can you go get ready for dinner? We're going out for dinner tonight."
"Okay Daddy," Vanessa said jumping out of my arms and running inside.
Once Vanessa was inside I fell to the ground and started to sob. The Doctor and I had one night along time ago. I had never thought that Vanessa was his, but that was the only way to explain this. Looking up at Rory I saw him smile softly.
"It is okay, Amy," Rory said pulling me up, "I know what happened between the two of you a long time ago."
"I love you," I said firmly.
"I love you too. There's nothing that can change that. There is something we have to do though."
"What's that?"
"We have to tell Vanessa and The Doctor."
I nodded my head slightly and let him pull me up. Rory brushed my hair out of my face and kissed me softly. We stared at each other for awhile before hearing the front door slam shut. Turning my head I saw Vanessa standing there with a frown on her face.
"What's wrong, Sweetie?" Rory asked kneeling in front of her.
"I can't find my jacket," Vanessa said tears filling her eyes.
"What jacket have you lost?"
"I don't know. All I remember is that it's tweed."
"You don't have a tweed jacket, Vanessa."
"I had a dream about it though. It was a brown tweed jacket."
"You don't have one, but I know where you can get one."
"Where is that?"
"It's a long story, Vanessa. We'll explain after dinner."
Vanessa smiled happily and nodded her head. Smiling back at her I linked my hand with her left hand while Rory linked his with her right. Slowly we started to walk towards a restaurant nearby. We had a car, but Vanessa hated the feeling of being trapped in anyway.
As we walked Rory and I exchanged a look of happiness. Vanessa was a ball of energy that brought so much joy and happiness into our lives. I didn't know how Vanessa would react to being told about The Doctor, but I wasn't afraid to tell her.
We were outside of the restaurant when Vanessa stopped dead in her tracks and started to look around wildly. Rory and I waited for her to say something, but all she did was drop our hands and take off running towards our house.
"Vanessa," I yelled running after her, "Where are you going?"
"Don't you hear that, Mommy?" Vanessa yelled back turning slightly.
Shaking my head I continued to run after Vanessa after making sure that Rory was right behind me. We got to the house and saw Vanessa staring up at the sky like she was waiting for something. The grin on her face made me freeze. It was the first time that I realized how much she looked like him.
"Can you hear it now?" Vanessa asked grinning.
"What do you hear?" I asked confused.
"He's coming."
"Who is coming?"
"I don't know, Mommy. I can feel it though."
Sighing softly I sat on the ground and pulled Vanessa into my lap. We sat on the ground waiting for awhile. While we were waiting Rory came up to us and handed me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for Vanessa and I.
Smiling I handed Vanessa her sandwich and watched Rory sit next me with a smile himself. Linking my hand with his I rested my head on his shoulder. I loved him with all of my heart and even though I did love The Doctor too my love for Rory was so much more.
"Vanessa," I said as she finished her sandwich, "Your Dad and I have something we have to tell you."
"What is it?" Vanessa asked not looking away from the sky.
"By blood Rory isn't your Dad."
"I know that, Mommy."
Looking at Rory with wide eyes he shook his head as if to say that he hadn't told her. I tightened my arms around Vanessa and started to think. Not only did she know that she wasn't Rory's daughter, but she thought she owned a tweed jacket. Could The Doctor already have been here?
"How do you know, Sweetie?" Rory asked calmly.
"I know because I met him," Vanessa said with a smile, "I met him in a dream I had. He said that he would come. Do you think he will?"
"Of course he will. The Doctor always comes."
"You know him, Daddy?"
"I do, Vanessa. He's a good man and he has a beautiful, wonderful daughter."
"I'm your daughter too, Daddy. At least I am if you want me."
"You're my daughter, Vanessa and nothing will change that."
Vanessa climbed out of my lap and hugged Rory tightly. With a smile I blinked back tears and kissed Rory gently. Vanessa, Rory, and I were a happy family, but we needed The Doctor to visit Vanessa. He was the only one that knew what would happen as Vanessa grew up.
I opened my mouth to tell Kali more about The Doctor when there was a crush from behind the trees. Kali grinned at us and started to run towards the noise. Rolling my eyes I stood up and started to follow her along with Rory.
"Do you think running so much is a Time Lord thing?" Rory asked as we ran.
"I have no idea," I said calmly, "It could just be something she got from being The Doctors daughter."
"Maybe, but there is one thing I know for sure."
"What is that?"
"She's a very good runner."
Laughing happily I came to a stop seeing Kali circling a blue police box. She had a confused look on her face as she turned to look at us. Smiling I motioned for her to knock on the door. With a shrug she did as I said and waited.
The door flew open a moment later revealing The Doctor with a childish grin on his face. He looked around for a moment before looking down and jumping back slightly. Cocking his head to the side he kneeled in front of her and stared into her eyes.
"Who are you?" The Doctor said softly.
"I'm Vanessa," Vanessa said smiling, "What are you?"
"I'm a Time Lord. How did you know I wasn't human?"
"Do you have two hearts?"
"I do, why do you ask?"
"I have two hearts as well. Who are you?"
"I'm The Doctor."
"No, you're my father."