Disclaimer: I literally have no money, so don't sue me. The BBC, Steven Moffat, et al own it.
I'm new to the fandom, but wholeheartedly obsessed with David Tennant. Please excuse me if my Ten is OOC, hopefully he'll get better the more I watch of the show. I will be posting more Reinette/Ten stuff, because I can't help feel she was his perfect match. Possibly a sequel to this maybe? No clue.
Unbeta'd. Many pardons.
Ta.
Down the Rabbit Hole
"Wish me luck." His grin is wide and childish.
She does not answer him. Instead, she lunges forward and manages to grab hold of his arm, allowing the swinging fireplace to take her along for the ride. She doesn't need to pack a bag or pick a star. She cannot see him go without her. She knows that if he does, he will never return. It does not matter where they go, as long as she is by his side. Her parents are dead. Her daughter is dead. Her love for Louis has been dead for some time. This fireplace man whose name she will not speak, this Doctor, is all she needs.
"Reinette!" His voice is alarmed. She glances around and sees that the fireplace has shut on her clothing. A large swath of cloth from the back of her gown has torn off and been left behind in her bedroom.
She laughs, high and musical. "I care nothing for clothing. I am here with you, Angel, and that is all that matters to me."
His smile could ignite all the candles of Versailles and it most certainly sparks something in her gut. It is then that she notices the two others in the room. Rose stands frozen, with tears on her face and betrayal in her eyes. The dark skinned man, Mickey, looks angry. Reinette does not care. She cannot keep the smile from her lips, even after all those years of controlling her emotions.
"Guys," The Doctor says, grinning. "Reinette's coming with us."
Rose flings herself at him, burying her face in his shoulder and grasping tightly at his hair. "We thought you were stuck. It's been hours. Five hours."
He laughs and uses his free hand to stroke down her back. "I'm sorry, Rose. Reinette's quick thinking is what let me come back. It was a few days for me. Now, come on. Into the TARDIS."
Mickey scowls. "Hold it. You can't just go missing for five hours, have us thinking we were trapped here forever, and then waltz back here with a random girl in tow and just say 'Tally-ho' and think that it's all fine."
The Doctor raises an eyebrow. "Actually… We need to get off this ship. I don't know if it's going to self-destruct or something. So, Tally-ho. Into the TARDIS."
Mickey grumbles and Reinette laughs again as they all pile into the large blue box that is much, much bigger on the inside. "Mickey, if you want to be tetchy about it, I'll drop you back on earth, no problem."
Mickey glares at him for a moment and looks at Rose, who is still clinging and staring up at the Doctor. "Yeah, actually. Take me home."
The Doctor shrugs. "Fine by me."
He shakes off Reinette and Rose, before going over a large odd…thing in the center of the room. He jabs things, pulls levers, and presses buttons. "Earth, it is then. And then any star you ladies want."
Reinette grins. She will finally be by her Angel's side. She glances at Rose. She is accustomed to sharing men, after being the mistress of the King of France for so long. She hopes it will last forever.
