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Clara. The Doctor's favorite mystery. He had no clue how it was possible for her to have lived 3 lives, but right now he didn't care much about that. It just felt so good to be holding her in his arms. She had almost fallen into a large dark hole, but he pulled her back before she could begin that long, and scary, decent.

She gasped when The Doctor pulled her to him, but then she realized he was saving her. She held onto him tight. He held her for a few seconds longer than was usual, and she smiled. She loved being this close to him, who couldn't?! He was a hot, clever, and kind of crazy man with a box that traveled in time! Who wouldn't fall for him?

When he let her go he saw the smile on her face and blushed. She loved it when he blushed; he just looked so cute and helpless. She smirked and asked, "Someone likes extra-long hugs, now don't they?"

He blushed even harder as he messed with his hair and stuttered, "No, I… I didn't… shut up!" He pulled out his sonic screwdriver and scanned the large dark hole in the middle of the field. "Hmmm, seems that this just appeared out of nowhere, but why?" He walked around the perimeter, still scanning it, and then pulled up his sonic when he heard it buzz loudly. "Ah ha!"

Clara smiled as he saw is face brightening. He always got that face when he discovered something, but this time it was gone in an instant. She frowned as she saw the frown on his face. She walked up to him and asked, "What is it?"

He looked down at her with worry in his eyes. "Um, well, it seems that there is a giant worm under the earth's crust that is causing these giant holes to appear in random places. It also has a taste for human flesh, so yeah. That's not good." He gulped as he headed back to the TARDIS.

She followed and asked, "Well, what are we going to do about it?" They walked into the TARDIS and he started flipping switches.

Still looking down at the many levers and switches in front of him, The Doctor said, "We are going to get you out of here, and to somewhere safe." He continued flipping switches and pulling levers until Clara placed one of her hands on his to stop him. He gulped and blushed slightly again.

"What about the earth?! Aren't we going to save the world again? That is your everyday job isn't it?" She smirked at him as he frowned at her.

He moved his hand so hers wasn't touching him anymore. She frowned slightly, but not enough for him to notice. "I do not have a job! I just save the world whenever the need arises because I can't let another person have to watch their whole race get wiped out!" His eyes had that faraway look in them as he concentrated on the switches again.

She touched his shoulder and he looked at her. She moved his hands away from the switches and held them. She said, "Doctor, we never walk away. Let's go save the world, together."

A worried look came across his face as he cupped her face. "No, I can't lose you again, Clara. How about I drop you off somewhere safe and do this on my own?"

She frowned and asked, "Again? When have you lost me before?"

He just kissed her forehead and said, "That's a good idea. Let's drop you off with Vastra and Jenny, and then I can come back and figure out a way to stop this thing." He walked over to the phone that was mixed in with all of the switches, levers, and buttons.

Clara got there before him and bent back on top of the phone so he couldn't get it. "No, stop ignoring my question. When have you lost me before?"

She saw a look of distress on his face. He stepped back and said, "Some things are better when they aren't known. Now can you please move so I can call Vastra?"

She shook her head and said, "We are doing this together. If you want the phone you will have to go through me!" She smirked as he took a step forward, wondering what he was going to attempt to do. He reached down and tried to pick her up from the waist, but he saw her smirk and blushed. "Oh, down boy."

He blushed even harder and waved a hand at her. "Shut up!" He always said that when he was nervous. He took a step toward her again and tried to pick her up from her armpits. He was too afraid of harming her, so he stopped after he felt her resist. He sighed and said, "Clara, can you please cooperate!" She shook her head. "Ugh, why are humans so difficult?" He paced around for a few seconds before looking at her again. "Okay, what can I do to get you to move?"

Clara blushed as a number of thoughts flew threw her mind, but she definitely wasn't going to voice them. He saw her blush and frowned in confusion. She shook her head and said, "Nothing, but you can let me help you stop this worm thing."

The Doctor soon realized why she blushed and he blushed too. It was her turn to frown in confusion. He smirked and walked up to her. He grabbed her waist again, and before she could say 'Down boy' he kissed her. It was so soft and tender. His lips felt perfect against hers. She felt her heart begin to beat faster, but then the Doctor pulled away. He had the darkest blush she had ever seen him blush, and she smiled. It took her a second to catch her breath, and then she asked, "What was that for?"

He adjusted his bowtie and cleared his throat. Then he said, "Well, I figured out why you blushed, so I did what you wanted. I don't have the slightest clue as to why you would want me to do that though. Now, please move."

She stood straight, so her back wasn't covering the phone anymore, and asked, "So this is a snog box?" She raised an eyebrow and smirked.

He blushed again and said, "Well… no… oh, shut up!" He walked over to the phone and dialed Vastra's house number.

Clara grabbed the phone from him and said, "Oi, what do you think you're doing! You can't just go and kiss me and then send me away!"

He looked at her and asked, "Okay, so what do you want?" He was surprised when she pulled him down to her and kissed him. This time it was deeper, and it felt even more marvelous. When she pulled back and smiled at him he asked, "What are you doing?"

She frowned and said, "What do you expect me to do after that wonderful first kiss?"

He nodded as he frowned and then asked, "Was it really that wonderful?"

She smirked and said, "Not as wonderful as this one." She pulled him closer and then lied back against the controls, not worrying about the lever that was poking her in the back. He moved with her, and he had to admit that snogging wasn't as good with anyone else than it was with Clara. He smiled against her lips at that thought and she pulled back.

She smiled at him and said, "Shouldn't we go back to saving the world now?"

He was breathing hard and asked, "Do we have to?" She grinned at that and nodded. He sighed and pulled away so she could get up. She jumped up, grabbed his hand, and raced to the door. She tried to wipe the smile off of her face, she was about to go save the world, but it was hard. She couldn't stop thinking about the butterflies that had been fluttering around in her chest when they kissed.

The Doctor went back to the hole and said, "The only way we're going to be able to find out where this worm is, is to go down." She gave him a disgusted look as she saw all of the disgusting things in that large hole. He nodded and went back into the TARDIS to grab a rope. He tied it to a very sturdy pipe, and then he walked back out to Clara. He looked back down at the rope and realized he didn't have a harness. He ran back in and found only one. He smiled up at the TARDIS and said, "Thank you." He patted the door as he walked out again.

She raised an eyebrow when she saw only one harness. "Are we sharing?"

He put on a serious look and said, "Well, I looked everywhere but I could only find this one. If you don't want to…" He saw her smirk and then said, "Oh… if you…" He started blushing again and she laughed. "Shut up!" He put on the harness and strapped her on in front of him. She loved this feeling of closeness between them, and she was pretty sure he was blushing behind her. He always got so nervous around her. He had never gotten like that with anyone else, except River.

No, don't think about River. She's in jail, so she won't know anything about this. Just act like there is no River. Just Clara. He shook his head and Clara looked back at him to see what was wrong. He just said, "Nothing. Are you ready? We need to try our best to be balanced, so we don't fall in." She nodded and they started their decent.

The Doctor pulled out his sonic after descending about 10 feet, and it started buzzing away. Whenever he heard buzz a little louder than before, he put it up and went down the side that it had buzzed the loudest. Clara had no idea how he understood that thing, but the last time he asked he just said, 'I don't know, it's just natural. Like how I can understand the TARDIS.'

They finally came to an opening, and they crawled through it. This one they could walk in, so they took off the harness. As they walked forward they saw a large room, but it was filled. It was filled with worms. Both The Doctor and Clara grimaced as they saw them. She gripped his hand and squeezed it. He squeezed it back as they stepped towards it.

He looked at her and said, "This is going to be a difficult one."

She nodded, gulped, and said, "But we can do it."

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