Author's Note: Hey, everyone! This is just a cute little DW high school AU. 11/River of course ;)
"What the hell are you doing?" Clara Oswin asked. She was staring at The Doctor, who was banging his head on his locker.
"Oswin. My. Life. Is. Over." The Doctor answered between each time he banged his head.
Oswin sighed "Okay…You're going to stop doing that." She grabbed his head "Now you're going to tell me why you're banging your head on your locker."
The Doctor looked at Oswin "Sorry…" He pointed to the poster that was next to his locker "You see that poster, Oswin? Do you know what that is?"
"Poster board? Poster paper?" Oswin asked. The Doctor looked at her quite disapprovingly "Doc, what do you want me to say?"
The Doctor rolled his eyes and pointed at the poster "It's the poster for the annual Time Traveler's Ball. Do you notice anything different about this one?"
"Oh, I know this one! They used a different color scheme!" Oswin replied "That's not it, is it…?" Oswin asked after seeing a look of disappointment on her friend's face.
"It's not just a ball anymore, Oswin!" The Doctor pointed to the top of the poster "It's now called The Time Traveler's Girls Choice Ball. Now I'm going to get attacked by thousands of girls who want to go with me and I'll never get to ask the girl of my dreams…ehh…you know who…to the ball…Because she'll have to ask me and I have no idea if she even is remotely interested in me a little…"
Oswin paused, trying to think of a response to that "Alright, there are so many things that are wrong with that statement. First of all, about one thousand people go to this school. So, not even a thousand girls aren't going to attack you-"
"It was a hyperbole!" The Doctor interrupted.
Oswin laughed "Secondly, I'm sure she'll ask you eventually. She's totally into you, y'know?"
The Doctor paused; a hopeful look in his eyes "..Really…?"
Oswin put her arm around her friend and started walking "Absolutely. And Thirdly, she's one of your best friends. Why don't you just talk to her? You're charming and charismatic around her all the time, so why are you being all nervous now?"
The Doctor stopped and whispered "Sometimes I get nervous…because…I mean, what if she thinks I'm strange, or…or weird…? It's the bowtie isn't it? She's not into bowties, is she? Oswin, you have to remember that they are most definitely cool."
Oswin giggled "Honestly, I think you should be offended if she didn't think you…and your bowties were strange. That's what she loves most about you: your originality…and your hair…and your smile…Oh, the list goes on for her."
The Doctor smiled "She likes my hair and my smile?…Yowza…" He sighed "Oswin, I have an excellent idea! To prevent me from making a fool in front of…you know who, why don't you go with me?"
"I think you'll make a fool of yourself with or without my girl." Jack Harkness interrupted. Jack was a childhood friend of The Doctor and is currently the captain of the football team.
Oswin ran to Jack and hugged him "Jack! How are you?"
"I'm doing better now that I have my beautiful and adorable girlfriend in my arms." Jack said with a loving smolder on his face.
"Oh, Jack…" Oswin blushed and kissed him.
"Oi! Can you stop?! You're almost as bad as Amy and Rory…" The Doctor sighed.
Jack burst out laughing "Now, we may be bad at hiding our PDA, but we're not nearly as bad as those two!"
Oswin looked at the clock on the wall "I have to go to class now. I don't want to be late! See you at lunch, Doc!" Jack and Oswin walked hand in hand in the other direction to their class.
The Doctor walked to his favorite class: Physics with Ms. Idris. She's The Doctor's favorite teacher and he often thinks of her as a really cool aunt. He walked in the door and he noticed that he was the only one in the classroom besides Ms. Idris. He smiled at the sight of his favorite teacher "Ms. Idris! Excellent to see you, as always!"
"Doctor! It's very nice to see you as well." Ms. Idris said with a smile.
The Doctor looked at her computer screen with confusion "Are you looking at colleges?" He asked.
"Yes…" She sighed "Now, don't get me wrong, I absolutely love being a teacher. But my real dream-" She got up from the office chair she was sitting in "-Is to be an interior designer."
The Doctor looked around the seemingly large classroom "Yes, you certainly know how to maximize space. This room looks like it's twice as big on the inside!" He gestured to the furniture and design in her room.
Ms. Idris laughed as other students started to file into the classroom "Yes, so I've been told!" She noticed the swarm of girls approaching the door as The Doctor started to walk toward his lab table "Oh, Doctor?"
The Doctor turned around "Yes, what is it?"
She walked up to him and whispered "I would be very aware of the ladies if I were you…" She gestured toward the group of girls surrounding the lab table next to The Doctor's "Many of them have come up to me and asked if they should ask you to the ball…"
"What did you tell them?!" The Doctor whispered loudly.
"Well…I told them that someone had probably asked you already…" Ms. Idris sighed dramatically "But I'm sure they took that as…Well, that your status is available."
"Oh no!" The Doctor sighed "This is not good at all…the girl I want to go with hasn't asked me yet…" He murmured.
Ms. Idris put her arm around The Doctor "Well, who do you want to go with you? Although, I'm pretty sure I know already…"
He looked around the room; trying not to be noticed "I would really like it if-"
The Doctor glanced toward the door and noticed that she had walked in. River Song. She was not only one of The Doctor's best friends, but was the most beautiful girl in school and the president of the archaeological dig club. He couldn't help but stare; what with her evident beauty. She was wearing a beautiful white sundress with pink, orange and yellow flower print and yellow flats. Her naturally curly hair bounced with every step she took.
"Wow…" The Doctor was basically speechless.
Ms. Idris smiled knowingly "Oh…I knew it…"
"Oh, stop…" The Doctor said sarcastically. He started to walk towards her.
River bounded over to him and smiled at her best friend "Hello Sweetie!" The Doctor blushed a light shade of pink "I haven't seen you at all today! I was just talking to Oswin about the ball. Are you going?"
The Doctor rubbed the back of his neck "Well-"
The group of girls started to crowd The Doctor and he became very flustered "River? Where are you?" All of the girls started to ask him to the ball and The Doctor managed to crawl out of the crowd. River was standing at the edge of the crowd looking for her dear friend.
"Sweetie! There you are!" River pulled him over to their lab table. As it happens, they were lab partners. She brushed the dust off of his white dress shirt and straightened his favorite red bowtie "Are you alright?" She asked thoughtfully.
The Doctor put his hands on her shoulders and said with amazing charm "I think I'm alright now." He winked at her "So, about the ball…I'm actually not going with anyone yet…since you were wondering…" He stared into her bright hazel eyes and smiled.
River shuffled her feet "Well, I was wondering if maybe…y'know…if you weren't already going with someone…Will you go to the Time Traveler's Girls Choice Ball with me?"
The Doctor took her hands in his "Of course I will. I've been waiting for you to ask me!"
Now it was River's turn to blush "Were you really waiting for…me?"
He smiled sweetly "Oh, River Song. Of course I was waiting for you! Honestly, who else would I go with?"
River smiled "Oh, shut up." She kissed him on the cheek "We'll make plans later? How about dinner?"
The Doctor was still shocked over the simple kiss. It was so short, yet there was so much love in it "Yeah, I'd love to." He smiled. The bell rang and all the students scurried to their respective lab tables. The Doctor sat in his seat and moved it just a little bit closer to River's.
As soon as class ended, The Doctor got up and helped River out of her chair. River smiled.
"Ooh, handsome and chivalrous. I think I've got a keeper!" River winked at her Doctor and asked "So, I'll see you around seven?"
"Absolutely." He winked back and waved as River walked out the door.
After everyone left the room he looked at Ms. Idris and she smiled at him "She likes hydrangeas. Big, beautiful, colorful hydrangeas. Just a suggestion."
"Thanks, Ms. Idris." The Doctor walked toward the door "That gives me a great idea!"
Just as he was about to walk out of the classroom Amy Pond appeared at the door. The Doctor jumped in surprise "Pond! I didn't see you there…"
She hugged him tightly "You're dating River now?! That's awesome!"
"Yeah, that's really great for you!" Rory Williams smiled. Amy and Rory have been dating for a really long time and are extremely close with The Doctor.
"Pond and the Roman!" The Doctor exclaimed and put his arm around his two friends as they walked down the hallway "Wait a minute…Pond, how did you know that I was dating River? That literally happened about two minutes ago…"
"News travels fast. I'm pretty sure the entire school knows by now." Amy replied.
The trio bumped into Jack and Oswin who were walking the opposite direction. Jack smiled at The Doctor "Doctor, you're dating River now? How long have you been in love with her?" Jack asked jokingly.
"Stop it!" The Doctor laughed. The group of friends walked to lunch.
Oswin asked The Doctor "Are you going to be eating lunch with us or your new girlfriend?"
The Doctor looked confused "Oswin…she already sits with us during lunch…"
Oswin sighed "Yeah, I know…It was a joke…"
"I thought it was funny..." Rory muttered.
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