This is a little different to what I normally write, but i decided to do something a little festive for the holidays. I hope you like it.
A Bit of Background Info:
The Doctor has landed in a small English town in 1995 and met a man in his late twenties to early thirties called Nicholas. They later teamed up to help stop the Slitheens from their evil plan and save the town.
Background on Nicholas: A Bright young English gentleman with an esteemed status. Wealth and is handsome. However has a heart like no other man with money and dresses to impress.
"Doctor!" Screamed Nicholas as he reached forward to aid the Doctor back over the ledge of the cliff before he fell to his untimely death.
"Nicholas I told you to go home!" said the Doctor as he managed to swing his leg up and hoist himself back onto the cliff. The snow gripping at his cold fingers.
"If I had you'd certainly be with the angels" hinting to his almost early demise
The Doctor snorted "More like the devil"
"I doubt he could handle you" Nicholas commented
The Doctor frowned "Now now, you've barely known me for a day and your already popping judgements. And people say I'm rude!"
"I apologize, but what of the Slitheen?"
"Oh you needn't worry of them any more, scuttled of back home which I haven't got time to pronounce" The Doctor stood to his feet and helped the younger gentleman to his own.
Nicholas held a firm grip, another quality that aided to the Doctor's liking of him. Never mind that he was the first face he saw upon arriving at the small town in the midst of the Christmas season in 1895, or that his young handsome features and smartly dressed frame was evidence of a higher stature no, but that he proved intelligent and strong willed when he later stumbled upon the group of Slitheen who had been stealing forms to wreak havoc.
Nothing that a few hours and a little trouble making couldn't fix.
So now sitting atop a mountain reach after escaping the clutches of a rouge Slitheen seeking revenge. The Doctor looked to Nicholas wondering what next. Probably the same as usual I guess. He thought to himself Say goodbye, leave and don't look back, good enough for me…
"Tea?" Nicholas interrupted his thoughts
"Pardon?"
"I said would you like a cup of tea, or perhaps a nice hot chocolate? You look ghastly, those clothes can't possibly be keeping you warm. In fact" The Doctor flinched not prepared for Nicholas to reach over to place his fingers on his cheek "Your skin is much colder than the snow"
The Doctor was confused, how strange for this human to make physical contact with him in such a manor. Must have a lot of confidence. However it was quite rude for him to comment of his suit when he was no more dressed than he was. Nicholas bore a 20th century tweed suit and scarf, his leather gloves abandoned on the snow so his skin could determine the Doctor's temperature "That's normal" The Doctor pushed aside the man's worry and began his descent down the mountain, it wasn't far, they'd probably reach the bottom within ten minutes or so.
"You still haven't explained who you are" said Nicholas catching up to the Doctor's large strides.
"Just forget about me Nicholas, tonight shall be the last you'll see of me, I'll be getting out of your hair as soon as we reach the town again" Said the Doctor
"Then let's play a game" he suggested
The Doctor's brow furrowed "What? Now?"
"Yes now" Nicholas laughed "Don't worry all you have to do is talk and by the information I have gathered from you I certainly know how much you like that"
The Doctor said nothing as the men walked side by side "I'm just going to be a detective for the remainder of this adventure and try to figure you out"
"Good luck" said the Doctor
"I've been told I am quite good at reading people. A lot of people are like a pane of glass, you can see right through them. Others not so much. You sir, are strange however" Nicholas cleared his throat "You're a traveller, as no one in the village has ever seen your face plus you comment on leaving so soon. You enjoy the thrill of adrenaline and a good chase as hinted by your choice of footwear, another odd feature. An expert troublemaker if I might add but knows when to have a cup of tea to think. You are intelligent, brilliant in fact, one of the brightest minds I have ever met"
The Doctor smiled "Oh stop you're making me blush"
Nicholas laughed but his smiled quickly faded "You prefer to be alone, whether you're too afraid of others to get involved and eventually hurt or that you are too afraid to get close to them and hurt yourself"
The Doctor stopped at this and turned to face Nicholas now who had also stopped to face the Timelord "You are wise beyond your years, I can see it in your eyes, they look almost old. You've seen a lot, like today with the Slitheens, it was normal to you"
"You barely know me" argued the Doctor
"But I'm right aren't I?" asked the younger man "I don't want to be but I am"
"Why not?"
"Because if I am right, something tells me that I should fear you, that I should cower in your shadow and run away, but I don't want to" said Nicholas
The Doctor sighed "Well you should" before he continued to walk down the levelling slope
But Nicholas caught up to him before he stopped in front of the Doctor forcing him to a halt as he placed his hands on his shoulders "Please" he begged "Don't be alone"
"I'm not alone. And I'm sorry but who are you to decide whether I am capable of living alone?" questioned the Doctor, try his best to place authority within his voice but was too confused as to why this man was behaving like this.
"A friend" he replied
"We just met" said the Doctor
"A person you've known for five hours can prove to be more of a friend than those you've known for five years"
The Doctor smirked "I guess I'm not the only wise one" The Doctor side stepped to continue to the edge of the town.
Nicholas followed him back to the corner of the building where the Doctor had parked the TARDIS, snow had begun to fall on the town as the night lamps shown down to light ones path during the night. The Doctor stopped before Nicholas could see the TARDIS and question it, he spun round and smiled at the man that was scarcely bigger than himself before reaching out his hand to shake. Nicholas accepted it but wasn't smiling.
"Well then Nicholas, I'll be off. You best be heading back home and have some of that hot chocolate you were talking about" said the Doctor
Nicholas frowned "And what about you?"
"Oh you needn't worry about me, I'll be fine" The Doctor replied
"So this is the last I'll see of you?"
"Yeah"
Nicholas thought for a moment before doing something that shocked even himself. He leapt forward and pulled the Doctor into a hug. He held him tightly as he clung to the Doctor's suit, a sense of relief filled him when he felt the other man eventually hug him back. His heart leapt feeling his arms rest loosely on his back. Before things got weird he pulled away from the Doctor and tried to ignore the Doctor's clear confusion.
"Merry Christmas" Nicholas held out his hand for another shake which the Doctor accepted
"You too" he replied before he spun around and smoothly entered the TARDIS. Nicholas left to retreat to his own home and it wasn't long before he heard strange engines fill the air. He ignored them as he walked through the deserted town, his hands in his pockets and a tear falling from his eye.
Well what do you think, should i continue with this story. I already sort of have a beginning middle and end i just have to get it out of my head write it all up.
But please review and give me your honest opinion :)