THE LIVES OF 12 AND CLARA

COMPANION PIECE TO AM I A GOOD MAN

AN: Hi, this is the first chapter of my AM I A GOOD MAN companion peice.
I have another chapter for this almost done and I've outlined most of the chapters I've planned on writing.
I don't really know where I want to take this story and for how long I will be writing this.
This is obviously AU and therefor not excatly following canon.
I am not an expert in timelord biology and stuff like that. I still have a lot to learn, so it might not be the most accurate chapter but I think it was an important thing to adress. Since it was mentioned during AM I A GOOD MAN.
(FYI: this is set a couple months after the event of AM I A GOOD MAN)

With all that being said, I hope you enjoy this story as much as I'm enjoying writing it.
-Océane


CHAPTER 1

The Doctor knew that Clara jumping into his time stream would have some sort of impact on her, not only mentally but also physically and her DNA would be the proof of those changes.

He knew it, but that didn't mean he wanted to admit it. He was born time-lord and that was his life, he didn't want to impose that to Clara.

She was a human and she had the right to stay human if she wanted to. But jumping into his time stream not only broke her into a milllion copies, echoes of her dying all over time and space saving him. No. it altered her DNA, who she was, the essence of her being morphed into something new. He realised that when he brought her to the medical bay in the TARDIS.

He saw the readings, but he couldn't believe it and didn't want to face the fact that now Clara had lost part of her humanity because of him.

Clara woke up from what seemed to be a weird dream, but realised too soon that it wasn't a dream when she saw where she was. She was in the medical bay being looked over by the TARDIS. She remembered jumping,falling but always there was the Doctor.

She would see him on day and she knew, she was always running towards him.

Days went by and the Doctor was feeling hopeful, Clara hadn't said anything about feeling differrent since the big jump. And the Doctor wanted to stay in denial as long as he could.

Maybe Clara would hate him after she learned what jumping into his timestream did to her.

...

Clara was getting weirder dreams each day and she couldn't understand why. She knew that jumping into the Doctor timestream would have lasting effects on her but it had been a month now. She still hadn't told the Doctor because he would think she was crazy so she decided to ask the old cow.

And yes, she was still calling the TARDIS an old cow, it was a term of endearment. Her relationship with the ship had shifted since she jumped.

Maybe she was crazy but she could feel the TARDIS warming up to her and she swore she could hear her talk only sometimes though.

But maybe she was just going mad after too much time with the Doctor.

So now that their relationship had changed she felt more confident asking the TARDIS about what was going on with her and the ship wanted Clara to know the truth.

...

''I can't tell her, what if she hates me?'' The TARDIS was trying the reason with the Doctor, because he owned Clara the truth after all.

''It's not that simple old girl. Everything she knows about herself is about to come crumbling down.'' The Doctor was getting more and more inpatient with his ship, he would deal with what he had to tell Clara later.

The TARDIS eventually gave up talking sense into the Doctor and decided to tell Clara herself.

...

''Why excatly did you wake me up, you cow?'' Clara didn't know how, but she knew she didn't wake up naturally.

The TARDIS displayed an image of Clara and medical information about her.

CLARA OSWALD, 24, TIMELORD-HUMAN

(OSWIN OSWALD, CLARA OSWIN OSWALD)

Nope, it wasn't true, the TARDIS was tricking her again. She wasn't time-lord, she was Clara Oswald human, her parents were Ellie and Dave Oswald. She was from planet Earth not Gallifrey.

''It's another one of your trick isn't it? Because if it is it's not funny!'' Clara was tearing up now. She couldn't be, could she? She was Clara Oswald, human, 24 and not timelord.

But it made sense. Why did it make sense now? Why was she able to understand now?

There was so much things she could understand now, it's like her eyes were opening for the first time. Her brain hurt, it's like a wall was coming down inside her head. But it wasn't possible, she shouldn't be, she couldn't be.

It had to be a dream or a bad joke, but Clara had to make sure.

So she decided to see if what was happening to her was for real or just a twisted joke.

She ran to the library and took a Gallifreyan book. It was one of the only book she hadn't tried to read, simply because she couldn't understand.

But here she was reading it and it hadn't been translated in English.

She realised the TARDIS wasn't playing a joke and made her way back to her room. She would deal with this later. Right now she needed sleep.

...

She arrived in her room and saw a wrapped gift on her nightstand and there was a not attached to it.

I KNOW THIS MIGHT BE HARD TO DEAL WITH AND YOU MIGHT BE ANGRY AT THE DOCTOR. BUT HE WANTED TO PROTECT YOU. HE WAS SCARED YOU WOULD HATE HIM BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU LOST BY JUMPING INTO HIS TIMESTREAM.

-YOUR OLD COW

Oh, that danm sentient machine, she might have hated her in the past but all that faded away.

Clara wanted to cry tears of joy. The TARDIS had desinged her a sonic. Her very own sonic-screwdriver. That also meant that what she saw earlier was true, she was part timelord now.

Everything she wanted to do now was sleep.

She wasn't has shocked and she had been and she was touched by the TARDIS' gesture but right now she needed sleep.

...

''She told me you know.'' Clara saw the Doctor trying to avoid her eyes, he couldn't bear to look at her. Not after having lied to her.

''I know.'' He was still avoiding her eyes, he felt so shameful. He was the Oncoming Storm, but he couldn't even tell Clara the truth.

''It's alright, I know why you didn't want to tell me and I forgive you.'' Clara had walked over to the console room and was inches away from the Doctor

''You're incredible, Clara Oswald'' The Doctor was looking at Clara now and he could see that he was telling her the truth. She could see it in those big sad eyes.

''Ah! That I know Doctor.'' Clara winked at the Doctor and started walking towards the corridors that would lead her to her room.

The Doctor saw Clara walking back to her room and timed his words precisly.

''I love you Clara, you know that.''

''And I you Doctor.''