A/N: I'm American, so I'm going to be using American spelling, but I don't want to use American vocabulary. If you're British (especially Scottish!) and I say something that doesn't make sense (suspenders instead of braces, mom instead of mum), please correct me in a review! Also, if a pun doesn't make sense because a British person wouldn't use the same vowel sounds.
Amelia Pond and the Days that Never Came
Prologue
Amelia doesn't know why she's in the garden anymore. She's been waiting for so long, and she swears that a minute ago she knew... knew she was waiting for someone... but now she doesn't. She almost gets up to leave, but something keeps her there, something important. If only she could remember what it was! She's waiting for a person, she just knows it. But whom?
She waits and waits, staring at the broken shed in front of her, trying to remember how it broke. She lies down on her suitcase, wondering why she came outside in the first place. When she falls asleep, she can't even remember the crack in her wall.
"... and you won't even remember me. Well," the voice paused, "you'll remember me a little. I'll be a story in your head. That's okay. We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? 'Cause it was, you know? It was the best. A daft old man who stole a magic box and ran away." That last part is whispered, like the man is tired, so tired of it all. "Did I ever tell you that I stole it? Well, I borrowed it; I was always gonna take it back. Oh, that box. Amy, you'll dream about that box. It'll never leave you. Big and little at the same time. Brand new and ancient, and the bluest blue ever. And the times we had, eh? Would've had. Never had." He sounds heart-broken. "In your dreams, they'll still be there." He laughs a little, but it's almost like crying. "The Doctor and Amy Pond... and the days that never came."