What you are about to read is 100% true. This really did happen to me about...four hours ago. I had to write this down, I couldn't not tell anyone about this.

Disclaimer: Doctor Who does not belong to me.

I saw him. I saw The Doctor today. It wasn't one of those days where you wake up and suddenly there's a creepy alien standing in your street and The Doctor has to come help you get rid of it or save the planet from an incoming invasion of…whatever might decide to stop by. Actually I was having a completely normal day.

I woke up around ten o'clock-well more like rolled out of bed-and started to get ready for my eleven o'clock class. As usual I made it to class just a few minutes late but hey, it's art appreciation, not like I'm all that thrilled about it. I sat in the back, took notes, got reprimanded for using my laptop in class (apparently my teacher isn't cool with laptops…?) but anyway I come home and everything is perfectly normal.

Lunch with my mom and my homework is done by two in the afternoon. What's a girl supposed to do now? Sleep. Good old, precious sleep. So as I stretch out on the couch I hear a loud thud against the front of my house. I get up to go see what the heck just happened. Looking outside my window I see that the lid of our garbage can had flipped open and hit the garage door.

And of course it's raining outside so I have to go close the stupid lid. I pulled on my boots and flipped up my hood and ran outside to close the thing. I might have slammed the lid a bit hard but hey, it interrupted my nap. Not cool. So I turn around, arms crossed over my stomach, and head back inside.

That's when I saw him. He was just…standing there, staring at me. He had deep brown slacks on, a crisp white button up with a brown jacket over it and-this is the kicker right here-a bowtie. A bright red bowtie! At first I thought that this is some creep standing out in the rain watching me but when I looked at his face…there was just something about his eyes. They were so old but his face looked so young.

I didn't know that this man was The Doctor until I looked behind him and in my front yard was the TARDIS. I mean the TARDIS! It was such a deep blue and the rain was running down its sides and everything about it was perfect. But even then I couldn't just believe that this guy was The Doctor. My whole family knows about my obsession with the show. They know how much I love Doctor Who, and although they've never gone to extremes like this, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd done something like this to try and trick me or get a laugh.

But then again…my family has never really pulled pranks on me like, ever. Not even my boyfriend would go this far. As this is all going on through my head this guy is still just staring at me. I finally pulled up enough courage to ask him something but all I could come up with was a pathetic little, "Hi."

He blinked at me, deep blue eyes. See that's what made me think this was a prank. This guy was dressed up like the current TV Doctor, bow tie and all. Except his face was completely different, same strong jaw line though. Deep blue eyes, sort of, sandy brown hair but darker. His hair was short, flipped back in a pretty stylish way if I had to say. Long, straight nose, his eyes were small but not beedy-eyed small. He had a very…European look to him. I think…he just well let me put it this way. He was a very nice looking guy, like if you crossed him in the street you wouldn't mind if you caught his eye.

So back to me talking to him. I say my little "hi" and he blinked at me, sort of like he was surprised. He stepped toward me and asked, "Do you know who I am?"

British accent, yeah this was going down in my books as the weirdest, most detailed prank to ever have been pulled on me. I wrapped my arms around myself tighter and looked at him, really looked at him. And I swear he just looked so…confused and sad and anxious all at once.

I figured he wouldn't leave until I played along with whatever the hell this thing was so I obliged him, "You're The Doctor."

"And you are Christine."

I rolled my eyes at him, "Right we can stop playing. Who put you up to this?"

"Nobody."

"Come on I won't be mad at you, I'll be mad at whoever thought that a prank like this," I gestured at him and the TARDIS replica in my yard, "would be a funny joke. Come on was it my parents? Did they set up a camera or something?" I started to look around my small driveway but this guy spoke up.

"Christine I promise you this is real."

I turned back to look at him, "Prove it, sonic something for me."

He reached inside his jacket and pulled out what looked like a sonic screwdriver. It was about six inches long a very sleek looking. He set his mouth into a thin line and then pointed the screwdriver at my car. A little blue light came from the top of it and before I knew it my car alarm was blaring behind me. Then the doors swung open…then the trunk…and the hood.

The alarm went on for a few seconds then it all stopped, and the only sound was the rain and my frantic breathing. The doors all closed back and he sort of, smiled and pointed his screwdriver at the car again. My little car beeped…he had locked my car.

"Believe me now?" he said again stuffing his screwdriver back into his jacket.

I stared at him, "Holy shit…"

"Oi! Don't swear."

"I…you're…you are The Doctor?" I stammered pointing at him.

"The one and only."

This was absolutely ridiculous, how could this man be The Doctor? "But…but you're not real. There's a TV show it's been on for years. You're faking, who the hell put you up to this?"

"Christine I promise you I am really who I say I am. That television show is just the British government feeding information about well…everything to the entire population, that way when the day does come that cover-ups don't truly work and everyone on the planet is exposed well there won't be total mass panic. At least for those like you who have seen the television show and know who I am and what I do and where I've been, what I've seen and that sort."

"You just did a little 'Doctor rant' like they do in the show." I paused and stepped closer to him, "So all those companions, was all of that true too?"

He looked down at his shoes, mouth going to that thin line again, "Yes but the names were different. And before you ask all of the things you see on the show are mostly fictional…very little…just the names are fictional."

"Okay…holy sh-crap."

"Do you still not believe me?" he asked stepping closer to me. I nodded at him and crossed my arms again challenging him. He got that funny little grin again and then reached out and yanked my shoulders. I yelped and when I tried to move away he held tighter, "Listen." He said lowering my ear to his chest.

It took me a moment to realize what he was doing exactly but then I remembered. The Doctor was supposed to be a Timelord, and they have two hearts. I put my hands on his upper arms to steady myself and pressed my ear to his chest. On the left side I heard one heart, then I moved to the other side and…a steady heart beat came through.

I straightened up, "Two hearts. You've got two hearts." I stared at him for a moment longer then shoved him out of the way, "And this is the TARDIS? The real TARDIS that's bigger on the inside and smaller on the outside. And she's alive and amazing and can take you anywhere and any when." I ran my hand over the door lightly, afraid that if I touched it I would ruin the delicate paint.

"I'm not here to take you anywhere or any when," his voice pulled me out of my admiration of the TARDIS. I looked back at him and he continued, "I'm here to warn you."

"Warn me? About what?"

"I can't tell you exactly. All I can say is that I will be back to get you in about…" he looked up at the gray sky and did a sort of finger dance in the air, "four months give or take. What you need to do is prepare yourself."

"Prepare myself? For what, an invasion?"

"No no no no no nothing so dramatic just you need to start getting ready," he pushed past me and headed for the TARDIS.

I reached out and took his arm, "What do you mean get ready? Would you please stop being so vague and tell me. Oh and how the hell do you know my name anyways?"

The Doctor bit his lip, "I can't tell you anything Christine I'm sorry. You're a smart, clever girl you'll know what to do. Just be ready to meet me again here at this spot in four months."

He turned and opened the doors to the TARDIS took one step in and then turned back to face me again, "Oh and since I won't be here for it. Happy Birthday." He kissed my forehead quickly and went back inside the TARDIS, shutting the door firmly behind him.

"Wha…" I was so confused! I had just met The Doctor and he doesn't even wisk me off on an adventure? What kind of a rip off is that? The wind picked up and I heard that sound, that same sound from the show. I stepped back and saw the light on the top of the TARDIS winking away at me, then just as soon as he had appeared, The Doctor was gone.

And that's it, that's how I met The Doctor today. I seriously have no idea how or why. I mean, how did he know my name? And what did he mean by "get ready"? Ready for what? I just…I had to share this with all of you, all of my fellow Whovians out there.

So…I guess we'll see if he shows up in four months? I'll keep you updated if anything…weird happens while I wait. But should I even wait? Gah! I'm so confused! Leave to The Doctor to be completely abstract when it comes to giving hints. I could just imagine River's voice right now, "Spoilers."

Oh my god does that mean that there's a 'River Song' out there? Yes but…ah. I guess I just wrote down what happened so I can post it and let you all know what happened. I mean, I'm not crazy.

Am I?