Hey guys! I decided to write a fanfic with a 5/clara pairing because idk I thought it'd be cute :) Hope you like it!
Clara bounded through the waiting Tardis doors with a spring in her step. She couldn't help but smile as she entered the control room.
"Happy Wednesday, Doc," she called to the Doctor, who was currently pointing some foriegn object at the console.
"Clara!" He exclaimed, spreading his arms wide in an enthusiastic gesture. She had to laugh. She always looked forward to their Wednesday adventures. She felt a rush of affection for her best friend and ran over to embrace him in a hug, nearly causing the alien to topple over. He caught himself with a chuckle and hugged her back briefly.
"So, Miss Oswald, where to today? I was thinking we could go back in time, you know, Ancient Rome, Greece, hey maybe even another planet," the Doctor began hopping briskly around the console. "Hey! We could go to the opening day of Disneyland!"
Clara laughed at the sudden excitement shown on the Timelord's face. He was such a child sometimes. She really didn't mind where they went, they nearly always found something interesting to do.
"Take your pick, Doctor. I'm in the mood for surprises," she said with a cheeky grin.
The Doctor gave the Tardis an affectionate pat and began to pull levers and push buttons energetically. Clara was already holding onto part of the ship for support. She trusted the Doctor with her life, but his driving skills were another story.
She gave out a small surprised cry when she was suddenly thrown off balance and onto the floor. She frowned and cursed inwardly, trying to grab onto the wall but failing to do so as the ship gave another lurch. Hey, she knew the Tardis didn't exactly like her, but this was totally mean.
"Alright, Oswald?" She heard the Doctor call out in a slightly frantic voice from somewhere out of her line of sight.
"Yeah, yeah perfectly alright," she somewhat grumbled, dragging herself up off the ground while she had the chance. This flipping phonebox! She scowled as she wrapped her arms more securely around one of the beams. "You're ship really doesn't like me," she said resentfully. She wasn't one for squealing but couldn't help doing so as the tardis lurched again. "Doctor!" she yelled, not knowing whether to blame him or the ship.
"Sorry, sorry, sorry! Er, technical difficulties."
Clara felt the corners of her mouth twitch upwards into an amused smile at the sight of the silly alien trying to fix his bowtie and pilot his ship at the same time. I really do have a knack for picking weirdly wonderful friends, she thought to herself.
"Oi, Chinboy, you're meant to be a genius, fix your difficulties and-" she let out a yell, feeling a sense of dread in her stomach as she lost her grip on the beam and ended up flying across the Tardis. Something's wrong, she realised. This is not good...
"Doctor, what's going on!" She managed to yell over the sound of static and sparks now emitting from the console. She gasped, trying to catch her breath. She stumbled back across the room again, briefly fantisising about what it would be like to kick that stupid console repeatedly.
The Doctor let out a yell and she looked over to him frantically. She tried to make her way over to him but wasn't sure if she should. She didn't want to get in the way and make the whole thing worse. The Tardis walls began to throb with a faint golden glow.
"Doc-" She fell to the ground again. The bruises she would have after this! She glanced around at the glow, which seemed to be moving towards her. She felt trapped by fear. What was happening?
"Oh no no no NO!" The Doctor started spewing out what was clearly a string of profanities in Gallifreyan. "Something's shifted, something's changing. No, this should not be happening!"
Her expression of anger quickly turned to panic and Clara felt her heart sink rapidly. Golden light began to circle around her, threatening to engulf her. Her chest constricted in fear. Ok, now she was scared. She was really scared. She tried to call out for the Doctor but he was already struggling to make his way over to her, talking fast.
"Clara listen to me. This is hard to explain and there's not much time but this is a, what's happening this, it's, it's what you'd call a time-merge I suppose-"
"I don't care what it is! Just get me out of it Doctor!" Clara tried to reach out for him. She wanted to know where she was going, why this was happening to her, why, why why-
"Hold on, Clara! Stay with me!" The Doctor tried to grab her hand but was thrown back by the force of whatever was surrounding her. "Clara, I'm sorry, I.. I don't know exactly where you're going! If this takes you, you'll end up somewhere in one of my timestreams. Well you more than likely will but-"
He was just going to let it take her?! No, no no, this was not happening. Clara liked to know where she was going and why, she didn't like this unknown thing, especially when the Doctor was looking so worried and- Was that fear on his face?
"Doctor, please!" she cried, one final attempt to reach him, her sanctuary.
"Don't worry, Clara, I'll find you!" The Doctor made another leap towards her, but it was too late. She could feel herself fading. She took one last look at the Doctor's panic stricken face and squeezed her eyes tight shut just as she felt the force of a huge bang that shook the entire Tardis.
She was lying on the metal ground of the Tardis. Her eyes were still squeezed tightly shut, her body curled up in a tiny ball, but she felt solid again. She reached out a hand timidly. Yep, definitely the familiar floor of the Tardis. She'd felt it enough times.
Her sense of relief was short-lived. If she was still in the tardis, where was the Doctor? Why wasn't he rushing over to her to make sure she was alright? Cautiously, she opened her eyes. She blinked. She blinked again. She sat up too fast and winced as the room spun for a second. But when it came back into focus, it was just as she'd thought. She slowly stood up and gaped at the scene surrounding her, confusion flooding through her already fuzzy brain. Hey, she'd had one heck of a morning. She was definitely in the Tardis, she realised. But it was not her Tardis. Not the one she knew. This one was slightly more basic and old fashioned. The theme was very white, white walls with strange circular structures in them, white console.. It dawned on her that she must be in one of the Doctor's past or future selves timestreams. She suddenly felt apprehensive. What was she supposed to do here? What if she was stuck here?
She suddenly felt very alone. This was the Tardis, so where was the Doctor? She walked slowly over to the control panel in the middle of the room and brushed a hand lightly over the controls. Maybe this version of the Tardis wouldn't hate her as much, she thought with a small smile. She jumped at the sound of a door opening and whipped around to face the unfamiliar man who had just walked in.
The man froze when he saw Clara, a look of such confusion on his face that she would have smiled in amusement if she hadn't been so confused herself.
"Oh, hello," He exclaimed, looking somewhat perplexed. He scratched his head in confusion and glanced around the room quickly, as if to check if there were anymore strangers hidden there. He turned his gaze back to Clara.
"Well... It usually takes more persuasion to get people into my Tardis, you know with it looking like a small blue phonebox and all.." He paused, eyebrows drawing together in confusion. "But, er, I always say it's good to be different I suppose."
Clara realised her mouth had been slightly open and closed it quickly. His Tardis? So that meant that this man.. Was the Doctor. She really needed a lie down.
"Oh, um, are you alright?" The stranger rushed over to her side and caught her just as she began to sink to the ground. Oh, she hadn't realised she was falling. Again, she decided she couldn't really be blamed, after all she had had a really stressful morning.
She looked at the man properly for the first time. He was quite handsome, with light blond hair and dressed a bit like a cricket player. Very English, she mused. Judging by the old fashioned way he was dressed, she guess that he must be one of the Doctor's past regenerations. And wait-
"Is that.. A vegetable on your jacket?"
The man frowned defensively. "Celery, actually. You never know when you might need one."
Clara found herself smiling. She decided to ask the question she already knew the answer to.
"Are you the doctor?"
"Yes. But I'm afraid I don't think I know you," The Doctor's eyebrows knitted together again in confusion. She couldn't blame him, she had just appeared out of nowhere in his Tardis after all. He still had a light hold on her, she supposed to make sure she wouldn't fall again. She wasn't sure she even trusted herself not to topple over yet. A lot had happened in such a short space of time and she felt hopelessly confused. She was quite enjoying the feel of his arms steadying her though so she couldn't say she minded. He really was quite good looking. When had she started thinking of him as quite good looking? His eyes were so blue. She found herself getting lost in them, like beautiful blue pools filled with mystery and secrets and-
She snapped out of her reverie upon hearing the Doctor clear his throat expectantly. Oh God she was blushing she realised, as she felt the heat creep up to her face and spread across her cheeks. How long had she been staring at him for? She had forgotten that he was waiting for an answer.
"Clara, Clara Oswald." She gave him a smile, attempting to redeem herself and trying not to draw attention to the fact that her cheeks were probably bright red and burning.
The Doctor cracked a grin and released her form his gentle hold. She felt slightly disappointed. His embrace had been comforting, and comfort was something she needed right now. His smile was cheeky and contagious though and she soon found her smile widening to grin back at him.
"So, Clara Oswald. How in the name of Rassilon did you get on my ship?"
"It's a long story," she said truthfully.
The Doctor grinned again and threw his arms wide in an all too familiar enthusiastic gesture. "I'm a Timelord, I've got time."
So there's the first chapter! R&R and let me know if I should continue!