Five Minutes
"People always say that," said the small orange haired girl quietly. The doctor looked at her for a second, before jumping down from his broken TARDIS towards her. He knelt in front of her and looked her in the eyes. Her nighty was thin, and she didn't feel very cold in the night air.
"Do I look like people?" he asked softly, smiling slightly. She shook her head grinning.
He looked like...the doctor. "Five minute, I promise," He said before jumping into the TARDIS and disappearing in his blue box. The girl was happy, but somewhere in the back of her mind, she was scowling. She had taught herself better than this, do not trust anyone. But Amelia smiled, before running back into the house and chucking her few belongings in her suitcase and placing a hat on her head before running back outside. She sat on her suitcase in the dark and waited. And waited...
"Amelia!" cried a voice, waking the sleeping girl "What are you doing outside?"
Amelia stood up, she was stiff, and she looked around. The doctor wasn't here, it was morning, she had waited the whole night. He hadn't come, he'd promised. The little girl fought back tears as her nan lead her inside. Where was he? Had something happened? But she knew that he wasn't there because he was just like everyone else.
"There was a time traveler Nan," she said looking up at her Nan, her silver hair blowing slightly in the early morning breeze. Maybe she had seen him. She knew she was hoping for nothing.
"You have quite an imagination for an eight year old," muttered her Nan...
-12 insanely, sad physiatrist, time warped full years later-
The doctor's TARDIS landed with a thud. He opened the door and looked around, it was bright and sunny.
"Oh no," he muttered "I'm slightly late,". He walked into the house and looked around. When his sonic screwdriver started beeping. Prisoner Zero, he thought.
"Amelia!" he cried running up the stairs "Amelia, it's me, get out of here, it's dangerous," he cried. And he spun round hearing a crack behind him only to come face to face with a bat.
The doctor woke up groggy. A police woman stood in front of him. But thankfully he was still in the house, he could still find Amelia.
"It's called breaking and entering," said the young police woman. All her hair tucked into her hat. She stood leaning against the all looking down at him. He looked at her, she was pretty-ish.
"I don't have time for this," he said trying to stand up, only to realize he was handcuffed to the radiator "Uncuff me!" he demanded looking around for the little girl.
"No, and I have backup on the way so don't try anything,". He sighed and looked at her
"Listen, I need to find Amelia Pond, little girl, bright orange hair," he said desperately "She lives in this house, I promised her five minute but the TARDIS got all worked up, where is she?" he knew he shouldn't be telling a stranger this but she'd probably just think he was crazy.
The police woman looked at him, fear in her eyes. She knew it was the doctor when she saw him. But she talked herself out of it when she was putting on the police woman costume, he was someone who looked like him, she thought. But that, if he knew that, that would mean he was..
"Amelia Pond isn't a little girl anymore," she said. He looked startled
"How long was I gone for? Where is she?"
"Amelia pond doesn't live here anymore,"
"What?" he almost screamed. "No. No! I promised, and I don't break promises, where is she?" he demanded. Amy breathed deeply.
When suddenly a door appeared, right in front of them both. "We have to get out of here!" cried the doctor struggling against the handcuff, when he remembered his sonic screw driver, he got it out and the metal broke apart with a clink, he stood up.
"Come on," he said urgently and he ran into the back garden and opened the TARDIS "Get in," he demanded. Amy shook her head. She couldn't go in there, this wasn't real. No, this wasn't real. "What? Get in!"
"No, but don't think it's because I'm afraid," she said stubbornly. He looked frustrated for a moment when his eyes widened. Oh no thought Amelia. He'd figured it out.
"No," he said shock covering his face. There was no way this woman could be...No. She didn't have the hair. Well how could he know that, he couldn't see her hair. He reached out his hand and shoved her hat of her head. Bright fire like locks fell out around her shoulder. He watched her, she looked much, much better with her hair down.
She looked at him, angry and scared. "Amelia," he whispered. This time Amy couldn't stop the tears, they fell down her cheeks slowly, stinging her eyes. Amelia? He was calling her Amelia, just like he had twelve years ago. Twelve horrible years. "How long was I gone?" he asked quietly, still shocked. She wanted to yell at him but she couldn't. Did he really not know?
"12 years," she whispered, looking down, her hair hiding her tear stained face. She heard him take a quick intake if breath.
"No," he whispered. He couldn't off left her for that long. He'd promised.. There was a loud bang from the house, then the sound of glass smashing "Get in," he said sternly, pulling her inside and closing the door. She looked around as he started moving a bunch of lever and pressing a bunch of buttons. It was huge. Just like he'd said. "Well were safe for now," said the doctor. She turned to face him. When he noticed her face he looked down
"Amelia-"
"-Amy," she correctly him quickly. He looked at her, his face still guilty but his eyes, twinkled with just the slightest in amusement. Amy? She wanted him to call her by her nick name, or did she just really hate the name Amelia?
"Amy, I'm sorry, the TARDIS backed up, I couldn't make it in time, it wasn't my fault," he said pleading, he stepped towards her, but she stepped back.
"I waited," she whispered, fresh tears pouring from her eyes.
"I know," he said stepping towards her, she stepped back but she was now against the wall, nowhere to go
"Every day I waited!" she screamed at him, tears running smoothly along her cheeks. Fear quickly turning to anger. He looked at her, guilty and upset. He came round and hugged her, the only other thing he knew how to do. She tried to push him away at first, but she was too weak. And she sobbed quietly into his shirt. After a while they pulled away from each other. No more tears.
"Hungry?" he asked.
"Fish fingers and custard," she whispered, smiling at the memory.
"Ew, disgusting, don't know how I could have eaten that four days ago," he smiled
"You said there was a library, with a swimming pool?" she asked, remembering the details of the day she'd tried so hard to forget.
"And there is, but let's not go there, how about another planet, another place in another time," he said eyes sparkling. She nodded
"Can I pick?" she asked somewhat shyly. He nodded "Your planet, today,".
He looked at her for a moment, before smiling.
"Good choice," he said pushing a button "It's going to be a long ride, so let's sit," he said, sitting himself on the floor, she joined him
"So am I your assistant then?" she asked half-jokingly half hopeful
"Yes, I assume you'll come with me on all my travels,"
"Our travels,"
He smiled at her, she was amazing. Not afraid of anything, willing to accept an apology, would take anything on board.
"Amelia Pond, the girl who waited. And because of her patience, she now gets the great honor of travelling with the one and only...me"
She smiled at him, "I can't believe you actually came," she breathed. She was so happy. She felt light and carefree.
"Why not?"
"Because no one else ever did," she said sadly looking down at the ground. He looked at her. She was pretty with her slim figure and red hair. He would like having her as his partner in crime
"We're alike you and I, Amelia," he said. She looked up at him curiously, but even though he was staring at her, his eyes were somewhere else "No one came back for me, Now I'm the only one left." His eyes refocused and he was staring at her.
"You're the only one left?" she asked puzzled
"Yes, I am the last of the time lords, and we are going back to my empty planet,"
"Hmm, maybe I didn't pick the right place," she said trying to lighten the mood, she didn't like it when the doctor was all...sad
"No, you picked the right place," he murmured. He reached out and started absentmindedly playing with a lock of her bright orange hair. "It's beautiful, the grass is the deepest blue, and you can lie on it, and stare up and ruby red sky. Or you can look at the purple mountains, huge mountains that go right the way round. And then beyond that you can watch the two white suns, one of the setting, and the other one, just, about, to rise," he spoke softly and slowly, she had got caught up, she was leaning forwards to him. His hand still playing with a lock of her soft hair. He looked up at her and realized how close they were. Their foreheads just touching, he could feel her warm breath tickling his cheek. He then realized that his hand was playing with her hair. He looked her in the eyes, and they looked mesmerized. They were a beautiful shade of green, her eyes. For some reason he wanted to get closer to her, to run his thumb across her cheek and see if it was as soft as it looked. Suddenly the TARDIS jolted and they were flung away from each other. They both stood up, embarrassed.
"Uh let me show you the library with a swimming pool," he offered. She nodded and followed him through the different rooms.
As soon as they walked in, Amy's eyes shone. The walls were bookcases filled to the ceiling with books, and slap bang in the middle was a huge swimming pool. She laughed
"No way," she muttered, running to the far bookcase, and scanning the books, admiring their leather bindings. The doctor smiled at her back. She was so cute; she was acting like a child again. She hadn't fully grown up. She turned round and faced him, smiling. She ran towards the swimming pool and put her hand in its "It's freezing," she said loudly
"Well sorry, obviously the fact that this telephone box can go through time and space, and the fact that it's bigger than some of the planets in space, the fact that it doesn't have a water heater throws the rest out the window right?" I said quickly, enjoying her reaction. She was watching me, her face had laughter, a hint of guilt and joy splayed out all over it.
"Uh," was all she managed to get out
"Oh Amelia, you're so very human," he said shaking his head
"I'm assuming that's a complement," she said
"It is,"
"So wait, you're not human?" she asked, sitting down by the side of the pool legs crossed. I looked down at her
"Nope, I'm an alien,"
"Cool,"
"Cool?" I asked shocked, well I guess I shouldn't of been surprised, she knew I wasn't from earth
"Yeah, did you not want it to be cool?" she asked
"No, cool is good."
"So what do we do till we land in your world?" she asked. He knew she didn't mean it like that but he liked how it sounded, his world. He knew when we got there we would be the only two people there. Apart from the trees the trees whispered to you, you could talk to them for hours.
"How about telling me about you," he said. She looked at me
"Um well, after the incident when I was eight," she shot a glare at him and he laughed "I had a couple of physiatrists, not many friends, you know they all thought I was crazy, my nan eventually passed away. I got the house and nothing much after that." she said rather quickly
"What did you do when no one believed you?" He asked curiously
"Well I, drew pictures of you, of the TARDIS and I made dolls and then I put half of them in a box and then the other half..."
"What?" he asked, she was looking down, embarrassed
"I broke them, burnt them, destroyed them,"
"Why?" he said, why would she do something like that? At least she didn't do it to all of them
"You never came, you promised. I was-was angry," she said. He looked at her
"Why only half?" I said, knowing anyway
"Because I didn't want to forget you completely." she said.
"Oh Amelia, I don't think you could of forgotten me if you'd tried, I'm quite unforgettable,"
"Amy." she corrected him again
"Why not Amelia?" he asked
"Because Amelia is a fairytale name," she said, throwing his words back at him from twelve years ago. He walked over to her and gently held her elbow and lifted her up. He pulled her into a hug and whispered into her ear
"You don't think traveling through space to a planet with two suns is a fairytale?" he said into her hair. She smiled into his wet grass smelling neck. The TARDIS stopped suddenly.
"Were there," she squealed girlishly. He opened the doors and they stepped out.
"Hello," the trees whispered to them in unison. The bright colors of everything, burnt Amy's eyes slightly, but she couldn't close them. It was beautiful, everything he described it would be. The doctor, breathed in his homelands air, it was nice to be back here, he watched Amelia's reaction. She was awestruck.
"Hello!" he yelled loudly
"Doctor," whispered the tree's happily
"Trees!" the doctor yelled back. He turned to face Amelia "Do I look alright?" he asked straightening his bow tie and pulling down on his brown jacket.
"You look fine, but why does it matter?"
"I want the tree's to think I take care of myself," he said "Where as you are still dressed as a police woman," he said raising an eyebrow, she looked down at herself , just realizing
"Don't worry, I can fix that," she said. She took of the black police overtop, and untucked the shirt. So she was wearing a white top and black skirt. Then she undid the top button to look more casual "Better?" she asked smugly
"Yes," he said, but she would look good in anything. They both turned round and walked on the blue grass. They walked in silence, past the whispering trees, until they stumbled across a yellow lake. They sat down beside it under the red sky
"You were so lucky to grow up here," she said dipping her fingers into the yellow water, and watched it drip of them
"You stick your hands into anything," he laughed watching her
"Hey, this is new," she said "Can you drink it?" she added curiously
"It is water Amelia," he said. She cupped her hands together and drank. It tasted just like water. Amazing.
Tune in next chapter. WILL ADD IN A COUPLE OF HOURS (NO SCHOOL, VERY BORED) TUNE IN!
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