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Borrowed Time
"WHAT?!" finally yelled the Doctor.
Nine simply smiled, his teeth gleaming. "Now that's more like it," he says.
The Doctor shakes his head, "YOU can't be here. This isn't possible. Did my Tardis merge with yours?" He glares at his former self.
Nine merely grinns as he strolls around the console, edging closer to his future. "Nope," is his reply.
The Doctor lets out an exasperated sigh and runs his fingers through his messy hair. Nine's grin vanishes quickly as he looks enviously at his counterpart. "Oi, that's not fair. Head of hair, you."
It was the Doctor's turn to grin, "Yup," he says, triumphantly popping his p, "it's brilliant."
"Still not ginger though."
"Nope." They both fall into a shared jealous silence.
"So," starts the Doctor, after their shared mourning for their lack of ginger tresses, "you forgot to mention…WHAT are you doing here?"
Nine sighs, a sound all too familiar to the Doctor…it made his skin creep. "I see I still don't know the meaning of PATIENCE. And boy, do you like to run that gob of yours." The Doctor glares at him in reply, waiting for him to begin.
"Look, nothin' bad is happening to time, there's no one to save…hypothetically…" The Doctor arches his eyebrow. "Well, there isn't! Technically…" Nine trails off, absentmindedly stroking the Tardis.
Oh, I really did do that.
"Yeah, she always noticed that. And I thought I told you not to think at me."
"Sorry." For some reason the mentioning of Rose leaves his hearts stuttering in their beating.
Nine looks on him, pity and something else shining through his eyes.
"She's still with me, isn't she?"
Technically, she's with me, he thinks quickly and quite possessively. He chooses to ignore the jealous look that flashes on Nine's face.
"Who?" He can't bring to say her name just now. And for some reason, talking about her with him is making him…jealous. He can't understand why…he's the same person…technically…
"You know why it's making you jealous. It's the same reason I always got jealous. And you know who I'm talking about."
The Doctor was getting impatient.
"One last time…WHAT are you doing here?"
Nine stares at him, deeply searching for something he knows is in there. "I'm here…because it's time and because if you don't realize it now, everything would have been for nothing…in a way…and because I didn't get to."
The Doctor stares at him incredulously. "What are you talking about? You're talking like a…"
"…stupid ape?" finishes Nine, smirking.
He frowns. He hadn't used that term in quite awhile.
"Well, yeah, a bit," he says lamely.
Nine chuckles, his heavy boots sounding on the console floor, "Yeah well…we have loads to talk about."
The Doctor stares at him, nervously.
"Got any tea?"
I know they're short, but they're meant to be sweet and drawn out. Thanks for reading!
