She looks confused for a moment, then starts to wipe her eyes again. "Why was I crying?" "It doesn't matter," the Doctor whispers, taking Clara into his arms. "You're safe now."
This chapter's a bit short, but I feel the title speaks for itself. Hope you guys like it. :)
Chapter Two: So, Secret But So Obvious
Clara wakes to the scent of something she can't quite identify, but it smells delicious none the less. She slowly sits up, realizing the sound of singing coming from down the hall, and a smile spreads across her face. The Doctor. Then everything that happened on Trenzalore starts to come into play in her mind. Jumping into the Doctor's time stream, feeling herself break into a million pieces, risking her own existence...
I don't regret a single thing.
The large bouquet of red roses sitting on her nightstand catches her eye, and her smile grows even bigger. She looks around the rest of the room, still grasping the fact that the TARDIS has made her one-not just a room, her dream room. How did it know?
"Ahh, Clara!"
She turns to see the Doctor standing in her doorway, grinning as he holds a tray of food. "How do you feel?"
"Mmm...still a bit tired, but I think I'll live." "Hungry?" The Doctor places the tray on Clara's lap. "Strawberry and cream cheese stuffed french toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, and orange juice." The Doctor looks proud.
"Hmm," Clara says, picking up the knife and fork and trying the French toast.
"Wow," she says, thoroughly amazed.
"You made this?"
"Of course," the Doctor says, straightening his bowtie.
"Didn't I ever tell you I could cook?"
"No," Clara says, diving into the eggs now.
"How'd I never mention that I knew how to cook?"
"Hmm..." Clara says, tilting her head thoughtfully. "Maybe because you were too busy talking about wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey Time Lord mumbo-jumbo."
The Doctor chuckles, then gets serious.
"How much do you remember about last night?" Clara looks at the Doctor, and nods. "Everything."
They're quiet for a moment, then Clara continues. "Including how you never told me River was your wife."
"River's gone now," he says quietly. "She was just an echo. It was time to say goodbye."
"You okay?" Clara asks.
The Doctor takes a moment before answering.
"Everything has to end sometime."
They sit in silence for a moment, before Clara decides to go ahead and ask.
"Doctor, why did you save me?"
The Doctor looks at Clara.
"You knew how dangerous it was to go into your own time stream, but you did it anyway. Why?"
The Doctor places his hand on Clara's face.
"Clara Oswald..." I saved you because I love you.
"...I saved you because I can't stand to see someone else I care about die because of me. It's happened way too many times before, and I will not let it happen again. But here's a better question...why did you save me?" asks the Doctor. "River warned you what would happen if you did what you did . But you did that anyway."
"The stars were disappearing from the sky," Clara says. "All the work you've done all your life was being undone. I knew I couldn't let that happen."
And because I love you...