Sarah opened her eyes, slowly.

"It's okay. We're done falling," Jeremy took both her hands in his.

"What did you do?" She asked, staring at him with fear in her eyes.

He shook his head, "That's not important right now."

"You're not human."

"Neither are you."

The girl narrowed her eyes suspiciously, "How did you know that?"

"It wasn't that hard to figure out."

"What are you?" She asked cautiously.

"That's not important right now, either. What's important is that we're together. And we're safe."

"Safe?" Sarah almost shouted, "Who's safe? We're levitating five feet above a building! Not to mention the fact that, because of your little stunt-"

He looked down, "I didn't mean to."

"'didn't mean to'? Jeremy, do you have any idea how much trouble we're in?"

"I said it was an accident, okay?" Suddenly, they started falling again. Sarah screamed, before they both hit the ground, hard.

"Shouldn't you two be in school?" Came a voice that neither of them had ever heard before. The two strange children scrambled to their feet. They found themselves standing in front of a man with orange colored hair and blue eyes, who cocked his head and raised his eyebrows at them, looking almost as if he were a kid himself.

The children stood, frozen in fear and wonder.

"Who are you?" Jeremy asked cautiously, when he got his breath back from the fall.

"How'd you get up here?" Sarah chimed in on top of him.

The man said simply, "I'm The Doctor," and smiled down at them.

"Doctor who?" The boy looked more suspicious than the girl had before, not seeming to like this answer.

"Just Doctor," the doctor shrugged.

"How did you get up here?" the scruffy girl repeated, taking a threatening step forward.

"I took the stairs."

"Why?"

"Well, because I can't fly."

Sarah shook her head, "No. I mean why are you up here?"

"Just getting a little fresh air."

"I think it's fresher on the ground," Jeremy said blandly.

"Right you are, then. Smart little boy, aren't you? Now, mind telling me who you both are?"

"Yes, actually, we do."

"Didn't your parents teach you how to act when you were younger?"

Sarah sighed, "Sorry about him. I'm Sarah Calypso. And this is-" Jeremy yanked her toward him.

"What do you think you're doing?" He whispered urgently, "He could be a policeman!"

"Trust me," she said, pulling out of his tight grip and turned back toward the doctor.

"You're hiding from the police?" The doctor frowned, suspiciously, "are you two runaways?"

"No!" Said the girl, quickly, "I mean...not exactly."

"Then why?" he looked into the sky, "Perhaps we should go inside. We'll talk then."

The doctor turned to the stairs and began walking, "Well? Are you coming, then?"

Sarah took Jeremy by the hand and started after him.

"So, Jeremy," The doctor started, sitting across from the children on a sofa, "You've certainly traveled far from home, haven't you?"

"What do you mean?" The teenage boy fidgeted.

The doctor frowned, "I'm sorry. Am I making you uncomfortable? Would you like some tea?"

"No, sir."

He nodded and asked casually, "What planet are you from, then? Tandon, am I correct?"

Jeremy's heart almost leaped out of his chest, and he brushed his hair back into his face. He'd forgotten to cover his eyes after the fall.

"No! No, it's alright! They're quite beautiful," The doctor leaned forward slightly, "Why should there be need to worry? If I may ask."

Sarah's eyes narrowed at the man, holding Jeremy's hand, "You mean you don't know?"

The doctor shook his head, looking confused.

"You're not from here, are you?"

"Been here once or twice. Can't say recently, though."

"It's practically a sin to be different here. Ever since, well, you know."

"I don't," The doctor's eyes narrowed slightly.

"The war," Jeremy frowned and looked at Sarah, then back at this strange man from far away.