Chapter 2
Days off were rare for The Doctor. Running here, running there, saving the world, rush, rush, rush. It was an uncommon pleasure to be able to just take things slowly and relax a bit. Nope. This was boring. But luckily, excitement had tracked him down again.
Someone yelled out "Thief!" just as a little boy rushed past him. It was almost an automatic reaction when The Doctor ran after him. The boy was quite fast, and must've known the area inside-out and backwards, but The Doctor didn't give up. He made it look like he had fallen behind, and followed the boy until he saw him climb over a fence. What was this? He walked back around to the front of the building. Oh... an orphanage.
The Doctor smiled softly and went inside, met by a friendly smile from the lady at the front counter.
"Good afternoon." She greeted. "Can I help you?"
"Yes, can I… well, I'm looking for a particular little boy." He replied, looking around briefly.
The lady smiled and nodded, starting to type into her computer. "And… what's his name?"
"I don't know exactly."
"A description, then?"
"He looks to be about seven, and very dark, very curly hair… thin as a twig." He said thoughtfully.
The lady's face lit up. "Oh! You must mean Sherlock."
"Sherlock…" The Doctor hummed. The name sounded very familiar… oooh… it was right on the tip of his brain. "Yes, could I see him please?" Seeing a face would help with the name.
She nodded and stood. "Right this way." She led The Doctor down the halls until they came to the playroom, where the children were bustling about cheerfully. She scanned the crowd, a small frown forming in the corner of her lips.
"Timothy." She said, stopping one of the older boys. "Have you seen Sherlock?"
The boy smirked. "Yeah, Miss. He snuck out back after lunch."
The lady sighed, shaking her head. "I'll get him. Could you inform Mr. Dallas please, Timothy?"
"Of course, Miss." He grinned almost evilly, and walked away.
The Doctor waited among the children as the lady went and fetched Sherlock. "There's someone here to see you." She said softly.