Haunting Memories

Samantha meets the Doctor

Samantha sighed as she watched her friends chatting happily. Kiera, Camilla, Sophie, Brian, Spike and Brad were all chatting animatedly while she sat there staring out of the window. The streets were dark and there was no one about. She could just imagine it snowing. White blankets covering the dark streets.

It would be beautiful.

She looked back at her friends. They were an odd group. Not because of the way they were but because of how many people were in the group. Seven. She remembered the time when they had been a group of eight. It seemed like a long time ago but in reality was only a month.

A month since that man she loved was cruelly taken away from her.

A tear rolled down her cheek at that thought.

It had been a month since John Calloughway, the only man who could make her sadness go away, had been killed by a car accident. At least that's what everyone else thought. The real reason why he had died was because…

"Samantha, sweetie, are you ok?" asked Spike.

She wiped her eyes and gave him a smile, "Of course"

Brad, who was closest to her, wrapped her in his arms. "It's ok" he whispered, "We know how you feel"

And they did. Because they had all been friends. John had been best friends with the boys and like an older brother to the girls. They had all been a great group of friends who had grown up together and stuck with each other their whole lives.

They had been split groups first. Boys and girls. But then they'd all come together and everyone had become happier than thay had been before. They had all been the best of friends and they'd thought that the happiness would never end.

Until that one day…

"I just miss him so much" she whispered.

"We all do" said Camilla, "we all do"

She nodded and pulled away. "Well…" she said, "I don't want to spoil you Christmas cheer"

"Oh! Don't be silly" said Brian, "Your not spoiling our fun at all"

"Yeah" said Sophie, "You would have been spoiling our fun if you hadn't come"

"She's right you know" Kiera chipped in, "Even though John isn't here, I'm sure he wouldn't like it if we all weren't together, celebrating Christmas like we normally do"

Samantha nodded. They were right. He would have definitely hated it. He used to always want people to be happy and cheerful and if you were sad, he'd always try to make you feel better. He was great like that.

And she missed him so much.

Sighing she looked back out of the window and frowned. Something had caught her eye. The once deserted streets weren't deserted anymore. Even through the fogged up window, she could see something moving.

It was definitely a person. A person wearing a brown pinstriped suit…

"Hey! Where are you going?" asked Kiera.

"I'll be back. Just need to sort out something" she called back without stopping and was out of the door before any of them could say another word.

Sophie sighed, "I'm worried about her. Ever since the accident, she's been really weird"

"Oh come on Soph, she lost the man she loved for so long. How else is she going to act?" asked Brian exasperatedly.

"Yeah, and it's not like even before the accident she never acted weird. Remember how she'd always stop and stare into space before running off somewhere" said Spike.

"Yeah, but you know…" Sophie trailer off as they all nodded. They knew.

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Samantha looked around. Where was he? He'd just disappeared. Again. Closing her mind, she focused her mind an image flashed through her brain. Smiling, she ran forward and down a street knowing that the Doctor would be there somewhere.

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The Doctor walked calmly from street to street, in search of the source for the beeping noise that the Tardis monitor had emitted. He was just about to turn when he heard running footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw the girl he'd met at the sweet shop running after him.

Except she didn't look happy. Her face was full of terror and as she ran towards him, she grabbed his hand and cried, "Run!"

Well… this was a first. It was like the roles were reversed.

The Doctor followed her as they ran. What they were running from, he did not know. So he decided to ask.

"What exactly are we running from?" he asked as they slowed down.

She stopped to catch her breath before answering, "This weird alien like creature was chasing after me"

He frowned, "Which way?"

She pointed in the direction and he began to run but she pulled him back.

"You can't go there. It's too dangerous" she said frantically.

"Listen, I'm a man who's always up for danger. It's like it follows me everywhere. So I'm up for it" he said trying to break free from her grasp buts he held on tightly.

"Look Doctor, I know you're not a man but an alien who loves travelling in time and space and danger always seems to follow you no matter where or when you go. But you've got to trust me, going back there and facing that monster is not going to be good for you"

The Doctor stared at her. "How do you know that?" he asked finally, voice filled with shock.

She started to say, "Because I'm a…" but was interrupted by a loud roar from behind them .

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A/N: Dramatic music plays Dun, dun, dun. Dramatic music stops

What did you think of that chapter? I was going to keep their meeting for later but couldn't be bothered (I know that's not a good attitude to have, but oh well)

Anyways, tell me what you think about this chapter.

Thank you.