Okay, so today, I had to sit for 135 minutes, in silence while taking my English exam. During that time, I decided that I would give up revision for a night and write this instead as my plot bunnies had had enough of doing work that wasn't Doctor who related. What can I say? They're picky buggers!
Also, quick sorry because this chapter is actually 1264 words long but I had to condense it down from 2000 to make it more acceptable as a drabble. I'm sorry!
As usual, I would love to dedicate this chapter to alyssa love, one of my most loyal readers… I'm just glad that someone is enjoying my twisted ideas and plots. Woohooo!
Without further a do, I'd like to present my latest drabble from doctor who. ( Did I make a rhyme?)
Theta was reclined on his bed, a thick book resting on his lap about how to fly a TARDIS correctly in many different situations, all of which he would be tested on, but he couldn't focus on the words and symbols that filled the page. Instead, his mind was a way away, with his Luna. They hadn't been together in two weeks which had definitely begun to take its toll on them both. He had noticed, despite her efforts to prevent it. Her concentration in class wasn't there and he'd caught her looking over at him every few minutes. Along with everything else, their grades were also beginning to suffer due to the separation they were forced to endure. Then, as if to make matters infinitely worse, the Headmaster had showed signs of knowing about their involvement with each other. They couldn't be together without fear of him finding out. Longing gazes couldn't lock across the classroom and the small fleeting touches weren't allowed to linger like he wanted them too.
With a heavy groan, he carelessly tossed the books onto his bedside table before jumping up and pacing the length of his room instead, hoping that his mind would return to him before his flying exam. Deep down, he was aware that if he didn't study, there would be no way for him to pass his test but he lacked the will he needed to do anything but think of her.
In his mind, he could practically hear her scolding him for being idiotic; reminding him that he'd have to pass if he ever wanted to escape their shared home planet and travel across the universe. She knew that he wanted to go to Earth one day after falling in love with the exotic place in Earthinomics class.
On his second lap around the room, a timid knock broke the silence that had enveloped the room, causing the young time lord to run over to it. Yanking it open, he hoped with both of his hearts that it was his mate who had knocked. Fortunately for him, it was but unlike every other time she'd come to his room in the cloak of night, he wasn't happy when he saw her.
Her beautiful blue eyes were red and puffy from crying, the remnants of tears staining her face but then, on her right cheek, an ugly purple bruising beginning to form. Carefully, as not to hurt her anymore, he gently touched around the thing that marred her pretty face. After close examination, he knew who had inflicted such an injury onto her; in the middle was a darker mark which carried a faint image of the school crest. It matched the same thing on all the rings that professors wore at the academy.
She stood in front of him, her arms wrapped tightly around her middle as she sniffled lightly, never once taking her eyes off of the carpeted floor, as though the secret to the universe was somehow concealed within the pattern.
Acting quickly, Theta wrapped an arm around her shoulders in order to guide her into the room. As he did so, he couldn't help but notice how she shrank away from him slightly, her trembling becoming more noticeable by the second. Not knowing what else to do, he moved her to the bed and encouraged her to sit down before her legs gave way.
"Luna, what happened?" He asked softly, not wanting to scare her anymore then she obviously was. It was a very strange sight to him, seeing her shaking. Her skin had taken on a pasty quality, going from the once radiant ivory to sickly white. It looked as though one wrong touch, or speaking any louder than a whisper, would cause her to crack and splinter before his very eyes.
Hiccupping, she ripped her eyes from her lap and looked up at him for the first time since arriving. Her eyes, usually shining with love and adoration for him, were filled to the brim with a pool of tears which threatened to overflow any second but deep down, there was an echo of fear. Cautiously, he lifted a hand and wiped his thumb beneath her eyes in order to get rid of the falling tears, stopping for a brief moment to caress her face softly. After a couple of short minutes, she let out the smallest whimper and pulled her face away from his hands, breaking his hearts. Someone had hurt his mate, the woman he'd given himself to on the night of a twin solar eclipse. They'd sealed their souls together that night and ever since, he felt so strongly about her that it felt like his hearts were constricting when she pulled away.
" F-Father found out Theta. H-He went c-crazy and b-began shouting at me after class… cursing t-the day I was c-created… calling me a f-failure. He a-asked why I was s-such a disappointment t-to our house." She sobbed pathetically. Without much thought, he pulled her into his arms, cradling her like one might do with a small child who had hurt themselves. One of his hands then crept up to comb through her curls, hoping that the action might calm her sobbing and his trembling hands. At that moment, Theta didn't care who her father was or what would happen to him. Headmaster or not, he had no right in the universe to hurt his Luna.
Unlike before, she relaxed in his embrace, leaning over to rest her ear against his chest so she'd be able to hear the calming rhythm of his hearts beating in sync with hers.
" I told him t-that I loved you but he w-wouldn't listen. He just m-mumbled about h-his reputation so I s-shouted at him. I just w-wanted him to listen to me f-for once in my life Theta."
" And what did you tell him love?" he asked, looking down at her. She raised her head at the same time, their eyes meeting like they'd done countless times in every lesson they shared over the decades since they joined for the first time.
" That we were b-bonded. That I bound myself to you mind, body and s-soul. That was w-when he lost it and s-struck me with the b-back of his hand." Nodding to himself, he sighed angrily before forcing himself to calm down. He couldn't risk getting angry where she was in case he frightened her more than her father had.
Lying back onto the bed, he sat up against the headboard of the large double bed with still laying against his chest. Fingers traced invisible patterns on his shirt while he murmured nonsense to her, his hand combing through her hair. It wasn't long before he got what he wanted and she yawned loudly, her nose wrinkling cutely as her eyes began to droop. Smiling slightly at her attempts to fight it off, Theta bent down and pressed a kiss to her forehead.
"Sleep love."
"But what about father?" she drawled tiredly. His hold tightened, bringing her closer until every inch of their bodies were touching.
"I'll keep you safe because I love you… more than anything in the entire universe."
"Even more then the stars?"
" Why do I need the stars? I have my moon to gaze at every day."
After making sure that she was asleep, he allowed his own eyes. The last thought that ran through his head before sleep took over was:
' I hope my TARDIS instructor understands why I'll end up failing my test.'
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