Reliving the Past

Chapter Three- The Man and The Blue Box

*Flashback*

I sighed as the cool spring air flew past me, causing me to drop my book, and lose my page. I picked up my book up, found my page and started reading once again from where I left off.

I was sitting on the bench in my front yard in Phoenix, Florida reading one of my favourite books, Wuthering heights. I knew it was cold, but when I walked around and looked at the scenery, it felt like I was experiencing adventure. My mom was on a mini-vacation with her friend since Dad had died of heart attack when I was little.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, dropped a blue box from the sky and landed right in front of me. I jumped away surprised out of my wits of what was going on. I must have been dreaming. I moved toward the box, carefully, reading the sign. Police box, with public call in the middle of it. Suddenly, out came out a man with messy brown hair and 2-piece suit. I jumped back, yet again, surprised with his sudden appearance.

"Hello, there! Do you know what the date is?" He had a slight, although cute, British accent.

"Um, it's April, 27th 2005." I murmured. I had never seen someone quite like this… or maybe I had. I remember I man I once had for a teacher, with short hair and a rocker sense of style. I knew that I could always trust him…until he had to leave but said he would be back, but not as himself. I always wondered what he had meant by that.

"Thank you so much! The 21st century! Brilliant!"

"Umm, that's… nice." Bella felt rather stupid, but wanted the man to keep talking. There was something different about him, not including the fact that he appeared in mid-air and in a police box. He turned back to look at her with a twinkle in his eye.

"What's your name?" He asked cheerfully.

"Bella" She replied automatically. "And yours?"

"The Doctor." He replied. She doubted it was his real name and that is was a little strange.

"Not to be… rude, but how did you just appear?" He opened his mouth to answer, but then suddenly heard a noise. The doctor pushed her back behind him and looked toward the noise looking for the culprit. Bella looked from behind The Doctor and let out a giggle. The evil, vile creature that he was protecting her from was a... the box's door, closing.

He followed Bella's gaze and chuckled, though Bella swears she saw a blush rushing up on his cheeks.

"Thank you kind sir, for protecting me from the evil, vile creature." He smiled warmly at her, though she saw the underlying emotion of embarrassment. She knew she should leave the man and go back home, but she was somewhat attracted to him and wanted to know about him.

"So... What are you doing on Phoenix?" She asked, trying to keep her cool, and not sound as eager as she was.

"Traveling." He answered like he was asked of this many times.

"That's cool. I've always wanted to go traveling, but I don't want to leave my mom alone, because I'm her only family since my dad died, and she would be worried sick." She smiled fondly.

"Ahh.." He sat with her on the bench she was sitting on, continuing the conversation.

"Yeah. But I was wanted to time traveling and be free to see the world." She smiled again looking up at the night sky.

Here I am blabbering my story to a man I don't know.

"I'm sorry. I must be boring you." But he looked quite the opposite and looked excited.

"No, you're not. If you could go traveling where would you go?" He asked, not mockingly, but in a curious way.

"I don't now… wait! I want to go into a big open field, and run around like a kid would, just to have the feeling of grass underneath my feet."

"That would be lovely." He looked at her fondly as she looked down at her watch and back at the man again. He frowned.

"You should go home. It's almost…" He took her arm and looked at her watch. "Eleven O' clock."

"Thank you for your concern, Doctor. Would you like to come over for a drink?" She asked warmly.

"That sounds absolutely fantastic! Lead the way, Ms. Swan."

*End Flashback*

"And that's pretty much how it all started." I said. The Cullens looked surprised and amused. Then they started to laugh. The Doctor looked at me, smiling warmly, annoyed at the Vampires.

"Wow."