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Well, here is another peak into the life of little Melody Pond. Hope you enjoy! Happy Reading!

"But Madame Kovarian, I'm not old enough to go to school yet. I'm only four and three quarters," protested Melody as she was nearly dragged down the sidewalk by Kovairan who was looking very fed up with the child.

"You're a very smart little girl, so they are letting you in early," explained the older woman trying to keep her voice level and not display how thin her patience was at that moment.

"But, I don't want to go to school. The books at home are more interesting. You taught me to read ages ago. Why do I need to go to school?" demanded the little girl. She was feeling very disgruntled because she had been torn away from a very new stack of books which she had just begun the process of reading. All of them hinted at a strange man appearing and disappearing in a big blue box. At four and three quarters Melody was already smart enough to understand this man was the Doctor. Information about the Doctor had been being poured into her little head since she could retain memories, and now as she grew she craved any and all information about this man she had never even seen. She knew for a fact that at school she would not get drilled on the different types of shoes the Doctor wore, or what types of things his sonic screwdriver didn't work on. It wouldn't be anything interesting like that, so she didn't want to go and she was making it quite clear.

"You will do as you are told," hissed Kovarian as the school grounds came into sight. She gave Melody's arm a tight squeeze then began walking even further.

"You're hurting me!" squeaked Melody as she ripped her arm away and gave her caretaker a very angry scowl.

"Then behave! Or tonight you'll receive a punishment that will make you wish you had been a proper obedient child," threatened Madame Kovarian giving Melody an equally angry glare with her one unpatched eye. "Now, you walk the rest of the way to school and behave yourself. Do as the teacher says and if anyone picks on you make sure they regret it. You will meet me here when school is out. If you are a minute late you won't get any dinner." Kovarian's temper was short, so threat after threat came tumbling out of her mouth and mingled with the directions she gave the little girl. There was a definite pout on Melody's face as she listened, but she didn't protest. She knew what Kovarian's punishments could be like and she was not eager to get one.

"Yes, Madame Kovarian," reluctantly she agreed then began trudging off to school with her mittened hands deep in her coat pockets. It was two months past the first day of school and suddenly Madame Kovarian had decided Melody should go to school, but the little girl couldn't understand why. She knew what kindergarten was like and the things she'd be learning were things she'd known how to do for years. Why waste time on things she'd already learned? She gave a huff and began walking faster. The quicker she moved the sooner the day would go by, she hoped.

"Hey, shrimpy! Who are you?" an obnoxious nasally voice shouted from behind her. Melody turned to see who was speaking and to whom they were speaking to and found a spindly read-headed boy with an excessive amount of freckles running her way. She cocked her head and watched him, wondering who he'd been yelling at until he spoke again.

"Yeah, you, new kid! Your hat is ugly," he hollered as he came to a stop right in front of her. Before she could stop him he pulled off her bright red hat and threw it on the ground. With an evil smirk at her he stomped on it and ground it into the dirt.

"What did you do that for?" demanded Melody shoving him off her hat. She stooped to pick it up, but before she could he pushed her back making her fall backwards onto the sidewalk.

"What'd you push me for, Big Nose," he taunted taking a step toward her. Her little face began to burn with anger and she could feel the pink creeping into her cheeks and she leapt to her feet. Before he knew what hit him, quite literally, she's shoved him so hard he'd fallen on his backside then she'd jumped on top of him and pinned him to the ground. She didn't look very happy as she put her face right up close to his.

"Leave me alone," she hissed with such venom in her voice for such a little girl, "or else, sweetie." She wasn't sure why she'd said the last word, but it sounded cool and it seemed to make him a little more afraid of her. She then hopped up and retrieved her hat from the ground before flouncing off toward the school with her little nose held quite proudly up in the air. Perhaps school wouldn't be so bad after all if she was allowed to beat up boys all the time. She only wished someone had been around to see her…

Lurking in the shadows across the street was a woman with wild dark hair wearing an eye patch. She was flanked by two menacing creatures in suits and an amused smile was dancing on the corners of her lips. She had been watching and she had seen what had just happened. She smiled at the silent thought that her plan was moving along perfectly already. Melody would go to school, for now, until boys became no challenge for her. That's when Melody's training would truly begin.

"It seems our meek little Melody is growing into a fighter after all. She's got fire in her if I've ever seen it. Time will bring it out and this is the perfect beginning; a hard school to roughen up her edges. Then we will begin her true training," Kovarian murmured silkily to the creatures with her. If only Melody knew what would soon be in store for her.