A/N: OK, now it's time for the teen years. The Doctor mentioned once that he had children back on Gallifrey so in this chapter he may or may not meet the mother of these children ;)
Disclaimer:I don't own Doctor Who, RTD, Steven Moffat or BBC.

Chapter Four-Go talk to her

Erina and the Doctor had been together for about 200 years and were both entering teenage years. Teenage life for Gallifreyans was pretty much the same as it would be for humans. Of course, with a couple of exceptions. The Doctor hadn't regenerated yet. Why would he of? There's not really many ways to die as a child. His body was aging to the normal extent that it would at this point and, of course, he started going through 'the changes' which made him irritable and depressing. It was really starting to bother Erina. Sometimes she wanted to punch his face in for his constant moaning but it wouldn't be smart as she'd obviously feel it too.

That was another thing. The boy ended up being as clumsy as hell. Bumping into things, constantly stubbing his toes or cracking his knuckles. It was out of habit for him but it was bloody hell for Erina. She could be sitting reading a book or going over her work notes when she'd feel a stab of pain and yell to the Doctor asking what the hell he'd done this time.

Of course, Erina was irritable too as even though her apperance won't change once she reaches 208 (human equavilant of twenty years old) she still went through the changes that everyone else did. Which meant that both of them were pretty much irrtitating to each other.

It didn't help when the Doctor got a crush.

Erina sensed it immediately. It wasn't like he was being obvious or anything. It was that she
felt it. It was a new girl at the academy. As soon as she was introduced to the class as Honey Erina felt a flush run through her. She turned to look at the Doctor, who sat beside her, and saw tints of pink sitting on his cheeks. She grinned and nudged him. "What d'ya think of Honey then?" she whispers.

"Huh?" The Doctor frowns, pretending to busy himself with the quantum mathematics sums on the board.

"Honey," Erina repeats. "What d'ya think of her?"

"She-she's alright," he murmers as he continues to stare at his book. Erina couldn't help sniggering. "You've got it bad haven't you?" she teases.

"Stop being such a child. We're not eight anymore!"

"Says you," Erina grins with an eye roll. "You gonna talk to her?"

"What?!" He squeaked in reply.

"Well, if you like her, you gotta talk to her," Erina pointed out.

"No I'am not going to talk to her!" The Doctor hisses.

Erina's grin widens. "Ah, go on, you could talk after hours. I doubt your going to get a word in edgeways in class." She eyes the math teacher who's glaring at her. All the teachers are afraid of her. As the experiments had never worked before they had never had an angel in their classes before. That's why when Erina whispers in class she doesn't get told off, she just gets a glare from afar. "If your shy I could help."

"I'm not shy!" he hisses back.

"See, right there, your already hissing at me. Come on, what's the harm? She's just a girl," Erina sighs. An average one at that. Sure Honey had golden hair that reached her shoulder blades, sea green eyes that twinkle in the light and, as some people would say, 'had curves in all the right places' so to speak but Erina didn't see why he'd like her. But then again maybe she was just being like an overprotective mother. She refused to go anywhere near the word 'jealous' but it still sat uncomfortably in her mind.

After classes that day Erina and the Doctor sat on a bench outside the academy. The suns were beating down on them as it was one of the hottest days of the year. Erina was sitting with her head hanging over the seat and her feet propped up against the back. The Doctor just sat with his legs crossed, staring into what he hoped Erina would think to be the distance. Erina wasn't stupid though. She could see Honey sitting on the grass oppisote them, even if her head was upside down.

"When are going to talk to her?" Erina finally says. "If she catches you staring at her like that then your just going to freak her out."

The Doctor breaks his gaze to glare at her. "I'm not going to talk to her!"

"Then stop staring! She'll file a lawsuit if your not careful!"

"Oh do shut up," The Doctor snaps. Erina just smiles and gives him a playful punch. "Ah stop being so grumpy," she teases.

"You know, hitting me is just like hitting yourself," The Doctor replies icily. "Why you hitting yourself Erina?"

Before she can reply a third person jumps in between them on the bench from behind. "Hey guys, what's new?" The Master asks as he stretches his legs out into a comfortable sitting position.

"The Doctor has a crush," Erina replies causally.

"Let me guess, denying it?" The Master asks.

"Yup," Erina replies, popping the 'p'.

"I do not have a crush!" The Doctor snaps.

"Oh give it up," Erina says, rolling her eyes. "It's getting old."

"What's getting old?" The Doctor frowns.

"Oh! Is it new girl?" The Master asks, pointing towards Honey.

"How'd you guess?" Erina asks in mock suprise.

"I dunno, maybe I'm pyshic. Maybe telepathic. Or maybe it's the not very subtle nervous glances he keeps giving towards Honey," The Master grins.

"HEY HONEY!" Erina suddenly shouts, making both boys jump. Honey looks up at Erina and mouths 'yes?' "COME HERE A MOMENT!"

"What are you doing?" The Doctor hisses as Honey stands up and makes her way towards them.

"Do I know you?" Honey asks as she stops in front of them.

"No, but I'm Erina, this is the Master and that is the Doctor."

"And how may I help you?" Honey frowns.

"Oh, we don't need help, I just thought we'd make friends," Erina grins.

"Okay," Honey says slowly with a confused frown furrowed on her face.

"Oh gosh, look at the time, we gotta go now Master," Erina says with a mock gasp.

"We do?" The Master frowns.

"Yes, we do," Erina says through clenched teeth.

"Oh, oh yes! We've got that thing!"

"That very important thing we need to attend to. Look Honey, we've got to go but you and the Doctor can mingle for a bit," Erina grins, grabbing the Master's wrist and dragging him off back to the main building.

"Wait!" The Master says as they're half-way to the building.

"What?" Erina frowns.

"Can you hear that?" he asks.

"Hear what?" Erina frowns again.

"It sounds like. . .drums," he whispers.

"Probably just your imagination," Erina replies.

"Mmm, probably."

As they reach the main building Erina looks back on the Doctor and Honey. He's glaring daggers at Erina but she just mouths, 'Talk to her!' before grinning and entering the building.

He'll thank me one day.

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