The Doctor walked into the library carrying tea and Jammy Dodgers, only to find Amy and Rory bickering while River is curled up in a chair reading. He sets the tea down and sits next to River and tries to read over her shoulder, but she quickly closes the book.

"Aw, why won't you show me what you're reading? I'm interested?" The Doctor pouted.

"Because." Came River's one word response. The Doctor pretended to sulk while he listened to Rory and Amy bicker.

"Yeah? Well what's the point of putting them in your drawers if they're mine and I use them?"

"Excuse me, but there's no room on your side for even half a comb! You put everything there!"

"Um…Amy? Rory? You two okay?" The Doctor asked tentatively.

"What? Oh, yeah fine." Rory and Amy responded simultaneously.

"So…I have tea and Jammy Dodgers. I have no clue how human households go and what the rules are, so please explain." The Doctor said.

"We were just joking, Doctor. We didn't actually mean that…and River! Stop being anti-social and put down your book!" Amy replied.

"Mum, don't you want me to read? I don't get to read in Storm Cage because they don't have a good library." River mock sighed.

"Ah-ha! That's what you're reading! Pride and Prejudice! Pride and…HEY! Were you not listening to how much I hate that book and movie? And here you are, a little traitor and you are reading it? River, I thought I trained you better!" The Doctor grinned.

"Mm...that's nice. Now hush, things are moving up a level with Mr Darcy." River said, still reading.

The Doctor flopped back down in the couch. A couch? Since when did this get here? Wait a minute…this smells and looks familiar. It smells like honey and vanilla, and has the same desi-TARDIS! WHY DID YOU PUT THIS HERE? The Doctor mentally screamed.

Sorry, would you have rather flopped down on the ground really hard?

"No, but…you made this couch disappear when she did because there was nobody to share it with! Why now?" The Doctor was glad the TARDIS was connected to him throughout telepathy, otherwise he would be getting some odd looks from his friends.

I'm sorry, it was the handiest thing I had before you fell.

The Doctor was pretty sure there was another reason to it, but he let it rest for now.

"River, please. Pride and Prejudice and E.T are my kryptonites. Don't do this to me!" The Doctor whimpered.

"There, there, love." River said, "it's not like you just told me what you feared."

Amy and Rory laughed and the Doctor realised that maybe life wouldn't be too bad after all. Maybe there was hope for him, and he could overcome his past, with the help of friends. The four of them chatted and laughed together like a true family. Everything seemed perfect, until a casual question was asked.

"Doctor?" Amy asked.

"Yes?" The Doctor replied.

"Did you ever have a favourite companion?"

The Doctor froze. What had sparked Amy's curiosity to ask this question? On the outside, his mask for the universe was tight and in check, making sure no one could see his emotions. But on the inside, he was desperately crawling and trying to make a tunnel to run away.

"It's okay, Doctor if you did. We won't be offended." Rory added, as they noticed that the Doctor had stiffened.

"Why do you ask?" The Doctor replied.

Amy wasn't sure how to respond, even though she figured the Doctor would probably take his time or delay the question.

"I…um…well I found this jacket in the console room and I went to find you but I couldn't and then I came across this room with circles and it was…"Amy confessed as she retold the tale.

"I have it here," Amy muttered as she finished her tale, "I did notice there was writing on the tag. It said R-s-e T-l-r. Do you know what that is?"

The Doctor knew exactly everything. He didn't have to look to see whose it was. He knew it by his hearts and could recognise it anywhere. The smell, the texture, it was all so familiar. The flashback of that day came to mind, right after the transmission ended and Donna was there, yelling at him and picked it up. He couldn't help but smile when he remembered Donna. He took a deep breath and let it out.

"Amy, Rory, River-listen, this is painful for me. I have had many companions and I loved them all, but sometimes incidents happened. Yes, I did have favourite companions, but I loved them all." The Doctor sighed as he remembered them all.

They three glanced at each other, expecting the Doctor to say something, but he never did.

"Doctor, what if we play a game. We get three questions each, and you answer as truthfully and honestly as you can. And if they are too personal, then you can say pass. But you're only allowed to pass three times." Amy suggested.

The Doctor turned his head to look at them and said, "Fine. But I have rules also. Nothing about my home. Please, I'm just not ready. I understand that you are trying to help me, but I'm not sure if this will work. What you hear may not be shared with anyone else because of enemies. Promise?"

"Promise." The three replied.

"So, who's first then?" The Doctor asked.

"I will." Amy said.

(A/N: Bold words are the questions Amy, Rory or River will ask. Normal is The Doctor. Italicised are the Doctor's thoughts)

"Question 1. What does R-s-e T-l-r mean?"

The Doctor grinned to himself, Ha, this will be easy. No personal stuff, but they never said no loop holes.

"Rose Tyler. Next question."

"Who was she?"

"A companion."

Amy frowned. The Doctor was cheating! So the Doctor wanted to play tricks, huh? Well bring it on, Raggedy Man, Amy thought.

"Tell me everything you can that's not personal about her. Such as how you met, and why did she go?"

The Doctor sighed, he should have known that he would have to explain a little. He wanted to say 'pass' but that truly wouldn't be fair because it's not that personal.

"Well, I met her at Henrick's and I blew up her job." The Doctor smirked when he was their horrified expressions.

"Yup! I was real smooth as my 9th self. Rose also travelled with me as my 10th self. Her mother was the first one to ever slap me." The Doctor grinned at the memory.

"She also saved my life. And she originally turned down my offer of coming with me. But I convinced her. Sorry, can't answer the last part because technically you said a statement and then gave examples of questions. But the problem is three questions, so that would have been four questions. Next person." The Doctor rambled.

The three of them glared at the Doctor, knowing what he was playing at. And they were all thinking the same thoughts. Damn him. He wants to play hard to get? Well then we're just gonna ask personal questions until he has to answer them.

(A/N: Okay, sorry about my delayed update. I'm trying to update at least once a week, but it might be random. And the other chapter will be posted today.)