AU: Hello everyone! First off can I just say that I LOVE to see reviews! It's just fabulous! So I just would like to give some shout outs! If that's okay.. Nikki Pond: HAHA Amy Pond really is too young to be a grandmother. Though I just thought it was fabulous(sorry I love that word) to make her a grand mum. Haha I was just imagining a bunch of these girls just crushing over the Doctor. Because let's be honest. Matt Smith is hot. I imagine Liliana being like 11 or 12 years old.
Lilith: Would that not be fantastic if that was the first question?! I would die!Now about the name... I was sitting in Geometry trying to think of a name. I was originally going to name her Sara, after my friend who is new to the fandom. Then I thought that it was WAY to generic and I just couldn't do it. So I was like, 'Well lets make it a spacey sort of name.' And I immediately thought of Gemini. I don't know. If you can think of a better name, tell me and I'll gladly use it:)
Guest(I don't know your pen name): I'm glad you liked the first chapter! I was so nervous about it. Yes I know the whole orphanage thing is soooo clichéd. It pained me to write it, but I thought it needed it. However, if you allow me, I could write another fanfic with that plot. Just having a bunch of stories on how the Doctor raised her on the TARDIS.
Disclaimer: I can't afford a happy meal by myself, much less the characters of . So no they're not mine.
Chapter 4
After dinner, everyone was sent to bed. The Doctor and company were recruited to help get all 20 girls to bed. To the dismay of the Doctor and the entertainment of River, Amy and Rory; the Doctor was made to make sure the 12-13 year olds brushed their teeth, and stopped talking to get to bed. This task met the Doctor with 4 VERY clingy Tweens just wanting to plant a kiss on his cheek. Liliana being the worst. After 30 minutes of tugging girls off his neck, he was able to get out of the pink room.
As he walked down the hallway, going to change for bed, he ran into Gemini. Gemini was a little put off. Dinner was.. Strange at the least. All through dinner her and her dad had fought silently over the custard and fish sticks. He managed to mesmerize her 'babies' with tales of different planets and battles he had fought. He had turned on the radio again and taught the girls his dance moves. Everyone was having a good time. Even Gemini laughed a bit at his child like antics. However, something tall and dark was in the doorway caught her eye. And she was quiet for the rest of dinner. Her eyes hazed a bit in the memory of the thing she saw.
The Doctor saw it, and knew something wasn't right her,"Do you want to talk?"
Gemini nodded and led him to where he assumed, her room. He walked in there, and he gasped. Inside it was painted TARDIS blue. With it, there was a mural full of galaxies, beautiful and bright. The window was open, with Gemini climbing out of it. The Doctor followed. The roof was right by the window. A ledge was there to keep someone from falling off if there was someone on the roof. Which Gemini and eventually the Doctor were.
For a bit they sat on the roof in peace. Watching the neon Miami skyline. As much as Gemini wanted to hate the Doctor, she still felt a bond there. She felt an urge to ask about him.
Finally Gemini broke the silence,"So who are you? What do you do? ". The Doctor was shocked that she actually asked him a question in a casual manner.
Gemini laughed and rolled her eyes,"Hey, I may not like who my dad is; but I do deserve to know what he is and what he does." The Doctor smirked. So much sass. Just like his River. In fact, also like Amy. Must run in the family, the girl parts anyways.
He smiled and took a deep breath,"Well... like I said, I am from a nearly extinct race known as the Time Lords. My home planet Gallifrey was destroyed in a great war. You, your mother and I are the last of our kind. What we do is travel across time and space, in a big, blue, sexy thing known as the TARDIS. We run around having fantastic adventures and sometimes save the universe."
Gemini nodded her head in semi belief,"Well.. that kinda explains my fascination with space. And my hatred yet extreme pity for the imbeciles at school."
The Doctor asked,"Have you any friends at school?" Was she all alone in school as well? Gemini laughed,"I'm friends with only boys. And they are complete nerds. They're the only people I can have an almost intelligent conversation with. I have only one close friend who is a girl. Her name is Jessie, I go to her for girl stuff."
The Doctor nodded his head and inquired,"And what of your teachers? Are they some what clever?"
Gemini snorted,"Well I'm never really sure. I'm always sent to detention before I can find out." The Doctor chuckled. So River.
They stayed on the roof for what seemed like forever. Just talking about anything. It was so natural and so carefree. Eventually the Doctor began telling tales of his adventures. From the Vampires in Venice to his and River Song's wedding. He told his stories in true Galifreyan fashion. In great detail, with perfect description so that when the listener is asleep they dream of what they had been told. The Doctor was so enthralled at his own story; he didn't notice that Gemini had fallen asleep until she almost fell off the roof. He laughed at his daughter. Mouth open and all.
He somehow managed to carry her inside and lay her down on the white bed. The Doctor pulled the covers over her, something he wished he could've done before. He brushed her chocolate brown curls away from her eyes and kissed her forehead. She looked so heavenly to him. An absolute angel. The Doctor kneeled by her bedside. Just holding her hand, afraid that if he let go, she would never come back.
He didn't know how long he was there until a gentle knock came at the door. In came River in a white dressing gown,"Sweetie? What are you still doing up? It's 1 in the morning."
The Doctor sighed,"I was just putting her to bed. She fell asleep during one of my stories."
River Song laughed,"Well you do tend to go into long, dull details my love." She looked at her husband gazing at their sleeping daughter,"What are you thinking in that clever mind of yours?" Not looking away The Doctor responded,"Is this what it'd be like? Living in a house. Putting her to bed. Watching her sleep. Watching her grow." River Song came over, knelt by the bed and thought out loud,"Well... I imagine we'd probably live in the TARDIS. Going places; with you holding her in one of those baby back packs of course. We would be as we have always been. Raising our daughter in different time streams. I'm sure the TARDIS would get a kick out of Gemini..." The Doctor interrupted,"No. No. Had we a normal, very human life... Is this what we'd experience?" River pondered. She had often thought the very same thing. However she much preferred the life she had so she tended not to think about it too often. Carefully River started,"Well, I assume... We'd have a nice home.. TARDIS blue of course, you would have some job teaching. I would have some teaching job as well. We'd watch our daughter grow. We'd have a... dull life really."
The Doctor sighed. He knew that they had seen so much, a human life was unthinkable. However hard their life was, they would never change it. He only regretted that Gemini was not there to be with them. The kissed their daughter goodnight and the Doctor left the room to sleep. River lagged behind, whispered to Gemini's forehead,"Dream big dreams my love. Reach for the stars for they are attainable." With that she turned off the lights and left the room.
Gemini was floating through space. All around her there were stars and galaxies. All of them were swirling around here, in a nonsensical, beautiful dance. Gemini put her hand out to touch what children call 'star dust' and it fluttered all around her. She was in awe of the beauty that surrounded her. She stayed there star gazing when she heard voices in the distance, "Gemini darling! Over here!" Gemini turned around to see her Dad, Mum, Amy and Rory all reaching out of the strange blue box. She smiled big,"I'm here! I'm coming!" Her real family was there. Reaching out to touch her hand. So so close to their fingertips. She could feel the warmth and love become stronger as she got closer. When she was centimeters away from their touch, the door snapped shut. The box disappeared and the space around her went dark. It had suddenly become dark and cold. Gemini was breathing heavily at the suddenness of what had happened. Then she started falling. Falling and falling into nothingness. Gemini thought she might die of the cold and darkness when a voice called out,"Gemini!"
Gemini sat up in her bed with a start. A cold sweat ran down her face. Light poured into her room. She looked at her clock. 10 am?! Oh no. Oh no oh no. Gemini knew she had missed their departure. While talking to the Doctor, she felt drawn to his stories of adventure. She felt an inexplicable bond between her and the Doctor. After her dream, she took it as a sign that she needed to go with them.
Gemini ran down the stairs, neglecting Roberta's calls for breakfast. She ran to the back door, where she knew that the box had been parked in the backyard. Gemini swung the door open, hoping to see the strange spaceship that brought her family to her. Instead she saw the backyard. The same way she's seen it for 15 years. They left her. Of course they would she thought. Gemini sat on the back porch. Tears streaming down her face. Ever since she was 5 and Antonio Menendez called her ugly and that no one would want her; she made a point never to cry. To never show how weak she was. However, these just kept coming. From a trickle to a steady stream, they just kept flowing.
It was a few minutes later when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Gemini looked up, blinked her silver gray eyes to adjust to the sunlight to see who it was. With a gasp, she recognized the face. Long nose, square chin, child eyes and floppy hair.
The Doctor asked," Gemini. What on earth are you doing out here?! With those short shorts?! You'll make a shame in the whole neighborhood!"
Gemini stood up, trying to keep her cool. To show she wasn't crying, she pushed the Doctor,"I thought you left me! How could you?!"
The Doctor got a confused look on his face. Didn't she not want to leave? "Did you want to come with us?"
Gemini thought for a moment. Did she really want to leave? Gemini turned around, opened the back door of the house and yelled,"BYE EVERYONE! IM LEAVING WITH MY FAMILY!"
21 heads came out the door. All with questioning looks. When they saw Gemini with the Doctor they all whooped for joy, and then ran to them giving them hugs and kisses.
Gemini and her now father made a run to the TARDIS, laughing hysterically at the insanity. Gemini stopped at the door, turned to see her once family. Saw all their faces. People who she knew entirely, and knew her entirely. A single tear ran down Roberta's face. Gemini ran to Roberta and gave her a hug and a meaningful kiss on her soft, wrinkled cheek. Roberta let her go, and nodded to her. Telling her to go. As she got into the TARDIS, she took one last look at her former family, then turned back to embrace her forever family.
