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Melody had been home since she got off of school 2 hours ago. There wasn't another soul in the house, her parents were still at work. It wasn't unusual for her to come home and find neither of them there, but it was dinner time now and they usually tried for at least one of them to be in time for dinner. She was doing her homework, trying to take her mind off the fact she was here alone, then the phone rang. She picked it up quickly from where it was on the table.

"Hello."

"Melody." it was her Dad.

"Sorry Melody, I have to stay a few more hours at the hospital. Has your mom come home yet?"

"No not yet."

"Well it's 5 o'clock and your mother not much of a cook anyways, don't tell her I said that though ...you should order a pizza , use the emergency money and have it delivered."

"Okay Dad I will."

"Oh and call me when your mother comes home will you?"

"Yeah sure Dad."

"I have to go bye Melody, I love you."

"I love you too Dad." then he hung up, she clicked the phone off and put it back on the table. She was hungry, she got the emergency money and called for a pizza to be delivered and got back to her homework. 25 minutes later and she had her pizza which she started eating eagerly. She was in the process of eating when the phone rang again.

"Hello."

"Melody, I sorry but I won't make it home before you go to bed tonight." it was her mom she sounded very apologetic.

"Neither will Dad, he called 30 minutes ago."

"Maybe I can switch things around." she started saying before Melody interrupted her.

"Mum, it's okay I can spend a few hours by myself."

"You sure?"

"Yes Mum I'm sure."

"You know where the emergency money is right?"

"Yep."

"Use some if to order yourself a pizza and have it delivered will you?"

"Yeah okay." she was a little angry but she did her best to keep it out of her voice. . She knew it didn't happen that often that neither or her parents would arrive until after she was asleep, but she still didn't like it. Besides the fact that her father had already told her to order a pizza. She heard some muffled talking in the background then her mother said.

"I'm sorry, but I have to get back to the meeting. "

"Okay. Bye."

"Bye." she hung up. Melody looked down at the Pizza she was almost done eating. She had gotten a large, even though she wouldn't be able to eat it all. The rest she could save for her parents because she knew they would probably be hungry when they came home, or she could eat if for her next few meals. She eat a few more bites and put the rest in the fridge. What was she going to do until she went to sleep? She already did her homework and she didn't feel like doing much else so she turned on the tele.

She was halfway through her program when she heard the sound, she smiled and run out to meet him.

"Wow, that was longest meeting of my life." Amy said loudly as she walked through the door of the house. She looked at her watch and winced Melody should be asleep by now, hopefully she hadn't woken her. Rory wasn't home yet since his car wasn't here so he was probably still at work. She set down her briefcase and purse on the table, next to what looked like her daughter homework, at least it looked like she had done it. She was a bit knackered so she went to the fridge. She opened it and looked greedily at the pizza and took a few slices. She also rooted around for a soda then closed the door which is when she realized there was a note on it.

Went with the doctor be back in time for school tomorrow.

,Melody

She starred at the note for awhile until she heard the sound of the door opening an closing.

"Melody." she called and started for the door Rory came around the corner looking cross.

"Melody? Why wouldn't Melody be here at 10:00 at night?"

"She's with the doctor." his eyes widened then he stalked past her.

"Where are you going?"

"To get my sword, he should know better then to take her out all alone on a school night."

"Honey." she laid a hand on his arm.

"What?"

"She's having an adventure and at her age they ware a lot worse things she could be doing?"

"Still doesn't mean I have to like it."

"No it doesn't, but you know the doctor, you know he will do everything he can to make her safe."

"He'll also do everything he can, to put her in danger." he said softly.

"Yes but that's why as a condition for traveling with the doctor, we make her take karate, gymnastics, and track.

"So she can run, fight , and jump away." he said with a ghost of a smile. Amy smile too.

"Exactly. But you know there's something we can do while we wait for her to come back that I think you'll like." she smiled seductively and started walking towards their room Rory quickly following.