Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated in a while! I've been going through some stuff this summer and just found it really hard to. But hopefully Im back for a while now, I'll try update a couple times this week compensate :)
The sun was just setting as Clara awoke, she was still in the same position she'd been in the last time she woke. "How long have I been out for," Clara asked groggily?
"Just around 4 hours," replied the Doctor. As if he'd read her mind, he added, "I stayed with you the whole time, I don't trust these men."
How the Doctor had managed to sit there for hours blew her mind. He was usually a very impatient man, always needing something to keep himself busy. She felt kind of flattered that he had sat there with her for 4 hours.
He helped her to stand up and asked, "Feeling better?"
"Much, I'm ready to catch some mermaids," replied Clara.
"Good," he smiled down at her before kissing her on the forehead, "but you have to eat first."
The Doctor handed Clara a bowl of murky water, which she assumed was soup. It was as she looked down to examine the "soup" that she noticed what she was wearing.
"Doctor," she asked, he could tell something was wrong, she was using her 'what have you done now' voice. "Where have my clothes gone," she continued?
"What do you mean, you're wearing them," the Doctor laughed nervously.
"No, I'm wearing an undershirt, panty hose, a corset and a petticoat, where are my crinoline, top petticoat and dress. And while you're explaining that, why don't you also explain why my corset is looser," Clara was sounding quite unhappy by this point. To make it worse, all of the other pirates had stopped what they were doing and were smirking and listening intently. The fact they weren't trying to hide it didn't make Clara any less mad.
"Well, you see,' The Doctor mumbled, trying to stall for time as he thought of what to say. "You passed out, and you weren't breathing properly."
"I think I got that part," she replied sarcastically.
The Doctor continued, "We weren't near fresh water, so you see, I decided the best thing I could to for the time being was to cool you down and make you more comfortable." He really didn't like the way she was looking at him right now, or how the pirates were looking at her. "I took off all unnecessary layers of clothing so you wouldn't be quite so warm, and, and loosened your corset to make it easier for you to breath." She eyed him suspiciously, looking deep into his eyes to try and tell if he was lying or not. "That's all, I swear, I would never, could never do anything else, I promise," the Doctor finished.
"Okay," Clara said softly, "thank you for helping me." She gave him a quick hug and sat down to eat her soup.
"If it makes any difference to you sweet'eart, I'd prefer you without the dress," one of the pirates who had been watching yelled out. The others burst into laughter while eyeing up Clara. The moment the Doctor sternly whipped around to face the man the laughter holted, all eyes were now on the Doctor. The pirate looked down at the ground before scurrying off behind some other pirates, attempting to move out of view. Clara kept her eyes down on her food and continued to eat and the Doctor looked back sympathetically at her. She definitely didn't deserve this.