"Taryn! I need to talk to you!" Amy said suddenly, taking my other hand and pulling me away.
"Wha… Amy?" I asked., she didn't reply. Seeing as the Doctor was holding my other hand, he was dragged along too. Well until Amy noticed it.
"No no no no! You stay behind, Doctor. Taryn and I need a girly talk!" She said, pushing him back.
He let go of my hand reluctantly. I looked back at him, while being dragged off by Amy. Rory came up to the Doctor and started talking to him, but the Doctor ignored him; looking worriedly at me.
Amy took me around the corner of a mountain.
"So? How was it?!" She asked excitedly.
"What?" I replied, confused.
"The kiss!" She rolled her eyes, smiling.
"Oh!" A blush instantly coming to my face. "Uh… It was… n-nice." I stammered, embarrassed.
"Aw! I'm so happy for you!" She pulled me into a hug. "You both need to go on a date!" She said seriously, pulling away.
"A date? But a date is a day…" I told her, confused.
"No no no! It's where you and the person you 'like' go somewhere together!" She explained.
"Oh. Okay." I nodded. She grinned and dragged me back to Rory and the Doctor. I smiled, blushing, when I saw the Doctor. He opened his mouth to speak but Amy then dragged him to behind the mountain like she did with me.
Amy and the Doctor were taking a while so I started talking to Rory.
"So on Christmas, a man breaks into people houses and leaves strange gifts for them?" I asked.
"Well..." Rory started.
"People get happy because a stranger goes through their chimney, while they're asleep, and leave unknown packages…" I said slowly.
"Uh…"
"That sounds a bit messed up."
"Well if you put it like that… yeah it does…" He sighed.
"And Halloween? A whole holiday to scare people?!" I started "Tha-Argh!" I screamed, jumping, as the Doctor wrapped his arms around me from behind.
He started laughing at my reaction. I tried to pretend to be mad but felt the corners of my mouth turned up.
"Got you back." He said and I could practically hear the smirk in his voice.
"Yes, yes you did." I agreed, turning around in his hold to face him.
Amy coughed loudly. The Doctor kissed my forehead then let me go. He took a step back and suddenly looked embarrassed.
"Uh…Taryn. I would like to speak to you. Alone." he said nervously.
"Okay…" I answered, suspicious. He took my hand and led me to the familiar space behind the mountain.
"Doctor?" I asked.
"Taryn? I was wondering if you'd like to… go on a date…" He said hesitantly.
Ah, so Amy put him up to this.
"Doctor? Do you really want to go on a 'date'. Or is Amy making you?" I asked, sighing.
"What?" He looked confused.
"Amy said we should when she spoke to me and then she spoke to you probably saying the same thing. And you seem hesitant about it. So you probably don't want to actually go… And I don't want you to do something you're not comfortable with... So i'll just go and we can forget this…" I said sadly, walking away.
Suddenly the Doctor grabbed my arm, turned me around and kissed me. I automatically placed my arms around his neck, pulling him closer and his arms went around my waist. He pulled back and looked me in the eyes.
"I want to go. I've wanted to for a while. Amy was just encouraging me. She was giving me the boost that I needed. Because, Taryn, I really like you. And don't think for one second that I don't." He admitted before pressing his lips to mine again.
After a little while he pulled away again. "So? Do you want to go out somewhere? On a date?" He asked, nervously.
"I'd love to." I replied, smiling.
"Oi! Lovebirds! Come on! I wanna go iceskating!" I heard Amy call. I rolled my eyes and took the Doctor's hand, leading him to where we left Amy and Rory.
"You called?" The Doctor asked.
"Ice Skating!" Was all Amy said.
"Ice Skating?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, I forgot that you didn't know what that was…" She said, frowning. "It's all in the name really… You skate. On ice." She said. I nodded slowly.
"Wait, don't we need Ice Skates?" Rory asked.
"Oh…" Amy frowned again.
"Don't worry! I'm sure the Tardis has some!" The Doctor said, rushing into the Tardis. I followed and saw that there was a black bag next to the console. "Thanks, old girl." He said, taking the bag. He ran out of the Tardis, taking my hand and he went passed.
He opened the bag to reveal some boots with some sharp metal attached on the bottom. "I'm guessing that these are yours Amy." He said, handing her a stylish black pair, he then handed Rory a dark blue pair.
The Doctor then retrieved a darkish red pair that matched his bowtie, for himself. He finally retrieved a brown pair with gold patterns on it.
We all sat down on a tree that had fallen over. We put our 'Ice Skates' on and stood up. They were okay to walk in, it just felt weird.
The Doctor took my hand and lead me over to the frozen lake that I had noticed earlier.
He crouched down and pulled out his sonic screwdriver, aimed it at the ice and pressed a button. The screwdriver glowed green and made a buzzing noise. After a few moments, he pulled it back and looked at it.
"It's stable enough to skate on!" He said, grinning.
Amy rushed onto the ice and began skating. Rory followed behind her. The Doctor held my hand and walked onto the ice. I stepped onto the hard surface and instantly felt myself slipping.
The Doctor quickly steadied me and grinned.
"Forgot you've never ice skated before, sorry." He said taking my hand again.
After almost falling over several times, I finally got the hang of it! I let go of the Doctor's hand and started skating in circles and figures of eights. I did leaps and spins with ease. I stopped and looked at the Doctor, grinning.
"Well you learn quickly!" He said in amazement. I just shrugged and skated over to him. He held out and arm, which I took, and we skated slowly together.
We heard Amy laughing and Rory chuckling. I turned to look at them, smiling. My smile faded when I noticed a crack forming in the ice near Amy.
"Amy!" I yelled but it was too late. The crack had reached her and she fell in the freezing water below.
"AMY!" I screamed, dropping the Doctors arm and quickly skating to the hole in the ice. Rory was kneeling down at the edge, yelling Amy's name. I decided to do something so stupid that I could get me killed.
I quickly took off my skates and dove into the water.
I vaguely heard the Doctor yelling my name, but I ignored him. It was painfully cold but I beared the pain. I kicked my legs and swam quickly to Amy's sinking figure. I reached out for her and she did the same.
She was so close- but not quite in my reach. I kicked my legs again and managed to grab her arm. I then turned around and started swimming to the hole. The cold was freezing my limbs, but I forced them to work. I was nearly at the opening and I pulled Amy above me, pushing her through the exit.
She needed the air more than me at the moment.
I saw the now unconscious Amy get pulled out and I tried swimming to the top but my legs had stopped working due to the cold and the pain. I felt my body slowly sinking… I used the last of my strength to raise my arm. I felt the cold air at the tip of my fingers but then my hand sank under water again. I felt my vision beginning to darken with lack of air.
I vaguely felt something grab my hand but then my whole world went black…
Author's Notes; Hey guys! I am so sorry that it took so long and for a chapter so short, but the editor kind of fell off the face of the earth… The chapter is short because I couldn't find a better place to put the break… Sorry… The next chapter WILL be out soon but not too soon. Know what I mean? No? Okay… It won't be a week this time but a few days! Again sorry, but it can't be helped. See you then! :D
