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Chapter 9
Clara couldn't stop thinking about the Doctor and her night with him. Her class quietly got on with what she had set them to do, for a change, and she couldn't stop the thoughts from being loud. She wanted to see him again and she knew that she would because he had her laptop, but then she knew that it would be the last time that she saw him. She also suspected that she couldn't do any more of her own investigating in some chance of seeing him again. He might not be able to persuade them again.
As soon as her students started to look like they had either completed the task or were getting bored, she stood up and said that they would go through the answers. She sighed in relief as the bell rang before reminding her students about the homework that she had set earlier in the week.
She waited for the last student to leave before she made her way to the staffroom.
Clara had tried to keep her ears a little more open. She would usually pick up parts of conversations but she had no idea what could be important now. If she just had any clue as to where the students were going. She stopped when she started to hear a conversation, between students, that there was someone kidnapping the students. It seems like she hadn't been the only one to see the Doctor hanging about. Either that or they had been warned about him.
She was glad that she was looking down at the floor as she almost stepped on the phone. She picked it up and pressed the home button to try and get the screen to light up. She only wanted to know who's it was but knew that something weird was up when the same symbols that had been on her laptop screen were on the phone.
She looked around and hoped that no one had just noticed her slip the phone into her jacket pocket. It was probably something that she should hand over to the police but there was only one person that she knew that she had to give it to. The Doctor.
Clara was glad that she walked and smiled widely at the Doctor as he stood by the gate.
"I would have come in and given this to you but I am not allowed on the school grounds." He said as he handed over her laptop. "I think I have taken whatever virus the WiFi tried to put on there."
"Thank you." She said, taking it off of him.
"So..." He started.
She looked up at him an immediately knew that he did want her to help him more. He didn't want to say goodbye to her like she didn't want to say goodbye to him. This should be their last meeting. He had given her back the laptop. There was no need for them to be chatting anymore. She took a step closer to him and got the phone out of her pocket.
"I found this earlier." She muttered to him.
He took the phone off of her and flipped it over a few times. "Why are you giving this to me? I am not on this investigation, not officially."
"Because of this." She said as she lit up the screen. "It is the same symbols as the ones on my laptop."
The Doctor stared at it for a few moments. He opened his mouth to say something but was stopped by someone clearing their throat. He pocketed the phone and turned to the person.
"I thought I said that this was only a one-time thing." The police officer said.
"I was giving her back her laptop." The Doctor said.
Clara lifted up the laptop in her hands to show him.
"Fine. Now leave. I have been given strict instructions to for you not to be anywhere near the schools. This isn't your investigation and it never will be. Stay away. The word at Scotland Yard is that if you keep meddling with investigations that don't need your attention, UNIT will be shut down."
"I am going. If you hadn't interrupted, I would have said bye to Clara and left but I am only hanging about because you are being a pudding brain."
Clara couldn't stop herself from snorting. The police officer didn't look amused by that.
"You have five minutes."
She waited for the officer to go before she started to laugh more. "Pudding brain?"
"What? He is one."
"Fine, but it seems like you might now need a man or woman on the inside."
"No."
She tilted her head up at him. "Why not?"
"Because… I can't do that to you."
"I am offering."
He looked down at her, almost glaring her down. She wanted to help him and be a part of it. She had now seen too much of the investigation to just let it go. She had got involved and now she wanted to know the outcome of the investigation, even if he wasn't meant to be on the case. He wasn't going to get rid of her easily. Not now.
The Doctor obviously understood that and looked to see if anyone was about. He sighed heavily.
"Come on, no one can see you."
There was a spring in her step as she dropped into step beside him. This was it. She felt like she was definitely a part of it now. Again, it might have only been a one-time thing, but she was more grateful that she could start to shake the feeling that something was up. She would also get a proper explanation as to what happened. If he was basically working behind the scenes of each investigation, they wouldn't get a proper explanation as to what happened to the students.
She dropped into the passenger seat and turned to the Doctor. She couldn't help but think how right it was for her to be sitting by his side. He gave her a smile before he pulled away.
