Disclaimer: I own nothing...oh, wait, I own Alessia. I wish I owned David Tennant but yeah...
Doctor: I don't remember this bit.
Me: That's because you were in trouble for a bit.
Doctor: Oh, right. *holds his teddy*
Me: You're 905; do you really need a teddy?
Doctor: *holding it tighter* MY TEDDY!
Me: *face palm* Just hit the music.
*Doctor Who theme song blares*
Aleesia and the Doctor hit the floor laughing.
"Why does it make that noise?" she asked, after her giggling fit was done.
"I don't know but it's a brilliant noise." He said with one of his smiles. He began to pat himself down, then ran and checked his coat.
"What'd you lose?" she asked.
"My sonic screwdriver," he said. "I don't know where I put It." he said, frantically running around.
Sighing, Aleesia pulled it out of her purse. Amidst his running, he saw her holding it between her finger and thumb. "Oh." He said. "Can you hold onto it, so I don't lose it again?"
She nodded, tucking it back into her purse.
They opened the door and watched the snow fall for a bit.
"Sia!"
"George!" Aleesia cried, running to the man opening doors for people and throwing her arms around him. The man had to be in his forties, his hair was starting to gray but he looked like he loved his job.
"I was hoping you were coming this year. You were sickly the last time."
Aleesia kissed the man's cheek as the Doctor came up beside her.
"This is my escort, Trevelyan, or Trev." She said, holding tight to the Doctor's hand. With his other hand, the Doctor and George shook hands. George smiled. "Take care of my girl, yeah?" he said. "I consider her one of my own."
The Doctor smiled and said "My life for hers."
They went inside and took in the room full of people. Everyone said 'hello' to Alessia and introductions were made. It seemed to the Doctor that Aleesia was loved by everyone.
"Eesia!" two small voices cried.
The Doctor turned and saw a little boy and an even littler girl running towards him and Aleesia.
"Alexander." She said, holding the small boy close. The little girl stood patiently, waiting to be held
When Alexander stepped aside, the little girl flung herself onto Aleesia. "Oh, Ella." She said, propping the little girl on her hip. She turned to the Doctor and said "These are my little brother and sister. Alexander is four and Ella here is…How old are you, Ella?"
Little Ella smiled shyly at the Doctor and held up to fingers.
"Good girl, you're two."
The Doctor leaned closer to her and said "You're a big girl, now, aren't you."
Ella smiled, nodding at the Doctor. He smiled.
"Eesia, I want to be held too." Alexander pouted. By the looks of things, Alexander had been used to being the only one who got Aleesia's affection.
Aleesia looked at the Doctor, who winked at her. He bent down and said, "Hold on, Alexander." The Doctor swung Alexander up onto his shoulder. The little boy hooted with laughter, holding onto the Doctor's hand.
"Aleesia."
Aleesia, who was playing with the kids, with the Doctor turned and found her father staring at her.
"Alexander, Ella, stay with Trevelyan."
"Okay." The chimed, not really caring anymore whether their sister stayed or went. She smiled at the Doctor, who was playing "Ring-Around-the-Rosy" with them. He was smiling.
"Hello, father." She said, hugging him.
"Who is that strange man playing with Alexander and Elloise?" her father asked.
"Trevelyan," She said, turning to look at them. "He's my escort for the evening."
"Oh, well, would you mind putting them to bed? They've missed you." He said, a little stiffly.
"Of course." She said. "I'll bring them over to say goodnight."
"There's no need for that, just get them to bed." Her father said, with a wave of his hand.
"Yes, father."
She headed back over to them and right as she got there, Ella yawned.
"Come on, little ones, time for bed."
Ella held her arms up to Aleesia and the Doctor already had Alexander in his arms.
"Follow me." she whispered to the Doctor.
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The headed up the stairs to the room that the kids shared. They changed them into their pajamas, before tucking them into the beds.
"Eesia, can you sing "Ariel's Song" to us." Alexander yawned.
Aleesia smiled at her brother.
"La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Oh, la, la, la, la.
Under a bright, blue, endless sky.
Wait!
I remember that.
How I know that song?
I remember sitting in the moonlight
And that feeling, what's that feeling?
I remember, yes.
How I know that song, though it's been so long
I remember happiness without a floor or ceiling
What's that feeling, I remember?
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, laaaa,
La, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la
La, la, la
Oh!
I remember her,
And how we were.
I remember wanting what the evening
Would be bringing.
I remember singing
Under the bright, blue, endless sky."
She caressed Ella's cheek as she fell asleep, looking over at Alexander.
"Waves try to measure the days that we treasure.
And I, I remember, I remember music.
And I'm never going back to the silent law
They wrote.
I will sing in every tempo,
Every last chromatic note.
For I- I remember her,
I remember music and I remember
Love.
Love."
"Goodnight, Ella." She said, kissing the girl's head.
"Goodnight, Alexander." She said, kissing the boy's head.
She gently took the Doctor's hand and led him out of the room, leading him into her room
"They love you." He said.
"I love them." She replied, showing him a picture of her and Alexander when he was born. "When my father told me that his new wife was going to have a baby, I was thrilled. I loved Alexander from the beginning. When he was born he was loud, always crying when my father would hold him. My father would get annoyed and pass him off to me. Alexander would look at me with those big blue eyes of his and start crying softly. I would sing the song "Edelweiss" to him and he would stop. I always sang to him before bed." She pulled out another picture; this one was of her and Ella when she was born. "Then little Elloise came along, I began to call her Ella. I would sing to her when she was crying and before she went to sleep, like I had Alexander. As they both got older, they loved me more than my father, and I would always sing to them. I wish I went to school nearby so I could see them grow, other than
looking at pictures of them, that I am sent by my father." She sighed, looking around the room.
"We should go; the people downstairs will be missing you." He said, a little too softly. He was looking at a picture, it looked familiar to him but he let it go, he wasn't gonna let it bother him.
They headed back to the party, hand in hand.
"You're really good with children." She said, smiling at him.
"Well, I had a daughter; they took my DNA and made an echo of me. Her name was Jenny. She died in my arms. She was about your age."
He turned and looked at her.
"I'm a Time Lord, the very last of the Time Lords. I hate violence and war, having been in some myself. But the one thing I can't stand is seeing children cry."
"It's made you kind." She said, pulling him into a hug. "I don't like seeing children cry either. Children are our hope for a better tomorrow."
He held her tight. It was strange for him to have someone feel the same way he did. Breaking away from her, he kissed her lightly. After a second, he pulled away. He apologized but she smiled and pulled him in for a deeper kiss.
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They headed back into the party about ten minutes later. The Doctor's hair was slightly mussed, as was Aleesia's.
"Aleesia, there you are." Her step mother said, coming forward.
"Lorena." Aleesia said, with what the Doctor could tell was false cheeriness.
"Where were you?"
"Father asked me to put Alexander and Elloise to bed." She said.
"Who, may I ask, is the delightful man you came with?" Lorena asked.
"Trev is my escort for the evening." She said. Lorena, don't you dare.
"Aleesia, would you care to dance, my love?" the Doctor asked.
Aleesia took his hand and began to dance with him.
"Save the last dance for me." the Doctor sang along.
"Nice voice." She said.
"Thanks." He smiled.
She pulled him closer and people stopped to stare as they dance. It must've looked cheorgraphed. He swung her out and judging by his movements it meant run back to me and jump. When she did so, he spun her around, sliding her between his legs and then back up. At the end, he dipped her back and held her there before bringing her back up.
"It dances too." She whispered.
"Aleesia!"
There peaceful moment was broken by a man charging through the crowd.
"Oh, joy." She said, hiding behind the Doctor. He wondered why, then saw that her hand was placed to her stomach and comprehension struck. This was the man who got her pregnant and worried her into a miscarriage.
"Aleesia, we need to talk."
"No."
"Aleesia, my love, please…we need to talk."
"Obviously, she doesn't want to talk to you." The Doctor said, keeping Aleesia behind him at all times.
"I don't care what you think." The man said, advancing on the Doctor.
"Carlos, back off." She said.
"Aleesia, what's going on?" he father asked.
"I can explain that, Mr. Andro, the Doctor said, pacing slightly. "See, Carlos, here, is not only screwing your wife but…he has raped and impregnated your daughter. I'm the Doctor she went to when she had a miscarriage."
"You bastard!" Carlos said, lunging at the Doctor.
The Doctor felt Carlos' fist connect with his face and he hit the ground.
"Trev!" she called to him, rushing forward.
"Larla, stay back." He called. "You have my best weapon."
Alessia rummaged through her purse and found the sonic device. She pressed the button, listening to the humming noise. She had to help, she watched as the two men circled, Carlos kept throwing punches and the Doctor just kept dodging, never attempting to take a swing at the man.
Frantically, she looked around and saw what she needed. The sound system.
She ran over to it and took the microphone and said "Hey, Carlos!" Carlos and the Doctor stopped their little dance to look at her. Carlos looked confused and the Doctor beamed with pride. "When being with a man who has a sonic screwdriver, always remember this…never let his date get near the sound system. She hit the button and held it to the microphone. Carlos crumpled to the ground holding his ears, giving the Doctor the chance to grab Carlos and hold him tight. Stopping him from hurting people.
She ran over to the Doctor, who had handed Carlos off to George, and held him tight.
"We will see him in court." Her father said, looking pissed.
"Father, in all honesty, it was my fault as much as his. He was charming and made me believe that he loved me."
"He stole thousands of dollars form me." her father said, looking at her like she was crazy.
Aleesia felt her face fall. "I'm tired. Father, would it be okay, if we spent the night."
"Yes." Her father said, walking away. "Yes."
Aleesia looked at the Doctor and walked away, she didn't want him to see the tears falling down her face. The Doctor sighed and followed her father. It was time that the Doctor had a talk with Mr. Andro, the man who seemingly didn't care about his oldest daughter.