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Without further adieu,

( I do not own anything! Except Amelia...)

I only got an hour of reading done before I felt someone's eyes on me and when I looked up, the Doctor was standing next to the armchair where I had my little breakdown. He wasn't smiling but he wasn't frowning either so I took it as a good sign that he wasn't mad at me.

"Why are you up so early?"

"I couldn't sleep. I needed a couple of answers."

"You could've asked me anything."

"I was afraid you would get uncomfortable or angry at me."

He picked up one of the books that I picked out and he read the title.

'Time Lords and Ladies: A Complete History.'

I continued reading the currant book about Time Lords, their biology, and mating when he cleared his throat.

"So I guess you're learning about my species?"

"Yup."

Silence.

"What did you learn?"

"Not much, these books aren't telling me everything that I need to know. However, I learned about your biology, your personality traits, even the correct terms for certain…things."

"Name something then."

"Your species are known for their knowledge and for living longer than any other creature. You vary from person to person but you can be a protective, sensitive, loony, or possessive alien. While you look and talk like humans, your biology is much different. Not only do you have no lungs and two hearts but your core temperature is colder which means you can stand the heat and cold longer."

I stood up and walked toward him with my eyes never leaving his. He backed himself into a wall and I tapped his forehead.

"Your brain is far more complicated than a human's and you can divide it up to multitask better and that you can read your species' minds."

I placed a hand over one of his hearts and I felt it tick a little faster. I smiled with grim realization as a thought was blurted from my lips.

"Despite all of these things, you look human, feel human, act almost human. You outlive humans though," I took a mental pause to let what I said sink in before placing my head on his chest. This man, an alien that looks human

"Looks human, feels human, acts human, but yet not human. How controlled must you be, Doctor? How long before that brain stops thinking about the good of others and begins talking about yourself? How long before jealousy and anger shine through?"

I knew I was teasing now but I didn't care. I lifted my head but not my hand as I watched his face. He was at war with himself and I was pushing him closer to the edge of no return. I cupped his cheek and he suddenly focused on me and my eyes instead of the ground between us.

"How old is your soul? How many times have you seen people fall in love or out of love? How many times did you want to stop time, even for a little bit, but moved on? Swim in that shallow part of your soul, you know, the part that holds your emotions? Swim in it and remember who you were before whatever or whoever made you so cold."

I was so curious but so frustrated; I wanted to ask him those questions for a long time but the last part about his soul? I said it from my heart. I wanted him to heal, to be knit back together like my wrist with his sonic screwdriver.

I reached up and kissed him on the cheek and patted his other cheek as I walked away to my bedroom to turn in for the night.

I looked back and found he was staring at me with something I never saw before, "Come find me whenever you need me, Doc."

I walked away, leaving a broken man behind; I needed to break him even more to let him heal.

I avoided the Doctor since that night and instead decided to hold myself up into the library until Doc either cooled down or found me. I like to believe that he wanted to talk but he probably wanted me to go away. When I knew he was sleeping I would sneak away to explore the TARDIS before he would wake up. I pushed him too far and I knew he was mad at me. When I wanted to explain myself, I couldn't find him at all.

'Do you know where he is TARDIS?'

'I believe he is in his room.'

'HE has a room?'

'Of course, Amelia.'

'Hey, I never see him sleeping. Hey TARDIS?'

'What?' The TARDIS wanted to be mad at me but I could hear the relief in her voice. I wasn't thinking or speaking for days, only writing my thoughts on paper.

'Is…is he going to send me home?'

'I don't know. I hope not.'

'Thanks TARDIS and TARDIS?'

'What?'

'I'm sorry, I'm so sorry for everything I caused.'

I became mute to her again and I didn't hear her response to what I said.

I heard someone walk up behind me and wrap his strong arms around me. I leaned back into him and I heard him sigh. His heart beats were beating calmly and I felt so calm.

"Doctor?"

"…yes?"

"Are you going to kick me off the TARDIS now?"

There was a moment of silence and then a loud laughter filled the large room. I turned around to stare almost dumbfounded at the Doctor. He was smiling that goofy grin and he had me smiling after a moment.

"Why would I?"

"…do I really need to tell you?"

"No," he laughed a little more and I relaxed under his stare. He was serious, but I wasn't going home.

I disentangled myself from him and told him I was taking a nap. I walked away still feeling his eyes burning into my back. I could hear the music playing playing in the background and I could hear the TARDIS sighing and humming. It was peaceful and calm for the first time I was on the TARDIS and yet…something wasn't quite right…

I woke up with the TARDIS moving and rocking like we were crashing out of the time vortex.

'TARDIS WHAT'S GOING ON?!'

'IT'S THE DOCTOR! HE FELL ASLEEP AT THE CONTROLS AND ACCIDENTLY TURNED OFF THE AUTO DRIVER!'

I jumped out of bed and ran to the control room as best as I could; sure enough there was the Doctor slumped over the controls. I pushed him roughly onto the floor and looked around for the auto driver button.

'How do I turn it back on?!'

'Bright blue button!'

I found the button and nearly smashed it into the board. The TARDIS steadied and sighed at the returning of the Time Vortex. I paid my attention to the Doctor who was sleeping like he was in bed.

'Is there anything medically wrong with him?'

'No I made sure of that. He…he hasn't been sleeping well enough…'

'What do you mean?'

'I mean for the past two weeks, he hasn't slept at all. He paces around his room and writes in his books.'

I looked at the Doctor and felt a little guilty for his lack of sleep and I went to my room to fetch my pillow and blankets. I fixed him a little bed on the floor and made sure that he was at least a little bit comfortable.

He looked so calm and peaceful, I wanted him to stay that way for as long as I could. I decided to join him on the floor and I rested my head against the control board trying to stay awake. I was so tired, I wanted to sleep a week and I felt my body slowly drifting off.

'TARDIS?'

'Yeah?'

'Wake me up when he does ok?'

'I'll try.'

I already knew she wouldn't but I didn't care. I liked staying next to my Doctor. The next thing I knew, I was laying on the floor alone with blankets on me and a pillow under my head.

"I hate sleeping on the floor."

"Oh good you're up!"

The Doctor was smiling his goofy grin and making my unrestful sleep a little better. I smiled and tried getting up when the TARDIS shook.

"Finally we're here!"

"Why is it the ship tries landing while I'm trying to get up?"

"Maybe it's the other way around. You might want to change, we're in America during the twenties."

"The Roaring Twenties?!"

"Of course…"

I ran to my room before he was even finished. I always wanted to go to the 1920's! I was so excited that I was mentally freaking out.

'Do I need to get the Doctor in here?'

'No! But you do need to find me an outfit that a woman would wear in the Roaring Twenties!'

'I don't understand why you are so excited to be here.'

'TARDIS, I fell in love with the Roaring Twenties because of the book 'The Great Gatsby.' I always wished Gatsby was real and that I could meet him! He was the envisionment of cool and mysterious when I was reading the book! Plus…if my grandmother didn't move from England to America to meet my grandfather, I wouldn't be here.'

'They met in America?'

'Yeah, in a party. She was dancing and he caught her when her partner dropped her. They fell in love, had my father, he met my mother, and here I am!'

'How sweet!'

'I know!' I was sorting through the clothes when the Doctor came into my room. He began to speak when he looked like he swallowed a frog.

"What's the matter?"

He opened his mouth to speak but closed it again.

"Doc, what's the matter?!"

'Amelia, you're in your underwear.'

I looked down and saw I was, but the Doctor's been alive for almost a thousand years. Shouldn't he be used to this by now?

I acted ashamed and embarrassed when I wasn't as I ran to my bathroom and slammed the door shut. I listened to him walk away and I walked back to clothes on my bed.

'What a prude.'

'Excuse me?'

'The Doctor, did you see his face? It was priceless!'

'Why did you take so long to run into the bathroom? I mean, I thought Americans were a little more respectable than that?'

'I didn't run because a) he's been alive for almost one thousand years and I refuse to believe that the Doctor has never seen a woman's body before and b) Americans are more respectable but this American-British girl has lived in a household where men walk around almost naked. Almost nothing can faze me now.'

'Still.'

'It'll be fine.'

'Ok if you think so...'

I finished getting ready and walked outside to the control room where the Doctor tried explaining the little accident.

"Amelia, I am so sorry for walking in on you like that!"

"You walked in on me? When?"

I was playing dumb and after a moment of confusion, he understood that I was fine and that I wanted to forget it ever happened. He took my arm and walked me outside to the 1920's.

Author's Notes: Who loves the 1920s too? Is it just me? Probably just me. Oh well. If you like the story but want to tell me something you hated or liked, leave me a review!

Until next time my lovely little aliens!