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An understanding
"Doctor, why did you bring me here?" Clara had followed him inside and was trying to make sense of all that she'd witnessed.
He did not answer her and instead walked towards the black board that still showed the blacked out sectors from Helland.
"Give me a number between 42 and 100,584,350 " he said while looking at it.
"Doctor! Tell me, what just happened. You said you'd kill us all, you can't pretend that didn't just happen. Do I mean that little to you?"
"I also said I would save you, so really… give me a number".
He continued staring at the board, not looking at her.
"No! First you pick me up in the middle of the night and drag me to a planet where you threaten to destroy the whole universe and after that you just leave?
Tell me what happened!" Clara had gotten so angry that she was actually stomping her feet. "I follow you, I SAVED you".
"Saved me?" the Doctor turned to face her "Saved me for what? I was supposed to die, I walked this universe alone for over a 1000 years, and when I should have died, be at peace you added another 2000 or so years to them.
Saved me" he spat the words out as if they were bile, his eyes blazing at her.
Those words took the wind right out of Clara and shocked she sat down on the closest chair she could find.
"You really feel that way? Doctor? I… I… condemned you, I thought I was saving you, I thought you were happy"
She almost started to cry but then her anger kicked back in.
"I lost to and I'm not threatening to destroy everything. At least you have a grave you can visit, I have nothing".
Now she did start to cry, damned those treacherous tears, she wanted to remain angry force him to talk to her.
"Clara I'm sorry I didn't mean what I said but sometimes the Scotsman leaks out of me. I am very very grateful for you saving me and I am very very sorry that you lost P.E."
"DANNY! His name is Danny".
"I'm sorry Danny. But tell me Clara if there was a way to save him would you? Would you not try everything in your power to restore him, and can you blame me for wanting to do the same".
Clara looked down at her hands, the Doctor had taken them in his when he moved from the blackboard to sit in front of her, he no longer looked angry he looked concerned and very old.
"No I can't" she sighed "it's just that I thought you were doing fine".
"I thought you were doing fine too, I guess we both lied".
They set together for a little bit, a quiet new understanding forming.
"I'll help you" Clara finally said," I'll help you because you're right, if there was a way to save Danny I would take it and I can't fault you for wanting the same. But I will keep an eye on you and I won't let you destroy anything else I hold dear".
The Doctor grinned
"Well it seems I need to be found so I guess Helland is as good a place as any to be. So about that number?"
He got back to his feet and walked towards the blackboard again.
"3,141,592 " she said with a smile on her face.
The doctor smiled "he did rub off on you a little didn't he. Okay it is as good a place as any".
He walked back towards the blackboard and circled a sector.
Clara was still sitting down, tired out from all the emotions and events of that night,
"Doctor before we go on your treasure hunt could we just get some coffee somewhere, I am so tired that I might just fall asleep on the planet surface if I don't get coffee".
The Doctor looked her up and down,"You do look terrible, maybe you should get some sleep and I will pick you up when you are awake and of some actual use." he smiled when he said that, and Clara knew he had a point. She would be useless like this even with 10 cups of coffee in her she was barely able to function as is.
"Doctor promise me you'll wait, you won't go to Helland without me".
The doctor already standing at the centre console nodded "I promise" was all he said, but she knew he would keep his word.
He was not one to break a promise.
