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Chapter 11: The Day We Kissed
Clara was doing her usual things. She woke up in the morning, got dressed, made breakfast for the kids, took them to school and did the shopping. When she got home gran was standing in front of the house.
"Gran? What are you doing here?"
"Can't I just visit my granddaughter?"
"I'm just surprised you're here. Come in." she opened the door and went in. She made tea and sat down on the couch in the living room. "Here you go." she gave her the cup.
"Thank you, dear."
"So gran, what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to see you. You're calling me all the time since the accident."
"Because I'm worried about you."
"I know but I'm okay honey. You don't have to worry about me all the time."
"I'll always worry about you."
"And where is that young man?"
"What young man?" she took a sip of tea.
"Well, your boyfriend." she choked and started to cough. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I choked. Gran, the Doctor is not my boyfriend. We're just friends."
"You don't fool me."
"Gran..."
"Since you know him you seem happier."
"Really?"
"Really." maybe gran's right – she thought. Since she's travelling with the Doctor her dream came true. Finally she can travel all around the world. She always dreamt about this like her mother. She wanted to travel the world for her sake. "Who is he, sweetie? You can tell me." should I tell her the truth about the Doctor?- she asked herself – She's gran! The only person in the world who I trusted from the very beginning. Tell her. Tell her that you are travelling with an alien in time and space!
"Gran, I..." she wanted to tell the truth but at the moment the TARDIS materialised in the house. Clara was a little bit scared. She wanted to hit the Doctor but the other part of her was glad. The TARDIS's door opened and the Doctor stepped out with a smile on his face.
"Hey Clara! It's Wednesday, isn't it?" he saw anger on her face. "Oh. I'm late, aren't I?" she hit his shoulder. "Ow! In the end I won't have a shoulder. You hitting me quite a lot recently."
"Gran is here you idiot!" he only realized now that gran is here. She was in shock.
"Oh. Did she...?"
"Saw that your snog box appear in the living room? Yeah, she did."
"Clara, she's not a snog box. If you keep calling her like that she won't like you. Margaret, hello. How are you?"
"Fine. Never better. But somebody tell me what's going on?"
"Gran, erm... you know, I met the Doctor 2 months ago and he is not human. He's a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey and he's a 1,000 years old. And this snog box is his spaceship."
"Clara, she's not a snog box!"
"Shut up!" he shut his mouth seeing that Clara will kill him with her eyes.
"So, he's an alien?"
"Yeah." gran went closer to the box.
"But this is just a telephone box. How can it be a spaceship?" the Doctor smiled and opened the TARDIS's door.
"Take a look." gran stepped in. She was in shock.
"But it's..." the Doctor went in and Clara followed him suspiciously. "It's bigger on the inside."
"Yeah, I hear that a lot." gran went to the panel.
"You fly the ship with these levers?"
"Yes." he clapped his hand together. "So, where do you want to go?" Clara looked at him.
"We?"
"Margaret can join, right?"
"Gran? I don't know."
"Honey please, don't make a decision for me." she took gran's hand.
"Gran, travelling with the Doctor is dangerous and you had a heart attack. I don't want you to be a part of it."
"We can go to a peaceful place. Where is no danger at all." she looked at him.
"Are you sure that your snog box will take us to a place where we are not in danger?"
"Oi! She's not a snog box!"
"If you say so. But seriously, can it do that?"
"Of course she can. I fly her."
"When Amy and Rory were here we wanted to go to India, but we ended up in a desert and they almost decapitated us because of your stupidity."
"It was an one-off incident."
"Of course it was." the Doctor blushed. Clara just smiled. "I'm just teasing you."
"Why?"
"Because you blush." he blushed again. "And again."
"Okay." he stepped to the panel and took a deep breathe. "What do you think of New York?"
"New York? The city where we first met? Is there any particular reason you chose this place?"
"Well I thought you would like it. There is no danger there."
"I know you. Something will happen."
"Clara..." she smiled. The Doctor blushed again. "Okay, erm... New York." he set the coordinates and when they landed they went out. A familiar face smiled at them on the outside.
"Hello Doctor!"
"Jack? What are you doing here?" Clara asked.
"I've waited for you."
"Why?" the Doctor asked.
"Because River told me that you will be here."
"Of course. River always knows where I am. Jack this is Margaret, Clara's grandmother." Jack kissed gran's hand.
"Pleasure to meet you, Margaret. Captain Jack Harkness."
"What a polite young man."
"I'm not that young."
"What do you mean?"
"I'll tell you." he winked at her. Clara stood next to the Doctor.
"Is it normal?"
"Yeah."
"Doctor what did you plan?" Jack asked.
"Walk around the city."
"And where are we?" gran asked.
"New York, 1873."
"1873? Is it a peaceful time?"
"I think so. Let's go." the Doctor and Jack were ahead gran and Clara were behind them.
"Honey, will you tell me what's between you and the Doctor?"
"There is nothing between me and him."
"You have chemistry. Will you tell how did you meet?" Clara smiled.
"Well gran, it's an interesting story..."
~~OoO~~
"Hello?"
"Ah, hello. I can't find the internet."
"I'm sorry?"
"It's gone, the internet. Can't find it anywhere. Where is it?"
"The internet?"
"Yes, the internet. Why don't I have the internet?"
"Where did you get this number?"
"Man in the shop wrote it down. It's the helpline, isn't it? He said it was the best helpline out there. In the universe, he said."
"What man? Who was he?"
"I dunno, the man in the shop. So why isn't there internet? Shouldn't it just sort of… be there?"
"Look, listen, I'm not actually… this isn't… You have clicked on the Wi-Fi button, haven't you?"
"Hang on. Erm… Wi-Fi?"
"Click on the Wi-Fi. You'll see a list of names. Is there one you recognise?"
"It's asking me for a password." Angie stepped into the room.
"Is it okay if I go and see Nina? You can call her mum."
"Sure. What's the password for the internet?"
"Rycbar123." Clara stood up.
"How am I supposed to remember that?" she asked. Angie told her the password and then she left. Clara sat down. "Hang on. Just a mo. Run. You. Clever. Boy. And. Remember. One… Two… Three!"
"What did you say?" he shouted. Clara dropped the phone then picked it up.
"Don't shout!" the man didn't answer. She only heard the beep. "Hello?"
~~OoO~~
"You had a problem with the Internet?" gran asked.
"Yeah. Nobody's perfect. And then, he appeared in front of the house..."
~~OoO~~
Somebody was knocking on the door. Clara stood up and went down.
"Hello, yes, I hear you. Yep. Uh-huh."she opened the door. "Hello?" the other side of the door there was a man in a monk outfit.
"Clara?" he panted. "Clara Oswald?"
"Hello?"
"Clara Oswin Oswald?"
"Just Clara Oswald. What was that middle one?"
"Do you remember me?" he asked with a smile on his face. Clara didn't understand this man.
"No. Should I? Who are you?"
"The Doctor." he stepped inside the house. "No? The Doctor?"
"Doctor who?"
"No, just the Doctor. Actually, sorry, could you just ask me that again?"
"Could I what?"
"Could you just ask me that question again?"
"Doctor who?" he smiled again.
"Okay, just once more."
"Doctor who?"
"Oh, yeah." he stepped out of the house. "Oh! D' you know, I never realised how much I enjoy hearing that said out loud. Thank you."
"Okay." Clara slammed the door.
~~OoO~~
"In a monk outfit? Seriously?"
"Yeah." she laughed.
"Why didn't you tell me this?"
"Because I thought that you won't believe me."
"Honey, I always believe in you. And what did I miss? What happened?"
"Well, the Doctor took me to different places. I saw the Grand Canyon. I was in a rain forest, a dessert and I was in my favourite fairytale."
"What do you mean?"
"I was in the Cinderella. I was Cinderella."
"You were in the story?"
"Yeah."
"And who was the prince?" Clara blushed. Gran smiled. "It was the Doctor?"
"Yeah."
"And you two...?"
"Yes, we got married and kissed in the STORY!"
"Oh, sweetie."
"We are a bit different since that. He always blushes and I like it. I blush sometimes when I'm with him."
"You like him?"
"What? No! I don't like the Doctor." she said in a thin voice. "I mean, I like him as a friend."
"I think you like him very much. More than just a friend. You just don't want to admit it to me, to yourself or to the Doctor. But one day, you'll see that this relationship will be more than just a friendship."
"Are you a diviner, gran?"
"No. I just have a good observing skills."
"Gran..." suddenly, Jack put his arms on their neck.
"Hey!" Clara frightened.
"Jack, you scared me to death. What's wrong?"
"I want to take your grandmother to a boulevard. You don't mind?"
"No."
"Go with the Doctor somewhere and we'll meet at the TARDIS."
"Okay, but take care of her."
"Got it." Clara kissed gran's cheek and stepped next to the Doctor.
"Hey."
"Hey. What's going on?"
"Jack takes gran to a walk."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Would you like to go boating?"
"I'd love to." he took her hand and went to a lake. He lent a boat. They sat in. The Doctor rowed them in the middle of the lake and enjoyed the peace. "It's nice. No aliens, no danger, no explosions. Just the two of us in a boat."
"The aliens and the danger bothers you?"
"No. Don't misunderstand it, I love the running and I enjoy this kind of lifestyle but this silence is nice."
"I see."
"I was thinking about something."
"What?"
"That I have done the right thing that day when I went away with you."
"And?"
"I did the right thing. My dreams finally came true. I see wonders. You gave me more than just the world. You gave me the whole universe. And I'm glad that I accepted your invitation. You changed my life."
"I'm glad that I found you. I've never had a companion like you. You're listening to me, arguing with me and you don't give your trust easily. I really appreciate it. You know Clara, I'm glad that I met you and I hope that you'll stay with me for a while." she smiled and took his hand.
"Me too. You're the best thing that happened in my life. You are my best friend and I don't want to let you or your hand go." he smiled. They were talking 'till sunset and then they went back to the TARDIS. Jack and gran were waiting for them. The Doctor took Jack home then Clara and gran. Gran said goodbye and went out of the ship. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"For being a good friend." she kissed his cheek. "Good night. See you next Wednesday." she went to the door.
"Well... a Wednesday, definitely. Next Wednesday, last Wednesday..." she looked at him one last time with a smile on her face then stepped out. "...one of the Wednesdays. Impossible girl. A mystery wrapped in an enigma squeezed into a skirt that's just a little bit too... tight." he smiled but then he hit his head. "What are you?" he asked himself and set the coordinates to next Wednesday.