A\N: Hey guys this is a one shot in celebration of Jenna Coleman's birthday. Happy birthday Jenna!
Clara's Birthday
Clara woke up early in the morning to her text alert. She gently rubbed her eyes, before opening them, staring up at the starry night lights, she stretched out reaching over to the side table to get her phone. Before she read the name on the screen she knew exactly who it will be, her dad made a point of always being the first to send her a message on her birthday. She send a quick reply, knowing that when they did go back home he would spoil her as he always did.
She quickly jumped out of the bed, running around the room, quickly getting dressed, she decided on black tights, her favourite black and red skirt, and a cute black jumper. She dabbed on eyeliner and mascara, brushing her hair as a finishing touch. Giving herself a once over in the mirror, she decided it was the perfect birthday outfit. She had left hints for the Master the last couple of days, and she hoped he would have picked up on them. She didn't admit it to anyone but she secretly was a big fan of celebrating her birthday, and she loved it when people spoilt her on this day. She in turn always went out of her way to make sure all of her friends felt special on their birthdays.
She made her way to console room, she must admit she was surprised the Master didn't come and wake her up, but maybe he had some other things in mind. She found him as always tinkering away on the console of the TARDIS, it amused Clara how much time he spend working on the TARDIS, always adding new functions, he was most excited about the converted toaster that could download a whole series of her favourite shows in the blink of an eye. She still needed to get him to download Sherlock for her.
Clara walked over to him, standing behind him; she gave him a hug from behind. The Master turned around he looked down at her, lifting her chin with his finger "Good morning, did you sleep well?" he leaned down kissing her softly. She smiled at him, "Yes thank you." She waited expectantly for him to congratulate her. He leaned down again, kissing her on the forehead before turning back to his tinkering. Clara looked at him incredulously, "So what's the plan for the day?" she said while walking around the console, looking at all the flashing lights, trying to see if they were currently in flight, since the Master keeps tinkering on it, the TARDIS currently doesn't make any noise. Clara likes it since she could sleep even when they are travelling. The Master gave a shrug of his shoulders, pressing his head even further into the little space underneath the console. Clara knelt down next to him, watching his hands moving fast around all the wires, "What are you doing?" she asked curiously, she reached her hand in to touch a metallic flashing blue wire. He slapped her hand quickly. "Don't touch that? Do you want to get killed?" Clara was surprised at his outburst; he was usually so gentle with her, which was surprising since he wasn't generally nice to anyone else. She felt special about it.
He got up, quickly closing the console panels, "I was just tuning the influx of oxygen, and then the output will be converted into data to be used for you to use your earbook." He looked chuffed with himself, crossing his arms across his chest, puffing his chest out. Clara looked confusingly at him, her eyebrow raised at him. "Earbook?" she asked after stifling a giggle. The Master looked at her as if she was a three headed monster. "Yes Clara," he said heaving a sigh "that thing you keep checking to see who got married, the bragging site, you know which one I am talking about." Clara stood in front of him clutching her sides as she laughed so hard. Between outbursts she managed to stammer out "Facebook!" she held onto the console, keeping herself from falling over she was laughing so hard. He looked at her a small smile crossing his face, and after a couple of seconds of pretending to be hurt by her laughing at her, he joined in with the laughter.
When they calmed down, The Master turned back to the console, setting the TARDIS course, when he started tinkering around again, Clara gave up making her way to the kitchen to go make breakfast, she knew the Master could get lost in thought when he was tinkering, she was also getting upset, since she hoped he would at least remember, she did tell him the previous night that today was a special day. She made herself a breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast leaving a plate for him as well. She took her plate and went in the direction of the library; a good book with her breakfast will also be a good birthday treat. She grabbed a book and made herself comfortable in one of the arm chairs.
She knew it was getting late when she realised that she was busy with the last chapter of the book, and when she looked at her watch she saw it was late afternoon already. Why didn't the Master come and look for her, she wondered to herself. She got up, grabbing her plate, leaving the book on the coffee table, to finish it later. She went into the kitchen to find his plate still on the counter untouched she threw away his breakfast, rinsing the plates, she then left them to dry. As she was drying her hands on a dish cloth she saw the Master running past the door. "Clara! CLARA!" he shouted as he went, she walked to the door, watching him run around, looking into all the doors. At first she wanted to pretend she didn't hear him, but she knew he would find her eventually.
"Here I am" she said crossing her arms, looking up defiantly at him. She wanted to not be so upset by the fact that he forgot, but she couldn't blame him, he probably didn't understand. He spun around running towards her; he grabbed her hand, pulling her back to the console room. He pulled a lever as they ran past, he then ran to the doors. Stopping in front of them, he turned to her, placing his hands on her shoulders he looked down at her, a grin on his face, a glint in his eyes. "Close your eyes." He whispered softly. Clara closed her eyes, she couldn't help but smile. She could hear him open the doors and she could feel a cool breeze. His hands still on her shoulders he guided her out of the TARDIS, the walked for a few feet, and Clara stumbled over some rocks, and the Master grabbed her with his hand, he lifted her off her feet, holding her close to his body, she could feel his heartbeat against her, and even for a Timelord it was elevated.
When he finally put her down, she took a deep breath to steady her own heart beat. "Can I open them now?" she said after a few minutes. She couldn't hear him anywhere around her. "Master, where are you?" she started to panic when she felt his hands on her shoulders again, she could feel he was standing in front of her. The Master bend down, kissing her softly on the lips, holding her face in his hands, he gently rubbed his thumb across her cheek, Clara kissed him back, taking in his scent. He broke the kiss, and Clara could feel he was moving behind her, his hands on her shoulder again, she smiled, feeling so excited. He bend down, whispering in her ear, "Open them now." Clara blinked her eyes, surprised at how bright it was. She had to shield her eyes against the bright light, but as they got accustomed to it, she could take in her surroundings, they were at a beach, the ocean a sparkling deep turquoise blue, the pebbled beach, looked like diamonds were strewn all over the floor. Clara was mesmerised by the site in front of her. "Happy Birthday Clara." He whispered in her ear.
He took her hand, leading her towards the water, "Wait!" she said when she realised what he was going to do, and he grabbed her again, lifting her off her feet, running towards the water. She held onto his body, her hands holding onto his shirt, determined to take him down with her, and he knew what her plan was, because as he reached the water, he didn't stop. He made his way into the warm water, Clara was convinced it would be cold, but when the water reached her she was surprised to find it felt like bath water. He dipped them into the water, submerging both of them. They came up spluttering. She looked at the Master, they were moving towards each other in the water, and she placed her arms around his neck pulling him closer. The Master leaned down, kissing her softly. "This is the best birthday present ever."
