Chapter Thirteen: Rory Williams

"Rory?" She croaked. "What are you doing here?"

"I caught the Doctor taking your dolls. He… He said I could talk to you."

"What about?"

"I want you to hear me out."

"What?"

"I want to persuade you to come back with me."

"What?" The Doctor asked, surprised. "You never told me that!"

"If I told you that I was planning on asking Amy to come with me, you wouldn't let me see her."

"No!" The Doctor said, furious. "Amy, tell him!"

"I don't want to come back, Rory. I'm sorry." Amy whispered.

"Hear me out. Yeah, the Doctor loves you. It's obvious. But he left you Amy. When you were Seven, he left you out in the cold. He left you out of his blue box, and you had no-one to turn to but me and Mels. And god knows I care for you the most. I dressed up as that idiot for years. And when we finally got together, I stayed with you. Always did. Even though you were a stripper for years, I ignored the profession and let you do it. I always kept my mouth shut. But then he came back. And I thought I'd lost you again. But he left. And god, I was relieved. And then, on the night before our wedding, he dumps his blue box outside your garden and whisks you away in it. And then, before I know it, you're back, devastated. And you leave me. And I was horrified, and really upset. And the Doctor had changed you, Amy. He had torn your heart out. Six months I looked after you Amy. Six bloody months. And then he came back, and you're gone again! Just like that! I've never left you Amy. I never will. But he has left you three times. And you keep jumping onto the TARDIS bandwagon."

"What are you trying to say? You're better than he is?" Amy boomed. "Yeah, you stayed with me. And god knows that I love you. But as a brother! Yeah, he's scary at times, but he cares about me more than you ever could."

"Do you know that?" He shouted. "DO YOU KNOW THAT?"

"YES!" She shouted back.

"You… I'm sorry I'm about to do this, Amy." He grabbed her wrist and dragged her towards the door.

"GET OFF ME!" She yelped as he carried her. "Doctor, stop him!"

"I can't." He whispered. "I promised."

"Oh, forget that!" She moaned, floundering. "Help me!"

"I don't want to…" He stopped as he saw Rory pull down her hair and burst open the door. "Leave her alone!" He shouted, grabbing Amy from Rory halfway through Amy's garden. He picked her up bridal style and burst into the TARDIS, locking the doors behind him.

"Thank you." She whispered. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, Amelia." Then, the Doctor and Amy heard banging on the TARDIS' door. Jack rushed down the stairs.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"Never mind." The Doctor murmured as he pulled down on a lever. The TARDIS shook as it flew off into space, leaving Rory sobbing in Amy's garden.