Okay, so I'm not going to lie, I had fun writing these next few chapters. Hopefully, you'll be able to see why and enjoy them too. Anyways, onward with the story.

I own absolutely nothing. The ideas were put together in my head, but I feel like somehow BBC still owns it.

Apparently, that was a good enough reason to study archaeology, because a few days later I got a letter saying that I had been accepted into Luna University's Doctoral Program. I was to start the following month. I spent the time finding a place to live and buying what I considered the essentials for both living and school.

But of course, no new body can go through the first day of school without getting into a little a bit of trouble. Mine just happened to come in the form of a familiar face that I wasn't expecting. I had already decided that I couldn't get too close to anyone. I had a feeling that the Doctor and my parents would eventually be back for me, and I didn't want to disappear on people I cared about. I had been on the opposite side of that when Amy and Rory began travelling with the Doctor. You never know when they'll show back up; it's very frustrating. The simple solution was obviously not to make any close friends.

But of course, that was not going to happen. I was simply walking around the campus after my first class when I saw a group of people crowding around something in one of the artificial courtyards. Being who I am, I had to see what was going on. I pushed my way through the group to see two men fighting. It wasn't very hard to figure out what they were fighting about with the large chest, blonde standing there yelling at them not to hurt each other. Neither of them paid any attention to her at the moment though.

"Honestly, men never grow up," I sighed, talking to myself.

"I can't say I blame Liam for punching the guy," the man behind me said. "I'd deck anyone who slept with my fiancée."

"Which one's Liam?" I asked, generally curious.

"The one that's losing," he admitted.

I shook my head and turned my attention back to the fight. It was interesting how physical violence in humans transcends time; you'd think we'd evolve out of it, but here was proof that it was still as strong as ever. I was just as guilty as the next person, if I was honest; maybe even a little more. But that didn't mean I was expecting men to fight out of pride.

After a few minutes of this fighting, I began to get bored and was about to walk off when I heard Liam's girlfriend ask the fairly large crowd, "Somebody make them stop!"

Well, I knew I could have fun with that. One of the first things I had done with the money the Doctor and my parents had left me was that I bought a new gun. I had decided that I might need protection, and I had owned one in each of my lives before, so it felt right. It was getting to be a bit old carrying around the gun that had killed me. Plus, I was in the future, though so it had multiple settings. I pulled it out of bag, and set it to the weakest setting before firing it off into the air. Suddenly, every eye was on me and the commotion on the ground stopped.

"Right then," I said with a smile, "we should probably stop this fighting, don't you think?"

And then I saw the faces looking back at me. One was a bit baby-faced with light brown hair. He had a black eye, and was clearly losing the fight, making him Liam. The second face was all too familiar, though it had been a while, and he somehow looked younger. There was something different about him, I just couldn't place it, but it didn't matter; what was more important was how the bloody hell Jack Harkness was at Luna University over three thousand years after I met him. I know the man didn't die when shot by a Weevil, but this was ridiculous. Of course as soon as I saw him the words popped right out of my mouth. "What the bloody hell are you doing here?"

Both of the boys looked at each other then back at me, trying to figure out who I was talking to. Liam answered first. "I, uh, go to school here."

"Not you," I told him, and he looked a little relieved. Jack looked more panicked.

"I was doing some training for my job, and this man attacked me."

"Because you slept with my fiancée!"

I sighed and shook my head. Jack, always was a flirt.

"I told you, she didn't tell me she was engaged. Otherwise I would have asked if you wanted to join in on the fun." I had to stifle a laugh. He never changed.

"Maybe you should go talk to your girlfriend about why she slept with a stranger," I suggested.

All eyes turned to the blonde who suddenly went very red. "I, uh, well you see… Oh, come on, Liam, he's hot and you know it."

I could barely believe my eyes when Liam gave Jack the up-down along with several people in the crowd. I suddenly felt like I was surrounded by Jacks. After a minute, Liam shook his head. "We said no more sex with other people!"

"I know, I know, but-"

"Maybe it's just me," I interrupted, "but do you really want to have this conversation in front of everybody?"

I honestly didn't care about their relationship or how public or private they made it. I just wanted a minute to talk to Jack. They looked at each other before wondering off. The crowd hung around to watch me and Jack, at least until I told them to scram. Somehow I had scared all of them (maybe it was the gun), and they did as I requested. As they were leaving, I turned to my old friend. Not that he would recognize this face as Melody Pond.

"You really have to stop with all the flirting. You're going to get yourself shot."

He simply gave me his charming smile and shrugged. "Whatever happens. Plus, I'm not usually in one place long enough for anything like that to happen."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing. I'm Gavin, by the way, Gavin Shine." I stood there shocked. I would have sworn on my life that this man was Jack Harkness. Apparently I stood there too long, because he asked me, "Is there something on my face?"

"I'm sorry, you look like an old friend of mine; I would have sworn you were him."

"Just a friend?" he prodded and I could see where this was going.

"He is. My fiancé isn't."

Okay, so maybe the Doctor didn't mean it when he asked me to marry him. After all, how could that man possibly be domestic? But I would take what I could get, and there was a slim chance it would keep this man's overbearing flirtation away from me.

Gavin grimaced. "Message received."

We began to walk in silence, but I had so many questions for this man. The first being how he could resemble Jack so much. "So, where are you from?"

"Boeshane Peninsula. It's colony in the next solar system over. You?"

"Florida, on earth," I told him, sticking to the same lie I told Jack. Oddly enough Gavin was from a place with the same name as the place where Jack grew up. "What are you studying?"

"I'm not. I'm a time agent. I'm here to keep someone safe. Apparently this girl is important for reason."

"Time agent?"

"You haven't heard of the Time Agency?" he gasped, as if I had told him I was an alien. Actually, that probably wouldn't have surprised him as much.

"I'm a bit of a traveler myself," I admitted. "Don't stay anywhere for too long."

"But you have a fiancé?" he checked.

"I do. Jealous?" I taunted.

"Unbelievably," he answered, and he wasn't kidding. It was possible Gavin was worse than Jack when it came to flirting.

"Who were you sent to protect?" I changed the subject, not wanting to have that conversation.

"A girl named River Song." I had to hold back a laugh. I was perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I had been doing it for years. But then, who would have sent someone to look after me? Surely the Doctor and my parents knew I was able to protect myself, and no one else knew I was here. But I figured this Gavin Shine probably was as clueless as I was, so there was no point in bothering him about it.

"Well, Gavin, it's your lucky day. I'm River Song."

He gave a look that I swear I had seen on my old friend's face too many times to count as he gave me the up-down. "Well, Ms. Song, I certainly didn't expect someone as radiant as you."

"Save your charm," I told him. "I'm definitely going to make you work for your money."

Anyone confused by River's friend? Hope not, but if so let me know and I'll see if I can clarify. Also, reviews are greatly appreciated. :)