Chapter 25: Get to Know My Brother

"'Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.' Marcus Aurelius." she finished her sentence what meant the end of the class as soon as the bell rang. The kids stood up and left the classroom. Clara wiped the blackboard when a teacher ran into the classroom. "Have you been running?"

"Are you okay? There was a call for you, at the office. From your doctor." Clara smiled.

"Did he leave an address?" he gave her the paper. Clara took her helmet and her jacket and went out of the classroom, out of the school. She sat on her motorbike when someone spoke up.

"Miss Oswald." Clara turned around. Annabelle smiled at her.

"Is something wrong Annabelle?"

"No, I just wanted to let you know that I have a friend." Clara smiled.

"It's a great news. I'm glad you are finally having friends. And who is it? Someone from the class?"

"Yes, it's Katy. Are you going to meet with the Doctor?"

"Yes."

"Tell him I said hi."

"Okay. See you tomorrow!"

"Goodbye!" Annabelle left with a smile on her face. Clara was relived. She finally found a friend. Since Annabelle was on the TARDIS, she's seeing the world differently. The Doctor showed her the universe. It wouldn't be him if he didn't…

~~OoO~~

"It's over?" I asked.

"Yeah. For now." the Doctor looked up at the sky. He was thinking. I don't know what Missy told him, but it made him confused.

"It's time to leave." River said. We both looked at them.

"What? Why?"

"We have to go. I'm sorry!" Jack said and they were gone. I don't understand why they left. Jack didn't explain anything. He told me he's my brother but I need some kind of explanation that how could it be possible. Why didn't I know that I have a brother?

"I think we should go too, Clara."

"Yeah. Annabelle is still on the TARDIS. I should bring her home. I hope I didn't ruin her life."

"Why are you saying this?"

"I don't want her to be a part of this. She deserves a normal life. She deserves a life where she knows her family members and they don't lie to her."

"You are saying this because of Jack? Because they left quickly without giving you any answers?"

"Yes. I just want answers." he put his arms around my shoulder.

"I know, Clara. I know. Maybe he needs time."

"Time for what?" I looked up at him. He kissed my forehead and put his hand on my cheek.

"Telling you the past. Maybe he had a terrible childhood and it's hard to talk about it. You can't blame him for that."

"You're right." I put my hand on his and smiled. He smiled too. I love when he's smiling. When he's smiling I know that he's vivacious and he's not sad. "We should go back to Annabelle!"

"Yeah. Let's go!" I nodded and we went back to the TARDIS. When we stepped inside we saw Annabelle who was looking at the screen curiously.

"Annabelle?" she looked at me with a smile on her face.

"Miss Oswald, this spaceship is belonging to an alien, right?" I was surprised.

"How did you know?"

"I don't have to be a genius. I was curious so I walked around the ship. Everything was in a strange language. The switches are not the same as on a plane. My mom is a flight attendant so I saw the inside of the plane. I'm smart enough to figure it out that this spaceship is belong to an alien. Is your boyfriend an alien?" I blushed when Annabelle told me that the Doctor is my boyfriend. Why does everybody think that the Doctor is my boyfriend?

"Annabelle this is the Doctor. Doctor this is Annabelle." the Doctor stepped closer to her and put his hand on her head.

"You are a very clever girl, Annabelle. I'm the Doctor and yes, I'm an alien from another planet."

"Then why are look like a human?"

"We came first. You're look like us." Annabelle smiled.

"Where did you come from?"

"Very far away. My home is a planet called Gallifrey. I'm a Time Lord."

"What does it mean?"

"I can travel in time and space with my spaceship."

"In time and space? It's fantastic!"

"I'll show you something awesome!" he ran to the panel.

"Doctor, I think you shouldn't…" I couldn't finish my sentence because we landed somewhere. "Great."

"Come on!" he took her hand and puller her to the door. "Are you ready?"

"I guess." the Doctor opened the door. Annabelle gaped. She sat down and looked out amazed. I stepped closer to them. We were in space. In front of us there was the Earth with the Moon. We could see how the Sun light up our birth planet. I put my head on the Doctor's shoulder.

"Thank you, for not showing her something dangerous."

"I wouldn't put her in danger! I wouldn't want to put you in too, but somehow it always happens."

"It's okay. I love this kind of life."

"Miss Oswald, it's beautiful." she looked at us with a smile. "It's incredible." I went closer to her and put my hand on her head.

"Yeah, it's wonderful." a few minutes later the Doctor and I took her home. Before she could step out she hugged me.

"Thank you, for everything." she said and then left. I look at the Doctor.

"I think you owe me a talk."

"What kind of talk?" I asked.

"That where have you been today…"

~~OoO~~

Clara smiled. She put on her helmet and went to the address what the Doctor left. She stopped her motorbike when she saw the TARDIS. She smiled and started her motorbike again with a honk. The TARDIS's door opened and Clara went inside. She stopped her motorbike. She got off, took off her helmet and looked at the Doctor who was sitting on the stairs and read something.

"Draught!" she clucked and the door closed. The Doctor put away the book, stood up and looked at her. "Fancy a week in Ancient Mesopotamia... followed by future Mars?"

"Will there be cocktails?"

"On the Moon."

"The Moon will do!" they both smiled. Clara ran into the Doctor's arms. He hugged her tightly and spun her around. He put her down and looked at her curiously.

"How's the new job? Teach anything good?"

"No. Learn anything?"

"Not a thing. Is Annabelle okay?"

"Yeah. She has friends now. Oh, and she says hi."

"You're a good influence to her. You did good to her. It reminds me, Jack and River are waiting for us."

"Where?"

"In Victorian London. You didn't have a chance to talk."

"Not yet. After we escaped from Missy, Jack and River left immediately."

"But now here's the chance to get to know your brother."

"What are we waiting for? Let's go to London!" the Doctor set the coordinates and when they landed he looked at her.

"Shall we?" he held his arm to her. Clara took his hand with a smile on her face.

"Yeah." they stepped out of the TARDIS. They were inside a house. A beautiful, Victorian house which rich people are likely to live. "We are in the right place?"

"These are the coordinates that River gave me."

"Clara, Doctor!" they turned around and saw Jack and River. "I'm glad you could make it!"

"Is this your house?"

"Yes. We lived a large part of our lives with hiding. Come on! Madame Vastra made us tea." Clara looked at the Doctor who encouraged her with a smile. They all went to the dining room. Clara sat down in front of Jack. Next to him there was River and next to Clara there was the Doctor. After Madame Vastra and Jenny served their tea they left the room so they could talk.

"So, where should I start?" Jack asked.

"It would the best if you start from the beginning. I want to know everything, Jack."

"Yeah, it would be the best." said River.

"Alright, Mels. You know Clara, your parents… I mean, our parents didn't meet for the first time like mom told you."

"What? They didn't meet when mom finished collage?"

"No. The first time they met was when mom started collage. They fell in love immediately. It was love at first sight. Mom was 19 years old when I was born. I was 3 months old when that happened what happened to Mels too."

"I don't get it."

"Madame Kovarian and the Silence came for me."

"But why? What was so special about you?"

"They knew that I'll be the man who can't die. They knew that I'll be a fix point in time and space. They didn't want to happen, so they separated me from my parents. With the help of the Silence, they wiped away their memories and took care of that they could never meet with each other."

"But it didn't work. If it did then I wouldn't be here, right?"

"Yes. It's true. After they forget about everything dad went to London and mom stayed in Blackpool. They didn't want them to meet again because maybe they would remember me or they'll have another child who could be just like me. But it didn't work. Mom and dad met again accidentally, fell in love again. And you were born."

"And how did you end up at Missy's place? And River?"

"After they separated me from mom and dad, Madame Kovarian gave me to Missy so she can raise me and so I can't meet with the Doctor and Rose. Madame Kovarian kidnapped Melody so they can use her to kill the Doctor."

"Is it true?" she looked at him.

"Yes. They trained her for this. To kill me because I have a dangerous past and my future will be more dangerous."

"But they failed. You're still alive."

"We managed to cheat death. But please continue Jack."

"Alright. So we got to Missy's when we were babies and she raised us till we were 7. Missy didn't treat us badly but she always told us that our parents left us and that they didn't need us. She wanted us to hate them, so we wouldn't meet them, but she failed. Mels and I kept alive each other. We were always convincing ourselves that what Missy says is a big lie and our parents misses us. We were living our lives like this for 7 years when we managed to escape."

"How?"

"When Missy went to shopping we went inside her room. We found a gun and a vortex manipulator. We quickly disappeared and when we opened our eyes we were in Leadworth in 1996. We met Amy and Rory and grow up with them. And I saw you grow up. I saw you, mom and gran too."

"How did you recognize mom?"

"Mom gave me a necklace before I got kidnapped." Jack took out a necklace from his pocket and gave it to his sister. Clara took it and looked at it. It was a medal. She looked up at Jack. "Open it!" she opened it. Inside of it there was a picture which portrayed their parents.

"Mom…" she said in a weak voice.

"This is the last thing from mom." Clara wanted to give it back but Jack shook his head. "Keep it! You need mom more than me." Clara nodded and put the medal on her neck. "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you earlier but I was protecting you from Kovarian, Missy and the Silence. I didn't want them to know you because you would have end up kidnapped like me. I had a horrible childhood because I didn't know my parents."

"But you had River. At least you had someone who you could grow up. Someone you've felt safe."

"Yeah. Mels was my family." he clasped his hand with River's. "And she still is. But then, I met you. I wanted to know you so much. To get to know the girl who is my little sister. Slowly, but I got to know you. And you started to trust in people. We both learn something from each other. I learned how to handle things calmly and you learned how to trust in people without any prove. You don't have to know him that much. The best example is the Doctor and us."

"I know. And gran? Does she know that she has another grandchild?"

"Yes."

"When did you tell her?"

"When the Doctor took her to her first journey. When I borrowed her so I can talk to her. I told her then and she's quiet since then. You were somewhere with the Doctor." Clara blushed. Since she realized that she has feelings for the Doctor she usually blushes. She remembered the day when they were on a boat in New York. "Clara?" the Doctor nudged her.

"What?" she looked at the Doctor who pointed at Jack. "Sorry. I spaced out."

"What were you thinking? Something happened on that day?" the Doctor blushed too. He remembered that day. "I'm pretty sure now that something happened. I want to hear the details!"

"Can we talk about something else?" the Doctor and Clara asked the same time.

"You are hiding something. Something dirty happened?" Clara took of her shoe and throw it on Jack's head.

"Idiot! Nobody told anything like that. Do you have dirty thoughts?"

"You don't know the half of it, sis." she put her hands on her ears.

"I don't want to know." River laughed. They both looked at them. "What's so funny?"

"You are finally act like normal siblings. Like brother and sister. Do you know how long I've been waiting for this moment? Much longer than Amy and Rory found out that I'm their daughter." Clara looked at Jack who was smiling. They stood up and hugged each other.

"I'm glad that I have a brother. I've always wanted a brother who look after me and protects me. But the Doctor is a completely different man." she whispered the last sentence.

"Because the Doctor is not your blood. He's not your brother. He's a man who stole your little heart." he said quietly and gently. Clara nodded and put her face on Jack's chest.

"You're right." she murmured. "I feel something, but…" she lifted her head and looked at the Doctor. When their eyes met they immediately turned away. Clara hide her face on Jack's chest while the Doctor was looking at his cup. Jack glanced at River who nodded. They both knew that they have something between them. Something that is more than friendship and they both knew it from a very long time. Since they returned from Trenzalore…