Author's Note: date updated 07/09/15
Episode Eleven: Blood Lust
Chapter Three
Harvey smiled slightly as he saw the Doctor and Bella inches away from each other, apparently oblivious to the fact that they had now stopped dancing. Not romantically together, huh, he thought to himself and he looked across to Captain Jack who was obviously thinking along the same lines as him.
The blue man that had welcomed the Doctor, Bella and Jack now stood silently beside Harvey apparently waiting for orders.
"Oh, it seems such a shame to ruin the moment." Harvey said sarcastically as the blue man laughed softly. "Martin, I think it is time to go into stage one."
The blue man named Martin smiled and disappeared in a blink of an eye and Harvey turned back to watch the Doctor and Bella, who had not moved since the last time he had glanced at them.
"This should be easier than I thought." Harvey smiled.
- O -
The Doctor's and Bella's heartbeats had increased as they moved slightly closer to one another, neither of them thinking about what was happening. The Doctor leant in a bit closure so that their lips came so close to touching –
BANG!
The Doctor and Bella broke apart and looked up to the stage where the jukebox that had been playing Kylie had blown up. Several people screamed and Martin ran up to the stage.
"Keep calm people." He said loudly. "Everything is completely under control, I believe that was just a power surge, they happen sometimes. Unfortunately that was the only music machine on Platform Three."
The crowd groaned angrily.
"We came here to listen to retro music!" yelled one of the men at the back before the rest of the crowd yelled in agreement.
"What kind of an organisation doesn't have a back-up plan?" said another person angrily.
The Doctor spoke up, moving forward slightly. "I think I can fix it, I'm a bit of a genius when it comes to this sort of thing! It shouldn't take that long."
"Oh, fantastic!" said Martin clapping happily, ushering the Doctor up onto the stage which left Bella standing all alone.
"What are we going to do until he's finished?" yelled a woman near Bella. "I don't want to listen to orchestral versions of songs!"
"Oh, I think I have a solution to that." Harvey said softly as everyone turned to look at him. "My good friend Bella here is a historian, specialising in the twenty-first century. I am sure she is familiar with numerous songs from that era."
Bella froze, feeling everyone looking to her direction. "I – uh – music was my weak point. I really can't –"
"Oh, please Bella," Harvey said solemnly, "Only while your friend fixes the music box."
Bella bit her lip, beginning to panic. "It won't take him that long though –"
"Come on, Bella!" yelled Jack who was on the opposite side of the room with women hanging off him. "Do it, do it, do it!"
Bella scowled at him furiously as everyone followed his lead and chanted along with him so she had no choice but to move shakily up to the stage, making a mental note as she did so to kill Jack after this.
"What do you need?" Martin said as she climbed the small set of stairs up onto the stage.
"Uh," she said, her voice shaking with nerves. "An acoustic guitar," she said, pointing to one that was leaning against the wall, which he went and got for her.
"I didn't know you could play," the Doctor whispered and her cheeks reddened.
"It's one I've known for ages… I can't remember anything else at the present time... I was only playing it a week or so ago in one of my walks to the TARDIS! I am so going to kill Jack!"
The Doctor smiled slightly as he watched Bella walk in front of the orchestra to where Martin had placed a microphone. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before beginning to play the guitar and then she sung:
"For a time I thought my faith it must be hiding,
Searching through the skies, hoping to find a way,
A way to get me through the day,
Dunno where I belong, is this where I should stay?
"You lift me up when I was falling,
You're my friend when I was calling,
Now I'm on top of the world, top of the whole wide world,
Yeah, you've always been believing,
Gave my life a whole new meaning,
Now I'm on top of the world, top of the whole wide world,
Yeah."
The Doctor looked up from the now fixed jukebox that he had soniced and stared at Bella, who was now doing a guitar solo, in awe. He had no idea that she could play guitar, or sing for that matter. He looked down to the crowd below him (they were all now slow dancing with each other) and found Jack, smiling up at Bella and just leaning against a wall.
Jack watched Bella play the guitar, smiling. She had a very good voice and a talent. As he listened closely to the lyrics she was singing (he himself was not familiar with the song itself), he had no doubt in his mind who the song was about for her.
"There's a strength in me it seems I had forgotten,
Now I realise today that I'm starting to dream again,
Again, it was a matter of when,
I guess we all lose our way now and then,
"You lift me up when I was falling,
You're my friend when I was calling,
And now I'm on top of the world,
Top of the whole wide world."
Bella finished her song and the ballroom applauded before the Doctor turned on the jukebox (which now played 3 by Britney Spears). Bella turned and walked to him, smiling (obviously glad that it was over) and putting the guitar down on the chair beside them.
"Thanks," she said, nodding to the jukebox.
"That was brilliant," the Doctor said, impressed.
- O -
Harvey stood on the other side of the ballroom and watched as Bella's cheeks reddened as she laughed and shrugged off the Doctor's comment. It was nearly time for stage two – where it all started to become fun, he smiled to himself. As Captain Jack approached the Doctor and Bella, he turned and went to find Martin.
"Stage two," he said smiling evilly.
