Beatrice sighed as she tossed and turned in bed for some reason she had been having difficulty sleeping. Resigning herself to the fact that she was unlikely to get much sleep, she got up, slipped on a simple green dress along with black flats, wrapped the shawl that the Master had given her around her shoulders, and left the room.

Her original destination had been the kitchen but upon hearing noise in the consul room she changed course. Upon entering the black-walled room she saw the figure of the Master working on the central consul. She pushed a lock of her dark red hair behind her ear as the Master looked up.

"Trouble sleeping?" it was more of a statement than a question.

"Yes. Why are you up so late?" she asked.

"This isn't late for me. Timelords require much less sleep than humans."

"Right. Mind if I sit here for a while?" she asked.

"The company would be welcome." He replied. Beatrice sat down on one of the steps that led from the first level of the consul room to the second one and watched the Master work in silence. At last, she asked a question that had been eating at her for a while.

"When you offered to let me travel with you, you said it was because I fascinated you and that you wanted to get to know me better to figure out what it is about me that is so interesting. Have you figured it out yet?" The Master paused. After a moment he said.

"I'll tell you what. You go and put the kettle on and when you get back I will answer your question." Beatrice smiled.

"Alright, I'll play along. I was planning on getting a cup anyway." Getting up she went to the TARDIS kitchen and made two cups of tea one dark with nothing added and one with milk added.

She guessed it had been 4 days since the incident with the Morok. Time seemed to blur a bit in the TARDIS. While she hadn't been thrilled at the idea of blowing them up, their only other option was to leave and not do anything and the idea of leaving an innocent planet of people to be enslaved and killed was far more distasteful.

After making sure she had a steady hold on them, Beatrice brought the two steaming cups into the consul room. The Master was now typing something into the consul keyboard.

"You know sometimes I think you and the Doctor just like having human girls around to act as tea ladies," she said.

"Well, you do make a rather good cup of tea." Said the Master as he took his cup. "We're passing through the Antarian Starlight System. Go over there and stand by the door." Beatrice did as he said. The Master pressed a button and the door opened revealing the dark, star-filled, outer space. Beatrice was shocked.

"It's lovely." She said

"Just wait another minute," the Master said checking his watch.

Suddenly a shower of stars flew past looking like a thousand sparklers. Beatrice stood there in awe. The Master came to stand next to her.

"You asked me whether I had figured out what it was about you that fascinates me so. And over these past few days, I think I have." He paused.

"You see, I have never understood why the Doctor has such a fascination with you humans and why he lets you travel with him. Admittedly, some of you are less primitive than others but for the most part, I consider you to be insects comparatively.

Thus, for the longest time, I have simply scorned his love of your kind. That is until I ran into you, my dear Beatrice Rosenfield. You made me actually question what I had previously believed. I have never met someone quite like you. You are certainly smarter than many humans I have encountered. You also have no fear of me."

"But that isn't totally odd at all. The Brigadier doesn't have any fear challenging you." Said Beatrice in confusion. She looked into his dark brown eyes.

"No, and I applaud him for that. However, our dear friend the Brigadier has been taught to feel that way. He is a military man and it is in his training. You on the other hand, and I say this only as a fact, are much younger and less trained, when we first met you said yourself that you were at a disadvantage. But that is beside the point.

In my rather long lifespan, I have travelled so many worlds and seen much. But there is something refreshing about seeing the reaction of someone like you. Someone who hasn't been exposed to all the wonders the universe has to offer. It gives a bit of a new outlook on things. Now being an example."

"So I'm just an experiment?" Beatrice asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No. You may have served to answer my question, but I mean it when I say I enjoy your company. I do not have many friends as you know. So having someone to talk to and who wishes to spend time with me can be quite welcome at times."

"Travelling with you...it's unbelievable. Everything is so wonderful and new. Even running into trouble is fascinating in its own way. But I must admit, spending time with you is one of the most interesting and enjoyable parts." She wrapped her shawl closer around herself.

"It may seem odd the way things go, one minute I am tracking you down with UNIT and the next having tea with you. But I do consider you my friend. Regardless of what ridiculous plan you try and pull and I can't thank you enough for what you have shown me."

"I can honestly say that it has been my pleasure. Having you travel with me is a most...entertaining experience."

Beatrice smiled at him as the two of them stood there watching the stars fly by. She could not have been happier. She knew she would soon have to return to work. But for now, she would simply enjoy the moment.

Author's Note: I hope you are all enjoying this. I would LOVE to get some comments so if you can take a moment to let me know your thoughts on the story so far I would appreciate it.