Hey guys! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, followed and favourited the story so far, it means the world to me :) So here is chapter 2 earlier than expected. I hope to stick to a 1- 2 weeks schedule for updating.

Chapter 2 The Caretaker

She was here. She was actually in the Doctor's world. Standing in front of her was Clara Oswald, not Jenna Coleman; in Coal Hill School. Lauren Raven was very far from home. After accepting this fact and avoiding several panic attacks, along with reassuring Rena she was fine, Lauren forced herself to remain cool and calm. Until she began to feel a tingle of adrenalin spark through her veins.

Instead of asking herself 'why me?'

Lauren thought it would be best to ask herself 'what do I do now?'

Because asking herself why she was brought here was pointless, she wasn't going to find out anytime soon. She would be better finding out what she needed to do, in order to understand any reason for being here. Should she follow Clara home and hopefully met the Doctor? No, that wasn't it Lauren thought, she needed to stay here. Lauren had a strange gut feeling she was going to meet the Doctor here in the school.

Lauren was interrupted in her thoughts when Clara made eye contact with her and smiled. Lauren became shy under her gaze, it was one thing to meet the actress, which it still kind of felt like she was – but it was another to meet the actual character herself. She only imagined what she would feel when she meets the Doctor. Lauren felt her stomach to a flip at the thought.

"Sorry hello, you must be the new girl Lauren Raven." Clara spoke to her. It wasn't a question.

Clara was expecting me in her class?!

Clara knows my name?!

Things were just getting weirder…

Lauren was surprised she even responded yes to her in a firm voice.

"Well hello Lauren, I' am Miss Oswald and I hope you enjoy English and my class." Clara smiled at her and walked over to offer her hand which Lauren eagerly shook until she felt a small, but very strong electric shock come from their connected hands.

The electric shock shot up through her arm reaching to her right shoulder causing her to jerk slightly and frown in pain and confusion. And Clara felt it too judging by her same reaction.

Clara quickly dropped her hand away, gasping slightly in pain, lips parted and brow furrowed in confusion that were reflected on Lauren's features. Clara stared at Lauren for a moment, flexing the fingers of her hand that just received a shock before swiftly turning back to her desk as if nothing happened and began teaching.

Well as first impressions go, that was an interesting one.

"Strange," Rena remarked, "She gave you a funny look and she doesn't normally do that to students, especially if they're new. And she dropped your hand as if it burnt her." Rena began writing down what Clara wrote on the whiteboard.

"Maybe it did," Lauren suggested, thinking of that electric shock they felt when they shook hands. The weirdness just went up tenfold.

"You're both weird." Rena sighed. Lauren couldn't help but agree.

Lauren decided it was best for now not to draw any more attention or weirdness to herself so she would fit in and do some school work. She found that she had a school bag sitting on the floor beside her, which she chose not to question. Nor did she choose to question the fact she had all the books needed for Clara's class: a copy of Pride and Prejudice, a book with her name on it to write notes down, a pencil case, ruler, and more.

Even though Lauren was excited that she was being taught by Clara herself and was finally going to get a taste of what she was like in class, she had to mentally prepare herself for sitting through a whole school period again. Lauren really didn't like school, she was happy when it was over.

Lauren groaned inwardly at the thought of having to sit through Pride and goddamn Prejudice.

Clara began talking about the book and recapping what they were doing and learning for Lauren's sake since she was new. Lauren followed and nodded her understanding. She wondered as they flipped through the pages of the book trying to find the spot they left off last time, of what episode she was in.

She knew this was series 8. So the Doctor will be Peter Capaldi, the twelfth. Lauren will admit that she would prefer seeing the tenth since he was her favourite and her childhood Doctor. However she did like twelve very much, she liked Peter as the Doctor it was just if she could choose which Doctor she could travel with first, it would have been ten.

So the question was which episode in series 8? Pride and Prejudice did ring a bell in an episode…

The Caretaker!

Of course! Clara and the Doctor disagree with the published date of the book. Which means the Doctor will soon be appearing through the back window…

Well, she was right about her feeling of meeting the Doctor in the school.

So she was over halfway, no, Lauren thought, I'm exactly halfway in series 8. Why halfway, why not put me at the beginning or something.

Lauren sighed and began to concentrate on the book as Clara selected students to read certain parts. She hoped Clara wouldn't ask her to read, she hated reading out loud in class. Lauren silently began counting down the minutes until when the Doctor would make his disruptive appearance.

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It was nearly half an hour later when the Doctor made his appearance at the back window of Clara's classroom. A boy named Kelvin was currently reading a section of the book when the Doctor could be heard moving up on the ladder and to the opened window. Clara and Lauren were the first to look up from their books to stare at the man pretending to be a caretaker.

Lauren felt butterflies in her stomach at the sight of finally seeing the Doctor for the first time in the flesh. She couldn't help the goofy grin that appeared on her face. Although Clara on the other hand looked less than pleased, having had immediately got up from behind her desk and began walking towards the Doctor.

"You all right, Miss Oswald?" Kelvin asked.

"Yes, Kelvin, I'm fine. You carry on," Clara said dismissively, more concerned on what the Doctor was doing here.

Kelvin continued from where he left off as Clara slid a spare chair over to stand on to talk to the Doctor.

"Can I help you, Mister Smith?" She asked with a fixed smile.

"Wrong." The Doctor simply stated looking at the board.

"I'm sorry?" Clara said taken back.

"On the board. Wrong. Wrong."

Oh, here we go, thought Lauren.

"Oh, no, no, no, no. You don't do this. You are the caretaker, this is not what you do."

"Just taking care," the Doctor brushed her off.

"Not your area!" Clara screeched, clearly annoyed at him.

"Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice in 1796," the Doctor stated in a matter of fact tone.

Clara cleared her throat then addressed the class, "This is Mister Smith, the temporary caretaker, and he's a bit confused.

The Doctor just continued explaining why he was right, "Not in 1797, because she didn't have the time. She was so busy doing all."

Actually they were both right Lauren mused to herself. The two dates are correct.

But Clara finally snapped. "Oh, What? I suppose she was your bezzie mate, was she? And you went on holidays together and then you got kidnapped by Boggons from space and then you all formed a band and met Buddy Holly."

Lauren tried to contain her laughter, the two were ridiculous.

"No, I read the book. There's a bio at the back." The children giggled while Lauren out right laughed, drawing a few glances in her direction.

"Get down," Clara ordered clearly having enough.

"Boggons?"

"Go!" she ordered again, the Doctor complying this time making his way down the ladder just as the school bell rings signalling the end of class. Thank god!

Clara quickly rushed to collect her things just as Lauren did the same – packing and taking her school bag that appeared with her, planning on following Clara to the Doctor. Her next course of action.

"Right, that's it. Well done, Kelvin. Get going. See you all in a couple of days. Thanks very much," Clara hastily said walking out the door only to pause as Kevlin asked about homework.

"Who asks for homework? Amateur." And with that Clara was off.

And that was also her cue to leave and follow, Lauren hot on her heels lugging the school bag down through the corridors behind Clara to meet the Doctor.