AN: Reinette will not kiss the Doctor. Their relationship will not be of a romantic nature I decided to change how I was originally going to write this. Sorry to those of you who were hopping other wise?
Love is blind
The Doctor re-entered the same room he had just left only minutes before. But in fact it at been a sight longer then a few minutes that had passed, as the Doctor was about to learn.
The Doctor looked around it appeared that it was day time. Perhaps he had been gone more then a few minutes, maybe hours in fact.
The Doctor called out "Reinette I'm just checking to see if you ok." He idly brushed his fingers against the strings of a harp, as a beautiful young woman entered. He did not notice her until she cleared her throat. The Doctor looked up obviously not recognise the beautiful woman standing in front of him. But she definitely recognised him.
The Doctor spoke nervously to the point he was stuttering "Oh hello." He was obviously not unaffected by the sight of her. He mentally cursed. He was a Time Lord. Why by Rassilon was she affecting him in such a manner?
He removed his glasses and stuttered "Um, I was just looking for Reinette. Uh, this is still her room, isn't it? I've been away, not sure how long." Suddenly a woman's voice can be heard calling out "Reinette! We are ready to go."
The woman who the Doctor was eyeing in wonder called back "go to the carriages mother, I shall join you there." The Doctor smiled in wondered. He marvelled as he realised who exactly the beautiful woman was. He can't believe it. By Rassilon how long had he been gone?"
Reinette commented teasingly. "It is customary, I think, to have an imaginary friend only during one's childhood. You are to be congratulated on your persistence."
The Doctor continued to stare and said one word, but it was filled with such amazement "Reinette!" Reinette smiled knowingly. Knowing how she must appear to him compared to the little girl he had seen only a matter of minutes ago to him, but so many years to her.
She stepped forwards to wards him. The Doctor swallowed nervously and commented "goodness how you've grown" he looked her up and down as he eyed her nervously. She replied as she stepped even closer to the Doctor who took a step back "And you do not appear to have aged a single day. That is tremendously impolite of you."
The Doctor was unsure how to react to that. So he settled for stuttering his reply. "Right... yes... sorry. Um... umm... umm, listen, lovely to catch up, but er, better be off, eh? Don't want your mother finding you up here with a strange man, do we?"
Reinette commented incredulously "Strange? How could you be a stranger to me? I have known you since I was seven years old." The Doctor let out a quite laugh as he said "yeah, I suppose you have; I came the quick route." Reinette touched the Doctor's cheek, examining him. The Doctor's eyes widened at her touch.
She continued to study him. She was stuck on the decision weather to kiss him or not. But she had no idea if she felt those kinds of feelings for him. She had after all known him since she was a little girl, it some how seemed wrong. No she would simply not go down that path.
The Doctor suddenly felt uncomfortable. He realised that his stuttering was neither due to embarrassment nor attraction, but because he felt uncomfortable being close to this woman he remembered meeting as a mere child.
She was far too close for his peace of mind. She should have not been standing so close to him. He was not attracted to her. The fact he knew her when she was only a girl, tended to put him off.
There was just something disturbing and lecherous about how close she was standing to him. He watched as she shook her head before murmuring "no this is wrong. I should not be standing so close and in such an informal way to this man, I've known him since I was a child it is simply wrong and not done."
The Doctor let out a sigh of relieve as she moved away from him and heard what she had been murmuring. He was glad she seemed to agree with him. He sighed and said "I'm glad we seemed to agree on the subject of your closeness in my personal space."
Reinette smiled apologetically before saying "yes I am sorry. I was just seeing weather it felt right to be in such a close manner to you. It would seem not. I have known you since I was a child. You were my childhood friend, my protector who kept the monsters away"
Reinette turned when she heard a male calling out to her. She sighed and smiled before placing a quick and friendly kiss upon his cheek before quickly asking "will I ever see you again fire place man?" The Doctor smiled gently and replied "perhaps, who knows. I've come back so far haven't I? You'll just have to wait and see won't you."
Reinette beamed in delight before placing one last kiss upon his cheek before running out of the room, grabbing her purse on the way, as the male voice calling out to her got closer and sounded more impatient by the second.
The Doctor quickly left though the fire place just before the male entered the room and was able to catch him. He shook his head, glad that he would not have to deal with any uncomfortable sexual feelings towards Reinette. He knew that would have just been plain awkward when trying to protect her.