Title: Wolf Whispers
Rating: T/M
Summary: All Charlotte 'Charlie' Banks wished for was her freedom and her prayers were answered in the form of a Doctor.
Pairing: Nine/Charlie (Slight)
Outfit: Outfits can be found on my Pinterest profile - (Click on the image to enlarge it)
Disclaimer: I own Charlie and any other OC characters. I do not own Doctor Who.
Wolf Whispers
Previously
"Why did he go into that police phone box?" James asked very confused
"Just watch," Charlie grinned waiting for her dad's reaction
"What…" James' eyes widened as the TARDIS slowly faded away, "How…?"
Charlie giggled and pulled her dad back into the house. She had a month with her family, she looked forward to travelling with the Doctor, if that is what he decides. It helped that it was a time machine, so she could even visit once a month or something, but for now she was home.
Wolf Whispers
It had been six months since the Doctor returned to collect Charlie and she took on the position as The Doctor's permanent companion. They had many fun trips and also some dangerous ones. The Doctor also gave Charlie the file he took from the lab when she saved her. She hadn't read it yet, not feeling ready to see what was written inside.
During the six months of travel, Charlie had missed her dad just like she knew she would, but the Doctor agreed to visit her dad every second Sunday for dinner. Charlie and the Doctor also grew close while travelling together, if describing their relationship, she would have to say he was her best friend.
On the last adventure the duo had, Charlie hurt her leg pretty bad, bad enough that even her enhanced regeneration struggled to repair it. So far it had been two weeks and her leg was almost healed, but the Doctor refused to let her walk on it yet just in case so she was stuck in a wheelchair for now. Charlie had to admit the chair wasn't that bad since it connected with the user telepathically so you didn't have to wheel it yourself, you just thought about the direction you wanted to go in.
"I can't believe you're not letting me help you!" Charlie exclaimed, annoyed at her alien friend.
"Well I can't believe you wearing those heels even though you're in a wheelchair," the Doctor shot back. He was referring to the red stiletto heeled boots on her feet. Charlie looked down at her boots and her outfit. She was wearing a red long-sleeved roll neck top and black leather skinny trousers with the red boots to match her top.
"Just because I'm injured, doesn't mean I can't look good. I spent years wearing the same black workout clothes. It's nice to be able to dress up like a girl again." she smirked, "Where are you going anyway?"
"London, 2005," the Doctor replied as he moved around the controls, "Some Autons are causing trouble,"
"Trouble?"
"Well they're trying to take over Earth," he shrugged, and the TARDIS landed.
"Oh, the usual trouble then?" Charlie smirked and she and the Doctor shared a laugh, "Well have fun,"
"Don't go anywhere!" he called cheerfully on his way out the door.
"Very funny!" Charlie shouted after him before moving over to the chair beside the controls and lifting the bomb that the Doctor was meant to take with them. Smirking, she waited a few moments for him to realise. The door slammed open, and the man ran in and took the bomb from his friend. He ruffled her hair and ran back out the door leaving her yelling behind him in annoyance.
Wolf Whispers
An hour later, the Doctor entered the TARDIS again. He looked around taking notice of the empty console room.
"Charlie!?" he called, the TARDIS echoing his voice through the rooms.
"What!?" she called back from her bedroom. The TARDIS had given Charlie a room once she accepted her TARDIS key.
The room was all different shades of grey. The back wall had black horizontal metallic lined wallpaper whilst the rest of the walls were painted light grey matching the plush carpet. A pewter coloured plush velvet Chesterfield bed with charcoal satin sheets was pressed against the wallpapered wall with throw pillows that sat upon the bed a mixture of greys and textures.
A tall silver glass mirror stood in the corner beside the bed facing diagonally into the room and two white 2-draw bedside tables graced either end of the bed with dark purple lampshade.
Opposite the bed sat a 6-drawer (3 large and 3 small) sideboard that had steel grey drawers but was white outside with some knickknacks on top of it along with a black tv remote. The flat screen tv hung on the wall directly above the sideboard and had access to all tv channels.
The bottom right corner of the room, there was a comfy silver crushed velvet armchair with a stone-grey cushion and matching pleated blanket.
A white vanity desk was pressed against the wall behind the armchair with a steel coloured chenille chair with 4-legs that are black that had it's back to the rest of the room, and a large white mirror hung above the desk.
Beside the vanity desk there was an alcove that had six tall iron grey 2-door wardrobes. The wardrobes sat in a C-shape, four of the wardrobes faced each other while the last two faced out towards the desk. All the wardrobes were linked to the TARDIS wardrobe so she could browse through the clothes from her own bedroom.
"I blew up a department store!" the Doctor laughed happily making Charlie join him as she sat on her bed reading a book.
"You're kidding?" she called back, "Hate that I missed that!"
Charlie loved adventuring with the Doctor. She got a thrill from dangerous situations and with the Doctor there wasn't a shortage of them.
"I'm heading back out!" the Doctor opened the TARDIS door, "I'm following a signal,"
"Kay!" Charlie shouted, focusing on her book as the door closed.
Wolf Whispers
"Back again!" Charlie heard the Doctor call. She was now in the kitchen, out of her chair and making some sandwiches.
"Hey!" the shout from behind startled her so much that she threw the knife behind her causing a startled yelp.
"Oh my god!" she covered her face with her hands, "I'm so sorry!"
"Charlie, it's okay," the Doctor soothed his young friend. He knew she still had some problems; he shouldn't have snuck up on her like that.
"No, it's not. What if you hadn't ducked!?" Charlie cried, tears falling down her face.
The Doctor brushed the tears off her face,
"But I did!" he said firmly, "I did duck, so everything is okay," he pulled her into a hug and held her for a few moments.
"Did you follow the signal?" Charlie asked as she pulled away wiping her eyes.
"Yeah, followed it to the same human I saw at the department store before I blew it up," he told her as she finished making her lunch, "I thought I told you to stay in the chair?"
"I don't need it anymore," Charlie groaned.
"Humour me. Just until I'm finished with the Autons, then you can get out," Charlie agreed grudgingly, and the Doctor left again to find the signal once again.
Wolf Whispers
Charlie woke from her nap in the library and blinked the sleep out her eyes. She sat up on the sofa that was placed in a dark corner of the library. She moved from the sofa and onto her chair, she left the room and entered the console room.
"Doctor?" she called her for friend, frowning when she couldn't see him, "Where is he, girl?" she stroked the TARDISA wall and got a hum in return.
Suddenly the door crashed open, Charlie jumped out her seat and onto her feet ready to fight but calmed down when she saw it was just the Doctor, but he was followed by a blonde haired young woman and a black young man who cowered in the corner looking like he could jump at his own shadow.
"Doctor?" Charlie called, gaining the attention of the humans as well as the Time Lord.
"Charlie, you're awake!" he grinned happily, "I sorted the Autons, well I had help from Rose," he looked over at the blonde.
"Hi," both girls looked hesitantly at each other as the man continued to hide behind the blonde.
"I'm just dropping them off and then we'll go, okay?" Charlie nodded and leaned against the railing, not seeing the point in using the wheelchair anymore.
The TARDIS landed and the humans rushed out leaving Charlie and the Doctor stroll after them,
Rose went over to Mickey, who was trying to hide behind a pallet as Charlie and the Doctor stood in the TARDIS doorway,
"A fat lot of good you were." Rose mumbled to her boyfriend who wouldn't stop whimpering like a puppy.
"Nestene Consciousness?" the Doctor smirked and snapped his fingers, "Easy."
"You were useless in there." Rose joked, "You'd be dead if it wasn't for me."
"Yes, I would. Thank you." The Doctor smiled gratefully, "Right then, I'll be off, unless, er, I don't know, you could come with me-" he winced as the jab from Charlie's elbow, "I mean us! This box isn't just a London hopper, you know. It goes anywhere in the universe free of charge."
"Don't. He's an alien. He's a thing. She's probably one too," Micky pointed at Charlie accusingly gaining a raised eyebrow.
"I'll have you know, I'm human," she glared, "Just better than average ones," she muttered to herself which gained her a jab from the Doctor who frowned at her disapprovingly.
"He's not invited." He nodded at the man who was still hiding badly behind a large pallet, "What do you think? You could stay here, fill your life with work and food and sleep, or you could go anywhere."
"Is it always this dangerous?" Rose asked tentatively, glancing between her boyfriend and the duo.
"Yeah." Both replied, although Charlie more dreamily than the Doctor.
"Yeah, I can't." Rose sighed sadly, "I've er, I've got to go and find my mum, and someone's got to look after this stupid lump, so…" she trailed off shrugging.
"Okay." The Doctor nodded understandingly, "See you around."
"Bye," Charlie waved, and she and the Doctor entered the TARDIS with Rose and Micky watching them as the TARDIS slowly dematerialised.
"What do you think?" the Doctor asked her when the door closed behind them,
"Of Rose?" Charlie asked, getting a nod she continued, "I don't know, I've just met her, and I've only said a few words to her. Your choice," Charlie sat on the captain's chair.
"You sure?" the Doctor asked just to make sure. He liked Charlie a lot, he could easily say in the last six months that they had been travelling together, she had become his best friend, and he didn't want to make her feel unwanted should he take on another companion.
"Yes," the red head nodded, "I know I'm still your favourite human," she winked getting a grin in return as the piloted the ship back to Rose and stuck his head out the door.
"By the way, did I mention it also travels in time?" he called out to her before pulling his head back in and walking away from the door just as Rose ran inside.
Charlie grinned, she couldn't wait for the next adventure, especially now she was out of that chair and could leave the TARDIS.