A/N - for the last bit under the last '...' I was writing it along to Leona Lewis' cover of Stop Crying Your Heart Out, so if you wanna listen to it whilst reading...

"In the dictionary, the definition of parent is one who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises a child; a father or mother." I said, staring at him. "Well where the bloody hell were you when I needed you?" I snapped. "In fact, where were either of you?" I said, jumping up, looking at both of them. I ripped the vortex minipulator off my arm and threw it against the wall, pushing past them. The Doctor grabbed my arm, making me turn to face him.

"Mai."

"What?" I spat, tears pouring down my face. He just looked at me, pulling me into a hug as I cried into his chest. "I'm sorry." I cried.

"It's ok."

"Time to go home?"

"Yeah." I whispered.

...

We returned to Bannerman Road, and we talked for a while, and everything was slowly going back to normal. It was filled with tears, laughter and debate on flying The TARDIS. I eventually went to the place I should have been all this time. The Doctor and River stayed in the attic talking to Luke, Sky, Rani and Clyde whilst I went to the hospital, where I should have been. I looked into the window of the room, Sadie and Char cuddling a baby in a blue blanket. I quietly knocked on the door and walked in, smiling.

"Hey." I whispered.

"Did you sort everything out with your parents?"

"Everything is fine." I said, sitting down and smiling. "What did you call him?"

"Harley."

"Harley." I whispered. "Perfect." I smiled at him, stroking his tiny head. "Is there anything you want?"

"Actually, I could do with a coffee." Charlie said, yawning.

"Of course." I chuckled, getting up and going out the door. I walked along the grey corridors, smiling at the other new Mum's in weelchairs, holding their babies, being pushed by the Dad's. I made my way over to a machine, the coffee pouring into a cup. That's when I saw her out of the corner of my eye. It had been a while, and I knew I'd see her again, but I think now was the time to find out why she was here and how come she wasn't dead. I picked up the cup and sat down on a nearby seat, and she came and sat down next to me. "Hi." I whispered.

"Did you sort it with him?"

"Yeah, everything is fine." I sighed. "How did you survive?"

"Mai..."

"Jenny." I snapped, looking at her. "How?"

"I- I'm not sure."

"Why are you here?"

"I went to StormCage, met a guard there, and he told me about you. The Doctor's daughter. That was me not long ago."

"We thought you were dead." I said quickly.

"I know, I'm not jealous. But I don't know this version of him, and I have my own life now, I don't need him. I love him, he's my Dad too, but I have to get on with things, I just wanted to see how he was doing."

"I understand. But your life, it better be good, you know how easy it is to leave it behind for The Doctor."

"I'm a wife and a mother Mai."

"Really?" I gasped.

"Grange Jahoon his name is, he's from New Earth."

"Jahoon, where have I heard that from- Oh!" I said, wide eyed.

"He's Sarah and Cyclo's son." She said, smiling.

"That's brilliant!" I grinned. "Your a mum?"

"Theta and Halo." She said.

"But that's-"

"After you and Dad."

"Come with me, come see Dad, just to let him know you alive."

"No Mai. Please don't ever tell him, I want him to move on, all of you. I thought it would kill me, seeing him without knowing, but it doesn't. He's the same man, but different. Your a family, and I have mine. Maybe one day I'll tell him, but not today." She said, us both getting up.

"Will I ever see you again?" I asked, as she hugged me.

"If you need me, I'll be there. You can't get rid of us that easily." She winked, putting coordinates into her vortex minipulator.

"Jenny."

"Yeah?"

"You tell my niece and nephew, tell them. Tell them... Tell them they're loved." I smiled as she teleported off. When I first saw her that day I ran away from UNIT, then again in the park, and again and again, I thought something was coming to destroy us, Kovarian again, that she came to warn us, even help. I was scared she was coming after my Dad, taking the limelight away, the battle between the thought to be dead daughter and the secret daughter. But all she wanted to do is see we were ok, and I respect her for that. I might never get to know her properly, but I was proud to say that she was my sister. I smiled and walked along the corridor again, into the room, giving Charlie his coffee. "I have to go."

"Go. We'll be ok." Sadie smiled. I entered to coordinates and teleported off.

I arrived back in the attic, just The Doctor sitting there. I walked up to him and sat down next to him, leaning slightly on him.

"Dad?"

"Mhmm?"

"Do you hate me?"

"No!" He said, looking down at me. "I'm sorry I left you all that time, but I have a dangerous life, I didn't want you getting hurt."

"Didn't stop you taking Mum along with you. Or Amy and Rory. Or Rose, Martha, Donna, Mickey, Jack, any of them. Even Sarah Jane."

"I know." He sighed. "But your my little girl. I didn't want you getting in danger."

"I'm The Doctor's Daughter, the danger that I'll get in through out my life will probably add up to half of the danger they've all been in added together. I will be head hunted for the rest of my life, and there is nothing we can do to stop it." I said calmly.

"I don't want you getting hurt." He murmered.

"Well your stuck with my time boy!" I said, nudging him.

"You sound so much like Donna." He chuckled.

"Yeah well, y'know." I smiled.

...

I knocked on the door lightly and poked my head round the door, smiling at Sky sitting on her bed.

"Come in." She said sweetly as I walked in and sat oppostie her. "Mai?"

"Yeah sweetie?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Course."

"You and Luke..." She said cautiously. "Are you two, y'know? Together?"

"I won't lie." I said. "I have no clue whatsoever."

"But do you love him?" I paused for a second, unsure what to say.

"Well, yeah." The truth, that's what had to be said.

"Sky, bugger off for a bit." I looked round at the door and there was Luke standing there, smiling at me. I blushed and Sky frowned jokily before getting up and walking off. Luke walked over and sat where Sky was, cupping his hands round my face. "Guess what?" He whispered.

"What?"

"I love you too." He murmered, kissing me.

...

We all stood in the middle of Bannerman Road that night, staring up at the night sky, the stars twinkling. My Mum and Dad were telling Sky all the names of the stars, and which ones were actually planets, which funnily enough they had been to. Clyde and Rani stood next to us, laughing along to Dad's story. Luke stood behind me, his arms snaked around my waist as we looked up into the night sky. As Sarah Jane would say, travelling with The Doctor can be a adventure, but sometimes the biggest adventure is here on Earth.

2 years ago if you me I would be travelling, with a alien and his wife and her parents, round the universe seeing other planets and time periods, that I would have found out that the time lords were my parents, that my best friends would have a baby, I would have fought the bitch who destroyed my family, left on Earth to fend for myself, and fall in love with my Dad's best friend's boy genius of a son, well...

Cause we all die someday and we all knew that. Sarah Jane did. Brigadier did. Adric did. Susan did. Astrid did. Adelaide Brooke did. Jack and Rory definitely did. Even I did. And those who knew The Doctor well may hate on River, because she wasn't a typical companion like Rose or Martha or Donna. She didn't have loads of adventures with him on be on The TARDIS full time from the begginning, but she was my Mum. And he had been on his own for such a long time, being the last of the time lords, but now he had her, to live out the rest of theirs lives together. And even though she wasn't there for the time war, or didn't even see Gallifrey, she could forgive him for what he did to our people. And I think that's all he really needed.

Because at the end of the day...

The story goes on... forever 3

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