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She turned round to Luke and grinned at him, walking up to him and pulling him into a hug, then Clyde whilst me and Rani exhanged looks from either side of them.
"Mai this is Maria." Luke grinned, introducing us. "Mai is my friend who lives with me and Sky." Friend? Did he just say friend? Rani and Clyde's eyes grew wide in shock from behind him as I stiffly shook hands with Maria. "Mai could you go make us some tea?" Was he treating me like a slave now? GO DO IT YOURSELF!
"Sure." I said stiffly, turning to Mr Smith. "Mr Smith I need you!" I called, walking down towards the super computer. "Can you fault back the signal and track down The TARDIS? From what I was told they were last at Arcadia."
"I will need TARDIS base code."
"But I've already sent K-9 ahead to uni." Luke piped up.
"Will the key do?" I sighed, taking out The TARIDS key and putting it on the scanner opened up by Mr Smith, turning back. "Right tea." I smiled fakely, walking past them all and headed down to the kitchen, Rani and Clyde following to 'help'. I stormed into the kitchen, furiously turning on the kettle and leaned against the kitchen worktop. "FRIEND!" I hissed. "GO MAKE US SOME TEA?"
"I really can't believe him." Rani said.
"Well maybe Maria can stay here and look after Sky. Maybe Maria can wait for him to come back. Maybe Maria can go travelling round space and time in The TARDIS. Maybe Maria can be his girlfriend who is too scared to tell him she might be pregnant!" I slapped my hand over my mouth, but it was too late.
"WHAT?" Rani hissed, her and Clyde staring jaw-dropped at me.
"Don't." I sighed, pouring out the tea and putting it on a tray. "Just don't."
"Oh my god." Clyde mumbled.
"Well you need to find out!"
"No way, not with her here! He's leaving today I'm not gonna go and spring it on him whilst having tea am I? Now, no more, don't breath a word." I hissed, picking up they tray and we headed upstairs. We walked into the attic and I put the tray on the table, as Luke and Maria were lost in conversation, laughing like mad. They all took a cup and Clyde and Rani sat with them, as I headed down to Mr Smith. "Mr Smith, anything?"
"With regret, nothing yet."
"Can't you use your vortex minipulator?" Luke asked, still not realising I may be going.
"Luke you know full well that trying to teleport in there could go wrong. I could end up there when I was just a traveller, or before they even knew me." I half snapped, gritting my teeth. I sighed and walked over to get the phone as it started ringing. "Hello?" I sighed, picking it up.
"Mr Smith, it's Miss Granger, the secretary of Vale Park Comprehensive?"
"Sorry, I'm his..." I glanced at Maria and Luke, deep in conversation as Clyde and Rani watched me. "Flat mate. But yes. Hello Miss Granger, is everything ok?" I asked, juggling my phone whilst picking up The TARDIS key from Mr Smith.
"Unfortunately not. There's been a fire."
"Shit!" I exclaimed. "Sorry."
"Sky was in the middle of her tech class when she was sent to get something from the cupboard. We don't know what happened but the fuses blew in the cupboard and it set on fire."
"The fuses blew up?" I asked, turning round to the others, Clyde and Rani starting to look worried. "Is she ok?"
"She's fine, we managed to get her out and we've sectioned off that area of the school until the fire department deal with it, we thought it better to send her home."
"Yes, yes of course. I'll come and get her now." I said hanging up. "There's been a fire at the school. Sky was in her own in a cupboard and all the fuses went."
"What is it with that girl and fuses?" Clyde muttered.
"She's ok, but she was stuck in the middle of the fire. I'm gonna go get her." I muttered, grabbing the car keys once again and heading out of the attic.
...
"Were you scared?" I finally asked as I drove back home with Sky.
"Not really."
"Sky, remember Luke's friend Maria?"
"Oh yeah?"
"When I got home from dropping you off, the attic was empty. And she appeared when I was tidying up. Then your brother and Clyde and Rani appeared." I said quietly, a tear falling down my face, quickly wiping it away.
"Is she still there?"
"Yes."
"Let me guess he didn't tell her who you really were. Said you were a friend yeah?"
"How do you know that?" I asked, pulling up into the drive.
"I can just tell." She sighed. "Something is gonna change, I just have a feeling." She muttered as we got out of the car. We walked into the house and up to the attic, Sky racing ahead and into Luke's arms.
"Are you ok?" He murmered, squeezing her tightly.
"Fine, I was just a bit upset and the fuses went."
"Why were you upset?"
"For a genuis, you are so stupid some times!" Clyde muttered.
"I'm really gonna miss you when you go again Luke." Sky said.
"I'll miss you too Sky."
"Sorry." Maria butted in. "Who's this?"
"My sister." Luke smiled. "Sky this is Maria." Sky smiled at her politely.
"I'm not being rude but can I ask what your doing here?" I interupted.
"Maria's moving back to England!" Luke grinned.
...
I gently took my hair out of it's ponytail and sat on the bed. I had 'volunteered' my half of the bed to Maria, and was to sleep on the sofa in the attic and Clyde and Rani wern't happy of the way Luke was treating me. He had decided to leave for uni the next morning because of what happened with Sky. I hadn't got changed and Clani had left whilst Luke, Maria and Sky got ready for bed. I sighed and looked round the attic, sonic and vortex minipulator at the ready.
"Your leaving aren't you?" I looked by the door and Sky stood there, looking at me.
"Sorry sweetie, I just need time alone." I smiled weakly at her. "Your not stupid, you can see what's happening."
"But he does love you, he wouldn't do that, and I'm sorry he's treated you like shit, but don't leave when he is too. You can't leave me on my own Mai."
"You have Maria." I said bluntly.
"She's not you. Never in a million years." She said, running over and hugging my tightly. "I'll miss you."
"You'll see me again, I promise."
"Mum promised she'd get better."
"Go on, go to bed." I sighed and she walked out. I slowly got up, clutching the house keys in my hand, and walked over to Mr Smith. "Mr Smith, could you do a full medic-"
"Mai?" I looked round at Luke, behind me. "Sky murmered something about you? What's going on?" He looked at my wrist strap. "Are you leaving?"
"I'm sorry." I whispered, walking forward and putting the keys in his hands.
"Why? No please don't leave me!" He begged, grabbing my arm as I tried to pull away. "I need you."
"You have Maria."
"I don't understand."
"You don't have to. Were just friends, remember?" I smiled weakly at him.
"Oh my god, I'm sorry about that-"
"We had fun, that's ok."
"But I love you."
"And I love you too. But I really need time to think."
"Why? Maria turns up and I make a few mistakes, I get that. What's wrong."
"I'll be back soon I promise." I whispered, kissing him and letting go, teleporting off.
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