"Your too late." Sarah-Jane said. Luke had walked in the door and hadn't been able to say anything before she piped up.

"She took Mels." Clyde said. "And gave her up." Luke's face dropped. "Took her to the shadow proclamation, just like she was. We've lost them both, I can't see Mai coming back round here now, do you?" Luke stared at them, no emotion on his face, not knowing what to do.

"What?" He whispered.

"With regret Luke, the last record of Mai and Melody are of them leaving this house before you left for Australia."

"It's your own fault." Rani said, looking at him. "Please don't act innocent Luke, are you really that surprised after what you did?" With a flash of light Mai appeared in front of Luke, passed out and fell to the ground, Luke catching her.

"She ok?" Sarah-Jane asked, as they all rushed over.

"Fine." Luke smiled weakly down on her. "Just knocked out that's all." He whispered, brushing a strand of hair from her eyes, picking her up and laying her on the sofa, never leaving her side as the others went off to get various things to wake her up. He didn't know how to react. He was over the moon because Mai was here with him, but she had just given away their baby. At that moment it didn't matter, he needed to apologize for everything he done. "Hey, hey it's ok." He said soothingly as she woke up, laying her head against his chest as he layed her half on his lap. "Your safe, your in the attic."

"Luke." She mumbled, snuggling into the side of his chest, starting to fall asleep again.

"I'm here." He lifted her up and walked downstairs and into his room, laying her on the bed.

A hour later, her eyes slowly opened to see Luke asleep next to her before looking round the room. A picture sitting on Luke's desk caught her eye, so she sat up and moved over to the end of the bed and picked up the silver frame, looking at it. Inside was a picture of her, Luke and Melody at christmas. She smiled, realising what a perfect family she had before it dissapeared as she realised what she had done hours before, she had given up her baby. She sighed and silently got up, opening up Luke's wardrobe and taking a pair ofr trackie bottoms and a jumper of his and putting them on, leaving her clothes on the side that had become ruined somehow from leaving The Shadow Proclamation. She listened to the rain fall outside in the darkness before quietly walked up to the attic, peering her head round the door to find Sarah-Jane sitting on the sofa, reading a book. Sarah-Jane looked up and smiled, putting her book down and tapping the side of the sofa next to her, ushering her to sit down. She cautiously walked forward, sitting down next to her and smiling bashfully.

"Still your home too." Sarah-Jane said.

"No it's not." She said. "I know you all probably hate me deep down, and I don't blame you, I was being selfish."

"It's ok. Mai, I think you should stay here. I don't know what the hell is going on with you and Luke but this is still your home no matter what, were still one big family at the end of the day because of your father... and I have a feeling he's gonna be here a lot more soon."

"Did he tell you about the library?" She whispered and Sarah-Jane nodded. "It's coming soon, the towers of Darrlium. My mother's death. That's one of the hard things knowing them before knowing they were my parents. The Doctor told me everything that happened at the library, and now I know all of it too. As if my life could get any more worse."

"Anyone who has the smallest taste of your life is extremely lucky Mai."

"Sarah-Jane, I gave up my baby today. How could it get worse? Luke doesn't love me, he didn't love her, I know my mother's death is coming, all I have is Dad left. The fields of Trenzalore at the fall of the 11th. You know when he regenerates he's a different man, if he does regenerate. Does the fall of the 11th mean that?" She sighed. "I have nothing to stick around for. Infact, I have nowhere to live apart from on The TARDIS."

"Mai, you are staying put here ok?"

"Sure?"

"Sure."

...

Mai sat curled up on a bean bag by the front window sill the next morning, fiddling with her sonic. The sun shined through and the rain had dried up from the day before. Sky walked through into the attic and sat down next to Mai, smiling at her.

"Luke's just getting changed." Sky said.

"Guess I have to face the music at some point." Mai sighed.

"I don't want you to leave."

"Sky." She sighed, wrapping her arm round the young teenager. "Your brother and me, I think it's too late now. And if it is, I'd like us to be friends still, cause I'm gonna be back here a lot soon."

"What do you mean back here? Where are you going?"

"Sky, I can't still live here."

"Why will you be back then?" She asked, shaking her head.

"Come on don't you have school?" She said, ushering her out of the room. She sighed, fiddling with the sonic again before Luke walked in, sitting on the sofa on the other side of the room. They looked at each other and stayed silent for a few minutes, not knowing what to say. "Darrilium's nearly here." She eventually said.

"Sorry." He whispered, looking at the ground. "Why?" He asked after a moment of silence, flinging his head back up and looked at her.

"I couldn't cope, not like you cared anyway."

"Of course I cared!" He snapped. "You took my daughter from me!"

"Don't try and take the moral fucking high ground!" She said angrily, thinking of when he said that to her in the alternative timeline when she didn't return for 13 years. "Your friends said clearly what you thought of me, and you didn't want her!"

"Of course I did! I loved you both!"

"Didn't stop you fucking off to Australia did it?" She said, hot tears pouring out of her eyes, standing up. He walked over, pulling her into a hug, shutting his eyes, saying nothing. She put her arms round his neck and sobbed into his chest, unable to talk.

...

As the days went on, Mai and Luke were just friends. Luke didn't attempt to try and get Mels back even though he wanted nothing more. He knew it was impossible, and even he did, there was a chance he'd never see Mai again. They were still close and the others found it awkward at times, but they were slowly getting used to it. And that's when the bad news came, that none of them were expecting.

Rani, Clyde, Luke, Mai and Sky were all sitting in the attic, laughing at some memory from when Sarah-Jane went with The Doctor to see Brigadier, when Sarah-Jane came walking in, passing Luke a letter that came in the post. The others carried on talking whilst Luke sat back, opening up the letter. If only he hadn't opened it...

Mr Luke Smith

13 Bannerman Road

Ealing

Sol 3

Dear Mr Smith,

With regret, we have to inform you of your daughter's death as of last night at 20:43 just 3 hours after her mother, Mai Halo placed her under a witness protection scheme.

There was no way of contacting her mother due to spacial differentiation so automatically the child's father had to be informed.

Melody Pond-Song (SJ Halo) was caught in a solar flare inside a transport pod along with the rest of the shadow proclamation base. We managed to stabalise the base and everyone survived but the pod was destroyed with Melody inside. The pod was heading for Earth for her to be placed in a new home. We had no way of contact through a hologram or sending someone, so we were restrained to doing it the old fashioned way.

We are very sorry for your loss.

The Shadow Proclamation.

"What's that Luke?" Mai asked, half laughing at some joke with the others.

"Nothing." He said, stuffing the letter into his pocket and sighing.

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