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Chapter Two

Takes place when the Doctor is going to read Reinette's mind.

After meeting up with Rose and Mickey and finding Arthur the horse, the Doctor followed a droid through a time window so he could save Reinette from it. He wished he could send Mickey so he and Rose could spend some time alone, but in the end he decided against it.

"She is incomplete," the droid said.

"Still?" said the Doctor. "Well when will she be complete? Couldn't you tell me? Coz if you aren't going to harm her while you're doing your little checks, there's really no reason for me to be here. I've got better things to do than chase around French tarts all day." The droid vanished, and the Doctor sighed.

"I suppose there's only one thing left to do," he said. "Reinette, you're going to have to trust me. Come here, this won't hurt a bit." Reinette obeyed. The Doctor gently put his hands on her temples and closed his eyes.

"Fireplace man, you are inside my mind!" Reinette exclaimed.

"Yep," said the Doctor. "Now if there's anything you don't want me to see, just imagine a door and close it. Actually you might want to put one right there … and there … and there … oh come on Reinette this is getting ridiculous! I'm trying to help you here, but you're too busy showing me stuff that I really don't want to see."

"Okay, sorry," said Reinette.

"What age are you?" asked the Doctor.

"So impertinent a question so early in the conversation. How promising," said Reinette.

"Reinette, cut the crap," said the Doctor. "Okay, you're twenty three …" Reinette suddenly shuddered and moaned.

"Oh, such a lonely childhood," she said.

"What are you on about?" said the Doctor.

"Oh Doctor, such a lonely little boy," continued Reinette. "Lonely then and lonelier now. How can you bear it?" The Doctor took his hands away and broke the connection.

"H-how did you do that?" he stammered.

"A door once opened can be stepped through in either direction," stated Reinette.

"Well you didn't have to step through it!" said the Doctor angrily. "You could have just stepped back and let me do my thing, but no! You thought …" The Doctor was silenced as Reinette put a finger over his lips.

"My lonely Doctor," she said. "Dance with me."

"Reinette, this is the night you dance with the king," said the Doctor.

"Then first, I shall make him jealous," said Reinette, smiling. "Dance with me."

"I don't want to," said the Doctor. Reinette looked into the Doctor's eyes.

"There comes a time, Time Lord," she said, "when every lonely little boy must learn how to dance."

"And there comes a time, Reinette," replied the Doctor, "when every little French tart must learn how to mind their own business. If you really looked into my mind, you'd be well aware that I already know how to dance. Furthermore, there is only one woman in the universe who I wish to dance with." The Doctor looked at his watch. "And I should be getting back to her. Goodbye." He turned to leave, but turned around at the last second.

"By the way," he added. "I'm not your Doctor. I'm hers." And with that he left.

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I've almost finished the next chapter (Rose meets Reinette), so it should be up soon. Please review!