What You Are Missing
Chapter 2-
Turnaround
Disclaimer- Doctor Who and all related stuff is the
property of BBC. And that ain't me.
A/N- I didn't plan on posting a second chapter, but a plotbunny attacked while I slept and… well… Chapter 2!
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Romana was sulking as they walked through the town. The Doctor had been getting snogged all morning, and although she wouldn't say she was jealous, she was feeling a bit left out. She sighed.
The Doctor, feeling a bit smug with himself, didn't notice that Romana was sulking. Maybe then, he deserved what happened next.
Romana gasped as a rather scantily clad man grabbed her hand a kissed her. The Doctor's eyebrows flew up into his hair for the barest of seconds. Had anyone been paying close enough attention to him, they would have sworn that he looked jealous for a few seconds, but almost immediately he caught himself. By the time the scantily clad man had left, he was looking rather amused. Romana grinned and looked at him.
"All right, not that I'm complaining, but I think it's about time you explained all the snogging on this planet."
The Doctor nodded. "All right then, I suppose that's fair." He grinned. "It's the customary greeting for strangers of the opposite gender in this culture."
"The… customary greeting?" Romana stared at him slackjawed. "That's all?"
"Yes, exactly." She continued to stare. He sighed. "Do you remember when we went to the southern US and everyone threw up two fingers at you all day?"
"Yes…"
"Same basic concept."
"Not to insult their customs, but… that is the strangest tradition I've ever heard of." She looked at him. "You've been here before?"
"Sometimes. When I'm feeling ignored or lonely or unloved."
"You've been feeling lonely?"
He pouted. "A little."
"Oh, you poor dear." She looped her arm around his waist. "How about we leave and go to some other planet where they don't snog in greeting…" He opened his mouth to answer but she gave him a look. "And the next time you feel lonely you tell me, and I'll make it all better."
He looked at her then wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"Romana, that's the best idea you've had in ages." They turned and headed back to the TARDIS. "And I have just the place in mind. Have you ever been to Barcelona?"
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A/N- This is dedicated to whoever I was explaining the snogging to when I came up with it. (You know who you are. If you leave a message or review telling me, I'll repost this properly.)
