"So Clair how has your life been so far?" the Doctor asked.
"Ummm fine I guess," Clair answered even more confused now.
"So you live with your mum and dad I gather?" he asked as he sat down in his chair.
"Uh yeah, and my little brother," she answered.
"Oh so there are two of you little Nobles running around then huh?" the Doctor asked with a huge grin on his face.
"Yeah, but why do you care?" Clair questioned him, crossing her arms in frustration by all the questions he was asking.
"Oh well I used to be a family friend of your Great-Gramps," the Doctor answered, "But I haven't talked to him in a while so I haven't been up to date on all the going-ons."
"You know my Gramps?" Clair asked. The Doctor nodded, "Yeah him and me go way back."
"So if I mention you to him, then he would know you?" Clair asked curiously.
"Oh yes he would know me. But it would be best if you don't mention myself to the rest of your family; especially your mum," the Doctor stated, now a bit worried that he had already said too much.
"My mum? Why not?" Clair asked again, stepping a little closer to him.
"Oh your mum doesn't like me at all. Don't want to bring up bad memories ya know? Now you wouldn't want your mum upset would you?" the Doctor said to her, trying to see if he could get away with all that he had already said.
"Oh well you're right there. I don't like to get my mum on one of her tantrums again," Clair stated now thinking about how her mum definitely had a temper when it came to certain things. That was always when her hair color matched her feisty attitude.
"Ah so she's still the same ole' Donna then?" the Doctor stated out loud to himself. He smiled and popped out of the chair. He grabbed Clair's backpack and put his hand around her shoulders and led her to the door.
"Now then Ms. Noble, the Second, I think it would be best that you actually headed off to school this time. I have a feeling that that's where you were supposed to be all along, am I right?" the Doctor said as he opened the door.
"Uh well yeah," Clair answered, "But I'm already late so why does it matter?"
They stepped outside and the Doctor answered, "Oh now learning is the most important thing for a young brain like yours," as he tapped her forehead. "Knowledge is food to the brain and we all need food don't we?" he asked her.
She still thought this man was mental and off his rocker a little bit. She nodded and he then walked her out to the street, from the alley. "Okay so go get some food for your brain then," he said. Clair began to walk towards the direction of her house in order to get her bicycle, but stopped and looked at the man.
"What was your name again?" she asked.
"I'm the Doctor. Just the Doctor," he said while fixing his bowtie. He already had told her his name once, so he technically couldn't lie now.
"Okay then Doctor, so will I ever see you again?" she asked.
"Well now I think only time will tell now," he answered while smiling.
She smiled back at him and started turning around until she heard him call out, "By the way, is your mum happy?"
She turned back around and looked at him. His face had changed. He seemed to be in anguish of the answer she was about to tell him. "Yeah I would say she's probably very happy," she answered.
The Doctor gave her a little smirk and his eyes seemed to glisten. She saw love come from his face. She wasn't sure why, but she had a feeling it was in connection with her mum. She waved at him before turning back around and heading off home. He waved back and dashed back to the TARDIS. Once inside he closed the door behind him and leaned against it. He couldn't believe what had just happened. He was scared and happy all at once. But mainly he was happy.
He walked back up to the console and leaned over it and began to giggle.
"You old girl. You knew exactly what you were doing, weren't you?" he asked out loud. The TARDIS made a humming noise and began to come alive.
"Oh so now you'll work for me, eh?" he asked as he began to fiddle with the controls.
"If you're right old girl, and my reasoning is the same as yours right now, it looks like there will be another Noble who will also explore the stars with us one day," he said as he smiled.
The TARDIS began to hum even louder and he twirled around in excitement as he set the controls to another location off in time and space. And the large blue box that once stood in the alley way, disappeared.
Off down the street, Clair was thankful that the garage door was already open as she sneaked in and grabbed her bicycle. She could hear her mum from inside the house singing a little tune through the open front window. She paused for a second as she saw her mum. Her thoughts wandered to that strange Doctor man who had seemed to know her family once. She was curious as to know more.
Should she bring this up to her mum later? She thought. She shook her head in disagreement with herself. No, she felt like maybe this was meant to be a secret right now. Just for her to know. Even though the Doctor was a strange bloke, she felt like maybe she would get answers on her own later. She felt that wasn't the last time she would see him either.
So she hopped on her bike and sped off to school. Late as usual. But at least this time, she had a little adventure of her own that morning.