Chapter 3- Confirming Beliefs

"This isn't your fault son."

Rory simply sat in his room as his Dad's words ran through his head. He had said them to make Rory feel better, but they weren't very successful. He simply had to face the truth that his parents were getting a divorce.

They had told him this morning before school, attempting to explain why this decision was the best for everyone. They spoke of how they still loved each other, but that there were things they simply couldn't work out. That was something Rory simply didn't understand. He may have only been 13, but he thought that if you truly loved someone you could work anything out. He told himself that if he ever fell in love with anyone, then he would do everything he could actually work things out.

"Rory!" he heard Amelia calling from outside breaking him away from his thoughts. His parents had let him stay home today which meant Rory did not walk to school with Amelia as he normally did. He knew she would be upset with him. She started knocking on the door calling his name again. Rory moved aside the uneaten food his parents had prepped for him and slowly walked downstairs.

"Hi Amelia, sorry about this morning," Rory said as he opened the door.

Amelia walked into the house and headed straight for the kitchen. She failed to notice that Rory was not in a good mood, "Rory, where were you today? I was late for school because of you. I waited like an extra 20 minutes." Rory followed Amelia into the kitchen where she was already pulling items out of the cupboard. "Plus since you weren't at school, you didn't share your lunch with me. So now I am famished."

She paused realizing that Rory had yet to say anything. When she turned to him she saw him seated in the chair at the counter with a glum look on his face.

"Rory? What's wrong?" she asked feeling bad for not realizing it earlier. She watched as Rory just sat there. It was obvious he wasn't sure what to say. Amelia became more concerned for her friend. "Are you all right? You know you can tell me anything."

Rory looked at Amelia and swallowed hard, "My parents are getting a divorce. My Mother is going to be moving to France."

"Are, you going to be going with her?" Amelia asked instantly. It was the first thought that had entered her mind.

"No, I'm staying here with my Dad," Rory answered. Amelia released the breath she didn't realize she was holding. She only had two friends, Rory and Mels, and did not want to lose either of them. She especially did not want to lose Rory.

Even though she was relieved at the news, she saw that her friend was still sad. Amelia wasn't sure what to do to comfort her friend. After all, she had felt alone her whole life, so losing a single parent didn't seem that big of a deal to her. After all he at least still had his father. Without realizing it she walked up to Rory and hugged him.

Rory was a bit shocked at what Amelia was doing. They had been friends for years but had never really comforted each in this way before. He wasn't too sure what to do, so he just hugged her back. He found that it was helping him feel normal again.

As Amelia hugged Rory, she was trying to think what else she could do to help him. She knew that when her aunt left she always liked to be distracted. Hopefully the same would work for Rory. "So thanks to you Mels is in detention again," Amelia said letting go of the hug.

"What?" Rory asked not sure why she would bring that up now.

"She went off on the teacher again about the Doctor," Amelia added hoping this would work as she moved back to the food she was making.

"How is that my fault?" Rory asked a little upset at Amelia's accusation.

"You weren't there to stop her. You know you're the only one she really listens to."

"Barely. Besides you know she listens to you too. Remember when you stopped her from stealing that alcohol?" Rory asked as he reached for the sandwich that Amelia had just finished making.

"Yeah, but I always think it's kind of funny when it's about the Doctor. You're the only one that really cares about that stuff. Like you want her to go straight or something" Amelia answered biting into her own sandwich.

Rory laughed at this as he finished the only food he had managed to eat today. "Of course I do. You're my friends, I would do anything to keep you guys out of trouble. Just because you think joking about the Doctor is funny doesn't mean the teachers do."

"Well of course I think its funny," Amy said. "You know he will come back for me one day, you'll see. While I'm waiting though, do you want to play Raggedy Doctor? I brought a new shirt for you to wear," Amelia teased with a devilish grin.

Rory rolled his eyes as he usually did, "Fine, I'll get changed."

A/N: A little shorter chapter, but still a good one I feel. I wasn't too sure what to do with Rory's mother at first, but I thought that having his parents divorce actually gave Rory a small parallel to Amelia. I liked showing how they approached similar moments from two different directions even though it isn't exactly the same.

Thanks for the follows and reviews everyone.

Ann- Hope you continue to enjoy. Amy/Rory really resonated with me so I am having a great time exploring what I think makes them tick.

Randomcat- Glad you are enjoying the story and thanks for the input. I'm happy my writing quirks don't get in the way of you enjoying the story. As far as the dialogue, I tend to err on making them sound older than they are. Luckily that shouldn't be too much of a problem as they age.

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