Author's Note: I hope you are enjoying the story so far!
Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership of Doctor Who. All rights go to BBC.
Neither of them fully understood the importance of the moment, but they appreciated it. Finally,
the Doctor stood, and made his way back to the TARDIS doors. "Now how about that adventure?" That
wide, toothy grin spread across his face as he held out his hand for her to take.
Outside they found a planet that could only have been dreamt of, at least for Clara. They headed
to a nearby marketplace, where they spent a few hours browsing. The Doctor bought Clara a bracelet,
and she, in turn, bought the same one for him. The store owner put an enchantment on the bracelets so
that whenever one of them needed the other, it would glow and they would feel their heartbeat through
the bracelet, and they would know they were there. The other person's bracelet would react the same
way, so they knew they were needed. It was by far the best purchase they'd ever made.
They were nearly halfway through the entire marketplace when the Doctor grabbed Clara's
sleeve. "Ya? Something wrong? Oh, wait, let me guess... is that guy some dark overlord trying to take
over the planet?" She pointed to a skinny man who seemed almost human.
The Doctor was slow to react, but it didn't occur to Clara that something was amiss. He blinked
a couple of times before answering. "What? No, of course not. I was just thinking that, you know,
we've been here long enough, maybe it's time we leave. Besides, I do believe you've been up for
seventeen hours now."
"Oh yeah, I guess you're right. Hard to keep up with the time when I'm with you." It was
definitely odd that he was actually suggesting to leave, usually she was the one to do that, and she
knew it. Still, it didn't occur to her that anything might be wrong.
They got back to the TARDIS and the Doctor turned towards Clara. "So, should I take you
home?"
"Actually, can I just sleep here? I'm not quite ready to go a week without you yet." She smirked,
tapping his hand, gripped tightly on the controls.
"Of course, go ahead down the hall there. I'll have the TARDIS bring up a room for you."
"Thanks." Within fifteen seconds, Clara found herself standing in front of a deep purple door
with a shiny golden doorknob. Uncertain, she looked over at The Doctor, who just gestured for her to
go inside. Entering the room, she gasped in awe. It was so... her. Still, she was too tired to examine it
thoroughly, so she just crawled under the blankets and fell asleep.
A few hours later, she woke. It took a while to understand why, until she saw her hand, which
was lying on her pillow beside her head. The delicately carved beads were glowing with a soft golden
color, and she could ever so slightly feel the ever so familiar heartbeat of the Doctor. Dun-Dun-Dun-
Dun.
Rubbing her eyes so she was slightly more awake, she gazed at the jewelry on her wrist. It was
so beautiful, so peaceful. But... she didn't need to be with the Doctor right then. It dawned on her.
She almost tripped as she jumped out of bed quickly, stumbling down the hallway. The rooms
had shifted around, and in her half-asleep state, it was impossible to tell where she was. Finally, in such
a panic she began to call out for him. He needed her, and even though she didn't know why, she had to
be there for him. In all of her life, she had never felt so strongly about him before. She needed to
protect him. She needed to save him.
"Doctor? Doctor?!" She was nearly wide awake now, running frantically through the winding
hallways, her bare feet hitting the floor as the only sound she could hear. "Doctor!?"
Suddenly, she felt hands on her wrists as they were held up and a figure in front of her stopped
her from running. "Clara?! What's wrong?!Are you alright!?" Blinking the tears out of her eyes, Clara
focused in on the Doctor. Her own breathing was fast and heavy from running.
"Are you...are you okay?" She asked him cautiously.
"What are you talking about? Did you have a nightmare?" His voice was filled with concern...
or was it something else?
"The bracelet-I thought..." She reached up a hand and brushed it against his cheek. And that's
when it all clicked.
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