A/N: I do not own anything relating to Doctor Who. I only own the ideas of my OC. A HUGE thank you to RudeandNotGinger9, fr33gangirl, and Rockout101 for your reviews! I love hearing what you think of the story. Before we get to the story I had a quick question for you all. What do you think about these smaller, non episode, stories? I sent out a couple messages asking opinions, but I want to ask everyone else as well. I can continue adding more or I can keep them to smaller ones every once in a while. Anyways, on to the story. The outfit for this is the same as last chapter Polyvore (/fathers_day/set?id=170741089) Enjoy and let me know what you think in a review.
Previously: "Thank you." I smiled at Rose and took a large swig from the glass. She sat on the couch and laughed at me. "What?"
"The Doctor said you've been in here for hours without moving. I've always known you to hate sitting still so I came in here and waited for a couple moments. You didn't seem to notice me so I brought you something you couldn't ignore." She giggled. I pulled a face and we both began laughing. There was a bookmark on the small table next to me so I placed it in the book before setting it down.
"So, what are we doing today?" I questioned as we stood and started walking out of the library and to the kitchen so I could take care of my glass.
"The Doctor said we needed to stop for groceries." She explained. She picked up an apple before looking it over and putting it back in the bowl on the counter.
"Groceries?" I looked at her strangely. I had just cooked and everything had been fully stocked. I put away the now cleaned glass and went to look through the cupboards. They were far emptier than they had been only hours before. I moved to the refrigerator and checked it as well. It was rather empty other than the leftovers I had put away. "Where did everything go? I cooked something a couple hours ago and now everything is gone." I explained. Rose had started laughing so I turned to her. "What?" It took her a minute to calm her laughing.
"From what I got, the Doctor didn't want to be shown up by your cooking and decided to try and outdo you. Apparently it didn't go so well." She snickered. I sighed. Of course he would go through a months worth of groceries trying to cook.
"Alright, let's go find him so we can go grocery shopping." I walked out of the room and Rose followed. "Honestly, traveling in time and space and I never really thought about grocery shopping." She agreed and we walked into the console room. The Doctor was messing with some wires and hadn't noticed us come into the room. We went over to the jump seat and sat down, waiting to see how long it would take him to notice us. I got tired of waiting after several minutes. "So, Doctor, have a little difficulty in the kitchen?" I questioned. He jumped up and turned around to see us. Rose and I burst out laughing at the look of surprise on his face.
"It's a lot harder than I remember." He whined. We continued to giggle. "Oh shut it." He chuckled lightly.
"So, where are we going? And how are we paying for it? I had enough money for chips that one time but there's no way I can stock the Tardis with food." I pointed to him.
"No worries." There was a ding sound from the console and the Doctor walked over to a small box on it. He opened it and pulled out three plastic cards. "There we go." He handed one to Rose and one to me, putting the other in his pocket. It was a credit card. They had our names on them. Mine had Phoenix printed with no last name. I chuckled at this.
"Credit cards?" I laughed. "Dangerous things in her hands." I teased, pointing to Rose. She either hadn't been paying attention to me, or she just ignored my comment. I wasn't sure which. She was smiling and staring at the card in front of her.
"What's the limit on these things?" She asked. I started laughing at that. She turned a playful glare on me while I continued laughing. Leave it to Rose to want to know how much she could spend without maxing out a credit card.
"Not sure. Lets find out." The Doctor beamed and started piloting the Tardis. It was a much smoother ride than normal. It was a nice change. I wasn't ready for another rocky flight. When we landed, he walked over to us and offered an arm to each of us. We linked arms and walked out of the Tardis. She was parked just down an alley off of a main roadway.
"So, where are we?" Rose questioned, looking around. I joined her. There were mostly people mine and Rose's age walking around. There were also many cars driving about and they were driving on the other side of the road. Quite a few stores had displays centered around a school mascot. It looked like a stereotypical university campus from the American films I had watched. I could only assume we were near a campus.
"Are we in the states?" I asked. The Doctor looked around before turning to me and smiling.
"Yep. Michigan to be exact. Looks like we're near the state university. Feels like 2008." He beamed. We took our time getting a good look around before starting shopping. At first it was just shopping for fun things like clothes or little odds and ends. I spent a good hour looking through the book stores. Rose and the Doctor practically had to drag me away from them. When our arms were getting full of bags, we would bring them back to the Tardis. On our second trip back to the main street, I heard a familiar voice.
"Phoenix?" A girls voice called out. I quickly spun around. A few feet away was a girl about Rose's age staring at me. She had long blonde hair with a couple streaks of pink throughout it. Her bright blue eyes were what caught my attention though. They were so familiar. "Phoenix, it is you!" She beamed. I finally recognized her.
"Angie?" She smiled and ran up to hug me. "It's been ages. How are you doing?" I asked her.
"Really well. I listened to your advice. I went back and talked to my mum. We moved over here shortly after. I started going here a couple years ago. What brings you here?" She asked excitedly. I had almost forgotten about Rose and the Doctor until Rose cleared her throat. I turned to look at them, before turning back to Angie.
"Right, sorry, where are my manners? Angie, these are my very best friends the Doctor and Rose. Rose's mum took me in. Guys, this is Angie." I introduced them. Angie held out her hand for them to shake.
"Angie Wright. I met Phoenix when I ran away from home. She's the reason I'm here today. She was able to get through all that teen angst and convinced me to go back home and make up with my mum." She explained happily.
"Pleasure to meet you." The Doctor smiled. Angie turned back to me.
"Do you have a minute? I've got a while before my next class. We could go grab tea or something to eat." She suggested. I looked back to Rose and the Doctor. They were both watching us with a smile.
"You two go ahead and catch up. We can finish up the shopping. I'll phone you when we're done." He suggested. I looked at Rose. She smiled and grabbed my bags from me.
"Go on. I promise I'll try to keep him out of trouble." She teased. I chuckled when the Doctor pulled a face at the back of her head.
"Perfect. Come on, I know this lovely tea shop on the back side of the road." Angie linked arms with me. I waved at the others as we walked down an alley to the other side of the buildings. We continued walking for a couple blocks. "So, what are you doing all the way over here?" Angie continued.
"Oh, we're just traveling and decided to stop here. We needed a few things so we made a shopping day of it." I explained. We had come to a quieter part of the area. There was a small tea shop tucked between two closed shops. Angie led me in. It was rather quiet. There were only two other small groups of people sitting at tables. "This is lovely, a bit set back, but lovely. How did you know about this place?" I asked as we sat at a booth.
"Just stumbled upon it one day. This is my first time actually coming in. I was wandering around trying to explore and I saw this place. I felt weird coming in alone and most of my friends prefer coffee to tea. Still, it's nice to have a bit of home every once in a while." She seemed so delighted. I couldn't help but share that happiness. She had been in a dark place when I first met her. She was practically a kid when I had met her, only 12 years old. She had run away from home when her step-father had moved from just yelling to throwing things when he was angry. Her father had passed when she was 5. I had talked with her and convinced her to go back and talk to her mother about leaving the man for their safety. It seemed that her mother thankfully listened. Someone came up to us and took our orders before leaving us to our conversation.
"You look like you're doing wonderful here. I'm so glad." I was thrilled to see her happy and thriving.
"I really am. I've got a steady job, I'm going to graduate a year early, and I've even got a boyfriend." She giggled. "And look at you. Traveling with your boyfriend and your sister. Out seeing the world like you always said you would."
"He's. . . he's not my boyfriend." I tried to explain. It was getting a bit confusing as to why everyone always seemed to assume that we were together.
"Really? Him and your sister really don't seem like a couple and she told you she'd keep him out of trouble." She explained. I shook my head with a laugh.
"They're not a couple either. And well, he has a habit of getting himself into trouble. Why does everyone assume that we're a couple?" We both laughed and were brought our drinks. I took a sip of mine. There was something off tasting about it but I didn't want to be rude. "It's lovely, thank you." I thanked the waiter who was still standing at the table. He didn't answer, but nodded his head and walked off. I raised an eyebrow at his retreating form before turning back to Angie.
"So, do you have a bloke back home?" She pressed with a smile. She was a bit of a gossip when I had met her, but it was how we stayed fed. She would hear the whispers of others and lead us to the best places for food and rest.
"No." I shook my head. "I'm sticking with being single for now." I hadn't really thought about dating in quite some time. After Matt, I had sworn off dating. I was comfortable with being alone. Then we met the Doctor and the thought of dating someone never crossed my mind. We were constantly on the move and it was perfect for me. The thought of meeting someone, settling down, and living a normal life terrified me. I couldn't handle that monotony. I tried to explain that to Angie without mentioning traveling in time and space. I told her that we would just pick up and go wherever sounded interesting.
"Ah I see." She had a knowing smirk on her face. It matched the one Rose had been giving me quite frequently as of late.
"Not you too." I groaned. She tilted her head to the side, taking a sip of her drink. I sighed. "Rose gives me that same look. It's the 'so you fancy him but you're waiting for him to do something' look." I pouted. She started laughing. She quieted down some and I started feeling a bit off. I looked at her and she didn't look so well either. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah. Stomach isn't settling well. It's fine. It'll pass." She tried but I could see the look of worry on her face. I started feeling a bit cold and looked around. The shop was empty. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a couple bills and tossed them on the table before standing.
"We should get going." I tried. As I stood, I felt dizzy. I used the table to steady myself.
"Phoenix, what's happening?" Her voice was quiet and slightly slurred. I tried to speak but couldn't find the words as things started blurring. I saw two men come from behind the counter and walk over to us.
"Run." I tried to call out but collapsed into darkness.