Here we go again! Sorry for the shortness of this chapter. Don't hate! And yes, my chapters no longer have titles… Too fussy for me. Cheers! –musicis4ever

Chapter 7

"Well, this is a grand way to say 'hello'!" The Doctor said sarcastically, although he was smiling.

"Nice to see you too, Doctor!" Jack returned.

"Wait a moment, I'm lost. How do you two know each other?" One of the figures asked.

Genevieve realized that the figure was a woman. The woman stepped into the light. She was pretty, and had short dark brown hair, but Genevieve couldn't tell what color her eyes were.

"Gwen, I told you on our way here," Jack said to her.

"But we were running for our lives, weren't we? Do you honestly think I remember what you said?" Gwen exclaimed, in exasperation.

"Well…" He shrugged and winked to Genevieve. She wrinkled her nose at him, but smiled.

"So Doctor. Have you come to save us, or is this just an 'in the neighborhood' sort of thing?" Jack asked. The Doctor looked at Genevieve. She sighed.

"Actually, we don't know quite what we're here for." She said.

The confused looks on everyone's faces weren't helping to relieve the awkward tension in the place.

"Long story short, the TARDIS brought us here." She explained.

"Oh, why didn't you just say so?" Gwen asked, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Genevieve raised an un-amused eyebrow at her. Jack sensed the beginning of a throw down, so he quickly intervened.

"I don't think you've properly met. Gwen, this is Genevieve Tyler." Jack looked pointedly at Gwen.

Her eyes widened.

"Oh! You're the one who… I'm sorry!" She turned and walked away. Genevieve sighed again, and went after her.

"Gwen, wait up!" She called out. She heard a soft sniffling from the corner ahead of her. She squinted and turned on a flashlight.

"Gwen?" Genevieve asked, softly. A sniff replied. Genevieve shined her light onto the corner. The sniffling was from Gwen.

"Hey," she said, her voice shaking.

"Hey, Gwen. Why are you crying?" Genevieve asked, confused.

"Because," a tear fell down Gwen's face.

"Because you're a perfect match for him, and I know I'll never be," she replied, sadly.

"I don't think I'm the right girl for him. Besides, you two get along better than I would with him." Genevieve blushed a bit.

"But you didn't hear him talk about you." Gwen said, wiping her face.

"What did he say about a girl he's known for a few months?" Genevieve said, remembering something else.

"He said: 'Her hazel eyes are my starry night and my sunny day.' He also said that he really likes being with you, and your bodyguard." Gwen giggled a bit.

"My 'bodyguard'? Who's that?" Genevieve asked, afraid she forgot someone else.

"The Doctor!" Gwen laughed. Genevieve laughed, too.

They got up and started back to where the Doctor and Jack were. Suddenly, a loud thud came from behind them. They stopped talking, and the smiles vanished off their faces.

"What was that?" Genevieve said, turning around. She didn't see anything there.

"Okay, that's a little creepy… We'd better leg it!" Gwen said, starting to walk faster.

"Umm… Where exactly are we? I mean, shouldn't we have run into the Doctor and Jack by now?" Genevieve asked.

"We must have taken a wrong turn," Gwen bit her lip.

"How can we have? We've been going straight for five minutes!" Genevieve exclaimed.

"Hold on… This seems familiar to me…" Gwen slowly turned around and screamed. Genevieve whirled around, shining her flashlight to see what had scared Gwen. But she didn't see Gwen, although she could hear her.

"Gwen? Where are you?" Genevieve called out, taking a step forward. Something hit her face, sending her flying backwards. She landed on her stomach, winding her.

"Genny!" The Doctor shouted, running to her. Jack helped her up.

"You all right?" They asked her. She nodded, getting her breath back.

"Something… Took… Gwen…" She said, slowly.

"What did?" The Doctor asked.

"Don't… Know…" She took in a deep breath.

"When I turned around, I didn't see anything there. But when I took a step forward to see where Gwen had gone, I think that thing hit me. It hit me with enough force to send me flying out here. I don't even know where we were. Or when we were." She said, through deep breaths.

The Doctor stuck his tongue out, made a face, and then retracted it.

"What's up?" She asked. "Tastes metallic, musty, sweet, and earthy. I'd say we're in another world." He replied.

"Underneath Big Ben?" Genevieve asked, incredulously.

"Cool, huh?" The Doctor said, grinning at her.

She looked at Jack.

He shrugged, "Must be a Time Lord thing." She chuckled.

"What's funny?" The Doctor asked, turning around.

"Oh nothing!" They said, innocently. Jack winked at her again.

"Jack!" She nudged him.

He suddenly kissed her forehead, triggering a memory. She looked at him and smiled sadly.

"I'm sorry, Jack. I just can't remember!" She bit her lip.

"You don't have to strain yourself trying," he said, smiling at her. She returned his smile.

The Doctor beckoned them to come with him.

"Come on, you lovebirds! Let's go find our invisible beastie!" He clapped his hands together once.

"Allons-y!" He said, taking Genevieve's hand. She rolled her hazel eyes and grabbed Jack's hand before they went into a separate tunnel.