Chapter 5: "An Adventure"

Poppy sat on the floor of The TARDIS kitchen, staring at the fridge.

"Doctor!" Poppy shouted, her voice echoing through the halls of the TARDIS.

Seconds later, The Doctor poked his head in the door.

"Poppy!" He exclaimed. "What's happened"

"Absolutely nothing." Poppy sighed.

"I'm sorry, what?" The Doctor asked, walking over to her.

"Do you have any ice cream in that freezer?" She asked motioning towards a nearby freezer.

Poppy. Only Poppy. Some people scream for help, some people scream for attention, Poppy screams for ice cream. She takes that little chant "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream" to a whole new level.

"Possibly." He answered, sauntering over to the freezer and looking around for a moment.

"What do you plan on doing with this ice cream?" He asked as he brought a tub of vanilla ice cream out of the freezer, and sat on the floor in front of Poppy.

"Eatin' it, what else would you expect." She responded, popping off the lid after he slid it across the floor to her.

"I haven't got any spoons." The Doctor apologized.

"Well you've got hands, don't you?" Poppy asked, digging her hand in the container, then eating a handful of ice cream.

"That's really gross." The Doctor commented. Poppy was strange. That's what he loved about her. She wasn't afraid to do things her way, and all this alien stuff didn't sway her. Plus she eats ice cream with her hands!

"Oh really?" She asked, scooping another handful, and throwing it at The Doctor's face.

The Doctor's jaw fell. "Oh Katherine Poppy you did not just throw ice cream at me."

She leaned over and licked some of the ice cream from his face. "I think I did." She smirked.

"Poppy!" He exclaimed, suddenly standing up. "What is wrong with you?"

"A lot." She smiled.

The Doctor laughed. Poppy had that smile that just melted his heart, and caused him to always forgive her, no matter what she did wrong.

"Alright then, Katherine Poppy." The Doctor said smiling innocently. "But just one last thing before I go wash my sticky and spitty face."

He walked over behind her, bent over her, took some ice cream in his hands, and dropped it on the top of Poppy's head.

Poppy gasped. "Oh, you!" She took two handfuls of ice cream from the tub, turned, and threw them at The Doctor's fancy coat.

"My coat!" The Doctor exclaimed

"My hair!" Poppy mimicked, standing up in front of him, the tub of ice cream in one of her arms.

"Oh, your hair will wash." He teased.

"And so will yours!" Poppy exclaimed, taking some of the ice cream from her hair, and rubbing it in his.

"I never start something I can't finish..." The Doctor said snatching the ice cream from her arms, scooping some, and smooshing it on her face.

Poppy threw her head back in laughter. She loved The Doctor. Not in a boyfriend, girlfriend, kind of way, (although she will admit, thinking of when she kissed him still makes her blush), but in straight, pure love. It wasn't a father/daughter love, and she certainly loved him more than she ever loved another friend, it was hard to describe, but Poppy didn't bother herself with what she didn't understand. She just loved. He made her happy to be Poppy, which was an odd, odd thing for her. He made her want to smile, and laugh, and be a nice person, and save the universe, and be happy.

Poppy sat next to the Doctor on the edge of the TARDIS door, their legs hanging off into space. She held his hand in her lap, but never looked over to him. The only sound to be heard was the slow, rhythmic dripping of Poppy's wet hair (It had taken quite some time in the shower to wash out the sticky ice cream) onto the TARDIS floor.

"I just don't get you, Katherine Poppy." The Doctor said, breaking the silence.

"Neither do I." She said with a smile.

"But.."

"Sh." She interrupted. "You'll ruin the moment."

"Katherine Poppy, you just,"

"Shhh!" She interrupted again.

"Sorry." He whispered.

"'Atta boy." She whispered, kissing his cheek, and leaning her head on his shoulder.

"What an adventure that was." He murmured into space.

"It was. By far the best we've had yet." She agreed, lacing her fingers in between his. "Now shut up, Doctor, and don't ruin the moment."

A/N: Dawww I love this chapter :3 I'm going to start uploading one chapter in the morning, and one at night considering I've officially finished writing this story :) I really, really love the ending :D

Thanks to Catie, Kristy, Mushy, tametheghosts and Chloerosexo for reading!

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-Kittyy