Chapter 11: "Tell Me a Story"
"Where to now, Katherine Poppy?" The Doctor asked, holding open the TARDIS door for her. "Finally want to go to America?"
"I dunno." She shrugged. "I have this odd feeling that we should stay here."
"Well, that's up to you." He smiled.
"Then, I guess we should stay." She said, stopping to straighten his bow tie, another thing about him that she was ever so fond of.
He smiled, and tucked a stray piece of her hair behind her ear.
"Look at us." She said looking at the ground to hide her red cheeks.
"What about us?" He chuckled.
"We're a couple of dorks in fezzes, that's what." She teased.
"Oh come on Poppy, you know you like them. You said so yourself!"
"Oh, I know." She smiled.
"Well, if we aren't going anywhere, then what are we going to do. We can explore in the daylight, but it's dark now."
"Tell me a story." She said sitting on the railing inside the doorway. "What about Melody? For being the star of the book, it doesn't really say much about her."
"Melody..." The Doctor sighed. "I knew her as River. We kept meeting backwards. Everytime we met, I knew her less, and she knew me more."
"What happened to River, Doctor. Where's she now?" Poppy said, unaware that she was messing with a fresh wound.
"She reached the last page of her journal." He said simply. "And eventually, I never knew her at all."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Poppy asked.
The Doctor took Poppy's hand, and looked at the ground. "She's just gone." He murmured.
"I'm sorry Doctor." Poppy whispered. "You poor, poor man."
"But I've got you now!" He said with a grin. "I've got my Katherine Poppy, and that's incredible."
"And I've got my Doctor." Poppy said leaning her head on his shoulder. "And that's beyond incredible."
A/N: Goodnight Loves, I hope you all enjoyed Today's uploads, and sleep well, for tomorrow's a big big day in the world of Katherine Poppy ;)
-KLR