The Fob Watch

A/N - Alright, starting with making excuses again - I KNOW THIS TOOK ME WAY TOO LONG - I have had jaw surgery and have been passed out in bed pretty much all of last week… Basically, I've picked a really bad time for a write-and-upload way of doing things (I usually just write everything beforehand so I'll never have time issues), but I wanted to try things another way for once. Let me just say: never again.
Moving on, the next chapter (which I'll try to make as long as I possibly can) will be the final one. This is really just a small something to start it up, so I hope you enjoy!

IMPORTANT NOTE - READ THIS NOW: The game "Eighth Man Bound" is something from Classic Who and I'm pretty sure that none of you are familiar with it, so here's a discription from the TARDIS data core:
"The game was played by an "Initiate" who sat in the centre of a circle of Academy classmates (referred to as "the Inquiry"). The Inquiry gave the Initiate an identity crisis, often by repeating his or her name over and over again until it became meaningless. Drugs could be used to aid in this effect. In time, the identity crisis caused the Initiate's body to enter a state of flux betweenregenerations. The object of the game was to remain in flux for as long as possible, allowing the Time Lord to see glimpses of his or her own future regenerations.

Eighth Man Bound was extremely dangerous as it could result in triggering an actual regeneration or a complete loss of identity. Up to fifteen Academy students' deaths were linked to the game each semester."

Also, the Doctor's nickname at the Academy, was Theta Sigma, hence my use of it in this chapter.

I woke up in the Doctor's arms and snuggled up to him a little more.

'You feeling better?' Even without looking, I knew he was smiling at me.

'It's still sinking in… but I suppose it's better than before.'
'I'm glad.'
'Was it hard?'
'What?'
'Being all alone for so long?' When it remained quiet, I looked up at him. There was a mixture of sadness and kindness in his eyes that seemed to stab me like a sharp knife.
'I got used to it.' He answered. I sat up and sighed, staring at my hands in my lap.
'I'm sorry. I'm probably a real downer.'
'It's understandable, don't worry about it. You won't get me down that easily.' He stood and reached out to me, I took his hand and got back to my feet.
'Your leg isn't broken anymore, is it?' He asked.
'No, it's healed completely. Part of the process is healing injuries, I guess.'
'Alright then, still want to go to Midnight?'
'I was actually wondering about a few things…'
'You want to talk?' I nodded.
'Then we should get to a more comfortable place.' He said as he led the way out of the control room and through the corridors, eventually ending up in what looked like a living room. There were several trophies on the big hearth. I walked up to them and curiously examined them, gasping upon seeing two very familiar signs.
'You're Theta Sigma?' He seemed surprised that I knew, but nodded anyway.
'You're a legend among the students!' I re-evaluated. 'Were a legend?' He laughed.
'A legend? What did I do then?'
'You saw up to seven incarnations when you played Eighth Man Bound!' I said excited. His eye twitched slightly.
'I did no such thing.'
'I knew you'd say that. They told me you never acknowledged it. Good for me that I know better.'

"Eighth man bound
Make no sound
The shroud covers all
The Long and the Short
And the Old and the Loud
And the Young and the Dark
And the Tall"

'That's how it goes, right?' I grinned at him as I turned back from the trophies to the Doctor.
He sat himself down on the couch and patted the empty space beside him. I walked over and sat down.
'About the war-'
'No.' I interrupted. 'I'd rather talk about… other, happier things, if you don't mind.'
'That's a relief. Alright, ask me anything.'
'You were part of the … House, right?'
'Correct. What house were you in?'

We talked about all sorts of things. Gallifrey, the university, his travels and my personal experiences. It made me realize that I'd always been kind of different from the others. Always something alien about me that scared others away.

I yawned and earned a grin from the Doctor.
'I can imagine you're still tired. You still have to adapt to the Time Lord ways after being a human for quite some time.' He stood and stretched his arms. 'You should get some sleep.'
'That might be best, yeah.' I nodded as I followed him through the corridors once again. He randomly stopped and looked around for a moment.
'You're not lost, are you?' I asked surprised. A Time Lord who gets lost in his own Tardis… well, that's just plain weird.
'No, of course not. I'm just deciding which bedroom you're going to get.' He walked up to a door and stood in front of it. It was bigger than the other doors and I suspected that it led to the master bedroom
'Decided!' He said as he stepped to the door on the right and went through. It was spacious, as expected, and my eyes widened upon entering. It was perfect, everything seemed to match my tastes.
'You like it?' He asked with a content smile on his face.
'Are you kidding? It's everything I could possibly wish for.' I turned back to him and gave him a hug. 'Thank you, Doctor, for everything.' He hugged me back and nodded.
'You're welcome.'

I slept and slept until I could sleep no more, until I could barely even keep my eyes closed for longer than 2 seconds. I was almost bouncing with energy.
'Good morning~!' I said as I entered the kitchen, beaming with happiness.
'Morning.' The Doctor smiled as he raised his cup of tea at me. 'Can I get you anything?'
'The universe!' His eyes widened slightly before he stood, emptied his cup in one gulp and laughed at me.
'One universe coming right up!' He grabbed my hand and led me through the corridors and up into the control room.
'Anyplace you definitely want to go? Midnight?' I shook my head and stared off into the distance for a minute. I didn't know much about planets besides Gallifrey, I never really paid attention during planetography. When I couldn't think of anything at all I simply raised my shoulders.
'Surprise me.' A somewhat naughty smile followed after that. He started tinkering with the buttons and switches and put his hand on a lever.
'Oh you'll be surprised alright.' He pulled the lever and we both braced for the ride.