Chapter 8:

Phone, Feelings, and Photo Album

By: Izzy

Once they were in the Med Bay, he checked her for FMD and to see if the tissue that the nanogenes had replaced was agreeing with her system. He smiled when all the test came back normal, no FMD and the tissue was doing just fine. "A clean bill of health," he said as he took her glasses. "You won't need these anymore either."

"Yeah," she smiled sleepily as she stood up to move out the room. "I'll leave your jacket there," she said pointing to the discarded jacket that rested on a nearby chair. "I'm going to go shower and sleep." She smiled at him with tired eyes.

"Goodnight, love," he said as he moved to help her off the table. She kissed him lightly.

"Try and get some sleep, I know you don't need as much as humans but still try for me?" she said with pleading eyes.

"I'll try," he said. He watched her walk out of the Med Bay. He needed to clean up, while yes the TARDIS would to most of the work once he left the room he still wanted to make sure that things were where he wanted them. After ten minutes work the room was organized. He grabbed his jacket and put it back on, pulled his Sonic out and put it back in the pocket of his jacket he liked to keep it in.

He left for the console room, where he began to tinker around with various wires and things. He went to retrieve his Sonic when he found a phone that shouldn't be in his pocket. He figured it must be Rhiannon's so he placed it on the console and continued what he was doing. Then he started to think, if she had a phone then why didn't she ask him to make it a super phone? And if it were important enough to take it everywhere with her why would she just leave it in his jacket. He stood and grabbed the phone again as he did.

The phone wasn't fancy, just a normal Google phone from the early 21st century. He used his Sonic to make her phone a super phone too. But then he saw it was passworded. He knew he should just put the phone down and let her have it when she woke up but he was the Doctor and curiosity was in his name. Well it was implied. He didn't know the password but it was only a number. He typed in a number and saw it said password must be at least six numbers long. So now their were a million combinations, but knowing her it was a date. An important date.

He could use the Sonic to give him the code but he liked the challenge. But the TARDIS had other ideas, she flashed a 6 digit number on the screen. '041712' he put the number into the phone and it unlocked. The background was a picture of a little girl that looked so much like Rhiannon that he couldn't help but smile. The little girl had short curly brown hair, sapphire blue eyes, and a smile so bright that could even rival the sun. He opened the photo gallery inside was more pictures of the little girl, but their were also pictures of a tall man about 6'4 by the Doctor's guess. The Doctor assumed that they were Rhiannon's family. Then there were beautiful landscapes.

"Doctor, I forgot to take my phone out of your-" Rhiannon said as she entered the room. "So you found it." She looked at him.

"Here, sorry," he said as he handed the phone to her. "I made it a super phone as Rose likes to call it." She took the phone back.

"It's OK," she said. "It's not like it's a secret." He gave her a strange look. "I'm not mad, if that is what your wanting to know. I was going to show you someday anyway."

"So the little girl is Jenny?" he asked.

"Yeah," she said. "And the man was Matt." She sighed.

"She looked like you," he said.

"Yeah," she sighed again this time a little heavier. "Though she acted like Matt, brilliant and talkative. You'd loved her. I promise you that little girl didn't meet strangers she met friends. Heck she would have talked to the Slitheen and probably tried to hug it." She laughed at the thought. "She didn't fear anything but spiders." He laughed. "She was only two when she died. So young to have lost her life."

"Do you want another child?" he asked sadly.

"I had that adventure," she replied looking down at the picture of Jenny. "If it happens I will be fine, but I don't want to try for one again. Or at least that is how I feel right now."

"OK, I only asked because-" he started but she stepped closer and put a finger to his lips.

"Don't worry about it," she said as she looked at him with a tearful smile. "I won't leave you just 'cause of something like that even if I changed my mind. I'd adopt, plenty of homeless kids in the universe." She removed her finger from his lips.

"I can see you adopting all the homeless kids of the universe," he teased. "But the TARDIS is not a day-care." She laughed.

"Not to worry there," she said. "I'm not ready to be around children yet. Yes, I helped with Nancy's children but that was instinct 'cause I see anyone in trouble, I can't help myself I have to help them."

"And that is part of what I love about you," he said with a smile. "I have seen your kindness, your anger, your sorrow. You even saw past the pain of this old man."

"Oh, your not that old," she said smiling at him.

"See that's what I mean," he said as she couldn't stop himself he embraced her and kissed her passionately. She kissed him back with equal passion. From behind them they heard someone clear their throat. They broke the kiss and they turned to look at who it was. Both Rose and Jack stood there.

"Did you guys forget to breath?" Rose teased.

"Respiratory-bypass system," the Doctor answered simply.

"And I have mastered the art of long kisses," Rhiannon said with a cheeky smile on her face.

"Oh, really?" Jack said with an eyebrow raised.

"No," the Doctor said plainly.

"Oh I wasn't going to ask for her to prove it or anything," Jack said. "Lady already warned me what would happen if I tried." He shivered.

"Let me guess. She gave you the loyalty speech." she said. "The 'I'm loyal to my heart and if you every try to kiss me or kiss the Doctor, I will do unspeakable things to you'? That speech?" He nodded and shivered again.

"Yeah," he said. "But she was so sweet when she said it."

"Sounds like me," she laughed.

"I think I would have rather that she yell at me," Jack said.

"Well I'm going to bed," she said. "See y'all in the morning."

"Goodnight, love," the Doctor said.

"'Night Rhee," Rose said.

"'Night Rhee," Jack said.

Over the coarse of the next month, the Doctor and Rhiannon grew closer and closer. They even were acting like they had no pain. But Rose knew better they were just ignoring it. Jack had become a valued friend of the three. Rhiannon and Jack spent a lot of time exercising together, much to the Doctor's annoyance. He trusted Rhiannon but not Jack. Though while Jack and Rhiannon exercised the Doctor and Rose would do things together.

After a shower for both Jack and Rhiannon, they met the Doctor and Rose in the console room. Rhiannon since her scars were healed she changed her style a bit. She still wore the leggings with shorts or short skirts and tall boots. But now she wore v-neck t-shirts she even grew out her nails. She kept her hair French braided. "So where to?" Jack said as she entered the room.

"The planet Solaria," the Doctor answered.

"Wait, we're going to a planet that was named after rooms filled with heat lamps?" Rhiannon asked. Rose laughed.

"I think it's the other way around," he said. "But I got a distress signal from them."

"Well then what we waiting for?" Rose asked.

"Him," Rhiannon said pointing at the Doctor. He rolled his eyes as everyone else laughed. The TARDIS wheezed and groaned. After fully landing he jumped to the door and swung them open. Everyone else followed him. "Wow!"

The landscape before them was impressive. Lush orange grass, three suns held high in the sky, beautiful red leaved trees, and a pond not too far from the TARDIS it was bluer than any body of water on Earth. This place was just like a different colored Earth. Rhiannon loved it. Now she could see why it was called Solaria. A man in elegant robes approached them.

"Greetings, friends," the man said. "I am called Nor."

"Greetings," Rhiannon replied.

"Hi," Rose said.

"Hello," the Doctor said.

"Captain Jack Harkness," Jack said and he was met with two glares one from the Doctor and the other from Rhiannon.

"M' Queen will want to speak with you," Nor said.

"It looks so peaceful here," Rose said as the TARDIS group followed Nor.

"That is because it is," Nor said. "Everyone loves the Queen, and the Queen loves us so she protects us and we protect her."

"Then why did I get a distress signal from this planet?" the Doctor asked.

"I am unsure," Nor said. "But the Queen will know. She knows all. She is from another universe." That comment got Rhiannon's attention.

"Another universe?" she asked.

"Yes," he said. "She is the last of her kind." The Doctor and Rhiannon shared a look of hope and confusion. After a bit longer they saw a sparkling white castle that looked like the Tash Ma Hall. The whole TARDIS group was impressed by the structure. "This way." Nor led them in to the castle farther and farther until they came to two rather large doors with two equally large guards standing before them, both were Judoon. "I have brought the guest Her Royal Highness is expecting." The Judoon nodded to Nor. "This way." He started to walk again everyone followed.

"Your Majesty, my crops won't grow," said a farmer.

"I am aware there is a problem and I assure you that I have sent for help," a woman sitting atop a throne behind a sheer curtain said.

"M' Queen I am sorry to interrupt you, however the guest you have been waiting for have arrived." Nor said as he bowed before the woman on the throne.

"Oh, thank you Nor," she said. "I am sorry my subjects but I must ask that you take your leave from me and leave me with these out worlders."

"Yes, Your Majesty," said Nor. He helped the guards get the people out of the room. Once everyone was out of the room but the TARDIS group and the Queen, she got off her throne and moved the sheer curtain.

"Greetings," she said. Everyone else's jaws dropped as the Queen showed her face. She looked like Rhiannon. "I am Queen Jewely Aquarius Moon, Queen of the Tri-Moon kingdom, and high priestess to the Gods."

"Why do you look like me?" Rhiannon asked.

"Well now here's a better question why do you look like me?" Jewely asked with a small laugh. "I am the older one I assure you. But I know the answer to your question."

"Then spill it!" Rhiannon shouted in annoyance.

"I am from another universe, and in my universe we don't have Time Lords," she said. The Doctor nodded.

"Yes, Time Lords only exist here in this universe," he said.

"Yes, but each universe has a sister race that has mirror images of each Time Lord," she said.

"But I'm not a Time Lord, I'm from another universe too," Rhiannon said. "I'm human."

"Well then that does cause a bit of a problem," Jewely said. "But never the less I need the help of a Time Lord."

"With what?" he said. Jewely finally took a good look at the Doctor and gasped.

"By the Gods, you are him," she said her hand over her mouth as she fought tears.

"I'm who?" he said.

"I am sorry," she said. "You look like my first husband." She took a deep breath and used her sleeve to wipe away the tears that had gathered around her eyes. "He died the war that claimed my people. I have remarried but he still holds a place in my heart."

"So every Time Lord had a version of your people?" Jack asked.

"Yes, I guess that I am the only difference," she said sadly. "Anyway this kingdom needs me now so I will do all I can for them. That is the reason I called you here. My kingdom's crops won't grow, we have even tried to move the crops but it is like the land does not want us to grow anything." She stiffened. "If we do not grow something soon I am unsure how long my kingdom will last."

"My name is Rhiannon and if there is anything I can do for you I will help," Rhiannon said. The Doctor nodded in agreement.

"I'm the Doctor," he said. "Where did the trouble start?" Rhiannon smiled at him.

Rose was shown to some quarters while Jack, Rhiannon, and the Doctor worked on trying to get the crops to grow. Jack and the Doctor were doing most of the work because every time she tried to help one of the locals would tell her to go rest. She hated looking like this places Queen it was annoying her greatly. "Doctor I'm gonna go talk to the Queen," she shouted to him.

"Be careful," the Doctor replied. She walked back to the throne room. The Judoon guards let her in without any fuss. She bowed in respect.

"You have no need to bow to me," Jewely said. "In this kingdom you are a Lady."

"Let me guess you've met future me?" she asked with a great deal of anger in her voice.

"No, however I am psychic," Jewely said. "You are empathic so you understand when thoughts or feelings are screamed it is hard to ignore them."

"To true." Rhiannon said. "So you heard my thoughts on how I can I call myself Lady in the future."

"Yes," Jewely said. "But not just that I feel your love for the Doctor. Your pride for Jack. And your protective feelings to Rose. You are so loyal to anyone you call friend. Because you believe as I do friend is just another word for family."

"Yeah," Rhiannon shrugged. "That sums me up."

"But you hate yourself," Jewely said. Rhiannon frowned. "Not as much as you used to mind you." Rhiannon sighed and nodded. "I was like then when my first husband died. My current husband has been a Gods send, he helped me save myself."

"Do you still love your first husband?" Rhiannon asked sadly.

"Of course I do," Jewely said. "Are you afraid if you fall for the Doctor that means you will love your former husband less?"

"You're the psychic you tell me," Rhiannon said with anger lacing her word.

"I don't pry," Jewely said. "I only know you hate yourself because I know the look. I stared at that look for over 500 years."

"500 years?" Rhiannon said shocked.

"I told you I was older," Jewely said. "I would bet that I am even older than the Doctor."

"If you don't mind my asking," Rhiannon started. Jewely nodded. "But how old are you?"

"Impossibly old," Jewely laughed. "I have lost count of numbers but let me just say I was there when my universe first created the Earth." Rhiannon now felt sorry for this woman before her, for she knew the toll time could have on someone. She saw that in the Doctor. "Do not feel bad for me child. I have had a good life, for the most part."

"But you hold so much pain inside," Rhiannon said.

"And for a human, you do too," Jewely said knowingly. "We have had similar loses. I can see it in you. I lost my first husband and my son to the war."
"I lost my second husband and daughter to fire," Rhiannon said.

"Fire, War, Loss is still loss," Jewely said. "Pain is still pain." Rhiannon nodded. "Share your pain with him but also share your happiness with him."

"What do you mean?" Rhiannon asked.

"I know how hard it is to dwell in your pain and let is consume you," Jewely said. "But do not let that be the only thing you share with the Doctor."

"I will try," Rhiannon said. Nor came bursting through the doors.

"M' Queen!" he shouted. "The Doctor has done! He said the crops with grow now!"

"Very good," Jewely said. "If the Doctor and his companions will stay we will feast in his honor!"

"How did you know the Doctor may not stay?" Rhiannon asked.

"Well if you and I are alike then I do not see why he would not be like my first husband," Jewely laughed. "Even married to him for 200 years and I still had a hard time getting him pinned down to do anything remotely Kingly." She started to laugh harder. "Funny thing is my current husband is about the same." Rhiannon joined in the laughing.

"I guess you just attract the runners," Rhiannon laughed. "I will go see if he wants to feast." She left the throne room in high spirits even jumped down the stairs of the castle. Jack passed her. "Hey, Jack! Doctor still where I left him?"

"Yeah," he said. She continued onward. When she got to him she saw something that she never thought in her life she would see THIS Doctor do. He was kissing another girl. Tears burst from her eyes, and she didn't even hear the Doctor call to her. She ran and ran until she got to the TARDIS which the doors opened for her as soon as she got close. She closed the doors behind her and ran straight to her room. Once in her room she fell to the floor in a mess.

Meanwhile the Doctor went back to the castle in defeat. The girl of the planet was thanking him with a kiss. He didn't want the kiss, but Rhiannon didn't give him enough time to explain before she ran off. He knew she ran to the TARDIS, it's the only home she had in this universe. He entered the throne room with his normal expression on his face, Nor ran to the Doctor. "Thank you so much," Nor said.

The Queen looked at the Doctor. "What happened Doctor?"

"Nothing," he said. "I'll gather my companions and I'll be off."

"Wait," she said as she stood. "She is like me, she will forgive you. However she is still scared by the pain of her past. We were comparing note. I gave her some advise." He nodded and left the room. Jack and Rose were in the hall waiting for him.

"Rhee called me," Rose said. "She told me that she was back at the TARDIS and that we should get ready to leave." The Doctor nodded. "She sounded like she had been crying heavily. What happened?" He knew if he didn't explain what happened to Rose that Rhiannon would and that would earn him a slap and he didn't want to find out if Jackie's slap was hereditary.

"I was finishing up the formula for the crops," he started to explain. "And just as I finish this girl comes out of no where and starts to thank me for saving them." He shallowed hard. "She kissed me. Well Rhee saw it and thought the worst, she ran back to the TARDIS crying."

"Poor Rhee," Rose said.

"Poor Rhee?" the Doctor exclaimed. "I was the one forcefully kissed. Then the only one I want to kiss me runs away because she jumped to conclusions."

"I know why she jumped to those conclusions," Rose said. Both the Doctor and Jack gave her a questioning look.

"How could you possibly know?" the Doctor asked.

"Well Mickey was spending a lot of time with this girl from his work and I was upset." Rose started to explain. "She heard me having a row with him. This was shortly after you joined us Jack so I had also told Mickey about you. He wasn't happy that I was spending my time with a single man. Anyway, she heard our row and she came in right as I threw my phone at the door it hit her square in the chest. She wasn't mad but she asked me if she could help with what was bothering me.

"I told her I doubt it, and I explained it to her. She told me that she had a similar thing happen with her. She said before she married Matt she had two men that cheated on her. So she jumped to conclusions the first time that Matt went to go hang with his female friends. But she told me that you just have to have trust."

"So, she was cheated on before no wonder she jumped to conclusions," Jack said. The Doctor now felt like the largest ass in the universe. Here he was having a pity party for one when she is feeling like she's reliving her past. Which is the last thing he wants for her. He turned and ran straight to the TARDIS, thinking about how he could make this right. He just had to get her back she was the best thing to happen to him since Susan was born.

Jack and Rose ran after him. They were having a hard time keeping up with him. But they both had a TARDIS key so even if he locked the door behind him. Rose started to slow down. Jack saw this and scooped her up in his arms, and continued to run.

Once in the TARDIS, the Doctor could feel the pain from Rhiannon. It was crushing. He felt so bad for being the cause of her pain. He walked to her room and he found it straight off. "Rhee," he said.

"Who's side are you on?" she said.

"Who are you talking to?" he asked.

"The TARDIS," she answered. "If it's any of your business."

"I know you're mad at me," he started. "But I want you to know that she kissed me I didn't want it I swear." Suddenly the door opened but noticed that Rhiannon hadn't opened the door. He figured he would have to thank the TARDIS with a trip to refuel in Cardiff. He walked into Rhiannon's room a little farther than he ever had. He had never noticed that the first room he was in was not her only room. The theme of both rooms fit Rhiannon perfectly, a little 19th century, and a little 21st century.

He found Rhiannon curled up in her bed. She had a tear stained face, her hair was no longer braided and a tangled damp mess. Music was playing from the phone, 'Land of confusion' by Disturbed, if he wasn't mistaken. Which he usually wasn't. Not his favorite version of the song, he preferred the original by Genesis. She sat up and looked at him. "Did you mean it?" she asked.

"I didn't want the kiss, I promise," he said.

"Not that," she sniffed. "What you told Jack and Rose." The Doctor gave her a puzzled look. "About me being the only one you want to kiss." She turned off the music. He moved closer to her, but didn't get on the bed with her.

"I promise that you are the only person I want to kiss," he said as he moved closer to the bed, trying to gage her reaction. She did stop him or protest. So he climbed on to the bed with her, as he did this he never stopped looking at her. He inched closer and closer until she was in arms reach, then he pulled her gently into his lap. She giggled, he kissed the tears that were still lingering on her face. "I promise," He kissed another spot on her face. "On the TARDIS," He kissed her again. "That you," He kissed her again. "Rhiannon Jane Riwitis, are the only woman I want to kiss." He kissed her lips with great passion and love. She kissed him back equally but she also pored some of the hurt in the kiss too. She broke the kiss and giggled, then her eyes lite up like he had never seen.

"I have something to show you," she said as she pointed to the nightstand beside them. "It's in the drawer." He reached the nightstand drawer with no problem. He pulled out the photo album that she had found when she first came into her room. He handed it to her. "The TARDIS made this for me using my memories I think."

"Wow I didn't know she could do that," he said with a smile. He was happy that his loyal friend and time ship loved his Rhiannon.

"Well, I think she knew that most of these memories of mine were lost in the fire," she said. "Or maybe she wanted to give me a little bit of home." She opened the photo album. "This is a picture of one of my best friends, his name is Todd aka Toddles with Jenny. He loved her like she was really his niece." The Doctor smiled. "Now this picture has a story behind it." She pointed to a picture of a long haired man with his arms above his head and eyes closed. "This is Bryan aka Bry. He's a lot like Jack. But he never saw me like that mostly because I was friends with his girl." He nodded in understanding. "Anyway that night me, my ex not Matt, Bry, his girlfriend, and my brother-in-law, were all drinking." His eyes went wide. "Don't worry nothing too crazy happened. But you know that Six Flag ad with that song by the Vengaboys song 'We like to party'?" He nodded. "Well Bry could do the dance. And that is a picture of him doing the Mr. Six Flags dance." He laughed.

"Really?" he asked while still laughing.

"Yeah," she laughed. "And his long hair made it that much funnier." They spent the next few hours going over the random memories in the photo album. Until she yawned loudly.

"Let's call it a night," he said. "Goodnight, love." He moved her from his lap on to the bed and covered her up.

"Goodnight, my Doctor," she said as she yawned again. He smiled at her as she rolled over and fell right to sleep.

Note: I want to thank my reviewers and readers. Hope you enjoyed the fluff