"It's not like a man to bottle things up is it?" Donna commented, a grateful Alonso on her lap recieving attention and some of her biscuit.
He purred and butted her hand with his finger, asking her to stroke his chin.
"You think you've got problems, this lizard's got a thing for me," she added.
Jack attempted to stroke the lizard's back but it shifted uncomfortably.
"It doesn't trust you yet," Donna stated. "Nothing personal. So, how was it on scale of of hugging to ran off and is smashing things..."
"More the former."
The lizard purred even louder.
"He said, well, sorry about all the crap, and what do you know, you were right..."
"He's scared he'll lose you. And now he's seen this, he'll be scared he'll frighten you off- look at me, you already know all this."
"Does the lizard talk?"
"Well, it communicates."
"What? How?"
The lizard squealed.
"Don't tell anyone," Donna added "...he's a bit shy."
Martha would have thought the world had gone mad if she didn't know any better being around the Doctor.
"So...is the Doctor officially behaving now?"
"As far as I know. He's gone to get dog food."
The lizard climbed on to Martha's lap and she stroked it's head.
"He didn't say anything too bad did he?"
"No, not really, he was just being immature."
"Just checking. Alonso would get him, wouldn't you?"
Alonso squeaked in approval.
"It's almost like he understands...he does, doesn't he?" Martha stroked his head with one finger.
"Oh, yes, and he finds it insulting when people don't involve him, son't you? His opinion is important too, isn't it?"
"He can't just watch things pass by. That's familiar."
"Jack, what are you doing?"
Jack was eyeing the lizard suspiciously.
"Oh for goodness' sake Jack, he's on our side!"
Martha just laughed.
"So, he is...?"
"Yes."
"And he can...?"
"Yes! Now, shut up about it before he throttles you."
Donna watched as the lizard arched its back and rubbed against her proudly.
"I think this one does want to mate," she added.
"Ew."
"Yeah, well that's what I said when I found you two playing some stupid game with no clothes on."
Jack almost choked on his drink.
"I though I copyrighted naked hide-and-seek?"
"No, the other universe called- the other Doctor has dibs on that here and there. What is it with that man and being nude?"
"Where is this and why am I missing it?"
"Come round here- there's plenty on show!" Donna announced loudly.
"Oi! It's not exclusive, anyone can play, it's just Donna decided to make everything sexual, because she won't get naked. You can't complain, with that lovely man you met, so back off," Martha smiled. "It's more interesting when clothing is optional."
"What's she's not telling you, is this was not ordinary hide-and-seek."
"One time! One time!"
Jack was more than happy to watch them without interrupting. Alonso groaned loudly.
"Oh, yeah, right...!"
"One time, it was more than a game. One time!"
"'Naked hide-and-seek'? Yeah, whatever."
"I've played it with Ianto..."
"Oh, I bet you have, mouth. And, oh, look, be careful, you. Everytime he walks past you get a mouthful of coat!""
The Doctor decided to say nothing and stuck his tongue out at her instead.
"Hey, don't insult the game."
"Oh, not you aswell. Go feed your bloody dogs! Don't you smirk at me!"
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Martha made Alonso jump as she started to laugh again.
The Doctor almost fell over him as the lizard ran for his life.
"Well, this is better!" Jack said cheerfully, over the din.
"You don't say?"
The was a lot of squeaking as Alonso had obviously come into contact with Raspberry, who was in a bad mood from looking after her four puppies, who were now nearly of age.
"Oh, crap," Jack said, almost sagely.
There was a flurry of squawking noises.
"ALONSO!"
The lizard squealed and fled back towards the three of them, making a noise widely reminscent of the loud, high-pitched squealing R2-D2 made in Star Wars when scared or excited, a fact that wasn't lost on the Doctor, who poked his head around the door and pointed like an excited schoolboy, imitating the noise before disappearing again.
"Oh, shut up, you," he added, as Raspberry barked indignantly at the strange noises.
"This shouldn't be funny."
"What the hell was that about?"
"Star Wars."
"Oh, yeah, that service droid goes..." he made the squealing noise, which sounded a bit like 'woooaaaaooow'.
"Oh, go away."
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