The Doctor was pacing through their room and bouncing on the balls of his feet. "Are you ready yet, River?"
"Sweetie, you literally just asked me that two and a half minutes ago, and the answer is still no. Honestly though... if this surprise is anything like the one earlier today, I swear..."
"No! No nononononono! It's not, believe me." He paused in his pacing to adjust his bowtie again. "Believe me, I am certain that you will like this one!" He was grinning from ear to ear with anticipation at the evening to come. They had managed to get Amy and Rory a reservation at the Spirit of Aloha dinner show/luau at the Polynesian hotel. They'd taken the monorail over to it about a half hour before.
River finally emerged from the bathroom, her hair and makeup finally finished. The Doctor could only stare. "River... I, uh... well, you look... uh... wow."
River smirked a bit. She was wearing a deep blue, knee length cocktail dress and had her hair partially pinned up. She walked over to the closet and pulled out a pair of silver high heels.
"I don't understand why we have to get so dressed up. I can't imagine there being any restaurants here that are that fancy..." she said as she pulled the shoes on.
The Doctor smiled. "You'd be surprised..." He walked over to the dresser, picked up his top hat and went to put it on, but River swiped it out of his hand and set it back down.
"I don't care if the restaurant is fancy, I'm sure it won't be that fancy, and I really don't think you'll need that."
The Doctor pouted. "Do you hate all of my hats?"
River genuinely smiled for what was possibly the first time that day. "No, actually, I do quite like that one... but just save it for another time. Your suit is enough."
"Well, can I at least take the sonic cane?"
"No. Come on, you were the one wanting me to hurry up, so let's go."
The Doctor pouted for another moment as he looked over at where he had previously propped up the sonic cane. Why does River always insist upon ruining my perfectly good outfits? I'm sure this suit has nowhere near as much of an impact without the hat or cane...
His thoughts were interrupted by River grabbing his hand and pulling him out of the room. They walked through the grounds over to the main building and the monorail station, waiting for one that would take them the right direction. They boarded the one with a salmon-pink stripe, and it started off in the direction of the Magic Kingdom.
River looked out the window. "Oh, please tell me we're not going back to the park..."
"No, we're not, but this monorail is faster than taking the one going the other direction for where we're going."
The train stopped at the Magic Kingdom stop. A few people got off, but many more got on. Then, it continued on to the next stop: the Contemporary hotel.
When the monorail stopped in there, the Doctor jumped up and offered River his arm. "This is where we're getting off." They stepped out and looked around.
"It's strange that the train passes right through the middle of the hotel." River remarked as they walked over to a set of elevators.
"Yes, you know, it's the only hotel here to have that feature, and possibly the only hotel on any Disney property around the world to have that! And on the other side of this wall, there is a tile mural, ninety feet high that depicts various scenes of the American southwest... I'm not really sure what that has to do with the theme of the rest of the hotel, but it has a five-legged goat, which is cool! And then of course, there's th-"
River placed a finger over the his mouth to silence him. His eyes crossed as he tried to look at her finger on his lips.
"I was just making one simple comment, my Love. You don't have to give me all of the information on the rest of the building."
The elevator came, and the Doctor pressed the button for the top floor. The doors opened after a few moments, revealing the entrance to a restaurant: the California Grille. They stepped inside, and the Doctor walked over to the host. "Hello! We have a reservation for two at eight-thirty."
The host smiled. "Yes, right this way please." He led them through the restaurant to the other side to a table next to the windows, looking out over the Seven Seas Lagoon. They could also see across to the Floridian and Polynesian, as well as the Magic Kingdom.
The Doctor pulled out River's chair and then seated himself across from her. River looked around herself.
"It's very nice." Just then, a waiter came over with a bottle of very nice, vintage wine and poured some into River's glass. He then left the bottle next to the table in an ice cooler. River thanked the waiter, then looked at the Doctor and said with a raised eyebrow, "You told them to bring that? But you won't even drink any."
"Well, I figured you would want some." The waiter returned and poured a glass of water for the Doctor.
River smiled and looked around again when she noticed something a bit odd. "We're the only ones in here..."
The Doctor just nodded and smiled, his eyes twinkling. "I know."
They ordered their meals and talked. When the food came, they ate in companionable silence. After they were done eating, River brought up the question she'd been meaning to ask since their encounter with the creature earlier that day.
"Doctor... why did that Trancitluzion say it would kill the rest of you but not me?"
The Doctor, who had been smiling, laughing, and acting like his usual four-year-old-in-a-nine-hundred-year-old-Timelord's-body, was suddenly serious, and his eyes got that far-away, sad look that made him look so very old. He just looked at River and didn't answer right away.
Just then, a great colorful flash lit up the sky. River looked out, and after a moment, the was another great flash. It was coming from the Magic Kingdom.
The fireworks had started.
She gasped. It was a beautiful view. From where they were sitting, not only were the fireworks themselves visible, but they reflected out on to the Seven Seas Lagoon, making it look like there were flashes of fire and color racing across the surface of the water. The Castle was also visible, and because she was so caught up in the view, River completely forgot about her question.
The Doctor smiled a small smile, and instead of watching the fireworks right away, he watched River's face as she watched them. The different colors washed over her face, and she had a look of wonder in her eyes as the lights sparkled and reflected in them. After a few moments, he moved to the other side of the table so he could sit right next to her. She leaned her head on his shoulder as they watched the rest of the fireworks, just the two of them.
"Thank you, my Love." she whispered after the fireworks were over.
"...Are you still mad at me?"
"No, you are completely forgiven," she responded as she took his face in her hands and kissed him with all of the love she could possibly put into one kiss.
No, this isn't the end, just a bit of a break point. More action is coming, but I just NEEDED to write some fluff.
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