Chapter Fourteen (Doctor`s Point of View)

It was awkward – like, insanely awkward telling her. But here we are, back in the TARDIS... I thought she was going to reject me. I`ve always feared that.

The TARDIS roared to life and it groaned and ached trying to get itself to London. The ride hadn`t hit much turbulence this time (at least, not as much).

"Doctor, are we really going to have this happen to us AGAIN?" Ditzy sighed, gripping onto the railings.

"Perhaps," I answered back with an insane smile. We both changed back to our human form, and we just stared at each other with anxious eyes and wicked grins.

"Do you think it stopped?" We both asked each other in unison, causing us to laugh.

"I believe it has," I admitted. "My, sometimes the TARDIS is bumpier than when I sailed on the Titanic..."

"Wait, what`s the Titanic?"

"The boat version or the alien space ship version? I almost died on both." I raised my eyebrows. "Now, how about we go check out our surroundings?"

Ditzy nodded and followed me, only to stop halfway and run back. "Doctor, guess what?"

"What is it?"

"Catch!" She flung my sonic screwdriver across the room and I just barely missed it.

"I take it your used to this fingers stuff?" I laughed.

"Yup! We can go now."

I grinned widely, grabbed her hand, and ran out the door. I almost immediately got a response from Ditzy.

"This place is amazing!" She gasped. "How long did you live here, again?"

"Ditzy, I swear, you never learn," I chuckled. "I live everywhere."

"So what can we do while we are here?" Ditzy`s hand grasped tighter on mine and she smiled, still looking at Big Ben, which we had parked right outback of.

"Stargazing at a planetarium, science museums, we could go on the London Eye; we could look around London from the Shard..."

"Oh, so you`ve obviously done all of this before?"

"Quite possibly, actually," I shrugged. "Because I have all of time and space to explore, I can do everything here twice in less than an hour. But to answer your question, there`s one thing I have never done here."

"What is that?"

"Follow me," I smiled, leading her back into the TARDIS.

"Where are we going now?"

"Somewhere within a short distance, but still in the same general area we are, only raised a few hundred feet higher." My madman-smile returned.

"Alright, but if we die, you better make sure we both regenerate," She giggled.

Where did I make the TARDIS take us?

"Come on, you might want to keep your balance!" I laughed, grabbing Ditzy`s hand and pulling her out of the TARDIS.

"Where did you take me this time?" She asked.

"Are you afraid of heights?"

"No, I was a Pegasus, remember?!"

"Right, sorry."

She looked around and was awe-stricken. "Where are we, again?"

"Ditzy, love, we are on Big Ben!"

The black night sky and all of its stars welcomed us into the view. The green lights on the columns blinded us for a few moments, but although it was way too bright and never faded, we adjusted our eyes to it. We heard the clock`s quiet ticking, and I remembered that it was only a minute past midnight, so we had a while until the bell`s exaggerated ringing would echo throughout the town.

"This is... this is so beautiful," She repeated, laying on her back and admiring the view out of the corner of her eye. "Why haven`t you done this before?"

I joined her on the floor and sighed. "Honestly?"

"Honestly."

"I was waiting for someone special to share the view with, and I can`t think of anyone else to share it with right now."

Ditzy`s blush returned to her face and she smiled. "So you haven`t done this with anyone else? Like... um..."

Although it pained me to repeat their names, I did it anyway. "Not with Rose, not with Donna, not with Martha..."

"Yeah, them... What ever happened to them, anyway?"

"Well, Rose is stuck in another dimension living out her life as we speak. Martha`s off and married. Donna... I think she should still be on Earth. I left her so she would be safe while trying to fight the Master, I believe. (Author`s Note: Apologies if this is the wrong episode, let me know please, and I didn`t want this Doctor Whooves to be the one based off of Matt Smith`s 11thDoctor, so I didn`t say he regenerated, because that would mean he wouldn't be the Doctor Whooves based off of David Tenants 10thDoctor, and that`s the Doctor Whooves I ship Ditzy Doo/Derpy with.)"

"Oh."

"Yeah," I sighed. "On the Brightside, at least they are still alive."

"I guess so." Her expression remained blank, one eye looking at me, the other looking towards the moon.

"Hey, um, Ditzy, are you okay? You seem a little... out of it."

"I don`t know. I`m tired I guess," She shrugged, her smile quickly returning for a split second.

"You`re not tired, Ditzy. Something`s up, what is it?"

It took her a few minutes, but she finally cleared her throat and turned to her side, facing me. "You won`t be mad, will you?"

"When will I be mad?"

She gulped and looked at me in the eye. "I`m scared, Doctor."

"Of me, the TARDIS, or the whole thing in general...?" I laughed quietly.

"Everything... I don`t want to leave you like those other girls," She sniffled. "I don`t want to die because of something I did or something you do."

"Oh, Ditzy, why didn`t you say this earlier?" I asked her, pulling her towards me. She rested her head against my chest and started to silently cry.

"I was scared to," She admitted.

"You don`t have to worry about anything, okay? As long as I am with you, not even a Dalek can get you. And I am promising you that, alright?" I rested my arm around her shoulders and ran my fingers through her hair to calm her down. "Nothing can get you."

"But how do you know that?" Her puffy red eyes looked up and for a second fear sparkled in them.

"Don`t be silly! I would never let them take you. You`re not going to go anywhere, love."

"Thank you," She smiled, trying to stop her crying. "I`m sorry I said I was scared."

"You are allowed to be scared – just because you`re a traveler doesn`t mean you have to cancel any emotions," I laughed softly.

"Doctor, I-"

I interrupted her, planting a long kiss onto her lips.