She ran up to him, her hair falling in her face as she did so. She picked up the kite that was at his feet. Kite in hands she looked at the man in front of her. "I like your dog." She said walking over to the golden retriever and petting him.
He looked down at Jacqueline, she looked just like Rose. She had the same nose, smile, and hair. At the same time her eyes were just like Johns. And because of the fact that John and the Doctor had the same eyes, her eyes were just like his too, except for their dark brown color that she got from her father.
"Thank you, he's not mine though." He said still covering his face with the newspaper. She was one of the most unique and beautiful little girls he had seen. He studied her as she petted the dog next to him.
"I know, he belongs to my aunt. Does she know that you have her dog?" She looked him in the eyes as he took a large gulp.
"How old are you?" He asked changing the conversation.
"I'm three," she said holding her free hand up to show him the correct amount of fingers. He sat the newspaper down and stared at the girl in front of him.
"You're very clever for being three." He said tapping her on the nose.
"Are you my uncle?"
"Your uncle?" He asked as she stopped petting the dog and turned her full attention to the time lord.
"Yes, my uncle looks like you but he wears bowties and funny hats. He likes to play games with me too."
"Do you see your uncle a lot then?" He asked the toddler, who had somehow managed to wriggle her way into his lap.
"Sometimes, he comes on special days, like my birthday and Christmas."
"Do you like him?" he asked as she crawled back down from his lap. She nodded at him and then placed the fallen kite in his lap.
"Yes, I like you, especially when you help me fly my kite."
"I don't know if your parents would like a stranger playing with their daughter." He said. She glanced back at the couple on the blanket.
"No, they know who you are. See," she picked his hand up and made him wave it at the couple. They waved back, both smiling.
"Of course they do." She grabbed his hand and started to attempt to pull him up. She looked at him and batted her eyes, trying to convince him with her sad face. Something, no doubt, she had learned from her mother.
He stood up sighing; he had been caught by a toddler and a kite. He pulled his hood down and took the baseball cap he was wearing off. She took his hand and led him to the middle of the field, "do you want to hold the kite or the string when we run?"
Rose stared at her small daughter as she sat down in the Doctors lap. Her hand gripped firmly on John's arm, squeezing it nervously. She saw her scramble back down onto the grass. "Rose, relax." John said noticing how concerned his wife looked.
They saw the Doctor wave over at them and they waved happily back. The small girl forced him onto his feet as she started to run with the string in her hands the time lord running behind her kite in hands. "Look she got him to run." She laughed looking at her husband.
He chuckled at the funny sight of the Doctor running behind their daughter trying to get the kite to fly, Amy's dog chasing after him also, "something about the Tyler woman, they make time lords chase after them."
She flashed a smile at John, "how young do you think he is?" she asked.
"Young, I think this is after he just left Amy and Rory."
"So this is right before he goes to find Clara?" She said in awe as he nodded, "that means this is the first time he's met Lynn?"
"The way it looks, she's making quite the impression." He said as the kite flew into the air.
The kite flew above her as she held the string tightly. A winded time lord stood behind her looking up at the kite. "Can you pick me up so I can be higher?" She asked glancing at him. He did so kissing her on the head before he placed her on his shoulders.
She rested her chin on his head arms above her as she stared at the kite. "I like the sky." She said looking down at the Doctor.
"You do?" He asked her as he stared up at the kite also.
"Yes, I think it's prettier from space though." He chuckled.
"It's pretty from here though." She was quiet but could tell that she nodded in agreement.
"Do you have a Tardis like my mommy and daddy do?" She asked.
"Yes, I do."
"Good, one day I want to travel with you like my mommy did."
"You can travel with your parents though."
"Yes, but I want to travel with you too, you get in more trouble."
"Trouble's bad though." He said taking the small girl down from his shoulders.
"Not when it's fun." She said looking at him.
"You're right." He thought for a moment, what it would be like to travel with Jacqueline when she was older, to travel with his niece, since in a way he was her uncle. "Go back to your mommy. I'll see you sometime soon." He said tapping her on the nose again.
"Okay." She said running back to her parents. He smiled as she left. She was a clever girl that reminded him that he had another clever girl to find. One named Clara.
He turned back around and saw the golden retriever behind him. He had one more stop, however, before he could go and find the impossible girl.