Disclaimer: I do not own 'Doctor Who' or any of the characters in it. All rights belong to the BBC, though I would love to own it myself. Sigh.

A/N: I swear I have the best reviewers in the World. Thank you so much for your support!

This chapter is sad…and kind of short. I promise when this year of Sixth Form is over, I'll be updating longer chapters as I'll have more time :)

Amy was having such an amazing time. She had spent hours with the Heartreeps, swimming with every one. She was still in complete awe of the beautiful fish, and they warmed to her quickly because of it.

The Heartreeps loved the Doctor as well, though he teased them a bit more than Amy did, taking their food plant so that they had to chase him around the pool to get it back.

Amy didn't think anything could spoil their time there.

And then the sound of running horses filled the air. The Heartreeps began to thrash around in the water, and the Doctor and Amy had to swim to the surface to avoid being hit by them.

Once they'd reached the top of the water, the Doctor managed to see what the commotion was about. Amy didn't, so when she saw the Doctor's panicked face, she knew it was something bad.

The Doctor grabbed Amy's hand, and together, they swam quickly across the surface of the water, away from the Heartreeps.

Before Amy could ask the Doctor what was wrong, an arrow flew over one of the boulders and stabbed a Heartreep in its chest. It flailed in the water before becoming still, its purple blood seeping into the water, like ink.

The other Heartreeps began to wail, crying for the loss of one of their own, and Amy screamed along with them.

The Doctor clamped his hand over her mouth; unshed tears sparkling in his eyes.

"We have to get out of here, now!"

Fighting her own tears, Amy swam with him, and when they came to a gap between the boulders, the Doctor climbed out, helping her out as well.

They quickly ducked into the gap and hid behind the boulder, allowing them a good vantage point of the fountain without being seen.

"Doctor, what's going on?" Amy whispered fearfully, feeling tears stream down her face at the sight of the dead, floating Heartreep at the top of the water.

"The human hunters are here." He muttered back gravely, wrapping his arms around her and holding her against him tightly.

Suddenly there was a loud yell of 'Fire!' and about a hundred arrows launched over the boulders on the opposite side to Amy and the Doctor, landing in the pool.

Though the fountain was loud, Amy could hear the Heartreep's screams of pain over the water, and she pressed her face against the Doctor's chest, unsure whether the droplets on his chest were from the water or from her tears.

She felt the Doctor's own tears drop into her hair, and she kissed his neck comfortingly.

"It's times like this when I wish I could change History." He murmured brokenly, and Amy nodded her agreement.

She dared a peek at the pool, and wished she hadn't after what she saw there. There were now over forty Heartreeps lying dead on the surface of the water, and there were humans in the water, wrapping their bodies in nets and dragging them towards land.

"They're heartless!" Amy cried, her voice choked from emotion. "I could…I could…" She was too angry to speak then, and she clenched her hands into fists, wanting to go over there and hurt every single human that had killed an innocent Heartreep.

"I know." The Doctor whispered, stroking her hair soothingly. "Me too."

~I~

It took the humans an hour to gather all of the bodies of the dead Heartreeps, and when they had gone, Amy and the Doctor emerged from their hiding place.

The remaining Heartreeps were still crying, and Amy could feel herself crying again as she saw that the water was no longer a sparkling blue. Instead, it was a bleak grey, coloured from the blood of the dead creatures.

"I was right when I thought that this a trip was one we'd never forget." She said sadly, and the Doctor slipped his hand into hers.

"I had no idea that the humans would hunt now. The Heartreep don't become extinct for another ten years. We must have come here right before their grand, yearly feast." The Doctor told her gravely. "Something tells me that we won't be going to that party."

Amy just shook her head and turned away from the fountain, too upset to keep looking at what had been lost. As she began to walk back to the TARDIS, the Doctor whispered: "I'm sorry."

She frowned in confusion, and turned around to face him. "For what?"

"For taking you here. I've just ruined what should have been a beautiful trip. I've failed you again."

"You haven't failed me!" She insisted, walking back over to him. "It was still a beautiful trip, and I will never thank you enough for taking me. Swimming with the Heartreeps was one of the most amazing things we've done so far."

The Doctor didn't look fully reassured, but he managed a small smile, and together, they walked back to the TARDIS.

Once they were back in the ship, the Doctor set the TARDIS on autopilot, letting it float among the stars of Earth in the 13th century.

And then he gave Amy something that he should have given her whilst they were standing next to the pool of bloody water.

A hug.

He wrapped his arms around her and drew her against his chest, sighing in contentment when she slipped her arms around his waist. She wasn't the only one who needed a hug.

"Hey." He whispered in her ear. "Gotcha."

Amy smiled, remembering when she'd uttered that word to him when she'd comforted him on Starship UK.

"Gotcha too." She whispered back, resting her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes.

They were both content to hold each other for a few minutes, until the Doctor noticed her shivering in her bikini.

"Let me get us some towels." He said quietly, withdrawing reluctantly and heading to the chest in one of the alcoves in the console room.

Amy sank down on one of the console chairs, and the Doctor joined her shortly afterwards, wrapping a towel tenderly around her shoulders.

"Hey Doctor?" Amy said quietly, curling up against him. "Can you tell me about the Heartreeps? I want to know everything."

The Doctor smiled and rested his head on top of hers. "I most definitely can. But it's better if I show you."

He placed his fingers gently on her temples, and Amy closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep to tales of the most magnificent creatures she'd ever encountered: the Heartreeps.

Sorry for killing some of the Heartreeps :\

When my best friend read this chapter, she yelled at me for ages. She was a fan of the fish.

Don't worry, maybe that won't be the last we see of them… ;)

Hayley x

My anonymous reviewers:

Thea, AGREED. Matt Smith in a Tux = RAWR. I would do anything to kill Rory next series. Him and Amy = bleurgh. Thank you for your review, I'm happy that you're enjoying my story :)

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