A/N: So, here's chapter 3. Sorry it's so short, it's more of a transition chapter than anything else. There will be more soon, I promise, but it will be set months from now. I just had to throw this out there, because otherwise... well, let's just say it wouldn't make much sense otherwise. I do not own Doctor Who, although I wish I did. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy, and... Oh yeah! Reviews! I love reviews. And the more reviews I get, the more likely I am to update. So here it is, enjoy, more to come soon

Chapter 3: Parting

Finally, after three days more spent in the TARDIS recovering and flirting with the Doctor, River convinces him to take her back to StormCage.

"Sweetie, I'll be fine, I promise. Trust me. I live there, it's my home."

And finally, the Doctor relented, landing her back in StormCage, where she was immediately and forcibly escorted into her cell by armed guards. She had warned the Doctor of this beforehand, so he didn't race out and attack the guards for being rough with his wife. Finally, the TARDIs was gone, and River was left to contemplate the events of the past week.

Subconsciously, she lowered a hand to rest on her belly. Her completely flat belly. River sighed. She stood up, and reached into her bag for the real pregnancy test, glancing around guiltily. She felt bad for lying to the Doctor about the results, but she would have felt worse still if he knew. River shuddered as she remembered her deception.

River carefully tossed the plastic stick into the wastebasket, making sure that it landed at an angle which drew the eye. River had decided that second day that she had to make the Doctor think that she had lost the baby. So, she hid the original test and rinsed one in the sink. When it showed up negative (River wasn't sure what she would have done if the tap water had been positive), River placed it where the Doctor was sure to check. Then, she went out into the TARDIS and asked it to hide her in the library for a few hours. The TARDIS complied, and when the Doctor found her hours later, she made sure that her books on pregnancy were well hidden. He found her reading Pride and Prejudice.

"River?" he asked nervously, brushing his hair from his eyes. "Are you all right?" River looked up and smiled at him, careful to keep her lips soft and her eyes just a bit unfocused. She hadn't blinked for a while, and so when she looked up, her eyes shone with tears.

And the Doctor simply sat down next to her, took her book, and began to read it to her, assuming that the tears were for a baby lost, the child that had been conceived in the tradition of the Time Lords and now was no more. And River let him.

River was shaken from her reverie by a guard passing by. Quickly, she hid the test down the front of her shirt. She didn't need them, of all people, to know. She sat down on her bunk and filled in her diary. Then, she settled down to wait.

A/N: Hope you liked it. This'll make more sense when I update, I think. Also, who's excited for Asylum of the Daleks? Three more days! I can barely wait- and I think my family is getting annoyed with the way I now randomly shout "Saturday!"

Okay, that's all for now. Byeee!