Title: No Longer Alone

Summary: The Doctor always felt alone, and then one day out of the blue, he found himself face to face with a woman who knew of the Time War, and how to fly a TARDIS. And when he finds out she has two hearts he knows he'll never be alone again.

Rating: M

Author/s: StormFyre (read the Prophets of Terra's profile, you'll understand)

Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who! If I did own Doctor Who then Matt Smith would be the Doctor forever and I would find a way to bring another Time Lord back!

Yalaea and the Doctor walked into the TARDIS and they both went to the controls. Yalaea danced around the controls with her usual vigour but she was exhausted as she had no idea how long she had been kept in the cage. As she struggled to keep her eyes open the Doctor noticed.
"Yal? Do you need some sleep?" he asked, concern audible in his voice.
"Yeah" Yalaea slurred "I should get some sleep…"
Amy and Rory walked over to the Doctor, "We're gonna go to bed, Doctor" Amy said and she turned and walked up the steps, Rory by her side.
The Doctor nodded and turned to Yalaea, "Up those steps, first on the right." He pointed after Amy and Rory.
"Thanks" Yalaea muttered and dragged herself up the stairs. She should've remembered that healing herself always drained her energy. She found her room reasonably easily. All she registered was the double bed before she kicked off her shoes, quickly changed into a pair of pyjama's that she dragged form the wardrobe and lay down. She was asleep before her head touched the pillow.

Yalaea dreamed. She was flying on Chymeera, over a beautiful, green ocean. Storm clouds flew in overhead and it started to rain. Suddenly she was falling. Her voice caught in her throat and she couldn't make a noise. She blinked and Yalaea was lying on something. She slowly sat up and found that she was in a cage. No…the cage. It was the same cage the dragon had trapped her in. She felt the cage shift underneath her as a fierce wind cut through the bars. She looked up and the dragon appeared above her. "Time for me to hasss sssome fun!"
Yalaea screamed.
She sat bolt upright, the whites of her eyes showing and her ears ringing with a high-pitched screaming. Yalaea realised that the screaming was coming from her open mouth and as soon as she did it stopped. The door burst open and the Doctor tumbled in. "Yal?" he asked worriedly. Yalaea looked up and was surprised to see that he was only wearing a pair of tracksuit pants. His bare chest heaving and his eyes wide with fear. The Doctor's eyes widened further as he noticed the tears on Yalaea's face. "Hey" he said softly and sat beside her on the bed. He wrapped an arm around her shaking shoulders and she leant into him. "Nightmare?" the Doctor whispered into her ear. Yalaea nodded and the Doctor squeezed her shoulders comfortingly. "We all get them" his voice cracked with some, sad unknown reason. Yalaea hiccupped and rubbed her eyes. The Doctor placed a finger under her chin and lifted her face to look at his. "It's all right" he said, rubbing a tear from Yalaea's cheek with his thumb "I'm not going anywhere."
Yalaea gave him a watery smile. "You'll…stay?" her voice was hoarse and whisper soft.
The Doctor nodded and Yalaea laid her head on his bare chest "Thanks" she mumbled.
Eventually Yalaea fell back asleep, still curled up against the Doctor. He smiled as he watched the steady flow of her breathing. He slowly moved Yalaea so that her head was lying on the pillow. He placed the doona over her slim form and walked towards the door. "Nighty-night Yal." He smiled. As he stepped into the door way Yalaea moaned and her breathing quickened. She tossed and turned, tangling herself in the doona. The Doctor's brow wrinkled in concern and he walked back to the bed. Yalaea calmed down and her breathing slowed. The Doctor sighed with relief and tried to walk away again. Yalaea began to toss and turn again and she started to hyperventilate. The Doctor walked towards her and she calmed down. She somehow knows if I'm here or not… He thought. I suppose I've got to stay.He sat down on the end of the bed, just below Yalaea's feet.

Yalaea woke to find the Doctor curled up like a cat at her feet. She smiled at how innocent he looked. She felt so comfortable that she just lay there, studying the room. It was a bare room and all she could see was a door leading off into what she thought would be a bathroom. The wardrobe doors were hanging open and Yalaea could see some clothes hanging in it. The bed was the only furniture in the room but the walls, floors and ceiling were painted TARDIS blue. She sighed, Yalaea loved TARDIS blue. Her eyes flew to the ceiling and she remembered her dream. As an image of the dragon rose up in her mind both of her hearts beat rapidly against her ribcage. Her breath grew short and Yalaea started to hyperventilate. Her gaze landed on the Doctor's face, looking so peaceful and innocent in his sleep. Yalaea's breathing grew calm and her hearts slowed down. She closed her eyes and she noticed for the first time, the gentle drumming of the Doctor's hearts against her feet. The rhythm of four soothed her. Yalaea opened her eyes reluctantly and sat up. Better get out of bed she thought I don't even know what time it is… She stood up, careful not to disturb the Doctor and walked over to where she had dumped her clothes the previous night. She walked through the door and found that it was indeed, a bathroom. Yalaea was startled to find her hair a mess. She dragged her clothes on and brushed her hair with difficulty. She washed her face and cleaned her teeth before walking back into her room. She found the Doctor sitting up and rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "Mornin' Yal" he muttered,
"Hello…" Yalaea tried, and failed to notice the absence of his shirt
"You okay?" The Doctor asked, completely forgetting what he was wearing.
"Yeah" she muttered "I'm fine." She smiled "Thanks to you…"
The Doctor smiled "You're welcome…" he glanced down at his bare chest "Oh" was all he said before quickly walking out of the room.
"Bye" Yalaea grinned.

Yes I know this is a short chapter and I will try to make the rest longer...

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