A/N: Hey guys! Yeah, I know that I said "ten reviews" and then "only need three more" but you guys have been waiting, like, forever so I decided to be nice! :D
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Yalaea drifted. She hadn't really thought about it when she threw herself in front of the bullet, only that she had to save Rory. She opened her eyes. Yalaea was somewhere. There was no substance, no hot or cold. Just being. Yalaea realised that she was at the very centre of her own mind. Suddenly there were images flashing past, like on a screen, or 2D holograms. Images of her life. Memories. She noticed the one where they had been on Rhith. The Doctor and Yalaea were looking at the woman in the red hooded cloak. Her words came back to Yalaea, "Goodbye! I love you!" she had been speaking to the Doctor and it hurt. Why does it hurt? Yalaea wondered and then it struck her, I love him. I love him and he doesn't love me. Well, why would he? I'm nothing, nothing. I'm nothing… A tear rolled down her cheek.
Yalaea looked up and saw a familiar woman walking towards her. The woman knelt beside her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders,
"Do you know who she is?" she asked pointing to the Red Hooded figure.
"No." Yal answered shortly,
"She's me. My first incarnation, I thought that would be my last goodbye. But the Vortex Manipulator went wrong, took me to before you meet me." the woman told her, "Which means all those times I saw you when I was younger, you'd seen what I would become..."
"And you were talkin' to the Doctor." Yalaea added, downcast
"Not just the Doctor," she smiled, "I was talking to you too."
"Why?" Yalaea's eyebrows were raised in question,
"I'm afraid I can't say that, not yet." They sat in silence for a while, then Yalaea noticed the woman stand, "I do believe I have to go now..." she said apologetically "But, Yal, please don't get too close to him. Not yet, or you'll get hurt. It'll be your turn to leave soon, there are people you have to meet, things you have to do..."
Yalaea watched with confusing eyes as the woman disappeared. Yalaea sighed, What did she mean 'don't get to close to him'? Who's him...?
Yalaea felt something stir within her and the emptiness faded away. She blacked out for a moment, and she could feel a 'tingling' spread across her body.

"Doctor!" Amy yelled, looking over his shoulder.
"What?" the Doctor spun around and saw Yalaea's body glow gold. He dropped the gun. "She's-she's-Oh My God!" his eyes widened with surprise. Yalaea rose off the floor and her arms splayed out from her sides and her head tilted back. The golden light grew brighter and soon the Doctor couldn't see Yalaea's face. "No!" he whispered as another tear fell "Please don't leave me!"
Yalaea's feet landed softly on the glass floor and the golden light slowly dimmed. As Yalaea's features came back into focus the Doctor's eyes widen further and a grin spread across his face "Yal!" he cried and ran forward to hug her tightly. "You're okay!" he said into her shoulder.
Yalaea half sobbed, half laughed as she wrapped her arms around the Doctor's neck, "I'm fine, it's okay." She whispered into his ear.
The Doctor didn't respond, only tightening his arms around her waist. Yalaea buried her face into the Doctor's shoulder, feeling his two hearts beating in time with hers. Eventually she pulled away and turned to a stricken looking Amy. "I'm fine, really." Yalaea said, smiling. "There's this thing Time Lords can do." She explained to Rory's confused expression, "It's like we replace our whole body with a new one, keeping us alive. The ¼ human in me must have allowed me to keep me own body…" Yalaea paused for a moment, closing her eyes, "Hold on. There's new knowledge. I…I can teach other Time Lords to do this!" her eyebrows flew upwards in surprise and she opened her eyes. "I could teach you to regenerate without changing your body!" she said to the Doctor, a grin spreading across her face.
"Really?" the Doctor asked hopefully "You could do that?" a grin spread across his own face as Yalaea nodded,
"I think so. I would just need access to you mind…?"
"That's okay" the Doctor assured her and Yalaea grinned again and hugged him quickly. She turned to Rory and noticed his half scared expression,
"It's me! I'm real." She walked over to Rory and hugged him tightly. "See?" she asked, pulling away. "Real?"
Rory smiled "Yeah, real!" he walked over to Amy and took her hand. Amy quickly kissed him on the cheek.
"I think we're going to go to bed." She told the Doctor slowly "Been a busy night."
"Yeah" the Doctor nodded. "Nighty-night Ponds" he smiled as Amy and Rory walked up the stairs, hand in hand. He turned sharply when Yalaea swayed on her feet. He wrapped his arm around her waist. "It's okay. Regeneration always drains you."
Yalaea nodded, "I think I should get some rest too…"
"Yeah" the Doctor muttered, "Night!"
"Goodnight Doctor." Yalaea smiled as she stumbled after Amy and Rory.

It was really early in the morning and the Doctor was still fiddling with the TARDIS controls. "Should I tell her? I need to tell her. But what if she doesn't…? But I've got to tell her! What if she…? No! Don't think that!" he mumbled as he flicked this switch then that one. "It would ruin everything if she didn't but I owe it to her! I can't keep it hidden for long. And it's better for her to find out sooner rather than later…" the Doctor shrugged in submission. He looked up as Yalaea stumbled down the steps in a loose, TARDIS blue shirt and mini pyjama shorts. "You okay?" he asked concern audible in his voice.
"Yeah" Yalaea croaked. She cleared her throat before continuing, "Couldn't sleep…"
The Doctor nodded in understanding, "I've had that." He glanced away from Yalaea and went back to fiddling with the controls. He avoided looking up as Yalaea joined him. "Why're you up?" she asked, leaning against some of the controls. The Doctor shrugged,
"Couldn't sleep." He grinned. They stood there for a moment in silence. "Umm…Yal?" the Doctor asked, hesitantly.
"Yeah?" Yalaea responded.
"I'm not sure…not sure how to say this…" the Doctor said slowly, "I just don't want to ruin…our…umm…" he blushed,
"Wha'?" Yalaea asked as her voice quickened with interest and she could feel her hearts beating against her ribs.
"It's just that…Well, when I saw you die. I realised that…that" the Doctor took a deep breath "I like you. I like you a lot Yal." He paused "No! Scratch that. I love you." He looked up at Yalaea, hope plain to see.
"Doctor" Yalaea whispered,
"I know" the Doctor interrupted hurriedly "I know you don't feel the same way, and why would you? But I hope this doesn't ruin our friendship and you still want to travel with me in the TARDIS…and if you don't, that's fine as well. I'm not usually the one doing this you see. It's normally a friend who's the one who fancies me and is all awkward but there's a first for everything…" he rambled. As the Doctor took a breath Yalaea reached over and kissed him, pressing their lips together for a few seconds before breaking apart. The Doctor just stared at Yalaea in shock. "If that's your way of telling me to shut up, I should speak more often…" he grinned,
"I'd like tha'." Yalaea said.
"Well," the Doctor stepped a bit closer "I'm talking now…?"
Yalaea grinned, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. This time the Doctor's passion matched hers as he wrapped his arms around her waist, drawing her closer. Soon she felt his tongue, hesitantly run across her bottom lip, asking for entrance. She happily complied and, as she opened her mouth, Yalaea let down the barriers in her mind for the first time in nearly nine-hundred years. She sent out her mind carefully, searching for the Doctor's. She found it and discovered that he was waiting for her. Still kissing him, Yalaea opened her mind and she melded with the Doctor and she knew everything, everything in his mind was open to her.
They stood there, kissing passionately until they both stopped for breath. "I love you!" Yalaea gasped before kissing the Doctor again. The Doctor responded with enthusiasm, pulling Yalaea against his chest. He ran his hand up her leg, leaving a trail of Goosebumps behind and making Yalaea moan with pleasure. His hands moved to under her shirt, tracing circles on the small of Yalaea's back. Her whole body shivered with pleasure and she was pushed against the TARDIS controls. The Doctor moved his hands to Yalaea's stomach, still under her shirt and he stroked her skin just above her bellybutton. Yalaea slid her hands around to the Doctor's chest and tugged at the buttons.
"Here, love?" the Doctor asked, breaking away. Yalaea thought about it for a moment, still slowly undoing the Doctor's shirt buttons.
"I guess not" she sighed with disappointment and dropped her hands to her side. The Doctor smiled and grabbed her hands.
"This way" he led her up the stairs and into what must've been his bedroom. After entering the Doctor spun around, drew Yalaea close and kissed her. Yalaea flicked the door shut with her foot before continuing with untying his buttons. The Doctor's hands were back under her shirt and slowly crept higher and higher up her stomach. Yalaea moaned again as she finally succeeded with the buttons. She pushed the Doctor's jacket off his shoulders and reached up to undo the bowtie. As she did so Yalaea kissed down the Doctor's jaw line and down his neck. He moaned with pleasure as Yalaea found a tender spot on his neck that she kissed again and again. The Doctor managed to drag Yalaea's shirt off and left her in just her bra and mini shorts. The Doctor kicked off his shoes as Yalaea started on the buttons of his shirt. The Doctor moaned as Yalaea kissed each of his collar bones as she threw his shirt over her shoulder. She slowly backed him towards the bed and tugged at the zipper on his pants. The Doctor grinned and ran both hands up her legs. Yalaea groaned again and undid the zipper on his pants. The Doctor kicked them off and dragged Yalaea's own shorts off as well. He looked hungrily at her body as he fell onto the bed, pulling her on top of him. Yalaea squealed with delight and kissed the Doctor again. As their tongues danced together the Doctor reached behind Yalaea and unclipped her bra. As it fell away the Doctor cupped one of Yalaea's breasts in his hand, making her gasp with pleasure. She reached out and stroked his chest. She ran her fingers down his stomach until she reached his underpants. Her fingers slipped under them and pulled down. The Doctor looked at Yalaea, hunger burning in his eyes as he did the same to her and Yalaea kissed the Doctor again as their naked bodies fell together. The Doctor kissed down Yalaea's chest and once on each nipple. Yalaea moaned and arched her back with pleasure. She reached down and licked the Doctor's neck, finding a tender spot as he shook with delight. She stroked a nipple, turning it hard and did the same with the Doctor's other one. She nuzzled his neck with her nose before kissing him again, their tongues intertwining. The Doctor had both hands on her breasts and he was massaging them between his fingers. Yalaea groaned again, her entire body shivering in delight. She ran her fingers down the Doctor's leg, sending a trail of Goosebumps after them. The Doctor, still massaging Yalaea's breasts, kissed down her neck and on each one of her collar bones licking the spot between them. Yalaea's hand was now stroking the inside of the Doctor's thigh, exploring but not quite touching everything. The Doctor shivered and moaned with pleasure. "Don't stop!" He murmured into Yalaea's neck.
"I wasn't planning to" she whispered back, kissing his mouth again. The Doctor's hands moved from her breasts and curled around her waist. He lay under her for a moment; their tongues dancing until her slowly pulled Yalaea's hips towards his. Yalaea gasped as he entered her and she kissed him with renewed vigour. As the Doctor made love to her, Yalaea felt a wave of contentment wash over her. This is where I am meant to be. He is me soul-mate and I am his…she thought.

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