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The Doctor and Clara watched the screen as they saw the planet Lumbricina Star being populated. They both had a proud glint in their eyes. Whenever The Doctor turned the screen off Clara turned to him and said, "We did it again. We saved the world."
He smiled wide and said, "Yes, we did it together." He looked down for a second until he looked back up. "Thank you, Clara."
She smiled and asked, "For what?"
He leaned against the console and said, "Before I met you I had friends, as I've told you, but when I lost them I gave up. I stopped saving the world. I stopped because I realized that the universe doesn't care if I save it over and over again. The universe just took from me. So I would sit up here all alone, and I would be depressed. But when I met you… I had hope. I had hope that maybe, just maybe, the universe did care. So… thank you."
Clara's eyes were full of tears. She swallowed and said, "Oh, well… you're welcome I guess. Why me though?"
He held her hand and said, "I don't know why, I only know who."
She smiled and a tear fell. "I… I don't know why I'm crying." He put a hand on her cheek, and he wiped away her tears. Clara wanted to kiss him so bad right then, but she knew she couldn't. He did though, and she couldn't help but kiss back. She pulled away after a few moments. "Doctor, stop."
He looked down, and he looked defeated. He stepped away and said, "I'm sorry, Clara. I just…" He put his head in his hands.
She stepped up to him and put a hand on his back. "It's okay, it's partly my fault. I have a boyfriend." He looked at the hand that was now reaching for his. Her sleeve rolled up a little, and he saw bruises.
He quickly, but gently, held her arm and pushed up the sleeve all of the way. He watched in horror as more bruises appeared. "Clara, who's been doing this to you?"
She pulled away and pushed her sleeve back down. "No one. It's nothing. How about we go to the kitchen and make some soufflés." She started heading for the kitchen, and The Doctor could see that look on her face. She got it whenever she was scared, but she was trying to hide it.
He stopped her and said, "Clara, answer me. Who has been doing that to you?" He rolled up her other sleeve, and found less bruises, but they were still there. "What in the world has been happening to you?!" He asked.
She sighed and said, "Doctor, it's really nothing. Just forget about it!"
He wouldn't let her go though. "Come on, let's get you to the infirmary. We need to make sure you're okay."
She pulled away and said, "Doctor, it's just a few bruises! I'm fine!"
He could tell by the tears that were cascading down her face that she wasn't. He gently pulled her close and said, "Clara, you can tell me anything."
She silently cried into his shoulder. When she could speak again she said, "It's Tommy. Whenever I do something that he doesn't agree with, or if I make him mad, he hurts me. Sometimes he twists my arm, other times he punches me. He holds my arms really hard, and that's where the bruises come from."
The Doctor stood there with hatred, sadness, and anger boiling up inside of him. He held her shoulders and asked, "Clara, why haven't you told anyone? This needs to be dealt with right away!"
She shook her head and said, "No, he's stronger than you. He'll just get angrier."
The Doctor smiled and said, "Yes, but he doesn't have a TARDIS." He turned to the console and started setting the date and destination. They soon arrived at the Maitland house, and The Doctor grabbed Clara's hand and pulled her towards it. She didn't resist, but she was scared. He didn't bother knocking on the door, and he went to the living room. He found Tommy sitting in between the kids.
He frowned at the pair holding hands and said, "Um, why are you two holding hands?" He gave Clara a piercing look, and she tried to avert her gaze.
The Doctor said, "Kids, you might want to see just what Tommy here has been doing to your nanny!" He pulled up her sleeves, and the kids gasped in horror. "What the hell is wrong with you?! Why would you even think about hurting this poor girl?!" The Doctor yelled at Tommy.
Artie stood up and said, "I knew you were no good!"
Angie stood next to him and said, "You're a jerk!"
The Doctor smiled at his new accomplices and said, "Let's get him!" He let go of Clara and watched as the two children tried to tackle the now standing Tommy. He tried to push them away, but the kids kept persisting. Clara smiled too, until Tommy turned to her.
"I told you not to tell anyone!" He glared at her.
The Doctor saw that she was genuinely afraid, so he pulled the kids away and said, "Well, it's a good thing she did. I am The Doctor, and you better run." Tommy stared into The Doctor's now cold eyes, and he knew that he was serious. He gulped and ran to the door. They heard a car engine, and then it quickly faded away. He smiled as Clara hugged him.
"Thank you, Doctor." She said.
He patted her back and said, "It's okay now, Clara. No one is going to hurt you anymore, and you better make sure you don't let them!" She nodded into his chest, and he sighed. He couldn't believe that this had happened to Clara, his Clara, and he was going to make sure it never happened again.
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