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They had finally finished moving everything. Well, mostly everything. They were going to keep some of their stuff in the TARDIS. The Doctor was now putting some of his books onto a small shelf in the living room. Clara came out of the restroom, where she had been unpacking their toiletries, and asked, "Where is all of my make-up?"
The Doctor looked up and said, "Make-up… you mean that stuff that human women put on their faces to look prettier?"
Clara crossed her arms and said, "Yes, that."
He smiled and said, "Oh, I threw that out."
Clara frowned and asked, "Why would you do something like that?"
He turned to her and said, "Because you don't need it. You look perfectly fine without make-up, so there's no use having it in the flat."
Clara wasn't sure she should be angry at him or if she should thank him. She just swatted his arm and said, "Why do you have to be so sweet?"
He smiled wide and shrugged before turning back to the shelf and placing the final book on it. "Hey, I was wondering if we could do something with Artie and Angie today. You know, since they are upset that you're moving." He said, plopping onto their new couch.
Clara sat down next to him and said, "I suppose we could. What would we do though?"
The Doctor thought for a second before saying, "We could take them to the biggest mall in the universe! I'm sure Angie would absolutely love it there, and they have some very high tech gaming shops for Artie."
Clara raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you not remember what happened last time we took them somewhere in the TARDIS?"
He nodded and said, "Yeah, that was not good. But this place is definitely safe! If we end up in the right time, that is. But I'm sure we'll be fine!"
She shook her head as she stood up and made her way to the kitchen. The Doctor followed and leaned against a counter as she opened the fridge and studied the emptiness before her. She closed it and said, "Why don't we do something normal?"
He raised his hands as he said, "Something normal?! This is the most normal I've done in my entire life! Do I really have to do more?"
"We are going to be living here, you know that right?" He grumpily nodded. "Then you might as well start getting used to normal. Let's take Artie and Angie to the park."
"Oh fine. I'll go find my football." The Doctor said as he made his way to the TARDIS.
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Later that day the Doctor knocked on the door of the Maitland's house with Clara by his side. He was holding his football, and Clara had a picnic basket with lunch in it. They both smiled as Angie opened the door. "Come to get your things?" Angie asked quietly.
Clara smiled wider and said, "Nope! We've come to invite you and Artie to have a picnic in the park." She held up the basket.
Angie tried to hide her smile as she called for Artie. "I even have a football! We could kick it around while we're out there." The Doctor said proudly, holding up his football.
Artie smiled wide and said, "Let's go!"
Suddenly Mr. Maitland appeared behind the children and asked, "Go where?" Clara told him about taking the kids to a picnic in the park. He smiled and said, "Sure, why not? You guys go have fun."
Both Angie and Artie were smiling wide now as they went with the Doctor and Clara. The park was only a few blocks away, so they were walking. "So, we're not going to go somewhere in the TARDIS?" Artie asked.
The Doctor shook his head and said, "Nope, we're going to do something normal!" Artie looked slightly disappointed by this, so the Doctor said, "I know, I don't like normal either."
Artie smiled at him and the Doctor smiled back. "I haven't been to the park in a long time. Has anything changed?" Clara asked Angie.
Angie shrugged and said, "How would I know? I don't go to the park either. Ask egghead over here."
"Hey, I am not an egghead!"
"Yeah, you are."
"No I'm not! It's not my fault that I'm smarter than you!"
"You are not smarter than me!"
"Yeah, I am."
"No…"
She was cut off by Clara saying, "Oi, you two get along. You are both equally smart. Look, here's the park."
The Doctor's eyes went momentarily wide as he saw which park it was. "Oh… this park?" He asked.
"Yeah, what's wrong with it?" Clara asked, finding a clear patch of grass to lay down the small blanket she had with her.
He shook his head and said, "Oh, it's nothing."
Clara smiled as she said, "I came here with my mum when I was little. I would always swing, with my mum cheering me on." She laughed to herself.
Angie sat down next to her and pulled a sandwich out of the basket. She studied it as she asked, "What kind of sandwich is this?"
The Doctor took a seat on the other side of Clara and answered, "Cheese. We also have jammie dodgers, biscuits, and water. We only brought four water bottles, one for the each of us, so drink wisely." He pulled out all of the food as he spoke. He handed everyone a water bottle, and they all dug in.
"This is a good sandwich." Artie mumbled with his mouth full.
Clara raised an eyebrow and asked, "What was that?"
Artie swallowed before repeating, "This is a good sandwich."
Clara smiled and nodded. She leaned against the Doctor, who was sitting with legs crossed, and sighed. He smiled down at her before kissing her on the top of her head.
Angie smiled at the couple before asking, "So, now that you're married, are you going to have kids?"
Clara shook her head and said, "No, I don't think so! I'm not even sure if we're… compatible for that."
Angie nodded, trying not to look relieved. She knew that if Clara had a child of her own, that would mean less time for her to spend with her and Artie. As Clara watched the child, she seemed to suddenly become very interested in her water bottle. Clara smirked and continued eating.
The Doctor suddenly stood up, causing Clara to almost topple over, and said, "How about we play some football?! Come along, Artie!" He ran out and started kicking the ball. Artie smiled and ran after him.
Clara shook her head and smiled. "Two ten year olds playing football."
Angie smiled too and said, "Yeah, I know. Why are you marrying him anyway? Even though you two are totally meant for each other."
Clara shrugged and said, "I don't know. I guess that's just what happens when you fall in love. You'll understand when you're older."
"No, I don't think I'll ever quite understand what it's like to fall in love with a thousand year old alien that travels through time and space." Angie said, finishing her sandwich.
Clara frowned and said, "Yeah, I suppose. I just realized that that is a hell of an age gap. You don't think I should be worried about that, right?"
Angie laughed and said, "No, you won't need to worry at all. You can just ignore the fact that he's probably been married tons of times before, and that he's going to live longer than you."
Clara playfully punched her on the arm and said, "Oi, no need to remind me. Do you want to go swing?"
Angie shrugged and stood up. "Sure." They suddenly heard a loud yelp, and they turned to see the Doctor on sprawled across the ground. Everyone started giggling as Clara ran over to help him up.
"You alright?" She asked as she pulled him up.
He dusted off as he said, "Yep, perfect. Just had a small slip on the mud as I... missed the ball. No worries. Although my bum is a tiny bit sore, that's fine. Um… well this is embarrassing." He suddenly realized everyone was laughing at him. He blushed and turned to pick up the ball. Clara slapped his bum before walking away. "Oi!" He called out.
She continued laughing as she sat on the swing next to the one Angie was on. "I remember being here once when I was really little. There was a man here, I think. I remember my mum telling me not to talk to strangers afterwards, but I can't remember who the man was."
Angie shrugged and said, "I don't know. For all we know it could've been the Doctor."
Clara's eyes went wide as she remembered who she had talked to that day. "Oh my god, it was the Doctor. What… why? How… but."
Angie laughed at how flustered Clara was. "Maybe he's been stalking you all your life. He is weird."
Clara gasped as she remembered another time she had seen the Doctor when she was young. "Ah. Hello there, Clara." She had just hit him with a football. He was at the same park as she was.
She suddenly jumped up and called, "Doctor! I need to have a word with you!"
He had a worried expression, as if he was afraid that this would happen. "Yes, dear." He called, giving the football one last kick to Artie before walking towards Clara. "Yes?" He asked tentatively.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" She yelled.
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh, don't act like you don't know."
He sighed and said, "Alright, fine. But it's not what it looks like!"
"How is it not what it looks like? It's pretty obvious you've been stalking me my entire life!"
He held his hands up as he said, "No, but I only did that after we first met! I just wanted to know what you meant with the leaf… and the book, and I'm sorry!"
He blocked his face with his hands, expecting her to punch him. When he didn't feel a small fist slam into his hands he moved them and opened his eyes. Clara was glaring at him as she tried to remember more about her childhood. "But, one time I saw you, but you weren't wearing purple. You were wearing something else, so that means it was before we met. What about that?"
"That one was a complete coincidence! I had just lost… some friends of mine, and I had come to the park to sort my thoughts out. How was I supposed to know that a younger you would be there?"
She thought this through for a few seconds, before saying, "Fine, but it's still weird." She eyed him as he nodded and apologized again. Then he quickly went back to playing football with Artie. She sighed and went back to her swing.
Angie smiled at her and said, "Well, that was some show. He really is terrified of you when you're mad."
Clara smirked and said, "He should be! That is a really creepy thing to do."
"Yeah, tell me again why you're marrying him."
"Oh, shut up." Clara said. Suddenly a blonde woman who looked to be around thirty walked up to them. Clara frowned in confusion and asked, "Can I help you?"
The woman smiled wide, although she looked like she was about to cry. "I just wanted to say, you have a wonderful family."
Clara smiled back at her and said, "Oh, no! These aren't our children. Just kids of a friend of mine."
The woman nodded and said, "Oh, well. Still, it's nice to see him so happy. I hope you and him have a nice marriage. I know he'll treat you right, so do the same."
She was about to turn and leave, but Clara stopped her by asking, "Do you know him? The Doctor I mean."
The woman took a second to watch the Doctor, before turning back to Clara and saying, "Yeah. I need to go though. It wouldn't be good for him to see me."
Clara frowned as this woman in front of her suddenly became familiar. "Have I met you before?" Clara asked.
The woman shook her head and said, "No, but I need to get going."
Clara stopped her and stood up. "Wait, you're… you're the blonde one. I've seen you before. Yeah, in the hospital! The one with cat people. What was your name again?"
The woman frowned and said, "How could you know that?"
"Oh, that's a long story. But, you traveled with him. Your name was…"
"Rose." They both turned to see the Doctor staring at Rose in disbelief. "How?" He asked. He took a few slow steps towards her, and then reached out to touch her. He was slightly shocked when he could actually feel her, she was actually there. "You're really here. But how?"
Rose smiled at him and said, "I like the new face. The chin is peculiar though."
"You're not answering my question." He said.
She looked down at her hands. "It's complicated, but I can't stay for long. She looked behind her and not too far away was a TARDIS.
Clara asked, "How can there be two TARDIS's at the same time?"
The Doctor took another step forward and pulled out his sonic. "There can't be. She's ripping a hole through time. If she doesn't get out of here quickly then the whole universe will collapse in on itself. The paradoxes are going haywire right now." He stopped suddenly. He turned to Rose. "Is he in there?"
She nodded. "He didn't really feel comfortable coming out. Maybe he was afraid of what you'd look like this time around." She giggled.
He put a hand on her cheek and asked, "Has he been treating you well?"
Clara was slightly confused by all of this touching, but didn't say anything. Angie stood beside her and quietly asked, "Could you tell me what's going on?"
Clara frowned as the Doctor's face got scarily close to Rose's. "I'm not quite sure, but I don't think I like it." She saw that Rose was just about to close that gap between them, so she pulled the Doctor away quickly. "Sorry, but I really think you should go now. You know, paradoxes and the world collapsing."
Rose nodded and apologized. She made her way to the TARDIS, and just before she opened the doors she turned back. "Goodbye, Doctor."
He turned to her and smiled. "I… see you." She looked slightly disappointed by this, but she nodded anyway. Before she turned away again he called, "Wait!" He turned to Clara and said, "Please, can I have just a second with her?" She nodded. He smiled and ran up to her. He put his hands on Rose's cheeks, and he whispered, "You know, I never really said it, but you know. I've moved on, and I hope you do too. Just know, I never forget the people that I love. Like you." She smiled wide, and he kissed her forehead.
She waved goodbye as she entered the TARDIS, and then it slowly disappeared. As the Doctor made his way back to Clara she asked, "So what was that all about?"
"Just saying goodbye to an old friend."
"Yeah, but you got dangerously close back there. Anything you want to tell me?" She raised an eyebrow.
"That was in the past. What matters is the present. I think it's about time we take the kids home."
She was thinking of a way to protest, but soon gave up. She wasn't comfortable with what had just happened, but she had to deal with it. Angie was right. He was over a thousand years old, so he was going to have other people he's fallen in love with. She couldn't get jealous every single time.
Clara sighed as she went to put away their things into the picnic basket.
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