A/N- Here's the next chapter- thank you for viewing so far and please review and tell me what you think of it because I'd love to know. Enjoy :)
We fall on our backs onto the hard grated floor of the Doctor's machine, although I don't mind- I have never felt so good. We giggle and laugh on the floor and I am just in awe of this great machine that has the power to throw us around like that. Not to mention the fact that we're now in the star that I picked!
"Reinette, I think you may want to change clothes," Rose says after a while. "You definitely can't go out in that dress!" I laugh with her and ask the Doctor where I can change. After following his long-winded instructions I find myself in a massive room- bigger than the console room- filled with all kinds of clothes.
The rack right in front of me has a full range of men's clothes, mostly suits. I quickly scan through them: a black jacket with a white shirt, a black jacked with an unbuttoned grey shirt, a jacket in an alarming shade of orange with a maroon bow-tie, another black jacket with a white shirt, but this time with a stripy scarf, a cream coloured frock coat and striped trousers, a red frock coat with green patchwork and yellow lapels with a shirt (the collar ahs question marks embroidered onto it- I've never seen anything like it!), a yellow jumper with question marks and a black jacket, a black velvet jacket with a white shirt and a strange tie that I've never seen before, a black leather jacket with black jeans (a lot more refined than the others), a dark brown with blue pin stripes suit and a brown overcoat. The costumes are so different to what we wore back in France and yet quite similar.
I look around to see all manner of costumes, some show off a bit too much skin- I was brought up when it was rude to show even your ankle. Yet here I am, being drawn to a dark pink and blue gingham shirt and dark blue tight jeans- I try to be as modest as I can but I still feel naked. I look to the floor for shoes and see some brown leather ankle boots. I look down at myself- am I revealing too much? I hope not- and I hope that the Doctor likes it. I know Rose is here but I'm still trying to impress him.
"Come on, Reinette. We don't have all day!" I hear the Doctor's voice calling down the corridor and run to it, trying to remember the directions back. Moments later I run into the control room, quite out of breath as I'm not used to running.
"How do I look?" I ask nervously, looking between the two.
"I think you look lovely," Rose smiles. "It really suits her, doesn't it, Doctor?"
"Err yeah..." he's not even looking, but he'll see me later. I don't mind.
"He thinks you look great too," Rose translates. I laugh and peer at the Doctor- he's trying to fix something at the console.
"Are we going to see this star now or later?" I ask impatiently, I really want to see it, and I can't believe we're even here. I want to feel the wind on my face and breathe in fresh air. I want to run through the trees and swim in the ocean. I want to live, and no-one is going to stop me this time.
I sigh and turn towards the door, impatience getting the better of me. I swing the small door open and run outside. The smell of the forest hits me suddenly and trees towers over me, making me feel small. I sniff the sweet smell of pine and know that this is where I want to be. Looking over my shoulder, I see Rose and the Doctor smiling at me from the Tardis. I run around the tiny box, still not really getting the fact that it's bigger on the inside. It seems impossible, yet it's true.
The Doctor and Rose still haven't come out so I decide to explore around the small clearing where we have landed. Birds' melodic tune floats through the air and I look up to see a strange yellow bird. In fact, as I look closer it isn't a bird at all- it's a tiny person. Curiosity wins my mind and I step closer to examine this seemingly impossible creature. It's a miniature woman- probably late teens- and she's wearing a short green dress which is jagged at the hem. The dress isn't very modest at all- with a skirt half way up her legs she's going to be attracting all sorts of unwanted attention. She seems to be glowing with a yellow light which changes as she brushes her long blonde hair. I can tell she hasn't seen me yet because she's still singing that sweet tune- the same over and over.
She suddenly jumps as she realises I'm there and starts to- wait- she's flying away. She can fly as well! I call for her to wait but she seems to be issuing a cry- like a call for her friends to protect her. Suddenly a swarm of yellow light surrounds me- it's her friends.
"Look, I don't mean any harm, I'm just curious, that's all. Please don't hurt me!" They ignore me and pick me up anyway- my body is lined with yellow as the tiny creatures lift me into the air- I'm flying! I don't know how long the journey takes- the passing of times is strange here; when things are getting tedious time speeds up and then when things are fun then it slows down. Right now, I'm having the time of my life but the creatures are bored so I suppose it's somewhere in between. The broken clock on the mantle in my bedroom seems a world away right now...
We arrive at a small clearing and they drop me unceremoniously onto the floor. The yellow light disappears and I am brought back to the bright daylight. I jump as two small boys who look exactly the same fall out of a hole in the tree next to me.
"Come with us, miss," they say at the same time. They dive back into the hole in the tree and I suppose I have no choice but to follow the grubby children. Once I am fully inside the tree I slide down at a fast pace, hitting my head on a root on the way. I scream as it gets faster and faster and then suddenly there's a vertical drop and I scream until I my lungs can't take it. I roll out onto a soft, earthy floor and stand up rubbing my head.
Six boys stand in front of me with eager looks on their faces. They stand straight with their hands behind their back, looking as if they expect me to say something.
"Who are you?" I ask in a quivering voice. The man I want now is the Doctor. Not six boys in a star.
"I'm Tootles." A small boy confidently steps out.
"Slightly." The tallest one with a fur coat follows.
"My name's Curly." A slightly chubbier boy steps forwards.
"I'm Nibs." A boy with long hair and rabbit-like teeth steps out then nudges the two identical ones next to him.
"We're the twins." The two stay where they are and say it in perfect unison. Their hair is covered in leaves and matted- certainly not acceptable if they were in France or if they knew who I am!
Only now do I think of looking about me. The underground cavern is very warm and homely. A fire is lit with socks hanging from the make-shift mantle-piece and there is a rocking chair next to it with a red cushion and book placed on top. Beds line the room with comfy mattresses on top. A long table takes centre stage and it seems that they have just finished lunch. I look up the table and see a dark figure slouching in his chair. I jump as he stabs at the wooden table, his dirty blonde hair falling over his face. He wears a green cloth wrapped around him so that he looks a little more decent that the girl I saw earlier. I immediately don't like him. He reminds me of one of the officials in France who would always stab things- tables, beds, people- I only just got away with my life (what a night that was!). When he finally decides to speak it is in a low, rasping voice although he can't be much older that twelve:
"And I am Peter Pan."