Hi, me again. And actually with a chapter.

I don't know how this is going to work out. I had an interview a couple of weeks ago and I am still waiting to hear how it went. If I do get that job, then I will have more time. In the meantime, I am just going to try my best to get this story out to you, even if it means just posting when I finish writing the chapter. At the moment, I am hoping for once a week. I don't want to do this but I also feel like I need to finish this story. We will see how things go.

Please enjoy this chapter.


Chapter 8

The Realisation

Ten realised that there was a problem. And it all started and ended with River Song.

She was not the problem at all. It was more which brother she had managed to click with. When she was brought to Gallifrey, to be introduced to Twelve, Ten had noticed straight away the looks between Eleven and River and the way that they would distance themselves while around Twelve. It was when they were alone, or at least thought they were alone. Ten was shocked but also wasn't shocked when he caught them, lip-locked.

From Eleven, he had found out about most of the details. They had met during one of his trips and he had liked her so much that he asked her to travel with him. She had agreed but only one trip. From then, they kept meeting up and she had told him about her arranged marriage, which led to Eleven to tell her about his and suggested that they should just elope.

Ten was actually glad that they hadn't eloped. He would hate to think what the council would have done if they had.

He had told Eleven that he shouldn't have allowed it to get to that stage and that he should put an end to it as soon as possible but Eleven just called him a hypocrite.

He knew that it was the only reason that River was not interested in Twelve and he knew that Twelve was trying his hardest to make a good impression on River.

Ten knew his brother well. He knew that he wasn't the easiest person to get along with. He was once, but not since the war and definitely not now. He knows that Twelve is fighting this arranged marriage, saying that he would be better off alone. Before the war, Ten would have agreed with him, but not now. He wondered whether his colder exterior was due to the fact that he wanted someone to notice he wasn't okay. War changes people. He had already made it known to Ten that he wasn't coping well.

Which brings him to Clara. Ten wondered whether Clara had noticed and that was why she continuously tried to include him or at least spent the most time talking to Twelve. She had certainly made an impression on his brothers. On Twelve in particular. He hadn't seen his brother smile so much since the war.

And Ten knew that Eleven was trying to fight his arranged marriage, because of River.

Ten sighed loudly. He had come to the realisation that both his brothers were more interest in each other's betrothed rather than their own. The council was not going to be happy.


Ten smiled as his watch buzzed and walked over to his bag to retrieve his laptop. He sat back down on his bed before he opened it up and turned it on. As soon as the notification came up, he accepted the call from his wife. He couldn't stop himself from smiling as her face showed up on the screen.

"You look happy," Rose said.

"I am seeing you. It has been too long."

"Come home then. I miss you terribly."

"I want to."

"But the council."

"Rose… I actually need you here. Everything is a mess."

"What has Eleven done now?"

"It's not really that. I have just realised, in the few days that we have been here, that my brothers are in a bigger mess than I was in."

"So what has Eleven done now?"

Ten smiled. "You know the thing that Eleven has with River."

"Yeah. Does Twelve know?"

"No, but the same is happening with Twelve, and I don't think he means to do it."

"Wait, explain."

"So Eleven was late to meet with Clara and her father and Twelve ended up making the excuse for him. Eleven then arrived in the middle of the night and apologised in the morning. Clara offered to show him around the gardens so that they could get to know each other. In that time that Clara was making Eleven wait, Eleven had got a message from River and had gone to meet her with the intention of being back to have that walk with Clara."

"I guess he wasn't."

"No. So she asked Twelve instead. They had a nice walk and my brother was actually happy and smiling from it. Then Eleven turned up, with River on his arm. Eleven dinned with Clara that night but then we had drinks and Eleven and I went into a conversation while Clara spoke to her father and because we didn't really include Twelve, he left. Clara ran after him and came back without him, looking a little sad.

"Just everything seems to be pointing towards Twelve becoming more interested in Clara but the council are not going to like that and Twelve is going to have to marry River even though she likes Eleven and Eleven is going to have Clara which he wouldn't mind because he likes Clara but he would rather be with River and I have no idea where Clara is on this but..." Ten took a deep breath. "Everything is a mess."

"It could only happen to your brothers. Just tell them to do what we did."

"Elope? The council have only just forgiven me for that. Finally taking my excuse of that we were at war and I didn't know whether I was going to survive it. Although, that doesn't mean that you can come to Gallifrey yet."

"Are they really still blaming me?"

"They are I am afraid. Don't worry. Once my brothers are married then I will be allowed to return home and then I will only have to go to Gallifrey once a year."

"From what you have just told me and have told me before, that could be a while yet. And who will they marry?"

"At the moment, I don't care. I just want to get home to you."

Ten offered her a sad smile before he asked her about what had happened since he has been away. He loved talking to her but it just made her wish that he could be with her.