After Martha got a strangely happy and excited Jackie into the TARDIS the Doctor knew there was no way he would get rid of her anytime soon. So he sat there sulking in the corner of the console room while the girls (and Mickey and Jack) gossiped about his life in the nearby kitchen. Every few minutes he would here their laughter echoing down the corridor. Pouting he wondered what they were laughing at. They are probably swapping stories about all the times I've been slapped, the Doctor thought. He smiled, even though he used to hate the TARDIS being all domestic he loved this family he had acquired over the years. They kept him sane. Despite all that he still wasn't going to go around hugging Jackie, she'd been acting weird ever since he'd arrived on Pete's World. Maybe it was this face, he thought, everyone likes this face. Rory, Amy, River, Owen, and Clara. Clara must really like this face, he beamed. Otherwise why would she stay with me for so long. But no matter what she said, that orange spacesuit really did bring out my eyes. Maybe I should wear it more often, his grin widened as he thought about all his cool clothing.
Suddenly the door flew open causing the Doctor to scramble to his feet. Peering around the console he saw two very familiar faces. He gawped at them for a good 5 minutes while the couple just stared back. Then he ran around the TARDIS to embracing them both in a giant hug.
"Rose Tyler, aren't I glad to see you! And who's this handsome man? Oh wait it's me! Well it's my hand but he's still family." The Doctor babbled. "Oh good old handy, what do you call yourself now anyway?"
" John, John Tyler-Smith." The man gasped, "But oh God! You replaced me with a five year old on a sugar high! How is that possible?"
"Oh John don't worry, it could be worse! He could be ginger." Rose soothed her husband.
"Awww if he's been ginger and not told me...Rose later remind me to buy some hair dye!." John wined. "Anyway, erm doctor we're sort of suffocating from this hug."
"Erm oh yeah. Right" the doctor said releasing them. "I'm just really glad to see you both. How long has it been for you?"
"Around 4 to 5 years I'd say," Rose replied smiling. "So Doctor. What have you done with my mother!"
"Right then, to the kitchen we go! Beware as I can't promise you'll make it out alive..." The Doctor trailed off.
After everyone had said hello to each other, and the TARDIS had added more chairs to the expanded room, the gang reminisced about old times. This then led to the story of the weddings between Martha and Mickey, Rose and John, and Jack and Everybody.
"-And thats the story of how I managed to get married to Alonzo at the Disneyland in Clom!" Jack finished.
"Wow" Clara remarked, "that's one hell of a wedding." She had somehow ended up on the Doctors lap with the big chair fiasco of the TARDIS not giving her a chair.
"Mmhhhmm" the Doctor agreed, he was playing with Clara's hair and just hoping the others wouldn't pickup on it.
"Well I'd better be going then" Jackie said, breaking the silence. "That chicken in my kitchen is not going to cook itself! And I've still got a table to replace." She glared jokingly at the Doctor who hid behind Clara's hair, scared of being slapped again. "You know I'm not going to leave without that promised hug Doctor..."
"Eep." Was all that escaped his mouth before he jumped up from under Clara and started running out if the room with a determined Jackie sprinting after him. Clara, after picking herself up off the floor, started clearing away all the mugs and the untouched bourbons (from the Doctors plate). Rose came over to help her accompanied by Martha and Sarah Jane.
"You know there's still one wedding I'm curious about." Rose said.
"Whose?" Clara responded not looking up from the plate she was cleaning.
"Yours and the Doctors silly!" Laughed Rose, causing Clara's face to go bright red.
"Butwe'renot-" Clara whispered in shock.
"Oh I bet it was beautiful," Rose gushed, "flowers everywhere with harps playing in the background. Oh and you'll have to show me photos! And your dress!" She continued to rant about the make believe wedding, unaware of Martha and Sarah Jane's signalling to stop finally Martha just shouted at Rose instead.
"They're not married!" She shouted making Mickey and Jack jump in their chairs.
"Oh errr right..." Rose said awkwardly.
"Jack? Mickey? Can you leave the room for a sec." Sarah Jane asked.
After grumbling, they begrudgingly left.
"So? You're not married?" Rose persisted.
"Nope." Clara muttered.
"What about dating?"
"Rose. They are not together. Full stop." Sarah Jane stressed.
"But why? I've seen the way he looks at you and I've only seen that look on him once before...when he would look at. Me." Rose finished. "And now I have John and The Doctor needs saving. Don't let him be alone Clara. He needs you."
Clara sighed letting the tears run down her face. She put down the plate and turned to Rose before whispering. "He's married. Not to me. To River. River Song. He loves her, not me and that's how it will always be."
She ran from the kitchen not looking back only to run into the one person she didn't want to see right then. The Doctor. Clara tried to push passed him but he just pulled her back into a hug.
"My impossible girl. My Clara. Whatever's happened, whatever's been said just forget it. It doesn't matter because I'll be with you ever step of the way."
AN: here's the Whouffle you all wanted! i do ship them if you were all wondering. Oh the btw Everything will be explained soon about the plot and good old River Song is coming back (To her it will be just before the library and then also as a hologram from the library)
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