A/N: So, um, I fell asleep on the couch. Totally my fault and don't worry, my mind punished me and sent a bunch of flies after me in my dreams. I woke up slapping myself in the face. Hopefully you aren't too mad, I hope you enjoy though!
Chapter 5:
While Alli was no stranger to getting in trouble for wandering off, she learned from past experiences how to distract her mom from giving her any punishments. So she ran up to her mom with a big smile and her golden hair bouncing around to give her a huge hug. "Hi mommy!"
Alli hugged the legs of a small woman with short, curly brown hair with deep brown eyes and seemed older than the rest of the parents in the neighborhood. She was wearing a worn-out T-shirt and capris under a stained apron that she was cooking in.
"Where have you been? I told you not wander off without someone with you!" She scolded, not seeming to soften up to her usual tactics, so she tried the next best thing.
"I wasn't by myself, I made some new friends, look!" She skipped over to them giving them a cheeky wink and pulling their hands toward the worried mother. "This is The Doctor and Rose Tyler, I was showing them around."
They both had their eyebrows raised up to their hairline at the statement but played along. The Doctor went up to the intrigued mother and shook her hand. "Yes, nice to meet you…?"
"My name's Liz." She answered with a smile spread across her face. Alli always made friends wherever she went. It wouldn't surprise her that she managed to befriend a couple of strangers who were randomly passing by.
"Lovely! Well, as your lovely daughter said before, I'm the Doctor and this is my companion, Rose Tyler."
"Hello!" Rose greeted with a small wave of her free hand as Alli clung to her other and the Doctor's.
"Well you must have a traveled a long way, come in, would you like anything?" She offered, being a good hostess for the far out-of-town visitors.
"Yeah a cuppa tea would be great." Rose said before feeling Alli move closer to the Doctor. She caught in the corner of her eye Alli shifting behind him slightly to avoid her being called out by Liz, but to no avail.
"And you little lady are going to your room and taking your nap you skipped. I can't believe you would sneak out of the house." She muttered under her breath.
"Okaaay." She muttered defeated, but she wasn't going to surrender without one more trick she had up her sleeve. "Hey Doctor, come look at my room first! I cleaned it and everything!"
She tugged his arm before either could protest and pulled him down the narrow hallway lined with handmade knick-knacks from children. The Doctor giggled "Alright, alright I'm coming." as he was led away, he turned to Rose seeing a smirk playing on her face. "Save me a cuppa would you?"
"Yeah no problem!" She said stifling a laugh. "So what kind of tea do ya have?" She asked Liz, who looked like she was about to protest but kindly got Rose a cup of tea. Liz wanted to ask her a few questions, and Rose had a few for her about her daughter Amber.
Alli stopped in front of a white wooden door, decorated with colourful warnings of people entering her room, and a personalized wooden street sign reading Alli Rose Avenue. The Doctor raised his eyebrows at the paper reading, Anyone in this room without me will be punished.
"Oh. So who's this for then? Motioning towards the sign with it's colourful skulls and crossbones all over it.
Alli smiled at the Doctor and gave him a wink, "For any unwanted visitors. Don't worry, you're allowed in here." As she turned the doorknob and opened it wide to show him.
A/N: I feel awful still about making you wait and it being a short chapter too. How about I put in another chapter, and I'll make it longer too. Thank you so much for wanting to read! I'll try this new thing called being punctual.