A/N - To be honest, this randomly popped into my head and I sort of liked it. There's going to be the F-word in this chapter, I hope you all don't mind, haha. Also! I'm working on (and almost finished with) that Jack/Emma one-shot :) It's sort of one of those "five times this happened and one time it didn't" sort of things. Except three times instead of five. 'Cause I'm lazy.
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"Shh, sweetheart, everything's going to be fine." Emma gripped the little girl's hand tightly. "The Doctor will save us, okay? I can promise you that." The door opened and she looked up, tensing when she saw the look on the Doctor's face. Perhaps she made a promise too soon. "What's the matter?" She stood, but kept her hold on the girl's hand.
He looked at her for only a second before crouching down. "Eloise, correct?" The girl nodded. "Well, Eloise, how would you like to save the day?" He held his hand out and frowned when she didn't take it. "It's alright. I won't let you get hurt. I just need your help to get the monster out of the-"
"No." Emma released Eloise's hand, turning to the girl's older brother. "Don't leave this room, alright? We'll be right back." She grabbed onto the lapel of the Doctor's jacket and dragged him out of the room, shutting the door behind them before pulling him a little ways down the hall until she was sure the children wouldn't hear them. "What do you think you're doing?"
"What?" He scowled. "Oh, I don't know, trying to save the world for the millionth time? Now even people who know I'm doing it don't appreciate it anymore."
"I appreciate it, believe me!" Her hands went to her hips as she leaned closer to him. "What I don't appreciate is the fact that you're dragging her into this."
He let out a soft sigh. "Emma, look, this is the only way. It wants her; it told me."
"She is just a child!" She couldn't stop tears from filling her eyes. "You can't just- just use her for bait!"
"I would do anything for her not to have to do this, but it's the only option-"
"If you'd do anything then find another fucking option!" She saw anger flash in his eyes at that, but her own anger was keeping her from caring.
"Do you honestly think I haven't tried?" He hissed. "I feel awful about this! I don't want this anymore than you do, but I've got nothing!" They were toe to toe, both of them fuming. "Do you have any ideas? If so, please tell me! Though, I highly doubt you can come up with anything better than-" A crack sounded through the hallway as she slapped him hard across the face. His head swung to the side and her palm stung.
"When all this is over," tears began spilling down her cheeks. "I want to go home."
His anger turned to shock and the look on his face combined with the red handprint on his cheek would have been comical if the situation were different. "Emma, you really don't mean that."
"If I didn't mean it, I wouldn't have said it." She stared at him for a moment longer before turning around and walking back to the room, not even bothering to look back.
A/N - I could continue this or I could jump to a different timeline to do another request...