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"I'm not working for Torchwood," The Doctor says seriously his eyes hardening.

"But Doctor imagine how you could help us, we could—"

"No," his voice becomes icy and harsh, visions of Daleks and Cybermen rushing before his eyes, screams and words that he'd never gotten to say.

Pete's eyes hardened, "well then you better find another way to earn money because you're not living in this house for free."

"What?" The Doctor's eyes widened. "You can't just kick me out."

"I can and I will," Pete's voice was even and the threat lingered in the air.

"But, but you can't!" The Doctor shouted, trying to keep the panic from his voice. "You promised I would be welcomed here!"

"And you are, as long as you can help pull your weight."

The Doctor gulped his mind racing, he could just back down, but he wouldn't because he couldn't.

"Rose wouldn't let you," he whispered finally. "Jackie wouldn't let you either."

"It is still my house and I am in control."

"I won't work for Torchwood."

"Very well, good luck finding another job that will keep you occupied."

"I won't work for Torchwood," the Doctor repeated staring up at Pete, desperately trying to make Pete realize that he couldn't work for Torchwood that if he did it would kill him from the inside.

"And I accept that fact, but you do need to get a job," and he was gone leaving the Doctor alone in the living room. "You have a month."

The Doctor did try to get a job, he really did, using the knowledge that came from his Donna half he figured out how to go job hunting and how to interview. He wasn't half bad at it until Donna became more prominent and he ended up insulting someone, usually an important someone.

He did get a job, as a repair man and it worked for a little while until he tried to make something better. Apparently people get mad at you when you take apart their television sets and he was fired.

It all went downhill from there.

For a while he tried to be a temp, finding that once again Donna's side in him was more helpful than he originally thought, but in the end he quit.

He couldn't be a temp for the same reason he couldn't work at Torchwood, it hurt too much.

Too many memories were connected to them, too many bad memories, memories of white walls and knowing that somewhere in a parallel world Donna Noble could never remember.

In the end he gave up and he stared at his feet as he agreed to work at Torchwood, Pete smiled.

The first few days were the worse, he didn't trust these people, didn't want to even know these people. He held so much bitterness in his heart. Bitterness that was fueled by old memories and hurt, so he'd sit quietly and tinker with whatever bit of alien tech he'd been given and then he'd leave, without a word.

He didn't talk to anyone, didn't look at anyone, until one day he heard something that made him look up, or rather ran into something.

"Oi! Watch it Newbie!" The female's voice swam across the crowd and the Doctor's head was up in an instant, his mouth open.

"Donna?" He gasped, his eyes taking in red hair and stubborn features.

"That's Doctor Noble to you," she glared at him. "And who are you?"

"Doctor, Doctor Noble?" The Doctor's face split into a huge grin. "You're joshing me."

"Oi! You think that just because I'm a woman that I can't—"

"No, no, nothing like that," The Doctor's smile was becoming bigger. "What are you a Doctor of anyway?"

"Psychics," Donna said proudly. "Took a class on a dare and decided that I liked it and from then on out no one could stop me."

The Doctor snorted, "I don't doubt it."

"What was that?"

"Nothing, nothing, but I'd just like to say that you, Doctor Donna, you are brilliant."

"Doctor Donna," She smiles, "I like that."

The Doctor hadn't felt this happy in days, his heart was leaping with joy as his smile grew, because it was Donna and she was talking to him and she could look at him and not burn up.

"Well then Doctor Donna it was a pleasure to meet you."

"And a pleasure to meet you too Newbie, even though I can't believe I'm saying it." And then she was gone in a flurry of workers and suddenly working at Torchwood didn't seem all that bad.

Look you guys! It's Donna! :D

The Doctor Donna part was inspired by this gif set: noyouplum. tumblr. compost/56808805432/day-after-day-au-pt-24-doctor- don na (minus the spaces of course :D)

On another note I am not British, if I ever write something wrong or inaccurate feel free to correct me and I'll change it.
Also any sort of tips would be great :D

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