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A/N: Hey guys here's another chapter. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to change the rating to mature soon because it's going to start getting more heated as the story goes on. Enjoy! :)
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"Claire are you ready yet?" The Doctor called waltzing into my room without permission.
I let out a shriek of surprise as I quickly covered my chest with the tank top I was about to change into.
"Doctor! What did I tell you about coming in without knocking." My face was burning hot from embarrassment as my heart beat rapidly against my chest.
"Sorry!" He quickly covered his eyes with his hand and attempted to find the door with his eyes covered causing him to bump into several things before finally finding the exit.
A small chuckle escaped my lips as I continued to get changed for the day. The Doctor and I were headed back to the Ponds today. The Doctor wanted to surprise Amy so we decided to skip ahead to their wedding anniversary in June. Once dressed in a dark green tank top and a pair of jean shorts with black lace decorating the trim, I met the Doctor in the console room.
"You think she'll like these?" The Doctor asked holding up an enormous bouquet of flowers.
"Wow, I'm sure she'll love them." I said with a smile. A small spark of jealousy itched at me for not being the one receiving flowers from the Doctor. I quickly shrugged it off. What the hell is wrong with me lately?
The two of us exited the TARDIS and walked in through the front door of the Pond's house. "Doctor, shouldn't we knock?" I asked as we invited ourselves in.
"Nah, it's a party, they're expecting people to come waltzing in un-expectantly."
Outside on the back patio I spotted Amy on the phone. "There she is!" I pointed out happily.
"We thought you might've dropped by. I left you messages." Amy spoke into the phone.
"I know. Happy anniversary!" The Doctor cried happily shoving the flowers in her face once she turned around. "And bring your husband." He then grabbed my hand and began dragging me along with him. I glanced back at Amy and flashed her an encouraging smile while nodding my head to follow us. She glanced back at Rory and shared a confused look with her husband before the two of them followed us into the TARDIS.
Once inside the TARDIS the Doctor gave each of us clothing from the 1800s to change into. The Ponds hurried off to get changed leaving me alone in the console room with the Doctor. I glanced down at the satin navy blue fabric in confusion.
"Why aren't you changing?" I asked raising an eyebrow in suspicion.
The Doctor gestured to his usual tweed coat and slacks. "And what exactly is wrong with my outfit?" He questioned a smirk growing on his face.
"Nothing. I was just wondering why I have to change when you said that we were just dropping off the Ponds for their anniversary."
The Doctor shrugged. "I figured you'd like to check out the Savoy as well so I booked us a room too. Keep an eye on the Ponds. Make sure nothing goes wrong, as that does seem to happen quite often." He rambled.
I shook my head with a smile. "Fair enough. Be right back." With that I went to change into the navy blue gown the Doctor had selected for me.
"26th of June, 1890. The recently opened Savoy Hotel. Dinner, bed and breakfast for two. Bonjour, bonjour. Merci, Auguste. You'll be back before the party's over. They won't even notice you went. No complications, I promise." The Doctor said as we stepped out of the TARDIS and into the magnificent Savoy hotel.
Rory then stepped up to the Doctor, took his face in his hands and kissed him on the cheek. I held back a laugh as the Doctor smiled back happily and let out an "Ooo." Once Rory let go of him he turned to the TARDIS. "Let me park her somewhere safe, be right back." And with that he was gone, leaving me alone with the lovebirds.
Amy and Rory burst into a fit of giggles and began bouncing up and down while I stood off to the side enjoying their moment of happiness. Amy then turned to me and enveloped me in a hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She cried happily practically bouncing with excitement.
I laughed at her excited state and joined her in the bouncing. "This is so exciting! I'm so happy for you two. Congratulations on your anniversary."
"Thank you!" We stopped bouncing and Amy looked around in confusion. "Are you and the Doctor staying as well?"
"Yeah, he said he booked us a room. Wanted to show me the hotel too." I shrugged.
Amy got an evil glint in her eyes and smirked knowingly at me. I felt my heart stop. "No, Amy. Don't even get ideas like that!" I blurted before she could say anything to embarrass the crap out of me.
Her smile grew eviler. "I didn't say anything."
I face palmed for walking right into her trap. She let out a laugh and was about to say something before the Doctor came running over. He draped his arms over both of our shoulders and pulled us in close.
"Ah, the Savoy hotel. Always wanted to visit this place. Gives off a very romantic atmosphere for couples." He let go of the two of us and spun around. "Now, Claire, why don't we leave the Ponds to themselves, stay out of their way and go explore."
"Um sure." I answered. I made to join the Doctor, but Amy pulled me aside.
"Later you and I, girl talk, 'kay?" She whispered so the Doctor and Rory couldn't hear.
"But shouldn't you be spending that time with Rory. It's your anniversary after all." I protested.
Amy rolled her eyes. "Of course I'm going to spend time with Rory. I just really need to talk to you later. Besides the Doctor will get bored easily and will probably suggest that the four of us meet up later anyways."
I laughed. "You're right. I'll text you once he starts getting restless."
"Good." With that the four of us parted into our significant pairs and left in opposite directions.
The Doctor led me down the halls of the Savoy in search of our room so we could settle in. The walk didn't remain quiet for too long.
"So, what did Amy want?" The Doctor asked curiously.
I smirked. "None of your business."
He gaped and stopped in his tracks. "Oh come on, that's not fair!"
I rolled my eyes. "It's just girl talk, Doctor. You wouldn't be interested. Besides, its rude to butt into other people's business."
The Doctor pouted. "Fair enough."
We continued to walk past several doors before we finally stopped at room number eleven.
"Well, here we are." The Doctor announced producing a key from his coat pocket. He jammed the key in the door and pushed it open revealing one of the most breathtaking rooms I'd ever laid eyes on.
The walls were painted a light cream hue with ornate gold designs decorating the trim. A glass table with a vase of white and yellow flowers sat in the middle of the room along with a few golden loveseats. Decorative lamps and a glass chandelier filled the room with a warm light. Beautiful paintings and mirrors decorated the walls completing the living area.
"This is amazing." I gasped as I went on to explore the rest of the suite. The next room was a bedroom consisting of a four-poster king sized bed decorated with cream blankets with gold flowers embroidered into them. Pillows of many shapes and sizes took up a good portion of the bed. There were oak dressers, more decorative mirrors, paintings, lamps and chairs placed about the spacious room. To my left was a door leading to the bathroom. Inside was an enormous bathtub in the center of the room that could easily fit three people. The walls, floors and counters were made of a beautiful white marble with gold trim. I couldn't believe my eyes.
"Doctor, this place is gorgeous!" I called exiting the bathroom. In the center of the bedroom was the Doctor with a slightly nervous look on his face. "What's wrong?" I asked my smile fading.
"Well, you see, erm…" He stuttered. "I may have goofed up."
I arched an eyebrow. "How so?"
"I thought I had ordered a suite with two bedrooms, but I accidentally ordered a honeymoon suite." He cringed.
I paused understanding what he was getting at. "That's ok, we can ask the front desk if they have any available rooms."
"I already did. The place is so jam packed due to the grand opening, there are no other rooms."
I bit my bottom lip. "Oh."
The Doctor scratched the back of his head in thought. "We'll figure something out later. Let's go see how the Ponds are."
"Doctor, we were just with them twenty minutes ago. Let them have their space." I laughed causing the Doctor to pout slightly.
My cell phone vibrated indicating that I had a new text. I pulled the device out of my purse and read the most recent text. It was from Amy.
He's restless already isn't he?
I giggled quietly to myself earning a strange look from the Doctor.
Yes, he just started.
The Doctor tried peering over my shoulder to see who I was texting, but I moved out of the way every time he came up behind me.
Meet Rory and I for dinner in a few minutes. That should keep him occupied for the time being. Plus, we need to talk.
I rolled my eyes and once again stepped away from the Doctor.
K, that sounds good. I know we need to talk; you made that very clear earlier.
I was about to turn off my phone when the Doctor yanked it out of my hand and read my conversation with Amy.
"Hey!"
The Doctor arched an eyebrow and looked up at me suspiciously. "Why does Amy want to speak with you?"
"Doctor, she's my friend, I'm allowed to talk to her, yeah? Besides, like I said before, it's just girl talk."
The Doctor eyed me suspiciously before tossing my phone back. "All righty then, lets get dinner."
The four of us met up in the hotel lobby before heading to dinner. As the rest of the hotel, the dinning room was gorgeous; decorated with sparkling chandeliers and hundreds of tables dressed in white tablecloths. Rory pulled out a chair for Amy earning a loving look from his wife. I smiled at the couple and went to pull out my own chair, but the Doctor was quicker than me.
"There you go, Claire." The Doctor said with a smile holding the chair out for me.
I shyly took a seat, a light blush coloring my cheeks. "Thank you, Doctor."
The Doctor took a seat next to me as Amy smiled evilly at me from across the table. I glared at her while Rory glanced between the two of us in confusion. "Umm, did I miss something?" Rory asked clearly confused as to why Amy and I were making strange faces at one another.
"Nothing." Amy blurted out.
"Nothing at all." I added.
"You two have been acting very strange since we've got here." The Doctor stated glancing between the two of us suspiciously. "I want to know what's going on."
Thankfully our waiter came over to take our orders at that moment, allowing us time to avoid answering the Doctor's question. Once our orders had been placed Amy stood up and informed us she had to go to the bathroom.
"Claire, care to join me." She asked eyeing me expectantly.
With a heavy sigh I rose from the table. Before I could follow after Amy, the Doctor grabbed my hand. He looked up at me concern written all over his face.
"Are you alright?"
I knelt down beside him and smiled warmly. "Of course I'm alright. Girls don't go to the bathroom alone that's all." I inwardly cringed at myself for using that pathetic stereotype as an excuse.
He eyed me carefully before bringing my hand to his lips. I felt an electric shock travel up my arm causing me to jump slightly. The Doctor pulled away concern written all over his face. "Are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm fine." I reassured him before quickly joining Amy. I put my hands to my burning cheeks in an attempt to cool them.
A smirk tugged at Amy's lips as she dragged me into the bathroom. She slammed the door shut and locked it.
"You like him don't you?" She asked her smile growing bigger by the second.
My blush deepened and I quickly averted my eyes. "Ah! I knew it!" She squealed pulling me into a hug.
I felt my heart pounding out of control. "Shit. Am I really that obvious?"
She pulled away with a laugh. "Nah, guys are slow. It'll take a snail shorter to figure it out than a guy."
"Yah, but isn't the Doctor's senses higher than ours? He could've known before I even figured it out. In fact, I'm pretty sure I just figured it out a minute ago?"
"No, just because he's a Time Lord doesn't mean he can tell faster. Actually he's probably slower than most guys anyways." She rolled her eyes before crossing her arms and leaning against the doorframe. "And what do you mean, you just figured it out a minutes ago?"
I gulped. "Well, I don't know. Lately, I've been feeling butterflies in my stomach or my heart will stop when he's around. I've been trying to convince myself that I don't like him, but I'm beginning to think otherwise. Just a few minutes ago when he kissed my hand a bolt of electricity ran up my arm. I'm not sure what that's all about, I only though that stuff happened in romance novels."
"Oh my God, you felt the electricity thing! I've been with a few guys and I've only felt that with Rory." She gasped. "What if you're meant to be with the Doctor? Oh that would be so cool! But then again there's River, but that hasn't been working out well since the last I've heard."
"Amy, I'm pretty sure it's just a silly crush. Besides, whenever I have a stupid crush on someone, I end up hurt in the end. That's why they're called crushes." I sighed heavily. "Wait, who's River?"
Amy's face blanked and she averted her eyes from me. I sighed deeper and felt my heart drop to the pit of my stomach. "She's his lady friend isn't she?" I asked, starting to feel the familiar crush squeeze at my heart.
"She's his wife. Well was his wife. I'm not really sure what she is anymore to be honest."
Another sigh escaped my lips. "See, another crush. Well time to start convincing myself that I don't like him anymore. Which is bound to be hard since I'm actually friends with him."
"No, no, Claire, you don't understand. She's never around anymore. She's never there for him. Besides, they're relationship is a bit mixed up."
I raised an eyebrow. "How so?"
"They meet in the wrong order and they always will. It's hard to explain, but I'm almost certain that they're going to break it off at some point."
"Amy, you don't know that for sure." I protested.
"No, I am sure. Trust me, no one knows River and the Doctor more than me."
"Why is that?"
"Ugh, I knew I was going to have to tell you this at some point. Might as well do it now." Amy pushed herself up on the counter and patted the space besides her. "Sit. This is going to be a long story."
"You and Rory are her parents?" I asked not quite believing the story Amy had just told me.
"Yeah, time does get mixed up a lot when you're traveling with the Doctor." She sighed.
I blew a piece of hair out of my face. "You can say that again." My phone started playing The River Flows in You by Lindsey Stirling. I answered my phone warily not recognizing the caller ID. "Hello?"
"Claire! Will you two hurry up? How long does it take to use the toilet?" The Doctor called from the other end.
I winced. "Sorry, Doctor. Amy has the runs. We'll be out in a few minutes."
"I DO NOT HAVE THE RUNS!" Amy shouted angrily.
"Oi, tell Pond to quite screaming like that. She'll break someone's eardrums. And hurry up!" With that he hung up.
I rolled my eyes and put my phone away. "So impatient." I muttered.
Amy smiled. "Don't worry about River, ok. I can tell he cares for you and not in the way he cares for Rory and I. He definitely has feelings for you, trust me."
I eyed Amy not quite knowing what to say or how to feel at the moment. "You should probably head back to the table. I'll be there in a bit, I just need to use the bathroom."
"You ok?" She asked draping an arm across my shoulders.
I nodded. "I'm fine I just need to think that's all."
Amy nodded and left, leaving me alone with my thoughts. I turned to the mirror and examined my reflection. The Doctor was married. Of course he's married. Every time you find yourself having feelings for a guy something always ruins it. You're never meant to have a love life, Claire. Face it. I blinked back a few hot angry tears. Amy did say that their relationship is practically over. Besides, he's never mentioned River once. If he truly cared for her he probably would've brought her up by now. And if she was a dedicated wife wouldn't she be spending every minute of everyday with him. That's what I would do, if I were someone's wife. I shook my head of the dangerous thoughts. I should probably get back to the table before they start worrying about me.
I quickly did a once over in the mirror before heading to the door. Just as I was about to open the door our waiter came bursting into the room. A small gasp escaped my lips.
"Um, excuse me, this is the ladies room. You're not supposed to be in here." I told him ignoring my shaking hands. Something didn't feel right.
"Make a sound and you're dead." He spoke menacingly. Before I knew it, he picked me up and carried me into the bathroom stall. My heart pounded dangerously against my chest as my anxiety burst through the roof. I tried wriggling my way out of his grip, but he was too strong. I'm going to die. He sat me on the toilet and tied my arms and legs together before finally gagging me. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I stared my captor in the eyes. Please let the Doctor find me.
"You humans are way too easy to conquer. Well, at least this one has a pretty face." The waiter slurred.
At that moment the image of the man quickly disintegrated and was replaced with an exact replica of me. My eyes widened to the size of saucers.
"Mm. You travel with the Doctor. I've heard of him. He's defeated us quite a few times before, but not this time. I have an advantage now. Taking on the form of a companion, now that's bound to do the trick. Have fun in the toilet."
The imposter then walked out of the bathroom shutting the lights off in the process and locking the door.
Anxiety nagged at my brain causing my teeth to chatter through the gag. Tears leaked down my face in a hot trail as I stared into the darkness. Please, help me.