She learned it the hard way. Some people were never meant to exist. Not even the Doctor wants her as a companion. But then the Master saves her from certain death and discovers that this human girl might be of more use to him than he expected.
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A/N: Wow... this story is officially over 3 years old now... Time flies by so fast, it's crazy.A huge thanks to everyone who is still reading and to everyone who joined the ride.Love y'all ❤❤❤
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"Why did he kiss you, before? Are you two together?" Jenny regarded me with the most curious look I had ever seen on a woman her age.
I tossed a quick glance at Donna, who was still busy noting down the numbers on the metal signs we came across. The Master walked ahead, making sure there was no danger and sometimes hacking into a console to get us past doors or lasers. None of them had been as threatening as the ones before, luckily.
"Noooo." My response came late. What could I even say? We sure as hell weren't together, although the meaning to this term appeared skewed now.
"I bet there's probably laws against it," came Donna's voice from next to me. I jumped, having not noticed her being close enough to listen. "You're not even the same species."
"Donnaaaa," I groaned.
"What? You want to tell me again that there's nothing between the two of you and you were just bored in your cell?"
"Ugh..."
Donna nudged me and when I looked up there was a warm smile on her face. "Just tell me if this is coming from both sides or if he's forcing you into anything. And if yes, then be warned that I will punch his stupid face. Hard!"
Jenny giggled.
I blinked, too perplexed to answer right away. Sometimes I forgot that other people only knew the worst of him. Not a surprise, considering that he did his best to keep it like that. How few people had he ever allowed to have a glimpse of his other side? How long had he hardened this shell of isolation?
"This's all mutual." I kept my voice low, somehow afraid he might hear those words. Of course he should know how I felt about this, he probably did. I was sure he did. Admitting this to myself was the true scary part. "You... don't need to understand, Donna. 'S just what it is."
"If you say so." She shrugged. "Well, even an arsehole like him needs to have some heart... somewhere."
"Believe me, Donna Noble, I do not."
The Master didn't even turn. Of course he had overheard the whole conversation with his hearing being better than ours. For a brief second I was tempted to call him a liar. Instead, I just smiled to myself and poked my tongue out at Donna when she gave me a pointed look.
After that we fell silent for a while, until Jenny came back with new questions.
"So, what's it like? Travelling?" She observed us, her eyes gleaming with curiosity.
"Never a dull moment." Donna sighed happily. "It can be terrifying, brilliant and funny, sometimes all at the same time. I've seen some amazing things though. Whole new worlds."
