The Ones That Ran Away (Doctor Who Fanfiction)

Aliens of London: A Mad Man With A Box

Okay, this story is already published on fanfiction.net but I decided to post it here too, cause I've been seeing a lot of stuff about how stories can be accessed on here better than there so here you go!!

"See you at 3, Nina!" Jeremy, my best friend, called as I made my way out the front of his house, waving back at him.

I had decided to walk down a street near the Powell Estate, taking the longer route home when I heard a strangely familiar 'whooshing' noise coming from the side alley way. I slowed down and stepped quietly so I could hear the mumbling that had started up.

"There we go, only twelve hours after we left!" A male's voice rang out through the streets.

"I'm just going to go grab some stuff, I'll just tell mum I was staying at a friend's house last night." A girl's voice replied. That was a London accent...

A girl with shoulder length blonde hair raced past me and into the building. I pressed myself up against the wall so that she wouldn't notice me standing there.

After she was gone I glanced down the alley to see a tall-ish man with short brown hair and big ears. Even though I had never seen this man in my life, his presence gave of a sense of warm familiarity.

I stepped forward, digging my hands into my coat pockets. I couldn't help myself from speaking "Um, excuse me?"

He spun on the spot to stare at me his expression turned into one of confusion. "Hello?"

"I'm sorry to bother you, but you seem so familiar, have we met before?" I asked.

He walked towards me, examining me, closely. After a few long strides, he was right in front of me, his brows knitted together in concentration.

"What is your name?" He asked suddenly.

"Nina Gibbons," I replied, slightly frightened.

Then the oddest thing happened. He grinned at me. He actually started grinning "Well, Nina Gibbons, I am The Doctor!"

"What, just 'The Doctor'?" he nodded in confirmation "Isn't that just slightly pretentious?"

He started to laugh "I like you, Nina Gibbons, and you seem familiar also, but I can't pinpoint where from and I have a great memory."

I just shrugged "My dad use to say he had a great memory and couldn't admit when he had forgotten something. You can't be perfect."

The Doctor smirked at me "How old are you, Nina Gibbons?"

"I just turned seventeen."

"You're only seventeen? You have a mind of one well beyond your years." He then looked me up and down. "Although, you look to only be twelve... at the oldest." He smirked at me.

I glared at him "At least my ears aren't bigger than my face!"

He went to reply but something behind me caught his eye that then widened as he made his way over to the posters on the telephone pole. He pulled one off and turned to me "What is the date?"

"The 16th of April 2006, why?" I replied, confused.

He started mumbling something and ran past me and in the direction of where the blonde girl went.

I thought about following him but decided against it and continued to walk home.

~09~

Later that day I was walking around main London with Jeremy when the spaceship crashed into the Thames. The site of the ship gave me a weird feeling in my chest as if I knew it was a distraction...