Thirteenth X Clara - Alternative

Chapter 21: Reunions and Introductions

London, 30th March, 2020.

Those were the coordinates Clara gave the Doctor not five minutes ago before she left, along with a specific address. The Timelord sat down pondering why her Impossible Girl would want her to come here for an answer to her previous question. Maybe it was a secret base she had, or a temporary shelter. The date did seem vaguely familiar though, Maybe she came here before in a previous regeneration. There was only one way to find out. She exited the Tardis and went out to examine this interesting area.

She was greeted by the appearance of a normal two floored house in front of her. It was a rather large house, more than the others around it. Most likely for a family. Seeing as there was an upstairs and a window there, there were most likely kids living there at one point of time if not currently. The house itself was painted white but the bricks that were laid to keep it up were red but faded. So it had been here for a while. She took a closer look. There was an intercom system which she scanned. It hadn't been used regularly in a year, two years give or take. The only thing left now was to knock on the door and see who was inside. Three sharp and loud raps the Doctor gave the door in order to get the house's inhabitant's attention. She waited for precisely 10 seconds (she liked keeping track of those things) before the door was opened and she met the person inside.

"Hey you." Clara said as she greeted the Doctor at the door. She had changed outfits from the last time she had seen her. Clara was now wearing a red dress with a gray cardigan, with a pair of black tights and biker boots.

"Hi. You..you look really pretty." The Doctor said, stuttering a bit. Compliments were still a bit difficult but she had gotten much better at them.

"Thanks," Clara said as she blushed, not used to being complimented by the Doctor like that. Even after what they had done in Victoria's palace on that night, a simple compliment like that still made her blush like a young teen in love.

"Come on in." she said, inviting the Doctor into the house.

"Sounds like a great thing to do." the Doctor said as she walked in. The house's exterior was portrayed in its interior, as the place was decently spacious with a high ceiling and a staircase directly in front of them. The place was familiar to the Doctor but she couldn't place it. It would come to her eventually.

"Sorry if it looks a bit weird, they moved out two years ago. I've been keeping it up since then on my own so there's not much need for a lot of stuff." Clara explained as she directed the Doctor to the sitting room and they sat together on the couch.

"Sure. One question though. Where exactly is this?" the Doctor inquired. She was a bit confused as to what this place was and why Clara brought her here.

"Do you not remember?" Clara asked, with a bit of a lower timbre in her voice, the question having a slightly sad tone to it.

"I've needed to sort out my memories properly for a while now since I've regenerated, especially ones involving you because of.....you know." the Doctor admitted as Clara nodded in understanding.

"Oh yes right. I didn't realize. Well like I said, this is page one. On this day, seven years ago, right about now actually, you came to that door knocking it like a madman and I met you, for the first time. I wore this outfit and you...well you were dressed as a monk haha." Clara said with a warm smile.

"Yeah, not one of my best fashion choices was it? So this is the Maitlands' house. I haven't been here since you moved to your new apartment when you became a teacher." the Doctor said reminiscing.

"Yeah, I checked in on them a few times in our last full time travelling together. George got remarried and eventually Angie and Artie moved out. Went to some nice universities actually. "