Monsters [Doctor Who]

C H A P T E R T W E L V E

Chapter 12:

Augusta's POV

Beep. Beep. Beep, went a mechanical beeping noise that was constant beeping in my ear. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

What is that...? I wondered, prying my eyes open. I was in a brightly lit room on a white bed. A black figure was lying beside me, snoring. It was the Doctor. His head rested on the side of the bed, his eyes closed and lips slightly parted. Her cheat would rise and fall steadily, in a rhythmic pattern.

I reached out a hand to hesitantly touched his head, but stopped when I noticed that my hands were bare. I didn't want to risk hurting him. I set my hand to the side, and moved over a bit, so that I wasn't touching him.

At this movement, the Doctor's eyes slowly peeled open. And then he looked at me, "... Mm... Auggie's awake..." He mumbled, his voice a bit slurred from sleep.

Then his eyes shot open, realizing his own words. "AUGGIE! YOU'RE AWAKE!!" He got up and hugged me tightly, I stiffed from the sudden contact. "Don't you ever, ever do that again! I'm never going to let you out of my sight! Do you know how worried I was?! God, I thought you died!" He started mumbling all sorts of things, squeezing me tighter.

"I... I can't... Breathe...!" I whispered, trying to push out of his iron grip for air. He was choking me! Why was he choking me!?

He heard me and pulled apart, I gasped for air loudly. I looked at the Doctor with wide eyes, what was wrong with him!? He almost killed me!!

"I'm sorry about that," he apologized, but didn't look sorry at all. In fact, he had a huge grin on his face that didn't seem to be disappearing anytime soon. "It's just... You're alive..." He exhaled. "You're actually, alive. Living and breathing... Sitting here, your small little heart beating happily..."

I gave him a wary look, "Doctor, are you okay...?" I asked, hesitantly. What was he talking about? Of course I'm alive! Why wouldn't I be?

"Do you remember what happened? In the Castiellion galaxy, on Belltrix? With the Bellians and the Trixitans? You--" he was interrupted by someone rattling on the door, and it opening.

"Hey Doctor," Rose's voice said. "I brought some tea if you--" her eyes locked onto me and her tray of tea dropped on the floor, shattering. "Auggie... You're alive...!"

Before I could answer, she raced over and engulfed me in a big, tight hug. "Don't you ever, ever, ever, do that again, you hear?! I swear, if you do something like that again, I'll kill you myself!! You had us all worried! We thought you died! I thought you died!! I'm never, ever, ever letting you out of my sight! EVER." I felt wet drops of water on my back. Was she crying? Why was Rose crying?

When she finally pulled away, she had tears falling out of her eyes, "Are you hurt?!" I exclaimed, panicking. Did I hurt her!? "Why are you crying?!"

She smiled, and I scrunched up my eyebrows. "I don't understand. If you're hurt, then why are you smiling?" I looked over to the Doctor, who was chuckling. "What's so funny? Why are you laughing?! Why are you crying!? I'm confused!"

"I'm not hurt, love," Rose smiled, "I'm just happy that you're alive."

"If you're happy, then why are you crying?"

"These are tears of joy," she explained. "I'm crying because I'm happy."

I gave her a weird look, "You're crying... Because you're happy? I-I don't understand..." I sighed, "Why are you happy that I'm alive? I was already alive."

She looked at the Doctor, who looked at her, and then looked at me. They seemed to be somehow having a silent conversation because their hands were moving and their eyes were wiggling and glaring at each other. I don't understand how they could understand each other like that, but I didn't ask.