He wasn’t sure he was seeing right as he looked across the sands. The doctor thought he was seeing things but soon realized she was real. River song had found him the again she always did, she stood alone in the sands watching the tide roll in and out, watching the horizon. The Doctor walked over to her, the look on her face made him inwardly wonder what she was thinking about. River was sad, today had been the day so many years ago that she had lost her friend Rose Tyler. She watched the waves of the ocean curl at her feet as she sat in the soft golden sands. She hadn’t really noticed the Doctor sitting beside her but he knew something else must also be on her mind.
Heart beats fast
colors and promises
how to be brave
how can I love when I’m afraid…
River was in her room in the TARDIS listening to the Doctor scramble around. He always seemed to make her laugh no matter what he did. She remembered the Doctor not being so playful and loving as he is today but then again he had reincarnated since then. To River it didn’t matter what he looked like on the outside as long as he remained to be the Doctor and man she had fallen in love with.
The Doctor was now in his clothing closet which was the tome of all the things from all the past of his reincarnations. Number four’s scarves, number seven’s question mark umbrella, number ten’s glasses collection, and now his hat collection and bow ties. He was rummaging through the outfits looking for the one to wear to take River… his River to a special place that he knew would cheer up her sadness. He finally found what he was looking for; a white collared shirt, blue jacket, blue bow tie and up on the high shelf a blue fez. He sat and thought a moment he had felt really terrible for River he cared for her but then again if he really thought about it he loved her. Every time she was around him he would feel his two hearts race each other.
But watching you stand alone
all of my doubt
suddenly goes away somehow
one…step…closer
River rested but fidgeted in her dreams. She had dreamed of all the times she’d be willing to die for him and all the times she almost had. Number Ten had preserved her in the TARDIS library like an old book to collect dust. For the longest it made River resent him only to fall in love with him… Number eleven. She would die because she loved him, because he was a hero, and because he was the Doctor. River was not usually sad but all these memories of the different timeline bothered her. She had married him but it hadn’t happened in his timeline yet as it had for her. This memory was the one she would cherish and relish at the same time.
I have died everyday
waiting for you
Darlin’ don’t be afraid
I have loved you for a
thousand years
and I will love you for a
thousand more
They stood together in the meadow holding each other’s hand looking up at the stars. They walked over to a lonely log and she sat only for him to join her. Suddenly the two saw a cluster of fireflies that soon surrounded them in glowing warm light. “This is lovely sweetie thank you for cheering me up” River said with a small smile. She leaned up and gently kissed him on his cheek laying her head on his shoulder. The doctor just sat in shock a moment as her kiss had left him blushing. He slowly wrapped an arm around her waist. “it’s alright River I can’t see my friends in pain or let them suffer” he answered softly although he was inwardly punching himself knowing by now they were more than just friends.
