Pink Soufflé

Clara's Frustration (Clara's POV)

Set during In the Forest of the Night.

A sleepover in a museum with the most annoying kids in school. When did that ever seem like a good idea? I only volunteered to go because Danny was going. It could have been worse I suppose, Courtney could have been here.

One of the worst things is that I'm with Danny. Don't get me wrong, I love Danny to pieces but that's exactly the problem. I can't hug him or kiss him or even hold his hand because then the kids would find out about "us" and I don't want that. It would seem unprofessional.

I got to sleep next to him last night, that's something right? Who am I kidding? I slept like 2 meters away from him... It's still technically next to him...

*Later*

Danny is now taking charge over the children as we walk through the brand new forrest, like he would if they were soldiers. I guess he must have been ordered around like that in the army.

"You are enjoying this just a little but too much." I tell him "come on, arn't you even a little bit curious about how, who, why, when?"

"I am curious" he replies "bewildered, I am infact enchanted. But I'm not the priority here. The kids are." He played the responsibility card, that's no fun.

"You see now that attitude is..." I am about to tell him that he's being boring and that we can look after the kids and still have a little fun, but then I notice how dominant and masculine he is right now. I have to lean against a tree to steady myself. "Actually very attractive..." I continue under my breath. How is it he can be perfect in absolutely every situation? I have to fight every impulse to pin him against a tree and kiss him until he tells me to stop. Not in front of the kids, I have to tell myself, not in front of the kids.

*Even later*

The doctor did it! Well he didn't, the trees did but he told everyone not to hurt the trees so he sort of did it. Maive has just been reunited with her mum, how sweet, it makes me sort of wish I had a child of my own...

"So! Trip to space anyone?" I ask cheerfully, snapping myself out of my thoughts.

"I want my mum" says ruby

"I slightly want my mum as well"

I can't believe it! How can you pass up the chance to go into space?

"Tell them Mr. Pink, what an educational opportunity" I say.

"You go, this... This is enough for me" he laughs.

"What?" I ask, how can he not want to? "Cronal ejections, geomagnetic storms! How often do you get a playlist like that?"

"I was a soldier." He replies "I put myself at risk. I didn't try too hard to survive, but somehow... Here I am." This shocked me a bit to hear, what if he had died? What if we'd never met? "And now I can see what I nearly lost and it's enough. I don't want to see more things, I just want to see the things in front of me more clearly. There are wonders here Clara Oswald. Bradley saying please, that's a wonder. One person is more amazing, harder to understand, but more amazing than universes."

Oh my gosh! That is the most adorable thing anyone has ever said to me! I might cry right now. No, I can't. Play it cool Clara.

"Really?" I ask him nonchalantly "what person is that then?"

He gives me that cheeky smile that I love so much. I can't help it. I can't even think. I just lean towards him and press my lips to his, my hand caressing the stubble on his chin. I wanted this moment to last forever. Just us. But sadly it didn't as not moments later i hear a chorus of 'hurrays' coming from behind us. I tear myself away from Danny. The kids saw everything.

Shit.

"I told you! I said so didn't I? Says Ruby obnoxiously.

I can hear the sound of my professionalism flying away into the trees.

*later again*

Standing in the door of the TARDIS watching the solar flare burn over the earth. It's beautiful. I've never seen anything like it. How can Danny not want to see this?

"So, where to next?" The doctor asks.

"Actually, I'm kind if tired, you know after walking around a forrest all day." I say, even though I'm not really. "If you could just take me home, that would be great or in fact you could just drop me off at Danny's house, that's probably... Better..." I trail off. The doctor shoots me a look and I smile sheepishly.

"Very well then" he says fiddling with buttons and levers on the console and after no time at all we have landed. "Off you go then, away and canoodle."

"Bye!" I say hurriedly as I practically skip out of the doors. I bounce on up to Danny's front door and ring the bell. Moments later he opens the door. He doesn't even have time to look surprised before I've grabbed hold of his collar and crashed my lips to his. This is what I have been waiting for. All. Damn. Day. He pulls away and looks down at me.

"I thought you had marking..." He says

"Marking can wait. This can't." And with that I stand on my tippy toes and kiss him again, hard. We stand there in his doorway kissing until he pulls away again.

"Do you want to come in?" He asks

"Sure" I say, all bubbly and happy. He surprises me by picking me up bridal style and carrying me through to his cosy living room. I love when he does that. I kiss him softly on his neck as a thank you. I have to hold on to him tightly as we sit down on his sofa and I nearly fall out of his arms. This causes both of us to giggle.

"I love you" he tells me, leaning his face to mine so that our noses are touching.

"I love you too." I tell him back, I connect our lips. He is mine and I am his, and I never want that to change.

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Hey guys! :) I finished writing this earlier today and I reread it after watching Dark Water and I cried so hard. I ship oswink too much for this. Dark Water messed me up. If anyone wants to talk, feel free to message me. :)