MEMORIES | {1st - Stars Themselves Series}

A few days

"Go on and see an alien planet or something," Poppy encourages as she hugs Donna "that way by the time I see one, you'll be so used to it and can laugh at me," Donna laughs before going back into the TARDIS.

"I'll come and get you in a few days" The Doctor promises

"I don't think you can drive the TARDIS properly. So, I doubt that," The Doctor looks offended before walking in after Donna.

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"All throughout history, there has been death, sorrow and pain," Poppy stands at the front of her class.

"You're cheery today miss," Poppy rolls her eyes

"When we learn o it. We feel a slight bit of sadness. But we don't actually think about it," she sits down on the edge of her desk "imagine being there whilst Pompeii burned. Whilst children cried and their mother's wept. It's calm, then suddenly the whole city in panic and finally the calm again. The calm with an air that still holds screams and cries for help,"

The class is silent and a few tears drop

"Anyway," Poppy feigns cheeriness as she slaps her knee and stands up "what do you guys want to learn about?"

"What do you mean?" a Year 9 asked

"Well, you haven't started your GCSE's yet. What part of History do you guys actually want to know about?"

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Poppy had no classes to teach for the rest of the day, so took some time off to go and visit Wilfred, well as she like to call him 'gramps'. She's never let Donna know, but she and him saved her life.

"Well where have you been then?" he asks as she comes into view, it just so happened he was putting rubbish out. Poppy ran forward and hugged him tightly "oh!" it takes him a second to hug back. When they part, Poppy looks to her right and see's Donna. Wilfred starts waving and Poppy laughs when Donna runs forward and hugs him.

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"I said so, didn't I. Aliens. I said they was real. I just didn't expect them in a little blue box," The three of them were sat at the dinning table with a cup of tea each. Wilfred had complained about Sylvia's tea making skills and begged Poppy to make him a cup.

"It's bigger on the inside," Donna told him

"Yeah, but is it safe? This Doctor, are you two safe with him?"

Poppy thinks about it for a moment.

"He's amazing, Gramps. He's just dazzling. And never tell him I said that," Donna distracts her grandfather "But I'd trust him with my life,"

"Hold up, I thought that was my job," he looks to both Donna and Poppy

"You still come first," They promise

"Well, for God's sake, don't tell your mother,"

"I don't know. I mean, this is massive. Sort of not fair if she doesn't know," Poppy cocks her head to the side before taking a sip from her cup, debating Donna's words. Sylvia then enters from the garden with a washing basket.

"Doesn't know what? And who's she, the cat's mother? And where've you been these past few days, lady, after that silly little trick with the car keys? I phoned Veena and she said she hadn't seen hide nor hair," Poppy sighs and leans her head on WIlfred's shoulder in exasperation.

"I've just been travelling," Donna takes a sip of her tea "well, we both have," she gestures to Poppy.

" Oh, hark at her, Michael Palin. Are you staying for tea, because I haven't got anything in. I've been trying to keep your granddad on that macrobiotic diet, but he sneaks off and gets pork pies at the petrol station," Wilfred goes to protest "Don't deny it, I've seen the wrappers in the car. Oh, I don't miss a trick. Now then, what were you going to tell me? What don't I know?"

Poppy raises an eyebrow at Donna as she puts her tea cup down.

"Nothing. Just nothing," Wilfred and Poppy smile at her

"Good. Right, then you can sit there and cut out those coupons. Every penny helps. This new mortgage doesn't pay for itself. Dad, kettle on,"

" Poppy, kettle on,"

"Oi!" she slaps his arm playfully.