Yowzah Oneshot Collection (3)

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The Doctor and River's Night at Darillium

                  TardisTexan

The Doctor and River were dancing. He could no longer avoid it and had finally taken her to see the Singing Towers and now they were at a small resort nearby, dancing.

The Doctor had been traveling. After Amy and Rory were taken by the Angels, after he met Clara in Victorian London, he was traveling. Partially to find out about Clara, partially to find himself again, but his happiest times were getting to know River. He knew Darillium was in their future, but he had put it out of his mind. Then the universe started pushing him in that direction. Everywhere he went, he heard someone talking about the Singing Towers, or Darillium, but he ignored them. He wasn't ready. Then he started hearing direct references to The Library. It was pushing in on him, but he kept on running. And then one day while on a bench looking at the Crystal Sea on the planet Haptist, a tourist brochure caught in the wind slapped him in the face. He pulled it away and it proclaimed at the top "See the Singing Towers!" It was time to go.

He spent a whole day parked just outside of her city, just to get his courage up. He was not ready for this to be over! River was... damn, she was everything. He thought about everyone he had lost over the years. He had caused so much grief, and River had suffered more than anyone. She had her whole childhood stolen, was conditioned into a killer, and then lost her parents again. All his fault. But for some reason, she still loved him. He didn't deserve it, not at all. Then he realized, that there was something he could do for her. He could be the husband and lover she deserved, at least for one night. That gave him a reason to get up and get moving.

He got all dressed up in his tails and top had and showed up unexpectedly on her doorstep. He walked in and said, "Hi Honey, I'm home!" River was in her office, working. She got up and sat down on the corner of her desk "and what kind of time do you think this is?" He announced that tonight was the night, he was taking her to Darillium. She looked in his face and straight up asked him, "Where are we? Why are we going now?" as she reached for her diary. He stopped her hand. "We are in the same place, wife", he answered. "I finally got something right. I'm here at the right time." "Are you sure?" she asked, narrowing her eyes at him. "River, we are married, we are in love, we are mourning those we lost in New York." Her eyes widened. Finally, together? Really? She didn't even stop to think about it, she took his hand and followed him right out the front door. She took special care in getting ready in the TARDIS wardrobe, knowing it was a special night. She wore the dress she knew he loved, the green one. And when he saw her in it, he growled "Yowza" and kissed her, spinning her around in his arms. Of course, even though they were finally at the right time, there was always something. Somehow they ended up meeting a younger version of themselves, but River didn't even care. She was happy because he was taking her to the Towers, and they were together. When they got there, he held her in front of him, his arms around her while he told her the history of the towers. They watched the sun go down behind the towers, kissing and talking. When the sun sat, a low sound started. Then as the light continued to fade, the sound grew stronger and stronger. It was the most beautiful sound she had ever heard. He explained how it happened, but she didn't care. She just let the music of the Towers carry her away.

When darkness fell fully, and the music faded, he suggested dinner. They had a lovely dinner at the resort nearby. There were always tourists coming to see the towers. The weather was warm so the resort had opened their outdoor area. There were clusters of tables around a dance floor where a small band was playing. The whole area was flanked by large trees with twinkle lights in them. River was deliriously happy. The towers had taken her breath away with their beauty, and now the man she loved was swinging her around the floor, smiling and laughing with her. They were finally in the same place. They were married, and they were in love. All of their adventures that she knew of were in the past, so she thought all they had left was their future. Of course, the Doctor lies, but it didn't even enter her mind. She saw that he loved her, and she was happy.