You are in quite possibly your favourite place in all of the worlds.Missy is on your left and Jenny on your right, both lying on your bed and talking, reading and sleeping alternately as you rest in the middle.
As you think this Missy pulls the duvet closer around you and Jenny runs her fingers through your clean hair. You shiver and yawn slightly, feeling pain around your mouth. They pause for a moment before talking in low voices.
"Hello love, are you awake?" Missy asks and you nod with your eyes still closed. You were safe and warm between them, but still in pain.
"Morning sweetheart, go back to sleep if you want" murmurs Jenny but you blink and sit up, looking around carefully.
Your arm is bandaged as is your neck, and there is a strange taste on your lips, slightly antiseptic. You roll your tongue across your teeth and frown until Missy lifts her hand and strokes your lips, making you pause to absorb the warm tingles erupting from her finger tips.
Looking into her eyes, you see only sadness. You turn and find a similar expression on Jenny's face.
"What's wrong?" You ask tentatively and Missy pulls you into her where you cuddle gladly into her side.
"I'm so sorry my love, we were stupidly overconfident" she says and you look back at her, startled.
"This wasn't your fault! It wasn't anyone's, it was an accident!" You protest, feeling your mouth ache from the talking. You wince and lean away, breaking Missy's heart all the more.
"You called? Ah Hello (Y/n)" says The Doctor sadly, entering your room. So she blamed herself too. You sit up and slide off the bed and into her arms where she holds you tightly, squeezing you and burying her head in your shoulder.
You see yourself passed out on the Tardis deck, blood trails pouring down your face from your mouth, looking deathly pale and bordering dead.
You pull away to see tears in her eyes.
"Right, you all need to stop blaming yourselves right now, I mean it! I may be just a human, but I can kick some serious self-pitying Time Lord butt" you threaten and they break into watery smiles. "You all worry too much, I'm fine" you say. You wish your face would stop aching long enough for you to smile properly.
"(Y/n) I really am very sorry for what happened" whispers The Doctor and you turn to her.
"Seriously will you all stop that!" You say exasperatedly and head into the bathroom, unable to stand their sad expressions any longer. You dress slowly, washing the parts of your face that aren't bruised or agony to touch.
Toothpaste manages to take away a lot of the salty and metallic blood taste which pleases you, and you emerge to see all three Time Ladies stood in a line. They visibly relax when you emerge.
You put your hands on our hips then drop them, doing a huge dramatic swoon.
"(Y/n)!" Yells The Doctor in alarm as the others run forward to catch you. You double over laughing and they frown.
"I mean it, you're all going to have to chill, you can't protect me forever" you giggle as they cross their arms.
"Don't scare us!" Hisses Missy and you roll your eyes.
"Well my weak self is going for a walk, I'll try not to die, or get killed by myself or some other evil overbearing force" you call sarcastically over your shoulder while they mutter and scowl.
You pause and wheel round, meeting their anxious faces. You smile softly. "You warned us there would be danger Doctor, we all knew it. This time it caught up with us. But I would take that a thousand times over for the things you've shown me. Don't you ever doubt that"
You leave your room without waiting for a reply, running your hand along the wall and feeling her heat under your touch.
You don't know where you want to go, but your mind is made up for you when you hear beautiful music playing just ahead. You push open a door experimentally to find Yaz sat at the red piano, playing a soft melody.
You smile and approach, careful not to distract her. You know this song, you've actually played it yourself not long ago. You begin to sing and she jumps slightly before continuing.
Sitting next to her on the bench, you match tempo and fall into a complimentary harmony. She smiles and you see her faltering with where she goes next.
Without breaking tune, you place a hand on her elbow and show her where the song is heading. She picks it up and you feed her the song as she listens, both of you working together to create the music.
You come to a powerful end and she lifts her hands from the keys, looking at you with a shy smile.
"Sorry, I've heard you play it before, I just thought it was really beautiful" she shrugs and you laugh.
"Not at all, you're good! I didn't know you could play, you kept that one a secret didn't you?" you respond, playfully elbowing her in the ribs.
"Actually I didn't know either" says The Doctor and Yaz jumps. You knew she was there obviously.
"How long have you been there?" Asks Yaz in alarm.
"She heard the last verse and chorus" you say and Yaz relaxes slightly.
"No really, it was good Babe" the blonde says, wrapping her arms around the girl from behind. "As for you, you're injured and need rest, not to mention to stop wandering off, come on, back to bed" she says and you scowl, begrudgingly allowing her to pull you to your feet where you turn to see Jenny and Missy approaching with visible relief.
"You found her!" Says Jenny and you glare at The Doctor who widens her eyes innocently.
"Love you're not very well, will you just lie down for a bit?" Wheedles Missy and you sigh.
"Only if you carry me" you say with a badly stifled yawn.
She grins and scoops you into her arms where you kick your feet happily like a child. She nuzzles your ear and you giggle as it tickles, Jenny staying with the others.
You make it back to your room and Missy puts you on the couch then slips down beside you. You snuggle into her side and her arm ensnares you safely.
"Do you want to watch a film?" She ask and you think.
"I'd rather watch you" it sounds weird, but she knows why you mean, and so, with more trust than she's used to, she shows you her past. A combination of hers and The Doctor's faces, planets and places, people; humans and aliens. All while you simply lie and take it in.
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13 Novella 5
FanfictionStory synopsis: Returning to The Tardis life you find yourself even more hopelessly in love with your girlfriends, but things are changing beyond your control as you try desperately to hold your happiness together. For this Novella to make sense, pl...