nevermindtherunning: ([ten x donna] srs bsns)
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It took three days to return back to the TARDIS, right where they had left it by the Great Wall. News hadn't arrived of the emperor, and to that, the Doctor was relieved. They were able to give a poor villager the horse and anonymously go their own way back on foot to the TARDIS.

He and Donna looked a little worn, but it was to be expected given what they had been through and their mutual determination to move as quickly as possible back to the TARDIS. Once unlocked and inside, he closed the door and placed his forehead against the cool door. Without a word, he stayed there, palm on door, just breathing slowly in and out.

And a moment later, he spun on his feet, looking up at the coral struts and the control console. It was over, wasn't it? Everything was over? They caught the time vortex and were sent back to their time, hadn't they? And now it was just Donna and himself.

"All of time and space, anywhere in the entire universe and you want to go to the beach." He offers Donna a smile as he walked up to the console, slowly pressing buttons and locking onto coordinates. "The blue moons of Xerxes VI, the most beautiful flowers you can imagine in infinite colors on Matapooshta, the longest waterfall in the galaxy is on Scwetzguld; you can't even see the bottom from the top or the top from the bottom! And you want to go to the beach." There's something endearing in his tone of voice.

Date: 2013-04-15 01:13 am (UTC)
noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ a worried woman)
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Donna leaned against the railing, curling her hands around it. She had a smile on her face but it did little to disguise the exhaustion and the sadness she was feeling inside. She knew once she got into the safe sanctity of her bedroom she would break down. She'd been trying so hard to stay strong for the Doctor, to keep pushing onwards until they could reach the TARDIS, it'd drained her.

"Hey, there's nothing wrong with a beach! You know what to expect with a beach - golden sands, blue seas, warm sun, and ice cream. It's safe. Besides, you've promised me a beach forever and we still haven't gotten there." Those other places sounded amazing though and Donna would gladly visit each and every one of them with him.

She pushed herself off of the railing and moved closer to him. "Wherever we're going can wait until I've had a bath and a sleep though. I reckon I got half of China's dirt on me. And we need a good cup of tea and..." She paused, "... can I have a hug?"

Date: 2013-04-15 03:29 am (UTC)
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Donna clung to him for a little longer than was strictly necessary. She would cling to him forever if she could, but that wasn't an option. But at least one of them was happy, right? Or seemed happy. It was hard to tell with the Doctor sometimes.

"Yeah, alright Spaceman." She let go of him and trudged off for a bath. Well, a bath and a bit of a cry. But that was just between her and the TARDIS. Girls needed their little secrets sometimes.

She eventually dragged herself out of the lovely, hot, bubbly water and towelled herself off. She wrapped herself up in a fluffy gown and ventured to the kitchen to make some well earned mugs of tea.

Date: 2013-04-15 04:02 am (UTC)
noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ a worried woman)
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"Good cup of tea fixes everything, so my Nan always used to say." She slid one mug towards him, prepared just the way he liked - even including the extra sugar she usually told him off for. She could make an exception, just this once.

She slid the extra two mugs back into the cupboard. There was no use for them now and it felt strange. The TARDIS felt empty without John and Rose. It would take some getting use to again.

"So, does this mean there will be no more Shadow Hunters on our backs?"

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noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ meeting of minds)
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She continued to tease her fingers through his hair, raking her nails over his scalp lightly.

"That's rubbish and you know it! You're not toxic, just a trouble magnet. And we all know what we're letting ourselves in for when we travel with you. Me more than most." She had sought him out after initially saying no after all.

A sigh. "You need someone, Doctor."

Date: 2013-04-17 11:18 pm (UTC)
noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ her song)
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"And back home I could walk out my house and get hit by a bus. Life doesn't come with guarantees, Doctor. You offer people a chance that they're never going to have otherwise. Travelling with you... it's... it's amazing. Yes, it's terrifying and some of it is terrible and heartbreaking, but I wouldn't swap it for anything else in the world."

She continued to muss his hair, trying to relax him enough that he could get some sleep.

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"Don't get me wrong, I love a good beach, but I don't want to waste my last trip on some silly beach when I can go anywhere and anywhen. The star cascade is supposed to be really beautiful to watch."

She took a sip of her tea, welcoming the short distraction.

Date: 2013-04-18 11:44 am (UTC)
noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ girl and her tardis)
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She didn't share the same level of enthusiasm. Sure, she was excited to go and see the stars. But it didn't take away that sick feeling in her stomach that it was probably going to be her last trip.

Dressed, ready and fuelled with tea she joined him at the console. "Ready."

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noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ oh. my. god.)
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Donna laughed. "You and your little shops. You should open a shop of your own. I can just picture you nattering with all the customers and offering them cups of tea." It was one heck of a retirement plan.

Still, shopping definitely beat thinking about going home. "Come on, Spaceman! Let's go. Let's go. Shopping time's a wasting."

Date: 2013-04-23 11:48 pm (UTC)
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Ugh. The smell alone was enough to make her want to retch. It churned her stomach and made her want to puke. That wasn't tea, it was yuck in a cup. "Um, I'm fine. I think I'll pass, ta. How about a regular glass of nice, natural water?"

You know, that didn't smell funky and wasn't poisonous...

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Date: 2013-05-03 11:50 am (UTC)
noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ her song)
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Donna sucked in a breath and turned her attention back to the storm. That wasn't a tear rolling down her cheek. It was a trick of the light. Honest. Yep, just the light and not a tear at all.

And that definitely wasn't another tear joining it.

Date: 2013-05-03 12:18 pm (UTC)
noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ scared? me?)
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His comforting only brought a fresh round of tears that she tried desperately to wipe away. Stupid tears. Stupid emotions.

"Silly Spaceman, I could never be upset at you." Well, she could. She had gotten upset with him plenty of times.

"I'm fine."

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noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ scared? me?)
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The tears she's been trying so hard to keep in roll down her cheeks. How can it be anything but an ending? He doesn't get it. He shows people the stars and then takes it away from them and expects them to just carry on.

She swallows hard, wiping at her eyes. "Never know, this time next year I might be prime minister. Or... I dunno... an author." Or still just a temp.

"Right then. Last stop, Chiswick."

Date: 2013-05-17 03:51 am (UTC)
noblexcompanion: ([ DONNA ] ♦ understanding hug)
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Donna clings to him, wrapping her arms around him as tight as she can. If this is to be her last ever hug with him, then she's going to make it count. She just wishes she could make him see that he shouldn't be alone and that despite the danger being with him is where people want to be.

"It's definitely been an adventure and a half. Seems so long ago since I went for an 'interview' with TARDIS Enterprises. I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat though. Danger and all."

And if this is likely to be her last ever chance, there's one more thing she needs to do. Something she has wanted to do for ages. Curling her hand against the back of his head, she pulls him into a kiss.

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