The Unknown Companion- Doctor X Reader (Chap 8)

You sighed in annoyance at the man before the TARDIS, noticing he was back to cooing at it. You walked up and grabbed his jacket just roughly enough to catch his attention.

“Yes?” the Doctor grinned at you sadly, “Is there something bothering you, (TL Name)?”

You laughed at his obliviousness to the current situation, “There has been a murder in the middle of an opera that I feel I should have never seen in person and I don’t know who I really am anymore. My mind is being torn apart. So, if there’s any way you could possibly help me with it, please do so or leave us be...”

He held up his hands in defense, “Alright, alright... I already said he shows up soon from the vague memories of this that I have. And from what I remember, the fob watch is in your room in the TARDIS.”

“That’s....” you paused to think, “Something I suppose... Better than nothing.”

“She has a room in the TARDIS?” Rose questioned.

The Doctor nodded, “One of the first to have a room there. I knew (TL Name) a long time before most people.”

You rolled your eyes slightly, “Any clues as to where in the TARDIS?”

He bit his lip and tapped a knuckle against his forehead before mumbling just loud enough for you two to hear, “That was before everything rearranged and it’s certainly been awhile since that happened... Now... was it closer to the console or the library....”

His voice trailed off into quieter mumblings and both you and Rose stood there, waiting for some type of answer. They didn’t get one for a voice called out and the Doctor broke from his train of thought to turn towards it. He looked back at you two with a somewhat sad look.

“That was Clara,” he explained quickly, “I really must go now.”

His eyes lingered on specifically you for a moment before he turned on his heel and strode off. You both just watched as he did, neither thinking to call him back. As his form finally disappeared, Rose closed her eyes and you sighed; both actions were out of slight irritation at the man. Rose slowly opened her eyes and directed her gaze at you.

“He sure seemed to have some feelings for you,” she pointed out, “There was a lot of regret and sadness there... Similar to the emotions I’ve seen from him before.”

“I noticed...”

*~*~*

The two of you had spent the next few days searching for the room that was supposedly yours in the blue box. A masquerade came and went at the opera house, interrupted by a man who delivered a script for a new opera. Now you waited for you assumed this would be the last opera it would see.

Sitting in the console room, you listened with closed eyes to the ship around you. Rose was in the library, doing whatever she wanted as you sat below the controls. You knew what date you had to wait for and it was coming slower that what you would have particularly preferred considering what the events would lead to. You would finally see the Doctor and possibly find out what the hell was going on with you and just who you were. After finally deciding you had enough alone time, you headed to the library.

As you walked down hallways, you noticed they weren’t the right ones to head to the library. This was a whole new direction and hallway. You just continued, hoping you were just going a new way to it. Ever since meeting yourself, you subconsciously remembered bits and pieces of things... Most of it was the layout and paths in the TARDIS.

Finally, you stopped before a door. The hall around and behind you was devoid of any other doors, definitely confirming it wasn’t the library. You studied the door with curious (e/c) eyes and reached for the handle. Unlike the time you had tried to open the red door to Dez, this one was already unlocked. As it opened before you, you scanned the fair sized room.

The walls were the normal metal but also happened to be a pale (fave colour). The room was simple and very clean, despite the small amount of dust floating in the air around you. No one had stayed in here for a long time. A bed sat in the corner left of the door and a desk was against the far wall.

Stepping into the room and closing the door behind you, a smile spread across your face lightly. This had to be it. Your room in the TARDIS.

You strode across the floor to the desk and looked over the items resting there. Papers were scattered in an almost neat fashion and books were stacked beside them haphazardly. You picked up the handwritten papers and leafed through them. As you were about to put the papers back down, you caught a glimpse of a small silver circle. Picking it up after placing the papers to the side, you studied the object. It was a small flat circle with a chain at the top that fit in your palm perfectly. The lettering from Dez’s books was on the front and you ran a finger over the design delicately.

Your whisper pierced the silence around you, “This is the fob watch he spoke of...”

Hesitantly, you clicked it open.