Insulting Aliens (PG) *Edited x2*
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tasty_kateI was going to write a naughty fic. Honest. Then this came out. By the way, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladymercury_10 , I think this was what I was thinking about that half-sincere prompt. ;) Edit: This story was rejected on Teaspoon and an Open Mind because of "problems with spelling/punctuation/grammar (typos, verb tense issues)" so I've re-written some bits, particularly the first paragraph. Sorry, some times my sentence structure is that of someone who speaks English as a second language... though I'm monolingual. Edit: Tore this one apart again. Thanks, Teaspoon...
Okay, she was willing to admit it: mocking the high empress’s speech impediment hadn’t exactly been the way to go. She recognised that now. But when you insulted her hair, her clothes, her Scottish accent, and her Doctor, you got something coming to you. One might argue that if they had not broken roughly eight laws (unknowingly!) to land Amy and the Doctor in front of the high empress, then they would not have been be in this predicament. But that was neither here nor there.
The pressing issue now was the Doctor tightly grasping Amy’s hand, running away from the palace to the TARDIS that is parked entirely way too far away. She knew that she would laugh about this when she got inside of the TARDIS. At the present, however, all she was thinking about was the awful burning feeling in her lungs and legs, the Doctor’s sweaty grasp on her hand, and the shouts from the guards and various shots from their weapons.
After what felt like two hours but was closer to twenty minutes, that big, bright blue box glowed like a beacon in the early evening, a welcomed sight for Amy. The key was already in the Doctor’s hand and within moments, they rushed inside. Levers were pulled, knobs twisted, and they were off. Never had the noise of the breaks left on sounded so good.
Amy felt the Doctor’s gaze on her and she turned to him. He had that look of naughtiness in his eye, his smile suppressed. He was waiting for her and she didn’t need more encouragement than that. Without missing a beat, she burst out laughing, and the tears immediately came to her eyes. He followed suit and clutched his side. Amy felt for a moment like she wouldn’t be able to stop and forced herself to catch her breath. She looked back up at him; he had already straightened up.
“Now, Amy--”
“Oi, don’t ‘now, Amy’ me, she deserved that.”
“Perhaps, but--”
She gave him an incredulous look and stopped his train of thought. Something shifted in his expression that she thought she recognised, but she couldn’t quite place it. He gave her a soft smile and the pupils in his eyes grew larger with his affection for his companion. He took a step closer to her, invaded her personal space and there was a flash of a moment where she swore he was going to kiss her. She shook herself mentally—been down that road.
The Doctor took her hand into his and said, “What I meant to say was that even if she did deserve your comments, I would feel much better if we left the next planet without running for our lives.” His smile broadened.
She gave him a half-smirk that she picked up from him over the course of weeks (months?) that the two have spent together. She did an exaggerated sigh, “Fine, I won’t insult the next high empress.” she caught his look, “Or any alien we meet on the next planet.”
She felt him tug ever so slightly on her arm and she took that as a cue to lean against him. Amy loved moments like these where he silently asked for her affection. She needed him, which was obvious; he was her way out of every planet and time period they ran in to, her means for safe travel, and eventually her way home. But to see him ask for her, even nonverbally, that he wanted something from her, she gained great pleasure out of it. Her head fell on his shoulder and stayed there. They regulated their breaths, relished the high that was still there from the adrenaline, and simply enjoyed the physical touch of each other.
After a few short moments, she felt him shift and she wrote the moment as over. She straightened up and just as she was about to turn away from him, Amy felt his hand tighten on hers. She looked over at him curiously and once again saw that look. This time she could not deny it. He wanted to kiss her. And like hell she was going to initiate it. Time to play dumb.
“Yeah?” she asked innocently.
He leaned forward a fraction of a centimeter, hesitated, then closed the gap between them and pressed his lips to hers.
Amy Pond could not believe what happened. Surely that did not happen. No way possible. She thought that was his intention with that look but never in a million years did she think he would act on them... or that she read him right. Or something else that would prevent the moment. She mentally checked herself once, twice. She pinched her own thigh. She was inside of the TARDIS, holding hands with the one and only Doctor and he kissed her. If she was on a planet, she would have sworn that the world stopped spinning.
He broke away from the kiss, looked at her with a sideways smile and said, “You were mad. And magnificent. Where to next?”
Amy slowly let that information process and said, “A place where it will be impossible for me to not insult the next alien I see.”
ladymercury_10 , I think this was what I was thinking about that half-sincere prompt. ;) Edit: This story was rejected on Teaspoon and an Open Mind because of "problems with spelling/punctuation/grammar (typos, verb tense issues)" so I've re-written some bits, particularly the first paragraph. Sorry, some times my sentence structure is that of someone who speaks English as a second language... though I'm monolingual. Edit: Tore this one apart again. Thanks, Teaspoon...Okay, she was willing to admit it: mocking the high empress’s speech impediment hadn’t exactly been the way to go. She recognised that now. But when you insulted her hair, her clothes, her Scottish accent, and her Doctor, you got something coming to you. One might argue that if they had not broken roughly eight laws (unknowingly!) to land Amy and the Doctor in front of the high empress, then they would not have been be in this predicament. But that was neither here nor there.
The pressing issue now was the Doctor tightly grasping Amy’s hand, running away from the palace to the TARDIS that is parked entirely way too far away. She knew that she would laugh about this when she got inside of the TARDIS. At the present, however, all she was thinking about was the awful burning feeling in her lungs and legs, the Doctor’s sweaty grasp on her hand, and the shouts from the guards and various shots from their weapons.
After what felt like two hours but was closer to twenty minutes, that big, bright blue box glowed like a beacon in the early evening, a welcomed sight for Amy. The key was already in the Doctor’s hand and within moments, they rushed inside. Levers were pulled, knobs twisted, and they were off. Never had the noise of the breaks left on sounded so good.
Amy felt the Doctor’s gaze on her and she turned to him. He had that look of naughtiness in his eye, his smile suppressed. He was waiting for her and she didn’t need more encouragement than that. Without missing a beat, she burst out laughing, and the tears immediately came to her eyes. He followed suit and clutched his side. Amy felt for a moment like she wouldn’t be able to stop and forced herself to catch her breath. She looked back up at him; he had already straightened up.
“Now, Amy--”
“Oi, don’t ‘now, Amy’ me, she deserved that.”
“Perhaps, but--”
She gave him an incredulous look and stopped his train of thought. Something shifted in his expression that she thought she recognised, but she couldn’t quite place it. He gave her a soft smile and the pupils in his eyes grew larger with his affection for his companion. He took a step closer to her, invaded her personal space and there was a flash of a moment where she swore he was going to kiss her. She shook herself mentally—been down that road.
The Doctor took her hand into his and said, “What I meant to say was that even if she did deserve your comments, I would feel much better if we left the next planet without running for our lives.” His smile broadened.
She gave him a half-smirk that she picked up from him over the course of weeks (months?) that the two have spent together. She did an exaggerated sigh, “Fine, I won’t insult the next high empress.” she caught his look, “Or any alien we meet on the next planet.”
She felt him tug ever so slightly on her arm and she took that as a cue to lean against him. Amy loved moments like these where he silently asked for her affection. She needed him, which was obvious; he was her way out of every planet and time period they ran in to, her means for safe travel, and eventually her way home. But to see him ask for her, even nonverbally, that he wanted something from her, she gained great pleasure out of it. Her head fell on his shoulder and stayed there. They regulated their breaths, relished the high that was still there from the adrenaline, and simply enjoyed the physical touch of each other.
After a few short moments, she felt him shift and she wrote the moment as over. She straightened up and just as she was about to turn away from him, Amy felt his hand tighten on hers. She looked over at him curiously and once again saw that look. This time she could not deny it. He wanted to kiss her. And like hell she was going to initiate it. Time to play dumb.
“Yeah?” she asked innocently.
He leaned forward a fraction of a centimeter, hesitated, then closed the gap between them and pressed his lips to hers.
Amy Pond could not believe what happened. Surely that did not happen. No way possible. She thought that was his intention with that look but never in a million years did she think he would act on them... or that she read him right. Or something else that would prevent the moment. She mentally checked herself once, twice. She pinched her own thigh. She was inside of the TARDIS, holding hands with the one and only Doctor and he kissed her. If she was on a planet, she would have sworn that the world stopped spinning.
He broke away from the kiss, looked at her with a sideways smile and said, “You were mad. And magnificent. Where to next?”
Amy slowly let that information process and said, “A place where it will be impossible for me to not insult the next alien I see.”
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Date: 2010-10-09 02:49 am (UTC)Also, I wrote you a letter today, but I haven't been back around to mail it yet.
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Date: 2010-10-10 02:14 am (UTC)And I think I may be seeing your point with the Doctor falls in love with everyone. After seeing The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances, it was so endearing to see him get questionably jealous with Captain Jack. haha
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Date: 2010-10-10 02:21 am (UTC)Aw, you gotta go check them out! The first two or so were a bit rough to get warmed up to but these characters are really growing on me. Naturally, nothing will ever replace my first love, but you get my drift. :)
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Date: 2010-10-10 02:26 am (UTC)We are leaving quite a trail of off topic comments, lol. Are you on instant messenger?
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Date: 2010-10-10 03:30 am (UTC)HAHAHA We are! I'm not on IM and I was just telling myself how I really ought to be heading to bed... Tomorrow is pretty free for me so keep an eye out! :)
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Date: 2010-10-14 05:12 am (UTC)I usually don't like to copy+paste large paragraphs of fic into my comments, but I really feel like I have to. This is beautiful, bb. It has terrific rhythm and atmosphere and is so very charming.
And that last line? Brilliant. This is definitely one of my favorite fics of yours.
Re: your author's note/verb tenses/teaspoon. I'd like to quote the great Julia Child - never apologize! But, if you'd like a beta reader, feel free shoot me a PM. My ability to write fic has seemingly disappeared, but I'm still around LJ if you'd like someone to look over whatever you've got. :)
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Date: 2010-10-14 11:55 am (UTC)Thank you.
Thank you.
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