Eleanor's P.O.V.
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I sobbed behind my door, hiding from everyone as I looked around my room. I saw all the drawings of the Tardis and the Doctor, making me get up and rip them all down in anger, feeling nothing.
I sat in the middle of my room, surrounded in ripped shreds of paper. I brought my knees closer to me as I rocked back and forth, thinking back to my experiences at the academy.
I pictured myself back on the table and the pain in my lower region. The screaming I did while it happened and no one thought to help me.. No one.
I heard someone knock on my door and it pulled me out of my thoughts. I sniffed and smelled the Doctor's intoxicating scent of time and many different galaxies.
"Go away." I said sadly, laying on my side, still hugging my knees. I heard the sonic screwdriver and sighed as the door opened.
"What happened in here?" I rolled my eyes.
"Don't be so daft. You know exactly what happened here." He sighed and sat down beside me, pulling me onto his lap. I pushed him away from me but he held me tighter and wrapped his legs around me.
I felt myself calm down and I began sob into his chest. He kissed my forehead and rested his head on mine.
"Eleanor. I don't know what came over me. I just want to promise you that I will never ever yell at you again and if I do, just slap me. Slap me as hard as you can. I can't ever lose you.. If I ever lost you, I don't know what I'd do. I.. I need you, Eleanor Pond." I felt my body heat up and I sighed, wiping my tears away.
I looked at him and he sighed, looking into my eyes. I knew they were red and puffy from crying which made him feel bad.
"I am so sorry, El." He buried his face in the crease of my neck, kissing my neck quietly. I kissed his head and stared forward at the door, seeing my dad standing in the doorway.
He smiled and I watched him leave, sniffling again.
"I love you.." He said, cupping my face and looking at me.
"I love you too." He smiled and kissed me. I pulled away, and rested my head on his shoulder again.
"I'm so sorry, El. I didn't know." I sniffled and as he rubbed small circles on my back.
"It's fine. No one really knows. You and mum are the only two people that knew. I was afraid to tell dad because he may have went all Roman on them." The Doctor laughed.
"I could imagine that." I giggled and felt him pick me up. He sat me down on the bed and kissed my forehead. "Do you want to go back to sleep?" I nodded and grabbed his hand.
"Only if you sleep with me." He looked at me a raised and eyebrow.
"Why?" I looked up at him with a sad look.
"I need you. I'll have nightmares. I always do when you aren't there when ever I go to sleep.." He frowned and laid down beside me, wrapping his arms around me.
I smiled as I felt him begin to play with my hair.
"I've always loved ginger hair. I've always wanted to be one." I smiled and grabbed his hand, intertwining our fingers then planting a kiss on the back of his hand.
Soon I fell asleep peacefully, the Doctor whispering old Galifreyian folk tales and lullabies in my ear softly.
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Doctor's P.O.V.
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I smiled down at the beautiful girl below me. She really was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen in my life.
She had her mother's beautiful curly, ginger hair and her father's green eyes. She had more of Amy's features and only a few of Rory's but on the inside she was a lot like Rory.
