ext_73550 ([identity profile] fyliwionvilyaer.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 31_days2010-06-04 11:19 pm

[June 4] {Doctor Who} Starfields

Title: Starfields
Day/Theme: June 4/there is little gossip among the stars
Rating: T
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing/Characters: River Song/Doctor (Non-spec. Poss 12, 13, or 10)




"Oh" she said in surprise looking out into the sky. "It's... beautiful." Really that didn't begin to describe the sight, but it was hard to think of anything else to say really. "It's like you could reach out and touch them."

"Wellll I wouldn't exactly recommend that per say. Excellent way to get your arm burnt off ya know. What with the starlight and cold temperature, and high levels of-"

"Almost Doctor. Almost like I could reach out and touch them-" her head bobbed as she stuck it out the front of the TARDIS staring into the star-field. She waved a hand out experimentally and grinned as fine particles gathered around her skin creating a thin sheen.

The Doctor turned, looking up from his work on the control panel of the TARDIS and groaned, "Oiy! What did I just tell you 'bout sticking your hands out there! Come back in before you burn something."

"But you told me there was some sort of air pocket all around this thing!" she said with a pout. "I remember distinctly asking, and you told me you've held people out the door before! All I got was a bit of dust on my hands," she saw he was ignoring her and she walked over- pulling on his tie and causing him to look up at her. "See?" she said sticking it in his face.

".....River that isn't dust. Rather those are highly charged particles caused by the explosion of the closest star to our left. Given enough time, energy and build up they could cause all sorts of-"

She reached up and ruffled his hair grinning, "I'll risk. Sound alright love?" Her voice was light. Teasing. Young.

She was so new.

"Could we just take a break and drift up here for awhile?" she asked sticking her head back out the door before he could say another word. "No planets, no time and space and the whole thing-a-mabob as you'd say. Look!" She waited seeing he was back looking at the control panel, "Dooooctor!!" she called to him. "Doctor!"

"Whaaaat?" He said finally looking back at her.

"Look!" she pointed as in the distance two star-whales danced among the ever changing lights. She sat on the edge of the door letting her feet hang over the edge, "Just this once? No trying to save the world. No trying to escape from some other crazy monster you've managed to annoy." She looked back a faint smile on her face, "You and me? Time and space? What you say sweetie?"

She fluttered her eyelashes, and he had to break a smile. For the first time the term of endearment wasn't laden with some other hidden message he could only guess at. Instead, bright eyes just laughed back at him."

"Sweetie?" He said raising an eyebrow, "You do realize that I'm 9 centuries old River?"

She rolled her eyes kicking her feet, "Way to kill the mood... Come on Doctor whose going to talk? The stars?"

"You might be-"

She was on her feet and the next thing he knew he was being drug by his tie (wrench still in hand) towards the door. "River... oiy... River we should really-" a quick tug and either he was sitting next to her or would shortly be floating outside his TARDIS held via tie.

He chose to sit.

"Good boy," she said with a smile leaning against him.

And he let her.

Maybe just this once. No monsters. No death. No running.

After all, River had a point.

There was little gossip among the stars...

Six Hours Later


"What in the bloody hell!!!" Shouted River, "Man eating stars!? How was I suppose to know about man eating stars!?"

"For the last time, they weren't man eating so much as they were... well... Time Lord eating. Or really we should say TARDIS eating. Actually they aren't really stars at all, but a type of mutation. They resemble stars and live off the star energy a bit like the star-whales do. The difference is when it detected the time energy released by the TARIS I-"

She groaned, "I don't want to hear it Doctor. I'm perfectly happy not knowing thank you.... Only you would get us stuck in a field of man eating stars. "

"I'll make it up to you! How about... ah... Asgard! We could do Asgard!
we haven't done Asgard yet right? You're always bringing that one up. Or what about a spin to Durillium? Or better yet the Rivera?! The planet not the one on earth- although both are absolutely beautiful this time of year! Well.. I suppose we could go anytime of year, but if you just say the word then we can-"

River shook her head,"Can we just try not to get eaten for once?"

"Right! Asgard it is!"