River's POV

"Let's go see The Library." I suggest, walking up to the console. "I've heard it's absolutely amazing. A whole planet of books."

He turns around and looks at me grimly. "River, do not go to the Library. Don't. Alright?" He says firmly. What? Why is he all riled up about that planet?

"What's wrong with it? Did you do something there and they don't like you?" I ask curiously. He shakes his head. "No. But you can't go to the Library yet." He says, then walks away, probably to his own library.

It's where he thinks. After sitting there a moment pondering about what could possibly be wrong with the planet, I get up and turn the scanner on.

I switch the thing to the camera in his own library. There. He's sitting in a chair,- Is he crying? No. Why would he be crying? Is it really that big of a deal? Well, then again, everything with him is a big deal.

I decide to go to him. He gets dangerous when he's alone.

Doctor's POV

I hear footsteps and immediately pretend to be engrossed in the book I'm holding. I can't explain this to her.

"What's wrong?" She asks, concerned. "I...lost someone on that planet." I say quietly. She slips onto the chair and pulls me into a hug.

"Hey. It's alright. You've got a time machine. Just go visit them." She tells me. I sigh. "I do, River. All the time. It just.... I know how they die. And I hate that I know."

She snuggles close to me. "Let's go pick a star and go to it. How's that?" I look over at her and smile. "That sounds perfect." I say, bopping her nose.

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"Did you really have to shoot them? We could have negotiated!" I yell as we run down the corridor. "They were shooting at us! So, yes, it WAS necessary!" She huffs back.

We had encountered a few hostiles a while on our visit to the planet Canapon. I believe they're Sketalponids, but River says they're only half Sketalponids. I'm probably right.

River had to make a comment on their ugly antennas, and they suddenly got a little angry.

"This is all your fault!" I yell. "My fault? You're the one who wouldn't stop sonicing them after they said they didn't like it!" She says back. Well, yes. I may have done that.

"There she is!" I say, spotting the TARDIS at the end of the corridor. River turns an gets a few more shots off before racing after me.

I snap my fingers and open the door. "River!" I yell impatiently. She's STILL shooting at the aliens.

She finally turns and runs in the doors. I shut them behind her. "Thank God." River says, breathing heavily.

There are thumps on the doors. I go up to the console and get us off the planet. River comes up beside me. "I love doing that."

"I do too. Where to next?" I say excitedly. She gives me a stern look. "You know what I said. One trip per day. Bring me back to the University."

I sigh. I was hoping she'd forget about that. "Alright." I grumble.

"Hey. It's alright. Just go pick up mum and dad and take them places. You can come pick me up whenever you're ready. Well, actually, set the TARDIS for two days after." She tells me.

I nod, and she walks around the console, pulling levers and pushing buttons. I pull the brake lever back on again right before we leave.

"Honey!" She scolds me after the noise. I shrug. She rolls her eyes at me. "Fine, sulk. I'll see you in a couple of days." She says, and plants a kiss on my cheek.

I stand up and set the TARDIS to go to the Pond house.

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1 month later

Random Student's POV

Professor Song walks into the classroom and goes to the board. "Today we are learning about Earth geography. Can anyone tell me how many continents are on this planet?" She asks, her eyes sweeping the room.

She points at a man sitting up front. He has a cloth over his mouth and nose, which is probably part of his species' religion. He also is wearing a bow tie and a tweed jacket.

I catch a slight glint of recognition in her eyes. "Yes, Mister...." She trails off. "John Smith." He says. Her eyes narrow. "Well, Mr. Smith, how many continents?" She asks.

"Well, before 70 A.D. there were 8. Today there are 7." He states matter of factly. "Name them." She says angrily. What's wrong with her? She is a very difficult professor, and certainly nt one to mess with, but why is she angry at this stranger?

"Antarctica, America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Austraila, and Atlantis." He says smugly. What? From what I remember, there are only 7. That's what they taught in Earth One.

"Atlantis is a myth." She states. He leans forward. "I've been there."

She's angry now. "Doctor Smith. My office. NOW." She says. Wait, Doctor? He never said anything about being a Doctor.... "Yes, Professor."

They walk into the office door and she shuts it behind her. I happen to be near the door, so I catch bits of their conversation.

"......a month!" I hear Professor Song say. ".......must have......late. Sorry Dear." Mr. Smith says back. Dear? "........pilot her wrong!" she retorts.

"Do not!" He says quite loudly. "I hate you." I catch her saying. "No you don't." I hear him say back smugly. They are quiet for a while, and I can't hear them talking at all.

What are they doing? Papers? He's a student. Why would he be doing papers?

After a while, the Professor walks out, lipstick slightly smudged and heels off. Lipstick smudged? They were either eating or...... No. She's not like that. She refuses to have a relationship with any student. I should know. I've tried. "I'm going to give you a pre-test. See what you've learned so far. Don't disappoint me. I'm going to continue my conversation with Mr. Smith for a moment. I'll be right out." She says, and after passing out the papers, walks back into her office.

"How long........" I hear her say behind the closed door. ".......weeks." He responds. "Honey, I really..........." he adds. Honey? Who is this John Smith? There are rumors that Professor Song is married. To an amazing Time Lord that no one is actually sure exists. It sounds a bit strange to me. She doesn't seem like a marriage person. I have heard he even came once. I don't believe it.

"After........I promise......missed you....." She says back, and there's quiet again. "Damn! Wait until......we can...." I hear her exclaim.

They are in there a moment more, and then they both walk out. The Professor's lipstick isn't smudged and she has her heels on. Mr. Smith walks to his desk and Professor Song continues with her lesson.

The man continues to make smug comments throughout, and she looks ready to strangle him. Once class is over, I stay behind and wait until everybody's gone.

I go and knock on her office door, where her and John Smith have been since class was dismissed. After a minute, her head pops out. "What is it?" She asks angrily. Woah.

"I just had some questions...." I say, my voice trailing off as I take the sight of her in. Her lipstick is DEFINITELY smudged now, and her dress is askew. She nods. "One moment, please."

And shuts the door back. I put my ear to the door. ".......invisible. You do know how to do that?" She says. "Yes! Of course I do. Give me a second." "Well, u never seem to be good at it." she retorts. I hear footsteps.

I quickly sit back down in my desk and wait on her. She finally opens the door. "Alright, come in." She gestures. I walk in and sit in a chair beside the strange Mr. Smith. The cloth is off now, and his lips are..... No way. Have they been kissing?

The Professor walks over and sits in the chair on the other side of the desk. "What is it you had questions about?"

I ask her quite a few about Earth, and now and then Mr. Smith butts in. "I've heard that there are two intelligent species on the planet. Is that true?" I ask my final question. "No. Not two real intelligent ones. Not yet, anyway. Technically, though, there are supposed to be in another few thousand years, but...." Mr. Smith starts to answer, but he trails off when he realizes Professor Song is glaring at him.

"Never mind." He squeaks. "Thanks for your time." I say, standing up. "I really like that dress, by the way. Shows what you have off rather nicely." I add, throwing in a wink and lightly slapping her bum as she opens the door for me.

I'm thrown on the floor within the next few seconds. Mr. Smith is pinning me down. "Listen to me, young man. You have NO right to talk to her like that and DEFINITELY no right to treat her like that. Apologize immediately. I'm normally against violence, but if I EVER hear you make a comment like that or do anything like that again, I will personally come get you and let her beat you up." He growls.

"LET me? Sweetie, you aren't restraining me. You aren't here all the time, and even if you were, you can't restrain me." The Professor laughs. "River!" The man whines. "You just ruined it all! I was being tough! And I told you not to wear that!"

"You aren't very good at being tough. I'll have to teach you." She says smugly. He rolls his eyes. "Shut up." He responds. "Make me." She says with a grin. "Oh, I will. As soon as he apologizes." He tells her cheekily.

"You. Apologize. Now." He demands. "I'm sorry, Professor." I say, my voice shaky. The man gets off of me. I lay there a moment more, not sure what to do. "Stand up." Professor Song tells me. I do.

SMACK. Her hand collides with my face. "Now. Do NOT say anything of the sort to me again and don't you DARE touch me again. I will NOT be in an affair with one of my students. I will see about putting you in another class." She says sternly. She must notice that I'm confused, since she already is an affair with one of her students.

"He is not one of my students, if that's what you're wondering. Sweetie, go get my coat, please." She says, directing the last sentence at Mr.Smith.

"Oh, do we get to go somewhere cold?" He says excitedly. "Yes. My flat." She responds. He sighs. "You do need to sleep, I guess. Alright then."

He then walks to the back of the room and collides with absolutely nothing. "Ow..." he groans. Professor Song laughs. "Every time."

He sends her a glare and snaps his fingers. Suddenly, there's a pair of doors swinging into thin air and a warm glow coming from inside them.

He stands up and goes into them, shutting the door behind him. My mouth gapes open. I'm still in shock when Professor Song points at the door. "Goodbye." She says, swiping on lipstick.

I turn on my heel and walk out immediately. If there's anything I've learned today, it's that you don't mess
with her. She's a psychopath!

River's POV

I watch the boy scurry away. Probably scared half to death. What can I say? I have that effect on people.

"That better not be hallucogenic, River!" the Doctor says as he walks out the TARDIS. I grin. "You'll just have to find out, I suppose." I tell him cheekily.

"Mmmh. Will do. Now, lead the way. Where's your flat?" He asks. "This way, sir." I say, and hook my arm in his.

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The Student's POV

I pause at the outside of the door. What can I say? I'm curious. I want to find out exactly who that man is. I'll just follow them to her flat without getting caught. What could possibly be hard about that?

I hide behind a plant-like thing on the other side of the hallway. It's big enough for me to has cover, but I can see through the leaves.

I hear footsteps and suck in my breath. If they hear me-I don't want to think about what Professor Song would do.

"Are you sure we should leave the TARDIS? We could just take her straight there." The man says. "She's fine. We can come get her tomorrow morning. And you need sleep, anyway. Don't even try to deny it." The Professor responds.

"I do not! Only you humans need it every night." He shoots back childishly. You humans? He looked like a human to me. They were the only species that looked exactly like that. What was this man?

I follow after them, hiding behind corners and in the shadows so they don't know I'm there. They say nothing interesting again. Mainly bantering back and forth. Then, suddenly, the man stops.

"What is it, dear?" Professor Song asks him. "I feel like someone's following us...... And my senses usually aren't wrong." He murmurs. I freeze on the spot. Professor Song sighs.

"Yes, I know." She says casually, and has a gun pointed at me within the next second. "Come out. Do you really think I haven't noticed you there?" She directs at me. I walk out with my hands up.

The man has a scolding look on his face. "River! How many guns do you have right now?" He asks. She sends him a sly grin. "Only 5." Five?? She carries five guns with her?

He sends her a pouty glare. "You know you like it. Now, as for you-" She pauses, looking me over- "I think we need the Memory Worm." I panic. What?

"Oh, calm down. You'll only forget about the last couple of hours. I'm not going to kill you." She adds. "So back to the TARDIS?" The man asks. "Yes. Now move." She says, poking me with her gun.

"Honestly, River. I don't think he's going to try to run. Even if he did, you'd have him stunned before he got two steps away." The man tells her as we start walking.

She shrugs. "I haven't used a gun in a month. I'm enjoying holding it." "Fine." He says huffily.

I walk ahead of them, and we're around five minutes away from her lecture hall when I decide to speak. "Since I'm going to forget this anyway, who are you?" I say to the man.

He gives me a little grin. "I'm her husband." My jaw drops. "You're not.... him- Are you?" I ask. "Who exactly are you referring to with him? I can't read minds you know. Well, I take that back. Who's him?"

I'm still in shock when the Professor answers for me. "Yes. That's him. Last Time Lord, and a time traveler. Not that time travel is THAT impressive nowadays. Well, it is. Not really to me. I was sold on the TARDIS. She's much better than any vortex manipulator."

I stop in my tracks. "B-b-b-but he can't be real! The Time Lords are a myth!"i stutter out.

"It's a real shame what people call a myth these days. I mean, Atlantis? A myth? Come on! And especially time lords! He still thinks we're a myth, and I'm standing right here!" The Time Lord complains.

I pinch my arm. No, I'm awake. "Walk." The Professor tells me. I oblige. "So you're really real. I know your name can't be John Smith. What's your real name?" I ask him. "I'm the Doctor." He says, casually slipping an arm around the professor. She raises her eyebrows at the gesture.

"No, but what's your real name?" I try again. "Just the Doctor." He replies. "You aren't THAT guy. No way." I say, stopping again. "What? What is he talking about, River?" He asks the professor.

"Mmsslhnrh." She mumbles. "Speak up, dear." He says smugly. "You're sort of a legend around here." She says quickly. "There. Is that what you wanted to hear?" She adds.

"Yes. Yes it is." He grins. "Hurry up and walk! I wanted to go back to my flat so we could have fun." The Professor says, winking at the Doctor. He turns slightly red. "River! One of your students is right here!" He hisses. "Yes, and you're being annoying and braggy. Let's go!" She retorts, pushing me towards her lecture hall.

"I'm walking, I'm walking!" I say, quickening my pace. We walk in silence until we get into the building. "You won't remember any of this afterwards." Professor Song tells me.

I nod. There's not really a way for me to get out of this without getting shot by her. She unlocks the door and pushes me in. "My office." She says, gesturing towards the door. "Sweetie? What's wrong with your screwdriver?" She yells back at the Doctor, who's stopped at the door to fiddle with a silver device.

"It won't lock your door!" He yells back. She laughs. "That's because it's wood. Now come on, I need to you to go get the worm for me." She tells him.

"Fine." He grumbles, and walks toward us. I walk into her office slowly. "What now?" I ask them. "I told you, we're getting the memory worm! You really don't pay attatention! I thought you just didn't like my class." Professor Song states.

"And where is this worm?" I ask them, lacing my tone with sarcasm. "Oh! Yeah! I'll go get it!" The Doctor says, and then goes inside the invisible doors again.

"Where does he go?" I ask the woman. She remains silent. "Fine! Ignore me. You always were one of the meaner professors. Even if you look-" I cut off my sentence before I say something I'll regret. No need for her to beat me up.

After a moment, the man finally emerges holding-literally-a giant worm. He has on what looks like fat gloves.

"Ok! Hand out!" He says cheerfully. I sigh. "Fine." I reach out and touch it.

River's POV

The boy reaches out and touches it. His eyes close for a moment, then snap open. The Doctor has the worm safely hidden by then. "Professor Song! Hello! Looking good!" he immediately begins to flirt.

I give him a glare. "You may leave now." He nods and stands up to go, but pauses. "Wait-why was I in here?" He asks, confused. "You had questions about the lecture." I lie. "Oh. Yes. Sorry. Catcha later, Proffesor."

He finally leaves. I turn to my husband. "Thank God. Let's just go in the TARDIS. Forget my flat. I don't feel like walking." He nods. "So. Where would you like to go?"

I smirk seductively. "Bed." I inch closer to him. "Oh! Yes! You humans need your sleep!" He says nervously. I roll my eyes. Idiot. I forget talking and just push my lips against his.

We continue kissing until I need oxygen. "River-" he starts. "Oh, never mind. No use denying it. I've wanted you all day." He states bluntly.

He snaps his fingers and leads me into the TARDIS. "Let's get out of here. Don't want any of the cleaning robots to bang into us." He says, running around the console.

As soon as the last lever is flicked,I crash my lips onto his. I then proceed shove his jacket off.

I have to admit, he is my favorite student.

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