Lauren's POV

I had no idea what he was doing, hugging me at a time like this, I must remind him of someone. My feet weren't touching the ground so I flapped my wings to get his attention. He must have got the message because he bent over slightly to make sure my feet were at least touching. We slowly fell to the ground, into a kneeling position. Then he told me what I needed to know. He told me all about his adventures and his friends. He told me that he had left Rose with his double, and how he had come to marry Queen Elizabeth I.

I was listening intently as he talked, it was interesting hearing about his adventures from his point of view. When he had finished, we both had tear stains on our faces. It was difficult staying close to him while he talked, but I had managed to keep him in my arms. I stood up, more tears starting to fall down my face, and walked towards the end of the corridor. The Doctor quickly got up, and followed, leading me to a massive room with tall, leafy trees and an enormous lake in the middle. A tingle rushed through my body at the sight, the TARDIS had probably made this room for me. I started to flap my wings intently, rising up off the ground. I smiled at the Doctor and he grinned back. I flew up into the trees, the Doctor watching my progress. I was flying over the lake when a sudden pain shot through my spine. The last thing I remember is the blackness surrounding me.

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When I woke up, I was drenched. I must have fallen into the lake when I'd passed out, but the Doctor was soaked as well, so I know he must have dived in after me. He had his back turned, and I sat up, searing pain in my right side. I yelped as the pain hit me, the Doctor turning to face me.

"How old are you, Lauren?" he asks in a polite tone.

"Fourteen," I reply, looking down at myself. I was still taller than most of the other kids in my age group, but I had had many growth problems. He looked surprised at this information. He turned his head to look at the tallest tree, which I had flown up to earlier.

A few moments later, I tried to stand, but I fell back down to the ground. The pain in my side was too much to stand. So I tried asking about what had happened.

"Doctor, what happened? What am I?" I felt comfortable talking to him as if being a stranger to me (sort of) wasn't a problem.

"To answer your first question, you blacked-out, mid-flight, and fell into the lake. To answer your second question, I honestly am not sure. But feel your heartbeat, that might give us some clue to what you are." I followed his instructions, and put two fingers to my neck. I listened closely, trying to hear my heartbeat over all other sounds. I had always had extremely high scenes, especially my hearing and smell. It didn't take me long to find my pulse, but I was snapped out of concentration when I heard it. Two hearts. I opened my eyes to stare into the Doctor's. He stared back, with an odd gleam in his eyes.

"Time Lord," I say quietly, not breaking the stare. His eyes widened when I named his species, him probably not knowing about what I had seen.

"How... How do you know?" He asks, tripping over his words. I tap the side of my head, then, when he didn't say anything, I explained.