#c; 16

"oh, I should not be here.” she quickly chirped, falling forward and grabbing the woman, pulling her behind the post, and pressing her against it. “where is he? the master, where is he?” he yelled at her, tightening her grip.

“some advice from you future. just HUG him. BELIEVE ME, it works a charm.”

“---not the time lord i was expectin’, gotta be honest.”

“charles. charles xavier. mutant psychic teacher who fought for what he believed in, tooth and nail? you’re THEE charles xavier? blimey, thought you’d be shorter----” she joked, though her grin was wide and unwavering as she moved forward and quickly took his hand, shaking it vigorously. “i’m the doctor; just the doctor. such a big fan. i mean, you have done some great things. some very great things. sure, mixed in with some questionable things, but every person has their character flaws. also; better cover my basis; i wouldn’t poke your nose into my head. it’s like pandora’s box. you’ll probably get really really overwhelmed. now, you got any tea? i’ve been fancying a cuppa ever since i got out of the way of a supernova in the caradian system.”

“m’name’s THE DOCTOR. now, are y’gonna tell me your name or am i just gonna have to guess. PATRICIA. you look like a patricia to me.”

“RIVER SONG. oh has it been a while since i’ve seen you.” and without even a HESITATION, the doctor wrapped her arms around river, not really giving the other a choice but to accept it. with her action, she let out a laugh. “look at ya. haven’t aged a day. i mean, that could be down t’the fact that i have a tardis, but even so! you have no IDEA how good it is to see your face. I MISSED YOU.”

“are you OKAY?”

“SURPRISE. did y’miss me? probably not, y’still runnin’ around with a younger version of me.” a laugh escaped from her, the memories trickling through her mind. happy, sad... painful. she pulled back, giving him the FREEDOM he probably craved. “hi.”