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[waitedforyears]

Am I back? ( A beat. ) I'm back, aren't I? 'cept it's busy. Is it one of those weekends? Does that mean I'm just visiting, then?

( Yes, this is Amy Pond, sitting down on the edge of the fountain — a little older. ) How long has it been? Bucky? ( A painfully hopeful expression. ) Doctor? Doctor, are you here?



(ooc; Anything goes for Amy. Also, she's back from being canon updated, and she's a few years after The Angels Take Manhattan now. )

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UGH BABIES T_T

[waitedforyears]

( She gets up from the fountain edge when she sees him, runs towards him as well because it's been years. She's with Rory, as she should be, but she's missed him, her best friend, her raggedy man, the one who showed her the stars. )

No wandering off. Gotcha. ( She needs to hug him. )

TEARS IN MY EYES

[verylast]

[ He doesn't stop, just wraps his arms around her and lifts her in his joy. It's Amy and she's flesh and blood and really here and if it's only for the weekend then it'll hurt when it's over but she's here now and he won't let go. ]

So you've finally learnt the number one rule. [ Face pressed into her hair, voice soft. ] Hello again.

BABY

[waitedforyears]

( She's holding on, both arms wrapped around him and her face pressed against his shoulder. )

Hey. ( Maybe it comes out a little wetly. She's missed him so much. )

[verylast]

[ He'll just keep holding her then, and nobody can stop them, no matter what. ]

Oh Amy, I have missed you.

[waitedforyears]

( She's just going to hold on to him and if people want to pass, they'll have to go around them. )

I missed you, too. It's been years. ( And she loves New York, adores it, and she loves Rory more than anything, but she's missed the Doctor so much. )

[verylast]

But you're happy?

[ Maybe if he can hear it from her, maybe he'll be able to feel better. Maybe not. She's still gone. ]

[waitedforyears]

( She'd be happier if she still had him in her life, but— ) Yes. Yeah. I am. We both are, Doctor.

[verylast]

I'm so sorry.

[ He should have been able to protect her, to protect the both of them. He should have left them alone where they could be happy. He had promised Brian, and now this --.

He'd taken them away and now he can never see them both again. The Ponds without the TARDIS. ]

[waitedforyears]

No. ( The denial is immediate, vehement. ) It wasn't your fault, Doctor.

( And she hates, hates that she can't be with him anymore, that Rory can never see his father again, that she will never hear the sound of the TARDIS — but she doesn't blame the Doctor. They chose to travel with him, aware of what it might mean. They know. How couldn't they, when travelling with him had led to Melody being taken from them, had let to countless universes and Rory dying and dying again. )

It wasn't your fault.

[verylast]

[ He'll still blame himself.

But god, he's missed her, missed how she made him feel like something natural and wanted, her and Rory made him a part of their family and he yearns for that like he yearns for his own home, secretive and sad. ]

Come along, I think you and I need a cup of tea.

[waitedforyears]

Yeah. That sounds good. ( She steps back, but not without sliding her hand into his and holding on tight, like she can keep them together by sheer force of will. )

[verylast]

Wanda has missed you terribly, she thinks I've replaced you with our new house guest and won't forgive me.

[ Swinging their hands together, playing at happy and carefree when all he wants is to just keep a hold. ]

[waitedforyears]

We have a new house guest? ( She's missed so much. She's missed him, most of all. )

[verylast]

Yes.

[ It's quiet. ] He's called the Master, he's an old - [ Not friend, he made that clear even though the Doctor wants to save him. ] He's someone I knew a long time ago. He's living in the TARDIS now. I maybe put her in your apartment.

[waitedforyears]

Another timelord? ( Has to be, with a name like that. )

[verylast]

Yes.

We were children together.

[waitedforyears]

Huh. Childhood friends, then?

[verylast]

Not so much anymore, but yes.

[ Earnestly. ] You must be careful around him, Amelia. He's not very safe, but I'm trying to -. [ A hand running fitfully through his hair. ] I let him down a long time ago and we've been fighting ever since. I don't want you to get caught in the crossfire, but I can't abandon him.

[waitedforyears]

Oh. ( There's a story there, isn't there? Squeezing his hand. ) Promise I will be. You should tell me 'bout him.

[verylast]

Later, Pond. First tea and possibly a scone or two and more hugging, all right?

[waitedforyears]

Scones, Doctor? ( He gets a big smile, though, and she leans her head against his shoulder even while walking. ) Yes, all right.

[verylast]

There's no texting involved, I promise.

[ And here they are at the hat shop with all the hats he knocked over. ] Ah.

[waitedforyears]

Bit of a hurry? ( Another squeeze of his hand. She gets it, she'd have been in a hurry as well. )

[verylast]

I didn't want to lose you again.

[ Oh Amy, if he could just keep you and Rory safe and happy. ]

[waitedforyears]

I'm here now. ( And if she gets her say, she's not going to leave anytime soon. )