For Chase--omgyey: Sunday

[sortofaman]

When it came down to it, the last few days had probably been somewhere near unbearable for the residents of the Treehouse. The Doctor's sheer Glee Factor was enough to power half the island for electric light.

Admittedly, there'd been work to do and class to prepare for and mounds of paperwork, not to mention there would probably be a Council meeting sooner rather than later, so the Doctor hadn't spent all his time recently bouncing off the interior walls of the TARDIS.

He was currently flopped in the living room, sprawled out on the floor and idly fingering one of Nate's toy blocks (the letter H), while he scribbled notes for the next day's lecture on the Berlin Wall.

little did Kennedy know that 'Ich bin ein Berliner' was not only a misuse of dialect, but also indicative of the fractures to come in his own country after his death...

He tossed the block in the air and caught it, mood almost too good for the subject matter.

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[dr_robchase]

"I'm pretty sure those things are for like, three and below," Chase said, backing into the Treehouse with a pile of copied papers of his study. He was lucky enough to get some access to the newspaper office (okay, so not with permission) and was setting them on the table.

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"You know, everyone's always telling me I'm actually a five year-old," the Doctor pointed out. "Hullo, Rob!" He sounded pretty damn chipper, actually. It would have been obnoxious had his angsty side never been revealed, but hopefully Chase knew better.

[dr_robchase]

Chase eyed the Doctor suspiciously as he placed a hand atop the pile, studying the Doctor and the block and the paper. "Would this current fit of pique have anything to do with a certain TARDIS?" he asked, innocently.

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"I don't see any other TARDIS here," the Doctor noted, gathering up his notes and getting up, then setting them on the table. He had a wide-eyed look to him.

[dr_robchase]

Chase just waited and held the Doctor's gaze for a long while before he broke and couldn't help a grin. "Your uh, old assistant, Jo, she yanked me about trying to look for the wardrobe room earlier. It was enlightening, to say the least."

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The Doctor looked as if he was picturing it, and his smile, if possible, got even wider. "Oh, dear god. Did you not find it then?"

He was assuming not, as Chase hadn't brought back a whole pile of sweater vests with question marks on.

[dr_robchase]

"Nope, no wardrobe room," Chase announced with something of a smirk as he flopped down on the couch and peered over at the Doctor. "I'm happy for you, though, that it's more. I know how much you wanted that."

He leaned over to pry one of the blocks into his hands. "Does she run now?"

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The Doctor shook his head. "No, I tried. It's as if there's some kind of signal jam between the power converter and the...well, engine's the best word...any time I tried to get her to go. Not much of a surprise."

He shrugged and leaned over, running his fingers through Chase's hair. "You busy?"

[dr_robchase]

Chase just shook his head, peering at the Doctor from his upside-down position. "Nope, what do you want to do with me?" he asked, only slightly lascivious seeing as there was Will and Nate around and he had to be clean.

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God, Chase could read the phone directory and he'd still be bloody gorgeous. "Just wanted to show you something," he said, clasping his hands behind his back and rocking back and forth a little on the balls of his feet.

[dr_robchase]

Chase pushed himself to his feet, unable to stop grinning at how stupidly adorable that kinda was and nodded. "Sure, whatever you want," he agreed, trying to be patient and calm.

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"It's pretty," the Doctor offered, extending his hand to Chase, still bouncing a little bit in barely contained pleasure. "You'll like it, I promise. We won't be gone too long."

[dr_robchase]

Chase was nearly snorting and sporfling now over the Doctor's excitement and let himself be dragged along, amused by all the bouncing. "Maybe I could stay here and find other pretty things?" he challenged, mostly because he felt like it.

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"Oh." The Doctor looked a bit saddened by that idea, though it was only sort of a damper on his excitement. "But not as pretty."

[dr_robchase]

Someday, the Doctor was going to explode from getting so damn excited about everything and not knowing how to let it out and Chase just shook his head and smirked. "All right, let's go, before you burst," he allowed, intoning dully.

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Yes, but it was terribly cute in the meantime. "Okay," he said, and tugged Chase towards the door, fingers gentle against his wrist.

[dr_robchase]

Chase stumbled along, watching the Doctor with a thinly veiled smirk of bemusement, generally enjoying watching him as he was having his little 'fit' (if you could call it that). "So does this mean you'll be spending all your time in here?"

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"Not all my time," the Doctor said, and smiled back at Chase, looking back at him over his shoulder. "It's just...it's good. To know she's here."

He pulled the key out and unlocked the door, pushing it open.

[dr_robchase]

Chase just nodded, wondering when it was going to be 'it's just good to know she runs, I'll come back, I swear', but he didn't say that part aloud, not wanting to ruin the Doctor's moment. "See, now I've seen this part," he teased wryly.

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The Doctor wouldn't have been that callous. Not anymore. He knew he had a good thing when he saw it.

"This way," he said, and tugged Chase up the ramp and past the doors, into the corridors.

[dr_robchase]

Chase just followed along, feeling all too much like some kind of puppy or something and went along with a pleasant and terse smile on his face the whole time. "Yes, Doctor," he agreed with a mock-sigh.

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"You're bored," the Doctor said, pouting slightly, and he pushed a door on the right, revealing a garden, just after twilight, with a path through the flowers and foliage lit softly by tall lanterns. He turned back and looked hopefully at Chase.

He was more the puppy.

[dr_robchase]

"No, I'm just not as excited as you," Chase patiently countered. "Which isn't hard because I don't think anyone in the world could be as excited as you are right...now..." he trailed off, stepping forward to take a look at what he had been led to.

"...Wow."

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"What do you think?" the Doctor asked, moving aside into the garden to allow Chase to follow him in. He blushed faintly, but visibly enough in the dim light.

[dr_robchase]

Chase just kept staring around him, still not able to get how this was inside an area that wasn't any bigger than your regular old phonebox. "I think it's incredible and impossible," he said, eyes still finding new things to look at, every moment.