FIC: This is where we start from (1/1)

[dk323]

Title: This is where we start from (1/1)
Author: dk323
Rating: PG-13 (for licking references, just don't ask ;-))
Characters/Pairings: Martha, Ten
Disclaimer: Don’t own Doctor Who, just playing with its characters.
Summary: "I’m supposed to be taking you on that one trip. And you, Martha Jones, are distracting me."
Author’s notes: Takes place between Smith and Jones & The Shakespeare Code. AU! because of a brief trip and discussion that never happened on the show. 

“Martha Jones, meet the universe,” the Doctor said as he stood behind her while she looked on, amazed at the sight before her.

 

The TARDIS doors were wide open as Martha took in the breathtaking view of space – the stars and planets – from her position near the edge of the TARDIS.

 

“What do you think?” He asked her quietly.

 

She turned around, smiling at him. “It’s wonderful. I love it.”

 

Martha then looked down nervously, contemplating doing something and asked, “There’s a force field, right? Outside of the TARDIS?”

 

He nodded. “You can put your legs past the edge – you’ll be fine. If you want to, that is.”

 

She gave him a small smile. “I just may do that.”

 

Though she still was uncertain about it, Martha pushed her insecurity aside and sat down – hands gripping the edge tightly – and dangled her legs over the edge.

 

The Doctor soon joined her as he sat down beside her and placed his arm around her shoulders.

 

She smiled gratefully at him. “Thanks. Can’t say I’ve ever done this before. I’m surprised I’m not more nervous.”

 

“It always helps when you have someone with you. Don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of it.”

 

“Thought I was only going on one trip, Mr. Smith.” Martha said though her eyes betrayed her hope for more.

 

He looked at her, startled as he realized what he had just said. “Ah, yes. Right. One trip. It’s just—“

 

“What?” She looked at him curiously.

 

The Doctor shook his head. “Nevermind. Best be off then, don’t you think? Come on,” He stood up and offered his hand to Martha to help her up.

 

Martha watched him thoughtfully as he closed the ship’s doors shut and moved over to the console.

 

A change of subject was in order then, she thought.

 

“Where’d you first take Rose? I’m just curious.” Martha said, trying to get a good look at the Doctor.

 

He was purposefully avoiding eye contact with her.

 

“Bad idea.” He muttered.

 

“Sorry? I didn’t catch that.” Martha said, trying not to lose her patience with the Doctor’s return to aloofness.

 

He sighed and finally looked her in the eye. “Where I first took Rose – it was a bad idea. Though to be fair, she was asking for it. I was a different man back then and I wanted to impress her. I took her to the day the sun expanded. Five billion years into your future. The day the Earth, you know, got roasted to put it literally. We watched it from a space station – an observation deck more or less.”

 

“Really? Why was it such a bad idea? That sounds pretty cool, if you ask me. A bit of a frightening prospect, but I mean all those science shows talking about it? And now I have a shot of actually seeing it live.”

 

“I’m not taking you there, Martha. I won’t make the same mistake twice. It was too much of a culture shock.”

 

Martha smirked at him. “I could take a culture shock. Let me guess, there were aliens who actually looked alien? Not like you – you’re just human-shaped. Or wait…is the term ‘humanoid’?”

 

“Yeah--“ The Doctor started, but Martha cut him off.

 

“After seeing those Space Rhinos – the Judoon, I can handle it.”

 

“The answer’s still no.”

 

She grinned at him. “What did you say then? She was asking for it? What did she say?”

 

“Rose said, ‘You think you’re so impressive’.”

 

Martha couldn’t help but giggle and point her finger at him, “Got you! You think you’re so impressive. Now impress me, Time Lord.”

 

The Doctor groaned. “Remind me, why did I ask you to come along with me?”

 

“I saved your life. You would have been dead if it weren’t for me.”

 

“Yes, right. Thanks for reminding me.”

 

“And you kissed me. Out of the blue.”

 

“I thought we went over this already?”

 

“You know – I’ve been thinking it over and you didn’t have to kiss me. There only had to be traces of non-human contact. You could have accomplished that in numerous other ways. Like licking or spitting.”

 

The Doctor just stared at her. “You rather I licked you or spit on you? I may be an alien, but at least I know enough about human decency to behave accordingly.”

 

“Well better than giving me mixed messages!”

 

“I told you it meant nothing. It meant nothing, end of story.”

 

“You don’t kiss someone like that when you’ve just met the person!”

 

“I’ll take note of that in the future then.”

 

Martha wanted to scream--she was so frustrated with him.

 

After a few minutes during which the Doctor busied himself with the controls on the console, Martha smiled as a thought popped into her head.

 

“I think you should have licked me. Then I would have just thought you were weird. I’d rather that than what I think now—“

 

He raised his eyebrow at her. “What do you think now, Martha?”

 

“Does it need saying?”

 

“Just don’t dwell on it. You’ll feel better, trust me.”

 

Martha wasn’t sure she could do that, but let the matter go for now.

 

She continued on. Martha was starting to like poking fun at the Doctor. I mean – how often do you get a chance to meet an alien and tease him? Usually, all those alien abduction stories ended with a terrified person recounting horrific tales of getting probed or worse…

 

“I was dating this bloke not too long ago, you know. And he licked me one time – by accident, but for some reason, I thought it was sort of kinky. It grew on me.”

 

“Can we stop discussing licking? I’m supposed to be taking you on that one trip. And you, Martha Jones, are distracting me.”

 

“What’s your opinion though? You and licking?”

 

“Martha…”

 

She looked carefully at him, noticing how he averted his eyes as if he was embarrassed about something.

 

Martha gasped, trying not to laugh. “You do, don’t you? You have a licking fetish?”

 

“No! Absolutely not! Not – often.” He finished weakly.

 

“Ah, only in important matters, then? Not proper to just go around licking without a good reason.”

 

“Yes! That’s exactly it. For investigative purposes. It’s quite useful.”

 

“Of course. Perfectly reasonable,” she replied and nodded, trying but failing to be serious about it.

 

“We’re going to take off soon. You better hold on tight,” he informed her as he pulled the hand brake.

 

“Holding on tight!” Martha exclaimed as she held on for dear life to the console while the TARDIS shook with turbulence.

 

“You’re in for the trip of a lifetime, Miss Jones!” he said breathlessly, his dark eyes sparkling with excitement.

 

Soon after, Martha could have sworn she heard a strange voice in her head say, “It won’t be only one trip. He needs someone. And you’re staying.”

 

Though she knew she should have been disturbed at hearing voices in her head, Martha felt oddly comforted by it.

 

After all, hadn’t she seen enough this past day?

 

Right when the Doctor grabbed her hand, grinning at her; Martha decided that she would take what she could get.

 

And go from there.

 

Comments

[voicegrl.livejournal.com]

That was adorable! Great job!The characters were spot on! The teasing was perfect! It was so much fun reading this!

Re: I'm memming this mo-fo!

[dk323.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. I was a bit uncertain whether I kept them in character or not. It's my first time writing a fic taking place early on in season 3. I honestly don't know where the licking bit came from. I just thought it would be nice to have Martha see space from the TARDIS before her first adventure. :)

[dk323.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The teasing was my favorite part to write. :)

[voicegrl.livejournal.com]

It worked really well. that was a terrific fic!

[abstruse-fangrl.livejournal.com]

She looked carefully at him, noticing how he averted his eyes as if he was embarrassed about something.

Martha gasped, trying not to laugh, “You do, don’t you? You have a licking fetish?”

“No! Absolutely not! Not – often.” He finished weakly.

Oh that Martha Jones is just brilliant! Got it in one. The Doctor and his licking fetish.

'Tis a shame that he did not break that out on the moon.

This was lots of fun; I enjoyed it immensely.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Yay for the TARDIS talking to Martha!

He could have licked her eyebrows - they're pretty darned lickable! :D

[farawaylaughter.livejournal.com]

I loved this! You captured the two of them so well. One thing I loved about Martha is how she teased the Doctor sometimes, so this was great.

[supasass.livejournal.com]

Yay! I love teasing Martha - I loved it in the end of Smith and Jones when she was saying "And if you must wear a tight suit..." and he was looking all sort of harrassed, just thanks for rekindling that joy.

xxx

[dk323.livejournal.com]

Oh that Martha Jones is just brilliant! Got it in one. The Doctor and his licking fetish.

Yeah, you can't get anything past her. :)

'Tis a shame that he did not break that out on the moon.

I vaguely remember reading something on the fact that he could have done the 'genetic transfer' in other ways. I bet licking would have been the next best option on his list. ;) But of course, wouldn't want to scare off a potential companion and all...

This was lots of fun; I enjoyed it immensely.

Thank you for taking the time to comment. :)

[dk323.livejournal.com]

Yay for the TARDIS talking to Martha!

Martha needed to be reassured at that point. With the Doctor playing hot-cold with her, it's a good thing that the TARDIS is there to make up for it. :)

He could have licked her eyebrows - they're pretty darned lickable! :D

If only that had happened - the conversation afterwards would have been worth a watch. :)

[dk323.livejournal.com]

I loved this! You captured the two of them so well.

Thank you! It's always nice to know you capture a character well. I'm glad I did them justice. :)

One thing I loved about Martha is how she teased the Doctor sometimes, so this was great.

I loved that too. Especially in Blink when she seemed to be teasing him about her having to work in a shop when she was promised time and space. I'd like to think it was half playful teasing and half rightfully annoyed. :P

[dk323.livejournal.com]

You're welcome - glad to do so. :) Thanks for reminding me of that scene. As if the last bit of Smith and Jones couldn't get any more suggestive. First the Doctor giving her that look in the alley way, and then Martha brings up his questionable behavior. Surely, the Doctor can't be that oblivious, but I guess I shouldn't push my luck. ;)

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Martha needed to be reassured at that point. With the Doctor playing hot-cold with her, it's a good thing that the TARDIS is there to make up for it. :)

Indeed she did!!

If only that had happened - the conversation afterwards would have been worth a watch. :)

Definitely!! *sniggers*

[radiantbaby.livejournal.com]

I really liked this -- especially with all the teasing from Martha and the Doctor getting embarrassed. He deserves to be shaken up like that every once in a while. :)

I also really liked the TARDIS reassuring her. I can only imagine how frustrating it must've been for her with the Doctor and it's good to have a voice of reason in there to set things a bit straight for her (and don't think it isn't my fanon that the TARDIS ships Martha/Ten and totally closed the door on her at the end of "The Poison Sky" for that reason).

Great job! :)

[morenarubyred.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love this. Martha teasing the Doctor is hilarious. This fic is incredible you got the character's spot on, that's exactly the way a scene like this would have gone. The Doctor is hopeless he can't see that Martha is teasing him and he's making it worse by not having a clue that she is poking fun at him. The licking fetish so spot on and it is so like Martha to tease him about that, even more when she discovers that, licking is a fetish of his, and when he's embarrassed. The TARDIS talking to Martha is just fantastically awesome. It really goes to show that whatever the TARDIS says goes.

[dk323.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. :) The response to this fic is a pleasant surprise (especially the paragraph-length of some *is flattered*).

I appreciate hearing that you thought the characters were written well - that's what I aim for. :) And yeah, I agree about the Doctor - he can be clueless sometimes, but at least Martha made the most of it. :)He probably doesn't mind - as long as he has someone to talk to, I'm sure he takes all the teasing in stride. LOL

The TARDIS talking to Martha is just fantastically awesome. It really goes to show that whatever the TARDIS says goes.

Ha, trufax. The TARDIS knows how to set things straight. Can't have the Doctor sending mixed messages. ;)

[dk323.livejournal.com]

I really liked this -- especially with all the teasing from Martha and the Doctor getting embarrassed. He deserves to be shaken up like that every once in a while. :)

I definitely agree. It's always nice for a companion to get one up on him. :)

I also really liked the TARDIS reassuring her. I can only imagine how frustrating it must've been for her with the Doctor and it's good to have a voice of reason in there to set things a bit straight for her (and don't think it isn't my fanon that the TARDIS ships Martha/Ten and totally closed the door on her at the end of "The Poison Sky" for that reason).

Yeah, I felt Martha needed some reassurance early on. Good thing the TARDIS is there! And but of course the TARDIS shut the doors on her because of her shipping Ten/Martha. What other reason could it have been? Hee. :)

P.S.: I love your icon. How appropriate for my fic. :p The Doctor and his licking fetish. *shakes head* It's a hopeless cause, lol.