Passing Time - Doctor Who

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Originally written for drabble tag. The fifth Doctor and Jamie find a way to pass the time.

"Why is it, everywhere I go, I always end up being locked up?" the Doctor asked himself, tapping on the walls of the cell in the vague hope that they'd suddenly disintegrate or something.

Jamie shrugged and continued to bounce the cricket ball against the wall of the cell. "Dunno. Just lucky, I guess. Is my Doctor gonna be alright with that mouthy lass of y's?"

"Tegan," the Doctor corrected, turning to inspect the bars instead. "Yes, he'll be fine. She may talk his ears off, but she'll do a lot worse to any Flangium that tries to attack them. They can't stand high-pitched noises, you see. It makes them ink."

"Oh. Okay then." Jamie settled back down and threw the ball at the wall again.

The continual thumping eventually got the better of the Doctor and he turned around, grabbed the cricket ball out of mid air and threw it out of the cell.

"Hey!" Jamie protested.

"You know, you could help me."

"Aye, I could. And I did. Three hours ago, remember?" the Scotsman reminded him. "Face it Doctor, we're not getting out o' here until someone let's us out." He looked mournfully across the room at the cricket ball, which lay out of reach beyond the bars. "And now there's nowt t' pass the time."

"Don't be silly, Jamie," the Doctor scolded. He leaned over and pressed his lips against the boy's, kissing him hard. "I'm sure we'll think of something."