[Our Magic Place] RP with velvetdoc

[his_sarah_jane]

It was pretty and sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky. There was a small breeze blowing around the bench Sarah Jane waited on, ruffling her hair and the light blue skirt. It really was beautiful out today, the perfect weather in her opinion for a first date.

Leaning back in the bench, legs crossed and eyes closed, Sarah smiled contently into the sun as she waited for the Doctor to show up. He'd be here eventually, and until then, there was nothing better to do than enjoy the weather.

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[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Sarah grinned almost wickedly, shoving aside any internal debate toward her next reply. "Oh, of course. And there are so many more things you can do with two rather than with one."

The statement really wasn't meant to be taken innocently at all.

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

Admittedly the etiquette book he'd read was about ten years old, but surely she couldn't be suggesting that on the first date. Had what was considered appropriate changed so much in the past decade?

He felt somewhat at sea here, but she clearly expected him to respond in some way, and he did not want to disappoint her.

The Doctor couldn't resist teasing her some more, so he said, "Ah yes, tennis, and chess and even having a conversation is much more interesting when you're not talking to yourself. Or did you have something else in mind?"

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

And why couldn't she? Sarah Jane was a modern woman, very much in touch with her own mind, body, and wants.

Especially if it caught the Doctor off guard. Oh, definitley if this were the case.

"Well, I was thinking of something a little more challenging than tennis," Sarah answered, still smiling in the same fashion. "And much more invigorating than chess."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

"So drag racing? Mountain climbing? Snowball fighting? Country dancing? Stop me when I get close."

One of these days he'd show her the etiquette book. She'd probably find it amusing.

In the meantime he saw nothing wrong with winding her up a little.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

She shook her head at every option, giggling softly when he mentioned country dancing.

"Honestly, Doctor, can you see me trying to country dance?" Sarah leaned her head on her hand. "Think... something that's better off done in private."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

"Are you trying to recruit me to help you take over the world, Sarah Jane Smith?" The Doctor grinned at her.

He was about to say more, but the waiter appeared, ready to take their orders and the Doctor nodded at Sarah to go first.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Oh, food, right. That was the whole reason they came to this restaurant, wasn't it? Sarah ducked her head back behind the menu, trying to hide her blush that resulted from his sudden interruption.

"I. Ah, I'll have the gnocchi please."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

"And the penne ala vodka for me." The Doctor, after a glance at Sarah, ordered an appropriate wine and handed the waiter their menus.

After the waiter had left, the Doctor grinned at Sarah and said, "You never answered my question. Are you trying to recruit me for some dastardly deed?"

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Sarah Jane glanced at the waiter's retreating back, making sure he was far from hearing range before she responded to the question. There weren't any menus for either of them to hide behind now, so she settled on a shrug instead.

"I wouldn't quite call it dastardly," she said. "In fact, most people tend to consider it to be quite fun."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

He steepled his fingers and stared at her thoughtfully. "Not taking over the world then. And energetic. That lets out Backgammon and Draughts. Roller skating? Kite flying? Mountain climbing?"

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

He could be quite thick when he wanted to be, Sarah noted with a smile. She shook her head at each of those options as well.

"It's an indoor activity." Beat. "Typically."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

"Ah. Table tennis. I'm quite good at that, you know. Perhaps we might have a game sometime." Not so dense as that, but teasing Sarah was so much fun.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Chuckling, Sarah shook her head again. "More, ah, physical than table tennis, Doctor."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

"Bowling, perhaps?"

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

She rolled her eyes at that one, mocking a dissappointed sigh that had a bit more annoyance in the tone than she had expected. "Oh! Honestly!"

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

"Basketball. That's it. One on one, often played indoors and very energetic," the Doctor continued, his eyes bright with amusement.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"You're insufferable," she scowled, giving him a slight glare that was still a mix of humour and annoyance. "Insufferable and thick and oh, it's shagging."




Oh.

That was outloud, wasn't it?

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

"Dancing, then. We can go dancing next time I promise. I used to do a pretty good shag." He grinned igoring her insults.

Before he said another word the waiter came over with their salads and the first bottle of wine.

"Bon appetit, Sarah." He waited for her to begin eating.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Dancing? He thought she was talking about dancing? Even after her face had turned red upon realizing what she had said and all he thought was dancing!

Were all aliens like this, or did the Doctor just happen to specialize in obtuseness?

With an annoyed sigh, Sarah Jane dropped the subject, stabbing at the lettuce leafs with her fork as she muttered, "Bon appetit, Doctor."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

The Doctor sighed inwardly. She was annoyed at him now.

Well, he had no intention of rushing things. This sort of relationship with a human was new to him and he was still feeling his way. Jumping into bed with Sarah, however much he desired it, would be a mistake on so many levels. He still didn't understand how humans viewed such things, and he didn't want to mess things up with mixed messages.

Instead of trying to explain this, he changed the subject. "So, James Bond. Are you actually a fan, or just humouring me?"

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Sarah looked up from her salad, raising her eyebrows at the question. "And why would you think I'd humour you with something like that? Aside from the fact that he's a horrible male chauvinist at times, I rather do enjoy the stories."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

"The book I read seemed to indicate that girls were expected to lie about their interests to make boys like them. Though, I have to admit I found it difficult to believe that you would do such a thing." The Doctor took a forkful of salad and gestured before putting it in his mouth.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"I was eleven," Sarah answered, sighing slightly. He really was out to drive her absolutely mad tonight, wasn't he? "Anyway, not all of the women in the novels were like that."

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

The Doctor was properly bewildered now. "I wasn't talking about a novel, or that story of yours I read, I was referring to the etiquette manual, which was ten years old and American to boot and involved some rather strange rules about how girls were supposed to behave on dates."

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"I thought you were still talking about James Bond," she answered, gesturing with her fork. "You shouldn't change the subject so abruptly, and more than that, you shouldn't believe everything in dated books."