PARENTHOOD

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Four

The sound of children's laughter filled the air while Adam lounged on the lounge chair and pushed his sunglasses up with his finger. Like every Sunday since he came to live with the Doctor's family, the Doctor had a family barbeque and the smell of hotdogs, hamburgers and Navajo tacos drifted up Adam's nose. Smiling, he went back to reading his book when he heard a soft clicking sound and placed the book on his chest. The white cane clicked on the cement as three year old Namid walked toward the lounge and was wearing a blue swimsuit with the Little Mermaid on the front. She moved her hand out in front of her while Adam watched and felt sad, knowing how hard it was for her not being able to see. Namid's hand touched his leg as she moved up his leg and he smiled, moving her hand away from a certain part of his anatomy.

"Daddy?" she asked as Adam sat up then picked her up, placing her on his lap.

"Nope," Adam said as she moved her hand across his chest and blinked.

"Uncle Alan?"

"No, not Uncle Alan either."

"Uncle John?"

"No, but you're getting warmer," Adam said and she smiled.

"Uncle Doody Head," she said and Adam sent an image of his head into her mind and his eyes were wide.

"Who told you to call me that?"

"Uncle Alan," she said as he glared over at Alan, who was trying to dunk Rose under the water, and arched an eyebrow.

"Well, he's a super doody head!" Adam said, pouting then smiled at her. "Are you having fun?"

"No, I'm bored," she sighed and Adam nodded. Three years ago Adam slipped into a coma after having one of his visions and had somehow bonded with Namid and her brother and sister when they were nothing more than mental energy. He wasn't sure if she was the one liked the stories he would tell while in the darkness they shared and he brushed the hair out of his eyes. "Will you tell me a story?"

"Hmm, I think I can do that," he said as he sent out a message to the others then appeared inside her mind, sitting on a high back, overstuffed chair. He was wearing red, blue and white pajamas, a blue dressing gown and had bunny slippers on his feet. Namid walked closer when she sat on his lap and she was wearing a pink Dora the Explorer nightgown. "Are you comfy?"

"Yes," she said with a nod of her head and he tapped the tip of his finger on his lips then smiled.

"This is the story of Rainylocks and the Three Clones."

"That's Goldielocks and the Three Bears, Uncle Adam," she corrected him and he gave her a stunned look.

"It's my story and her name is Rainylocks and they're clones," he said then smiled at her, giving her a wink. "Now, once upon a time, in a deep, scary forest, there lived three clones..."

Namid smiled when they were surrounded by trees and at the center of a glade was a small house. It was made of cream color stone and had a light tan roof made of straw. There were wooden shutters near the windows and a small stone step was in front of the wooden doors. Smoke rose from the chimney and a stack of firewood stood near the house.

"It looks a little like Shrek's house," Namid said while snuggling against Adam and he kissed the top of her head.

"Yeah, it does," Adam said when they heard a soft rustling sound and someone walked out from behind the tall buses. Alan, Adam and John walked out from behind the tall bushes and were wearing tan tunics, brown trousers and black boots. "After spending a long day saving the universe, the three clones headed home for a nice supper and a very long nap."

"What are their names?"

"Well, that one over there is Sulky Clone," Adam said as he pointed to John and John glared at him. "That one there is Handsome Clone."

"What do they call him that?" she asked and Adam gave her a wide eyed look.

"It's because he is the handsome one!" he said and Adam smiled at him. "Now, that one is called Doody Head."

Alan growled as he stuck his tongue out at Adam and Namid giggled.

"Whose turn is it to cook tonight?" John asked.

"I believe it is Doody Head's turn to cook," Adam said and Alan walked to him, breathing hard into his face.

"Don't you start," Alan said and Namid laughed harder.

"Well, it is your turn to cook," Adam said and Alan sighed, walking into the house and slammed the door behind him. "Oh, if we only had someone to cook for us, things would be so much easier!"

"Yes, I agree," John said then sighed, sitting on the stump. "But where will we find such a person?"

"I don't know," Adam said as they heard the sounds of pots and pans being banged together and a loud plume of smoke came from the windows. The door opened as Alan, who was covered in soot, walked out of the house and waved his arms.

"Dinner's ready," he said as they shrugged then walked into the house and the door closed behind them.

"Uncle Alan cooks better than he does," Namid said as she giggled and Adam nodded.

"In another part of the forest there lived a young lady named Rainylocks," Adam said as the scene changed and Rain stood in front of a house similar to the clones' house. She was dressed in a blue dress with an apron tired around her front and black slippers and her hair was braided back, tied with a black cord. She was feeding some chickens when she sighed and placed the feed basket down on a stump."

"Oh how I wish I had someone to take care of! I am so loney!" Rain said then thought of something and smiled. "Oh, there is that house in the glade! Maybe there is someone there that I can take care of!"

"So Rainylocks walked into the deep, scary woods as she headed for the glade and softly whistled," Adam said as Rain shrugged and started whistling. The scene changed as they looked at the house and Namid placed her thumb in her mouth. The top part of the house was open, showing a bedroom with white walls and three beds. Alan woke up first when he got out of bed and was wearing a white nightshirt and nightcap. He looked around then smiled and snuck into the other room. He came out of the room a few minutes later then went down the stairs and Namid looked up at Adam, taking her thumb out of her mouth.

"What did he do?" she asked and he hushed her. John and Adam got up as they headed into the next room when Alan's head appeared from the top of the stairs and he softly giggled.

"DOODY HEAD!" they shouted when Alan's head went back down and John and Adam stormed out of the bathroom. The bottom part of the house opened to show Alan at the bottom of the stairs and he looked up at the ceiling, smiling. On the table were three bowls of stew and fire seemed to be flickering in one of the bowls.

"Yes?" he asked as Adam and John stormed down the stairs and glared at him.

"Did you put curry powder in the toothpaste?" Adam demanded and Alan rocked back and forth on his heels with his hands behind his back.

""I might have," he said then winked at Namid and she saw the bottle of curry powder in his hands.

"I demand satisfaction!" Adam shouted then walked to the cupboard and opened the doors. Taking out two water guns, he stormed over to Alan and placed one of the water guns in Alan's hands.

"Fine!" Alan said as they headed for the door when John coughed and they looked at him.

"I suggest that you get dressed first," he said and they looked at the nightshirts. Nodding, they went upstairs then left the house after getting dressed.

"While the clones went to find somewhere to have a water gun battle, Rainylocks arrived at the house and did a B & E," he said and Rain looked at him. "Hey, that's what she did."

"What is B & E?" Namid asked.

"It means breaking and entering. In other words, she went into the house without asking," he said and Namid pouted.

"That's not nice," she said and Adam nodded.

"Anyway, Rainylocks walked into the house and was stunned, seeing how messy the house was," Adam said and Rain went into the house and sighed.

"Men," Rain said, shaking her head then walked to the table and looked at the three bowls. "Hmm. I wonder what this is."

"Rainylocks picked up the spoon as she looked at the first bowl and the fire licked the edges of the bowl."

"I don't think I'll try that one. It looks too hot," Rain said, dropping the spoon then looked at the other bowl, which had icicles hanging off of it. "And that one looks too cold."

"She walked to the third bowl and sampled it," Adam said as Rain tasted the stew and smiled.

"Oh, that is good," Rain said then sat on the stool and started eating.

"I don't think I would do that. Who knows what sort of meat is in it," Adam said and Rain frowned, looking at the bowl. "Anyway, after eating, Rainylocks decided to look around the house and entered the den."

Rain got up as she walked from one half of the house to the other and saw three chairs sitting in front of the holo television.

"Hmm, I think I'll watch some telly," she said as she walked to the first chair and saw that it was made of stone. "No, that one is too hard."

"The next chair was made of foam and she sunk down to her feet," Adam said as Rain sat in the chair and Namid giggles as Rain tried to get out of the chair.

"Nope, that one's too soft," she said and headed for the next chair. Sitting down, she smiled when a loud cracking sound filled the air and the chair disintegrated, causing her to hit the floor. "Oh no, I broke it!"

"That's because you have a fat butt!" Alan said and she growled.

"Anyway, Rainylocks became sleepy and decided to go upstairs," Adam said and Rain went upstairs. "Now, she walked to Doody Head's bed but it was like sleeping on a rock."

"Argh, this one is too hard," Rain said as she got off the bed and looked at John's bed. Walking to it, she went to lay down then vanished as the mattress sunk down and Namid giggled.

"After getting off the bed, she walked to Handsome's bed and it was just right," Adam said while Rain snuggled under the duvet on Adam's bed and went to sleep. The scene changed as Alan, Adam and John returned and stood in front of the house, looking at the open door.

"Hey, which one of you left the door open?" Adam asked as they walked inside and placed the water guns on the floor. They walked to the table when they looked at the bowls of stew and Adam frowned.

"Someone ate my breakfast," Adam said, showing them the empty bowl.

"They looked around the downstairs when they went into the den and looked at the chairs," Adam said and Adam, Alan and John went into the den and looked at the chairs.

"I think someone sat in my chair," Alan said.

"Someone was sitting in my chair. Here's one of their shoes," John said and held up one of Rain's shoes.

"They wrecked my recliner!" Adam shouted while pointing to the wrecked recliner.

"Suddenly Rainylocks started snoring like a buzz saw and they looked up at the ceiling," Adam said as Rain sat up and glared at him.

"I don't snore!" she shouted then laid back down and Namid gently poked Adam in the chest.

"Sounds like someone is upstairs," Alan said as they picked up the water guns and headed up the stairs. They held the water guns in their hands when they looked at the beds and frowned. "Hey, who was sleeping in my bed?"

"Someone was in my bed, too," John said and Adam looked at Rain sleeping on his bed.

"Um, Guys, I think it was her," Adam said as he pointed to Rain and they walked to the bed, looking down at her.

"Hey, wake up!" Alan said as he shook Rain and she woke up, looking at them. "Mind telling us what you're doing here?"

"But Rainylocks was so scared that she screamed and ran out of the house," Adam said as Rain shrugged then screamed and bolted out of the bed, ran down the stairs and left the house.

"Gee, was it something we said?" Adam asked and John and Alan shrugged. The scene changed as Rain appeared and leaned against the wall of her house.

"That was close," she panted when a low wheezing sound filed the air and she watched as the TARDIS materialized near the house. The door opened as the Doctor walked outside and looked at her.

"Hello, I'm the Doctor," he said with a bow and Rain fixed her hair and dressed.

"I am Rainylocks, but my friends call me Latara," she said when a loud rumbling sound filled the air and the Doctor blushed.

"Sorry, I'm really hungry," the Doctor said and Rain smiled.

"Rainylocks took the Doctor into her house where she fed him Navajo tacos and some other treats and the Doctor was so happy that he asked her to marry him. Soon they were married and lived happily ever after," Adam said as he left Namid's mind and she smiled at him.

"That was a great story!" she said as he took her hands and smiled at her.

"Yeah, but the clones still don't have anyone to cook for them," Alan said as he walked closer and sat down on the other lounge chair.

"Oh, here you go, you doody head," Rain said after she walked to the lounge then set the dish of Navajo tacos next to him and picked Namid off of Adam's lap. "Your daddy has some for you."

Namid nodded then walked off while Alan picked up the plate and went to make sure that she found her way to the kiddie table. Rain leaned down and kissed Adam's cheek just as he was about to bite into one of the tacos and he blinked.

"What was that for?" Adam asked.

"For being a great uncle," Rain said as she ruffled his hair then walked away and Adam smiled, biting into the taco.

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