The Doctor slowly crept out of the shadows behind the trees, holding a small bouquet of forget-me-nots, Clara's favourite flower. She bent down and left them on the mound of soil in front of the gravestone, covering his companion's coffin.

The time lord began sobbing heartily, the palms of her hand covering her eyes.

Clara wished she could go and hug her, but she dared not. It would be a heartbreak for both.

"I'm sorry, my Impossible Girl. I am so so sorry." The former companion heard her whisper. "Why did I ever let you go?"

You never let go, Doctor. I did. It was best for both of us.

"I remember it all, Clara. I cannot stop seeing the same scene in my head." The Doctor looked so desperate…. The frozen girl would've cried more tears than before had she had any left, just because she and the Doctor were the Hybrid, one entity, so emotionally attached to each other that they would have torn time itself apart for each other. Clara had made the Doctor the Hybrid and they both accepted the consequences of their unexplainable love for each other. The Doctor finally sat up after she sniffed.

"But I shall do as you did, my Impossible Girl. Be brave and keep on moving. And I shall remember you this time."

Clara breathed a laugh.

You'd better do that, Doctor.

"After all, your every echo asked me that in your name. You asked me to remember you, instead I forgot you. Why shouldn't I remember you, Clara?" The Doctor smiled. As did Clara. "Thank you for all the wonderful adventures you've given me, Clara Oswald." The time lord continued. "You shall be remembered."

The Doctor dried away the tears on her cheek with the back of her hands before taking one last glance at the place where the body of the fallen fighter lay, before turning and walking away.

After a few steps, the Time Lord stopped and turned to look at Clara.

At the real Clara.

The one who hasn't yet faced her death sentence.

The one who still had to go back.

Her daft old man…. The previous regeneration.

The first face his face saw.

For she still had unfinished business, the real Clara….

She still had to go and see her daft old man's horrified face as she returns to her place.

Before she is unfrozen.

Before she hears the thump of her heart.

The last.

Before the hold on her life weakens and snaps.

Before she is left lifeless in the Doctor's eyes...

The former companion froze in panic. Had she had a pumping, fully functional heart, it would have surely beat strongly against her ribcage. She would feel the warm sensation of blood flowing so fast through all her vessels… the adrenaline rush…. The alarm that took over was too strong.

No….

Not again.

No more Hybrid.

The Doctor smiled.

But this was just a smile.

Just a consoling smile.

She accepted the reality… that no one could change the Universe's course and that Clara's death is a fixed event. The Doctor was ready to move on, as she had always done.

The last smile for her Impossible Girl.

A final goodbye to the person…. But never the memory.

Clara relaxed and smiled back.

"Thank you, Doctor." Clara said from behind the shadows. The Doctor could barely see her. Longing for each other so much, yet they dared not to move a step closer to one other, because they knew it would hurt them too much. Besides, the companion wanted that the Doctor would remember her as she was before she died.

Smiling

Giggling

Running

Very truly alive.

"No, thank you, my Clara." he time lord replied.

And the Doctor walked to her TARDIS with a wide smile.

Clara couldn't move. She couldn't believe that had actually happened. The companion had one last wish, and the Universe had granted it for her.

A bargain so Clara could go back to Trap Street and die in peace.

So the Universe could go on without a hitch.

"Me?" said Clara, still staring at the empty space.

Actually

Properly

Frozen.

"Yeah?" the immortal responded.

"I think it's best if we were to go home." Clara smiled. "I've had my wish." The girl sighed as she straightened up. "I'm ready to face the raven now."

"As you wish, Clara." The immortal replied sorely, her voice already somewhat hoarse.

And they walked silently to their TARDIS, and flew off to Gallifrey.

A/N: so so so much hurt in this last chapter (sorryyy :'( ). Any feedback appreciated as always :D