Emma smiled and nodded at his request to play a game. She felt her hand tighten around his slightly as she began walking towards one of the game stands. You had to try and throw a golf ball into one of the jars from a certain point. Giving the man the money, she got four balls, two for her, and two for the Doctor. Handing them to him she smiled gently. "Ready?" she asked.
The Doctor smiled back and nodded taking the two balls before watching exactly what Emma did. It seemed the only thing you had to do was stand on the taped line a few feet back from the mass collection of jars and throw your ball into the pile of jars, hoping it went into one. Emma missed both times but she didn't seem to mind. Stepping back she laughed gently shrugging, motioning for him to go and take his turn. As the Doctor got up to the tape line, he focused on one of the jars and threw his ball. It bounced off though, falling into the crack.
"One more try." The ticket man stated watching with a fake smile.
Taking a deep breath the Doctor nodded and tried to refocus. Taking a deep breath he threw the ball and watched as it spun around one of the jar's rim. He bit his lip as he watched, feeling as if he had grown tense. It was just a game. What was he freaking out so much about it? Was it because Emma was watching? He didn't know why, but he always felt better when he could do things, like, he could impress people. It made him feel useful, and smart. As the ball plopped into the jar, Emma spoke out before he could even think of what he should say.
"You did it! Good job!" she cheered.
He smiled triumphantly over at her before the man pointed above to a bunch of stuffed animals for him to choose from. His eyes scanned over many of them until they landed on a monkey stuffed animal that had stuffed symbols and a fez on. He felt like a small child as he instantly pointed towards the monkey demanding it. Emma giggled gently behind him as the man got the ape down for him. The Doctor hugged the monkey tightly before turning back to Emma with an embarrassed look.
The two went on to play more and more games that the Doctor wanted. He ended up always choosing the monkey stuffed animal though. And by the end of the afternoon he had twelve of the monkeys that he had shoved into a plastic bag that one of the ladies at a ticket stand gave him. It was like a giant shopping back full of fez wearing monkeys. At the last game stand he looked over at Emma who had yet to win a game all day. "You pick one you want." He stated looking up towards the stuffed animals.
Emma looked over at him with a smile before following his gaze upwards. Smiling she bit her lip as she pointed to the larger panda at the far end. As the man handed it to her, she squeezed it between her arms before looking over at the Doctor. "Thank you." She stated. The Doctor could feel his cheeks heat up again before he looked up at the sky. It was getting late, he wondered just how long they were going to end up staying here. How long before he finally decided to let her go on the Tardis with him.
"What now?" he asked, his cheeks still slightly pink.
Emma chuckled gently as she looked around. She didn't know why she felt so comfortable with him, but part of her didn't mind anymore. So she felt comfortable with the guy, that was fine. Sometimes it was the people who didn't know about you that you were able to develop the strongest relationship with. "Lets try the ferris wheel!" Emma stated taking his hand again before running off towards the large wheel.
The Doctor laughed as he held onto the monkey, following after Emma. He really liked this girl. She made him feel…happy. Better about everything that was going on. He hadn't smiled like this in a long time, and he hoped she would choose to stay around him longer. As they sat down the people below taking the stuffed animals, they waited for it to start. Emma was eager to get to the top, she loved the ferris wheel and had ever since she was a little girl. It made her feel kind of like she was flying. She was so high up in the air, no one could reach her. As the machine kicked on and they began going up the Doctor looked over at her again.
"So Emma, I hope you have had a good day."
"I have, thank you."
"I still don't know that much about you though. Why were you able to just take off for an entire day with me?" The Doctor asked curiously. "A girl like you has to have some family that she must return to eventually, right?"
Emma paused at his question, looking out over the water. She watched the reflections of the fair dance in the ripples of the water as she slowly shook her head. "No actually. I'm kind of alone I guess you could say."
Frowning the Doctor took a deep breath as he looked over at her hand that was resting on the bar that was holding them into the seat. It was so close to him, he could touch it. Part of him wanted to. To comfort her and let her know that he was alone too. To let her know that it would all be okay and that they were going to have adventures like no one had ever seen before, but he still didn't know if she would even want to go with him. For all she knew, he was a normal man, human.
"I don't think I have had fun like this in a long time actually," she added in taking a shaky breath, "Doctor, you won't tell me who you are and yet, it doesn't entirely matter to me. Why doesn't it matter? Shouldn't that matter? For all I know, you could be some abductor person ready to snatch me at any moment. But at the same time, why should I care, there would be no one looking for me, or trying to get me back."
He could tell now that she was crying by her breathing. And without thinking, he wrapped an arm behind her back, and pulled her towards him, holding her tightly. "You are never alone as long as I am here Emma." He whispered holding her against him.
Emma closed her eyes as tears continued to pour down her cheeks. This man, this stranger, why could he make her feel this way? So peaceful. She wanted to stay with him longer.
"Are you ready for your surprise?" he asked gently as they made it back to the bottom.