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Aixa looked over at the Nomad, heat staining his cheeks pink. He shook his head with a smile. A time and a place, huh? Maybe he would have taken him up on that offer a while ago, but Aixa knew that things between them wouldn’t work out in the long run. The Nomad was, after all, a ‘nomad’, was he not? Aixa didn’t have very much of a nomadic spirit. He wanted someone forever – to have one of those cheesy fairytale romances where everything is perfect and also a fireplace and two dogs and a cat. “Maybe you should decide for us,” he teased, sticking his tongue out playfully.

“I will make it up to you,” Leo said with a grin. Aixa raised an eyebrow skeptically. “I promise that somehow I will make it up to you.”

The Djinn laughed. “Good luck. I’m pretty wounded. It’s going to take a lot of TLC to forgive you,” he ribbed.

He nodded at the Nomad’s instructions and opened the TARDIS doors. He glanced around for any of the Daleks before setting it carefully down outside. He hurried back inside of it and moved the doors so that Leo could see. Light greenish blue energy appeared on his hand before hardening and condensing into a stone. He threw it out the doors. The clatter echoed throughout the corridors.

Finally, he could hear the mechanical whirring of the Dalek. He turned to the Nomad expectantly, tilting his head as he awaited orders. “I probably should have asked how to work it before getting their attention, huh?”

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“Maybe you should decide for us,” he teased, sticking his tongue out playfully.

“I will make it up to you,” Leo said with a grin. Aixa raised an eyebrow skeptically. “I promise that somehow I will make it up to you.”

The Djinn laughed. “Good luck. I’m pretty wounded. It’s going to take a lot of TLC to forgive you,” he ribbed.

The Time Lord laughed, "That is why I am going to let you choose the time and place." He finally said.

He nodded at the Nomad’s instructions and opened the TARDIS doors. He glanced around for any of the Daleks before setting it carefully down outside. He hurried back inside of it and moved the doors so that Leo could see. Light greenish blue energy appeared on his hand before hardening and condensing into a stone. He threw it out the doors. The clatter echoed throughout the corridors.

Finally, he could hear the mechanical whirring of the Dalek. He turned to the Nomad expectantly, tilting his head as he awaited orders. “I probably should have asked how to work it before getting their attention, huh?”

The Time Lord brought his sonic screwdriver out of his pocket, "Don't worry.. I got that part covered." He said as he aimed his screwdriver at the device, then made sure he had it set to the right frequency, it would not be good to sonic the device just to have it blow up because he had the screwdriver set to the wrong frequency. Now all they had to do was wait for a stupid Dalek to come over to investigate what the explosion was...

Then ZAP!

It and hopefully the rest of the Daleks on this blasted moon will be transported back to the void.

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“Don’t worry… I got that part covered,” the Nomad said, aiming the screwdriver towards the device. Aixa watched him carefully. Something still didn’t feel right, but the Djinn could bite back those feelings enough for him not to disagree with the Nomad. He had seen what happened to Julia, and he didn’t want for the Nomad to abandon him. Although… Julia had walked out, but would she have had a choice?

“I trust you,” Aixa replied, crouching next to his master as he heard the Dalek come closer. If this didn’t work, then what would happen? Surely the Dalek would be able to sense the open door and it would come in and it would kill his poor master. The Djinn edged closer to him, being careful not to mess up the man’s careful aim.

The Dalek approached the device and Aixa held his breath as the Nomad clicked a button on the little remote thing. The Dalek shot at it. The combination of the Nomad’s screwdriver and the Dalek’s laser on the device created a powerful explosion. The Dalek disappeared with a pop and the force of the blast slammed the TARDIS doors shut.

Aixa winced, covering his ears and hiding his face in his knees. “That went well, right?” he asked, his voice muffled.

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“I trust you,” Aixa replied, crouching next to his master as he heard the Dalek come closer. If this didn’t work, then what would happen? Surely the Dalek would be able to sense the open door and it would come in and it would kill his poor master. The Djinn edged closer to him, being careful not to mess up the man’s careful aim.

Leo looked to Aixa, "I know you do." He looked out the door, watching closely for the one and only stupid Dalek to come into view. Finally after what seemed as hours, one Dalek appeared.

The Dalek approached the device and Aixa held his breath as the Nomad clicked a button on the little remote thing. The Dalek shot at it. The combination of the Nomad’s screwdriver and the Dalek’s laser on the device created a powerful explosion. The Dalek disappeared with a pop and the force of the blast slammed the TARDIS doors shut.

Aixa winced, covering his ears and hiding his face in his knees. “That went well, right?” he asked, his voice muffled.

Leo put the sonic screwdriver into his pocket, "Well there is one way to find out." He said as the
Time Lord came to an uneasy stand and looked at the computer screen, "Yeah it worked.." He announced, turning around he sat on the edge of the control console, with a small smile on his face.

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Aixa grinned and turned into a kitten, jumping into the Nomad’s arms. The kitten purred, rubbing against him happily. “I’m very happy it worked!” the kitten chirped happily, the sandpaper tongue running against Leo’s nose. Well! If he just wasn’t the cat’s meow! The warm milk in the belly! The best Djinn that ever lived! (Except for maybe his brother, because Aixa had to admit that Shezaan was much better at it than he was…) He rubbed his head under the Nomad again, turning into a human and enveloping the Time Lord in a hug.

“Well, what do we do now?” he asked, detangling himself from the Time Lord. He yawned and stretched, picking his feet up and levitating. He still had a rather bad feeling about something, but everything was working out. The Nomad was still alive, he wasn’t angry with the Djinn, and Aixa was still in one piece. An accomplishment. Right? Right. “Guess we can check off fighting off evil robots and saving the day all under six hours!”

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Aixa grinned and turned into a kitten, jumping into the Nomad’s arms. The kitten purred, rubbing against him happily. “I’m very happy it worked!” the kitten chirped happily, the sandpaper tongue running against Leo’s nose. Well! If he just wasn’t the cat’s meow! The warm milk in the belly! The best Djinn that ever lived! (Except for maybe his brother, because Aixa had to admit that Shezaan was much better at it than he was…) He rubbed his head under the Nomad again, turning into a human and enveloping the Time Lord in a hug.

Leo laughed as the kitten tackled him, gently wrapping his arms around the small animal. But the fuzzy fur rubbing against his neck caused him to laugh, "That tickles!" He said with a loud laugh. Huggling the kitten more, even though then the rubs of the fur just caused him to laugh that much more, he smiled as Aixa licked his nose with the rough tongue. Then the Djinn changed to his human form, and gave the Time Lord a huge hug, which The Nomad returned just as tightly.. if not more.


“Well, what do we do now?” he asked, detangling himself from the Time Lord. He yawned and stretched, picking his feet up and levitating. He still had a rather bad feeling about something, but everything was working out. The Nomad was still alive, he wasn’t angry with the Djinn, and Aixa was still in one piece. An accomplishment. Right? Right. “Guess we can check off fighting off evil robots and saving the day all under six hours!”

"Well we can head to Europa.. or someplace else." But something was telling him that they will probably not make it that far but it was still worth a shot right? He got to his feet and walked over to the central control console, and started typing.

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Europa? Yes, that had been one of the places he’d wanted to visit, hadn’t it? Aixa remained mid-air, his head tilted to the side thoughtfully. After he had been through all that, he wasn’t sure if he wanted to risk another moon encounter. Who knew? Maybe the Daleks had decided to invade every moon. Or, more likely, he was just paranoid from nearly losing his master’s life.

He rubbed his shoulders, a small smile on his lips as he thought about Leo’s hug. It hadn’t meant much to the Nomad – probably, anyway – but it was rare for Aixa to have affection shown towards him. (Although he didn’t know why, he was pretty damn cute if you asked him!) “I don’t feel so good about this,” Aixa said anxiously. His feet touched the ground and he hurried over to Leo. “I mean… oh, I mean to say… well, I’m trying…”

Aixa trailed off, visibly flustered. “Something bad is going to happen! Something bad always happens. And i-it’s like you said, the TARDIS took you to Earth to regenerate. You’re going to die! And it’s my fault except I don’t know how but trust me something bad always happens when I’m happy!”

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He rubbed his shoulders, a small smile on his lips as he thought about Leo’s hug. It hadn’t meant much to the Nomad – probably, anyway – but it was rare for Aixa to have affection shown towards him. (Although he didn’t know why, he was pretty damn cute if you asked him!) “I don’t feel so good about this,” Aixa said anxiously. His feet touched the ground and he hurried over to Leo. “I mean… oh, I mean to say… well, I’m trying…”

Aixa trailed off, visibly flustered. “Something bad is going to happen! Something bad always happens. And i-it’s like you said, the TARDIS took you to Earth to regenerate. You’re going to die! And it’s my fault except I don’t know how but trust me something bad always happens when I’m happy!”

The Time Lord looked to Aixa, he was surprised with the Djinn's reaction, "I'm fine Aixa. The injury has healed." To prove it he lifted his shirt enough to show where the wound used to be, "See, it's healed." He said, watching his friend closely, "But if you do not want to go to Europa then just say so.. I can take us to someplace that is more friendly and relaxing if you want. Even back to Earth if that is what you wish Aixa." He said as the Nomad pulled his shirt back down and stuffed one end of it back under the helm of his trousers.

He turned to fully face the Djinn, "Just say what ever it is you want.. or do what you want."

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Okay, so maybe he should have expressed himself better. Aixa watched nervously as the Nomad listened to him ramble. The Time Lord shouldn’t have looked surprised… it was Aixa’s job to worry about him, after all. And maybe his reasons were selfish because he didn’t want to be heartbroken again, but he figured it didn’t much matter about his intentions at this point. “I’m fine Aixa. The injury has healed,” Leo insisted. Aixa shook his head stubbornly, crossing his arms. They wouldn’t be okay until Aixa was back where he knew the dangers and he could do something about it!

The Nomad lifted his shirt. “I didn’t know you wanted me right now,” he teased, running his fingers gently across where he knew the wound had been. Perhaps he had been overreacting a little bit then. He felt his cheeks burn and he looked up, embarrassed by his display of emotion. “Well if I had known you’d be fine I wouldn’t have said such awkward things,” he pouted, returning his eyes to the Nomad’s chest.

He felt rather scrutinized now. His outburst had clearly startled the Time Lord, and what if now he was thinking that Aixa couldn’t handle the dangers? Well, other than being right, he’d be totally wrong! “I’m glad you’re okay, though.”

“But if you do not want to go to Europa then just say so…”

“No!”

“I can take us to someplace that is more friendly and relaxing if you want. Even back to Earth if that is what you wish Aixa.”

“No! No, I’ll go with you anywhere you want! I-it doesn’t matter what I wish. I’m the Djinn, remember? You’re supposed to be the one asking me for things…” Aixa said, watching as Leo pulled back his shirt and put it in his trousers. Leo then turned to him.

“Just say what ever it is you want… or do what you want.”

Was that an invitation? Aixa shook the thought from his head, no matter how much he might have wanted to dwell on it. “You’re my owner, Leo,” Aixa said nervously. “It all depends on what you want me to say or what you want me to do,” he replied.

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The Nomad lifted his shirt. “I didn’t know you wanted me right now,” he teased, running his fingers gently across where he knew the wound had been. Perhaps he had been overreacting a little bit then. He felt his cheeks burn and he looked up, embarrassed by his display of emotion. “Well if I had known you’d be fine I wouldn’t have said such awkward things,” he pouted, returning his eyes to the Nomad’s chest.

Leo felt a shiver run up his spine, it made him feel rather awkward, no one made him feel that way, "Woah! That tickles!" He said with a laugh, moving away from the Djinn as he fixed his clothing. Leo looked to Aixa, he never had anyone care about him so much in his life besides his mother and older brother, he embrassed Aixa in a hug, kissing his cheek, "I am glad you did though Aixa." Then released him.

He felt rather scrutinized now. His outburst had clearly startled the Time Lord, and what if now he was thinking that Aixa couldn’t handle the dangers? Well, other than being right, he’d be totally wrong! “I’m glad you’re okay, though.”

“But if you do not want to go to Europa then just say so…”

“No!”

“I can take us to someplace that is more friendly and relaxing if you want. Even back to Earth if that is what you wish Aixa.”

“No! No, I’ll go with you anywhere you want! I-it doesn’t matter what I wish. I’m the Djinn, remember? You’re supposed to be the one asking me for things…” Aixa said, watching as Leo pulled back his shirt and put it in his trousers. Leo then turned to him.

“Just say what ever it is you want… or do what you want.”

Was that an invitation? Aixa shook the thought from his head, no matter how much he might have wanted to dwell on it. “You’re my owner, Leo,” Aixa said nervously. “It all depends on what you want me to say or what you want me to do,” he replied.

Leo looked at Aixa with a raised eye brow, "You have as much freedom on this ship as I do.. so.. you do and say as you please.. you can slap me silly, throw eggs and toilet paper at the central console.. what ever, even um.. do it to me if ya want.." He blushed at his last words and cleared his throat.

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A dark eyebrow rose as he felt a shiver beneath his fingertips. “Woah! That tickles!” the Time Lord laughed. Aixa smiled innocently swept his fingers out over Leo’s chest once more until he moved away and pulled his shirt down. Only tickled? Well, he could live with that.

“I didn’t know you were ticklish, Nommie,” Aixa purred. It was probably better to get the flirting out of the way before he had to say his rather embarrassing apology. Well, he didn’t exactly make it an apology. Just a pout.

The Time Lord was silent for a moment or two, and Aixa felt uncomfortable under his gaze. His ears were beginning to turn a little red from embarrassment, and he wished that he’d just kept his stupid mouth shut. The Time Lord knew what he had been doing the entire time. Of course he wasn’t going to have gotten himself killed, and Aixa really should trust his master better than that! Pale blue eyes looked up at Leo, and yet another apology was on his lips, but his words got muffled into Leo’s shoulder. His mind went blank for a few moments, trying to work out what had happened. There was a pair of strong arms around him and they weren’t strangling him.

A hug! Aixa was being hugged! He wrapped his arms around Leo’s neck, grinning happily. And then… then he kissed him. On the cheek, sure, but a kiss was a kiss! His grip on Leo tightened. “I am glad you did though Aixa.” Leo released the happy Djinn and Aixa reluctantly unlaced his arms and took a step back.

“You have as much freedom on this ship as I do…”

“Freedom…?” It was certainly a new concept, and for a moment he thought the Time Lord was releasing him. What did he do with freedom? His entire life had been about pretending to be human and hiding his Lamp to avoid masters. It hadn’t been freedom even when he hadn’t been summoned.

“You do and say as you please… you can slap me silly, throw eggs and toilet paper at the central console… whatever…”

He widened his eyes. He’d never had anyone tell him they didn’t care what he did. It was new to be somewhere without boundaries or limitations, and as much as it was exciting it was terrifying because he was used to being confined. “I don’t think she’d appreciate that,” he said quietly, looking at the console contemplatively.

“Even um… do it to me if ya want…” the Nomad said, blushing and clearing his throat.

Aixa stepped towards the Nomad and put his hands on the man’s hips, pinning him gently to the console. “It?” Aixa asked, trailing a hand up slowly from the Nomad’s hip to his neck. “Exactly what can I do to you?” he inquired in the man’s ear. “I can think of a few things, but I’d like to hear what you have in mind,” he said, giving Leo a mischievous smirk.

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“Freedom…?” It was certainly a new concept, and for a moment he thought the Time Lord was releasing him. What did he do with freedom? His entire life had been about pretending to be human and hiding his Lamp to avoid masters. It hadn’t been freedom even when he hadn’t been summoned.

“You do and say as you please… you can slap me silly, throw eggs and toilet paper at the central console… whatever…”

He widened his eyes. He’d never had anyone tell him they didn’t care what he did. It was new to be somewhere without boundaries or limitations, and as much as it was exciting it was terrifying because he was used to being confined. “I don’t think she’d appreciate that,” he said quietly, looking at the console contemplatively.

“Even um… do it to me if ya want…” the Nomad said, blushing and clearing his throat.

Aixa stepped towards the Nomad and put his hands on the man’s hips, pinning him gently to the console. “It?” Aixa asked, trailing a hand up slowly from the Nomad’s hip to his neck. “Exactly what can I do to you?” he inquired in the man’s ear. “I can think of a few things, but I’d like to hear what you have in mind,” he said, giving Leo a mischievous smirk.

Leo shivered some when the Djinn put his hands on his hips and pinned him to the central console, "Uh.. you know what I am talking about." He said with a grin, and a small blush on his face. Shuddering when Aixa slowly ran a hand up from his hip to his neck, "Anything you want Aixa, you can do anything. What you want is what I want.." He said quietly giving him a quick peck in the lips. He looked away shyly, then back at the Djinn.

He was not sure if the Djinn was thinking the same thing he was but after all this flirting back and forth from the start his friend just had to know what Leo was thinking but it does not hurt to wait and see right. The Time Lord put a hand of his own to aixa's shoulder then to his neck, brushing his thumb against the man's jaw.

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Aixa smirked, feeling the Time Lord shiver beneath his fingertips. "Uh.. you know what I am talking about," the man said, grinning at him. Aixa shrugged, raising his eyes from the Time Lord's neck to his face, taking in the blush with a grin of his own. Did he know what the Nomad meant? He had begun to suspect the Time Lord's overwhelming disinterest in the Djinn, but if the reactions and the words were anything to go by, Aixa's feelings were completely unfounded.

The man shuddered again under the djinn's touch. "Are you sure you don't have a cold?" Aixa inquired, stepping forward and running his fingers across the man's neck, feeling the slightly heated skin. He was having fun, he realized, teasing the Time Lord. He didn't intend on losing his virginity to the Time Lord, because despite Aixa's flirtatious nature he really did believe in true love and waiting for the right person to well, lose it to.

But that didn't mean he couldn't have a bit of fun, right?

"Anything you want Aixa," Leo said, "you can do anything." Another smile curled at his lips. He opened his mouth to respond when Leo's lips covered his own. Aixa's eyes widened and if he'd had a heart he was sure it'd be beating up a storm. All too soon, Leo pulled back and looked away, leaving the Djinn flustered and dumbfounded.

"L-Leo..." he whispered, removing one of his hands from around the Time Lord and brushing his fingers across his own lips. "I..."

Flustered. He was undeniably flustered.

Leo put his hand on the djinn's shoulder and moved it to his neck slowly, and Aixa squirmed uncomfortably, his breath coming in out shivering sighs. No, no, really, he did have self-control. He wasn't going to make a fool out of himself, he wasn't! Leo brushed his thumb against Aixa's jaw.

"I-I..." Aixa couldn't even speak, how the hell was Leo so coherent? "I can't... I don't... I thought you didn't like me," he admitted, resting his head on the Time Lord's shoulder. He tilted his head, breathing against Leo's neck. "J-just to make sure," he said anxiously. "This means... um... what does this mean, exactly?" he asked, pressing a soft kiss to Leo's throat.

"Because Chaucer tried to kiss me once, but he left me for a woman," Aixa said, trying to sound light about the fact Leo had kissed him. Kissed him. Except not a very long kiss and it was really more just a 'peck', but it had been long enough for Aixa's mind to go numb. "So... I mean, are you? Are you going to let me go if we... once you're done..."

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"I-I..." Aixa couldn't even speak, how the hell was Leo so coherent? "I can't... I don't... I thought you didn't like me," he admitted, resting his head on the Time Lord's shoulder. He tilted his head, breathing against Leo's neck. "J-just to make sure," he said anxiously. "This means... um... what does this mean, exactly?" he asked, pressing a soft kiss to Leo's throat.

Leo looked through the corner of his eye to Aixa, "What? I more than just like you Aixa.." He said, he shivered when the Djinn kissed his neck, "That felt strange.." He whispered. Not sure if the Djinn caught that.

"Because Chaucer tried to kiss me once, but he left me for a woman," Aixa said, trying to sound light about the fact Leo had kissed him. Kissed him. Except not a very long kiss and it was really more just a 'peck', but it had been long enough for Aixa's mind to go numb. "So... I mean, are you? Are you going to let me go if we... once you're done..."

"I will only leave you if you no longer want to be with me Aixa." He replied.

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“What?” he asked, and Aixa huffed a little, because he didn’t think he’d have the nerve to repeat himself. So instead he just buried his head closer to Leo’s neck and hugged the man a little tighter. Thankfully, though, it seemed that it wasn’t an ‘Aixa, you need to speak up’ sort of what, but an ‘Aixa, what the hell are you talking about?’ sort of what. “I more than just like you, Aixa…”[/i] Well! Those were exactly the right words, weren’t they? He smiled against Leo’s neck, kissing it again.

“Thank you,” he said.

“That felt strange…” Leo whispered.

Aixa blinked. What felt strange? The kiss? With a devilish smile, Aixa scraped his teeth gently across the Time Lord’s neck. “That?” he asked innocently, pretending to be only ‘scientifically curious’ in his mouth’s rather peculiar effect on the Time Lord. “Interesting,” Aixa purred, nipping Leo’s jaw with the same fake innocence.

“I will only leave you if you no longer want to be with me, Aixa.”[/i]

Or if he dies, or if he does find out that Aixa’s just another pair of open arms. He shut his eyes, a shiver making his body tremble and a sigh pushing from his lips. “Thank you,” he said politely, trying not to think that it was always the same. No matter who said that to him, they always left him. Or he would leave them, because he was tired of getting the short end of the stick.

“Come on,” Aixa said wearily, swallowing down his cynicism. “Just wish for it,” he whispered against the Time Lord’s ear. “It’s what you want, right? Right?” he asked, his voice breaking slightly as he took a step back. He covered his eyes. Oh, God, he was a thousand years old and was reduced to tears by the mere thought of losing his virginity.

“Just make the damn wish! I’m a Djinn, okay? Just use me. Just make me…”

He lowered his hands, embarrassed. “Just… ignore that,” he said, hugging the Nomad tightly. “I…” he trailed off, unsure how to make light his little tantrum. “M-maybe we should just take this to your room, huh?” he said, taking the Nomad’s hand in his and attempted to pull him down a corridor in the TARDIS. [/size]