So I went to public school for three months of seventh grade. During those three months I was in band. Here's the thing I had never been in band and was a self taught percussion player who couldn't read sheet music. Well my teacher didn't know this and I refused to tell her so I taught myself to do it. Anyway not the point.
A week into school they brought in an assistant band teacher. Now I'm 13 at this time and quite frankly I wasn't as sex crazed as most of my classmates seemed to be. To put it simply I was, and always have been, a fucking nerd. Again not technically the point.
None of the class knew this was happening. So when the right side door behind the percussion section opened and a guy walks through we were pretty startled. Except I was flipping out. He was wearing a navy blue suit with darker blue stripes, a simple patterned tie, and fucking converse. It was super strange for all of us as Mrs. C always wore the same uniform we did, khaki pants and a polo shirt. That's still not what got me.
The guy had brown hair and it was styled like he ran his hands through it too much. But it wasn't just that. He looked like he couldn't pass as David Tennant's twin. So me, a avid Tennant fan, was freaking the fuck out standing behind my xylophone trying not to squeak out loud. Mrs. C explains why he's there and then tells us his name. HIS NAME WAS FREAKING DAVID C. (won't say his full last name as I am using his first name.)
Needless to say I was entirely distracted the entire time I was in band class as we didn't play that day. She wanted us to get to know him better since he was going to be there all year. So by the time he got around to us in the back of the room I was completely gone and had no self control and blurted out the one thing on my mind. "You look exactly like David Tennant and it's kind of freaking me out." He proceeded to blink at me stunned. I'm barely breathing at this point cause what the actual fuck Skylar. Then he says something that made me nearly die. "I don't have a clue who that is." HE WAS DEAD SERIOUS.
So me, being the huge nerd I am, began to me like 'oh hell no this will not stand!' This was like my new mission in life or something. "He was the 10th regeneration of the Doctor on Doctor Who." I am expecting this to clear up some confusion. But it just leads to "I've never watched it before, never got around to it I suppose." CUE ME TRYING NOT TO SCREAM WhAT THE FUCK IN MY SEVENTH GRADE BAND ROOM.
I then proceed to say with all my freaking chest "Well you should watch it cause you're his twin. Also from this point on I refer to you only as Ten or Mr. Tennant and no you can't make me change my mind." He laughs and y'all I was freaking out cause OOH and he just smiles at me and with everything in him says "So if I'm the doctor what does that make you then Skylar?" IM LIKe HE DID NOT JUST Do THAT. My heart at this point has fucking exploded cause who the fuck did this man think he was encouraging my weirdness and being happy to do it and taking it in stride. Why was he not getting upset or making fun of me or telling me to calm my imagination? So I answer "Your companion of course." with this 'and there's nothing you can do about it' tone.
Well fast forward like four days of me calling him Ten, The Doctor, and Mr. Tennant. My band teacher Mrs. C over hears me call him Doctor and she practically flies over to us in her speed and proceeds to say "How dare you address a teach by anything other than Mr. or Mrs. followed by their last name!" and I'm like 'holy fuck chill it ain't that deep.' But I've been horrified of her since day one so I'm floundering and He sees this and y'all I've like left my body at this point. He turns to her and goes " Actually it's an inside joke and I don't mind it one bit. I am this Tennant guy's twin after all." AND SHE LOOkS SO ANGRY BUT HUFFs AND WALKS OFF AND IM LIKE HOLY SHIT HE JUST DID THAT WHAT THE FUCK?
Fast forward to Four weeks of him being there. The band he teaches is performing at the highschool and he wants me to come so I can meet a few people. At this point he has learned that I am dyslexic, can't read sheet music, and the only reason the girl over the percussionist is even passing band. So I'm like sure okay and we go and after it's over he comes over to me and my mom. They talk a bit about my potential in band and how I could make it into an orchestra if I kept working at it. Then he turns to me with the most serious face and goes. "By the way you never mentioned I save the world all the time. Or that I have two hearts and that companions change a lot. Oh and you definitely didn't mention that I'm kind of a jerk sometimes." I'm confused at first and then I light up like a Christmas tree and he smiles and my mom is standing there confused. "You watched it!" he nods and I'm dying inside cause who is this man and why is he so nice to me and not annoyed at the 7th grader who thinks he looks like some actor from their favorite show. He then proceeds to tell me about how he looked it up after the first day at the school and began to watch David Tennant's seasons in his free time and wanted to know a bit more than an episodes worth of stuff before bringing it up. He then says "And if I had to choose a companion that you are it would definitely be Donna Noble, and not just because you're ginger." Which this made me cry and I was smiling and I asked if I could hug him and he said yes absolutely I could so y'all that was a thing.
Then the last day I was at school I told my drama teacher Mr. Cooper I was being pulled to homeschool again because of bullying. He said I was welcome to contact him anytime if I wanted to find any plays to be a part of. Then last class of the day was band. Which for once I was dreading. We played our music and I was trying not to cry cause despite school being a living hell and two of my teachers bullying me along with most the kids I looked forward to Drama and Band if only because I enjoyed the subjects and the teachers. Well it's the end of class and I kind of stay behind a bit cause we always have a bit before we need to hurry to the gym to wait on the buses. He asks me what's wrong cause I'm sniffling and very close to tears. So I tell him I'm going to be pulled and homeschooled cause of bullying. And without thinking I say "I don't want to go." and he hugs me and when I tell you I started crying more cause he says "Hey, the doctor doesn't actually ever leave his companions, he always keeps an eye out for them. So if you ever need me. I'm here." So yeah.
That's the story of the time I got my 7th grade assistant band teacher to watch doctor who cause he's David Tennant's twin and how he showed me that having an imagination wasn't something to be punished for. Sometimes I wonder how he's doing but then again the companion is never supposed to know what the doctor does after they leave. Oh look I'm crying again because Mr. Cooper and Mr. Tennant were the only teachers in that whole school that actually cared about their students and for some reason cared about me enough to offer their time even after I left school. THIS WAS SO LONG IM SORRY.
