However they did not know that they would get the one thing they both wanted, once all the gifts had been given and everyone had gone to bed except for Quentin, Chris, Eve, and the Doctor. Quentin said he was going to freshen up before he went to bed and Chris went off to follow Quentin, they had a plan for the two, a plan which required stealth, and to stay far away from the scene.
So they remained out of sight, but not out of hearing range with a little spell that Quentin had conjured up earlier when they had some free time.
“Well thanks for coming,” Eve said, “It’s been quite lovely having you here,”
“Yes, I’ve enjoyed my time here, it’s been nice to meet your family, and to have a nice warm dinner with friends, and to receive and give gifts.
All of it has been quite the lovely experience or time as you say; I couldn’t say it any better.”
“Well thanks for coming; I suppose you’ll be leaving now?”
“Yes, I will, I do have other stuff to do and other ponies to save sadly enough, I wish I could stay longer, but duty calls me sadly enough, it always does.”
“Well at least promise me that even if you don’t show up for another year that you’ll actually be here in time for the next Heart’s Warming Eve?”
“Of course, I wouldn’t miss it for the whole entire world.”
At this there was an awkward silence, and then Quentin used the spell he had prepared and worked on, and from the ceiling there grew mistletoe.
“Well then, same time next year?” The Doctor asked.
“I suppose so,” Eve said shyly.
Clearly the situation wasn’t going well, and so Quentin did a little spell that made the Doctor raise his head up and see the mistletoe above.
“Hey that’s new, I swear I did not see or notice that before.”
“Notice or see what exactly?” Eve asked curiously.
“Mistletoe, it’s above our heads, and did you know that in the world where I come from its traditional that if a girl and a boy stand under it that they have to kiss each other, or I suppose two lovers rather instead, but I suppose that’s just a silly old tradition of the past, we don’t need to do it, do we?”
“No, no we don’t,” Eve said, “But a tradition is still a classic.”
“Yeah, I guess so,” The Doctor said, “Anyhow I better go now, see you later.”
“Alright then, see you later,” Eve said, and with that they went their separate ways and once they were sure that neither could hear them they spoke.
“Man, I thought for sure that they were going to kiss,” Chris said.
“And I thought the mistletoe was foolproof, but then again, plans can fail, and things didn’t go exactly as we planned or hoped for, did they now?”
“No they didn’t,” Chris said with a laugh, “But anyhow, want to try again.”
“No, either they’ll realize their love for each other or not, me personally, I think I’m actually going to go off to bed for real, you can do what you want.”
“Well okay then if you say so, I think I’ll go to bed too, sounds like a good idea.”
With that said they started to go off to their rooms, but then suddenly Eve ran to the door and ran outside shouting with a loud voice,
“DOCTOR! WAIT DOCTOR! PLEASE WAIT FOR ME! I FORGOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING! AND I NEED FOR YOU TO HEAR IT BEFORE YOU GO AWAY AGAIN!”
Chris and Quentin rushed downstairs and stood at the doorway listening and looking upon the following conversation that took place.
“Can’t this wait?” The Doctor said opening the door of his blue box and stepping outside in the snow, “I was rather busy cleaning the T.A.R.D.I.S,”
“NO, THIS CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”
“Alright fine, what is it that you have to say? And please make it fast, I was rather busy at the moment, and I have places to go to, things to do; so hurry.”
“Look Doctor, what I have to say is very important; it’s probably the most important thing you’ll ever hear in your life, or at least one of them.”
“Okay, I get it, move on and continue please.”
“I need you to listen very carefully to what I am about to say.”
“I’m listening,” he said.
“Are you sure? I feel you aren’t listening hard enough.”
“I am.”
“Well just shut up now and listen, this is worth the time you’re losing right now, it’s more important than cleaning or fixing the T.A.R.D.I.S, and it’s the only thing that matters right now, do you understand that?”
“Yes, but please tell me, what is it that you have to say?”
“This,” Eve said leaning forward and kissing the Doctor squarely on the mouth (at this Chris and Quentin had to contain their shouts of joy).
The kiss was held for quite some time, and when they finally ended the embrace the Doctor took a while to recover and find the right words.
“Well… that… was… interesting,” he said after a moment.
“I hoped you liked it,” Eve said smiling, she had now finally gotten her last Christmas wish, to kiss the Doctor, and she got to do it at a very special moment and day, which made it even worth more than it already was.
“Yes… I did like it… But was that your first kiss, Eve?”
“As a matter of fact, it was, because I love you, I have for a long time now.”
“Well I didn’t know that… If I had, I would have acted differently… I wouldn’t be focused on the mission or goal or quest… Instead I would think of that moment… And I wouldn’t be able to get it out of my head, no matter how hard or how much I tried… But I must ask you this, why here and why now?”
“Why not here, why not now, can you give me any reason? I think this time and place are perfect; this is after all a very special day for every pony.”
“I can’t come up with anything, but I can’t think of anything good to say after that except perhaps thanks for giving me a new experience in my long life.”
“You’re welcome, and if you can’t think of anything to say, then there be no need to say anything, you got that you silly but brilliantly genius stallion?”
“Yes, I understand, but if you don’t mind, I’ll go now, I still have other stuff to do, I’m sure you’ve said what you’ve needed to say, right?”
“Yes, yes I have, but don’t you forget this experience,”
“I don’t think I could, even if I wanted to.”
“Alright Doctor, see you next year then, goodbye.”
With that said the Doctor went into his blue box and whirred away as the blue box slowly faded from sight, but not out of memory.