Chapter One:

A/N: I've been meaning to do a human AU for a while now. I had a lot of fun writing this and I hope that you have just as much fun reading it. There are quite a few cameos so keep a look out for them!

Throughout this story there is some violence, character death (I'm not going to tell you who!), mentions of abuse, and mentions of sex. None of it is graphic but I thought I better rate it an 'M' just to be safe. If you think that you shouldn't read it because of those reasons then that's totally ok! I want you to enjoy this not have it hurt you.

Anyways…. Enjoy the story and if you can, let me know your thoughts!

~Jelly Beans

The little girl skipped happily alongside her father. Her hand was tightly wrapped in his weathered one.

Smiling down at his daughter, "Are you excited for school today wee one?" the man asked in his gruff Scottish accent.

Stopping suddenly the child screwed up her face, "No. No. No. No!" She shook her head vehemently, her blond pigtails flying about her face. "I don't wanna go!" She tore her hand from her father's and looked up at him with a scowl. "I don't like it there. I wanna stay with you!" She stomped her foot angrily.

With a sigh the old man pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes. He was too old to be raising a five year old daughter alone. "Jenny…. Jennifer." He sighed opening his eyes to look down at her but she wasn't anywhere to be seen. John Noble threw back his head with a groan. The little whippersnapper had run away – AGAIN!

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River Song hummed to herself quietly. The soft sounds of birds' chirping filled the park as she took her harlequin Great Dane for a walk. With the peace of mind knowing that her daughter was safe with her friends at Paternoster Row she was free to enjoy her morning walk. River was roughly pulled out of her musings when Vortex began to yank on his leash whining loudly.

"What is it?" River asked as she quickly speed up to follow the dog.

Vortex made his way as quickly as he could – with his human close behind – to the small sounds of sobbing that pricked his ear. It sounded a little like the human child that he had sworn to protect but not quite the same.

"What is it?" River asked again as Vortex pulled her around the corner. A soft gasp came from her mouth as she saw the little huddled figure tucked into the large roots of a tree. "Stay!" The curly haired woman commanded the Great Dane before making her way quietly over to the small child.

"Hello Sweetie. Are you ok?" River knelt down to be closer to the girl. "What's your name?"

Lifting her head the child sniffed and ran the back of her hand across her snotty nose. "Jenny." She sniffed again, "My name's Jenny."

"That's a pretty name, Jenny. My name is Professor Song. Do you want to talk about why you are crying at the bottom of a tree?"

Jenny shook her head, "No." She mumbled into her knees.

With a sigh River sat down next to the little girl. Thankfully she was wearing jeans and a hoodie and not the usual dress or skirt she wore to lecture in. "Did you get lost? Hmmm?"

Not daring to look at the woman sitting beside her, Jenny nodded before burying her head deeper into her stocking clad knees.

"Did you come with your mum or dad to the park?" River tried to pry information from Jenny.

Jenny looked up at River, her eyes red and puffy, "No…" she whispered.

River patted the ground next to her and Vortex ambled over and sat down. Patting the dog River smiled at the little girl. "Did you run away?"

"Yeah."

"That's not a good idea. Your mum must be really worried about you."

Jenny shook her head again, "No, I don't got no mum." She scowled and continued, "She don't love me."

River shuffled a little closer to Jenny and put her arm around the small girl's shoulders. "Aww, come now. Just because you don't live with her does not mean that she doesn't love you." River soothed.

Jenny frowned and shook her head again, "But she doesn't remember me."

"Hey, how do you know that?"

"Cause, after the ac-aci-accident she didn't remember me or Papa," she began to cry again, "We seen her at the hospital and she just screamed. She don't know who we are. The meany doctor said we can't see her again cause it hurts her head too much. Mummy forgot ME!" Sobs wracked her small frame.

"Shh, shh." River scooped Jenny up and placed her on her lap and rubbed small circles on her back. Sensing something was wrong Vortex lay down and placed his head next to Jenny and looked up at her with deep brown eyes.

After a while Jenny's sobs left and she lay snuggled into River's chest sniffing as she tried to talk again, "Did you ever run away?" She looked up at River.

Smiling down at Jenny, River stood and helped the little girl to her feet. "Yeah, sometimes. But," River crouched down to be at Jenny's height, "it didn't help. Never run when you're scared. Ok?"

Jenny nodded, "'K."

"Now, let's go find your Papa." River started to walk away when Jenny pulled her hand from hers. "Jenny!" River spun around looking for the little girl in the pleated skirt. "Jenny?!"

"Sorry, 'fessor. I gotta grab my bag." Jenny held up the small dirty book bag to show River.

River smirked and shook her head, "Where were you before you ran away?"

Hand grasped tightly in River's, Jenny poked her tongue out in concentration, "I dunno?"

"Where were you going?"

"School." Jenny spat, "You're not gonna make me go to school are you? I don't like it there!" Jenny stopped and crossed her arms with a stomp.

"Do you know your Papa's phone number?"

"No."

"Do you know your address?"

"No." Jenny began to pout.

"Then we are going to have to go to your school so that I can call your Papa."

"But I don't like it there!" Jenny whined.

River stopped and crouched next to the girl, "Is that any way for a young lady to act? No, it's not. You need to stop whining. You ran away and now you have to pay the consequences." She stood and grabbed the girl's hand.

"No! I don't wanna go! You can't make me! I hate you!" Jenny stomped and kicked trying to get her hand out from River's firm grip.

"Jenny! That's enough!" River said in her best mum voice and matched it with a glare aimed in the girl's direction.

Huffing, Jenny stomped alongside River as they began to walk again.

"Now, what's your school called?"

"St. Teresa's Academy for Remarkable, Disciplined, and Intelligent Students." Jenny quoted. "The other kids call it 'TARDIS' but I call it 'turd school'." Jenny snickered.

"But that's one of the best schools in the country! How'd you get in there?"

Jenny stopped and glared up at River, "You calling me stupid?"

"No. No." Her curls spun about River's face as she smiled and shook her head. "But even geniuses don't always get into that school."

"Oh. Well, Papa's friends with Mother Michelle. He calls her Missy. It's blah!" Jenny fake gagged.

Laughing River continued to walk. Thankfully the school was around the corner from the park.

"Oh wait." Frowning River stopped and grabbed her phone out of her pocket.

"What?"

"I just need to call my friends to let them know I won't be back when I usually am." River explained as she dialed Vastra and Jenny's house.

"Hello?" A boy's voice answered the phone.

"Hi, Strax! Is one of your Mothers there?"

"Yeah… Mumzy! Ma!"

After a moment a new voice was heard over the line, "River! Are you ok? You're usually back by now to pick up Charlotte. Is everything ok?" Vastra began to query.

"Yes. Yes. Can you tell Charlie that I'll be around to get her soon? I just have to help a lost little girl find her Papa."

"A lost child? River, be careful."

"Careful? I tried that once, ever so dull!" River laughed.

"I mean it. You have a daughter now. A daughter who needs you. Be careful."

"I will. See you soon." Turning off her phone River smiled down at Jenny. "Shall we go?"

"I guess." The girl grumbled.

A/N: I am going to try to update this regularly. I usually post a story all at once but I thought I might try a different manner of posting along with the different genre :)

Have an awesome day!