Klaine Advent 2015 Day 20, "Time"

I believe
There is love in Heaven
I believe
All will be forgiven

I Believe - Spring Awakening

"Do you have a wish, any wish?" The Doctor says as he pulls a couple of levers, "Meeting people? How about that?"

"Be careful what you wish for," Blaine sing-songs.

"Hey now, what is that supposed to mean?" The Doctor asks.

"It means that we already know of the laws of time," Blaine tells him, "You explained to us the concept of fixed points in time, or a rewritten timeline. I just want to be prepared. Right, Kurt?" But Kurt has gotten awfully quiet. "Kurt, love?"

"Actually," Kurt says quietly, "there is someone Id like to meet."

"Amazing!" The Doctor says enthausiastically.

"I do have a question, though," Kurt says before the Doctor can ask him who he wants to see, "Is it possible to take someone with you to the future- not to let them stay there!" He quickly adds when the Doctor shakes his head. "Just to, for example, show people what theyve accomplished. Show them their legacies."

Blaine is looking at Kurt expectantly.

"Who?" is all the Doctor says.

"Well, I remember that four years ago- I mean, from the 2019 point of view- something happened in New York..."

November 8th 1854

She knows her time is up. Her six remaining children know it too. New York knows it.

She asked to be left alone, so people let her. Elizabeth Hamilton has grown weak. Shes almost a hunderd years old and shes ready to die. Alexander has waited fifty years for her.

Phillip is waiting for her.

Angelica and Margarita are waiting for her.

She looks outside. Surely, she cant stand for too long without growing tired, but she wants to see her city before she goes. She has done so much in the past fifty years.

She only prays the legacy shes created will live on.

A strong wind blows through the room. Shes about to call for someone to close the window when she notices the windows are already closed.

Out of nowhere, something appears in the room. Something blue. She steps back and let the thing materialise. Eliza knows she should call out, but her curiosity wins.

A blue wooden box has appeared. It contains a door and to Elizas surprise, it opens.

A man with brown hair, wearing a blue suit and glasses, smiles at her. "Madam Hamilton, you look even more beautiful than expected." Eliza notices hes English, but he doesnt seem hostile. Also, Eliza doesnt have the power to fight anymore.

"You seem to know me," she says to the stranger instead.

"Ah yes, I have met your husband a long time ago," the man tells her. Eliza thinks thats odd, because it mustve been over fifty years ago. The man doesnt look older than thirty. "He has written about me, you know? You mustve come across it."

He steps out of his box and goes to the stack of writings Alex has left her years ago. Eliza tries to protest, but it is no use. "Aha!" the man retrieves one of the papers out of the stack and hands it to her. Eliza looks over it and remembers it. She has gone through Alexs writings several time in the past fifty years, even when it got harder to read them. There were always some she didnt understand. This is one of them.

"Unfortunately, photography hasnt been invented yet, otherwise I wouldve made sure he included a photo of us."

"Doctor!" they hear a voice coming from the wooden box. Another man appears. When he spots Eliza, his eyes widen. "Miss Elizabeth Schuyler," he sounds flabbergasted. He steps out of the box, and Eliza cant help but cringe when she sees the clothing hes wearing. He takes a bow and says: "It is an absolute please to meet you."

And to Elizas surprise, yet another man appears. He is just as shocked as the previous one to see her. "Elizabeth Schuyler-Hamilton, its an honour." His voice is remarkably high for a man.

"Excuse me, gentlemen," Eliza says, "I have seen a lot of things in my long live, but Ive never seen such an unsuitable attire." She gestures to the clothing the three men are wearing.

"Madam, were merely here to give you an offer," the Englishman hold out his hand. Eliza doesnt take it. "And youre strangers to me," she says, "Give me one reason to accept whatever offer youre giving me."

The Englishman is lost for words.

"Then I request you to leave this place immediately."

"Eliza- may I call you Eliza?" Eliza turns around to face the man with the high voice and nods. "Okay, well my name is Kurt, and Blaine and I" he motions to the other American, "are from the future." The way the breath of the Englishman hitches makes clear that Kurt wasnt supposed to say that.

"Kurt, honey…" Eliza doesnt know whats more interesting. The fact that he seems incredibly worried, or the fact that he called another man honey.

"From 2019, to be more exact," Kurt continues, ignoring the mumbles of protests from the other men.

The Englishman sighs deeply. "Just do it, Kurt, just do it. I dont care anymore." He leans against the wooden box and waits.

"Why should I believe you?" Eliza asks apprehensively. This time, Kurt is the one whos lost for words. But then the Englishman snaps his fingers and the door of the wooden box opens. "Miss Hamilton, I think you should go inside." Eliza is torn. She really wants to know what is going on, and the thought of 2019 is… overwhelming. But it sounds impossible.

In the end, her curiosity once again wins. She steps inside the box and…

She immediately gets out. "That is impossible," she gasps. She walks around the box, but it doesnt seem bigger on the outside. "Its bigger on the inside!"

The Englishman and Blaine high-five. "Do you believe us now?" the latter asks.

"What on earth is this thing?"

The Englishman leans away from the box. "Its called a TARDIS," he says, "It can travel in time. Im the Doctor, and together with my friends Kurt and Blaine I travel around."

"Impossible…" Eliza says again.

"Impossible for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carria-". "Not now, Blaine."

Now Kurt holds out his hand. "Madam Schuyler-Hamilton?" he looks at her expectantly.

And she takes it.

"Where are we?" Eliza asks when she exists the box. Shes feeling a bit sick after the ride. She is wait too old to travel by carriage, so travelling by magic flying box was a bit much.

"New York, 2015," the Doctor says, "but were inside the Richard Rodgers theatre."

"A theatre? How marvellous! Are we going to see a play?"

"Actually a musical," Blaine says, "September 2015! About a month ago, a musical opened on Broadway in this theatre and it changed musical theatre forever."

"Promising," Eliza says, delighted, "What is it about?"

Kurt takes Blaines hand and the Doctor tries to take Elizas, but Eliza doesnt like being touched by people she barely knows. And she is very distracted by the fact that Kurt and Blaine are holding hands the way Alex used to hold her hand.

"Lets just say it is about someone who will go down in history forever," Kurt says, "and the one who made sure that legacy lived on."

Who lives, who dies, who tells your story.

And the woman playing Eliza looks at the audience and gasps.

Who lives, who dies, who tells your story.

By the time the entire cast takes their final bow, Eliza is crying openly. Theyre sitting in the back, so no one notices an old woman in an old-looking dress crying. Eliza doesnt understand why some of the most important people in her life, including her dear sister Angelica, are being portrayed by black people (is that allowed?) but the message is very clear.

Everything shes done in the past fifty years has been useful. People will remember Alexander forever. And this strange musical, with coloured people singing weird music isnt only telling his story, but also hers. And Angelica is obviously important too. Hell, even that Burr gets his own story. It was hard to see how the theatre version of her husband got murdered, but its true.

Eliza looks back to the woman playing her. Kurt has told Eliza her name is Phillipa Soo. At the end of the musical, Phillipas Eliza breaks the fourth wall and gasps when she sees the audience, when she realizes that the story is still being told in the future. Little does she know that the actual Eliza Hamilton is feeling the same way.

The Doctor hugs her when she starts sobbing again. "Eliza, oh god dear, were sorry. Is it too much?"

But no. Theyre tears of pure joy.

Kurt watches his fiancé talking to Eliza Schuyler-Hamilton from all people and smiles. Theyre on their way to bring her home.

And Kurts heart swells with pride when he thinks about today. He has shown one of the most influential women in history that all of her hard work has paid off.

The TARDIS lands and Eliza smiles when the Doctor tells her shes home.

"Thank you," she says when shes back in her room, "I can die peacefully now. I have no regrets."

"I hope so," the Doctor nods.

"Yes, my time is up," Eliza sighs, "But like the theatre version of me said: I got enough time to do everything Alex wanted to do, and now that thats done, my time is up."

"Hey, are you okay?"

Kurt looks up and smiles when he sees Blaine standing in the doorway. "Just going through the TARDISs library." Hes surrounded by books that are about the founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton and even about Eliza. He makes place for Blaine to sit. "I am really glad we did this."

"I am really glad you came up with this great idea."

"Well, it was your idea to visit Trinity church the minute we got back to whatever time we were in."

"Good to know we have the time of the world then," Blaine says and he leans forward to kiss Kurt.

"Until the end of time?" Kurt asks.

"Until the end of time," Blaine sings in response.