Hey there! This is my first ever DW fic, and like with all my other ones, I have no idea what I am doing. Go me!
Prologue
The chunky, circular object was pressed roughly into her left hand, whilst her right was grabbed by the man who stood in front of her with his eyes pleading for her to listen as the rain poured down around them.
"Please. It's not safe here anymore."
"Which is exactly why I can't leave you, John." The blonde woman whispered back.
The man sighed deeply and squeezed her hand tightly.
Well, he thought to himself. If she's not going to go willingly...
He began tugging her in the direction of the abandoned warehouse three streets away, hoping that they wouldn't encounter any more resistance. It was a faint hope, what with all the Toclafane whizzing around, but if John could get inside, if he could persuade her to leave and never come back, if he could keep her and their unborn child safe, well- he would ruin every man, woman, and machine that stood between them and that ending.
The pounding that their feet made on the damp pavement seemed to isolate the pair from the real world- the nightmare that it currently was-, and John realised with a small jolt of shock that the woman he loved hadn't yet begun complaining. Either she was aware of the danger that surrounded them, or she was thinking of a way to stop him. Proberly both, John considered, but more the latter.
The couple ran inside the warehouse just as a group of giggling balls whizzed around the corner, its high pitched "Gerominoooo!" echoing, bouncing off the moss-covered walls. John and his partner sighed once the threat has passed (for the time being) and moved towards the corner of the room, where they could be slightly louder. They stood in silence for a for a few seconds, the silence building between them, until it passed and the girl- woman- looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"John, seriously, you cannot just expect me to leave you here. I don't care if you've done something like this before- I work for Torchwood, so have I. I love you and-"
"No," John Interrupted. "You have never done anything like this before, believe me."
John pressed his lips to hers quickly, and she was silenced by the familiar-and-yet-heart-pounding way their lips moulded together, until his tongue traced her bottom lip. She opened her mouth slightly and he plunged in, caressing the inside of her mouth until the screams of her dying family faded slightly until it was no more than a buzzing fear in the back of her mind.
John broke away to breathe, and looked the woman of his dreams in his eyes whilst resting his forehead on hers.
"I love you." John murmured against his wife's lips, enjoy the vibrations it caused, even as it pained him to realise that he would never get a chance to do it again. "I love you so, so much, you know."
She smiled gently, obviously trusting her husband to let her stay, let her risk her own life in a stupid move that has only one alternative. "I love you too, baby. Me and Donna and you. We'll get through this." She rested the hand that had previously been wrapped around his on her stomach gently, and that's when he acted.
He pressed the button on her vortex device quickly, stepped out of her reach and before his wife's scream of distress could rip out his heart any more than his actions had, Rose Tyler Noble and their child were- hopefully- a universe away, leaving John Noble (formally known as The Doctor) free to crumple against the wall of the empty warehouse, wet hair dripping into his eyes and body aching as he sobbed silently.
I Know it's only short, but when the action kicks in, the chapters will be longer (and when the romance occurs... *snorts with laughter*).
Please review? I am so socially awkward, even just a thumbs up would make me unbelievably happy.
Chloe xxx
