The blue box sat in a small clearing in a dense forest. The sunlight barely peeked through the thick trees. Except for the birds that chirped around her and the small animals, she was alone, waiting for her thief to return. He had left her alone for days this time and she could feel him calling out to her as he ran through the thicket. As he approached he snapped his fingers, and she opened the doors for him.
Jack and the Doctor stumbled through the doors muddy and laughing. Jack closed the doors quickly behind them and the sound of thumping filled the TARDIS as the arrows found a target.
"Oi, their shooting at my TARDIS," The Doctor stopped laughing as he complained.
"Well we did just escape from their prison." Jack commented. "And we did run naked through the courtyard where the queen was having her afternoon stroll."
"We were wearing shoes." The Doctor countered as he wiggled his converse covered foot at Jack. He chuckled as Jack threw him his coat and he dug through it's pockets. It was the only piece of clothing that he had managed to save upon their escape from the Palace of Thorns. Which was a good thing because he loved that coat, as he had reminded Jack several times as they snuck out of the dungeon. He pulled out a small key with a white diamond on it that was attached to a long chain, from the pocket.
"You know normal people don't risk their lives for a key." Jack said as he walked up behind the Time Lord and wrapped his arms around him, kissing the back of his neck. The Doctor turned his head and kissed him softly on the lips.
"We're returning the necklace to the good Queen Kaput." He replied over pronouncing the last part of her name. "The necklace belongs to the heir of the Sky and has been missing for years." He tried to move away from Jack to head to the console, but Jack held him tightly and nibbled on his neck.
"Besides," he continued. "The good queen makes a lovely Banana tart and..."
"No more banana's for you today." Jack interrupted him as he patted the Doctor's stomach. The Doctor's body was still thin and lithe but lately he had started to develop a small bump for his stomach. It caused him no end of displeasure and he pinched the skin unhappily for a moment before Jack moved his hand away. Jack didn't think the Doctor was fat at all, far from it in fact.
"But Jack," He whined at the thought of not being able to have some of the tart.
"So what is so important about this key anyways, why couldn't they just make a new key." Jack wondered changing the subject. The Doctor pouted out his lower lip and Jack nipped it causing him to smile. He quickly tried to pout again but couldn't.
"The diamond was grown in a cave on the Eastern coast. It is a one of a kind diamond that has data stored in it, that when placed inside the key, allows access to the vault." He replied.
"And they sent you to retrieve it?" Jack asked in surprise as he stared at the key in the Doctor's hand.
"Nah, they wanted to go to war. I am bringing it back before it starts." He tried once again to get away from Jack, but Jack continued to hold him tightly. He turned and looked at Jack confused but then laughed again as Jack scooped him up in his arms and carried him back further into the TARDIS. He took him into the bedroom the two of them shared and into the bathroom.
"Jack we have to return the key," he said as Jack sat him on the bathroom counter and started to remove his shoes. "Jack I can remove my shoes myself..." He went quiet as Jack kissed him.
"You think and talk to much sometimes." Jack whispered against his lips. "Now I am going to clean you up, have my way with you and in the morning we can return the key, understood." The Doctor nodded eagerly and Jack smiled as he kissed him again. He finished removing the Time Lord's shoes and his own before turning on the shower. They stepped beneath the warm water and the Doctor sighed as he leaned into Jack, letting the water remove the tension from his body.
They showered and then made love before the Doctor collapsed into Jack's arms. They lay holding each other tightly on the bed, beneath the tangle of blankets. For a moment the rest of the universe could wait.