One Too Far
"You are so jealous."
"I don't know what you're talking about." The Doctor said, walking through the Tardis doors and into the console room, closely followed by Rose holding something in her hands.
"You are so jealous." Rose repeated, smiling. She was enjoying the moment, maybe a little too much.
The Doctor spun around to her, "Rose, I'm a 900 year old Time Lord; I'm too old to get jealous." He fiddled with the controls and muttered under his breath "That's the last time I put the controls on random. Never again."
Rose opened her hands to show a small pink rosebud. She looked at it, happily and then looked up to the Doctor, who ignored her gaze. "Do you think we will ever go back?" She asked, already knowing the answer.
"Not if I ever have anything to do with it, we won't." He said quietly, throwing his long coat on the seat.
"What?"
"We'll have to see." He said, trying not to give anything away. The truth was he was jealous. Very jealous. A few hours ago, he couldn't stop smiling but now all he wanted to do was to lock Rose in a cupboard and keep her there so no one else can look at her. I can't do that, he thought.
The Doctor glanced at Rose as she was holding up the rosebud, admiring it. She turned her attention to him just as the Doctor quickly pulled round the screen to look at. Rose strolled over to him, trying not to smile or look the slightest bit smug. "It's a great planet though," The Doctor shrugged, eyes still focused on the screen. "I mean, they are so cultured, wise and thoughtful. And the planet has the best name ever."
She leant against the console and the Doctor meet her gaze. She nudged the Doctor in the ribs and they stared at each other for a few seconds. The Doctor caved and said with a grin "Yeah, it is a good name".
"Shame we have to leave so quickly."
"Well, we have to leave before the ceremony. Otherwise who knows what would have happened."
"Yeah, but it so pretty and kind of sweet really."
The Doctor looked down at her hand again and saw the rose bud. And it had to be Rose's favourite colour as well, almost as if it was rubbing it in the Doctor's face.
He sighed exasperated. "Rose, that rosebud is a – do you have to keep it?"
"It was a present. I can't just throw it away." She replied examining carefully, knowing full well that it was annoying the Doctor.
"He'll never know." He mumbled, but Rose heard and raised an eyebrow.
When Rose and the Doctor had landed they had no idea where they were. According to the Doctor "It was more fun that way". They opened the Tardis doors to see they had arrived in the middle of a forest. Flowers bloomed of all colours, covering the trees and the ground. Rain drops from the night before, sparkled from the greens and made them even more beautiful. The sun shone bright and the heat warmed even the coldest places of a person. Rose couldn't help but bask in the glow. The Doctor looked to her and simply thought my god, she's beautiful.
However when the Doctor and Rose found a nearby village, things changed very quickly. The Doctor did his usual greeting but upon hearing Rose's name, they gasped. Looks of wonder and hope crept their faces. An elderly woman pulled Rose in for a hug and beamed at them both. The Doctor and Rose shrugged at each other assuming they hadn't visitors for a while. The woman pulled Rose away from the Doctor and toward a huge stone temple in the distance.
The Doctor tried to follow them but the other villagers blocked his path. The Doctor explained that he had a "No wandering off" rule with Rose, but the villagers were not listening to him. They simply smiled and said "Thank you".
The Doctor smiled back and said "Oh, okay. Could you tell me what planet this is? Got no idea, we just sorted of landed here."
The elderly woman's husband stepped forward. "My dear Doctor, this is the Planet Rose".
The Doctor's face broke into a huge grin. "Oh, that's why you've taken to Rose so quickly. Well, who wouldn't? Why have you taken to her to the temple?"
"There is a prophecy that told of us that a girl named after the planet will come to us. To save us. She is deemed worthy of a proposal of marriage from our mighty Prince."
The Doctor's grin faded instantly. He didn't need to hear another word and he sprinted towards the temple. Meanwhile the elderly woman introduced Rose to the Prince, who was a young, strong handsome man. He bowed at her feet and lifted her hand to kiss it.
The Doctor entered the room just as the Prince was handing Rose the precious rosebud (which was seen as engagement ring on their planet). Without a second thought, the Doctor grabbed Rose's hand as she accepted the flower. Before the Prince could argue, the Doctor yanked Rose away from him and headed in the direction of the Tardis. Rose was baffled at first but the Doctor explained on the way back (well actually he had to shout) as the villagers and the Prince were chasing them and commanding him to give him back their future Queen. Rose knew that she didn't want to marry a man she hardly knew but loved the attention she was getting.
"If you were anymore jealous, you'd be green". Rose said, sitting down on the seat.
The Doctor stood straight and looked carefully in her eyes. "Rose, I'm not jealous."
Rose crossed her arms, not believing him for a second. "You've been jealous before." She stated.
"When?"
"Not so much when, but of who," The Doctor stared at her blankly, completely thrown. "Mickey".
The Doctor scoffed "Why would I be jealous of Mickey the Idiot? What possible reason could I be jealous of that… that… idiot?"
Rose knew this was a difficult topic to talk about with the Doctor. They had tried to talk about this before and he said that "Humans wither and die". Rose looked at the rosebud carefully. The petals were strong pink colour and it had just been cut. Rose knew what this would mean that it would also wither and die soon. Ironic, she thought. The one thing that Mickey would always beat the Doctor at was him simply being human. Mickey didn't realise this but Rose and the Doctor knew this all too well. It was just never said out loud.
Rose frowned at him. "Doctor," She said calmly, and placed a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay. I get it. I do. Everybody gets jealous; it's a rite of passage".
"Like you." The Doctor said abruptly.
"Huh?" Rose said, looking bewildered.
"Don't look at me like that, Rose Tyler. You've been jealous before too. Remember Reinette?" The Doctor teased.
Rose stepped back, hurt. Her hand fell from his shoulder and he instantly missed her touch. The Doctor could tell he had gone one step too far by her face. Tears swelled in her eyes and she dropped the rosebud to the floor.
"Rose, I'm sorry" He shouted as she ran out of sight.
A/N: To be continued...
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