Twinkling honey orbs roamed over the alien man of Gallifrey. Oh, how
she'd missed him. The man she had dreamed of for countless nights,
while her time away from him in a parallel world, lay asleep right
alongside her. She had refused to be too far apart from him since
their reunion. He definitely didn't have any qualms about her sleeping
next to him. Quite content with it, indeed. Their relationship was
well defined by now. He was hers and she was his. She often thought
when it was exactly that the Timelord captured her heart. It was quite
possible that from the first time they'd met, when he had grabbed her
hand and whispered that single word, saving her life, her heart had
belonged to him. But Rose knew that wasn't entirely true. Though it
didn't take much for her to realise how marvelous he was. He was so
easy to love, that Doctor.
A fair hand ran through the Doctor's thick, brown forest of hair. A
faint smile played on his slumbering face at the gesture, and a small
pleased sound accompanied it.
"Shh,shh.." Rose snuggled close against him, laying her head on his
chest, listening to both his hearts beat steadily, in tune with his
peaceful breathing. His hand moved to find hers, intertwining their
fingers together, and shifted his arm from beneath her to wrap around
her shoulders.
"Rose..." The Doctor mumbled against her hair.
"I'm here, Doctor, I'm here." She replied, squeezing his larger
hand firmly. "Forever."
He hummed appreciatively, keeping her close and whispering before
he slipped back into his slumber, "Tomorrow, we explore... like old
times."
...
It was way too early to be up, too early to be woken up, Rose
thought as she heard the seemingly distant voice of the Doctor's,
coaxing her awake.
"Roooose, oh Roooose~" The Timelord cooed, each time leaning closer
to her ear. "So many places to see, but then again we have all the
time in the world." A wide, teethy grin broadened across his face as
he continued to lightly shake her.
"If we 'ave all the time in the world, can't I sleep an hour more?"
The lithe form beneath the white covers groaned, tightening the sheets
around herself.
"But, no other time to start an exciting adventure than early in
the morning, hmmm?"
Squinted eyes and scowling eyebrows peeked up from the covers. "I -
was- 'avin' a lovely dream." She protested in a mildly displeased
voice. Sitting up, the sheets pooled around her hips, exposing her
teal tank-top clad upper body. She rose a hand up to her eyes, rubbing
the sleep out of them.
"I'm sure you'll have many more." The amused simper never left the
Doctor's face as he watched her with affectionate fondness. "You're
adorable, y'know? With your hair all mussed up and still half-asleep."
Rose couldn't help the bashful smile that flickered across her rosy
lips. "Oh, shut it will ya?" The blonde attempted a shove against his
arm, instead collapsing against it. "What time is it anyways?"
"8:00 P.M... by Earth standards."
"8:00 P.M.?!" Rose yelped with a start. "But it's bloody bright
out! I can see the sun through the curtains, Doctor!"
"Right! Everything is backwards on this planet. Y'probably didn't
notice. We did get in late last night." His grin never wavered as he
watched her expression become even more bewildered.
Now his companion was wide awake, looking about the rather spacious
hotel room, gathering her senses. "What planet are we on, Doctor!?"
His amused grin transformed into a secretive smirk. "Nameless."
"That's the name? Nameless?" She quirked a brow.
"No, the planet -is- nameless. As in, it has no name."
"Riiiight. We we'll have to explore this nameless planet then, will
we?" Rose grinned that trademark grin of hers with her pink tongue
bitten and stuck out between her teeth.
"That's my Rose! Allons-y!" The Doctor jumped up off the bed and
onto his feet, scrambling over to the closet for his signature
pinstripe suit. As of then, the clothing on his back consisted of a
dark blue thermal and checkered pajama bottoms. As for Rose, she was
wearing a teal tank top and dark blue thermal pajama bottoms with teal
polka dots.
Rose rummaged through her black duffel bag, pulling from it a pair
of tight, black jeans and a magenta v-neck, cashmere sweater. She
quickly began throwing off her pajamas, back turned towards the Doctor.
Expecting she'd gone to the bathroom to change the Doctor turned
around to see a very half-naked Rose Tyler kicking her pajama bottoms
off her feet.
"I- uhh.. Sorry. I'll go to the bathroom..." He stammered
bashfully, the top of his cheeks tinted a bright pink. Trying to make
his way to the bathroom swiftly, a hand caught his forearm.
"No need for tha'. S'just me.." Rose gently tugged his arm, before
letting it go. "Look at me."
The clearly embarrassed Doctor hesitantly turned on his heel, eyes
half-lidded and downcast as he made a full 360, facing the human girl.
"Doctor..." The tenderness in her tone coaxed him to raise his eyes
towards her. The Tyler girl had never seen him so... innocent. She
thought to herself that he was probably trying to be a gentleman but
he was reacting so timidly. He definitely wasn't a Captain Jack
Harkness, but she didn't expect such an innocent schoolboy demeanor
from him.
As olive-coloured irises obliged to her request, The Doctor aimed
to avoid her barely clad body and instead stare into her sparkling
brown eyes. "Yes?" Was all he could muster up.
"You can change in 'ere, y'know. I mean, there's no reason t'be shy
'bout it anymore."
"Right,right. Well... I assumed.. you might.. well, have wanted
your privacy." Still he kept his eyes on hers, never straying to
travel lower.
A few seconds of silence floated heavily between them before Rose
spun back around, starting to pull on her jeans. "I don't mind."
Turning his back as well, The Doctor silently began removing his own
sleepwear and replacing them with his usual attire. The brown
pinstripe suit, white dress shirt, chocolate-coloured tie, and
trademark white, red, and blue trainers to match. Rose chose carnation
pink trainers to complete her outfit.
After each was dressed appropriately and had gotten over the
previous awkwardness, both The Doctor and Rose headed out of the room
hand in hand. Grins illuminating the pair's faces, they made their way
down the hall and elevator, soon into the lobby below. Upon reaching
the ground floor, Doctor and companion were in a fit of giggles,
pointing out all the laughable oddities.
"Oh,look! A shop!" The ebulliant Doctor rushed forward to their
left, tugging a bubbly Rose close behind.
The hotel shop was the usual souvenir and convenience store.
Simple, but inviting. Colourful keychains hung from displays. Globe
models of the planet, ranging from small to fairly large, lined a
couple low shelves along the wall. All the souvenirs sold looked like
any other souvenirs one would be able to buy on Earth.
Rose approached the shelves where the globes were displayed.
Gingerly taking one of the smaller-sized, sky blue spheres into her
hands, she gasped as the globe began rippling with an array of
colours, finally settling on a pleasant shade of pink, like the tint
of the beginnings of a sunrise. Rotating the model carefully, the
human girl smiled in wonder at the odd souvenir. Out of curiosity, she
blew a breath against the glass, and sure enough the colours shifted
again, but again settled on the shade of pink.
"Ah, yes. Beautiful, isn't it?" The tender voice of her Doctor's
reached her ears.
"Yeah... Can I get one?" Rose bit her bottom lip, tossing a look
over her shoulder, filled with innocence and wonder that would match
on a child's face.
" 'Course y'can." He grinned broadly, pecking a kiss against her
temple. Reaching over her shoulder, he took the globe into his larger
hand. This time the globe brightened into a colour of vibrant orange,
mixed with the remnants of a scarlet and crimson shade. The change in
shades and obvious tie-in to the Timelord's history, caused The
Doctor's jaw to clench, though not too noticeably.
But the sight elicited a light gasp from Rose, her voice soft with
a whisper, "That's gorgeous."
"That's Gallifrey." The Doctor returned tersely as he handed it
back to her. "Here's my credit card. Go ahead and pay for that. I'll
be right outside the entrance." Before she could ask any questions, he
gently shoved her in the opposite direction.
Just as he stepped out of the shop, a violent quake shook the floor
beneath him, throwing him against the wall. Eyes widened and lips
agape, The Doctor glanced this way and that before yelling. "Rose!
Rose!" Running swiftly back into the shop, the panicked Timelord
searched for his companion, dodging the merchandise crashing around him.
"Doctor!" Came a frightened yelp from about 6 feet away. The
Doctor's attention snapped in that direction. He spotted her back
into corner, panic slapped across her features.
"Rose!" He sprinted forward, almost stumbling on a toppled shelf.
The ground still quaked with abrupt jolts as the Doctor struggled to
stay on his feet. Right as he reached Rose, the ceiling above them
began to split and crack, threatening to cave in. Debris sprinkled
onto the couple as they clung onto each other and searched for an
escape route. Just then, a hand shot out, grabbing The Doctor's
forearm, and another shot, grabbing Rose, tugging them both into the
doorway to their right.