Slowly, the door opened. Just a little but it was still enough to make the Doctor stumble slightly and hit his head on the wood, as he was forcibly removed from his former leaning post. Cursing to himself in a language that the Tardis chose inappropriate to translate, he attempted to get through the small gap that Rose had created between them. But she stood her ground. She held the door closed enough so that only her face was visible. "Are you ok?" She asked, a mixture of amusement and concern playing across her face as she watched him cradle his head, once again dramatising the whole situation, as was his unfortunate disposition.
The doctor turned to face her, readying himself with a quick and witty response to try and win back control of the situation. However, upon meeting the young girls eyes, the Doctor found himself momentarily flawed, unable to look away, unable to breath properly, and generally unable to form any kind of intelligible sentence or even monosyllabic word. She was beautiful. Even from the little he could see of her there was no denying it, she was absolutely flawless. Her naturally pretty face was complimented by the moderate but carefully applied make up and her hair had been drawn back into an elaborate style at the back of her head, save for a few loose curls that hung down, perfectly framing her soft inviting skin. She stared at him incredulously as he fought to gain control of his vocal chords
"Yes" he finally managed, taking several gulps before continuing. "Yes, I'm fine. You won't be in a minute though if you keep me waiting any longer! Are you ready yet?" He questioned, trying to draw her away from what he could tell were suspicious thoughts.
"Yes actually I am, but you no u really shouldn't shout at me so much, especially on my birthday," she pouted fluttering her eyelashes at the man standing before her. All the while reprimanding herself for fanning the flames of what she was sure was unrequited love.
"Don't think just because your another year older you get another hour in the bathroom! 20 isn't that old you know!"
"I no, but I'm a big girl now, which means you cant tell me off any more." Rose retorted, with more that a little flirtation in her tone.
"Oh well, I guess I'll just have to find something else to do with you…" he trailed off in an equally flirtatious manner, quite enjoying this renewed batch of playful banter that seemed to have become the norm of their relationship. He flashed her that smile and continued "so, are you coming out now you're ready or do I have to dine alone?"
"You have to close your eyes first." The Doctor sighed, as though such childish behaviour was beneath him, but was slightly betrayed by the small smile curling in the corners of his mouth as he did as he was told. After waving her hand in front of his eyes to make sure he wasn't 'cheating', she tip-toed out passed him, his head following her scent ad she stationed herself on the other side of the corridor. "Ok," she sighed, "open your eyes." Again doing as he was told, he found himself for the second time that night completely taken aback. She stood before him, a picture of true beauty, her youthful appearance betraying the years of knowledge she had gained from her adventures around the universe with him. She wore a fitted black halter-neck dress that fell just below the knees, showing her curvaceous figure off to its full potential. After a minute or so, the Doctor finally managed to drag his wandering eyes back up to face level long enough to realise she was looking at him expectantly, as though waiting for his verdict.
"You look perfect!" he concluded, happy to oblige her questioning look, before adding as a playful afterthought "even if it did take you 2 hours 8 minutes and 10 seconds." She swatted his arm and gave him one of her famous smiles while allowing him to take her hand, uninvited as always, as he lead her into the control room. This time it was Roses turn to be blindfolded as the Doctor covered her eyes with his hands and lead her out of the Tardis.
He slowly and teasingly uncovered her eyes, and rested his chin on her shoulder in order to see her reaction. And needless to say he was not disappointed. Her expression was priceless as she walked slowly away from him, keeping hold of one hand, taking in the beautiful surroundings.
"Where are we?" she gasped, clearly amazed, and unable to keep a sense of composure that she was usually quite good at.
"No idea." He proclaimed with a self-satisfied smile. "A Mysterious, beautiful planet somewhere in a mysterious, beautiful galaxy, but completely nameless. Its quite identical to earth in a thousand ways, but the complete opposite in a thousand others… quite extraordinary really. "
Rose couldn't help but smile at the Doctors adorable passion for astrology and science as he took in his environment, every bit as amazed as she was by the new planet. "It's amazing," she half whispered in a most sincere tone. And before the Doctor knew where he was, Rose had thrown herself into his arms, tip-toeing again so her head rested on his shoulder. She began thanking him for such a perfect birthday before he cut her off.
"Don't thank me yet, your birthdays not over after all…" she gave him that questioning look he had become so familiar with, to which he just smiled back knowingly in a way that assured her he wasn't about to reveal his secrets just yet. "Come on then," he continued pulling away and guiding her down the road "we are never going to eat at this rate. Restaurant's this way…"
To Be Continued
Hey guys, this is my first fiction and I'm not really sure how its going to go down so reviews would be really appreciated. If you like it I'll carry on and finish it, if you hate it let me no as well. This is a setting the scene chapter really but the stories going somewhere that will hopefully sound as good on the screen as it did in my head.