Stolen Kisses: The Diary Of Rose Tyler

Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who the BBC does, but I wish I did! =)

Summary: 3rd person with excerpts of Rose's Diary. Rose has a plan to make the Doctor fall head over heals, watch it unfold.

Travel Diary: Day One

Dear Diary,

I've never really written to a diary before, but the Doctor gave you to me as a Christmas gift so I'm determined to put you to good use. Even now, as I'm sitting on the Jump Seat writing and he is fiddling with a control on the consol, I keep catching him watching me over his shoulder. I don't even know when he had the time to go out and get this, let alone wrap it, considering he was unconscious for the last 24 hours. I really should learn not to be so easily surprised after everything that has happened lately.

The Doctor has changed so much, but I'm ready to accept that he's still the same, and all it took was hours of fearing for his life, watching him save the world, and a little snogging.

"I'm going for a walk." Rose announced standing up.

"Mind if I come with?" The Doctor asked also standing, "I desperately need to stretch my new long legs."

"Sure." Rose agreed with a smile.

"Well, alright you two," Jackie called from the Kitchen where she was forcing Mickey to help her clean up, "But stay within shouting range, so I can call you when it's time to open the gifts."

They nodded in recognition, walked out, and shut the door. A couple of minutes later they reached the TARDIS and Rose lent back against its doors. The Doctor smiled.

"Well, at least the TARDIS doesn't change." He said taking her hand in his. She looked down at their intertwined fingers.

"You look different, but you're still the same." She said looking up to meet his eyes, to make him understand. "You never told me, what actually happened back on Satellite 5? Why did you need to regenerate anyway?"

"It was you Rose."

"What?"

"You looked into the heart of the TARDIS. The energy of the Time Vortex went inside you. You used it to destroy the Daleks. You saved everyone, but you couldn't control it. The energy was burning you up. So, I took the energy into my own body, and it killed me instead."

"I'm sorry you hand to do that for me."

"Sorry?" He repeated with a smile. He took her other hand. "You saved the day when I couldn't. You came to my rescue. Rose Tyler, you are the most amazing person I've ever met. Do you think that I wouldn't do everything I could to save you?"

"You always do." Rose said wrapping her arms around the Doctor's neck. He let his hands drop to her waist and pulled her to him into a hug. She returned it and continued, "The ways you almost didn't destroy the Slitheen because I could have gotten hurt. You let a Dalek lose in Utah, and now this." She pause and pulled back a little so she could meet his eyes, "Hold on, you said that you took the energy from me into you."

"Yeah."

"Well, how'd ya do that anyway?"

"It wasn't too difficult. I just created a physical pathway for the energy to flow through. The connection had to be more than just physical, but something that created a strong mental and emotional reaction, something that would push the energy from behind while I pulled it out of you."

"So what did you do?"

"I, well, I- I kissed you?" He said unsure what her reaction would be.

"I don't remember. Why don't I remember?"

"Your body went through trauma. When the energy left it took your memories as a way of cleansing." He was obviously back in his element.

"What was it like?"

"What?"

"The kiss."

"Oh! Well," He was struggling again, "It was- it was nice, yeah."

"Just nice?" Rose asked raising an eyebrow.

"Well, I was kinda' focused on pulling the Time Vortex out of your head."

"So you don't remember either?"

The Doctor didn't respond and looked away, "Doctor?" He slowly brought his eyes back to her's, "Kiss me?"

"Rose?" The Doctor asked uncertain if he had misheard her.

"I just," She said nervously trying to explain, "I want to know what-"

"What you forgot?" He finished her sentence.

"Yeah." She agreed in a whisper.

"It wouldn't be the same. I've changed."

"But you're still you right? I- I just need to-"

The Doctor leaned in and lightly pressed a kiss to her lips cutting her off.

"To know." She finished slightly shocked after they broke apart. Rose starred into the Doctor's deep brown eyes. They may have changed color but they were looking at her the same way they used to, completely unreadable.

"Doctor! Rose!" Jackie called from the door, "Come on back. It's time to open the gifts!"

Rose pulled away and began walking back. The Doctor turned and starred momentarily at her retreating figure. Then began whistling and took off after her as if nothing had happened.

Okay, so it was one kiss, but I'm determined for it not to be our last. I've been confused about the way I feel about the Doctor for quite some time now, but not anymore. I have this crazy plan to make the Doctor fall for me. Basically, I'm going to kiss, or if I'm really brave, snog him, at least once everyday until he's snogging me. Wish me luck!

Love,
Rose