Tenth Doctor's POV-
"Stop it! Get off! You're hurtin' me! I said stop! No! No!"
Was that Rose's voice? It couldn't have been. She was right here, behind-oh. Oh Rassilion, where has she got off to now?
"Ouch! Stop! DOCTOR!"
Oh, now that was most definitely Rose. My Rose. Wait. She's screaming. She's in danger. I have to find her! She can't get hurt! I can't lose her!
"Get off of me! DOCTOR! DOCTOR!"
Rose! Why do you always have to wander off? Why can't I go through one day without worrying about saving you?
"You're hurting me!"
Okay now, think, where could she be? Its mid-city London, she can't have gotten far. I need to be able to follow the sound of her voice. That way I can find her and kill whoever is hurting her.
"ROSE! I'm comin'!"
The shout just erupted from my body, and I hoped with everything I had that she would answer me. I was so close to her, I could feel it.
"DOCTOR! In the allemphhh-!"
The alley! Of course! I pull my sonic screwdriver out of my coat pocket and start sprinting towards the alleyway.
"Rose! I'm here, Rose, where are you?"
A shuffle off to the side. I turn rapidly. My hearts just stopped for a second. No. Anything but this.
"Come near me, and she gets a knife to the throat."
A man was holding my Rose on his lap, sitting down beside a dumpster. His meaty hand was over her mouth and the other was holding a rather large pocketknife to her throat. I felt more rage than I have for a long while, and resisted the urge to dive at him and kill him.
"Let. Rose. Go."
"Is that her name? Well, pretty name for an ordinary face. Her body on the other hand…well, I'll just say it's perfectly crafted for me. Small, but a decent chest, a nice bum, and she has got a lovely scream, don't you think?"
"Let her go. Give her back to me."
I took a step closer to them. I looked to Rose's eyes and saw that they were closed, shut tightly.
"Get any closer to her and you're dead."
"Funny. I was just about to say the same to you."
I don't know where all this bravery is coming from, that is Rose, and if I make the man mad, he could kill her.
"Well, if you don't mind, Ms. Rose and I will be leaving now. I just want to finish what I started."
"Don't you dare move."
"Well, what are you going to do about it then?"
"I warned you."
"What are you goin' on about?"
"Put Rose down right now."
"How about…no."
"You leave me with no choice. I'll get you, Rose. I promise."
I pointed my sonic screwdriver at the man and he stared at me in confusion. He stared to stand up, Rose still in his grasp. When he turned around to run, I clicked the switch, and then the man was gone. Transported. I don't know where. Rose fell into a heap on the ground, but I was fast enough to catch her head. I put it in my lap. My companion's big, brown eyes fluttered open slowly. I nearly cried with joy.
"Doctor…"
"My Rose."
"Is he gone?"
"He's gone and you're safe. Are you okay?"
"I'm alright. Just a little dizzy, that's all."
"Did he try to hurt you before I got here?"
"He tried to…tried to rape me."
The alien blood in my veins went cold and I felt white hot fury at the man. He tried to hurt Rose. He tried to rape her. My Rose. My innocent little perfect Rose.
"I'm going to kill him. I'm going to transport and find him and kill him." I said through gritted teeth, my anger felt like it was burning in my chest.
"He didn't get a chance to though, see. I'm fine! Just a bit sore now."
"He hurt you."
"I know, but I just need you with me, not chasing some guy around the universe."
"I'm not leaving you. Are you still dizzy?"
"Just a bit. I'll be okay."
"Let's get you back to the TARDIS."
Rose began to stand up, but when she got on both legs, she almost fell. I caught her instantly, and held her steady in my arms. I repositioned my hands so one was supporting her back and the other was under her knees, and then easily lifted her. After a few protests, she finally allowed me to carry her back to the TARDIS.
"You'd think that after everything we've been through that this wouldn't even be a big deal."
"Rose, I don't know if you know this, but even if you got a tiny scratch on your hand it would still be a big deal to me."
I opened the door and walked her in. I kept going past the controls and went straight to Rose's bedroom. When we got in, I set her down gently on the green, fluffy bed.
"Doctor?"
"Yes?"
"I'm glad it was you there tonight."
"Me too. What hurts?"
"My head. My arms. My legs."
"Hold on, just a quickie fix-up…"
I put some of the healing fibers from the med bay and spread them where she said she had been hurt. They did their magic and Rose felt better in seconds.
"Doctor? Where did you send him?"
"I transported him."
"What? Where?"
"Not exactly sure."
"Oh." Rose sounded like she was trying to keep the smile out of her voice, but it shone through anyway.
"How are you feeling now?"
"Heaps better."
"Fantastic. What do you say, shall we call it a night?"
"I think so."
"Would you like a banana smoothie?"
"I would love one, actually." She smiled that gorgeous, light up the room smile.
"I'll be right back. Stay there, and this time I mean it."
I walked out of the room and towards the kitchen. I made enough smoothie for both of us and poured the mix into two red cups. Grabbing straws and the whipped cream, I started back down the hall.
"They look delicious." Rose was now sitting up on her bed, and she scooted over to make room for me. I obliged and sat down next to her, both of us leaning back against the wall.
"Oh, believe me, they are."
I handed her one of the red cups and took a sip of the other. I motioned towards the cream in my hand and she nodded, so I piled it on her smoothie. She took a long sip and when she finished, she looked up at me. Unfortunately, she saw me staring at her.
"What?"
"Nothing, just glad you're alright."
She smiled shyly at this and we both took another drink. We drank our smoothies in comfortable silence, and when we were both done, I went out to clean the cups while Rose got changed and ready for bed. After changing into my pajama pants and tee-shirt, I walked back into her room.
"Doctor?"
"Yes?"
"Would you…never mind. It's silly anyway. Goodnight."
"What is it, Rose?"
"Would you mind…maybe…staying with me tonight?"
"Not at all." She seemed relieved and I slid easily into the bed next to her. She turned around to face me.
"Thank you."
"Are you okay, I mean, really okay?" I murmured to her. She nodded tiredly.
"Goodnight My Doctor." Her chocolate brown eyes slid shut easily. She must have been exhausted. Subconsciously, my companion curled into my chest. I couldn't resist Rose of course, so I wrapped my arms firmly around her and she sighed contentedly in sleep.
"Goodnight My Rose…I love you." The last part that I spoke was barely above a whisper and I made sure she was sound asleep before I said it. I don't really know when she became My Rose and it may have been selfish to take possession, but I don't care. She had earned her spot as My Rose and now it would be her's forever. I drifted off to sleep with her in my arms and in my thoughts.