Chapter One

The marketplace of Villengard was buzzing with excitement and holiday cheer as Christmas was just around the corner. All along the sides of the streets, vendors were calling out advertisement and compliments to tempt anyone who might have a little cash on them. Nobody's money was safe here since there was just about everything and anything if you took the time to look.

Strolling along one of the streets was a young woman dressed quite warmly with her blonde hair tied up in a messy bun. She ducked her head closer into the multicoloured-striped scarf that was quite long but made a great shield against the chilly breeze. Rose Tyler looked at the merchandise with wide eyes and a small grin on her face. It wasn't everyday she could visit a town in the 51st century let alone have the pleasure of shopping in the local marketplace. Oh yes, living a life with the Doctor didn't allow her to have much down time just to do normal routines. It was always, "Oh Rose! We have to find out why these bodies are coming back to life!" or "Oh Rose! We're stuck on this spaceship and there's a famous historical lady who's in trouble and we have to stop the clock monsters from taking her brain". Well, not that she was complaining; there was nothing in the universe that would stop her from having this crazy life. But it was nice to be a normal woman and just go shopping for once.

They landed just on the outskirts of Villengard when the Doctor strolled out of the TARDIS with his hands in his pockets with a giant grin on his face. He started going on about being here a long time ago and how he exploded the reactor to stop weapon factories. Rose was nodding along, kind of spacing out while she looked curiously at this town. But once he mentioned about going to the banana grove, she looked back at him with an expression of recognition.

"You mean this was the place with the sonic guns and stuff? The one you and Jack were talking about?" she questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Well, I did tell him a banana grove grew there after the factories were blown to smithereens didn't I? Actually, the bananas here are the best I have ever tasted! Something about the particles from the aftermath of the explosion seeping into the soil, mingling around until the right amount of temperature and water caused the molecules to react together to make the perfect compound called Musacalerate. Turns out this compound was the perfect fertilizer for bananas! What an odd little miracle. Who would have thought that kaputting deadly sonic weaponry would end up growing the best tasting bananas in the entire universe?" The Doctor finally looked down at Rose to see her looking up at him with a full blown grin; the one where her tongue peeked itself from behind the row of pearly whites. His lips started to curl up and soon he matched her grin with his own.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Rose just laughed and shook her head before linking her arm through his and started walking towards the town.

"Nevermind, I just wanna go shopping for once. Do you know how long it's been? We haven't visited Mum for a couple of months now and I think we'll have to bring somethin' back for her."

The Doctor cringed at the possibility of seeing Jackie again. But the longer it was put off, the crazier that woman was going to be. Maybe a gift wouldn't be so bad if it could bring her down a few notches. But then again…

"Shopping? Aw c'mon, I don't want to shop. I wanna go to the banana grove!" he moaned loudly and a bit exaggerated while looking up at the sky.

"You big oaf! Fine, we'll compromise." Rose stopped and swung around to face him with a determined look on her face.

" You mister, you can go to the grove yourself and I'll just walk around in the marketplace. We can meet back at the TARDIS in… Let's say in two hours?"

The Doctor contemplated, his mind working out the pros and cons of leaving Rose by herself in this foreign town. Sure, this wasn't a dangerous place by any means, seeing how they have been to worse places. But this was still new place and Rose wasn't the best direction sensed person around.

"You got your cell phone with you?"

Rose rolled her eyes and scrunched her face in annoyance,

"Yeah, of course!"

"You got some money?" he questioned, acting very much like an overprotective puppy. "It's the 51st century so make sure you have to right coins and bills. Remember the last time you gave that man that quid from your time?" His eyebrows waggled as he nudged her arm with his elbow.

"Oi! Get off it! It was just a slip up. No damage done… He just thought I was tryin to con him…" Rose pushed the Doctor from her side.

"Go on! We'll meet each other in two hours. Don't be shoving your face with those bananas; you'll get sick of them!" She called after his retreating figure. He gave a small salute with his fingers accompanied with one of his adorable grins before disappearing into the direction she assumed was the path to the grove. Somehow in her mind, she imagined his voice saying "Allons-y!" before she turned around to head towards the marketplace. Yeah definitely, she needed some time alone.

AN: Ello, please feel free to review! This is my first attempt at it so some feedback would be great!