Rose still felt bad, months later. It was only one dalek, but daleks can be hard to defeat. Especially in one's birthday suit.

The Doctor hadn't touched her since. Never holding her hand. Never giving her a hug. Not even protecting her from monsters.

She went through periods of silence, not talking, even to the Doctor. Especially to the Doctor. It was normally never for more than a day. The Doctor would keep talking to her, tell a joke, watch her crack a smile, and he knew he had won.

But now, she had been silent for weeks, and the Doctor was running out of good jokes. She had stopped eating yesterday. The Doctor was generally worried.

They were walking in an alien market, when she was attacked. The Doctor was talking to her in a rather one-sided conversation. He said something he was sure would make her laugh. Turning to see if Rose had even smiled, he realized she was gone. Listening closely, the Doctor could even hear her precious scream.

The Doctor ran, following the scream, but stopped dead in his tracks when he saw a slitheen, cupping her throat in it's deadly claw. "Give her back." The Doctor stated firmly. The slitheen laughed, and tightened it's grip.

The Doctor dove to save her, but the slitheen just whisked her out of his reach. "Nice try, time lord." it hissed menacingly. "I could kill you anytime, but I'm waiting for you to peacefully hand my friend over. Rose flinched at the word 'friend'. The slitheen let out a throaty laugh, throwing it's head back. Rose took the chance to wrestle out of it's grip. She kicked it in the face (That didn't kill it. Didn't even hurt.) and ran. The slitheen shrugged and walked away. "Wasn't even pretty, anyway."

Rose ran, unsure on whether she was running from the Doctor or the slitheen. When the man caught up to her, she knew she was running from him. Rose ran away, raising her pace, but time lords were fast. She felt herself being tackled onto the ground. Looking up, she saw the Doctor's face, dangerously close to hers. She leaned in a bit more, hoping he would kiss her, but the time lord climbed off of her and knelt by her side.

The impact was enough to keep her lying on the ground face up, so she was helpless as the Doctor yelled at her. She didn't care about the alien onlookers. She didn't care that the Doctor was furious. She just wanted to lie there.

"We're going back to the TARDIS." The Doctor ordered gruffly. Rose defiantly shook her head. The Doctor leaned over, his tie coming loose and brushing her face. "Do you want me to let the entirety of my anger out in public?" Rose shrugged, but she knew without the Doctor she would be trapped here, so she took his outstretched hand. Rose tried to pull herself up, but she simply fell down again. The Doctor sighed, and scooped her up, despite her kicking.

Rose clenched her eyes shut, and didn't open them until she felt herself being laid down on her bed. The Doctor looked down on her, pulling her quilt up to her chin. He pulled up a chair a sat by Rose's side.

"What's wrong? Talk to me." He demanded. Rose shook her head, feeling tears slipping down her cheek. The Doctor sighed. "I get it. I'm an awful person. I took you away from your family, and continuously put you in danger. You deserve better."

Rose found he voice for the first time in weeks. "No, it's not that." The Doctor's ears perked up to the sound of her smooth voice. "What is it, Rose. Please tell me." Rose watched his worried face in interest. "You kissed me. You slept with me." she stated.

"I-I'm sorry." he said, ears brightening with red. "Don't be! Do it again!" "Are you sure?" The Doctor asked cautiously. Rose nodded. "Are you?" she asked. "Yes, I'd like to kiss you kiss you again." Rose smiled, lips parting slightly. The were immediately covered by his.

Rose grinned to herself, and moved her lips with his.