chapter two

They had been walking for about twenty minuets.

The Doctor had gotten over his fit of giggles and tried to concentrate on not getting captured by the owner of the drug that so clearly affected his companion.

She was trying her hardiest not to look at him while they walked. well, ran.

She half wished he hadn't told her the effects of the drug. It would be a whole lot less embarrassing if she could just pretend like nothing was wrong.

But he did. and they both knew that the more time that went on, the more she would feel completely and utterly swept off her feet and light headed by his presence.

Inconvenient was an understatement.

They found themselves outside, walking alongside the wall of the building . There was a large enough gap between then and a metal fence separating them from the an overgrown woods to walk comfortably with out being too squashed together. the setting was alot like earth, only littered with strange alien rubbish and the plants being a slightly more purple shade.

They thought it best to avoid being inside the main building for a while, after their little incident with exploding potions.

Their running had slowed to a walking pace and the Doctors smug smile began to creep back over his face again.

"So" He said, spinning to face her as they walked. "Do you have a crush on me yet?"

As soon as he spoke her heart gave a flutter that felt more like a hart attack and she instantly felt her cheeks begin to redden.

She gave him a look that said now's-really-not-the-time but it only seemed to fuel his teasing.

"Wow, that's amazing." he carried on, pulling out his glasses to further inspect her responses "Its actually worked pretty quickly. I didn't think it would be that obvious."

"Doctor" She growled.

"What? Its true." He said, defensively. "Rose Tyler, I can read you like a book." He smiled "Its nothing to be embarrassed about, really, I mean, I'm irresistible. But I'm actually rather interested to know how you're feeling"

She smiled at his arrogance.

"Honestly" She began "its not even as bad as you're makin it sound. I'm just'a bit dizzy an' stuff"

He raised his eye brows challengingly, still smiling. "Really?" He said. He suddenly grabbed her waist, casually pulling her in closer and looking her in the eyes.

Her breathing came to a dead stop and the seconds felt like they were going on for ever. with his hand resting lightly on her lower back, only with enough pressure to keep her body pressed firmly against his, he watched her eyes for a moment, looking for any tell-tale sighs of her condition-so to put it.

Her mouth was hanging open in shock her eyes were wide. A large part of her knew exactly what he was doing and this made her more angry than love struck. But she couldn't help but let her eyes dart quickly back and forth from his mouth and eyes. she knew it wouldn't have mattered even if she looked him dead in the eye, she'd bet her right arm that her pupils dilated, cheeked reddened, and heart thudded in such obvious ways that you wouldn't have to be a superior Time-lord to pick up on them.

He breathed a laugh at her awkward struggle to contain her emotions. His breath running over her soft cheeks and lips.

" Liar, liar, pants on fire" He laughed, letting her go to continue walking, throwing his hands into his trouser pockets.

She stood for a moment, shocked and bewildered at their sudden closeness, and then devastating distance. Her heart beaded down into her stomach and she gave him the most irritated look she could possibly muster. the hormones wernt a problem until now.

He looked back in her direction and laughed at her pink, shocked, and angry face.

"Doctor" she grumbled, half running to catch up with him "Can you not do that?"

This only made him laugh more.

"Seriously, its not funny"

"Okay, okay" He said, calming his giggles. "I wont do it again"

"Good." She said, straightening up.

"You're noffing but a big tease" she added, playfully nudging him. He beamed a smile at her ability to become herself again so quickly and nudged her with his shoulder in return.

They continued walking for a minuet.

"So, do you have a plan then?" she asked "We've been wondering around 'ere for a while now."

He looked around with his nose wrinkled. "Yeah i know, not he best security ive ever seen. But still, as far as i can see, he's keeping a few subjects in the lower levels of the building-uhh" he ran his hand through his messy brown hair. "-uhh..What was I saying? ah yes, the ventilation. i mean- i think he's putting the appropriate drugs through the ventilation..In the lower level...building..."

He rubbed his head and looked around for a second, puzzled.

"You alright, Doctor?" asked Rose, concerned.

"Yeah, yeah" He said "Just a bit of a head-acke or something.. So if we start by disrupting that system, then we can work on releasing them-" He coughed into his hand, awkwardly.

She looked at him for a second and nodded.

"Doctor..." She began "You don't think-"

"No, no, of course not" he interrupted before she could finish. "Extremely unlikely. No, i'm fine, really."

The tension seemed to thicken as they both considered the possibility of the Doctor showing the same symptoms as Rose.

His uneasiness seemed to hit him rather quickly and he was obviously uncomfortable.

She bit her lip to hold the smile. Well, It'd serve him right.

A greedy part of her quickly imagined what could happen if he felt the full effects.. she certainty wouldn't be the one demonstrating self control. no. stop thinking like that. you'll make it worse she internally shouted to herself. every thought involving him in even the smallest detail sent her heart beating like a drum... and her mind wondering else where. after all, she was only human. At least she had an excuse.

He was frowning and avoiding her gaze, looking everywhere but at her.

"Come on" he said, gesturing onward with his hand on the back of his neck "Lets go find the uh.. thing."

She obediently followed him, knowing he didn't really know were he was going, he just wanted to leave the secluded quiet area fast. She knew the feeling.

The Doctor how ever, couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

Surely that tiny little potion couldn't really have an effect on his superior Time-lord biology... even though that area in particular was pretty smellier to humans.

and for it to hit so fast like that.

No. It was preposterous. sure, Rose was attractive, he didn't need a drug to figure that out. But pulling her so close to him like that, just felt so..

Alarm bells started ringing in his head. Oh, how Karma loved him. Maybe he should have been more careful. What was he thinking? Getting all close to her like that.

It cant be that bad, Rose is just bad at hiding it. Yes, that made scene, it wouldn't be a problem for him. Just a small hitch, not an issue.

That was if it was even beginning to affect him. And he was sure it wasn't. but, god what if it was

He quickly glanced down at her walking beside him. She looked up and looked away,barely making eye contact, he quickly looked away too. He felt a flutter of nerves in his hearts and frowned to himself. This wasn't good.

"Whats it like?" He asked, seriously as they walked toward the fire exist they had left from.

"What?" she said.

"Whats it like?" He repeated "being on this drug, what does it feel like? explain it too me"

she looked uneasy and embarrassed, slightly laughing at the strange question.

"Well.."she began "its hard to explain"

"Just start with the basics" he said

She laughed "you wouldn't understand"

"why not?" he asked questioningly

"well.." She said "I feel like im a 16 year old girl again with a crush"

"i suppose you're right," He laughed "ive never been one of those"

"Its just like.. this feeling in you're stomach that you're gonna be sick, but in a good way?" she laughed but he looked at her to go on

"S'like.. you're really conscious of everything you do" they had stopped walking and were now standing in the middle of the pathway outside the doors. The Doctor was watching her intently as she spoke

"Or that feeling you get when you meet a celebrity you really like, but.. i don't know, its not quite like that"

The Doctor stood over her, frowning even more at her words. it was like as soon as she spoke them, they effected him. every cell of his body pulsing and racing with nerves and adrenaline.

Rose's breath hitched again and she looked down at the floor, embarrassed.

"Doctor, you said you wouldn't do that again"

"what?" he asked, only half paying attention.

oh, thats right.. he noticed his hand had slipped into place on her lower back at some point and was slightly pulling her closer, letting their bodies touch.

He only slightly noticed it happen. He was too fixed on the hot blood he could see rushing to her cheeks, her fast and shallow breath as she avoided his gaze. Her heart thudding against his chest. They were so close, their faces almost touching.

She looked at him quickly, then down to his lips and back up again, not knowing what to do with her eyes.

He could taste her breath, warm and shaky. He would just have to move a few inches to kiss her perfect soft mouth. Its not like they didn't even have a good excuse. What's just one kiss between friends?

"Doctor" She said in a shaky whisper "I don't want you to do any thing you might regret, I don't want to ruin anything"

He knew what she was saying made seance and he hesitated.

woa there- how did this happen? he thought

"okay, maybe I was wrong about being affected" He said, still staring at her lips. She laughed nervously and bit her lip, she wanted to kiss him more than anything else in the universe. But it was never that simple. god, she regretted saying anything. She may never get another chance. She felt herself lean on her toes, lean towards him. He didn't move back. Just as their lips almost began to touch-

"OI!" Came a rough voice from across the path.

Their heads span around to see a tall humanoid, wearing suit that was too small for him and with awful yellow skin.

The Doctor looked back a Rose, eyes wide with shock. He shook his head clear and looked back at the man. He grabbed her hand and the ran for the door.

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arg! how was is? sorry if it felt a little rushed, i was up till god knows what time last night writing this.. chapters like that one just kill me

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