SLIPPING AWAY (ROSE/ SAM AU)
SETTING: Animal Shelter
PEOPLE: Ten (David Tennant) , Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) , Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), & Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki).
TIME: Time of Ten/ Time of Sam's demon blood addiction
-The Master has just died
- Martha does not exist
- Rose has stayed with the doctor
STORY:
"Sam's phone," Sam answered. Rose took a breath, trying to refocus herself.
"Hello?" Sam called. Impatient bastard, Rose silently cussed to herself. She looked up at the Doctor. He was staring at her expectantly. She walked away from him casually, knowing she would need to ease off some of the pressure.
"Hi, it's Rose," Rose stated.
"Rose from the gas station? Er wait, that was Martha…" Sam muttered. Rose sighed, recognizing a joke when she saw one.
"Shut up, Sam," she groaned.
"Hey, you're the one who called me," he stated petulantly. Rose sighed, rubbing her temples in frustration. This phone call was not going as smoothly as she would have liked.
"Yeah, um, about that. You kind of have something of mine, and I was wondering if we can meet up? I really need it back," Rose stated, biting at her fingernails. She stared down at her hand curiously. When had she picked up that habit? She'd never done it before. On the other line, Rose heard Sam whisper something. His voice was muffled, though, as if his hand was covering the receiver.
"Hmmm…. Maybe. It depends on how badly you want it," Sam stated. Rose felt her heart run faster in her chest. It was getting almost impossible not to let this man get to her. It was as if every word he said tugged on one of her heart strings.
"Tell him you really need it!" The Doctor said, obviously not realizing the inappropriate implications that Sam was making. Rose sighed, pivoting again on her heel and beginning to walk away from the Doctor.
"I need it really badly. It's extremely important," Rose stammered, her face flushing almost immediately. She could practically hear Sam's mischievous grin on the other end of the phone.
"Great. I'll meet you at the Red Rock Motel in 30 minutes?" Sam offered.
"Not a chance!" Rose scoffed. "You must think I'm stupid! I'll meet you at…" she said, gesturing for the Doctor to fill in the blank. He thought for a moment, tapping against the side of his skull as if trying to receive information.
"At?" Sam prodded.
"The park on Jacman Avenue, right by the pet store," the Doctor declared, as if reciting the information.
"The park on Jacman Ave, right by the pet store," Rose repeated.
"Alright. I'm liking this whole assassin thing. Pushy girls are exactly my type," Sam said, his voice alluring. Rose squeezed her eyes shut, hearing her pulse beat loudly in her ears.
"I'm never going to live that down, now am I?" Rose moaned.
"Not if I can help it. See you in 30 minutes, killer," Sam declared before ending the call. Rose snapped the phone shut harder than usual, shoving it into her pocket with more force than necessary. Everything about this stranger set her on edge.
"Live what down?" The Doctor inquired, walking off in a direction. Rose immediately followed, knowing if she had learned anything from her travels with the Doctor, it was that you walk first, ask questions later.
"Ah, nothing." Rose muttered, wishing he would drop the subject.
"Did I miss something?" The Doctor stabbed, his eyes narrowing.
"No! Nothing! Now can you tell me why we are going to all this trouble to chase after a cat?" Rose snapped. The Doctor raised his eyebrows at her overly feisty remark. He said nothing aloud, but the way his eyes widened practically stated, Sassy.
"That kitten was inhabited by one of the last of the Abdosx. They're extremely rare but have the capabilities to slowly feed on the energy of the planet they're on. They feed off of large amounts until the planet they are on slowly dies." The Doctor explained, stepping into the Tardis.
"You mean…" Rose gasped.
"I wouldn't doubt that Earth's been suffering already," the Doctor declared grimly. The two of them stepped into a taxicab, hailing for the park. Once they arrived there, they were already ten minutes late. Rose hopped out of the cab, her eyes immediately finding Sam's hulking figure in the abandoned park. No one was out due to the fact that it was freezing out, and there were no hills in this park to sled on.
"Why hello," the Doctor stated, clasping his hands together in front of him and rocking back and forth on his heels.
"Who's your friend?" the other man asked Rose.
"I could ask you the same question," Rose countered. The man sighed, clearly not in the mood for playing games. Sam only smiled though, his eyes raking thoroughly over Rose as if she were a piece of meat.
"This is my brother, Dean." Sam introduced, gesturing vaguely at the shorter man.
"This is my…. Partner, the Doctor," Rose declared. Sam's eyes narrowed slightly at the mention of the Doctor.
"Partner?" He questioned, at the same time Dean asked,
"Doctor who?"
"He's my business partner, and he's just the Doctor. He hasn't got a last name," Rose declared sharply. Sam raised his eyebrows, but thankfully didn't make a remark to that.
"So, the kitten," the Doctor inserted, looking from Dean to Sam and back again.
"Alright, then. It's just in the back of our truck," Sam offered, gesturing towards a gorgeous '67 Chevy Impala. Rose walked toward it eagerly, suddenly wondering why the Doctor was walking so slowly. She reached out to open the hood, but Dean shook his head.
"Not a chance, blondie. The only one that touches my baby is me," Dean emphasized, gesturing toward his Impala with a look of great reverence. Rose lifted her hands in surrender, showing that she wasn't touching his precious car.
"Alright, alright," Rose said warily. He opened the trunk of the car, and she looked inside.
"I don't see the kitten," Rose observed.
"Sam?" Dean called. But before Rose could register, something was pressed over her mouth, and everything seemed to get extremely heavy. There felt like a weight was pressing on her chest, and her eyes were just too heavy to keep open. The world seemed to slip away, leaving her only with the last thought her weary mind could conjure- Sam.