Sorry for the wait, i thought I had put this up already!


Preacher3: Hello? Anyone there?

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theDoctor: Rose? Rose? You there?

Preacher3: Hey Doctor. She's with the new recruits; her day to teach

theDoctor: What's she teaching?

Preacher3: Karate, today. If you hurry, you might get there to see her go against God's gift to women, or G2W, as we call him.

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theDoctor: …. G2W?

Preacher3: He's some big hot-shot athletic star, just graduated from Cambridge. He thinks all the female employees are his to ask out, and is practically Adonis to a lot of them. Rose is less than impressed, but he's made it his mission to get her out on a date, if not get her in the sack.

theDoctor: I'll be right back.

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FloridaBusty: Hey Jake! :) Talking about Tyler, are we?

Preacher3: Hey C. :-D Which one?

FloridaBusty: First name Tyler

Preacher3: Yeah, the Doctor just took off to 'supervise' his training session with Rose.

FloridaBusty: Saw that, lol. You should have told him not to bother.

Preacher3: I like to make him squirm

FloridaBusty: So, you were the one responsible for that lover's spat last week?

Preacher3: Well…. I wouldn't want to brag…

FloridaBusty: LOL. Too bad you can't solve your own love life as easily ;)

Preacher3: All you have to do is say yes ;)

FloridaBusty: And lose all attraction as a single lady? Nah, I like playing around. :P

Preacher3: Who said we'd have to do anything but play? :P

FloridaBusty: You charmer, you. Closet around the corner from my office?

Preacher3: Anything for you, sweetheart.

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Rose had just started their first karate lesson when the Doctor entered, trying to act invisible but failing greatly. The new recruits, still not comfortable at Torchwood yet, all craned their heads to see who had entered; several of the females' eyes widened and immediately began to giggle to each other, while the guys returned to Rose's speech with bored indifference.

It wasn't hard to pick out the one Jake had referred to; he was front and center, surrounded by three girls, and making eyes at Rose as she blatantly ignored him. The Doctor watched in fascination as his face contorted into all sorts of strange poses, and what was supposed to be seductive was like a grimace of pain.

"Alright, I need a volunteer," Rose said. Immediately, the boy's hand shot up, and Rose cocked her head before turning to look at the Doctor. A smile crossed her face, and he saw the mischievous sparkle in here eyes. "Oh, Doctor, there you are. Come to get a first look at the newbies?"

Grinning at her, he sauntered over, hands in his pockets. "Depends. I'm still in need of lab assistant, so unless they can tell me the difference between a Hypernion boiler and Theeeelisnan Electron Inducer Ray, I'm going to have to pass. Karate lesson, I'm assuming?"

"Yep. Just a basic overview of what they're required to learn by the time training is over. Since Gerry stepped out for a bit, want to be my sparring partner?"

He rocked back on his heels, pretending to consider. "Weeeeell, I'm more of an aikido man myself, but anything to help out with training." Swiftly, he removed his tie, jacket, socks, shoes, and glasses, then turned to the recruits. "Circle 'round. You all need to see this."

As he and Rose moved to the center of the mats, the group obligingly collected in a loose circle around them. Taking a moment to stretch, the Doctor grinned at Rose. "Right. When shall we start?"

Rose let loose a flurry of attacks, which he easily blocked and dodged, respectively. As she went, Rose explained the various basic points of Karate, and the philosophical side of it as well. The Doctor could tell she wasn't trying very hard- was sticking to basic moves, in fact- and decided to really put on a show.

He stopped, giving the Torchwood field agent hand sign for 'surrender'; Rose paused at once, and he smirked at her. Reading his challenge, Rose gave a wolfish grin in reply. "Right, class. That's enough of the basics. This is what you really need to know by the end."

She moved so quickly he almost didn't block it; by the collective gasp from the crowd, they hadn't realized that he and Rose had been holding back. They spun, kicked, blocked, and punched in a dance that they only knew the moves to, anticipating the moves before it happened and acting accordingly. It had been years- centuries, really- since the Doctor had really used his skill from his third body, but he was pleased to see that he hadn't forgotten them. That didn't mean it was easy- he still had to use every ounce of concentration to parry Rose's attacks and search for an opening in her defenses- but it did take a weight off his mind that he didn't have to think about which motion to carry out; he simply did it naturally.

At some point Gerry had returned, and had teasingly started a betting ring; Rose's supporters on one side, the Doctor's on the other. Most had gathered on Rose's, but some Torchwood agents that had come to watch the lesson moved to support the Doctor with a few of the recruits.

The Doctor and Rose were getting almost lazy in their desire to win when Rose's admirer said, in a voice meant to carry, "I'd like to get her on her back."

He was looking straight at them; it was no contest on who he was referring to. The Doctor quirked an eyebrow, and she tilted her head; you or me? She asked with her eyes.

The Doctor purposefully let his guard down, and in seconds, he was pinned beneath her.

A smattering of applause rang out, and he beamed up at her. "Can't say I don't enjoy the view," he teased, and Rose blushed from more than the sparring.

"I remember you enjoyed it more than enough last night," she purred, and he laughed delightedly before taking advantage of their position and giving her a quick kiss. Rose giggled, and then helped him to his feet. "You let me win, so I'd demand a rematch, but owing me dinner seems like a nice substitute." She hadn't yet let go of his hand, and swung it between them playfully.

Grinning at her like a besotted idiot (he was, but that's beside the point), he said, "I cook, we're even?"

"Deal." She kissed him, then, and turned back to the gaping recruits. "I don't expect you to be ready to face me, or even the Doctor, and win any time soon, but you need to at least hold your own against each other by the time training is over. Depending on which branch you progess to, further martial arts training might be required…"

Rose continued her lesson as the Doctor strolled over to the sidelines, suppressing a smirk at G2W's sour expression.

When Rose laid him flat on his arse not two minutes into the lesson after he attempted a grope on the sly, the Doctor knew that the message had been made clear: Rose Tyler was off limits to anyone but the Doctor.

It didn't stop him from rubbing that fact in, though. If anyone noticed the Doctor's sudden interest in all things martial arts training, they didn't comment; even when he and Rose stayed locked together on the floor for longer than strictly necessary.


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