Dear readers,

HA! That's funny. I said dear readers. Like it was formal. But I'm far from it. Anyway! I know this is a VERY short chapter and I am SO, SO, SO sorry, but I knew I had to get something up! I've just been sick and had school, haha, so... yeah. And plus, this is just a filler, really, but I hope to have the next chapter up soon! Honestly, I couldn't advance without making an awkward transition, but it wouldn't be awkward if I made it a new chapter. Plus, it'll give you a little something to tide you over until the REAL updates start happening. :D So, please, enjoy the short filler!


Rose came out into the control room of the Tardis in an odd, pink pastel-colored skirt and a matching jacket with wide shoulders. Under her jacket she was wearing a yellow pastel shirt. She had bright colored eye-shadow around her eyes and red lips. "Is this really what they wear?" she asked, almost tripping in the high-heels that hadn't been worn before.

"Ah, yes, look," he said, pointing at the screen that showed outside. "It's all the rage!"

"Well," Rose said as she stumbled over to the screen, "look what the men are wearing. Doctor, you won't fit in like that!"

He stared at her, not registering. Then when it clicked, his eyes went wide and Rose smiled. "No," he said. "No, no, no, no! I am not wearing anything like that!"

"Well then I'm not wearing this!" Rose exclaimed, smiling and smacking the Doctor's shoulder.

The Doctor looked her up and down, pulled the skin of his chin up as if making a face that said, 'not bad', and said, "Well why not? You look good in it!"

Rose rolled her eyes. "If I'm wearing this and you're not wearing anything like it, we'll stick out even more!" she exclaimed.

"Alright, alright, I'll do… something," the Doctor said. He walked away from the control room and came back with a few items in his hand. "So, what do you think I should put in my pocket?" He held out the contents in his hand. They consisted of a yellow rose, a red cloth that matched his shoes, and a baby blue colored… thing. That's all that could describe it, it was a thing, with strings of rubber that bounced around, making it look like a palm tree from a far off planet, one they haven't even been to yet.

Rose looked at him with an odd expression and said, "The Rose, I guess."

"All right, then, the rose it is!" he tucked it into his breast pocket and flung the others away. "Now I'm good, not too out of place. Allons-y!"

Rose sighed. "I'll be right back. I'm not dressing this ridiculous; I'll just… get a different coat or something."

"Women," the Doctor mumbled, "they can never make up their mind about clothes."

"I heard that!" Rose called as she was walking away.

"I never said I didn't want you to!" the Doctor called back, smiling.

Rose came back a bit later with a dress on. It was yellow on the top, had a ribbon underneath her breasts that was also yellow, and the bottom part was pink. It wasn't too flashy and it was easy to move in. She wore similar shoes, but they fit better and were more comfortable.

"Now that looks better on you," the Doctor said, putting out an arm for her arm to intertwine with. "It's more your style."

Rose smiled and looped her arm with his. "I thought so, too."

Together they walked out of the police box and down the street, towards where they thought the problem would be. "Look, Doctor," Rose said as she pointed to a large screen in the middle of the Capitol. It displayed the Games, and right now was focused on the kissing Katniss and Peeta. The Doctor looked at Rose.

"We're gone for ten seconds and they're snogging already," he said.

Rose laughed. "Well I'm sure she has her reasons. Hey, Doctor?" she asked. He looked at her and hummed, as if asking 'what'. "Why didn't we park closer to the building?"

He looked up at the Capitol building, where they were supposed to be, up a big hill or two. He decided to just say casually, "Well, might as well enjoy the beauty before the storm, eh?"

Rose smiled a small, sad smile, knowing what would happen, and nodded just a tad. "You know, maybe we should go back and get them, persuade them to come with us," she decided.

"But, Rose, what if someone notices that they're here and not in the arena?" the Doctor asked. "Plus, they had tracker chips put in them so the Gamemakers would know where they were."

Rose nodded, thinking about this now. "And they would find us as well."

He nodded. "Couldn't have that."


Again, I'm very sorry. But I'll tell you a secret:
reviews help me type faster.
So! If you want me to update faster, please review! And I'm not even kidding. Because it makes me feel bad that I didn't update, and then all this stuff goes through my head and I don't give up on the story!