"Rose. Rose!" The Doctor gently nudged his companion, trying to wake her up. He hadn't meant to fall asleep in her bed and had when he woke up he found her tightly embraced in his arms. Rose shifted and moaned in her sleep. Slowly her eyes flicked open and she rolled over to look at The Doctor.

"How long have I been asleep?" she asked, her voice still groggy from just have woken up.

"I'm actually not sure myself. The more important question is how are you feeling?"

"Groggy and dizzy. And I have a feeling of-" Rose didn't have enough time to finish her sentence before she was hunched over the bucket again. The Doctor put a supportive hand on her should. Rose turned from the bucket, her cheeks were glowing bright red.

"S-sorry. I umm didn't" she started and it looked like she was going to die from embarrassment.

"No, it's alright. Really. You're sick Rose. There's no need to say sorry." The Doctor reassured her, though he could feel his own cheeks turning red. He looked away from her to break try and break the awkward situation when he spotted the barely touched soup bowl.

"Soup didn't go down to well?' he questioned her.

"No, I tried it and it tasted great but it just ended up in the bucket. I'm really sorry." rose looked even more embarrassed. It wasn't everyday that The Doctor cooked and so she felt really bad for not eating it.

"Rose, what did I just say? You have nothing to be sorry for. It's a side effect of the illness,." The Doctor tried to reassure her though from the her expression it didn't look like it was working. Rose looked like she was about to say something when she burst out into another coughing fit. It was so intense that her eyes started to water and small tears started rolling down her cheeks. When she had finished cough The Doctor didn't hesitate to pull her into an embrace. She buried her head into his chest and started sobbing.

"Hey, you're going to be alright Rose. It'll all be over in a few days okay." The Doctor brought a hand up to her head and lovingly stroked her hair. After a few minutes Rose started to calm down and The Doctor let go of her.

"Sor-" Rose began to apologise but quickly cut herself off. the Doctor gave her one of his don't you dare smiles and she couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey Doctor, is there any foods that I can eat that won't end up in the bucket? It's just that I haven't eaten in a really long time."

" Oh, yes. Of course. I'll be right back." exclaimed The Doctor, swingling right back into action. "You just get back into bed and rest." Rose rolled her eyes as The Doctor clumsily run down the hallway in a mixture of panic and hurry.


The Doctor returned in a matter of minutes with an armful of bananas.

"You have got to be kidding me!" exclaimed Rose in disbelief.

"What? I keep telling you that bananas are good. Full of potassium and just so happen to be great for Redburn fever." The Doctor acted offended as tossed Rose a banana. She unpeeled it and cautiously took a bite and waited for a moment. When it stayed down she took a bigger bite.

"Alright, just this once I'll agree that bananas are good." she gave in as she continued to munch on her banana. This comment made The Doctor smile.

"I just need to take a few more tests Rose so if you could just sit comfortably on the bed." The Doctor went over to one of the machines and pressed what seemed like random buttons. Rose obeyed and leant against the head of the bed. The Doctor walked over to her and put his hand to her forehead. Her temperature was still in the 40's. Too hot. He went back to one of the many desks and after rummaging around pulled out a tube of cream. He handed it to Rose.

"Rub that over your skin after you take a bath. It should help to get rid of those red splotches." Rose took the ointment and put it on the bedside table. The Doctor went back to one of the workbenches and pulled out a small torch and mirror on a very long stick. Rose sat on the edge of the bed as The Doctor indicated to and he sat next to her.

"Alright, you might want to close your eyes. This light might be a bit strong. Now I want you to open your mouth and say 'Ah'" The Doctor instructed and Rose gave him an odd look.

"Now you're just trying to act like a real Doctor!" Rose teased but she did as she was told and sat patiently as he shone the torch into her mouth and poked around. After seeing nothing of concern The Doctor turned off the light.

"What's the damage?" asked Rose.

"Not too bad though it will probably get worse before it gets any better." At hearing this Rose groaned, rested her head back against the head of the bed and closed her eyes. She felt a warm hand touch hers and looked into the eyes of The Doctor. She hadn't even noticed that she had started tearing up and for some reason she didn't want The Doctor to see her cry so she turned her head and thought about feigning a cough but there proved to be no need as she was hit with another coughing fit. When she had stopped The Doctor found himself soothingly rubbing her back in an attempt to calm her down.

"How about a run you a nice hot bath. It should help with those red splotches and your achy joints." The Doctor's voice came out in barely more than a whisper. He wasn't used to seeing his Rose so weak like this and it hurt both his hearts.

Rose nodded "That would be nice." She really hoped that the strange cream could help with those irritating splotches. She was already sick of being sick and she had only been sick for two days-ish (with all the time she had spent sleeping she couldn't tell exactly). The Doctor got off the bed and walked to the bath in Rose's ensuite while she rested her head on one of the many pillows, listening to the cool sound of the bath water.