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A/N: Ohkayyy so I absolutely love the dress I picked out for Rose in this chapter. The dress is in my profile.
Enjoy!
Rose was tossing and turning in her sleep. Sweat was beading down her body as she screamed out. She had tears flowing freely down her face. The TARDIS was watching in horror. There was nothing she could do for her Wolf. If her Wolf is to survive she must change. Rose woke with a burning throat and a body covered in sweat. She rubbed the tears from her eyes. Her head was pounding worse than anything she has ever felt. She screamed out as best she could with her throat already dry.
W-wha-what's hap-happening? Rose sat on the end of her bed still screaming out.
My Wolf, this is part of the changes. I am so sorry but there is nothing I can do to help you. I have made sure the changes will only take place at night so my Thief will not know. Do not think or speak, you must let it pass. I am sorry my Wolf. Rose kept screaming. After an hour of screaming, crying, scratching, and clutching her head started to clear up. She still had a terrible migraine but it was not nearly as bad. She felt a heat in her chest that moved down to her stomach. She ran to her bathroom and dropped in front of the toilet, heaving. Another hour or so past before she left the bathroom.
It is done for today, my Wolf. Rose curled in on herself. She was laying on her bed in the fetal position for a half hour before she dared to move. She took a long bath. When she got out she found a beautiful 1920s style red dress on her bed with a pair of tights, black gloves, and a pair of red heels that were the perfect height for running.
What's this girl?
I thought you could use a break. We will land in 1920 Vegas. Rose smiled.
Thanks, old girl. You always do treat me best.
I only wish I could do more. Rose put her hand on the nearby wall.
You have already done so much for me. The TARDIS sent a wave of love.
You must get ready now, my Wolf. Rose quickly got into the outfit the TARDIS left for her. She put her hair into a French braid before pinning to her head so it was more like a bun. She put a on a sequined black headband with a red feather. She turned and started applying her makeup. She put on a crimson red color to match the dress. She applied a little red blush to her cheeks before putting on black mascara with a darker eye shadow. She looked at her image in the mirror and noticed that her eyes are lighter, almost a golden color.
The Doctor was dancing around the TARDIS controls. "I think the TARDIS already pick our location." The Doctor said excitedly.
"Where to then, boss?" Mickey asked. He was watching the overactive Time Lord from the chair by the console. Reinette had the same idea as she sat by him.
"We're going to Vegas!" The Doctor smiled widely.
"Vegas?" Reinette asked. The Doctor nodded happily.
"I'm sure you'll love it." The Doctor responded.
"I'm sure I will too." She purred. Mickey rolled his eyes.
"What year?" Mickey asked.
"1920." The Doctor beamed at the man. Mickey smiled back.
"This is going to be a fun time!" Mickey exclaimed. He looked around the console room. Rose still wasn't there. He thought it was odd but he didn't say anything. "No offense Reinette but you might want to change." Mickey said as he looked at Reinette. She was wearing a large Victorian dress that was cut so low it left nothing to the imagination.
"I think my outfit is fine." Reinette said. She looked over to the Doctor. "Don't you think so, my angel?" The Doctor rubbed the back of his neck.
"You look lovely." He smiled at her. The sounds of heels on the corridor was echoing through the room. "Rose! We're going to Vegas! It will be 1920 mind you but..." The Doctor stared at Rose. His mouth was opening and closing but no words were coming out.
"Blimey Rose, you look gorgeous." Mickey winked at Rose. Rose laughed.
"Thanks Micks." Rose said. The Doctor was still openly staring at her. He couldn't form coherent thoughts.
"You look..." The Doctor's voice sounded distant. Beautiful, gorgeous, magnificent, fantastic, amazing, perfect, none of the words seem adequate for her. "Fantastically amazing with a touch of beautifully perfect." The Doctor stated. Rose raised an eyebrow. He coughed awkwardly.
"How did you know that that outfit would even fit in the place and time we are going to?" Mickey asked. The Doctor realized he didn't even wonder that.
"The TARDIS picked this spot for me." Rose said. The Doctor gawked at her.
"She what?" The Doctor asked. Rose just shrugged.
"Let's get a move on shall we?" Rose pointed to the console. The Doctor immediately started the dematerialization sequence. Rose sat down on one of the seats and held on. It didn't take much effort since the TARDIS was being extra careful today. She didn't want to hurt her Wolf more than she already had. Rose was the first off the TARDIS. She was instantly hit with a plethora of sights, tastes, smells, and sounds. People were walking all around with lights brightening every corner. The Doctor walked up behind Rose.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" Rose nodded. The Doctor was staring at her. He smiled at his brilliant pink and yellow human staring in awe at the city in front of them. "Shall we?" He held out his arm.
"We shall." Rose laughed and hooked her arm with his. The Doctor would be lying if he said he didn't miss the contact with Rose. Ever since Reinette got on board Rose hasn't held his hand or given him hugs. The more she pulls away, the more he wants to hold onto her for forever. He's tried to tell himself that he shouldn't have let it get this far. Rose is a fleeting life, she's no more than a blink in his long life. He's held back because if he does ever give himself fully to her, he's not sure who he'll be once she's gone. He tries to tell himself that he will not act the same if he keeps his distance but a small part of him knows that even if they never have more than their friendship, he's not sure he will be able to go on without her. "You look lost in your thoughts." Rose commented. The group was walking although they weren't sure where they were going yet. The Doctor led them to a random café. They all sat down around the little round table. A woman passed them each a menu. Rose immediately put it down and looked away. She looked like she was gong to be sick.
"Are you okay, Rose?" The Doctor asked softly. Rose looked back to the menu.
"Yeah, 'm fine. Not hungry." She said tersely.
"You sure?" The Doctor pressed. Rose looked up at him.
"Positive." She gave a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. The Doctor didn't want to drop the subject but he did for now. The others all ate. Once they were done they tried to pick a new spot to go. Mickey finally suggested they go to the nearest casino. Rose and Mickey walked to the bar. Rose ordered them both drinks before they wandered off.
"This place is beautiful." Rose said to Mickey. Mickey nodded.
"Look at that!" Mickey laughed pointing in the direction of the Doctor. He was playing poker.
"Cheating git, probably reading their minds!" Rose laughed. Mickey joined in. "I think I want to join in that game." Rose raised as eyebrow to Mickey. He nodded and they laughed like children while walking over to the Doctor's table. Rose joined the game. The Doctor had to hand it to Rose, she had an excellent poker face. It wasn't a straight face, she was constantly smiling. Never once did her smile falter. The Doctor eventually lost to Rose. He tried to get Rose to play again but she refused.
"Hasn't your ego taken a big enough blow for today?" Rose stuck her tongue out at the man. The Doctor huffed. "Thought so." Rose laughed. Rose looked around. "Where'd your little girlfriend go?" It hurt Rose to say that but she ignored the pain.
"Girlfriend? I don't do domestics." The Doctor was surprised Rose would even bring her up, let alone call her his girlfriend.
"Really? I was thinking you were a little different in this regeneration." Rose gave him a tongue touched grin.
"Cheeky." He muttered. Rose opened her mouth to speak when a loud noise sounded from the other side of the room. The music died down instantly. Everyone was either screaming or completely silent. A group of men with various masks on came walking into the casino with guns.
"So James Bond-ish." Rose whispered to the Doctor. He laughed back. All the people were rounded up and sitting in front of three different guys. Rose and the Doctor were in the front row while Mickey was right behind them. Reinette was so far back she could barely be seen. The men in front of them were pacing impatiently.
"What are we waiting for?" The Doctor called out. The man in the front brought up his pistol. He clearly had a bad temper. "Just patiently waiting." The Doctor continued. Before anybody could move the gun was fired. Rose was staring at the man who shot it. The world seemed to slow down as her mind registered what happened. The man who was on the TARDIS was pushing the guy out of the way. Rose's head cocked to the side. She looked to the Doctor. The bullet was still only halfway to him. Rose pushed herself up as fast as she could and jumped in front of him. The bullet hit her leg. She looked back up at the man with the Scottish accent and the question marks. He winked at her and put a finger to his lip. Rose nodded and watched as he stole the guns from each of the men. In an instant the world went back to the normal speed. The Doctor was over Rose in a second. "Rose?" The Doctor held her tight.
"'M fine." She said. The Doctor pulled back and noticed the bullet in Rose's right leg. His anger flared as he gave the men his best Oncoming Storm glare. He jumped up to his feet and slowly strode towards them. They were already flinching. He pulled out his sonic screwdriver and aimed it at the ceiling. The lights sparked and began to fall. Glass was shattering everywhere. Several of the men were knocked unconscious. "Doctor!" Rose called. She knew him. He wouldn't stop. He turned his glare on her. She grabbed her leg and tried to stand up. Mickey supported her as she limped her way to the Doctor. "Let's go back to the TARDIS, yeah?" He stared at her before turning back to the men. Rose embraced him from behind. "Leave 'em. It's not worth it." She whispered soothingly into his ear. The Doctor shot them a final glare before picking Rose up and throwing her over his shoulder. He began to walk fast out of the casino towards the TARDIS. Mickey and Reinette were trailing behind.
"You stupid, brave girl." The Doctor muttered. "You could have gotten yourself killed." He looked up at her. She was still flailing her arms.
"Couldn't you pick me up in any other way?" Rose questioned. "I feel like I'm being manhandled by a bear." She grumbled. The Doctor caught it apparently because he set her down and wrapped his arms around her waist so she could walk.
"What were you thinking?" The Doctor scolded.
"Oh, I don't know. I saw a bullet and I saw my best friend on the wrong end of it. What do you think I was thinking?" Rose snapped back to him. She was not about to let him be mad at her for taking a bullet for him.
"I could have handled it." He snapped back. Rose glared at him.
"Look, it was just my leg. What's done is done. There's nothing we can do about it now." Rose said calmly back to him. The Doctor grumbled about "next time" and "stupidity not bravery" while they made their way to the TARDIS. The TARDIS immediately sensed what was wrong.
My wolf, are you okay?
I'm fine. Just a little bullet wound. Rose stopped for a second. TARDIS, do you know who the man is with the Scottish accent?
You will know when the time is right, my Wolf. The Doctor led Rose to the med bay. He laid her down on the hospital bed and began patching her up. After four bandages, ten different machines, one visit from Reinette, seven visits from Mickey, and a constantly frustrated Doctor Rose made her way back to her bed. Rose didn't even attempt to sleep. She knew she wasn't going to be able to. The TARDIS had to keep her changes at night so the Doctor wouldn't know. Rose felt the searing pain in the back of her mind. She kept the screaming at bay for as long as she could. After her first ear piercing scream the TARDIS decided that she had better let Mickey help Rose. She can't do it on her own and her Thief would try to stop it while the French woman would not help. The TARDIS quickly woke Mickey and put the door to Rose's room right there. Mickey opened the door to Rose's strangled sobs and loud screams. The moment Mickey opened the door the sound spread throughout the TARDIS. Mickey quickly shut the door but it was too late, the Doctor heard her scream. He jumped up as quickly as possible and ran for Rose's room with grim determination to help his Rose.
A/N: Ohhhh, the Doctor heard Rose. Poor TARDIS, only wanted to get Mickey to help. So, I didn't do another Reinette confrontation in this chapter because I have a really good scene for that. Anyways, let me know what you thought! I might have another chapter up tomorrow. Thanks for reading!