Chapter five, now with (more or less) proper punctuation! This was going to be a contemplation chapter, but I'm sorry, I couldn't stand getting away from the plot (what? There's a plot?) for more than one chapter. So… hope you enjoy it!

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Jack wanted the doctor to talk. The Doctor wanted to stay quiet. It was as simple as that.

The Doctor sighed as he collected himself and pushed his unwilling body, still sore from being in the same position for so long, up off the grating on the floor of the TARDIS. Now that he thought about it, it wasn't that he didn't WANT to talk to Jack, but he needed to stay quiet. He couldn't let Jack in; it wasn't his burden to bear. Besides, what did Jack think he would accomplish? It wasn't as if anyone could understand the turmoil that plagued him wherever he went. No one could possibly understand that. Not even Jack. And that was why he couldn't get involved with Jack. Because then he might be tempted. Tempted to talk about his shadows. And that could never happen. Ever. Speaking of temptation…that kiss. That absolutely *amazing* kiss. The doctor wasn't one to ponder on things like kisses, but really, he had just been kissed by an amazingly talented and experienced man who could probably coax a response out of a house plant. Even now, just thinking about it made him shiver, just slightly, just a tiny bit. He remembered jack's voice changing to a velvet-smooth purr as he plucked up the doctor's tie and pulled their bodies together, closely followed by their lips. And all logical thought had fled from his mind, although he distinctly remembered thinking:

"God that man tastes good…"

Suddenly, the memory changed, and the lips pressed against his were no longer gentle, he was sandwiched between a much stronger man and a stone wall, there was bruising pressure on his mouth as the man kissed him hard. His eyes snapped open and found that he was no longer being kissed by Jack, but a well-muscled man with dirty blonde hair, falling about an inch above his shoulders, his skin was rough, he knew that because the man's hand had slipped under his suit and was now going places it really shouldn't be going. The man's eyes opened, revealing angry icy-blue eyes, so unlike the warm sky coloured spheres the doctor had grown to love. The doctor tried to squirm away, but the blonde man grabbed his tie, yanking much too hard, to pull them back together again…

The doctor gasped, his eyes snapping open, revealing not the crumbling city on a glowing planet, but the TARDIS. Instead of pale double moons as the only light source, a comforting green glow filled the room. He had fallen asleep. Well, that wasn't supposed to happen, he had only sat down for a minute…maybe he needed a rest too. He stood up, grabbing onto one of the coral pillars for support, and tried to catch his balance. Wow, he really was exhausted. He stumbled out of the control room, heading off to some room, any room, oh...he just wanted to sleep. On the way, he shed off his suit jacket and converse sneakers, leaving him in trousers and a dark red T-shirt. A rather fitted T-shirt. He stumbled into the first room he found, hoping it was a bedroom. And it was. But it seemed to already be occupied. But god, he was tired... He barely reacted when his stumbling woke -or had he already been awake?- The current occupant of the room, and he found himself staring into blue eyes, wide with surprise. Jack. Not noticing the timelord's current condition, smirked and said:

"Reconsidering my offer, doc?"

The doctor stumbled backwards. He tripped over some obscure piece of clothing. He fell backwards. His head connected with the bookshelf. He fell unconscious. God it felt good to sleep…

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This was fun to write… two things:

#1 By public request, this fic will now be a strict M. that's M for mature. M for male on male and M for macaroni (maybe not. That might be a BIT too kinky…) "vote for how handsy you want our boys to get" it will be…10. because what's the point of jack and the doctor getting together if we're not invited to watch?

#2 ETERNAL thanx to sassydemon! Thank you for your endless support (and your honest opinion on doctorXjack *wink*)