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As the Doctor reached his own TARDIS, he felt it happen again. The flashes and sparks erupted in his mind once more, the whirl of new colours and new sights and new smells invading his head. Memories of Barcelona and blood fled to the back of his mind.
"Look, Rose, I'm sorry. My head's just a bit fuzzy. I'll be fine after a little rest." After a moment of her staring at him warily, the Doctor pulled her into a hug. She squealed as he squeezed her.
"Well, I'd be lying if I said you haven't behaved in any weirder way before." The Doctor smiled into the soft skin of her neck, smelling the faint leftovers of an old perfume. Suddenly, he started to laugh. Loudly and unrestrained, making the girl in his arms jump. As the joy poured out of him, she untangled herself from his arms.
"Seriously, Doctor? Have you taken something?" The laughter slowly faded to small chuckles.
"No. I'm just happy. Can't I be happy?"
"Of course you can." Rose told him without a second thought. The Doctor stood back and quickly filtered through his new memories.
"I can't quite recall, Rose. I don't believe that I have ever taken you to…" The Doctor trailed off as the note seemed to flash before his eyes.
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"Doctor? You haven't taken me to…?" Rose cocked her head to the side, her honey hair cascading down her shoulder like a waterfall. The Doctor was momentarily distracted by the thought.
"Doctor?" She said a bit more firmly.
"Yes, sorry. I…I lost my train of thought." He swallowed hard, his heart thumping at the thought of what danger could have been awaiting them.
"…Doctor-"
"Anyway, yes! I have never taken you to Hawaii before have I?" Visibly thrown by the question, Rose's mouth worked wordlessly.
"I-"
"No? Brilliant! You'll love it there!"
"What about Donna?"
"We don't have to get her until eleven....And this is a time machine." With a grin, Rose ran to his side, pulling the levers as she went. He looked up at her as she helped pilot the TARDIS, not quite believing his own luck.
"What?" She said without looking at him, somehow knowing that he was staring at her.
"This is...perfect." Stopping, Rose cocked her head to the side to look at him. He held her gaze, trying to convey all of the emotions that he was feeling into one look. Slowly, she returned to her previous actions.
"It is." She murmured with a smile.
"You'll love it in Hawaii, Rose." She paused in her actions and looked wistfully into the distance, evidently in some memory or the other.
"I always wanted to go to Hawaii. Me and mum just…well, we never had the money. She saved up once, for ages. Then she had enough to take us away, to Florida or California she said. But then the day before my 14th birthday we got burgled. Took all the money."
"Why didn't she have it in the bank?" The Doctor said softly, and Rose laughed gently.
"Mum always had a problem with the banks. Said they couldn't be trusted." The Doctor offered her a small smile. She just shook her head and grinned back at him.
"It doesn't matter. All in the past now." They worked the control panel in silence until an idea struck the Doctor almost from out of the blue.
"Rose, instead of Hawaii, which is relatively a small place in comparison to…well, everything…How about we go to the planet Halilia? It is almost identical to Hawaii, only it covers the entire planet, and it's uninhabited." He wiggled his eyebrows at her, and she laughed a yes. With a new spurt of energy, he erased the flight setting and set to work on the new coordinates.
The Doctor gasped and clutched onto the control panel, gulping down air. As he regained his breath, the sound of soft footsteps pulled him upright.
"Doctor, you alright?" Rose's gently voice reached him and he could have cried right there and then.
"I'm fine. I just….I got an electric shock from the console. Hurt like hell." He laughed and feigned rubbing his hand. Her eyebrow arched, and he suddenly became aware that she had changed.
"You…" He started to point this out to her until he remembered.
"It's very hot out there Rose, you may wanna change out of those clothes. You'll roast."
"I what?"
"You look wonderful." The Doctor changed his words skilfully. And it was no lie. She did. A white sundress now clung to her skin, stopping mid thigh to show off her already tanned skin. Rose blushed and looked down, stretching the dress.
"Thanks…so, you gonna set us off anytime soon?" The Doctor jumped and nodded a yes, throwing back a lever, hurtling the TARDIS towards Halilia.
The door swung shut behind them both as they stepped onto the alien soil.
"You weren't kidding when you said it was hot out here, Doctor." The air was thick and heavy with the humidity, like treacle.
"You gonna be alright in that?" Rose frowned as she realised that he was still in his suit. Granted he was only in his shirt sleeves, but he must be boiling. The Doctor sniffed with an air of superiority.
"Me? Course I am. I'm a Time Lord, Rose. We have built in air conditioning." He grabbed her hand and set off through the jungle. After at least twenty minutes of pushing their way through emerald bushes and russet undergrowth, Rose could no longer bear it.
"Doctor, do we have to go much further? Honestly, it's killing me. The air is actually choking me." She whined and the Doctor whirled around, concern across his face. Images of her blood covered body invaded his mind.
"Are you o.k? Do we need to go back? Rose?" She pushed his hands from her face.
"No. I just wanna know how long this is gonna take. To get to wherever we're going." The Doctor placed his hands back on her face, just to make sure that she wasn't overheating.
"5 minutes tops. But seriously, Rose. Can you carry on? I can carry you back-" He frowned as he felt a lump on her shoulder.
"Rose, what is that?" It was a large red bump, protruding from her shoulder. It looked angry and crimson
"It's nothing! I got bitten by something like, ten minutes ago, it's fine." She sighed at his constant fussing.
"Rose, let me look-"
"Doctor, why are you being so over protective?" He sighed and let his hands fall away from his face.
"I'm just trying to make sure you're alright…I can't lose you, Rose." His glassy eyes turned upon hers, the images of her death constantly bombarding his mind. That feeling of helplessness returned to him as she hugged his waist.
"Doctor, what has gotten into you? We're good. Nothing's gonna take me away from you." The Doctor closed his eyes at that.
"You don't know-"
"I may not, but you have to stop thinking about it then. Enjoy the time we have, here and now. O.k? Can you do that?" Reluctantly he nodded, forcing the memories behind the metal door in his mind and locking it.
"Right then. Come on, take me to this place you wanna take me to." She offered him her hand, and he took it, leading her off into the jungle.
Soon after that they came to a small waterfall, and it took Rose's breath away. It ran over large sloping grey rocks, until finally rushing past the jade plants into a small crystal clear pool.
"It's gorgeous!" She laughed, pulling on his hand, leading them both to it. The roar of the water blended into the sound of the distant birds.
"Told ya you'd love it." The Doctor stood immensely pleased with himself on top of a rock that overlooked the whole setting.
"Is it safe to swim in?" Rose looked to him, her eyes full of eagerness and excitement.
"Yeah. It's water. Perfectly safe." She grinned and pulled off her sundress, revealing a white bikini she had obviously come prepared with. He watched her, marvelling at her youthful innocence as she slipped into the still blanket of water.
"Doctor, are you not coming? The water's the perfect temperature." Trying to ignore the pleading in her face, the Doctor shook his head.
"Nah, I've got a good book to catch up on. I'm gonna relax here." Rose frowned briefly and splashed at him.
"You're no fun."
"Well, I'm an old man now. I can't keep up with you kids anymore." He threw back, and laughed as she rolled her eyes and took off to swim laps around the pool.
An hour later, the Doctor heard the sounds of Rose pulling herself from the water. He placed his book beside him, looking at her expectantly.
"Have a good swim?" He smiled, and she nodded breathlessly.
"Yeah. I just feel so tired now." She grabbed her hair and began to wring it out, the water splashing onto the ground. Walking towards him, she practically collapsed beside him. The Doctor frowned as her chest heaved, trying to grasp the air to her lungs.
"Rose? Are you o.k?" He sat up in a panic, hovering over her. She shook her head and swallowed hard.
"No, I'm fine. It's just…I feel so dizzy. It's probably too much sun." But somehow the Doctor doubted it.
"Rose, let me look at you. Can you sit up for me?" He said gently, quickly helping her as she forced herself to sit upright. As he pulled his stethoscope from his pockets, the Doctor stopped. The bite on her shoulder had doubled in size, and if it was possible, had deepened in colour. Dropping the stethoscope, he gently touched the bite.
"Does that hurt, Rose?"
"No…it's uncomfy." He swallowed hard as he removed the sonic screwdriver from his pocket. He scanned the bite-mark, praying that it wasn't hurting her in any way. As he scanned, Rose's fingers brushed his arm.
"Doctor…I feel sick." And looking at her properly, he could see it her face. Her eyes were dull and her skin was turning a sickly shade of yellow.
"Rose, we have to go back to the TARDIS. Now. I'll carry you, come on." He made to pick her up, but she feebly pushed him away.
"I can't move, I'm too tired-"
"I'll carry you-"
"No, Doctor…I can't." Despite her protests, the Doctor picked her up, trying to block the sound of her weak cries out.
"If you were to just let me sleep, Doctor, I'll be better-"
"Well, then, let me take you back to the TARDIS for my piece of mind. I'll scan you and then you can go to sleep, yeah?" Her resounding groan made his pace pick up.
"What's wrong with me?" She whispered into his chest.
"Whatever bit you…Rose, it's poisonous. I need you back in the TARDIS and then I can fix you." The only response he got this time was her laboured breathing and her small fists clutching tighter onto his shirt.
It was halfway into the journey before the Doctor realised that she had stopped breathing.
I'm not gonna lie to anyone here, I do feel terrible for doing this, but I know where I'm going, so bear with me lol. Now, if I can get at least 7 reviews for this chapter, then I can put the next one up tomorrow. Hoped you liked! xx