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Rose had stared at the ceiling now for at least 20 minutes and all that time, was counting how many times the lightning would strike for her entertainment. So far she was up to 64 and counting. After their failed attempt at trying to get the doctor to talk to them and Jack running off to find him, all three women had to wait until they came back and sort out the little mess that the doctor so much as denied. It was only coming up to lunch time and she was bored stiff, she knew there was so much the hotel had to offer but she didn't want to miss anything if the doctor and/or Jack came back.
Donna had happily let Jack leave to try and take his turn on trying to get the doctor to talk. They had miserably failed and let him do the job instead. Donna thought herself as a mother figure to everyone else, not that it would help to get the doctor to release his thoughts and feelings to her but at least she could try and comfort him in things that he would. Not only him, but she felt motherly to the others, she might not be the oldest but she looked it and she certainly acted it. So if the doctor needed a little help or just someone to talk to she'd be practically volunteered by the others. But if it came to things that he would be to shy to talk about or he was to embarrassed about it, then it was defiantly time for the same gender to step in.
Martha on the other hand was too busy to be thinking about their little mishap earlier, she had been lost at the window as she stared out into the cold stormy weather outside. Normally now people would think it was late at night and yet it was only lunch time. She looked down at her watch just to make sure and found that it was only just passed 1. After looking up from her watch she continued to gaze out the window and look down into the car park outside the hotel. 1 or 2 of the hover cars had been covered up from the rain by their owners. Some of the trees were already starting to bend over from the harsh winds. But what she couldn't stop thinking about was the dark figure she had seen the night before. It could have been another Orcian wearing an extremely large coat, or a tourist from another planet, a species that she hadn't come across yet. What ever it was, she let it slip her mind for now as the heat was taking over.
"God, I feel like I'm melting. Is it just me or is it warmer than what it was at breakfast?"
"I was thinking that myself earlier" Said Rose as she propped herself up on the bed "Maybe that storm has done some damage"
"I wouldn't be surprised" Martha stared out the window for a few more moment before turning back to her friends "Don't suppose Jack's found the doctor already"
"Maybe he has and just decided to chat with him there or somewhere private, since the doctor was too hesitant to talk about it to us, whatever it is." replied Donna
"What do you think is wrong with him?" asked Martha as she made her over to her own bed and belly-flopped on it.
"You never know, he says so much and yet never says a word. Sometimes I think he is a bit too caring towards others and needs to start thinking more about his own problems" Donna had joined Martha on her bed and sat down whilst she began to play with her hair.
"I second that" said Rose "I remember saying to him one day that he should be an actor, because he's so good at hiding everything, he just laughed and started to ramble, per usual!"
"I do worry so much about him though"
"Your not alone, believe me" smirked Donna
At that moment, everyone turned their head to the door. Outside in the hall, they had heard footsteps, and they sounded like they were running. The footsteps grew louder as they approached their door and had stopped not far from it before they heard and door slam and then silence.
"What was that?" asked Rose as she began to climb off her bed "Do you think it was Jack or the doctor?"
"It might be, their room it just across the hall from ours, which I suppose is where the footsteps stopped." answered Martha
"If it was, then we best go and check. Those footsteps weren't exactly walking like dander, they were running as if they were in a hurry. I'm starting to get extremely worried now"
"Well I'm sure we can sort it out sweetheart but for now lets just investigate who ever that was" Donna got off the bed and headed for the door first. Rose in behind and Martha at the back. Just as Donna opened the door, she was greeted by one Jack Harkness.
After quickly heading out of the CCTV room, Jack wasted no time on heading for his next destination. Since the doctor would be able to handle himself. Jack headed up to his floor and straight for the girls room. He'd say he'd been gone not long, about an hour or so. He'd admit that he did spend some time in watching some of the footage, so he was sure that the women might be wondering what was taking so long.
As he entered the lift a thought had come into his head. He remembered the doctor coming out of the lift last night, Jack could have checked the footage there to see what happened, if anything did happen. Now he felt stupid and mentally slapped himself on the forehead. How could he have forgotten? Maybe he could just try again later. Right now he had to think about a rampaging killer alien in the hotel.
He heard a low ding before the lift doors opened and he stepped out. He then headed down the hall towards their rooms. Just before he turned the corner to the hall were the rooms were, he heard a loud slam from one of the doors. When he turned the corner, there was no one there. Must have been one of the other guests. He continued on down the long corridor and saw the women's room come into view, just across from his and the doctor's. Just as he stopped outside the door he raised his hand about to knock until the door opened and there was Miss Noble, shocked as he was.
"Miss Noble, Miss Tyler, Miss Jones. I was just about to come check on you"
The three women bundled out into the corridor and closed the door to their room. "Jack, did you find the doctor? Did you find out what's wrong with him?" asked Donna
"Sort off, you're not gonna believe what happened though, but there was a murder and the doctor got the blame"
"Oh my God" Gasped Rose "Where is he? What happened?"
"Not to worry, he's with an officer so I'm sure he can get himself out of this one. I checked some of the cameras that had recorded the murder, turns out it wasn't him (Like that's no surprise) but this freaky alien that is somewhere in the hotel"
"What?" Asked Martha as she stood beside the other wild-eyed women "What do you mean 'creature'?"
"I'll explain later, just not out here"
"Wait" Donna held up her hand "Did you just say that the doctor was with some officer?"
"Yeah"
"In the hotel?"
"Yeah why?" Jack frowned
"Well, we just heard someone running down the hall from inside our room and then a door slam shut, we thought it was him. We were gonna check up and see but if your saying this then it doesn't matter" Donna had began to use her hand as a fan from the heat.
"Well actually I heard the slam as well, we could still check. And besides I need you lot to come in so I can explain to you what happened and what I saw"
"Ok" came the women's reply
Jack led them into his room since he was the only one with the key apart from the doctor, but he was supposedly with the police. Jack opened the door and let the women inside before closing it again. When Jack heard the shower running he called out.
"Hey, Doc is that you in there?"
All 4 listened for the reply and when it came, Donna and Martha sighed in relief, but Jack had heard the difference in his voice "Yeah J-Jack, It's me. Just t-taking a shower"
For some strange reason Jack wasn't convinced. "Ok, just checking"
Rose called Jack over, she didn't shout as much but in a harsh whisper so that the doctor couldn't hear. Jack went over and looked down at what rose was holding in her hands. It was the doctor's suit trousers. But it wasn't that that made Jack's eye's widen, it was the blood that had stained them. Jack's little bubble was growing.
He hoped to contain his slight anger when he called out "Hey Doc!"
"Yeah" came the silent reply over the shower head and past the door that was blocking them
"You mind if I ask you a quick question?"
"S-sure" Jack looked down at the trousers again before asking
"Why does your trousers have blood on them?"
Silence. Jack was met with no reply. Donna and Martha had come over to get a look at the doctor's stained clothing. Jack began to move closer to the closed bathroom door. He could still hear the shower head running along with some struggled words coming from the doctor.
"I-I…umm…I…w-well I…ah…I…"
Jack listened as the doctor tried to speak and failed. He now had his hand on the door handle and was slowly turning it. Again the doctor had reverted back to silence, leaving Jack to have to find out for himself. Jack twisted the handle completely and quickly pushed the door open. He held the door with one hand as the other dangled by his side at the sight before him.
The doctor sat inside the bath tub, wearing only his shirt that was half un buttoned and wet. Tear streaks were running down his cheeks and fresh ones were forming in his eyes at the sight of Jack. His boxers lay on the floor, also covered in blood. What caught Jack attention most was the last trails of blood that were running down the drain. Jack looked at the drain for a couple of seconds before averting his eyes to the doctor, who was speechless in the situation and was finding it harder not to cry.
Jack was frozen to the spot. Seeing the doctor like this along with the blood, he didn't know what to think. The little bubble inside his mind was little no more, it had grown. Filled with anger and rage and possibly revenge. It was hard for him not to start shouting the hotel down and tear the place apart just to find out what happened, or if his thoughts were right in his mind, who did it? He had to contain himself, especially since the doctor was starting to break down in front of him. Guess he had to leave the shouting untill later.
The doctor couldn't contain the tears, they flowed down his face along with his power and confidence.
"Jack. I'm sorry" He broke down
Jack shook his head and took hold of the doctor as he wept in his chest. "Ssh. Stop it now, there's no need for you to be sorry alright. It's ok, it's gonna be ok." Jack let the doctor cry for a little longer before continuing "Come on Sweethearts, let's get you cleaned up" Jack stood up and poked his head out the door and asked for one of the women to find him some pyjamas. When he was done he closed the door again and turned back to the doctor who still sat in the bath with a puppy dog face as he wiped away the tears.
Jack smiled at him in comfort and found a towel. He helped the doctor to stand up as he began to dry him down. He felt the doctor stiffen as he began to dry his private area, which still hurt. As much as he wanted the doctor to be practically naked in front of him any other time, today, he was needed as a friend to help him out and not fantasize over his body. He smiled at the doctor as he felt his tension ease down a bit.
There was a knock at the door and Jack went to retrieve the clothing that the women had found in one of the drawers. And had also some how found an extra pair of boxers with them. This hotel must be very prepared for their guests. Jack held out the boxers for the doctor to put on himself, he had to give him some dignity. He then helped the doctor take off his soaked shirt and put on the clean grey T-shirt that had been found. The doctor still heaved from time to time with silent sobs and Jack hoped that he could get him dressed quicker so that he could comfort him properly.
The doctor leaned against jack as he helped him with the trousers next. When he was done, he stood up straight to be level with the doctor. The doctor tried to avoid his gaze and instead, stared down at the floor. Jack let him as he began to dry the doctor's tear stained cheeks with his thumbs. He didn't know what he was going to tell the three women that were anxiously waiting outside the bathroom. He guessed that it was going to be up to the doctor if he wanted to tell them or not.
The doctor lifted his head slowly to look at Jack with heartbreaking eyes. They were bloodshot and puffy. Jack couldn't see his normal powerful goofy Timelord in them. All he could see was a hurt, frightened man who needed some comfort from his friends, and Jack wasted no time on giving him it.
"Come on, lets get you more comfortable yeah" Jack took the doctor by the hand and led him out of the room. Donna, Rose and Martha had engaged in a conversation and had immediately silenced when they heard the door open. They watched as jack stepped out first whilst leading the Timelord behind him. They could tell that he had been crying, but they couldn't guess what for. Jack led him over to his bed and made him sit down on it. The doctor then self-consciously manoeuvred himself onto the centre of the bed and brought his knees up to his chest. Jack sat down at the bottom before speaking up.
"You going to tell us what happened?" He didn't want to sound stern. But he hated how the doctor always kept most of his problems to himself and decided to not always sound to soft with him, when he knew it was sometimes better.
The doctor had just stayed silent and began to stare at the quilt to his bed. Donna stood from her seat at the window and sat down on the edge of the mattress. Martha and Rose followed but had decided to stand. The doctor was now surrounded by his friends, and he couldn't help but feel a little trapped. Not like he was planning on making a run for it or anything, but it didn't exactly make him more comfortable. He jumped a little when a hand was suddenly petting his shoulder. He turned his head to see that it was Donna.
"Please spaceman, it's better to tell than to keep it bottled up"
Again he said nothing and turned back to face his bed. Jack watched him the whole time and began to consider taking control. It would make things easier, it would get the problem over with so that the doctor could get some comfort. Jack could just say what he knew or at least, what he thinks he knows. He'll be turning this situation into a game of 20 questions.
"Doc" The doctor didn't make any movements to show he was listening, but Jack continued anyway. "Was it anything to do with that police officer?" That got his attention.
It wasn't much but the doctor's gaze had shifted to jack's eyes and didn't move again. Jack's bubble was still growing and beginning to crack. The doctor's gaze bore into Jack's, telling him that he was in fact correct. Jack breathed loudly through his noise. The three women were watching in silence not daring to interrupt, if Jack was heading on the right tracks then they didn't want to be pulling the hand brake. The doctor never removed his line of sight from jack as he raised his eyebrows in the middle, the doctor could guess what Jack was going to say next.
"Did he hurt you? Doc did he…did he rape you?"
Jack ignored the gasped that had come from behind him, all his focus was on the doctor who had now broke down again. He buried his head deep in between his legs and raised his arms to cover the top his head as he grabbed at his hair and began to sob. As Donna had reacted quickly and grabbed the doctor in her arms, Jack's bubble had popped and he was furious.
"THAT'S IT! I'M GONNA KILL HIM! I'LL KILL HIM FOR WHAT HE DID!"
Rose had her hands over her mouth and Martha stood beside her with only one. They watched, shocked, as Jack stormed across the room and towards the door. But just before he reached it, the doctor shouted out from Donna's arms.
"No Jack stop!"
Jack paused and spun round to see the doctor now sitting up on his knees, fresh tears streaming down his face. His eyes almost completely closed from crying.
"Why! Why should I? Why should I not go out there and punch that mother FUCKER In the face!"
The doctor tried to get his breathing calm before answering "Because I n-need you, I need you Jack. Please d-don't leave m-me"
All of Jack's anger and rage and frustration had seemed to have flushed away by the end of the doctor's plead. Jack didn't think twice before running back over and pulling the doctor into a hug as he cried into his shoulder. Not long after, Jack had the doctor in bed whilst he lay beside him on-top of the blanket. They faced each other and Jack rubbed his hand up and down the doctor's arm, soothing him to sleep. He watched as the doctor's eyes began to droop slowly. His words were low and not that fast, but Jack heard him clearly.
"I'm sorry Jack. Are you mad at me?"
"No, I could never be mad at you. None of this was your fault ok, I'm sure you couldn't stop what happened. Now you just got to sleep sweethearts and I'll be here when you wake up"
"Ok" Again the doctor's reply was silent as his eye's fell shut and he quickly fell asleep
Room 143. No screams were heard as the owners to the room stumbled upon a deadly, fearsome creature, not long before two bodies dropped dead to the floor.
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