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30 Thoughts: Rose

Rock

"It's a rock, Doctor," she said, trying not to sound cross. But seriously, the man was going on and on about an oversized pebble and its origin when all she cared about was the fact that she had been hit on the head with it by some alien. "Oh, but Rose – it's so much more!" he exclaimed. She must have given him a look because he shut up just then and tossed the rock over his shoulder, and grinned his manic grin.

Iron

"I know what I'm telling you Miss Rose Tyler…IRON is what repels fairies. So if you ever find yourself surrounded by fairies, look for the nearest piece of iron," said the Doctor. He had been going on and on about ways to fight different creatures without actually killing them. He was going alphabetically and he was currently at the fairy stage, but Rose refused to let him move on. "Fairies?" she said incredulously, "but aren't they sweet little things, you know, like Tinkerbell?" His eyes widened in her direction as he dropped the sonic screwdriver in his cereal. "Rose! No no no, they are vicious little things! IRON!" And with that he gave her a stern look as he removed the screwdriver from his bowl. She couldn't help but giggle.

Stove

Rose woke up one morning to a strange smell on the Tardis. She couldn't pinpoint it, but she felt the memories of what it could be nagging at her from a corner of her mind. She got up and made her way to the kitchen, realizing how the smell was making her stomach grumble. Her feet were bare against the cold Tardis floor and were rather silent as she came to the doorway. There, in his striped jim-jams was the Doctor. He was in front of the stove so Rose still couldn't see what he was making or why he was making anything at all, really. If anyone cooked around the Tardis, it was usually her. And so she leaned against the door and cleared her throat to get his attention. He jumped at the sound as he turned around, smiling once he realized it was her (who else would it be?). "Rose! It was supposed to be a surprise!" She walked over to him, finally realizing what the smell was: bacon, scrambled eggs, and toast! How could she forget the smell of her favorite breakfast? It must have been a long time since she'd been home, she thought, a slight guilty feeling at the pit of her stomach. Ignoring it, she looked to the Doctor, "But why are you doing this for? I would have made it for you." He turned off the burners and started emptying the pan contents onto plates, smiling slightly. "Oh well…I thought you deserved a little something…and afterwards we'll go visit your mother." The words were innocent enough, no one else would have thought twice of them. However, being that the Doctor was the one saying the words and knowing that he in fact very much disliked Jackie Tyler (or was at least, very afraid of her), let alone anything domestic (such as cooking breakfast), it made it all that much more meaningful. Rose felt tears stinging her eyes so she hugged the Doctor awkwardly from behind, whispering "thank you" so he couldn't see her tears.


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