So I realised today that having a beta is something you're suppose to do. I don't really get how it works though, so anyone wants to talk to me about just pm me or something.

When the bell rung, Rose was one of the first ones out the school, desperate to escape what had become one of her two prisons. She had enjoyed school for a bit- but then she lost her will to study when John was kicked out. Her grades had begun to slip. Dramatically.

Rose's day had become an endless cycle of school and home and nothing in between. No, she might not have done too much before, but it was still enough that her schedule now felt torturous. She just wanted out- away from the dull, boring life she was doomed to leave and somewhere new. Anything, anywhere, as long as it wasn't anywhere near London. She had begun to take the longer route home, just to escape it for a bit longer. She had even for an even more out of the way scenic route and now had nearly an hour of time to herself- no teachers, no mum, just herself.

At least that's what she had thought.

Rose had been lightly stepping over stones leading across a rather dirty stream when she noticed him. Part of her had almost been expecting this; it seemed inevitable that they would cross paths again, though that didn't mean she was prepared to see the bow tie clad man leaning against a tree, smirking at her with his hand buried deep in his pockets. The part of her that hadn't been expecting him instantly took control and she toppled over, falling into the shallow brown water. She was suddenly very grateful she had tossed her bag over the creek before crossing.

She sat on her bum, spluttering to try to remove every trace of the awful tasting water out of her mouth as her body slowly became colder and colder from the icy November water.

"Need some help, Ms. Tyler?" John asked, approaching to help with that damned smirk still on his face. She glared up at him before pulling herself and strutting towards him.

"You- you just go swanning off, then show back up out of the blue-" she stuttered a bit, at lost for words but still boiling with anger. Even as she told herself no, this isn't his fault it's Jackie's Rose couldn't help but be forced to fight off the urge to slap him right then and there- just so she could cause someone pain.

"As I recall, I didn't go swanning off- I had no plans of leaving, that was your mothers fault," he paused for a moment and she felt him rake his eyes up and down her soaking wet form as she shivered slightly from the biting breeze. "It just took me...a bit longer than planned to find you again," John murmured softly as he moved towards her slowly.

When he had gotten close enough for her to feel his warm breath upon her, making her shiver more the the wind ever would, Rose couldn't stand it anymore. She stepped forward, rising to her toes as she pushed her lips on his and wrapping her arms around him, soaking him but him didn't seem to mind much. His own gripped tightened as he pushed his way into her mouth, causing her to let out a rather undignified squeak that only became higher pitch as he hand lightly brushed against her hip.

She could feel John smirk as he spun her around and took full control of the situation- which she gladly allowed. She felt her back scratch against the bark of a tree which caused her to push back but he wouldn't budge an inch- if anything, he pushed forward, causing their bodies to meld together as one. She felt one of his hands raise to softly tug his fingers through her hair as he let out a soft moan- but something about it caught her attention. There were so many emotions put behind that one moan- he sounded desperate, he sounded broken, and he sounded oh so sad. It nearly ripped her heart apart.

Finally, she had to pull away. Rose didn't understand how he could go so bloody long with out air, but she was suffocating. After a moment, she focused her gaze and took in his now rather wet body (though he seemed unbothered by the -3 degree water), his mouth, still a bit open, and his eyes, which echoed the emotions she had heard in his voice earlier, yet they were covered by a layer of joy and disbelief.

"Rose Tyler," she heard him murmur as his forehead came forward to rest against her own as his eyes fell shut, "Oh, Rose. Can we really do this?" John seemed to be talking to himself, but she lifted her hand to rest it gently on his cheek, causing his eyes to open.

"What's stopping us?" she asked in a whisper, which earned her a small smile from him.

"Your mother?" he asked with a small chuckle.

"What she doesn't know wont hurt her. Besides, who's she to make decisions for me?" Rose felt his hands reach out and grasp her own.

"Well, she's your mum. She's still supposed to be making decisions for you- or, at least a few of them."

"So you want me to listen to her and refuse to ever talk to you again?" she asked, an eyebrow as her mouth curved into a wry smile.

"Ah, I believe there's such thing as making an exception. And this would be one of the times to do so," he replied, pulling gently on her bottom lip to reclaim her mouth with his own.

A strong wind blew past, causing her to shiver furiously. He pulled back slightly.

"Are you cold?" he asked curiously. She rolled her eyes.

"I did just jump into freezing water, John," she replied teasingly.

"Oh, right. I don't get cold as easily as hu-ah, most people," Rose had definitely noticed his slip up, but she didn't really know what to make of it so she just passed it off as a simple mistake.

"But, blimey, you must be freezing! It's the middle of November! Here," John moved back from her and removed his jacket. He then stated at it for a moment, as if he was just realising it was nearly as wet as her.

"Oh. Sorry," he seemed to hesitate for a moment before simply throwing his jacket over a tree branch and pulling her closer to him. She tried to get warm from him, but even the dry parts of his skin were colder than her own, but she didn't care. All Rose wanted to stand there in John's arms as the sounds of the city seemed to fade farther away and there was nothing but him and her.

I'm rather enjoying the romance. I've never really wrote anything even slightly romantic before (including non-fanfic stuff) so it's been a rather interesting experience.
Also something I'd like to mention is that the reason Rose hasn't noticed his two hearts yet is because he's using a perception filter to make her think there's only one. I just kind of missed my opportunity to throw that into the story, it would be a bit awkward now. xD

Til next time,

Silver