⌠What happened?■ Rose asked sympathetically ArantИle began to explain ⌠I wore what you suggested, and went into his room. It was all going so perfectly, he could hardly speak. I admit, I was totally crazy. I mean, you know how I feel about him. But I concentrated. I played my part so well. I was practically telling him that I wanted him to kiss me all over. And he could hardly look at me. When I said that I could think of better things for him to do with his mouth than talk, his face was a picture.■ she laughed weakly ⌠ I could so tell half of him wanted to be all dominant and make me do what he said, but the half that was winning was quite happy to let me do everything. So after that, I sort of kissed him on the cheek, then down towards his lips, but I didn▓t kiss him on the lips, I just sort of waited. Then I thought everything was perfect. He was looking so stunned, I realised he wasn▓t going to doing anything so I moved away from his lips and began to kiss down his neck. I mean, I could tell, he was loving it. I mean, I could tell from the way he kept catching his breath when I kissed him right here,■ she pointed to a spot on her neck ⌠And I could tell, from more, obvious ways as well.■ ⌠So what went wrong?■ Rose asked softly ⌠Well, I lay on top of him, and I just kissed him on the neck again. He was breathing really heavy by this time. But then┘ then┘■ he broke into tears again.
⌠Then what?■ ⌠He pushed me away, and said that we couldn▓t, and we shouldn▓t.■ ⌠I am going to kill him.■
The Doctor was sitting on his bed, trying to contemplate exactly what had happened, when he heard a loud, angry knock at his door. He didn▓t have time to say ▒come in▓ as the door was flung open by a flushed and angry looking Rose.
⌠What did I do?■ he asked
⌠What do you think? Why did you do it Doctor? The girl of your dreams offers herself to you, practically tells you how much she wants you, and you push her AWAY???■
⌠I┘.■
⌠You know, Doctor,■ Rose interrupted ⌠She is sitting in my room right now, in a big black dressing gown, trying to figure out what she did wrong, Why Doctor? Don▓t you like her?■
⌠Yes, of course I do!■
⌠Then WHY, Doctor?■
⌠Because I▓m scared, Rose, I▓m scared.■
⌠What?■
⌠I▓m petrified. I▓m scared of what I▓m getting myself into. I▓m not domestic Rose. I never will be. What if she wants to be all settled?■
⌠She wouldn▓t.■
⌠Even so. She▓s so perfect, Rose. I know I love her. I have known ever since that first night, when we sat talking and she showed me her Sanskrian sword, when our hands touched for the briefest of moments. I know I love her, and I probably always will. But I▓m still scared Rose. I don▓t know what to do. She▓s so perfect. She▓s a lot younger than me- only 57. She▓s kind, funny, generous, smart, talented, generally perfect Vampire girl from the most powerful Clan in the universe. Her Father is the Styr Malkavain, who has connections with every leader in the entire universe and is a very powerful man. She has everything. Why on Earth wouldn▓t she get bored of me? Why would she like me in the first place? I▓m 900 years old, I don▓t have anything to recommend me, except I have a reasonable amount of intelligence, which she wouldn▓t care about, because she has more than enough for herself and whoever she chooses, who will no doubt be another Vampire.■
⌠Maybe┘■ came a quiet voice from outside the wide open door ⌠Maybe, it▓s because this 57 year old Vampire girl thinks that this 900 year old Time Lord is the sweetest, kindest, most hilarious, cutest person she▓s ever had the good fortune to meet.■ ArantИle entered the room, dressed in a beautiful knee length black dress, the bodice of which was ,of course very tight, and black and purple. Everything went very quiet. ⌠And have you seen the Vampires these days? Eww!■
⌠Hi┘ ArantИle,■ the Doctor muttered.
⌠Doctor. Hi Rose.■
⌠Hey ArantИle.■
⌠Ummm┘ how much did you hear?■ the Doctor said in a half whisper
⌠Only the last bit. I did not mean to overhear. I hope you can forgive me Doctor.■
⌠of course.■
⌠Thank you. Rose, may I speak with you?■
⌠Yes, of course.■ ArantИle led Rose out of the room. She walked along to her room, Rose following.
Lilith and Marishca where already there, sitting on ArantИle▓s bed. ArantИle sat down, and motioned Rose to do the same. This she did, and thus ArantИle began.
⌠Listen, Rose. I wanted to tell you before I did what I am going to do. There is no guarantee that what I am going to do will come off, but I can try. I am leaving very soon, Rose. I am going to a planet not to far from here. It is called Anochecer, and Marishca is to accompany me there. We know some┘ people there that may be able to help us defeat a nigh on indestructible foe. I need you to tell the Doctor. I cannot. I entrust the both of you to the care of Lilith. I trust her with my life, and am confident that she will look after the both of you while we are away. Do whatever she says do you understand? It could be vital.■
⌠OK.■
⌠Very well. Marishca, hurry we need to be going.■ Marishca got up, hugged both Lilith and Rose and walked out. ArantИle embraced Lilith, then turned to Rose. She gave her a warm hug and whispered into her ear
⌠Look after him, and yourself. You two are all I have left now.■
And so she walked out, her mind already full with the planet she was going to, and the anger and sadness she would cause, the hurt and betrayal when she did what she knew she had to do.
It was hard breaking the news to him. The news that his new found love had gone, for an indefinite amount of time. But he took it well, and didn▓t show much emotion until Rose had gone, when he just sat down and stared into space, his head full of what ifs.