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He Who Sins
Chapter Twenty-One: Who's Playing Who?
The Doctor rushed towards Rose and caught her moments before she hit the floor. Jackie gasped and ran over to the pair, all of her anger having evaporated
'Doctor? What's happening?' she asked frantically. The Doctor carried Rose to the sofa and laid her down on it, he stroked a blonde strand from her forehead and squeezed her hand.
'I think she hit her head' he murmured
'How?' Jackie asked glaring at him accusingly
'We had an accident' the Doctor murmured as he gently wiped the blood from her face. Jackie eyed him warily
'What kind of accident?' she probed.
'Not now Jackie' the Doctor snapped as he turned back to Rose. Jackie stepped back away from him
'Look…I'm sorry – I'm just worried. Can you go get me a damp cloth please?' he asked. Jackie nodded and moved to the kitchen. The Doctor knelt down beside Rose and gently stroked her cheek
'Come on Rose' he whispered as he placed a hand on her belly
'For us' he murmured. Jackie leant against the doorway and let herself smile at the scene before her, maybe the Doctor wouldn't make such a bad father after all.
Rose's eyelids flickered and she moaned as she rubbed her hands over her belly, she found the Doctor's hand there and smiled to herself as she locked her fingers with his. She slowly lifted her eyelids, their long lashes grazing on her face, her eyes met his and she smiled slowly. His eyes were filled with concern and he framed her face
'Hey' he murmured. Rose smiled at him
'Hi'
'You alright?' he asked. Rose nodded and tried to sit up – the Doctor wouldn't let her.
'I just went a bit…dizzy' she murmured. The Doctor frowned
'Well that's that you get for rushing off with a head wound…to buy shoes'
Rose blushed.
'Rose – what's happening?' he asked her. Rose shook her head
'I don't know but I think it's been going on for some time' she admitted truthfully. The Doctor nodded in agreement and sighed, he rubbed her belly with his thumb
'Why can't things ever be easy' he moaned. Rose smiled at him and raised one palm to his face
'I wouldn't have it any other way' she said with a smile. The Doctor matched her grin with one of his own and pressed his lips down onto hers for a soft kiss.
Jackie grinned from the doorway then hurled the wet cloth at the Doctors head
'Not in my flat you're not' she warned them. The Doctor looked up and grinned before retrieving the cloth from his shoulder where it had landed. He gently pressed it to her forehead and wiped away the blood, she winced
'Sorry' he murmured. She shook her head
'It's alright' she told him and sighed to herself.
Marilee was back in her chair now; she had let Tymon apply a lotion to the burns in her chest and a crisp white bandage was wrapped around her hand. She glared at her pendant which still hung around her neck. The chain was now marked with black scorch marks but the pendant still shone brightly. She breathed heavily
'Not now – not so soon, I don't have enough power' she whispered to the pendant but it continued to burn.
'Please – Devadeva' she begged as she felt it begin to burn again, this time her voice turned deep as she spoke
'The pleasures of the rich are bought with the tears of the poor, come now pride the never failing vice of fools'
Tymon dove back into the corner hiding in the darkness, Marilee's normally golden eyes were now swirling with mysteries and power, her hands fell to the crystal and it began once more.
Jackie watched the Doctor and Rose sitting together in the living room – she felt as if she was imposing.
'Rose sweetheart, I'm going out to get you some tea' Jackie called as she pulled her coat on. The Doctor nodded to her in thanks
'Okay Mum' Rose replied as she yawned. Jackie smiled sympathetically at the Doctor before mouthing to him 'you look after her or else'. The Doctor swallowed nervously as Jackie left the flat, he turned back to Rose and looked down at her
'Right missy – I think we need a talk' he told her. Rose nodded and sat up as the Doctor pressed a plaster to her forehead.
'Something is definitely wrong' she murmured, he grinned
'Either that or we have serious mood problems' the Doctor said with a laugh. Rose nodded and sat beside her pulling her closer,
'I think…' Rose began 'Someone is changing our behaviour – making our moods more extreme' she mused. The Doctor nodded
'Yeah'
'They are somehow getting in our minds…changing our reactions. I think-' Rose was saying
'You think?' the Doctor cut in, Rose glanced up at him
'Yeah, I Do'
'How is "I think" going to help us?' he asked her. Rose stared at him
'Excuse me?' she asked
'Since when did you know everything?' the Doctor asked.
'So am I not allowed to help anymore?' Rose asked watching him carefully. The Doctor looked at her as if she was stupid
'Anymore – Rose you never helped, it was I who did all the work' he announced arrogantly. Rose jumped up
'You what?' she asked glaring at him.
'You heard me' he told her smugly. 'You're a woman – all you're useful for is breeding. Whilst I – being the man – am obviously superior' he announced. Rose's mouth dropped – there was nothing she could say to that
'When the hell did you get so pompous?' she shouted. The Doctor smiled and ran his fingers through his hair
'Stop trying to fight it' he told her with a smile. Rose stared at him
'Fight what?' she asked. The Doctor laughed
'The urge to clean up this mess – it's your job isn't it' he said as he gestured around him.
Rose's jaw dropped and then a wave of intuition hit her. She stepped back away from him
'It's happening' she murmured
'What?' he asked with a voice coated in disdain
'They're doing it again! Making you act like a proud, arrogant git!' Rose exclaimed. The Doctor looked at her and laughed
'Is that what you think?'
'No – it's what I know' she told him. Her voice softened 'I know you Doctor and you're not like this – you don't behave like this. They're doing it again, I know it!'
The Doctor shook his head
'Stop it – stop trying to save the day. It's not your job, it's mine – I'm the Time Lord' he exclaimed. Rose shook her head at him
'You won't be for long if you keep acting like this' she told him as she turned towards the door. As the door slammed shut the Doctor's laughter echoed behind her, Rose shook her head not knowing what to do.