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He Who Sins

Chapter Thirty-Four: Lost Things Being Found

The Doctor drew in a sharp breath and looked her dead in the eye.

'I believe you have something that belongs to me' he told her coldly. Marilee let a cool smile spread over her face as she began to slowly walk around the Doctor in a circle

'Is that so?' she murmured as she watched his frantic eyes follow her movements. She slowly circled him, walking around him in calm, paced circles – her finger scraping across the fine material of his jacket. He watched her coldly, his eyes darting frantically around the room as he waited. Just waited for her to give something away…for her to reveal that Rose was still alive. She raised her hand to his face and traces one ice cold finger down his cheek

'I suppose you could say that I do' she breathed onto his face. He watched her trying not to flinch. He slowly lifted his own hand and flung her fingers off his face.

'Tut tut Doctor' she murmured as she watched him. 'Are we getting touchy?' she asked with a smirk.

'Where's Rose?' he asked harshly, watching her reaction. She paused for a moment in thought before she let a cold smile pass over her face

'Do you want her back Doctor?' she asked softly. He watched he

'Yes' he replied – his voice as hard as stone.

'Well, that can be accomplished. As soon as you return what's mine' she smirked. The Doctor raised his eyebrow in question

'What do you mean?' he asked. She smile at him

'Only time will tell Doctor, and out of all of us, you know that best of all' she murmured as she walked towards the door. The Doctor reached out and grabbed her wrist

'Where is she?' he growled. Marilee let out a soft cackle

'I'll take you to her Doctor' she murmured as she continued towards the door. The Doctor released her arm and followed her through the doorway and into the coldness of the corridor.

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Tymon was watching Rose warily; she was staring intently at the wooden door before them. She was waiting for it to move, her every breath counted on it – she watched it with such hope that Tymon knew if it didn't open, then she would surely fall apart once and for all. Rose breathed deeply in

'He's here, I know he is' she whispered. Tymon swallowed as he tried to stop shaking from the cold. He cold see the thousands of goose bumps that covered Rose's arms, and the shivers that ran through her as she watched the door but she didn't care.

'Who is?' Tymon asked finally. Rose smiled to herself as her hands clung onto the ropes that held them

'The Doctor…he's here' she whispered.

'How can you know?' Tymon whispered.

'I can feel it. I can feel him. In my heart…I know he's coming'.

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The Doctor trudged along behind Marilee, fighting the urge to just sprint ahead and frantically call out Rose's name. He clenched his fists every time Marilee stopped, he knew that Rose didn't have that much longer left – he could feel it in his heart. Soon they paused at the end of the darkened corridor, a heavy wooden door stood ahead of them; Marilee bent and turned the key in the lock before she turned back to the Doctor.

'She's through the door Doctor' she told him softly before stepping aside. The Doctor walked up to the door, his hand paused on the cold handle that stung under his skin. He took a deep breath and slowly swung the door open, he didn't know how long it had been for Rose – how long he'd left her for, but he knew that he'd been missing her for almost a month….he didn't know how it had nearly been two for her.

As the Doctor stepped into the room, the first thing that hit him was the ice cold air that stung at his face and sent chills down his spine, the room was in darkness except for the little beams of light that danced across the room from the candles that stood in their mounds of wax. The Doctor paused and held his breath as he tried to listen for signs of life in this room – but all he could hear was his own hearts pounding. He slowly walked further into the darkness until he saw to figures before him. He kept moving until they were bathed in light, first he saw a young boy tied to a wall. He was covered in a dark robe and a heavy crystal hung around his neck, a mess of black hair covered his head and golden eyes filled with fear watched him as his mouth opened in shock. He turned to the right of the boy and felt his jaw drop. Before him stood his Rose. She was also tied to the wall, her blonde hair was matted to her face by dried blood which marked her cheeks, and her pale skin sunk into her hollow cheek bones, her bony hands clung to the ropes that bound her, her clothes were dirtied and stained and stretched over her huge belly. The Doctor met her eyes which were wide with fear

'Doctor?' she squeaked – her voice hoarse from shouting.

'Rose' he breathed as he ran towards her. Soon he was in front of her and he had wrapped his arms around her holding her so tight, she buried her head on his shoulder but her arms were still attached to the ropes. He quickly unbound her, burning through the ropes with his sonic screwdriver, she fell forwards and he caught her. The Doctor pulled her into his arms and held her so tightly against his chest, she buried her head in his shoulder as she cried, her entire body shaking as she clung onto him, he breathed in her scent and stroked her thick hair off her face. She finally lifted her face out of his shoulder and looked up at him, tears streaming heavily down her cheeks. Using his thumbs he gently brushed her tears away as he stroked her face

'Oh Rose' he whispered. She framed his face with her hands

'I thought I'd never see you again' she whispered, he shook his head

'I'll always come for you Rose, always' he promised as he lowered his mouth to hers. She kissed him hungrily, both of them longing for what they'd missed in the last couple of months, and in this moment they could both find brief happiness…for they didn't know of what was to come.