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He Who Sins

Chapter Thirty Five: Relearning

Tymon looked on in disbelief as this strange man attached himself to Rose, he watched as he held her close as though he would never let go, he watched as Rose let tears of joy stream down her cheeks, Tymon watched and finally understood what love meant.

Marilee watched the reunion and for a moment she felt a flash of guilt in her heart, she remembered when it was her lying in another mans' arms, when it was her being loved, when it was her being held…but now she was alone. Now he was gone, and it was all the Doctor's fault. She felt her hands clench as rage burned through her, the Doctor would pay, that much she was sure of.

The Doctor pulled his face away from Rose and watched her; he ran his fingers down her pale, rough skin, gently wiping away the tears that fell so easily. His hands moved down her shoulders, gently tracing the bones that pieced through her skin, his hands felt the skin that was now tight over her bones. He moved his hands down so they passed over her bump, he remembered how she felt the last time he touched her and how she felt now. He stroked her bump and realised how much it had changed, how much she has grown. He rested his hands on her bump and rested his head on her shoulder

'They've grown' he whispered. She nodded and placed her hands on top of his on her bump

'I've missed so much' the Doctor whispered heartbroken. When she didn't answer her looked up to see her eyes filled with eternal pain as her lip quivered.

'Rose? What is it?' the Doctor asked panic stricken. Rose looked up into his worried brown eyes before staring down at her bump

'I've not felt them' she whispered. 'I've not felt them move in so long' she croaked as her voice cracked, her shoulders began to shake as she fell into his arms. He held her close soothingly stroking her back

'Their fine Rose' he whispered into her hair 'They have to be fine'.

Tymon looked up into the shadows and saw Marilee standing there, her golden eyes burned through the darkness as she approached them.

'Enough' she bellowed. 'I've had enough of this'. Rose looked up from the Doctor's shoulder as the door slammed, the Doctors brow furrowed as he ignored Marilee. In the candle light he could see the dried blood that caked Rose's face, he ran his finger along it

'Did she do this to you?' he asked softly trying to withhold his rage, Rose nodded slowly. The Doctor stood up and began to turn around but Rose dug her hands into his, entwining her fingers with his

'Don't' she whispered 'Please, just get me out of here' she begged before looking down at her bump, 'Get us out of here'. The Doctor squeezed her hand and nodded

'I'm trying Rose, I'm trying'.

Marilee walked towards the Doctor and he moved forwards to meet her in the centre of the room, his hand slowly fell from Rose's as he walked away from her.

'So Doctor, I've given you what you want, now it's time for you to give me what I want' she told him with a smirk. The Doctor nodded

'What do you want?' he asked coldly as Rose dragged herself up from the floor, she began to use the Sonic Screwdriver to burn through Tymon's ropes, soon the boy was free and huddling behind Rose.

'It's not a question of what I want, but a question of what I'm going to get' she told him with a heartless laugh. The Doctor glanced worriedly over towards Rose where her pale face reached out of the darkness, he remembered the drawings he had found and felt a wave of helplessness rush through him. Then Rose smiled at him, and in that smile he found everything he'd been missing – a meaning to his life, in that smile he remembered all the love Rose felt for him and all the love he felt for her, he remembered the children she held in her womb for him, he remembered why they travelled, why he helped others, in that smile he remembered why he was the Doctor. He smiled back at Rose and turned to Marilee

'No' he said simply. 'Whatever you want, you're not getting it' he said. Marilee shook her head at him

'You think you know so much Doctor, you think you can stop me' she said softly, 'You think your wisdom can outsmart me, but there is something your forgetting' she murmured thoughtfully. The Doctor frowned

'And what's that?'

'You forgot about the power of religion Doctor. You forgot how it can bring down entire cities, how it can destroy worlds, you forgot about how intently people believe'

'How's that going to stop me?' he asked her

'The most important thing you forgot about is what they prey to, what brings about these disasters, these tragedies. Doctor, you forgot about what was going to be your downfall'. The Doctor glanced around and saw that Tymon had pressed himself up against the wall; he was frantically tugging at the pendant that hung around his neck as it began to glow in a deep purple light. The Doctor turned around to see that Marilee's was doing the same

'What's happening? What's going on?' the Doctor demanded.

'Devadeva' Tymon squealed. 'He's coming'.