Jack had been wandering the endless corridors and rooms of the TARDIS all night. The old girl wasn't making it easy for him to find his room, every door he tried was locked, and the few that she had allowed him to open were storage closets or something equally as useless to him. He had a feeling that she did this to everyone who stepped on board her. Although Rose seemed to have a strong bond with the ship. He'd walked in on her talking to the thing earlier. She'd been twiddling nobs and checking the print out screen for something, and he could have sworn he'd heard the ship purr under Roses gentle touches. Not that he blamed the ship, he'd purr if Rose was tapping away at his keys.

Rose, Hmmm, he didn't think he had much of a chance there, she obviously loved the Doctor a whole hell of a lot, but he couldn't resist a few little innuendos and quirked eyebrows, the sort of thing that all woman, and men for that matter, from every species responded to. Originally she had responded, when they'd danced on his ships roof, and when he'd had her with him without the Doctor there. But then he'd met the other time traveller and he'd understood suddenly, that they had something there, small at the moment, he thought they had acted on it, there was an atmosphere of something between them not completely plutonic. Shame, he thought that Rose was a real stunner, he didn't do breaking up happy couples though, even if they didn't realize it, that's what they were now. A happy couple.

He could probably even go for the Doctor aswell, he had something going for him he couldn't quite put his finger on, something rugged, and oafish. That brought a grin to his face, yes definitely oafish, but appealing none the less. again he could see that he had eyes for his female travelling companion only. Pity that. the Doctor was sneaky too, when they'd picked him up off his ill fated ship he had completely embarrassed him, used his liberal ways to get Rose to shrug him off. He'd done it with such skill that Rose had practically run into the Doctors arms. Definitely sneaky that one, he'd have to watch him.

Maybe he could have some fun here, time travelling, flirting with a sexy London born girl, and irritating a certain big eared Doctor while doing it. Maybe he could do Rose a favour, if he kept up a half hearted seduction campaign the Doctor was sure to get jealous, which would do Rose no end of good, nothing wrong with reminding the other space hopper that he had a little healthy competition.

He turned a corner and there she was, the object of his thoughts, she was fiddling with a blue box on the wall, Jack smirked at her, she was dressed in pink PJ's and had her hair loose and fluffy, adorable. He gave a long low whistle, and delighted in the blush that crept across her skin, absolutely adorable.

"Jack, what are you doin walkin about out here?"

"Seems the great TARDIS is having a little fun with me, wont let me find my room, I've been wandering for hours, I only wanted a glass of water, she let me find the kitchen then, I don't know, switched the rooms around?"

"Yea that's sound bout right, we fought you'd gone to bed, I was just having a go at fixing the cloaking device, been stuck on this stupid police box for decades apparently. Mister know it all said that it wasn't fixable, I wanted to prove him wrong"

She had that blush going again, must have been because she was being a bit childish, he didn't mind, he could see the advantage of getting one over on the Doctor, endless teasing rights. He sidled up to her and gave her a nudge.

"Shove over sweetness, let the captain take a look" She giggled at that.

"All right, but you fix it, I get the credit"

"Understood, it'll be worth it to see the look of dismay on that prats...

"Hey, hey none of that"

"Sorry, but you get my point"

"Ummhmmm"

Jack was playing around with the thing for ages, but eventually, with a look of disbelief on his face he threw his has hands up in frustration.

"I give up, I cant fix this stupid thing"

"Oh well, come on I'll have to find another way to annoy him, lets get you to bed"

"Really, is that an offer little one"

And there was that gorgeous blush, right on cue.

"umm, I mean, no, god Jack, shut up and stop trying to get a rise out of me"

Chuckling to himself he followed her down the hall.

"All right Rose, Im sorry" He sounded anything but.

"Here we are, good night Jack, sleep well"

"Oh I will, I will"

She walked off in the opposite direction and left him to get himself settled in again. He watched until she'd turned the corner, he had one thought, with a silly grin on his face,just one.

Shame.

Jack closed his door and a figure seemed to peel itself away from the wall. The Doctor looked to where Rose and gone and then back at Jacks door, with a ridiculously happy smile on his face. God he loved that silly little human, and she hadn't responded to Jack the way he'd feared, he didn't have anything to worry about really. If he could get a handle on the green mist that filled his eyes when the captain set his sights on her then he'd be fine. And she was going to pay for trying to get one over on him, he'd figure out a way to get his revenge, but he knew whatever it was he did, he was going to enjoy it. With a contented little sigh he headed towards his room.

Yea,s'definitely gonna be fun.