Every Rose
Chapter 1
Ameliana
"So where shall we go today then?" It was the first thing on the Doctor's lips the moment I entered the TARDIS control room from my bedroom, and for some reason I felt a little disappointed. I mean okay I wasn't exactly expecting him to get down on one knee, whip out a lute and start singing love sonnets; but a 'good morning' woulda been nice.
I sighed and yawned. (It was pretty early in the morning, and I was still half asleep.)
'Dunno' I muttered leaning against the console and blinking a bit to wake myself up.
'Tut, I offer you time, and space, and you sit there slouching about showing no interest whatsoever.' But I could tell he wasn't entirely serious; his eyes were sparkling and he was grinning at me, I couldn't help but grin back.. I think his emotions must have been infectious.
'Ok, ok, well we haven't been to the past for a bit.' I suggested feeling slightly more awake. 'Could we go a bit further back that 1869 this time? And maybe not to Cardiff?' I added slightly sarcastically.
He raised an eyebrow; 'How far back?'
'Oh I dunno, before Queen Victoria after the dinosaurs, I don't want to have to be rescued from the clutches of some ravenous Brachiosaurus.'
'They were herbivores.' The Doctor corrected me, still smiling.
'Whatever.' I laughed as I shuffled off to find some breakfast.
It was weird; but the moment I finally admitted to myself I loved him was the moment I began to feel slightly awkward around him. I would deliberately spend more time alone in my room; take more time choosing what to wear and actually bother to apply makeup.
'Rose!' I heard the Doctor call excitedly from the control room, I dashed there; half expecting him to be being attacked by a particularly aggressive auton; but to my immense relief he was merely standing at the TARDIS view screen and grinning like am idiot…. Well a mildly eccentric time traveller.
'Rose, welcome to the grand and golden days of Troy.'
'Troy?' I asked vaguely, 'as in that film with Orlando Bloom?'
He looked vaguely affronted, 'No, as in one of the greatest ancient cities that ever existed and the subject of Homer's epic 'Iliad'.'
'Riiight.' Once again I felt a bit disappointed; I'd kinda wanted to meet Henry the 8th or something cool like that, this city was a bit of a let down.
He seemed to sense my mood; 'You'll like this place, it's pretty exciting.'
I didn't want to hurt his feelings; so I smiled 'Alright then, what should I wear?'
A/N: Ack thanks to my reviewers tis really appreciated J at moment am going through phase of short chapters but daily updates; so I hope that's ok, cyas tomorrow.