CHAPTER SIX

WILL OR WON'T SHE

"Well I guess there's nothing else to do," said the Doctor looking uneasily at Rose

Rose shut her eyes "You can't do that to me again"

The Doctor smiled "I'll keep a closer watch on you"

"Not good enough" stormed Rose

"I'm afraid the Doctor is right," said Jack "We'll take you home, have a word with Jackie and then we'll leave"

They landed on the Earth "Come on" said the Doctor and he tried to take Rose's hand but she just shook it off.

So the Doctor, Jack and Rose walked up to Jackie's house none of them holding hands, they knocked on the door. Jackie opened it and let out a cry and hugged Rose, tears pouring down her cheeks "I'm so sorry darling, if I would of known you were kidnapped then I would of come straight after you, but I thought you where with him"

Rose smiled and nodded then she ran upstairs crying. The Doctor looked up at her as he saw Rose's figure running up the stairs.

"Thank you Doctor for saving her" said Jackie

The Doctor nodded "I would of done it anyway"

"Would you like a cup of tea" said Jackie "While Rose cools off, you've left her again haven't you"?

"What choice do I have, I feel like I'm responsible when she's out with me" said the Doctor as he sipped his tea that Jackie had just made.

"I understand," said Jackie "I feel the same way"

Then she told them the story of not letting her out with those boys when she was 13, the Doctor smiled and nodded "Yeah it's like you must hurt yourself to protect the ones you love"

"So where are you traveling next" said Jackie

"We have no idea" said the Doctor "We sort of figure it on when we're in the TARDIS, but we are in danger wherever we go"

Then something clicked his mind, that made him gasp "Rose is in danger wherever she goes, when she's back here or on a journey, I don't have to make that terrible sacrifice, if she was with me all the time then I can keep a closer eye on her"

"You got it mate" said Jack

"I WANT ROSE TO COME WITH ME" shouted the Doctor as if it was like a wish.

"Do you really mean that" said a quiet voice behind them, Rose was standing there, her face tear-streaked.

"Rose how long have you been there" said Jack

"About 5 minutes" said Rose "But Doctor do you really mean it"

The Doctor nodded "You getting kidnapped is what opened my eyes, your going to be attacked wherever you go"

"That way you can keep a closer eye on me" said Rose, the Doctor got out his chair and walked over to Rose and threw his arms around her "I always want you to come with me"

"That's what I want too" said Rose

Jackie sat there white faced "Well it seems I'm all alone again"

"Sorry mum" said Rose

"Well if that's what you want" said Jackie "Then I'm not going to say a word against it"

"Thanks mum" said Rose and she hugged her too.

The she turned back to the Doctor with a great big smile her face, and her eyes lit up "I'm really going traveling again, facing aliens, seeing spaceships" she said and then added shyly "And being with you is the ultimate experience"

"Ditto" said the Doctor and they held hands and walked out the door with Jack. Back to the TARDIS and onto more adventures.