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Chapter 10.

He was not happy. Rose had hidden all of his clothes leaving him with only a ridiculously tight pair of leather trousers. He had gone to the wardrobe room to get something else, only to find that she had convinced the TARDIS to betray him by helping her. The TARDIS had hidden all male items of clothing so he was left with little choice but to wear the trousers she had left. Now he was walking towards the console room wearing only the leather trousers. She hadn't even left him a shirt to wear. Hearing her washing up in the kitchen, he made his way inside to confront her.

Rose had just placed the bowl onto the drainer to dry off when she felt the Doctor behind her. He pressed up against her body and pulled her hair away from her left ear. "What have you done with my clothes?" He asked softly. The feel of him pressed against her was making her lose all coherent thought however as she struggled to respond. "Wh…what makes you think I have done anything with them? She replied. The Doctor pressed his bare chest into her back and practically purred his reply. "Only the fact that the TARDIS doesn't have that kind of sense of humour." Without giving her a chance to reply, he continued on. "You won't get away until I have them back you know." At this she spun around to face him. Noting how close they were, a deep crimson blush spread through her face. Pulling herself together, she leaned up towards his face as though to kiss him. When their faces were an inch apart, she spoke softly. "Wanna bet?" With that she ducked out of the kitchen and darted off down the corridor.

The Doctor let out the breath he had been unconsciously holding and leaned against the sink to regain his composure. He hadn't realised how close he had gotten to her until she had turned around and he felt her against him. Then when she had leaned up towards him, he had thought for a moment that she was going to kiss him. Or rather, that was what he had hoped she would do. Knowing it would take a while to catch her the Doctor left the kitchen and headed towards the console room. Setting the controls so the TARDIS would simply float for a while, he went in search of Rose.

Rose as it happened had ducked into one of the many storage rooms on board the TARDIS to wait for the Doctor to find her. Unfortunately however, it seemed as though the door only opened from the outside. So now she was stuck. To pass the time while she waited, she started to explore the room.

The Doctor was starting to get a little worried now. He had checked her room, his room, the bathroom, spa room and the swimming pool and had still not found her. He knew she wasn't in the console room or the kitchen. He checked the wardrobe room and the library next to no avail. If she didn't turn up soon, he would have to go searching through the many storage rooms.

It was an hour and a half later that he found her. Curled up asleep on a sofa in one of the larger storage rooms with a book in her hand. Closing the door behind him, he moved over to her and removed the book from her grip. The Doctor then woke Rose gently so as not to startle her.

Rose woke up and noticed the Doctor in front of her. "Doctor?" She questioned softly.

"Yep, its me. Found you at last. Why have you been hiding so long, I was worried about you." Came the reply. Her response was not as he'd anticipated. She suddenly got up from the sofa and moved to the door. Trying the handle, she found that the door would not open still. Turning back to the Doctor she had an idea. "Doctor, the door only seems to open from the outside. You're gonna need to use the sonic screwdriver to get us out" She said.

The Doctor seemed a little puzzled as to her question but moved to get the screwdriver anyway. Suddenly he stopped and looked up at her. "Bit of a problem with that Rose, it's in my suit jacket." He replied. "You know. The one I'm not wearing because you've hidden my clothes?" He finished with a smirk.

Ah yes, she had forgotten that he was only wearing the leather trousers she'd left him with. She smiled sheepishly at him in apology. He didn't seem to mind though as he moved towards her to try the door himself. He told her thatall of the TARDIS doorsopened from either side and that it might just be stuck. Finding the door wouldn't budge for him either, the puzzled expression returned while he tried to figure out what was going on. He seemed to have solved it however as he turned and offered a small smile to Rose. It was little comfort though as he told her they were well and truly stuck. "It seems as though the TARDIS has trapped us in here for some reason. We're not going to be able to leave until she feels like it." He explained.

Taking a step forwards Rose tripped over the book she had been reading and lurched forwards into the Doctor's arms. He caught her but the momentum carried them both into the wall next to the door. She noted that he didn't seem to want to remove his arms from around her anytime soon. Not that she was complaining of course. She looked up at him and bit her bottom lip nervously as she tried to figure out why he was still holding her.

This was it, the Doctor thought. He had to do it now before he lost his nerve. Feeling her looking at him, he looked back at her and watched her bite her lower lip as though she was nervous. Gathering his nerve, he bent his head slowly towards hers so that she might back away if she wished.

He was so close when suddenly she pulled back and said "I hope you realise this is all your fault".