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Sorry about the whole killing Rose thing - it seems the more I think about her leaving the more neccessary it becomes to kill her. Strange - I know - I think it's my coping mechanism.

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Trouble at Torchwood

Chapter Six

The Doctor winced as he saw Jackie's reaction to her daughters' body – he knew how he had felt and knew it must be a million times worse for her. She had to see the body of her only daughter – the love of her life dead lying in the arms of the man who had promised to protect her. When she reached her daughters body her hands touched her hair – felt her skin, every time she touched the corpse in his arms another tear would fall

'No….no' was all she could whisper. The Doctor carefully laid Roses' body down so that Jackie could hold her one last time

'My baby… not my baby' she cried into Roses' shoulder. Of all the horrors in the world that Jackie had tried to protect her from death was the worst – she had never know the worst moment of her life but she did now. Sitting on the floor of a dank cold darkened room whilst she clutched the body of her daughter to her chest sobbing was unlike anything she had felt before. Jackie finally knew what it meant to have nothing left to live for, her husband had died, her daughter had gone travelling with a man who had sworn to keep her safe yet she lay dead in her arms – she had nothing.

'I'm sorry' the Doctor whispered, his eyes haunted. He hoped these words would bring comfort to the grieving mother but all she could do was glare at him, her eyes overflowing with tears.

'Don't you dare' she whispered 'You promised me! You swore you'd protect her' she exclaimed before falling into a sobbing heap. The Doctor winced as her words hit home – he closed his eyes trying to stop the tears from falling, he knew that apologising would make no difference to her – all he could do was stand and watch the heartbreak he felt happen to someone else.

Jacks' hand instinctively moved to his mouth

'Dear God' he muttered whilst shaking his head – he knew Rose couldn't be dead – the Doctor wouldn't allow it yet she certainly looked dead. He couldn't help but glare accusingly at the Doctor – he had let this happen – he had let her die.

'What happened?' he slowly asked. The Doctor couldn't meet his eyes – he couldn't tear them away from Rose.

'I….she… Teriana….' he began to mutter not knowing what to tell them. What could he say? That a monster was inside her mind, that he had used the Sonic Screwdriver on her brain? That it had all gone terribly wrong? That it was as much Terianas' fault as it was his own?

Jack watched the Doctor stumble before his eyes moved to the opened doorway

'We need to close it' he simply stated trying to avoid the thoughts of Rose that were plaguing his mind. He couldn't cry here – not in front of all these people – not even for the woman who'd made him a man. He'd been trained in circumstance such as these – he knew what to do – how to hold it all in and how to take command.

'No' came the Doctors sharp reply. Jack looked at him and slowly walked over to where he stood trying to avoid looking at Rose. He couldn't afford to break down – not now – not when he knew what lay behind those doors.

'Doctor – I'm sorry, but I have to close them' he gently told him. The Doctor stared at Roses' body his eyes filled with anguish

'You can't – whatever did this to her – whatever killed Rose deserves to die' he bitterly spat out. Jack understood what he was saying, he agreed with his thoughts but he was the only one – other than Teriana – who knew what evil lay behind the doors.

'Doctor… I can't' Jack began to explain but stopped when he saw the emotions in his eyes

'Please… I failed her in life – don't let me fail her in death' he begged his voice cracking. Jack looked at the Doctor his heart breaking for him, he nodded

'I can't stop you' he told him as he stepped back away from the Doctor. The doctor nodded and wiped his face; he walked up to Rose and gently pressed a kiss to her forehead before turning into the corridor.

'Teriana- lead the way' he commanded never looking back, and off into the darkness they headed.

Jack turned back and saw Jackie still clinging to Roses' lifeless body, he slowly walked up to where she sat and sat down quietly next to her. She raised her head and looked at him – no words being able to express what she felt inside. He nodded and pulled her into his arms offering her a comforting hug – that's when Jacks' tears began to fall. Falling for the sweet girl who had charmed her way into his heart, the best friend he had ever had, the girl who had grown into such a beautiful and brave woman – for the woman who had saved his soul. He let the sobs wreck his body as his tears fell into Jackie's hair; her tears soaked into Jack's shirt. All they had was each other in this moment of darkness – in this moment where even the sun couldn't light the way.

In the corridor the Doctor walked ahead avoiding Teriana – it took all the strength within him not to hit her or push her against a wall and pin her there until she brought Rose back. But he knew he had to be better than that – not for himself but for Rose. They walked in silence for a few minutes whilst Teriana shivered at the cold – the Doctor could no longer feel the cold for he was numb inside and out.

'It's cold in here' Teriana began trying to make conversation – this enraged the Doctor more who proceeded to ignore her. How could she complain of the cold when Rose had just been tortured to death and hadn't complained once? How could she be so incredibly petty? How could she forget Rose so soon? The Doctor could feel the familiar lump rising in his throat as he thought these thoughts – he blocked them out hoping his mind to turn numb as well so that way he would no longer be haunted by the ghost of the girl who had touched his heart.

'How could you?' the Doctor asked – his voice icy cold – as cold as the wind that tore across his soul. Teriana froze in her tracks

'How could I what?' she meekly asked. The Doctor felt his anger grow

'Don't even pretend to be ignorant of the fact' he warned her as he turned to look at her. She glanced around her searching for a way out – she didn't want to face the wrath of a heart broken, grief fuelled alien.

'I…I…' she began to stumble as she thought of excuses.

'You what?' he asked his voice dripping in contempt as he stalked towards her. She began to walk backwards towards a wall effectively trapping herself. The Doctor began to close in on her, his eyes ablaze with anger.

'How could you?' he yelled, his anger reverberating off the stone walls and hitting her a thousand times more powerfully.

'It wasn't my fault' she weakly began to explain

'Wasn't your fault?' he asked now standing in her face 'How the hell wasn't it your fault?'

'If you hadn't-' she began but his hands were either side of her face pressed against the wall, his face lent into hers, she could see through his eyes into his soul and what she saw scared her more than anything in the world could have.

'You killed her! You lead her here; you slowly tortured her to death! Why? Was it worth it? Was it worth killing every cell in her, ripping out her heart and spitting on it? Was it worth it?' he screamed. His shout echoed off every wall and slowly faded away, Teriana was now trembling as the full force of her actions hit her. Her lip began to tremble

'Don't you dare' he warned his voice deep and dark – also threateningly quiet 'Don't you dare cry for her'

The final icy chill swept through the air blowing the Doctors' hair and sending goosebumps down Terianas' spine.

'We're here' she quietly whispered.


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