I'm curious, do you guys like that I update so often right now? Or do you want me to start spacing them out? Like once a week? What sounds better?
Also just so you guys know I'm currently working on expanding my Doctor Who collection of classics so I have more to write! I'm currently at 10 classics, all of Matt Smith's, Peter Capaldi's and Christopher Eccleston's episodes, and most of David Tennant's.
DO you guys have any classic ones you really want me to get?? Or specific Doctors you want to see more of?
Oh! Also do you guys enjoy these longer chapters? Or do you want me to keep them shorter?
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After about 6 hours of sleeping I slowly start to wake up, I groan softly at the soft pounding headache in my head, I roll over and instinctively reach out to the other side of the bed, only to find nothing, or more specifically, no one there, I frown and sit up quickly, my heart racing as I look around frantically 'had it all been a dream...?'
I start to panic and rip the blankets off me before I suddenly feel a warmth engulf my mind, I relax instantly and blush deeply, a bright smile lighting up my face, it wasnt a dream, I could feel him there, in my mind trying to calm me down, I sigh softy and slowly stand, wincing as my whole body ached tiredly.
I stretch out a bit before getting curious as to where he is so I get an idea and gently press back against his mind and quietly walk around in a circle around the room, noticing as I moved the feeling of him there got less the farther from the joined bathroom, and got stronger the closer I got, I smile more at my findings before I make my way to the bedroom door.
However when I go to open the door there's a soft pulling back on my mind, I pause with my hand on the doorknob, I glance back to the bathroom curiously before letting go of the doorknob and going to sit back down on the edge of the bed quietly to wait for him.
I lay back onto my back and just stare up at the ceiling, that like in my room, has a large window out looking up at endless stars, I smile more and watch the stars twinkle as I wait happily.
After about 3 minutes the bathroom door opens to The Doctor standing there in clean blue slacks, his button up shirt on but the sleeves rolled up and his tie just hanging loosely, not tied up yet, I sit up and smile seeing his hair is wet but he has a towel and is drying it lightly.
I hesitate before standing and smiling more as he meets my eyes "I um...I felt you didn't want me to go yet.." I say a bit awkwardly, still really unsure about all of this, and how it really worked.
He nods softly and comes over, kissing my cheek as he gets close enough, then something registers in my mind and my eyes widen, he looks a bit curious for a moment before I turn to him and gently lay my hand on the bare skin of his arm, he shivers slightly and I can feel him stronger in my mind, I smile wider up at him.
"I completely forgot, Time Lords are touch-telepaths" I murmur in awe "its why you always keep covered up, so someone doesn't brush against you and accidentally get bombarded with your thoughts..." I murmur and his eyes widen in surprise, I smile more and gently take his hand in mine, softly running my fingers over his bare arm softly, I can feel him shiver under my touch.
I look up to meet his eyes before my eyes widen and I quickly drop his hand and step back, my cheeks bright red "sorry! Shoot I'm sorry, I got carried away" I apologize quickly, stuffing my hands into my pockets nervously, but to my surprise he doesn't seem annoyed, in fact he comes closer, taking my hand in his again and smiling softly.
"Please dont ever apologize for that" he says, pulling my hand up and softly kissing the back of it, I blush more and move my other hand infront of my face to try and hide my blush, he chuckles softly and tosses his towel aside before he gently pulls my hand down away from my face.
He leans in closer and kisses me softy, a light and gentle kiss, I can feel his mind pressing to mine, reassurance and happiness flowing through the doorway in between our minds.
I blush more but kiss back happily, sending him my emotions of happiness and relaxation.
He pulls back and smiles down at me, I cant help but giggle as his still slightly wet hair is a mess, I hesitate before letting go of his hands and reaching up, stopping inches from his hair and I meet his eyes questioningly.
He smiles and nods, leaning closer and I gently brush my fingers through his hair, smiling more 'his hairs so soft' I think in wonder, he smiles and closes his eyes, leaning into my touch happily, I gently style his hair back up to its usually gravity defying position before I softy kiss his forehead, only to stiffen as soft music starts to flow in the background, my heart sinks and I gently cup his face in my hands.
He opens his eyes and I can see sadness in them, I frown softly "I'm so sorry...I can hear the music...I didnt think I'd be going to soon" I say sadly, he quickly wraps his arms around me and pulls me closer, I wrap my arms around his chest and press against him, burying my face into his shoulder gently "I wanna stay here...I wanna be able to just be with you for more time..." I murmur sadly.
He softly kisses my forehead "its ok, your going to be with me again soon, I promise you that, and...and just know Rose, I love you, through my entire life, I have always loved you" he says softly, I look up to him surprised.
"always...?" I ask shocked as the music gets louder, he nods and smiles more "always, dont forget that" he says and gently pulls me up into a kiss, I kiss back almost desperately, wishing I could stay for longer.
"Doctor...I love you.." I call softly as I pull back, my eyes closed still as I feel everything around me disappear, The Doctors arms disappearing from my middle and the sensation of him in my mind disappears as well, I shiver and frown sadly, my head suddenly felt incredibly empty.
I open my eyes and look down to see my arm has another little tattoo appears, one of a small rhino head this time, I smile a little at that, and of course the minute hand on the watch has changed to 8.
I take a deep breath to try and calm down, closing my eyes and keeping them closed, I sit down quietly and just wait, starting to think.
'Did I just...start dating The Doctor...? Or...what even are we...? A thing? We are in the future, my future, but...' I sigh softly and rub my face softly.
I frown softly as I realize something 'if I'm being sent into his past will he know about the mental...thing..? If not that could be really awkward' I quickly close my eyes tighter and imagine the door between us closing, even as it felt like the door led to nothing, but I didn't want to risk it.
"Why is Time travel so confusing..." I mumble before I yelp and jump to my feet as the ground under me suddenly vibrates and hums loudly, I look around with wide eyes only to relax as I see the console infront of me, I smile up at the 12th Doctors Tardis console, I sigh softly and move up to it quickly, resting my hands on the console gently, giggling a little as she hums at my touch.
I smile up at the ceiling softly "I haven't been here in a while, hows he holding up? Is he in here?" I ask, she hums sadly, I glance to the doors "when am I?" I ask softly, I turn when I hear her turn on the console screen, I gently pull it to face me only to see a large old fashioned train on the screen, only its flying through space.
My eyes widen and I grip the edge of the console before I look to the doors "shit...how long has he been here?" I ask and look back at the screen, it shows he's already been here for a good 5 hours or so.
My heart sinks and I look to the ceiling "I have to go make sure he doesn't do something stupid" I say and race to the doors, I glance back to her and smile gently "would you be ready for a lot of passages? Dont want you to be freaked out in a few minutes" I call back before stepping out, I see the door across from where I am is open, meaning Clara was already with The Doctor.
I run through the door to my right, sprinting down the hallways as fast as I can, nearly slamming into the door, I wrench it open and stumble in, everyone looks over confused, but The Doctor is too focused on Clara angrily yelling at him about him knowing how dangerous this was, the lights flicker and Maisie starts to panic, The Doctor, thinking she's seeing the mummy runs to scan her mind.
I hold my breath as my vision starts to blur a bit around the edges, my heart sinks and I see the Mummy at the other end of the train behind The Doctor, he doesn't seem to notice I'm here yet as he try's to give himself her trauma to be able to see it but he stiffens as it doesn't seem to work, he frowns worriedly in confusion before he looks behind himself to see me standing here.
I clench my hands into fists to hide their shaking as I keep my eyes on the mummy "Clara, grab him now" I say quickly, The Doctors eyes widen in horror but Clara grabs his arm to try and hold him back, he struggles against her roughly "No! No no no no!" He yells, I wince a little but I shove one of the men towards him quickly "grab him! Do not let him near me!" I yell.
Everyone around us stares for a moment before I start talking, the mummy moving closer slowly "hes your best bet at getting out of this, do not let him see it! He'll die then so will everyone else here!" I yell, my voice breaking but they listen, terror evident on their faces as it takes multiple people to hold The Doctor back against the wall, he's yelling, nearly screaming for me "ROSE! Dont you dare!! Let me go! I have to get to her!" He roars.
I try to ignore him looking the mummy up and down, trying to remember what I needed to say, I move towards it and past The Doctor, he try's to grab for me but I dodge his hand barely, feeling an almost slamming sensation against the door in my mind, I mentally lock it from my end, my hands shaking as the mummy disappears and reappears behind me, I quickly move to the flag.
'come on come on come on...' I think, not turning around to face the mummy cause I'd have to face The Doctor as well, and I couldn't do that, I'd just break down and probably die.
I finally turn as the mummy gets uncomfortably close, I press back against the wall as I look up at it with wide eyes, my hearing was so dulled it felt like I had shoved cotton balls into my ears.
My eyes widen at 2 seconds as I remember what to say "WE SURRENDER!" I scream out, it hesitates before slowly lowering its arms, everyone around the room gasping in horror as it comes into view of everyone, tears I hadn't noticed fall from my eyes as it pulls back slowly and raises a shaking hand to salute to me before it slowly turns to dust, I cant hold myself up any longer and I slide down the wall.
Shaking and staring wide eyed at the pile of dust before there's yelling from the people around me before there's quick angry footsteps rushing toward me, only for The Doctor to fall to his knees and wrap his arms around me, gathering me up into a tight hug, I can feel he's shaking as I cling to him, crying softly as I bury my face into his chest.
"You stupid, stupid idiotic girl" he says angrily, his Scottish accent thick, but I can hear his voice shaking as he clings to me.
I grip the front of his coat desperately "I-I didnt think it would latch on so quickly..." I whisper shaking, his arms only tighten more as the computer starts to speak, telling us that survivors were not required and that the air will be removed from the entire train.
I pull back shakily and motion to everyone around us "G-get them to The Tardis" I say shakily, he's reluctant for a moment before seeing the sense and he stands, pulling me to my feet with him, I let go of him and lean against the wall shakily, Clara coming over worriedly, I lean down and grab the tech that was in the mummy and toss it to The Doctor "teleport..." Is all I can manage as people start to drop around us.
I catch Clara shakily as The Doctor works quickly, but I slowly sink to the floor and then everything goes dark.
I gasp and sit up suddenly as I come back to consciousness, I look around shakily, only to find myself in The Doctors room, or I supposes our room, I sigh shakily, laying down tiredly and closing my eyes again, gripping the pillow under me and hugging it to my chest as I try to think over what I did, I wince a little knowing The Doctor would be extremely angry with me, I glance around to see he isn't in the room.
However the lights above flash slightly as if in warning before footsteps can be heard coming towards the door, I gulp nervously and sit up, hugging the pillow to my chest as I sit criss cross, watching as the very man I was worried about walks in, he looks up as if sensing my gaze, meeting my eyes, I blush nervously and look down quickly.
I hear him close the door before determinedly walking towards the bed, I tighten my arms around the pillow nervous, waiting for him to scold me but the only thing I hear is the bed creaking as he suddenly climbs up onto it before wrapping his arms around me and pulling me into his lap, I gasp a bit in surprise.
He tosses the pillow away and basically cradles me to his chest protectively, I frown worriedly and wrap my arms around his chest tightly, pressing my head against his chest softly "I'm sorry...I couldn't let you do it..." I whisper, my hands shaking a little as I grip the back of his coat "I...with how much things have changed from what I knew, I couldnt let you put yourself in danger like that..."
He tightens his arms around me, pulling me closer and leaning his head down to press against my shoulder and neck softly, I gasp softly as I feel his lips leave soft kisses along my neck, but I can also feet tears wetting my shirt.
I frown more and tighten my hold on him "Don't...Don't you dare ever do anything so stupid again" he says tiredly, his voice hoarse, only making my heart sink more, I close my eyes shakily.
"I-I'm sorry...I wont...not unless its needed" I murmur, only to feel him shake his head quickly "No, it does not matter what the situation is, you had no right to do that" he snaps, I whimper a little, bracing myself for his anger, but it seems to dwindle much faster that I had expected, I get an idea and find the door into his mind, I hesitate before unlocking it and opening it just the smallest amount.
I gasp feeling a sudden tidal wave of emotions hit me, his emotions, his fear and worry and anger, and heartbreak...I press through the door against his mind gently, trying to send reassurance that I'm ok, that I'm here and how sorry I am for doing what I did, but that I wouldn't change it.
I feel him tighten his arms around me, one hand reaching up to cradle the back of my head protectively, I lean into his touch, sending my feelings of comfort from him and he relaxes a little, I smile a little and pull my head back just slightly to look up into his red puffy eyes, I pull my hands from behind his back and reach up, gently cupping his face softly and wiping a few tears of his away.
"I'm ok, I knew what to do, it just took me a few seconds to remember" I say softly, he leans down into my touch and sighs softly.
"You could have died...you could have been killed by that thing.." he whispers, but I reach up and gently pull him into a kiss, hesitant and nervous as I know this body wasnt the fondest of physical contact, but he instantly reciprocates, kissing back with a worried intensity, I can feel his mind pressing back against mine as I deepen the kiss, pressing my mind back against his.
Sending comfort and love through the doorway, only to get a wave of the same back, warming up my whole being, I smile into the kiss and wrap one arm around his neck to gently run my fingers up through his grey curls.
I pull away after a few moments, gasping for breath and continuing to play with his hair softly, he leans down and rests his forehead against mine, I smile up at him gently "we're both ok now...you don't have to keep hugging me if you don't want to" I say softly, stopping the movement of my fingers through his hair "I know you aren't the biggest fan of hugs now" I say softly.
But to my surprise he leans down and captures my lips in another kiss, this kiss less worried and more happy, more relaxed, I blush and kiss back happily before pulling back to smile up at him sheepishly.
"Also...I haven't gotten the chance, but I wanted to apologize for the Robin Hood adventure, I didn't know then why you were being so grumpy, but I think Ive figured it out now" I say, he chuckles softly, gently kissing my forehead then down the side of my head, I blush more and try to hide my face into his chest, he smirks softly.
"Apology accepted, but I dont want to see you do anything like it again...you aren't single anymore" he murmurs, I blush more and embarrassingly raise my left hand "I Um...I kinda am...? Or...I dont know..." I mumble nervously, he reaches up and gently takes my left hand, softly running his fingers over my ring finger softly.
"I know we get m-married in my future...but I dont know what that makes us now...I mean, your married to me already...I dont know" I mumble, I can feel humor and calm coming from his side.
"What do you want us to be?" He asks softly, his chest rumbling against my head as he speaks "I...I dont know...dating...? But more...?" I frown in confusion "its like and arranged marriage...but we already love each other.." I murmur, trying to wrap my head around it, he smiles gently and kisses the top of my head "then courting?" He asks, I look up and smile, nodding "Yeah, like we are a royal couple" I giggle softly.
He smirks down at me "well then your highness, why dont we get you some food" he says, I nod softly and lean up, gently kissing him once more before pulling away and standing, wincing a little from sore and tired muscles but I stretch out, hearing The Doctor get up behind me, I yelp in surprise as he wraps his arms around my waist from behind as I stretch my arms up.
I lower them and look back up to him confused, he just chuckles and lean down, softly kissing me again before he pulls away, grabbing my hand gently in his and leading me out of his...our room and down the hallways, I glance around curiously.
"Is Clara still unconscious ?" I ask softly, he shakes his head and gently squeezes my hand "no, I sent her to get some sleep, you've been asleep for a few hours now" I nod a little and smile gently.
"You know...I dont think you're a bad man...your whole speech to Clara...that sometimes the only decisions are bad ones...I dont think that makes you a bad man...it just means you're the only one strong enough to sacrifice like that" I say softly as we walk, he pauses and looks to me almost cautiously, I stop and face him, smiling softly up at him.
"Why...do you bring it up?" He asks softly, I shrug a little "because I wanted you to know, there's not much you could do to make me think badly of you" I say softly, gently squeezing his hand.
He seems a bit nervous but I get an idea and open my side of the connection wider, sending warmth and comfort through to him, he seems to almost instantly relax a little.
I smile more and come closer, gently pulling his hand up and kissing the knuckles softly "I want you to remember that, you've always been a good man, to me nothing could tarnish that record" I say softly, he meets my eyes, his deep blue staring intensely into my muddy brown and I keep his gaze, smiling gently as I see tiny hints of worry and fear in his eyes and through our connection.
"Doctor I know I'm still young...and really new to all of this, but I know you, very well, better than most, even this early on for me, I know what you've done, I know much of what you will do" I say soothingly "Just remember that ok? No matter what, you're a good man" I say and lean up, smiling sadly and kissing his cheek softly, I could hear the music and it was growing faster than I liked.
I can see the sadness in his eyes and feel it from his mind as he senses my sadness, I let go of his hand and cup his cheeks again softly, he instinctively wraps his arms around me, sending me comfort and hope through my mind, I smile up at him softly and pull him down in to a kiss softly just before everything disappears, leaving me kissing air, I sigh sadly and frown.
I touch my lips softly as I remember our kisses before giggling a little, feeling like a teen newly in love, I sigh and smile as I look down at my arm, pulling the sleeve back to see the new small train tattoo next to the clock, which said clocks minute hand moves to 9.
I frown as I realize something I hadn't noticed before 'was the clock counting to something...?'
I try to push it the the back of my mind, I could figure it out later, I glance around curiously as I was still in the void, until I remember that my connection was still open, I get an idea so I wait a few minutes, nothing happening until I close the connection and almost instantly I'm thrown into a dirt lane in front of a very old church, I look around curiously before making my way up towards the church, this all looked really familiar.
I hesitate before stepping inside, looking around in amazement at the beautiful building before I turn to find a man quietly reading in one of the pews, I hesitate before coming closer, clearing my throat softly, the man jumps and looks up and I know exactly where I am, I smile gently.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, I just wanted to ask for some directions, I'm new here and a little lost, I'm looking for the Naval base, I'm supposed to meet some friends there" I explain nervously, realizing I'm not exactly in 1940s attire, I'm wearing black jeans and a white t-shirt, my feet bare as it seems The Doctor had taken off my shoes once he had laid me in bed to rest.
I smile sheepishly "and um...sorry about the outfit..." I say softly, not being able to think up a good cover story.
The poor Vicar looks at me confused and almost worried as he stands, holding his bible to his side "It is alright, would you like me to walk you there?" He asks, I shake my head and smile softly "no thank you, if you could just give me directions that would be marvelous" I say happily.
He nods and walks with me outside to the end of the walkway that meets up to the road, he points down the road "take that road until you come to a grove of trees, then turn right and it should be ahead of you" he says, I smile up at him "thank you..." I hesitate before smiling wider "I'm glad god sent you to help me" I say pleased before waving as I head off quickly, maybe that would help his faith a little later on.
I follow his instructions and soon find my way to the Naval Base, I watch the soldiers from the bushes quietly, The Doctor wasn't here yet, but he'd be here soon, I smile a little and decide getting caught by them would ensure I'd be safe until he arrived, so I do what The Doctor does best and waltz right into the base.
I see a guard notices me and comes sprinting over, holding his gun up in my face, my heart sinks, I had forgot about the guns...
I groan softly and roll my eyes trying to seem not all that bothered "Yes, before you say anything, I know where I am, I know I'm not supposed to be here, and no I'm not a spy, just a girl who's a bit ahead of schedule" I say and he gapes open mouthed at me, I smile gently up at him.
"Wanna take me inside to your commander before my feet freeze?" I ask, he looks down to see my bare feet in the wet grass, I stuff my hands into my pockets and just smile innocently.
The poor soldier looks really confused but I nod towards the buildings "Also I want to speak with the doctor here, the one working with the decoding machine, I don't remember his name but a friend of mine will be there soon" I state and start walking towards the buildings, the soldier slowly follows, lowering his gun and just watching me in confusion, he leads me inside and into a small office.
"You will wait here, dont try to escape or do anything foolish" he snaps, I smile more "wouldnt dream of it" I reply and flop into a chair as he leaves, I sigh and relax alittle, blushing in embarrassment 'did that really just work...? No wonder The Doctor can go anywhere he pleases, even without psychic paper' I giggle a little before looking around the room, sighing seeing nothing of interest.
I stand and wander the room as I think, wondering how long it would take for the alien to arrive...I frown a little 'wait...hadn't the Judoon said I was non-human...? Then...what am I? I'm pretty sure I'm human, at least I feel human, maybe their scanners were wrong...? Maybe they just detected The Doctors dna on me..? No because when they did on Martha they knew she was still human...'
I get brought out of my thoughts as theirs a commotion outside, I go to the window and peak out the blinds, smiling widely seeing The Doctor and Ace there surrounded by men with guns, I relax and watch happily, I loved this Doctors outfit, all of the question marks and his ever present umbrella.
I go to the door only to find it locked, I grumble before looking around for something to help me get out, I find a card on the table and manage to slip it between the door and it unlatched and opens, I silently cheer and toss the card back on the desk before sneaking out and following after The Doctor from a distance.
I smile more as I step into the corridor outside of the room I know they are all in, I can hear The Doctor typing away on the typewriter as Ace speaks with the Dr in the wheelchair about the 'flip flop thing' I hesitate outside, my nerves suddenly hitting as I realize I haven't met this version of The Doctor yet, but...his future self told me he loved me through all his lives...and his fourth self had a ring on.
I watch the door as an idea comes to mind, I close my eyes and very slowly open my end of the connection, just the smallest bit but I hear the typewriter instantly stop, before starting again quickly, he finishes writing and sets the paper on the desk while asking for a pen, I can feel his concentration through the connection, I smile softly and stay where I am, knowing he knew I was close, but I also know he needs to finish that paper.
I smile seeing a soldier rush down the hall, not seeing me and knocking.
"Come in" calls The Doctor and the man steps inside quickly before closing the door again.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, sir, but these two are unauthorized personnel" he says quickly, I smile more and relax back against the wall as I listen.
"Unauthorized? We're here by urgent request of the War Office" The Doctor retorts quickly, handing over the paper as he states "This is signed by the prime minister and the head of the secret service" I can feel smugness filter through from his end.
"I must apologize, sir. We weren't informed of your arrival" the man says a bit confused but tries to hide it.
The Doctor smirks slightly "need to know, captain, need to know" I can hear the smirk as I listen.
"Dr. Judson's work at breaking the German codes is very important" the alien in the room says almost proudly.
"We thought you had something to do with those east end kids, evacuees" the captain says.
Ace looks a bit annoyed at that "I'm not from the East End. I'm from-" but Dr. Judson interrupts her quickly, looking to The Doctor.
"Would you like to see the Ultimate Machine?" He asks and I can feel the excitement in the Doctor "Yes" he says smiling before he looks to Ace.
"Bates, fetch commander Millington" says Dr. Judson before The Doctor interrupts him.
"On second thoughts, its been a tiring day. Perhaps tomorrow" he tells the man in the wheelchair before walking towards the door with Ace following behind "if you'll just show us to our quarters" he opens the door and steps out, I hide out of sight in an alcove down the hall, knowing the captain following them would not be happy to see me.
I follow them as the captain shows them to a room with a bunk bed, but The Doctor stops outside the door and looks to the captain, I keep out of sight.
"Also, I forgot to mention, my wife will be popping up quite soon, silver hair, quite short, I'd appreciate it if you'd send her our way" he says and the captain looks confused but nods before heading off, I smile and wait until he's gone before moving towards the door to their room, I can hear Ace asking about going rock climbing tomorrow, I hesitate at the door, my nerves hitting again as I stare at the wood.
I try to shake them off before softly knocking, The Doctor is instantly at the door and opens it, I smile gently up at him, a smile gracing his lips as he steps out into the hallway with me, taking my hands in his and gently kissing them, I blush softly.
"I'm not that short you know" I tease softly and he chuckles "listening in were you? You know its very rude to eavesdrop" he teases back, I smile more and gently squeeze his hand "I didnt feel like being seen by the captain so I decided to just follow after you all" I shrug, he glances down to my left arm to see the few tattoos there, a sad expression in his eyes for just a moment before looking up to meet my gaze.
"How long have you known me? It cant be long" he says, I nod softly "still very new, only a few months at this point, though I haven't met this you yet" I smile sheepishly, he smiles gently and nods.
"Thought so, now then, why dont we go and have a look around" he says happily but quietly, I nod and smile more "absolutely, only one problem..." I gesture down at my bare feet and he snickers softly.
"I didn't think I'd be jumping so soon so I forgot to put on some shoes, and I'd rather not get frost bitten toes, can we go and scavenge for some shoes?" I ask softly and he nods, keeping my hand held firmly is his.
"We can stop at The Tardis" he agrees, I follow after him happily, glad to finally meet this version of him, I can see a slight smirk on his face as we walk away from the bunk room, I gently press my mind to his, curious of what his reaction would be.
Instantly I get a pressing back, gentle and careful, almost unsure, I open my end more and send him happiness and affection, he pauses and looks down at me curiously, meeting my eyes as I smile back, sending more affection and warmth, gently squeezing his hand softly.
I get an idea, leaning up and softly kiss him, which seems to take him a bit by surprise before he kisses back gently, resting his free hand on my hip and pulling me closer, pressing his mind deeper into mine, warmth and love swarming through the connection, I blush a little but smile more as I pull back gently, smiling up at him happily.
He leans down and places a soft kiss on my nose before we continue on happily, butterfly's filling my stomach and once we get outside he pauses and looks down at my bare feet again before he suddenly leans down, letting go of my hand and picking me up bridal style, I gasp and wrap my arms around his neck with wide eyes.
He smirks as he heads down the hill to where The Tardis was parked, I blush and bury my face into his shoulder to hide it "I can still walk you know" I mumble, sensing his smugness as he continues on "yes you can, but then your feet would get cold, you could catch cold" he says, I want to argue, to tell him I'm not that breakable but I sigh and give in, knowing I wouldnt win against him.
I relax in his arms as he seems to have no trouble carrying me, and once at The Tardis he gently sets me on my feet and unlocks the doors, ushering me inside quickly "now go put on some shoes silly girl, and a coat,it is rather windy out" he says as he moves to the console, I nod and as I pass I gently kiss his cheek happily before continuing on to my room quickly.
I change into tan cargo joggers, knowing I'd have to be able to run in them and I wanted to be comfy for this adventure, and a clean white shirt.
I grab my black boots and pull them on quickly before looking for a coat, looking through my closet curiously, I smile widely when I find a large coat like a bomber jacket, dark green and very military looking, I smile more and turn it around to see a large red question mark on the back, I smile wider and grab it, slipping it on happily as I quickly head back to the console room.
The Doctor is leaning on the console with his arm crossed as he seems to be lost in thought, I smile softly and stop for a moment in the doorway as I watch him, he had been one of my favorite versions of The Doctor in the show, he was always so funny, even when he was trying to be serious, it all just came out as sarcasm or sass.
I smile more and send affection through the connection, he looks up and around toward me quickly, I smile softly as he stands up straight and smiles back softly, I come over to his side happily.
"What do you think?" I ask, spinning to show him the question mark on my back, he chuckles softly, gently running his finger along the back of my jacket softly.
"I like it" he says softly before taking my hand happily, I smile more and squeeze his hand before he leads me outside and back to the base, I follow happily, enjoying the cool air outside as the sun had set now.
He keeps my hand held firmly in his as we sneak up behind a guard, I smile softly as the guard jumps and turns to us quickly with wide eyes before relaxing.
"Oh, its you, sir. I thought..." he trails off as he notices me in confusion, I smile at him a little as The Doctor gets dramatic.
"Eyes..." he says, pointing a finger in the guards face as he glances around "eyes watching" before we quickly leave the poor guard in confusion, as we leave I giggle a little "always have to be so dramatic" I tease and he smiles widely.
"It makes you smile, so of course I'm going to be dramatic" he says, humor bursting from him as I blush and look away, but my smile doesn't fall.
After a while of wandering we return to our room and I lay down tiredly after taking my boots and coat off, he seems to hesitate but I scoot over on the small bed and smile up at him "I know you dont sleep very often...but would you at least lay with me until I'm asleep?" I ask softly, not wanting to wake Ace, he smiles softly and takes his hat, coat and vest off.
He sits down in the edge of the bed and works on taking his shoes off, I smile softly as I watch him, hesitating before gently following one of the question marks on the back of his sweater with my finger, he almost instantly leans into my touch, I blush a little but softly do it again, he turns to me and smiles softly.
I can't help but smile back happily, he scoots over and carefully lays down on his side facing me, I smile more and move closer, feeling his arms wrap around me protectively, I close my eyes happily, curling closer and projecting happiness through the connect, receiving warmth and comfort back.
I gently wrap one arm around his chest, gently gripping the back of his sweater comfortably, relaxing more and sighing contently, a blush warming my cheeks as he softly kisses my forehead and I start to doze off, but just before I'm gone I send one last wave of love to him, then I'm deep asleep.
I'm woken up by movement the next morning rather early, I groan softly and reach out, grabbing ahold of The Doctors sweater "too early..." I murmur, receiving a chuckle in response, I frown tiredly and peak up out of the pillow as he smiles down at me softly, he reaches over and softly brushes hair from my eyes, I lean into his touch softly.
"We must be up and going, lots of work to do" he says softly and I sigh but nod "ok...but only if you promise we can nap when we are done here, I wanna cuddle.." I murmur before realizing what I said and I quickly bury my face into my pillow embarrassed "you didnt hear that..." I mumble.
He chuckles deeply and leans down, softly kissing the side of my head "I promise" he says softly, making me blush more but my hand drops from his sweater so he could get up, I hear him pulling on his shoes and I sigh, slowly getting up and stretching before I pull on my boots and coat, he stands and grabs his own coat, I stand as well and stretch out again, arms raised above my head before I suddenly let out a high pitched squeak as The Doctor had taken the chance to softly poke my side teasingly.
I drop my arms to cover my sides quickly and jokingly glare at him "No tickling this early mister" I scold lightly, he smirks and leans down "and what will you do about it?" He challenges, seeming to think he's won, but I just smirk up at him, accepting his challenge.
"I can withhold kisses for the whole day" I smirk, he pouts and narrows his eyes at me "You wouldn't dare" he breaths, I only smirk before walking around him and to the door, glad Ace had already left.
"I would dare, no kisses for the whole day, that's your punishment" I say, crossing my arms defensively, he walks over behind me, resting his head on my shoulder and pouting gently "I think you'll break before the day is out" he remarks, but I can feel humor and a curiosity from him.
I shake my head and keep my eyes on the door, smirking a little "I wont, you wont be able to break me" I say confidently and glance to the side to see a smirk on his face and a twinkle in his eye.
I step away and open the door, smirking as he leans a little on his umbrella as he watches me, looking curious but also a little grumpy as he realizes I'm completely serious about this.
"Come along then Doctor, time to get to work" I flash him a smile before bounding out of the room before he could stop me.
We find Ace and head to the church quickly, The Doctor staying close to my side as we walk, glancing at me every now and then with a soft pout but I try to ignore it, knowing hes trying to break me down.
Once we are within sight of the church I smile softly seeing the vicar at the doors, speaking with an older woman who seems rather cross with him, I smile softly as The Doctor interrupts them, I stay right at his side, smiling at the vicar.
"Pardon me, I'm looking for Dr Judson" he says, raising his hat to them politely, I hold back a giggle, always the gentleman.
"Oh, I think your find him still working in the crypt, if you'd like to follow me" he says before looking back to the older woman, smiling gently.
"Good day, Miss Hardaker. This way" he directs us to follow him as me and The Doctor pass the women, The Doctor tipping his hat to her as we go, Ace staying behind to talk to the girls.
I smile softly as Ace catches up with us as we pass through a gorgeous old thick wood door into the back of the church, Ace looks around curiously at all of the silverware as she closes the door before walking over to some curiously.
"Here, Vicar. You shouldn't leave all this silverware lying around. You're wide open" she says, picking up a candle holder, I stay next to The Doctor as he removes his hat and watches.
The Vicar smiles and goes to stand next to her "they're superstitious people in these parts. Too afraid of the old Viking curse to break in here" he says as she sets it back down and looks to him curiously.
"curse?" She asks.
He nods and responds "this church is build on old Viking graves. They say evil was once buried here"
I chuckle a bit and get an odd look from the Vicar as he passes us to lead us downstairs.
"sorry...just reminded me of something" I say softly as an excuse, now getting an odd look from The Doctor and Ace as well, I gently wave them to continue on before following after.
We step down the stairs into a dark room, lit only with the lamp Dr Judsons carer was holding.
"Here we are Doctor. The crypt" The Vicar says as he leads us over to the wall Dr Judson was working on copying from.
I shiver a little seeing the words carved into the wall, I stay back a few feet, not wanting to get too close.
The Doctor comes to stand right up next to Dr Judson curiously as he looks over the writing.
"Ah, Doctor. What do you make of these then, hmm?" The man in the wheelchair asks, looking to The Doctor as he leans down next to the man, removing his hat and just holding it in his hand.
"Fascinating! Ace, Rose, look at this" he says, pointing to the wall, I stay back, staying quiet and just watching them curiously as Ace responds.
"They look like Viking carvings" she comments and The Doctor nods.
"Viking rune stones" he looks to Dr Judson "9th century, yes?"
The man nods "ah, evidently you know more than I do" he comments, The Doctor nodding and waving to the wall again as he looks it over.
"Well its the alphabet, the later Vikings used a 16 character alphabet" the man makes an odd almost hissing sound of excitement before quickly following it with.
"Dont tell me, the ultimate machine can break the most sophisticated nazi ciphers. Some 9th century scribbling shouldn't be a problem" he says excitedly.
Ace had wandered back towards me and I smile at her softly before pausing as we both hear it, an odd noise from the walls.
"Professor " she calls, he looks over curiously "hmm?" Before coming to stand next to us.
"What's that noise?" She asks, I keep my hands in my pockets quietly as I watch, he looks to her "what noise?" He asks a bit confused, glancing to me past Ace's shoulder, I look down, blushing a bit at being caught staring, but Ace continues.
"Like a machine" he pauses and listens for a moment before shrugging it off "organ bellows. Come on you two. Lets leave Dr Judson to his puzzles" he says and heads back up the stairs, I follow after them but pause at the bottom of the stairs, glancing back at the two still by the wall.
"Be careful sir" I call before following the others up quickly, I thank the Vicar before running after the other two as they were already outside.
I catch up but stay a few feet back quietly, just enjoying watching everyone go about everything, a sudden gently pressing against my mind gets me to look up but he's still walking and facing forward, I smile softly and press back gently, showing him I'm alright.
Ace catch's up to walk along side him "it was definitely some kind of machinery, Professor" she says determined, I smile softly as I watch them walk.
"Only don't bother listening to me, cause I'm only a mere mortal" I smile softly at that and shake my head a little as I follow them through the grave yard.
I stop near them as The Doctor stops and points with his umbrella at a huge gravestone that's just off the path but is rather lopsided.
I rest my hands in my pockets comfortably.
"Look" he comments only for Ace to nod and stop next to him.
"ya, graves" she says smiling, I smile more as I can sense a small bit of exasperation at her comment.
"No, at the grrround" he says, rolling the R, I smile more, I love when he did that, it always suited him so well, I didn't realize I was projecting humor and affection until he glances back at me, a small smile on his face before he looks back to the grave, I blush a bit but try to pretend its not there.
"There's a slight dip in it" Ace comments.
"Subsidence. And since the grave was dug" he says matter a factly.
Ace looks up to him curiously "how do you know that?"
I smirk as he speaks again "well either that, or they'd been at the communion wine when they put up that headstone" I can't help but giggle a little at that remark, affection pressing through the connection from him as I try to stifle it.
They both move forward to read the headstone.
"Joseph Sundvik. He must be one of the descendants of the original viking settlers" he says.
Ace kneels down and frowns sadly as she reads "look at the last one. She only lived 13 days, poor thing" I frown softly and look away, my heart wrenching at the thought of a child living such a short life, instantly comfort is sent to me, I smile a little and keep my head down.
Ace looks up at The Doctor worriedly "you don't suppose its that Viking curse, do you?"
He seems to pause for a moment, thinking before he changes the subject abruptly "where did you say your meeting your two friends?" He asks her, she stands again and responds "somewhere called Maidens Point" he nods and gently pushes her back towards the church to leave "I think we'll go with you"
As they pass he gently wraps his arm around my shoulder and guides me after Ace, he leans in close to speak as we keep walking "you alright?" I nod and smile softly "yeah sorry about that, I should have closed my side" I say softly but his arm tightens around me, gently pulling me closer as his arm slides down to be around my waist as we walk.
"Don't apologize, I'm glad you didn't, no hiding away in that mind of yours" he says softly, I smile sadly and shake my head "isn't that what our minds are for? Hiding away in a safe place so no one can find us?" I ask softly, he pauses and pulls me to a stop, motioning for Ace to continue on before he lets me go and stands in front of me, a serious look on his face.
"I don't want you to hide, especially not from me" he says seriously, meeting my eyes "I want you to feel safe sharing anything with me, especially when your sad" he says, gently cupping my cheek with one hand, I lean into his touch softly and smile a little up at him.
"There are some things even you couldn't handle Doctor, but...I'll try not to hide, I suppose I'm just really used to it" I shrug softly "before I came here, before I met you I didn't really have a safe place, but now I have you, and The Tardis, and so many people that I've befriended already" I smile more up at him, gently laying my hand over his on my cheek as he smiles sadly.
He leans closer and gently rests his forehead against mine, I close my eyes and relax more, feeling his presence in my mind much stronger from his closeness and touch, I press back, sending him love and comfort, and happiness, happiness that I met him in the first place, but I feel him start to lean in and I smirk, opening my eyes and gently bringing my free hand up and pressing my finger against his lips as he had been leaning in for a kiss.
He looks a bit surprised as I smile wider "No cheating mister" I tease softly "your not gonna get me to break that easily" I say and he pouts against my finger, I giggle softly and drop my hands, taking his and gently pulling him with me "come on, we dont want to lose Ace" I say say as he sighs, following before falling into step beside me, gently squeezing my hand.
"You are a tough nut to crack" he grumbles, I giggle softly "remember, this is your own fault, and now you have to pay the consequences" I chirp happily, his smirk returns as we catch up to Ace before heading toward the shore, to Maidens Point.
Chapter 5s done!
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