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I smile wider and quickly duck out of the way as the leader behind me pulls his whip out and tries to slice it at the Doctor who simply grabs it and pulls it out of the leaders hands, I move back out of the way to stand next to Rose as I watch happily.

"You can have someone's eye out with that" he says cheekily as he walks toward the leader, tossing the whip to the ground, as he gets closer the Sycorax leader snarls out "how dare.." raising his staff up but the doctor reaches up and grabs it, smashing it in two over his knee and throwing it to the ground as well.

"just cant get the staff. Now, you just wait. I'm busy" he tells the leader seriously.

I cant help but giggle a little and shake my head as he turns to us, greeting Mickey and Harriet happily, poor Harriet looks so confused as he blabbers on before he faces Rose "Tea! That's all I needed. A good cup of tea. Super-heated infusion of free radicals and tannin, just the thing for healing the synapses" he says and smiles at her before turning to me, a light blush coloring my cheeks at his intense stare.

"Now, first things first. Be honest...how do I look?" He asks, I smile up at him softly, gently taking his hand in mine "Taller" I joke softly, giggling a little at his playful pout "come on, anything else?" He asks, I nod and smirk "better hair" I say and his eyes widen excitedly "Am I ginger?" He asks, almost as serious as ever, I giggle and shake my head

"Sadly no, I'm sorry, but I don't think that's a bad thing" I say and he groans, walking away a bit.

"Oh, I wanted to be ginger. Ive never been ginger" he complains, I chuckle a little and shake my head, sending him a wave of humor and affection, he sends me a slight smile as he turns back to us "and you Rose Tyler, fat lot of good you were. Oh, that's rude." He says, frowning a little as I roll my eyes at him.

"Is that the sort of man I am now? Am I rude? Rude and not ginger" he states confused, I lean over to Rose and smile gently at her "just ignore him, he's basically really high right now, when he has a tough regeneration he kind of looses his mind for a few hours to a few days afterwards" I say softly, she nods a little embarrassed, I gently pat her arm before looking back forward.

"I'm sorry. Who is this?" asks Harriet.

"I'm the Doctor" he states.

"What happened to my doctor? Or is it a title that's just passed one?" She asks confused, I shake my head and smile softly "nope, that's him, he's the same man, just different body, he is the same man you met in Downing Street" I say as he nods, his hands going into his pockets as he stops up infront of her.

"She's right, I'm literally him" he states.

"But you cant be" she replies, in utter disbelief.

"Harriet Jones. We were trapped in Downing Street and the one thing that scared you wasn't the aliens, wasnt the war, it was the thought of your mother being on her own" he tells her and her eyes widen in shock.

"Did you win the election?" He asks her, leaning down a little as he smiles, she smiles wider back.

"Landslide majority" she says happily.

I glare a little at the leader as he steps forward again "if I might interrupt" he snaps, I cross my arms as I watch him closely, the Doctor turns to him and beams, obviously enjoying this.

"Yes. Sorry. Hello, big fella" he greets him, folding his hands behind his back.

"Who exactly are you?" The leader asks.

"Well that's the question"

"I demand to know who you are!" The leader roars in anger, I smirk more as the Doctor sort of stands on his tip toes just a little and throws his arms out to the side, hunching his back as he roars back mockingly.

"I don't know!" I cover my mouth to stifle my laughter.

"See, that's the thing, I'm the Doctor but beyond that, I just don't know. I literally do not know who I am. It's all untested. Am I funny? Am I sarcastic? Sexy?" He asks, glancing to me and winking, I blush more and cover my face to try and hide my blush.

"A right old misery? Life and soul? Right-handed, left-handed, a gambler, a fighter, a coward, a traitor, a liar, a nervous wreck? I mean, judging by the evidence, I've certainly got a gob" he says as he casually wanders past the leader and up the ramp, I follow a ways behind to stay in sight of him.

"And how am I gonna react when I see this?" He says, pointing to the large button that controlled the people down on earth, I smile up at him as he glances to me then back to the leader.

"A great big threatening button" he says, popping the B of button before he runs up the rest of the ramp, we all follow closely, but the leader stays between us and him.

"A great bit threatening button which must not be pressed under any circumstances. Am I right?" He asks, standing directly in front of the button now "let me guess, its some sort of control matrix. Hmm? Hold on, what's feeding it?" He asks as he kneels down and pulls the bottom open, I try to move closer but both Harriet and Rose grab me to stop me.

"And what have we got here?" He asks before sticking his finger into what I know to be A positive blood, I sigh and shake my head as he sticks his finger now into his mouth "blood?" He nods "yeah, definitely blood. Human blood. A positive, with just a dash of iron" he says, making a grossed out face and wiping the remaining blood onto the dressing gown.

"But that means...Blood control. Blood control! Oh!" He says excitedly "I haven't seen blood control for years. Your controlling all the A positives. Which leaves us with a great big stinking problem 'cause I really don't know who I am. I don't know when to stop. So if I see a great big threatening button" again he pops the B "which should never, ever, ever be pressed, then I just wanna do this" he says and slams his hand down on it, everyone behind me yelling for him not to but I just stay still, smiling up at him.

"You killed them!" Yells the man who had been translating for us earlier, I couldn't remember his name.

"What do you think, big fella? Are they dead?" The Doctor asks the leader who sneers at him.

"We allow them to live" he rasps out, I smirk a little.

"Allow? You've no choice. That's all blood control is. Cheap bit of voodoo. Scares the pants off you but that's as far as it goes, Rosie Rose knows this" he says, pointing to me as he begins to wander again, I smile a little and nod softly.

"It's like hypnosis. You can hypnotize someone to walk like a chicken or sing like Elvis, you can't hypnotize them to death. Survival instincts too strong" he explains to everyone.

"Blood control was just one form of conquest" snaps the leader behind us, everyone turning to look at him nervously "I can summon the armada and take this world by force"

"Well, yeah, you could. Yeah" the Doctor agrees, nodding "you could do that, of course you could. But why? Look at these people" he gestures to the group "these human beings. Consider their potential. From the day they arrive on the planet and, blinking, step into the sun, there is more to be seen than can ever be seen, more to do..." I cut him off, smiling widely.

"That's the Lion King hun" I laugh and he smirks, sending me a wink before looking back to the leader again.

"But the point still stands. Leave them alone" he says, walking closer to the creature.

"Or what?" Growls the Sycorax leader.

"Or" the Doctor starts before stealing a sword form one of the guards next to him, my heart jumps a bit, this part was going to be nerve wracking.

He runs down to stand in front of the Tardis with the sword, ready for a fight as he raises the sword "I challenge you!" He cries out, I watch nervously as all of the aliens around us begin to laugh mockingly.

"Well, that struck a chord" the Doctor comments, looking around "am I right that the sanctified rules of combat still apply?" He asks, the leader walking down the ramp, pulling his own sword out.

"You stand as this worlds champion?" He mocks, the Doctor taking off his robe as he speaks.

"Thank you. I have no idea who I am, but you've just summed me up" I had followed the group down and caught the Doctors robe as he tossed it to me, I smile at him happily "you better win this, or no kisses for another day" I warn jokingly and he sticks his tongue out teasingly back before facing the leader once more, I hug the robe to me nervously as I watch.

"So, do you accept my challenge? Or are you just a..." he finishes by saying something in Sycoraxic, obviously it was some form of slur or jab, causing the leader to hiss in anger and raise his sword again, the aliens around us cheering and jeering in equal measure, they both raise their sword before kneeling down, placing the end of their swords into the dirt.

"For the planet?" Asks the leader.

"For the planet" the Doctor agrees, then they both stand up and begin the duel, the Doctor not doing too well in the beginning, I tighten my grip on the robe as I watch, my heart racing as Rose grabs my arm in fear as the Doctor nearly gets stabbed in the leg.

He dodges a few more hits before running up the ramp for a door in the stone like walls "bit of fresh air?" He quips as he slams on the button to open the door, racing outside, myself and the others quickly follow to watch, I get a little dizzy as we step outside, I couldn't stand heights, and now we are flying hundreds of feet from the ground.

They continue the fight, only for the Doctor to get punched in the nose by the leaders elbow, I gasp and step forward just a little in fear, but he stumbles back and raises his hand, his eyes wide and serious "stay back! Invalidate the challenge and he wins the planet" he calls quickly, I nearly whimper, wanting so desperately to help him somehow.

But I hold myself back, Harriet and Rose both holding one of my shoulders worriedly as we watch, I shiver a little and wince as he's hit again and thrown onto his back on the edge of the ship, I grip the robe so tight my knuckles turn white as the leader manages to slice off the Doctors right hand, causing both the hand and sword to fall down to earth, I get a wave of nausea as the pain hits me, I gasp and watch with wide eyes.

The pain shooting through the connection like a white hot blade, but I keep it open, I wasn't going to leave him alone now.

I can barely hear as the Doctor looks up at the leader and whispers "you cut my hand off..."

The leader seems to think he's won, raising his arms and sword in triumph, but the Doctor gets up and is smirking "and now I know what sort of man I am. I'm lucky 'cause quite by chance, I'm still within the first 15 hours of my regeneration cycle. Which means Ive got just enough residual cellular energy to do this" he says, raising his arm as his hand grows back slowly.

I smile wider as I watch 'good, its following the episode' I relax a little before looking around quickly, I grab a sword from one of the guards as everyone watches on in shock.

"Witchcraft" growls the leader.

"Time Lord" he smirks, I step a little closer "Doctor! Catch!" I call, tossing the sword to him, he catches it easily and smiles before turning to face the leader as he swings the sword around.

"You wanna know the best bit? This new hand. It's a fighting hand!" He yells in a terrible American accent, I giggle a little and shake my head as they go back to fighting quickly, but this time the Doctor has the advantage, easily stealing the leaders sword and beating him down to the ground, his head hanging over the edge of the ship now as he groans in pain.

The Doctor holds his sword to the leaders neck "I win"

"Then kill me" orders the leader.

"I'll spare your life if you'll take this champions command. Leave this planet and never return" he orders "what do you say?"

The leader nods, gasping for breath "yes" he growls out.

The Doctor presses the sword deeper against his neck "swear on the blood of your species" he growls.

"I swear" the leader growls out, obviously pissed but knowing he's lost.

"There we are then" the Doctor backs off and stabs his sword into the ground "thanks for that. Cheers big fella" he says, smiling as Harriet beams and cheers "bravo!"

I smile more and run up to him as he comes closer, through my arms around him in a tight hug "good job" I cheer happily and he smiles, returning the hug before I pull back and help him pull on the robe again "Not bad for a man in his jimjams" he says happily, I roll my eyes but smile at him happily, leaning up on my tiptoes to kiss his cheek happily.

"Not bad indeed" I agree before he reaches into the pocket of the robe "Hold on, what have I got in here?" He asks confused before pulling out a small satsuma.

I giggle a little as he sneers a bit down at it "A satsuma. Ah that friend of Jackies. He does like his snacks, doesn't he" I chuckle and nod as he smiles at me, tossing it into the air and catching it again "but doesn't that just sum up Christmas? You go through all those presents and right at the end, tucked away at the bottom, there's always one stupid old satsuma" he laughs.

I smile more and nod "in mine I always got a chocolate orange" I say happily and he smiles more at me before we both hear the leader standing and taking up the sword before rushing at us from behind with an angry cry, but the Doctor instantly throws the satsuma, hitting a button on the outside of the ship, dropping the floor out and sending the leader hurtling down to the ground.

"No second chances. I'm that sort of a man" he snaps, obviously angry the leader had tried that, I gently take his hand in mine as we return inside and to in front of the Tardis, I keep the Doctors hand in mine tightly, feeling the anger and exhaustion still rolling off him.

The Doctor turns to the crowd of aliens before us "by the ancient rites of combat, I forbid you to scavenge here for the rest of time. And when you go back to the stars and tell others of this planet, when you tell them of its riches, its people, its potential, when you talk of the earth, then make sure that you tell them this" he calls out loudly, glancing around at them all around us.

"It's is defended" he calls out, his voice loud and powerful before we are all beamed back down onto earth, I tighten my hold on his hand as we look up, I ignore the others as the Doctor tells them to wait, to make sure they were actually leaving, I smile more as they ship takes off, heading away from the planet, I sigh in relief and lean against the Doctors arm happily, beaming up at him as he smiles down at me.

"You did brilliantly up there" I congratulate him happily, leaning up and gently kissing him before Harriet comes up to us, beaming as well, I let go of his hand and step back a little "my Doctor" she says happily and he beams back "Prime Minister" he says before they hug happily, I laugh as I'm nearly bull dozed by Rose in a hug, I smile and hug her back happily.

"You were fantastic up there! How did you know what to say?" She asks curiously, I shrug a little "Ive known the doctor for years,so naturally I pick up things here and there, and it helps that the Tardis likes to suggest books for me to read" I smile softly as she nods, happily going back to stand with Mickey, watching as the ship keeps going.

I smile softly as Jackie comes around a corner yelling for Rose happily, I shake my head as the Doctor comments "talking of trouble" I smirk and gently smack his arm, he gives me a pout and I stand up on my tiptoes again and kiss him happily, hearing a phone ringing in the background, I pull back and glance to the man with the translator before I yelp as I get crushed into a hug by Jackie.

"You're ok! You're all ok!" She cheers, I laugh and hug her back "Yeah, we're all ok now, we're safe because of him" I nod to the Doctor behind me as she pulls back and smiles widely.

"Is it him though?" She asks, putting her arm around Rose's shoulders "is it really the Doctor?" I nod and stand beside him happily "the one and only" I tell her before she notices Harriet in the background, I giggle as she freaks out a bit, I smile up at the Doctor "she's got worse ADHD than I do" I joke softly and he smirks.

"I dont think anyone can have it as bad as you" he teases, I smirk and gently smack his arm again, he smiles down at me and wraps his arm around my shoulders, pulling me up against his side happily, making me relax comfortably at his touch, waves of warmth and comfort rolling over me, I close my eyes and rest my head against him as I send him affection and happiness.

I yelp in surprise as suddenly the other three come over and group hug us, I laugh as the Doctor smiles before we break apart "its strange having such a big family now" I comment, smiling at them all now "family from everywhere, my huge time traveling family" I say happily, chuckling a bit as Jackie gets tears in her eyes.

"Of course we're your family dear!" She says and I smile more "that's good to hear, it would have been really awkward if you didnt agree" I giggle as the others laugh, though I can tell the Doctor glances back to Harriet, I glance over to them sadly, knowing what's going to happen.

She orders Torchwood to fire and not long after multiple huge beams of green energy shoot up into the sky, conjoining before shooting up to the ship, causing it to explode into nothing more than debris.

I look to Harriet sadly, my heart sinking, everyone else looks up in shock "what is that? What's happening?" Rose asks, watching the explosion.

Everyone then looks to Harriet and I gently take the Doctors hand, feeling the rage bubbling up inside him "That was murder" he snarls.

"That was defense" she counters, though I can see the tears hidden in her eyes "its adapted from alien technology. A ship that fell to earth ten years ago" she says, I shake my head sadly and let go of his hand.

"But they were leaving" he growls angrily.

"You said yourself, Doctor, they'd go back to the stars and tell others about the earth. I'm sorry, Doctor, but you're not here all the time. You come and go. It happened today. Mr Llewelyn and the Major. They were murdered. They died right infront of me while you were sleeping" she try's to defend herself, I shake my head sadly and interrupt her.

"And you are now no better than them...yes your people died, but you just wiped out hundreds more, an eye for an eye will only make the world blind" I say sadly, she looks to me with heartbroken eyes.

"Britains golden age" the Doctor spits out, keeping his angry eyes on her.

"It comes with a price" she says, trying to stay strong.

"I gave them the wrong warning. I should have told them to run as fast as they can. Run and hide because the monsters are coming. The human race" he spits angrily.

"Those are the people I represent. I did it on their behalf" she defends again

"And what would those people think of you when they realize you did this? You destroyed hundreds of lives, in seconds, without a thought, what happens if those men on that ship had families back home? What if their children never see them again? Grow up without a parent because one little person was too afraid" I say angrily, stepping forward towards her, my hands shaking in anger now.

"And now, you will live with that regret, you will never be able to escape it, it will eat you up inside for the rest of your life Harriet Jones, and I pray someday, someday you will realize how much you really are like those you just murdered" I snap before the Doctor gently puts his arm out to stop me from advancing any closer to her.

"I should have stopped you" he says angrily.

"What does that make you, Doctor? Another alien threat?" She asks, my eyes widen.

"Harriet!" I snap, my heart racing angrily.

"Don't challenge me, Harriet Jones, ' cause I'm a completely new man" he growls dangerously, advancing on her as Rose and Jackie grasp my arm to keep me back.

He stops directly in front of her and glares down at her "I could bring down your government with a single word" he says through gritted teeth.

"You're the most remarkable man I've ever met, but I don't think you're quite capable of that"

"No. You're right. Not a single word" he says seriously "Just six"

"I don't think so" she shakes her head just a little, not wanting to believe him.

"Six words" he challenges "stop it" she snaps, actual fear now in her voice "six" he says again.

He walks around her to her assistant and whispers something to him quietly before walking around him and back past her towards us, he takes my hand as he continues on, we follow him quickly, I tighten my hold on his hand sadly, poor woman would loose so much so soon for such a big mistake.

I ignore as she yells after us, we get back to the Tylers flat and I help clean up a little as the Doctor sits and thinks for a while before standing and saying he's going to go change, I follow him quietly as we walk back to the Tardis.

Once inside and the doors closed behind us he pulls me into a tight hug, I wrap my arms around him tightly back, burying my face into his chest sadly.

"I'm sorry it had to end that way" I murmur softly, he gently cradles the back of my head, kissing my forehead softly "it wasn't your fault" he says softly.

I nod a little and relax in his touch, closing my eyes and smiling a little "You know, this is my first Christmas with you" I say softly, he looks down at me with wide eyes "wait really?" He asks, starting to get excited as the sadness fades from us both.

I giggle a little and nod, smiling up at him "yup, I'm still within...I think its two and a half months...? Maybe three months of knowing you? So first real holiday" I say happily, he pulls back and smiles widely, taking my hands "then lets go find some clothes to wear to dinner! Then we can do what ever you like! We can go anywhere" he says excitedly, almost dragging me to the huge wardrobe.

I laugh as we enter, the lights turning on in the huge room, the racks upon racks of clothing making me smile before I laugh seeing 7s hat, I run over and pull it on, smiling smugly at the smirking Doctor.

"No, you can not wear that to dinner" he teases, I huff dramatically and put it back on the coat rack "your no fun" I tease back, relaxing more as we look for clean outfits, I help the Doctor pick out his pinstriped suit and coat happily, he seemed pleased with the clothes and goes to change, I look around curiously before I smile widely.

On a rack close to my head is the 8th Doctors green velvet coat, I gently take it off the hanger and pull it on, smiling at how much bigger it was on me, I gently hang it back up before continuing to look around, I grab a pair of grey slacks, a white linen shirt and start to look for a jacket or sweater when I see a red question mark sticking out from some other shirts.

I quickly move closer and smile widely when I pull out the 7th Doctors vest that's covered in question marks, as well as his jacket and scarf, I nod and set off to my room to change, once changed I look in the mirror, smiling as the Tardis had somehow sized the sweater down to fit me comfortably, I pull my hair out of the messy ponytail and pull it up into a few large braids happily before heading to the console room.

I smile seeing the Doctor in his new outfit "hey handsome" I greet happily, he looks up before laughing, smiling widely as I come over and take his hand, he shakes his head and leans down, kissing my cheek softly "you look good in that, far better than I did" he comments, I scoff and shake my head "No way sir, your sense of style was impeccable, still is...most of the time, not counting number 6s coat" I tease.

He feigns offense as we walk to the doors "it wasn't that bad" he tries but I give him a smirk and he sighs "ok, it was really bad...but you said you liked it at the time!" He defends.

"Just because I like it doesn't mean its good" I tease and he chuckles before opening the doors for me.

We head up to the flat to enjoy a Christmas dinner with the Tylers and Mickey, the dinner was amazing, and it felt nice to be in a family setting again for once, it made me think of my brother and mom, causing me to zone out once or twice, but I'm brought back to the present to see Harriet Jones on the tv, I sigh softly and lean back in my chair as I watch the tv sadly, only smiling a little as the Doctor stands and pulls on his glass.

The glasses and his red paper crown looked hilarious on him and I smile more, setting my hands in my lap happily as I send him amusement and affection, he looks back at me curiously and I just smile more at him softly.

Jackie returns to the room telling us her friend says to go outside, I smile and nod, standing as everyone else gets up, pulling on their coats and we head outside with the others in the complex to find snow falling, I smile softly up at the sky, knowing this is just the remnants of the space ship but the Doctor comes over and takes my hand happily as he smiles up at the sky as well.

"It's the spaceship isn't it?" I ask him softly, he nods softly as we move to stand next to the Tardis, I smile sadly as I see a few falling meteors, hearing Rose and Mickey behind us enjoying the snow.

"I suppose its still beautiful, if sad" I say softly, he nods softly and squeezes my hand, looking to me and smiling softly.

"I love seeing you in the snow" he murmurs softly, I blush a bit and look away "cause my hair matches?" I half joke, smiling more as he chuckles softly.

"Because it makes you happy, snow and rain, every time you see them you light up like a child on Christmas morning" he says fondly, I giggle a little.

"I suppose you're not wrong...I love both, its all so calming to me, snow means a warm sweater and tea and maybe a book, rain means either a storms coming so I sit and watch that, or it means a walk with a warm coat and music" I say happily, leaning against him gently.

He nods and smiles more "then I think I know exactly where I'm taking you, I need to make this the best Christmas you'll ever have" he says happily, I giggle a little and shake my head "I don't know, this was a pretty good Christmas already, I mean besides you being unconscious, that had me worried, but we got to save the world, well you did, then we had an amazing party with them" I say softly.

"Well then I'll just make it better" he says softly, kissing my cheek before he goes to talk with Rose, I smile softly and wander over to Jackie.

"Thank you, for everything you've done for us, and if there is ever anything you need, I want you to call me ok? I Don't always have my phone on me but I can always get here pretty quickly, so always leave a message" I tell her and give her my number before hugging her happily.

I give Mickey a hug and smile at him "your braver than you think" I tell him and he smirks "not as brave as you, I couldn't have stood up in front of those aliens today like you did" he counters, I shake my head "I wasn't brave, I wanted to melt into the floor" we both laugh at that and I smile at him before the Doctor waves me over to him and Rose by the Tardis.

I smile softly and the Doctor beams at me "Rose is going to stay home for the day while I take you out" he explains happily, I look to Rose worriedly "are you ok with that?" I ask her and she smiles, nodding "of course! And it gives me more time to be with Mickey" she says happily, I nod and hug her happily, waving goodbye to them all before we head into the Tardis.

I sit down in the jump seat happily and relax, sighing contently as the Doctor takes off his brown coat, tossing it over a railing before he starts to move around the console as he gets us taking off, but I can sense a sudden nervousness as he moves, avoiding my eyes as he moves around the console.

I sit up curiously as I watch him "what's wrong? And don't you dare say it's nothing" I say seriously, I see him tense at the other end of the console, looking down at the panel in front of him.

He stays stiff before sighing softly, his shoulders slumping a little as well as his head, obviously more stressed than I could sense, I frown softly and stand, coming over to stand next to him, gently laying my hand over his on the console worriedly.

"Doct...Theta, what's wrong?" I ask again, he relaxes at my touch before standing straight and smiling down at me nervously "I just...regeneration...its always a lottery" he says.

I nod softly before he continues "what do you...what do you think of me? Of this body?" He asks nervously, I smile more and shake my head "you are an idiot" I laugh and grab his tie, pulling him down into a kiss, he instantly kisses back, I can feel his muscles relaxing as he wraps his arms around my waist, I pull back just a little and smile up at him happily.

"Don't ever be afraid I wont like you, it doesn't matter what body you have...though...I do very much like this one" I smile more as he beams down at me, all of his nervousness gone in an instant, he pulls me up into another kiss, his joy and love shown in the kiss, as well as feeling his mind press against mine, I press back happily.

I giggle softly as I pull back for air, only moving about an inch away, he smiles and kisses the tip of my nose happily.

"I love you" he murmurs, causing me to blush brightly but I smile more "I love you too...more than you could imagine" I murmur happily, feeling the warmth and comfort of his mind pressed to mine, like the best hug ever.

He chuckles softly, relaxing more "good, I'm glad nothings changed" he murmurs happily before kissing me once more and moving back to the console happily, I smile softly as I watch him bounce around.

"So where are we headed?" I ask curiously, leaning on the console.

"Someplace you've never been" he answers, smirking, I groan dramatically.

"Very helpful hint there captain obvious" I tease and he beams at me from the other side of the console.

"Hey, its a surprise, I can't just tell you" he defends "besides, its fun to see you try and figure it out" he smirks, I huff and flop back into the jump seat dramatically.

"Fiiine" I drone out, he comes past, laying a kiss on my cheek as he goes, continuing to pilot the Tardis, I giggle a little and shake my head as I hold onto the seat, the ship bouncing around a bit violently.

After a few minutes he sends me off to find a warmer coat, I grab a long deep blue fluffy coat, pulling it on as I return to the console room, he smiles at me and comes over, grabbing my shoulders from behind and maneuvering me to stand in-front of the doors.

"Close your eyes" he says, I sigh dramatically but smile and do so anyways, setting my hands into my coats pockets as I hear him rushing about the console again behind me, then in moments hes back next to me, opening the doors before taking both my hands out of my pockets and into his grasp "you trust me right?" He asks, I smile more.

"More than I trust gravity to keep me on the ground" I say seriously before he starts pulling me along and out of the doors, I smile when I feel the cold air against my face.

He pulls me to a stop and moves to stand behind me, his arms wrapping around my waist and he pulls me back against him, I smile more and rest back against him happily.

"Open them" he says softly, and I do, only for my eyes to widen as I look out over the gorgeous landscape before us, a huge range of snow covered mountains, with trees lining every mountain and a small town down in a valley between the mountains, Christmas lights shining brightly against the white snow.

Tears fill my eyes and I stare for a few moments before looking back up at him "how did you...where is this...?" I ask softly, he smiles widely down at me "we're still on earth, in Poland on Christmas night" he says happily.

I breath softly as I look back out at it all, just as it starts to snow, I breath out shakily and gently grip his arm around my middle "its...its gorgeous...Ive...Ive seen this place, years ago online...I was fantasizing about traveling one day" I giggle a little and lean more against him.

He rests his chin on my shoulder gently "I know, I've seen into your mind remember?" He teases softly, I smile more "right, I forgot..." I giggle softly and shake my head a little.

"It's just...its...I don't even know what to say...I mean besides, you definitely did fulfill your promise of making this Christmas even better" I say softly.

He softly kisses my cheek and grins wider "good, cause all else I could think of was take you for ice cream" he jokes, I chuckle and shake my head again.

"Your a dork" I tease softly, giggling as he tightens his arms around me.

"I'm a what?" He asks.

I smirk more "a dork, an absolute dork" I reaffirm.

Until suddenly his arms tighten more before he's holding me in place and tickling my sides, I squeal and thrash back, trying to get out of his reach but he laughs and tightens his hold "Ok! Ok you aren't a dork!" I yell, trying to make him let me go, but he only tightens his hold on me, but after a few moments he stops and I sigh, trying to catch my breath as I lean back against him.

I shake my head and giggle softly, turning in his arms to face him as he smirks down at me "you sir, are evil" I joke softly.

He smirks down at me "am I? Do I need to tickle you again?" He asks.

I gasp dramatically "you would never" I eye him suspiciously.

"Wouldn't I?" He asks, tightening his arms around me, I tense and he smirks more, I sigh softly "fiiine, you win..." I huff, he smiles widely and I chuckle, shaking my head and grabbing his messed up tie, pulling him down and into a kiss, my heart racing and stomach full of butterflies.

I pull back after a few moments and smile up at him, his eyes a bit dazed and I reach up, gently running my fingers through his hair, fluffing it up, he chuckles and leans down more so I can reach farther up, I giggle softly and lean up on my tiptoes, gently kissing the top of his head.

As I pull away I smirk up at him "still a dork! Now just a messy haired dork!" I laugh and run into the snow.

"Oi!" He yells and starts after me, I laugh and run as fast as I can in the deep snow, nearly falling multiple times, I make it a few more feet before he leaps and tackles me, I laugh as we fall into the deep snow, his arms around my waist as I'm ontop of him, I giggle as the snow is covering his face, I reach up and gently wipe it off, smirking more.

"I think I win" I tease, he chuckles and shakes his head of the rest of the snow.

"You always have to win don't you?" He asks softly, I nod, resting my elbows on his chest and my chin on my hands.

"Well it happens so rarely, I gotta win sometime, I gotta fight for those wins" I say happily.

He chuckles and shakes his head, looking up as the snow falls onto us.

"You're ridiculous" he laughs, I giggle more and nod, smiling down at him happily "yes I am, thank you for noticing"

"Now then...could you get up? My coats getting soaked through" he laughs, I giggle more and nod, getting up and pulling him to his feet happily.

We spend a few more hours wandering this beautiful place, hours wandering the Christmas town in Poland in 2006, spending time just enjoying each other's company, but as time goes on I start to get tired, we return to the Tardis and I take a hot shower and change into a warm pair of pajamas.

I stop in the middle of my room, looking around quietly before putting on a pair of slippers and wandering quietly to the Doctors room, I smile as I hear him getting dressed after his own shower, I flop onto the bed happily and close my eyes, relaxing more.

Soon the bathroom door opens and he comes out, chuckling a bit seeing me flopped onto the bed.

"Comfy?" He asks teasingly, I nod softly "very, yes" I murmur happily, he smirks and comes to sit down next to me "tired?' He asks and I nod.

"Really tired...I didn't sleep while you were out, too worried" I say, opening my eyes and looking up at him, he smiles softly down at me, he'd changed into his normal suit but he had left off the suit jacket.

"Then you definitely need sleep, you did a good job making sure I wasn't kidnapped" he says happily, I giggle tiredly.

"It seems to be my one job" I joke softly "make sure you don't get into more trouble than you should" I hum softly, he smiles softly and gently undoes the braids in my hair before softly combing his fingers through it, I close my eyes happily and hum in appreciation at the touch.

I start to doze off right then and there, he notices of course and scoots me up and under the covers, I gently grab the front of his dress shirt tiredly "you gonna stay?" I mumble.

He chuckles softly "only if you'll let me go so I can take my shoes off" he says softly, I sigh but nod and let him go tiredly, he moves and sits back on the edge of the bed, pulling off his shoes before flopping down beside me, I move closer and curl against his side, he wraps his arm around me comfortably and relaxes.

I roll onto my back a little and gently take his hand in mine, gently messing with the button on the sleeve at his wrist, I look up to him curiously "can I...?" I ask softly and he chuckles a bit.

"You dont need to ask, I know you like being close, especially telepathically" he says softly, I smile more and nod, gently unbuttoning his shirt sleeve and softly rolling it up, I gently run my fingers from the wrist almost up to his elbow, feeling him shiver against me and feeling his presence in my mind much stronger, much closer.

I gently keep my hand wrapped around his arm and lean back against him again, resting his arm on my stomach and my head against his chest softly.

I smile more and close my eyes happily "I love you.." I murmur softly, starting to doze off again.

"I love you too" he says softly, kissing my head gently and pulling me closer gently, then he pulls the blankets up over us more and the lights dim slowly, I relax more and slowly fall asleep to the sound of the two hearts beating underneath me.


There's chapter 9!

The next chapter is gonna be a fun but heart wrenching one!

Be prepared to meet The Family!

I love you all, and thank you for your support!

~Rose~