Title: The Time Lord Touch
Genre: Humor/General/crack
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Doctor/Rose
Prompt: Rose+Donna. LOL, Doctor.

Saving the world always gave her an incredible urge for chips afterwards. Voicing this aloud to the ragtag group of the Doctor's current and previous traveling companions earned Rose a laugh, but the Doctor himself just grinned and mouthed 'Ah, our first date' to which Rose smiled. Jack, who took it upon himself to make the whole thing into some sort of gathering, suggested a nice place in Cardiff that he promised had wonderful chips.

And that brought them to the small restaurant crammed full of familiar faces and a few she didn't know quite too well yet. Rose was about to take her basket of chips over to where the Doctor was talking with Jack's Torchwood teammates when a woman walked into her path.

"Rose? Do you mind chatting a moment?"

She smiled, remembering the red-haired woman's brave actions during the battle they'd just endured. The whole thing was a blur, but she managed to recall her name after thinking on it.

"Donna, right?"

The woman smiled, "Just a quick chat, I promise. Then I'll let you get back to him."

Donna jerked her head in the Doctor's direction and gave Rose a look that made her wonder just what the Doctor had been telling his companions since her about their relationship.

"Okay," Rose replied, sitting down at the table a slight distance from the rest of the gathering. Donna took the seat beside her.

"I know this is a terribly awkward question, but Mr. Time Lord over there won't even admit to it let alone explain it, so I figure you'd be the best to ask." Donna leaned a bit closer and whispered in her ear, "But really, I have to know. Is it just me or does he get rather...touchy-feely with his machinery?"

Rose's eyes widened and she just sort of gaped. She cast a quick glance towards Sarah Jane, knowing that she'd noted the same trait in the eccentric Time Lord, and was just about to reply to Donna when she cut in.

"Aha! I knew it!"

Rose blinked, "Knew what?"

"I asked him once when I caught him at it if he was missing you, but he just brushed me off. I figured whatever that Time Vortex and Rose nonsense meant, it had to explain why he was stroking the damned thing."

Unable to keep it in any longer, Rose started giggling and subsequently drew the attention of the others.

"Oh no, he's always stroked the TARDIS. Even Sarah Jane's told me about him doing it."

Donna just stared, "You're serious, aren't you?"

Rose just nodded, "Ask her yourself."

Grinning as she noticed the Doctor walking their way, Donna couldn't help but ask, "But doesn't it make you jealous?"

She could sense the Doctor behind her and hoped she could keep a straight face long enough to reply, "Oh of course. I mean, it's one thing that he goes gallivanting off with all these other women- but when it comes down to me or the TARDIS, I just don't feel like I stand a chance."

"Rose...what are you talking about?" The Doctor warily asked looking at the mischievous grin on Donna's face.

"Donna was just letting me know that aside from the various humans and whatnot you've been fraternizing with while I've been gone that you're still giving that special Time Lord touch to the TARDIS."

The Doctor opened his mouth and then closed it several times, gaping like a fish out of water. Finally, Donna and Rose couldn't hold back anymore and they both started laughing uncontrollably.

"Ha! I can't believe you thought I was serious about that!" Rose exclaimed.

"Did you see his face? Now that is something I will never forget," Donna piped in.

"Rose, that's not..."

"Oh come on, it's hilarious and you know it. You just don't like us picking on you."

"Hey, what's all the fun over here about?" Jack asked sauntering over.

"Just discussing the Doctor's TARDIS stroking habits," Donna remarked. Jack just grinned wickedly and before the Doctor could intervene, he'd yelled across the room to the rest of the group.

"Okay, who here has seen the Doctor getting a little too friendly with his time ship?"

Martha's hand shot up, followed by Sarah Jane's and Mickey's, and much to the Doctor's chagrin, even Gwen and Ianto put up their hands. The Doctor turned back around to see that Rose, Donna and Jack were all raising their hands as well.

"And this is why I never have reunions," The Doctor muttered as the group proceeded to laugh again at his expense.