Never forget

Summary: The Doctor and Rose are thrown off course by a ship's distress signal. But when they final arrive on the planet it was sent from they find a dying race and a dying planet. And then, when an earthquake strikes, Rose is faced with the most daunting prospect she has ever had to face. She has to race against time to save the Dimindi's, and get the Doctor's memory back!

Author: JForward

Important Notes: Similar in a way to Price of Paradise (copyright Colin Brake). The Doctor Whoniverse belongs to Russell T Davies other wise the Doctor and Rose would still be together. No profit is made from this work and no profit can be made from this work without permission in writing from the author, Russell T Davies ad probably about 100 other people.

Author's notes: Hope you all love it. Oh, and in this there's a teeny bit of kissy. Ridgebii is pronounced Ridge-ee-bee. Kistain is pronounced kiss-tan-ee. Raish is Ray-ish. NO ROSE WILL NOT DIE, all those begging. Here's the continue I know you've been dying for. Please, I LIVE off comments. Oooh, and quite a bit off fluff here.

Chapter 6:

Then he saw in the bottom, the tiny hint of greenish liquid. "I hope it's enough." HE murmured, going back to Rose. The infection was spreading up her leg rapidly. He tipped the jar to her unresponsive lips, watching the tiny trickle drip into her mouth. Slowly, he watched as the infection pulled away and vanished, sighing in relief.

Rose's eyes flickered open, and she tried to stand, but he lifted her easily. "Shhh, Rose" He whispered, as she tried to fight. "Come on" She relaxed into his arms, smelling his odd smell, laying hear head on his chest, just under his chin. She almost said she. She almost said those three words right then.

I love you…

But she didn't say it.

He knew.

She knew he knew.
And he loved her back. She stroked his non-bruised cheek, snuggling down further into his chest. He sighed softly.

Arriving back at the camp, they had made a small blanket of pillows and put a tent up too. He lay her on the blanked of animal skins, like a tigers basically, but different colours, and thinner. He rested another soft kiss on her lips, then left her.

He talked to the natives. It turned out they had been finding stuff in the woods before the maggots arrived. Before the death began. Sort of marble sized beads with odd texture that flaked away when you were careful but was rock solid otherwise. They were very annoying; they had whole stockpiles of them.

When Rose was feeling better, she got up and found the Doctor chatting to some of the locals. Seeing her, her jumped up and gave her a hug, and, without thinking, kissed her softly. But he left it at that, sitting down, and indicating she sit next to him. She did, laying her hand softly on his.

"I've been having a chat. They've been finding things in the forest. And we are going for a visit. Raish can take us. Come on!" He swung her up by her arm, and Raish grinned, leading the way. Rose and the Doctor followed him, slower. They entered the beautiful caves, but as they went deeper, Raish holding a torch, it got darker. When he had drawn far ahead, simultaneously, The Doctor and Rose turned to face each other.

They didn't know why they did it; they just did. Their lips pressed together, and the Doctor put his hands on Rose's waist and hugged her to him, each kissing back. Rose ran her fingers through his hair, pulling him closer to her. Rose pressed her body up against the Doctor, pinned on the wall, each feeling the other's warmth and enjoying being together, enjoying the kiss, savouring the moment. Their eyes open, looking directly into each others.

"Doctor…" Rose pulled away for breath, trying to say it. The Doctor shushed her softly. "I know" And then once more they were together, spinning around, the Doctor now pinning Rose to the wall. And then a flicker of light came down the alley, and a voice shouted out their names. "Doctor! Rose!" Self-consciously, realising what they had been doing, Rose and the Doctor separated, trying to think up a rapid excuse.

The doctor's mind was blank. All he could think about was that kiss, their lips together, feeling the warmth of her against him, the beating of her heart against his chest, the taste of her lips of his, the feel of her hands in his hair…The Doctor jerked himself to the present. "I…err-we-" He trailed off. Raish was grinning, showing sharp teeth. "Don't bother" He said, and both of them (rose and the Doctor) blushed as the reptile turned away and continued to walk.

But as they followed him their arms were entwined.