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He Who Sins
Chapter Ten: The Deepest Fear of All
The Doctor and Rose walked towards the flat in deadly silence, they both knew what was coming and they were both dreading it. They each looked at their shoes as they walked along, their hands only inches apart yet it felt like miles. Rose and the Doctor walked into the Tardis and entered the kitchen; they both fell into the kitchen chairs and looked at each other from the gap of the kitchen table. Rose could feel the space between them – physically and mentally
'How did we get like this?' she asked sadly with an empty smile on her lips. The Doctor shook his head at her
'I don't know' he murmured 'I don't know'
Rose watched his eyes and the sadness that harboured in them, she breathed deeply
'Doctor, I don't want this to end, not now, not like this' she began
'Neither do I' he quickly added reaching his hands across the table to hold hers. She watched his hands but didn't move
'But if we're going to do this, we have to do it properly' she forged on. The Doctor slowly pulled his hands back from across the table and let his head sink into them as he nodded at her.
'It can't be like this' she told him 'you can't just hurt people because you don't like the way they look at me' she told him desperately
'But I…' the Doctor began
'I know you don't know what came over you but it's not good enough, you can't just go around hurting people, you of all people should know that'
'I know, and Rose I'm sorry' he told her sincerely 'There's nothing more I can say than that, nothing I say or do can change it, I just have to hope that you can still trust me, that you can believe me when I say it will never happen again'
Rose saw the raw truth of his words in his eyes and felt her heart swell.
'Oh Doctor' she murmured as she sunk her head into her hands and her shoulders gently shook. The Doctor was out of his chair in an instant and kneeling in front of her, his hands rested on her shoulders as he worriedly looked up at her
'What's wrong?' he asked her softly. Rose shook her head
'Sometimes I feel so lost… and then you're there making everything alright again, but can this be made alright Doctor? Can we be alright?' she asked, her voice crackling. The Doctor framed her face and looked into her troubled eyes
'My sweet Rose' he murmured as he picked up one of her hands and pressed it gently to one of his hearts
'Do you feel it?' he asked, she nodded at him 'It beats for you' he whispered tenderly
'Rose, if you can't believe my words then believe everything else. Was every look I ever gave you a lie? Was that night on the table nothing? Have the past few days been nothing but bliss? Rose I need you' he told her starkly. Rose raised her head and gently traced her finger down his cheek
'No more violence?' she asked
'No more violence' he agreed. She smiled at him
'You can be quite an idiot sometimes you know' she warmly told him,
'But' he replied grinning
'But I love you anyway' she answered smiling. 'Forever and always' she whispered as her lips met his, they were determined that nothing could tear them apart.
As Rose ran her fingers through the Doctors hair he kissed her softly
'Promise me you'll never leave me' he asked, his voice cracking 'cos if you did, I wouldn't live another day'
Rose rested her forehead against his and rubbed her nose on his
'I'm yours Doctor, forever… for all of time and beyond' she promised, her eyes sensual mysteries. He buried his head in her shoulder and breathed in her scent, he knew he could lose himself in her time and time again – he also knew his love for her would never falter.
Marilee thoughtfully paced the room as she watched the events unfold,
'Their love is stronger than you suspected' Tymon realised as Marilee's brow crumpled in thought
'It shall not stop us though' she told him 'they faltered so easily at the first three, the next for shall take them' she told herself. She knew her plan; she knew what she had to do
'They shall pay for their sins, rest assured Tymon, and they shall pay. Whether it be by my hands or their own, vengeance shall be served' she promised bitterly as she settled back into her chair.
'He will pay for what he has done to us'
Tymon slowly fled from the table, the cold stones burning on his feet as he ran towards his chamber. He couldn't stand any more of the pain or the guilt that overcame him; he knew this couldn't be his future for it would surely destroy him. He fingered the cold pendant that hung around his neck and felt it gently burn as Marilee chanted in the alter room. He closed his eyes
'I'm sorry, I'm so sorry' he whispered as he knew of what was to come.
Marilee rubbed her fingers harshly on the crystal and murmured to herself
'the glutton – the one who digs his grave with his teeth' the murmured 'you shall soon know the meaning of these words' she promised coldly.
The Doctor lay with Rose sprawled in his lap as they watched the television in the Tardis's lounge; he gently stroked her golden hair as she rested her head on his chest. Rose locked her fingers with the Doctors and smiled up at him
'Show me the stars' she whispered, he grinned and kissed her softly
'I'll show you the stars every night for the rest of your life' he promised her
'Good' she whispered as she lost herself in his kisses. Their hands locked together and they knew nothing could break them apart, no matter how hard they tried.
'Something's coming' Marilee taunted as her pendant burned into her scars. 'So soon Doctor, you will feel what I feel'
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