"I'm a Time Lord, Peri." He said, closing the door in her face.

That was his answer for every weird little thing he did. That did not mean that she understood what it meant.

Peri was not dumb, nor was she an idiot. She had been one of the best students in her field in university. Unfortunately, knowledge of Earth botany did not help in extra-terrestrial environs. And the Doctor treated her like an idiot.

Their latest adventure had taken them to a planet full of the most beautiful flowers and plants Peri could have ever imagined existing. Unfortunately, the Doctor had failed to warn her that the bright turquoise flowers with violet pollen had very unusual side effects. For her, the pollen heightened her sensitivity to touch. This annoyed her to no end as they had been forced to run back to the TARDIS and she had learned that the usually smooth lycra top she wore was rougher than sandpaper.

In the safety of the TARDIS, Peri had run to her room, and stripped.

When the Doctor had knocked on her door, she had thrown on her robe (at least cashmir still felt nice) and answered. That was when he had explained the consequences of the violet pollen (THANKS A LOT!). Noticing that he was also covered in the stuff, she asked why he had not rushed to rip off his clothes. The only answer she got was his cryptic catch-all phrase.

Part of her wanted to know how the pollen effected the Time Lord.

She tiptoed out of her room to the room the Doctor used as his own. She could hear him banging and tinkering away behind the door.

She knocked. She knew that he did not like being disturbed, but she was annoyed with him and he deserved it.

The door opened a bit, and she could see his eyes, annoyed.

"Doctor, I was wondering-"

She never got to finish the question. The Doctor threw the door open and grabbed her. She would have screamed but The Doctor's lips jammed against hers stopped that.

She felt him rip the robe off of her. The feeling of him against her drove her brain into overdrive. She knew what was coming and she didn't like it.

Peri lashed out with all her strength, hitting the Doctor square on the side of the head. He fell to the floor.

Peri ran.

He chased her.

When she got into her room, she slammed the door closed. It was barely in time. She could hear the Doctor on the other side. He was growling. Growling.

Peri wished for a stronger lock.

Suddenly, she felt the door grow thicker, and the door knob in her hand disappeared, absorbed in the growing door. She was surprised at first, but then she realized that it was the TARDIS responding to her desire.

It was several hours before the banging and the shouting stopped outside her door.

A gentle knock came through the door.

"It's okay, Peri." It was barely a whisper. "I'm back to my normal self."

Peri slowly stood up, she had been huddled in the corner furthest from the door.

She slowly opened the door, afraid of what she might see.

The Doctor was sitting on the ground opposite from her door. He smiled when he saw her. "It is okay, you can come out."

"Can you get me my robe?"

"What?" it took a moment for the Doctor to realize, "Oh, of course."

He returned a few moments later and handed Peri the pink cloth.

Wrapping it around herself, Peri noticed that her skin was less sensitive than before.

She sat down next to the Doctor, who wore only his shirt and his pants.

"What happened to you?"

"An unexpected side effect, my dear, and I do apologize for that." The Doctor said.

"The pollen affected you too, huh?"

"Yes, and I had not realized it until you knocked on my door. After all, I'm a Time Lord, I don't normally have a sex drive. I couldn't recognize the funny feeling. Then when I saw you in that robe, I lost it."

"Sex pollen, that's funny." She tried to laugh, but she was still a little scared from earlier.

"You should be glad that I steered you clear of the blue roses." The Doctor shuddered, "You have no idea how many times I have had to fight off human trying to fight my knickers off after an encounter with that foul plant? Susan was petrified when Barbara and Ian…well, I'll leave it at that."

This time Peri could laugh. The thought of the Doctor fighting people off was ridiculous. Then she remembered that in his last life, he had had to fight her off on several occasions.

"So, how are you feeling now?" she asked.

"I still feel weird, and I'd rather not stand up, if you don't mind."

Peri noticed that he had been shifting uncomfortably beside her.

"Here," she said, standing up over him, "let me help with that."

She dropped the robe to the floor.