Rose Tyler liked to believe herself to be a well thought out, independent woman, that was more than capable of taking care of any situation life threw her way.

"Tea anyone?"

Rolling his eyes at the "Jackie Tyler Approach"; or "JATA" as he liked to call it, his young friend decided to take, the Doctor turned his attention back to the three wayward children that had somehow made it aboard his ship. Having got over the shock that had taken hold of him when they first appeared, the Time Lord was able to see them a little more clearly.

The eldest and only male, was around ten, twelve tops. Dark, messy locks brushed at the top of his eyebrows, whilst his deep brown eyes lit with knowledge and mischief. The second eldest looked not much younger than what appeared to be her brother. The looks and build were very similar, except for the hair. Hers was a darker shade, almost black, and instead of being somewhat messy, it fell down to her waist in a mass of bangs and curls. The youngest looked to be about five, possibly six, and by the way that the other two were holding her in between them, she was also closely related. Long light brown hair cascaded their way down her shoulders, framing the oval face that all three had. But it was her eyes, her beautiful emerald eyes that spoke time and knowledge beyond her years; that set her apart from the other two.

"There you go."

Placing four mugs of tea and a cup of milk down on the table, Rose sat beside the Doctor with enough force to drag him out of his musings. "So, where are you lot from? We've never had someone pop on board like you three did."

Eyeing the dark haired man before him for another second, the boy turned to the Blonde and frowned. "We're not quite sure, to tell you the truth. Dad and Papa were trying to stop these creatures from entering the room when this hole opened up right behind us and sucked Mary in. Me and Jaz tried to hold on, but we got sucked in too. Next thing we know, the hole reopened and we landed on your floor, with you lot staring at us."

Raising an eyebrow at the explanation, Rose opened her mouth to ask if there was anything else they could remember, when the Doctor held up his hand to silence her. "And what are your name's?"

"Mine's James, that's Anna, and lil' Mary."

"I'm sorry," Jasmine spoke for the first time since they had entered the kitchen. "But who are you?"

Glaring at the man for shushing her, Rose turned back to the children that she was becoming extremely interested in, and smiled in what she hoped was a warm and friendly manner. "Well," she huffed, battering the Doctor's hand away when she tried to quieten her again. "My name's Rose Tyler, and that's the Doctor."

"But-"

"No."

"Sorry," Rose asked, a bit confused. "But what?"

"Well-"

"We can't tell you."

Frowning at her brother for even thinking of telling them, Anna pushed the cup of milk towards her sister, before taking a mug for herself. Eyeing the brunette with every bit of suspicion he had, the Doctor growled. "Why not?"

Not to be out done, Anna glared right back. "Because to do so, would result in a time lapse conundrum that I assure you, Doctor, you do not want to mess with."

Leaning over the table, the Time Lord took one hard look at the young girl, forcing her to look away. "Try me."

"Doctor." Rose warned, not at all happy to see the children looking away in somewhat fear and hesitation.

Satisfied that he had the children aware of his presence, the Doctor stood up and clapped his hands; a big smile adorning his face. "Right, I'm sure that you three are tired and that your parents are worried sick. So, where do we drop you off?"

Silently communicating with Anna over the top of Mary's head, James nodded in agreement before glancing back at the brown eyed man. "Our parents are probably out looking for us, so the best place for us to be is with you."

"But how will they find you if you're with us?" Rose quired. "It's not like they can track you down when you're in the Tar-"

"Hum-hum" the Doctor coughed, watching the Blonde as the words died in her mouth.

Smiling faintly at the pair, James stood and motioned for the other two to do so. "Like I said, they'll find us."