AN: Welcome to the story benedictcabagepatch! I hope all of you lovely followers are enjoying the story so far, there's plenty more to come. I really like this story and this pairing. This chapter is going to be a Rose and John at work. Without further ado, I don't own Doctor Who! (funny coincidence that it rhymed)

Chapter 9- Enemies

John motioned to Rose to follow him. The tunnel they were in was dark and damp. There were faint sounds of water dripping on the concrete under them, and the soft trample of their boots. Jake was to her right and John was to her left, flanking her in case they ran into trouble. Rose had proven on many occasions that she was more than capable of handling herself, but John was extra cautious when they worked together. She knew why.

They progressed down the tunnel, and then at the end they heard the noise they dreaded and were looking for.

"Exterminate!"

Her eyes widened in fear and she looked over at John. He jerked her by her arm to put her behind his back, and gestured for Jake to be at the ready.

"You know I can handle this, yeah?" she whispered in his ear. He just squeezed her hand and cocked his gun to get ready. These weren't any normal guns, though. Oh no. Torchwood had been developing brand new weapons specifically for different aliens, especially after they had John's knowledge to help them.

The Dalek came into view and spotted the three of them. "You will be exterminated!"

John and Jake pulled their triggers and shot the dalek. It went down pretty easily and they looked at each other and grinned. Rose rolled her eyes and started to walk towards the entrance once more.

"Maybe next time you can let me do somethin', yeah?" she asked them, only to be answered by John's screams. She spun around quickly to see that John and Jake were surrounded by daleks. She was going to kill Pete when they got back. So much for a few daleks.

She groaned and fired her gun up for use, pointing it at the closest dalek that was about to shoot John, and shot. It disintegrated. She twirled every which way, never pausing. She kept firing at the daleks until John and Jake were safe. They were shaken and trembling slowly from shock.

Panting slightly, she said, "All set, then?"

The boys looked at her, open mouthed and just nodded. John grinned widely at her.

"Told ya my Rose was something special," he boasted to Jake.

"I knew that, mate. I'm just impressed," he joked.

"Oi!" Rose called, further down than them in the tunnel, "Are you comin' or what?"

They ran to catch up with her.

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As soon as they made it back to their flat, Rose threw her shoes.

"My feet hurt so much!" she yelled. John laughed. He grabbed her hand and led her to the couch. They sat down and she snuggled into his chest.

"You did so amazingly today," he murmured against her head.

"Thanks," she replied.

"I mean it. It reminded me of Bad Wolf."

"Bad Wolf?" Rose turned to look at him. "You remember about that?"

"Yeah, 'course I do. He still thought about it when he regenerated. He was really scared for you, and he was afraid you were going to die. He thought he would lose you, the first person who took the anger he had and made him better."

"So, does that mean you're angry? About me doin' this job?" she asked.

"Nah. You'd do it anyways, even if I didn't want you to. Besides, you're good at this...fighting aliens stuff. And I try to go with you as much as Pete allows. It kind of reminds me of TARDIS days. The Doctor and Rose Tyler saving the universe," he paused and smiled at her. She smiled back.

"I love you," Rose whispered and kissed him softly on the lips.

"I love you, too," he said after they broke apart. "Now, let's get you to bed. Busy day tomorrow, eh?"

Rose smiled and he stood up and offered his hand to pull her up.

These days reminded her of her Doctor, fighting enemies together.