Jesus, I'm an addict. I just. keep. writing!
This marks the second addition to the Climate Control series of drabbles. I almost posted it separate, because of the implications involved, but I really want to keep all of the multiple-doctors-multiple-companions pieces together. So instead I've chosen to up the rating on the whole series.
I was flipping through a couple of the Doctor Who novels and discovered that they use apostrophes instead of quotation. Did some google-ing, and I think that's pretty standard in England, so I made this story in the same format. Edited 8/22/14.
Hope you like it!
Love (as always), Me
Disclaimer: Once again, I hold no rights to Doctor Who, or any associated media. If I did, I'd have found a way to keep David Tennant to myself forever.
Later that night - or what the residents of the TARDIS perceived to be night, considering time was frozen here - the ship that was really three floated serenely in the Time Vortex. Several of the companions had gone to bed already; the Pond's first and followed closely by the Smith's and later joined by the various single companions. All three Doctor's had taken up residence in the control room. The last two stragglers left awake were holed up at the kitchen table, chatting over cups of tea.
'So there he was, this big hulking monster of a thing, just glaring at me with his gun in my face. I'm expecting a growl, or a roar or something, right? But this thing opens his great big mouth and, get this, his voice sounded like a chipmunk!' Rose chortled at Donna's impression of the alien threatening her, voice high and squeaky. 'I couldn't help it, I just laughed and laughed and laughed! I'll tell you what; he was not happy.' Both women dissolved into loud laughter.
After a minute Rose managed to catch her breath. 'That's priceless,' she said, wiping a tear from one eye, 'wish I could'a seen that.' The women grinned at each other.
'Alright, I've got a question.' Donna said.
'Shoot.' Rose offered.
Donna tilted her head to the side and squinted at Rose speculatively. 'You and the Doctor. What's that all about?'
'What do you mean?' Rose asked, trying to hide her blush behind her teacup. Was it just her, or was it getting warmer in here? Maybe one of the Doctor's was messing with the temperature settings again...
'Oh, come on! Don't even try that, you know exactly what I'm talking about!' Rose stopped trying to hide and couldn't help the smile that blossomed on her face. Donna could actually see her eyes sparkle. The blond shrugged both shoulders.
'You know, I really don't know.' She said. 'I mean, there used to be something there, ya know? But then I got sucked into the other universe and it didn't really matter anymore. Only now we're here, and there's two of 'em now, so... I'm not sure where we stand.' She was looking off to the side now, as if trying to find an answer in the cream colored walls.
Donna propped her chin on her fist and watched Rose. After almost a full minute she 'hmm'd' and Rose turned back to her curiously. Donna didn't answer the question in her eyes.
''Hmm' what, Donna?'
Donna pretended to snap out of deep thought and sat up, shrugging and moving to pick up her tea cup. Nonchalantly she said 'Oh, I was just wondering if 'something there' meant, y'know, somethin' somethin'.' She raised her eyebrows suggestively in a look that reminded Rose of very much Jack. There wasn't even a chance of her hiding the blush that returned to cover her face and down her neck.
'Oh my God!' Donna gasped. 'There was totally something!' She leaned on the table towards Rose, tea discarded of to the side. Rose, sensing an oncoming inquisition, leaned back defensively. 'Tell me everything. How does that work? I mean… Is the equipment all the same and all?'
Rose rolled her eyes, understanding Donna's meaning right away. 'Of course it's all the same! What exactly do you think is going on down there?'
'I dunno. It's a valid question, considerin' he's an alien and all. There could be two of 'em for all I know!' Donna kept shaking her head from side to side in small movements, which made her hair bounce around her face.
'Oh, God no!' Rose said, looking scandalized. 'Nope, it's all normal, looks totally human, you know… works, uh, works the same way and all…'
Rose spoke haltingly, totally and completely embarrassed, but enjoying the chance for 'girl-talk'. Jackie had always been understanding about boys and the things Rose did with them, seeing as she wasn't exactly a prime example of celibacy herself. Rose had always assumed, though, that Jackie wouldn't have taken the idea of her being with the Doctor as well as she'd taken the idea of her and Mickey. Her mom had always speculated, of course, but Rose had never given her a reason to actually believe it.
'Wow…' Donna said.
'Yeah…'
'So?'
'So, what?'
Donna rolled her eyes. 'So how was it, duh?'
Rose grinned wide, the tip of her tongue between her teeth.
'Fantastic, of course.'