Rose began to ask herself a very important question: Would it be illegal to kill someone inside the vortex? Frankly, no one owned it so there shouldn't be any laws, right? And even if the Time Lords had been responsible for it, if she killed the last one...

Her thoughts were interrupted by screaming Jack who was chased by the Doctor... who, if she saw right, he held a naughty magazine inside his hand.

"Come one, Jacky-boy! I know you want to take a look!" the Doctor yelled, while he chased him around the console and outside of the control room again.

Rose sighed and prayed to God, they would soon arrive at their destination...

~*~

The Doctor and Jack held their burning cheeks while Rose told them all about the rules again.

"If one of you does anything stupid that postpones me getting my hands on that remedy, I swear, I'm gonna kick your asses right to Raxacoricofallapatorius. Got it?!"

Both men nodded solemnly, certain not to cross her this time. The venom might make them a little strange, but not that stupid.

Together, they went to the place the woman's stall stood before only to find it deserted. A sign hang in front of the shop:

I'm getting herbs. If nice yellow lady comes, I made mistake. There was ship flying off planet ten years before. Not returning, it did. Herbs you need in Ambaba mountains. Are yellow green, that direction-

An arrow pointed to a rather threatening, big mountain. Rose sighed exaggeratedly. Couldn't anything be easy in her life?

~*~

The climbing was difficult and exhausting. Jack kept moaning the whole way and for the first time, Rose was glad, her bum was a perfect distraction for the Doctor. She went in front of him and thanks to the rather steep rise, he had a perfect view of her behind. Grinning like an idiot, he was the only one able to move without any difficulties.

"Are we there yet?" Jack whined. For once, he got rid of his impossible thick clothing on his own.

"Do you see me holding herbs in my hands and making a little victory dance? No? Then shut the hell up!" Rose said angrily.

Jack shrieked at the mentioning of 'hell' and hid behind the Doctor, who kicked him in a these days rather unused part of his autonomy. Jack uffed, held his balls and fell into a heap on the ground. Without looking back, the Doctor and Rose went on like nothing happened.

Thirty minutes later, they decided to take a break (Jack had caught up with them as fast as he could. He was afraid of the shadows... well, his shadow) and sat down on the grass beside the mountain road. Trees stood on the right and left, protecting the three from the burning sun.

Rose nearly began to hope, Jack was too tired to moan around but of course it would have been too good to be true...

"Why do we have to climb this mountain? It could be sacred and we are disturbing the gods... not to say, breaking the law!"

The Doctor, previously doing things to Rose's hand she could only describe as 'hand porn', looked suddenly shocked at Jack's comment. "Breaking the law? We can't possible break the law! What if we get thrown into prison? And anyway, it's wrong!"

"Hasn't stopped you two ever before..." Rose muttered and closed her eyes in expectation of the oncoming protests... which promptly came.

"But we changed!" yelled the Doctor and Jack in unison.

"We should all respect the laws..." the Time Lord continued on his own. "I still think we should settle down as soon as possible, Rose! I can find a job in London and save the money... and until we have got enough to buy a little house, we can live together with your mum! Wouldn't that be fanta-" He grimaced suddenly, being obviously repelled by the word he nearly said. "-pah! I mean it would be... wonderful! Really wonderful!" The Doctor gave her a brilliant smile and it was Rose's time to grimace. A life with the Doctor and her mum in their little flat? Raxacoricofallapatorians becoming vegetarians would be more likely than that.

"You living with two women?! That's absolutely-" Before Jack was able to say anything more, Rose excused herself to take care of a 'private matter' and went into the woods. When she was far away enough that their bickering voices didn't reach her ears any more, she leant against a tree and sighed heavily. As much as she loved those two... right now they drove her completely mad!

While thinking about all the things she had to endure with her two best friends, she didn't notice how quiet the whole forest suddenly became. Two glowing eyes eyed her through the luxuriant bushes, following her every move. Rose suddenly felt them upon her and shuddered visibly. Frantically, she looked around but the trees didn't allow her to see what was following her... Deciding, she wasn't save on her own any more, she wanted to run back to the Doctor and Jack but was suddenly grabbed by two strong hands. Rose screamed.

~*~

Jack shivered when he heard the blood-curdling scream and curled up into a small ball. The Doctor left to see what kept Rose up, so he was now completely alone on the vacated meadow. Nervously, his eyes followed every little movement and noise. When he heard a twig crack behind him, Jack shrieked and hid his head behind his hands. He knew, he should have entered the order of the Wank- Wono! Order of the Wono... But no, he just had to listen to Rose. Better order... more prudish and real believers, that was what she told him again and again and again. Of course, she admitted once that she lied but Jack thought she saw reason and when he wanted to go to Purity, the most religious planet in the universe, she promised him a place within 'the Order of the Phoenix'. Rose said it would be a secret order... somewhere where the members fought evil. The Doctor laughed when she said this but Jack wanted to believe her... he always believed in the good of people. Well... at least he believed in it for the few past days... ever since he got stung. Strange coincidence, that...

Suddenly, another twig cracked behind him. Jack screeched in fear and whirled around. A dark figure stood behind a tree.

"Whombi...wu...?" Jack whimpered, momentarily lost for (coherent) words.

The figure stepped into the light and the ex-Time Agent gasped.

"B-But... aren't you...?"

~*~

Strong arms turned Rose around and pressed her against the tree. With both her hands held securely at her sides, she was unable to react when cold lips dashed down to meet hers. They were demanding, dominant... anxious to receive what Rose denied them oh so often. A cold tongue pleaded entrance to her mouth, but Rose pressed her lips hard together. They had more important things to do right now... they shouldn't get distracted... she shouldn't get distracted. Rose knew too well, she would be unable to stop, couldn't reject the impulse any longer to just take what she wanted for such a long time. He wasn't in his right mind... wouldn't be until they found that damn remedy. It wouldn't be right... it wouldn't be-... God, what did he just do on her neck?!

Rose tried pretty hard to concentrate (which was nearly impossible since he pressed his body against hers and she was able to feel how 'hard' he tried). Fighting to get her ability to speak back, Rose was able to press out a few words, "Doctor... don't... shouldn't... We have to... Jack... and... GAWD, do that again!"

Being now entirely lost in their activity, they didn't notice how time passed by and it got dark around them... until...

"AHH!!!"

Rose pushed the Doctor away from her who growled in return. "If you are suddenly trying hard to get now..."

"N- No, didn't you hear the scream right now? That was Jack!" Rose answered while blushing at the sight of his pleasure drunken eyes.

"Who cares about Jack?!" The Doctor tried to draw her in for another kiss but Rose escaped his hands and ran back to the meadow.

The Time Lord sighed and looked down on himself. "Down boy,-"he spoke to his little but not quite 'sonic screwdriver'. "-dinner will have to wait... for now."

And grinning like an idiot, he followed his object of desire.