I do not own Doctor Who.

This fic was written for Shannon because she was my beta...and I am sorry for any mistakes there are. I was incredibly sick while writing the majority of this. I hope you like it okay bye (:

River shook her head firmly, confident that he was wrong.

"No, I'm not. I'm not dying. I'm fine, my love. Come here." she took a hand and placed it on one heart, letting him feel it's strong pulsing, then moving to the other for more of the same.

"See?"

He looked a little less white, but she could tell he was still bothered.

"I gave you that for a reason. I have to think. I have to-" he stopped and again pulled her toward the TARDIS. This time, River didn't resist.

Once in the console room, the Doctor carefully settled her on the couch, earning probably the biggest eye roll in history. He ignored it and began to send the TARDIS into the time vortex.

"Alright, sweetie. Where are we going?" she asked, standing and joining him at the scanner once they had stopped moving.

"Nowhere. We're staying right here until we've figured this out." He pulled a lever and an opening appeared in the console. "Here. Put your left arm in there."

River hesitated but obeyed when she felt his left hand in her right.

The TARDIS whirred for a few seconds before growing silent.

Without letting go of River's hand, the Doctor fiddled with the knobs on the scanner, his eyebrows knitting closer and closer together the longer he had to fiddle.

He cursed under his breath and hit the side of the scanner.

"What's wrong?" River asked.

"She won't tell me anything." He was almost in tears.

"Shhh," she comforted, planting a soft kiss on his lips. "Let me try."

She dropped his hand and pulled the scanner in front of her. Twisting the knobs and pulling levers on the console itself, a sound filled the room.

"What is that? What did you do?!" the Doctor asked, alarmed.

"Hush, now. She's trying to speak to me."

His eyebrows raised in surprise. Of course River could understand the TARDIS. She was the child of the TARDIS. He watched closely as River's slender fingers pressed into the console and her eyes shut.

As the minutes crept by, the Doctor began to worry. River hadn't moved. What could be taking so long?

At last River took in a breath of air and opened her eyes. Turning toward him, she smiled cheekily.

"What? What did she say?"

River laughed. "She told me you can relax now. According to her information grid, this lazimi won't mean much for another six months."

"Oh, I-"

"And then she suggested a new room for the two of us..." she hinted, raising an eyebrow.

He stopped at once and fought a smile.

"She said to tell you there would be plenty of hats. Only hats."

He raised his eyebrows and let out a small chuckle.

"Well, I suppose we have time for just a bit of exploring..." he said, justifying the delay in solving the problem at hand.

They chased one another down the corridors, laughing and pausing only for the occasional kiss, until they reached an old wooden door.

"This is it." River said, just before his lips met hers again. He had one hand on the back of her neck and the other was snaking it's way towards her pant line.

He pressed her against the door as she reached for the handle. She paused as she tasted his kiss before sending the door flying open.

The room was dark as they stumbled over the threshold.

They were too busy to hear the quiet hum of the TARDIS as two tiny nanobugs scuttled across the floor toward the couple.

They each felt the bite break their skin through their clothing and cried out as a wave of electricity shot through them, rendering them completely unconscious.

The TARDIS filled the room with light and observed her two beloved friends.

She would have her way this time.