Fires at Midnight
By: doctorrosetyler
Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who, or Blackmore's Night's "Fires at Midnight"
Summary: The Doctor take Rose somewhere to share an important moment in his life.
A/N: One might note that this chapter has upped the rating to M. This means there is content of an explicit nature. The reader might be advised.
He couldn't figure out why he had brought her here.
It was near sunset on this planet. Even he couldn't pronounce the name. Rose was standing next to him patiently. He hadn't told her anything. She hadn't asked. Somehow she knew that this wasn't something she should question. She always knew when she should just be there to hold his hand.
Only one of the things he loved her for.
Her hand squeezed his as he led her forward. They crested a hill as the sky changed all sorts of colors. There were blues, reds, purples, yellows, and any other color imaginable. Rose gasped slightly, but still didn't say anything.
This isn't what he had brought her here to see.
He looked down at the rich orange grass, so close to the red of Gallifrey's. This is where he had come that night. The night after his planet burned. He had stood there, his head heavy in his hands as sunset fell. For an instant, he felt he was home. That was when the planet's mysteries revealed themselves.
I stood out here once before
With my head held in my hands
He wasn't home at all. There was something about this place, though. Rose wanted to comfort him; to know him. His previous companions had never wanted that. They wanted adventure, the fun of it all. Some even wanted him- the glorious part of him that saved worlds.
No one before had wanted to hold the hurting boy inside of him. Before Rose, nobody had ever encouraged him to cry because it would make him feel better.
None of them had begged for his burdens, so that they could suffer for him.
He would thank her in the only way he could. He would share that part of himself that he had never shown anyone. He would let her glimpse his pain, even if he couldn't bear to let her carry it. He could share his burdens without letting her carry them.
She looked into his eyes and he could tell that she understood the gravity of this place. He turned his eyes to the sun slipping below the horizon. Nightfall was almost immediate, and they stood in a heavy silence below the stars.
For all that I had known of this place
I could never understand
Rose felt his hand slip from hers only to wrap itself warmly around her shoulders. She sank into him, relishing the feel of his cool body next to her. The night was chilly, and she let the cold slip into her, feeling refreshed. She wondered why they were here; it was obviously somewhere very important to the Doctor. With a sudden rush of wind, fires lit all around them. They were large and crackling bonfires, warm and beautiful against the night sky. Her breath caught in her throat. She looked up at his face, and could tell that he was far away in his memories. In the firelight she could see the deep and ancient pain in his eyes. She reached up her hand and ran it along his jaw, pulling him out of his memories and into her arms.
She knew that he loved her. He never said it, and neither did she. It was something that had grown through the years she had been with him. She loved him more than she thought was sane. She wouldn't have it any other way.
She only hoped that she would still be alive when he built up the courage to show it. She really didn't care to be celibate for the rest of her life.
Though the idea of making love to anyone but the Doctor was not even worth consideration.
His hearts beat against her chest, and for a moment she pretended that she had two hearts, too. She pulled back and looked around them again. There was a mist forming around them, circling in the air. She could tell from the Doctor's expression that something beautiful was coming.
The blue mist continued to swirl about, forming into shapes before falling apart and floating again. She gasped as the mist finally began to take shape. Thousands of ghostly figures gathered around the fires, dancing in the night to a tune that she couldn't hear.
"Gelth?" she said, concerned. She hated to break the silence.
He shook his head against her neck. When had his arms wound around her waist? They were usually physically comfortable with each other, but this was pushing the boundaries that he had carefully set.
"Ghosts." He whispered into her ear. She looked at the figures with a new sense of awe.
On the hills the fires burned at midnight
Superstition plagued the air
They watched for a long time, seeing the sparks rise into the air and the smoke curling around the stars. The figures never stopped dancing. She sighed and leaned further back into the Doctor's embrace.
"Do you want to hear it?" he asked softly. She nodded and felt his fingers on her temples.
All of a sudden music drifted into her mind. She could hear the drums, beating deep and dark in the night. The pipes seemed to sing through the air. She gasped at the beauty of it. There was a sort of mystical energy to it all, and she could feel the urge to join the ghosts in their dance. The melody seemed to sink into her very bones.
All around them she saw golden lights drifting in the wind. The lights flew between the dancing figures and landed on her skin. She felt warmth everywhere and recognized the feeling as the time vortex.
What was this place?
Sparks fly as the fires burned at midnight
The stars are out and magic is here
She looked up at the stars, seeing the constellations that were both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. She recognized the Pleiades star cluster, though it was so much bigger than she could see it on earth. They shone in half the sky, bright and big as any moon.
She couldn't help but remember wishing to them when she was little. She had asked to see the universe. She had crawled out of bed one night when she was twelve, made her way to the little window seat in their flat. She opened the window and gazed up at the sky.
She wished for adventure. She wished for intelligence.
She wished the hardest for love.
She had found all three in this one brilliant man, and she silently thanked the stars for what they had given her.
I wished on the seven sisters
Bring to me the wisdom of age
She felt his arms tighten around her and his breath against her neck. All of this closeness was beginning to affect her body. She wanted him, but she was rather sure that things weren't going to end the way she wanted them. He was sharing something with her that was much more important than sex. She turned in his arms, wanting to put his face into this memory. She looked up at him, the golden mist swirling around him, stars above his head and dark trees behind him. His face was shimmering blue from the light of the ghosts around them and the fires reflected in his eyes. He was more beautiful than anything she had seen before.
He was thinking the same thing about her.
He gazed into her face and wanted nothing more than to kiss her at that moment. He wanted to pull her tighter to him and let his mouth explore hers, let them finally be together. He wanted that. But he couldn't do that to her- It couldn't go beyond that kiss. He wasn't sure he had the strength to let her go when she died.
If only he could know for sure what was going to happen in the future. He wanted to be sure that he could live without her, even if he didn't want to. If only he could give her half of his life, she could be there with him. He tore his gaze from her face and looked to the stars, wishing for forever with this one woman. He wished so hard that she wouldn't ever leave him, and when he brought his gaze back to earth, her lips had found his cheek softly. He smiled at her and she turned back around in his arms to watch the fires.
All that's locked within the book of secrets
I long for the knowledge of a sage
He was beginning to get a bit flustered. Her warm body was so close to his, and the feeling of her soft lips on his skin was just enough to get his imagination going. He closed his eyes against the glow of the fire and willed his body to calm down.
Rose reached her hand up behind her and placed it on his neck, pulling his head over her shoulder. This way she could see the fires and the Doctor's face out of the corner of her eye. It was certainly a plus that this new position pressed his body ridiculously close to hers.
The music grew in intensity and there was something about it that made her heart jump in her chest. It pulled at her emotions, strengthening the love and desire she felt for the man standing behind her. She felt his hearts speed up against her back and her own heart sped to match it.
The fires continued to burn and the ghosts continued to dance, oblivious of their watchers.
On the hills the fires burned at midnight
Superstition plagued the air
The sparks of time, the only thing that Rose thought to call them, were gathering closer to her. The Doctor didn't seem to notice, but she invited them. She loved the warmth she felt when they landed on her skin.
She looked up at the Pleiades again, still wondering what it was the universe had planned for her. Here she was, tucked tightly into the Doctor's embrace on the most beautiful planet he had ever taken her to. The fire burning in her stomach for him was growing, and she tried to ignore it in favor of the stars. She was going to be content with this moment.
The stars glittered down at her, and she wished that this could last forever. She knew that was a wish that the stars couldn't grant, but she wanted to be with her Doctor for as long as he needed her. She feared he would need her long after she was gone. He had shared with her before that she was the only companion that didn't disappear when the sadness came. She was the only one that would crawl on the sofa with him in the library and hold him as he remembered what he had lost and destroyed.
Sparks fly as the fires burned at midnight
The stars are out and magic is here
He couldn't wait any longer. He turned her in his arms and looked at her face. He wanted to at least kiss her, even if he couldn't give her more than a kiss to show his love. She would know that he loved her.
His lips fell onto hers and the music seemed to grow in intensity as she returned it with passion.
The stars are out and magic is here
Her arms wound around his neck and his around her waist, drawing her in to him. She was pressed completely against his body, from her toes to her lips, and she was swimming in happiness. This may be all he could give her, but she was going to savor it and return his passion tenfold. So she did. She kissed him for all she was worth.
He ran his tongue along her lips and she eagerly opened for him. The kiss continued to grow as his hands began to run up and down her back and her fingers tangled into his hair. She could feel his desire for her against her stomach, and she was sure his Time Lord senses could tell him that she was in the same condition.
He continued to kiss her, stopping every few minutes so that they could catch their breath.
So the sisters smiled to themselves
And they whispered as they shone
It was during one of these moments that he noticed the golden glow surrounding Rose. He felt the time vortex pull her towards it. She looked up in surprise as all of the sparks converged above her. His arms stayed around her waist. She laughed in joy as they all landed on her and her skin began to glow. She was still laughing when she burst into golden flames, her skin warming his hands.
He didn't have time to be concerned because as soon as the glow had come it was gone. Rose's skin cooled to his touch. It matched his skin temperature.
She smiled up at him, pulling him to her for another kiss that he enthusiastically returned. He slid his hands up her back and felt two heartbeats against his hands.
And it was from that very instant
I knew I would never be alone
He didn't know how or why, but she had been changed into a Time Lady. All he knew was that now her timelines converged with his. She would be with him forever.
So he kissed her still, knowing that this time they could take it further.
The music grew in volume and intensity and he had the overwhelming urge to join the ghosts in their dance. So he did. He swept Rose up in his arms and began to twirl her to the music, dancing around the fires to the beat of the drums. Her long skirt flew up around them and her hair twirled around her face.
On the hills the fires burned at midnight
Superstition plagued the air
Her laughter mixed with the music and he could hear his own laughter joining hers. They danced to the beat of the drums; around the fires and with the ghosts. He could feel the emotions building within him, begging to be released. He could feel his love and desire for Rose as they danced; they burned in his chest and begged to be released. He could tell that she felt the same. Their minds met in the dance. For the first time in centuries, his mind was brushed by another and he almost came undone at the sensation.
He was losing control in this dance, the movements becoming more frantic. He felt Rose losing control too, their movements becoming more energetic. They had left the fires behind, now they stood in the trees behind the TARDIS. Their lips met again, and they both gasped at the different sensation. Their minds were connected and their sensations doubled as they kissed.
Sparks fly as the fires burned at midnight
The stars are out and magic is here
She didn't know what had happened to her, nor did she care as he kissed her with more passion than she had ever dreamed he would. All she knew was that her heart was beating doubly in her chest and his mind had entered hers. He took her lips when she tried to speak, and she put her questions aside. This may be the only time that he would ever do this with her. She wanted to savor it.
His lips moved from her mouth to her neck, and she moaned in pleasure as he began to suck and nip at the skin there. Her hands dug into his hair, tugging slightly. She felt her breath coming in pants in response and flicked her tongue against his ear. She shivered at his answering groan against her neck. His mouth came back up to meet hers, their hot breath mingling in the chilled air between them.
As his tongue roamed her mouth again, she began to fumble with the buttons on his jacket, pulling the brown pinstripes down off his shoulders and onto the ground. He didn't seem to care, as he was just as preoccupied with her shirt buttons. She tugged at his tie, leaving his mouth to return the favor he had bestowed upon her earlier, suckling at where his shoulder and neck met. He moaned into her hair and finally got the last button undone on her shirt.
His tie met her blouse on the ground and he pulled her close to him for another heated kiss. She felt the cool air against her skin on her back. His rough hands ran up and down, eventually tangling in her hair to get a better angle on her mouth. She shivered at the feel of his chest clad in only his dress shirt. There were so few layers between them now. She couldn't believe this was actually happening.
She had had enough of his teasing and pushed back a bit so that she could get to the buttons of his dress shirt. His hands fumbled with the clasp of her bra, undoing it and returning to their place in her hair as he kissed her still. She managed to get the shirt undone and growled in frustration when she felt his t-shirt underneath.
His breathy chuckle in response to her frustration was either arousing or annoying. At the moment she was far too flustered to figure that out. She pulled back and glared at him.
"Why the hell do you wear so many layers?" she asked, yanking at the shirt to get to his skin. He helped her pull the garment over his head.
She looked up at his face and was caught for a moment in his gaze. The starlight seeped through the trees they were standing under and illuminated his face. The music was still present, faint, but burning in her veins underneath her desire for the man in front of her.
He pulled her unclasped bra off of her shoulders and reached a hand up to cup her right breast. "To frustrate you, love."
She gasped at his use of the word 'love', but was cut off when he began to kiss her again. His hands on her were causing a dampness to grow between her legs. She ran her hands along his newly exposed chest, feeling the muscles rippling beneath her fingertips.
She pressed herself closer to him, a bolt of pleasure running through her body when he put his arms around her back and she felt her bare breasts brush his bare chest. She tore her mouth from his to emit a long moan when his hands ran down her back to cup her bottom through her skirt. She ground against his hardness, enjoying the sensation and his deep groan in response.
"Oh, Rose. You are the only woman in the universe that could do this to me." He said, allowing his fingers to ghost under the waistband of her skirt.
She panted against his chest, feeling herself get even wetter. "You're the only man I will ever want, my Doctor." She said, loving the gasp that sounded in her ear at her words.
She trailed her hand down to cup him through his pants, his hips bucking into her in response. "Rose-"he moaned into her neck. She proceeded to unbutton his trousers and pull the zip down before pushing them off of his hips to crumple around his ankles. He kicked off his trainers and his trousers, leaving him in nothing but socks and pants. She smiled at the sight, happier than she thought she could be. She never thought he would let her be with him like this.
He slipped her skirt off of her hips and cupped her bottom through her underwear. She allowed the sandals to slip from her feet as he released her to situate his jacket on the ground. He laid her upon it, looking down at her as if she were the only person in the world. She could feel his love in her eyes, and feel it in his mind.
"Rose, let me make love to you." He asked, his eyes deep and serious.
She pulled him down for a kiss and wrapped her legs around his waist. "Oh, yes." She replied.
He smiled and allowed his tongue to probe her mouth leisurely before his hand reached down to rub her through the soaked fabric of her underwear. She moaned into the kiss and raised her hips to follow his hand when he pulled back. He kissed his way down her body before meeting the only barrier left between him and her core. He pressed his nose to her, inhaling deeply.
The Doctor, nearly naked, with a tent in his pants and his nose buried deep between her legs, was the most erotic thing she could imagine. His fingers hooked in the sides of her underwear, pulling it slowly down her legs. His eyes met hers and didn't look away until her underwear had joined their pile of discarded clothing.
She moaned loudly at the feeling of his long fingers caressing her clit. She bucked into his hand, feeling pleasure course through her. She knew that she wouldn't last long if he kept that up. She grabbed his hand before allowing her own to pull at his pants, trying to get them off. She tugged them quickly down his legs, eager to have him inside of her.
He helped her, pulling his socks off as well before covering her naked body with his own.
They were finally here. There would be no going back. Rose pulled his body down to hers and the tip of his cock brushed her clit, causing her to cry out. He kissed her mouth quickly before meeting her eyes and taking her hand, lacing their fingers together.
"Are you sure this is what you want?" he asked.
She glared up at him. "If you don't make love to me in the next five seconds, I'm going to be the cause of your next regeneration."
He grinned and slowly slid into her. They moaned in unison, her legs coming up to wrap around his waist. She had never felt anything so good in her life. He was filling her to the core. She bucked her hips up to encourage him to move.
He began to thrust into her, knowing that he wasn't going to last too long. He felt pleasure greater than any he had known flow through his body, heard her moans like music in his ears.
Soon they were building together, their pleasure feeding the other's as they worked toward their climax. She bucked into him in time with his movements, feeling her orgasm approaching quickly.
"Oh- Doc-Doctor!" she shouted into the night.
"Rose! He moaned into her shoulder. So close. They were so close.
His fingers released hers and found her clit, flicking it and bringing her closer to her peak.
She shouted his name as she came, muscles clenching around him. He let himself go.
"Rose-ah- ah-AH!" he shouted as he came, thrusting deeply into her and grasping her hips. She could feel his release deep inside her and the waves of pleasure continued for several minutes.
They finally collapsed, exhausted. He lay on top of her, still inside of her warmth.
As they came down from their high, he whispered into her ear. "I love you."
She grinned, her heart soaring at finally hearing the words from his lips. "I love you, too. My Doctor."
He slid out of her and lay on his side, pulling her body to his as they basked in the afterglow.
Several minutes later, they redressed and walked back to watch the last few minutes of the ghosts. Daylight was quickly approaching.
Content in his arms, with her back resting against his chest, she asked him about the planet. "Who are these ghosts?"
He shook his head against her shoulder, pressing a kiss to her skin. "I don't know. No one does. They've been forgotten. But they're here every night, dancing to the music. "
Many stars were long forgotten
Many faded and became ghosts
Rose shifted her gaze to the stars once more, smiling at the events that had happened since the last time she looked at them, only a few hours previous.
She still felt two heartbeats in her chest. She thought it was the excitement of the moment, but something was definitely strange.
"Doctor?"
"Hmm?" he asked, clearly still preoccupied with the skin on her shoulder.
"Why do I have two heartbeats?"
He froze. He had forgotten completely about the events before their love making. She had changed into a Time Lady. But she didn't know that, did she?
He cursed himself for not telling her earlier. He had been so caught up in his happiness that he had neglected to tell her what was going on. She turned in his embrace.
Still my sisters glittered down from heaven
Always there when I needed it the most
"Weeeelll, um…you see, Rose, I don't really know." He continued at the concerned look on her face. "You've changed. By changed, I mean that something has turned you into a Time Lady. You're not human anymore. I don't know what caused it, but I'm not about to question it. I should have told you when it first happened, but I was so caught up, and I- I'm so sorry." He finished, looking into her eyes.
She seemed to be processing this new information. "So, by Time Lady, do you mean one of your people?"
He nodded cautiously.
"Those gold spark thingies. That's what changed me?" she asked.
He nodded again, not sure if there was a better response.
She continued. "And will I live as long as you now?" she asked.
"I'll have to run some tests to be sure, but our timelines have converged, so I think so."
She smiled at that. The next question took him completely off-guard.
"So, will we be able to have children? Can we save your species?" she asked, looking up at him with hope in her eyes.
He hadn't thought of that. They could…they could have children now. Rose could have his children. They could get married. They could save his race.
On the hills the fires burned at midnight
Superstition plagued the air
She saw the hope light in his eyes at the mention of children and relief flooded her mind. He wanted that with her, then? Thank goodness.
He pulled her in for a hug and she felt tears wet the side of her face.
"Rose, how many times are you going to save me?" he said. She pulled him closer.
"As many times as I can." She replied. They stood there for a long time.
Sparks fly as the fires burned at midnight
The stars are out and magic is here
The golden lights that had changed her were gone, and the light of sunrise was beginning to peek over the horizon. The stars were still glittering, though, and the ghosts still danced. Their music was headed for a final climax, the drums beating and pipes singing loudly.
The stars are out and magic is here
"I've been here once, Rose." He said. She listened quietly, knowing that he needed to say this.
"I came here the night after Gallifrey burned. I stood here, mourning my planet and feeling so very alone."
I stood out here once before
With my head held in my hands
"I brought you here tonight to share that with you. To take you somewhere I had gone in my moment of greatest pain, so that you could see how much I trusted you. I couldn't place the burden of my love on you, when you would have to leave me someday. Now, though, you can have all of me. We have a forever, and that changes things. I would have always loved you. Only now, I can tell you."
She smiled at him as the sun rose. The stars disappeared and the grass burned orange. The ghosts ended their music in a final note, and the fires whooshed away with a great wind, just as they had come.
"I will love you forever, Doctor."
He pulled her in for a gentle kiss.
For all that I had known of this place
I could never understand
A year later they returned to that planet, wedding rings on their fingers and roundness in Rose's belly. They watched the ghosts dance as they had that beautiful night.
On the hills the fires burned at midnight
Superstition plagued the air
They made love under the trees as they had the year before, this time much slower and gentler.
Sparks fly as the fires burned at midnight
They wished on the stars together, because in Rose's womb lay the fate of Gallifrey.
The stars are out and magic is here
Twenty years later they built a home in that field with their seven children.
The stars are out and magic is here
Nobody knows when they died. Their stories were so interwoven with time that they lived forever. The TARDIS sang through the universe for eternity, with her beloved Doctor and Rose.
The stars are out and magic is here
Their numerous children created a new race of Time Lords. They restored the TARDISes and became known as the protectors of the universe.
The stars are out and magic is here
The planet was named New Gallifrey, and every night its inhabitants would dance with the ghosts.
A/N: So what did you think? My very first smut fic. I can't believe I actually wrote it. It seemed like the appropriate song. If you haven't heard it, I recommend looking it up. It's worth a listen.
Reviews help me write faster. Seriously. It's like writer steroids.
Much love,
Doctorrosetyler