He was happy he was sitting down as she told him "Donna's missing." Otherwise he is sure that his legs would have gave out.
"What do you mean, she is missing." He asked in shock.
"I mean exactly that, Doctor," She snapped at him. "She had gone out and she never returned. It has been almost two months now and she is sill gone."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner," He asked.
"You're not exactly easy to get a hold of and frankly I don't trust you."
"Fair enough." He looked out at the street and saw Jack running around the corner of the building. He was soaking wet and wearing nothing but a pair of boxers and his socks, River wasn't too far behind him. He decided to ignore the man and pretend he didn't know him, but as Jack passed he yelled. "Doctor" and then turned onto the nearby street.
Giving up he yelled. "River where are you going?"
Not breaking her stride she yelled, "He's going to climb the cell tower." He wondered how she could run so quickly in those heels. Rose always carried hers when they had to run. He looked at Syvlia apologetic.
"He'll kill himself." Slyvia told him.
"Yeah, but he'll be fine."
"Is that how you treat your friends Doctor," She asked as Ianto came around the corner holding Jack's coat. He gestured in the direction the two had gone and Ianto nodded his thanks as he took off again.
"Jack's unique. He will be fine." He repeats, "Now tell me about Donna."
"She remembers you."
"She can't," he raises his eyebrows at her.
"She does," Sylvia says. "Ever since she met her new boyfriend, her memories have been coming back. She talked about you all the time."
His mind raced. It was impossible. She shouldn't have been able to remember him with out burning up and then if she didn't release the energy it would kill her.
"Wait a minute, new boyfriend, what happened to Shaun?"
"They broke up."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Don't be she broke up after she met him. I swear the first time I met him I thought she was dating Harold Saxon." She laughed but he didn't as she continued. "and everything was going fine until they had gone out and both disappeared."
"What is his name." He asked quietly.
"Cyril Yana," She replied.
The Master had Donna and he realized that he wasn't even trying to hide it. He didn't know why the Master had gone to Donna but he could guess. He must have been curious to why she didn't change when the rest of the world had. It would have been easy for him to use his hypnotic charm on an unsuspecting Donna. But how did he unlock her memories without killing her. That is what worried him most of all.
"I will find Donna, I promise you." He told Sylvia.
"Thank you," He stood up and then helped her to her feet. He watched her leaving as Jack came back wearing his coat and Ianto holding his arm tightly. River was walking behind them pouting.
"He wouldn't let me climb," Jack tells him as they head back into the building.
He walked over and started to sit by Rose but she stood up and pulled him out onto the dance floor. He took her left hand and pulled her close to him putting his right hand on the small of her back as she wrapped her arm around him and rested her head on his chest.
"What did Sylvia want," Rose asked as they started to rock to the music.
He kissed her head, as worried as he was about Donna, he wasn't going to ruin their wedding. "Nothing that can't wait until later." He lied.
They stayed in the reception hall until late in the evening. Finally it was just five of them. He was sitting sideways on a chair and Rose was leaning into him with her feet on the chairs in front of her. Kiam was half sitting on her and half on the chairs as well, sound asleep. They were watching Jack and Ianto trying to do a drunken duet but they were both singing different songs.
"Ready to go," He asked Rose and she nodded sleepily. He gently dislodged himself from her and stood up. He picked Kiam up and settled him on his shoulder before sonicing the sound system to turn it off.
"Oy, you two, time to go." He told the two men.
-DW-
They had spent the first night of marriage at Jack's house after Rose had driven them there. The original plan was to leave Kiam with Jack and head out to their honeymoon on Lakertya but with Jack and Ianto both drunk they decided it could wait until morning.
He lay with Rose and gently ran his fingers down her bare back as she laid against him. "What did Sylvia want?" She asked again sleepily.
"I told you, nothing that can't wait." He answered again.
"You're lying. I can tell you're lying."
"Donna's missing," He said and she turned to look at him horrified. He quickly explained everything Sylvia and him had discussed. "But I promise, it won't be like when I was looking for River." he finished.
"How do you know?"
"Because this time, he wants to be found." he said firmly. "Now enough talk." He leaned forward and whispered in her ear, "Rose Tyler, you are wearing far too much."
"I'm only wearing a sheet." She responded.
"Exactly."
