cold nights

. . .

It weren't many the nights in which the Doctor actually slept. It was, after all, in his nature, Time Lords didn't get tired nearly as quickly as humans. Said that when he did get tired, sometimes not even Rose Tyler could bear with him.

"You're making no sense!" she chuckled, shaking her head at his babbling. This was their second night travelling without Mickey, not that it made much difference, they had completely ignored him when he was aboard with them.

The Doctor feigned hurt, as he found his fifteen minute speech about tooth-brushes very enlightening. "Well, maybe if you paid attention to me, for a change..." he started to ramble once more, Rose sighed.

"Stop acting like a damsel in distress! Are you on your period or something?" she laughs turning her back, making her way to the TARDIS corridors. He called after her, grabbing her arm.

"Ah, I'm sorry..." he sighs, pulling her into his chest. He seemed truly needy today, and she didn't know how to feel about that.

"I believe you're needing some sleep." Rose pulls away from the embrace, only leaving their intertwined hands as she pushed him across the corridors, into the bedroom's section.

"I'm fine, I don't need sleep." he whines, although he didn't make an effort to stop her from dragging him. She then stopped, realizing she didn't exactly know where is bedroom was. The TARDIS seemed to understand her need, for a new path materialized itself in front of her and the Doctor.

Just like Rose had thought, it led to a door which could only be his. Painted in the TARDIS' blue with a "do not disturb" sign hanging there, was his bedroom door, she opened it slowly, not knowing what to expect. It ended up being a pretty normal room, dark furniture, light walls, a king sized bed and what seemed like a collage of...all his regeneration's? She surely had to take a deeper look at that later.

A yawn behind her brought her back to reality. She had completely forgot the reason she was here. What was she really here for?

"Alright, lay down." she turned to him, only know feeling self conscious at how close they actually were. He pouted, just like a child would, before turning to a very smug smirk

"If you wanted me to lay on bed, you could have told me earlier..." she smacked him in the arm.

"No-No! Not like that!" she stomped her foot. Her cheeks were now a dark shade of pink, and she really wanted to hate him, although she couldn't.

"Okay then..." he grumbled, pretending to be disappointed, and started taking of his clothes. Starting by his jacket, then his oxford, Rose bit her lip and looked away, closing her eyes shocked by his audacity. She heard clothes falling to the floor, followed by some shifting and drawers opening and closing, she didn't thrust herself to open her eyes. Why didn't she just walk away? "Aren't you going to sleep too?"

Rose finally turns to him, he was laying in bed, obviously bare torso much to her desperation. She opened her mouth but closed it again, speechless. He patted the spot in the bed to his side, looking up to her "You could stay here, if you wanted to, it would take a while to go back to you bedroom and-"

"Okay." she nods. He seemed surprised, but said nothing, "I just need somethin-"

"In the bottom drawer."

"I'm just going to the bathroom to-"

"Okay." he breathed out, and followed her with his eyes as she made her way to the bathroom, a pair of sweat pants and a baggy t-shirt in hand. Was he actually going to sleep with her? They had fallen asleep in the library sometimes, or at her mother's house watching movies in the couch...but in his bed, on purpose? Maybe he was pushing her limits.

All his thoughts shut down once she came out of the bathroom, wearing his clothes. She looked rather beautiful with those grey sweat pants and the white t-shirt, her blond hair resting carelessly at her shoulder's length. She found her way inside the covers, not a word being spoken by neither of them. He gathered the courage to stretch his arm to her, placing it around her waist, she looked up at him smiling sleepily, he leaned down, placing only a small kiss on her lips, and they fell asleep at the sound of each-others heartbeats.