Part 13: New Memories

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"Roooose," the Doctor whined, "are you ready yet?"
He was standing outside my door as I chose what to wear and packed my bag. I have it all, except I can't decide which swimsuit to wear. I might as well let the Doctor decide.

"Doctor, what color do you like best, pink or green?"

"On you? Um, pink?" the tentative reply came through the door.

"Okay," I reply as I change into the pink suit again and brush my hair. I pull a t-shirt over it then grab my bag and open the door.

"Ugh, finally!" he said, teasing. "Let's go!"

I push open the door to find the Tardis between some trees off a parking lot.

"The beach isn't far." he says excitedly.

We start down the road hand in hand. I feel the sun beating down on my face, unusual for England.

"Where are we?" I ask.

"Hawaii!" the Doctor shouts excitedly. "I took us to Hawaii!"

I gasp and cover my mouth. This is awesome! We reach the beach and pick out a spot to lay our towels. I pull my sun cream out of my bag and start putting it on my arms and face.

"Doctor, do you want some sun cream?" I ask.

"I'm a time lord! Time lords don't burn!" he says.

I snort, knowing exactly how this is going to turn out. I lay back on my towel and say "Alright, but don't come crying to me when you burn to a crisp."

The Doctor laughs and pulls out an inflatable beach ball and starts blowing in it beside me. I feel the warm rays of the sun on my skin and close my eyes. I feel quite sleepy and then I hear the Doctor finish with the ball and leave to talk to some kids. I soak up the rays of the sun until I hear the Doctor's footsteps rushing towards me and the sloshing of water in a bucket. Oh no you don't, not this time. I roll over onto the sand, and the Doctor soaks my towel.

"Not today, Mr Time Lord!" I laugh. I look up at him and realize he has taken off his shirt. His swim shorts are blue.

"Rose, come into the water! It's really warm!" He complains as he passes the bucket back to the kids.

"Fine. One second." I strip off my shirt and leave it beside my wet towel. He looks at me affectionately and I look down self consciously.

"You are so beautiful Rose."

I blush and grab his arm, pulling him to the water.

"Thanks," I say, smiling. I run into the water, the perfect temperature. So clear! The colour is amazing! I slow when I get to waist deep and turn to see the Doctor. He's not there. I spin around and search for him, looking up onto the beach. Not again!

Suddenly, I feel something grab my ankles. I scream as it pulls me under the surface, away from the shore. I kick at it furiously, desperately trying to get away. It drags me painfully along the coral and rocks as I fight it. My scream turns to bubbles and the creature pulls me farther and farther away. I twist to look at it. It's not human, I can tell even between the bubbles. Its claws dig into my leg and I feel the hot blood screaming as the tender flesh comes in contact with the salty water. My lungs burn, desperate for air, as I try to swim against it. My swimsuit rips in the sharp coral, scraping my back. It pulls me farther away and deeper and I see the glimmer of sunlight on the surface of the water. Out of the corner of my eye, I see another shape coming towards me. I am so desperate for air at this point that my vision is failing. I struggle for a final time as I slowly lose consciousness. What a horrible way to die. The last thing I see is a hazy blur of shapes in the water near me. I think if the Doctor one last time, and Vanessa too. I picture their faces in my head as the world goes black and I dissolve into nothingness.

The End

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