Bad Wolf and the Oncoming Storm [Book One: Back in Time]

.:Chapter Seventeen:. A Shade of Pink

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     When they arrived, Rose hurried outside and looked at the sky. She smiled. Blue, just as she remembered it. She heard The Doctor walk up next to her, his coattails fluttering in the gentle breeze. She held onto his arm, and he smiled down at her.

      “Where to, Doctor?” She asked, brushing her hair out of her face.

    “I was just going to ask you that,” Said The Doctor, rocking on his heels. “You decide.”

    Rose thought for a moment before deciding that they would go shopping. She pulled him along, bringing him into a shop. They window-shopped for a bit until Rose spotted a sweets stand with tons of cakes, muffins and cookies dedicated to bananas. “Doctor!” called Rose, knowing that he would love this.

    The Doctor followed the sound of Rose’s voice. “Wha-” he began, thinking she was going to show him some type of clothing item, but he practically melted when he saw the banana sweets stand. Rose laughed at his reaction, and picked up a banana muffin, handing it to him.

    The Doctor ate the banana muffin, enjoying every bite. Rose smiled, and tried one of the muffins herself. “These are amazing,” she said, closing her eyes.

    “See! I told you bananas are amazing!” said the Doctor, a grin playing on his lips.

    “It’s only because they are mixed in sweets!” argued Rose.

    “No, it’s because bananas are amazing.”

    “No, it’s because sweets are always good!”

    “No, it’s because they’re banana flavoured.” The Doctor was very determined to prove her wrong.

    “Nuuu!” sneered Rose. She ate another sweet that wasn’t banana flavored. “Mmm,” she said. “Even better than the first one.”

    “Bananas are still excellent.” The Doctor pointed out.

    “Whatever,” she retorted.

    “You know I’m right.” He grinned.

    Rose rolled her eyes playfully and walked to another shopping area. The Doctor followed her, looking at this and that along the way.

She picked up a few trinkets, showing them to him enthusiastically. She asked him what some of the unfamiliar things were. She looked at him rather than the object as he explained to her what the object was; she was really just asking to hear him explain because of the way he sometimes gets and sometimes babbles.

    The Doctor suddenly picked up a trinket with a twinkle in his eye; he began to explain it, babbling on about it and things related to it. Rose listened to him as he explained, holding onto his arm.

He was very animated and enthusiastic as he explained, moving his hand around and about, illustrating everything that he said.

A small, plump woman in a green dress suddenly came up to The Doctor and showed him an object that looked like a small cardboard box. “I’m sure your partner would like this,” she said.

“And what exactly is that?” The Doctor raised an eyebrow, not trusting this salesperson any more than the last one.

“It’s a box that will hold all your things safely. It’s bigger than it looks, especially on the inside.” The woman grinned. The Doctor narrowed his eyes slightly, not impressed since he had the TARDIS, which was much bigger on the inside than a small box.

“No, we’re good.” Rose said, smiling politely. The sales woman walked away and The Doctor looked at Rose incredulously. “What?” she asked, noticing the way that he was looking at her.

“No matter how long I’ve known you, I will never get over how domestic you are.” he shook his head. Rose laughed and pulled his hand.

“So I am your ‘partner’?” she teased him, laughing.

The Doctor grinned. “I guess so,” He said. Rose smiled and walked with him. She missed times like this. No danger, no monsters, just her and The Doctor, having a good time together.

“Where to now, banana boy?” She grinned at her new nickname for him. She thought that it was quite clever.

“Back to the TARDIS?” he asked, looking at the blue box in the distance. Rose nodded, took a step forward, and disappeared. The Doctor panicked briefly, but the TARDIS told him that Rose was safe. He walked to the TARDIS, opened the door, and there she was, sitting on the jumpseat, smiling at him.

“What took you so long?” she asked. She had to admit, it was a little fun to mess with him.

“Well, I can’t disappear from here to there like you can.” He grinned, and walked over to her. She grinned back at him.

“I got you a gift,” he said, reaching into the pocket of his coat.

“Really?” asked Rose, slightly flattered. “You didn’t have to.”

“I did anyways.” He handed her a silver chain with a silver rose pendant dangling from it. She necklace and admired it for a moment before exclaiming, “I love it! Thank you!” She hugged him, and he hugged back. Rose handed him the necklace, turned around, and pulled her hair to the side.

“Can you..?” she asked hesitantly. Normally, things like this would make The Doctor uncomfortable, but this time, he didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. He nodded, and hooked the necklace around her neck.

Rose turned back around, smiling brightly. “Thank you, again.” she said.

He smiled. “You’re welcome.” She looked at him for a second, and then twirled around the console room, like he sometimes did. The Doctor grinned, watching her. Her eyes were twinkling with delight, and she wouldn’t rather be anywhere else.

“Where to, now?” She smiled brightly. The Doctor began to babble about a planet called Deva Loka, which was like a tropical paradise, but he stopped babbling when he saw that Rose had stopped smiling.

“What is it?” he asked.

“I- I could..I saw her in my mind,” she said. “She showed me things, the TARDIS.” A confused look graced The Doctor’s features.

“But that’s impossible,” he said. “What did she show you?” he walked over to her.

“She showed me you,” she explained. “I think it was just now. It was an image of you, but it was tinted...with a very light, subtle, pink.”

She kept her eyes on him, waiting for an explanation. For a second, he looked confused, but then his expression returned to normal, like a lightbulb lighting up above his head.

        “Ooh. Don’t worry about it,” he said, clearly hiding something. “Nothing bad!” he quickly walked to the console.

Rose looked at him, confused. “What? You’re not going to tell me?” she followed him, and stood by his side.

“Nope!” he answered.