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owl to the Doctor.

Jan 16, 2007 21:47

Sent the day after Jack & JD's reception party by little brown owl.

( An owl to the Doctor, warded to turn into a fairy tale book - Little Red Riding Hood - if opened by anyone other than the Doctor. )

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ninth_doctor January 17 2007, 03:04:12 UTC

Rose,

Well, you know me, can't just sit on my arse all day. I'm in trouble, aren't I?

Meet me up in the tower, like usual (astronomy, I mean)?

-The Doctor

fantastic_rose January 17 2007, 03:09:49 UTC

Rather than send a reply owl to confirm his suspicions (of course he was in trouble, duh) Rose shoved the scrap of parchment in her pocket and left the library, heading up to the Astronomy Tower. Anyone who observed her on the way would think her deeply lost in thought, to judge by her pensive expression and teeth busily worrying at her lower lip.

Reaching the door of the classroom, she heaved a sigh and straightened, debated knocking, and then just pushed the door open, craning her neck around.

"Doctor?"

ninth_doctor January 17 2007, 03:22:45 UTC

"Oh! You got here before me. Sorry, was just down, out, about, around. Let's go with 'around' there." Oh, he knew he was in trouble, of course, but he had to ask anyway. Knowing this fact, he didn't seem entirely happy, but he went in after Rose and shut the door.

"So, um...that serious talking thing, what's this all about?"

fantastic_rose January 17 2007, 03:28:54 UTC

Rose blinked as he walked up behind her - not what she had expected.

"I walked fast," she muttered, watching the Doctor close the door after the both of them. Fidgeting with the crumpled bit of parchment from his reply in her pocket, she frowned.

"Jack," she said simply. "Why didn't you tell me about Jack? And don't," she said firmly, "pretend you don't know what I'm talking about."

ninth_doctor January 17 2007, 03:33:55 UTC

"...Well, you could probably be talking about any number of things, when it involves Jack." He clasped his hands behind his back and tried to maintain a chipper tone. "But anything told to me about Jack by Jack doesn't need to also be relayed to you; it's his own decision if he tells you or not."

fantastic_rose January 17 2007, 03:56:58 UTC

She visibly deflated a little - mostly because she knew it was true - and pressed her lips together.

"You might've warned me. Jack seemed to think that you would, at least," she countered. She bit down on her thumbnail worriedly.

"It can't be...fixed, can it?" It wasn't as much of a question as it sounded.

ninth_doctor January 17 2007, 04:08:52 UTC

"I thought he'd either already told you or he was going to tell me. But it's also a bit...hush-hush kind of thing. Obviously. Don't need that kind of thing going 'round."

As to her question, "No idea what to do about it."

fantastic_rose January 17 2007, 04:26:21 UTC

She nodded reluctant agreement. "Not expecting you to fix it." Though she wanted him to, obviously.

"Any idea how the hell it happened? Other than the obvious, I mean. Because no matter what, I don't think I did that on purpose." She studied her hands, picking the parchment to bits.

ninth_doctor January 17 2007, 04:31:06 UTC

"Of course it wasn't on purpose. You hardly knew what you were doing. The most basic thought could do anything. No more Daleks, poof! No more Daleks. Make Jack live again? There, done, he's alive. You don't want him dead. You don't want to see him dead. Never set a time for him to die, I suppose."

He sighed and moved closer to Rose. "Look, I want to help him as much as you do, but I don't think there's anything. Not here. Not now."

fantastic_rose January 17 2007, 04:51:43 UTC

"Oh shit." Something about what he said clicked for her and she looked shocked.

"I didn't just fix him. I fixed him every time. All at once." Her face fell. "I must have. Shit. Everywhen at once. An' all of those possible deaths would have been just as bad, so I couldn't let them happen either." She pressed her palm against her temple and winced.

"That's bloody dizzying." Rose sighed.

"I know. I know. I just..." She shrugged, miserable.

"Nothing quite worked out the way I meant. But if I hadn't, it would have been worse." She glanced up. Now that...that's almost a question.

ninth_doctor January 17 2007, 05:01:35 UTC

When he didn't know what to say and/or when Rose was miserable, hugging usually filled the gap of nothingness. So that's what he did, closed the space between and pulled her into a hug.

"Oi, you, stop blaming yourself, and stop feeling so down, yeah? I know Jack's forgiven you, because he probably knows, or even if he doesn't, then he'd still forgive you. Maybe it's not the best way to live, but I'm sure he appreciates the gesture all the same."

fantastic_rose January 17 2007, 05:15:51 UTC

Rose leaned into the hug with a little relieved sigh. It usually did help, and this time was no exception.

"I told him. I couldn't not. And he says it's alright," she said quietly. "But I still feel awful. I mean, I'd rather he not be dead - I think he'd rather not be dead, too. But this is also pretty bad." She sniffled a little, subdued.

"I thought I could pretend it hadn't happened because the both of you are here but it's no good. It happened. But I'm worried about him. He's...changed a lot. And I think this...thing...made it worse."

ninth_doctor January 17 2007, 05:26:13 UTC

"He's been learning to deal with it for a long time, Rose. I know he's different. I say he's the same old Jack from all his antics, but he's not. You're not the only one to worry about him. He's told me not to, and I told him to blow it out his ear, because that's a habit I'm not fond of trying to break." He chuckled. "We had a bit of a tiff over this whole thing when I learned about it. I don't try and think or speak much about it anymore. I worry about him same as always, don't want to see him get hurt--or killed, even if he can pop right back up."

fantastic_rose January 17 2007, 05:40:45 UTC

Rose grimaced at the thought, leaning into the embrace for a little longer before straightening slowly.

"It's kind of morbid, I know. I just can't help worrying about him. Which is ridiculous, because he's a hell of a lot more competent than I am about most things. So we can both worry about him, I guess," she smiled faintly.

"I'm sorry I ragged on you. It was just...a shock, yeah?"

ninth_doctor January 17 2007, 05:45:19 UTC

"Yeah." He brushed a strand of hair away from her face. "A shock. Tell me about it. Found out about it when he was talking to Suzie. Yeah, mostly I caught that he'd been shot in the head, and since most people don't usually come out of that alive..."

He motioned to a chair. "Go on, sit down. We haven't had a proper chat in a while. I suppose it ought to be about Jack. It's not very funny when he jokes about jumping out of windows and all that. Makes you wonder..."

fantastic_rose January 17 2007, 05:52:41 UTC

Rose frowned immediately at mention of Suzie. "That bitch shot him and he still treats her as a friend. That's messed up, is what it is." She shook her head and settled into chair, folding her arms on the desk and resting her chin on them, still looking uneasy.

"It's not funny. Dunno whether him getting married should make me even more worried, either."

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