Title: In Hora Mortis Nostræ (1/1)
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Nine
Pairing: Implied Nine/Rose
Setting: Just before Nine regenerates into Ten
Spoilers: The Parting of the Ways, allusions to Dalek, The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances
A/N: The title comes from the Roman Catholic prayer Ave Maria and translates to "at the hour of our death"; the text of the cut is from the Bible (King James Version) - John 15:13.
Summary: He does it because he loves her.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.