Author's Note: Last chapter! Thank you for sticking with me, The Doctor and Rose! I hope you enjoyed this little journey through the TARDIS! Review pleaseeee (^-^)V

Disclaimer: I don't own the Doctor or Rose or any other Doctor Who character. They're just sitting here in my mind, telling me stories.

Chapter 3

The Doctor tried to reach for the punch bowl, pushing his way through the crowd gathered around the tables. "Yes, excuse me. Doctor coming through!" He accidently pushed a bit too hard, causing a lady, completely dressed in black, to spill her drink on her expensive ball gown. She squeaked and gave him an angry look. "Oh I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" The Doctor gave her a napkin and quickly continued forcing his way through the crowd.

He finally managed to get 2 small glasses. He was just about to take a bit of punch when he glanced back at Rose and noticed she wasn't on the spot he'd left her. He put the 2 glasses down and scanned the room for as far as he could see. His face turned numb when he spotted Rose… talking to another man. A blue man. The Doctor tried to recognize the species and froze as the name resounded in his mind: the Cloaxies. An alien species that lives on a planet called Cloaximonia. A single Cloaxi female or male is always seeking out a partner to mate, despite the partner's species. Natural mating process of course, the Doctor thought, but not with his Rose.

As he saw how the Cloaxi pressed his finger against Rose's lips, he suddenly felt angry inside and clenched his fist. He shouldn't had left Rose on her own, surrounded by aliens and half-humans. She belonged to him and now someone else was claiming her. He couldn't let that happen. Without saying sorry this time, he pushed his way through the crowd, making even more people squeak as they spilled their drinks. As he made his way through the crowd, he realized something: he was jealous… and liked the feeling.

oOo

Rose didn't know what to say as the blue man moved his finger from her lips to her cheek, caressing the soft, exposed skin. She just couldn't move and began to feel more and more uncomfortable. She suddenly gasped when she felt two strong arms around her waist, pulling her close. Rose looked up in surprise and was relieved it was the Doctor… until she saw his eyes. His eyes were dark and filled with anger, warning the man in front of him. She couldn't see the Doctor's face, but his jaws were clearly clenched together and Rose thought for a second he was about to growl. The blue man just stood there, his hand that had caressed Rose's cheek still in mid-air.

"Next time you choose your partner, make sure that partner is unattached." He spit out while he took Rose's hand. Rose felt how he squeezed her hand gently, but she knew he had difficulty restraining himself.

The man simply cleared his throat and excused himself "I'm so sorry, sir. Please accept my apologies, but may I ask: what species is your wife?"

Rose was about the protest, saying they're not married, but the Doctor was ahead of her "Human." And with that, the Doctor linked arms with Rose and turned around, leaving the Cloaxi alone.

From the moment they were out of sight, he spun her around and nudged her against one of the marble columns. A few people nearby stopped talking and looked at them, but right now, the Doctor didn't care.

Rose gasped in surprise "Doctor, what's…"

"Rose, are you all right? Did he do something to you? Did he give you something?" He asked as he took Rose's face between his hands and examined her.

Rose saw the concern in his eyes and wondered why. She placed her hands over his in an attempt to calm him down "Doctor, I'm all right. Why are you behaving like this? I'm really fine! It was just a blue man trying to flirt with me. He didn't do anything to me." Then something occurred to her and she smiled playfully "Are you jealous, Doctor?"

The Doctor pulled his hands away. He didn't laugh though "That blue man was a Cloaxi, Rose." He said seriously.

"Ooooowkay, no Avatar then."

"Single Cloaxi females and males only think of one thing: breeding. Rose, he wanted to mate with you!"

Rose widened her eyes "He wanted to mate?" She thought about it for a second before bursting out in laughter.

"What?" The Doctor couldn't believe this "Rose, stop laughing. It's not funny!" He spit out as she continued laughing.

"Seriously, breeding? You're kidding me? Oh yes, this is funny! Doctor, come on, I can surely take care of myself. I would never let that happen!" Rose was almost out of breath because of all the laughing and eventually stopped.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have let you all alone."

Rose surprised him by wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him into a firm hug "Hey, it's all right. You don't have to worry about me all the time. Like I said, I would never let that happen. I didn't even know him! Besides… I belong to you." She felt him relax against her body and she smiled when he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Thanks." He whispered.

The orchestra earned warm applause from the dancing crowd when the song came to an end. The orchestra started to play the next song and the Doctor recognized the first notes. He chuckled in her hair "Well well, they're playing our song."

Rose looked up at him, confused "Our song? We don't have a song."

He let go of her waist and offered her his hand "Oh, we do now." She gladly accepted his hand and he led her toward the dance floor. The Doctor took her left hand in his and stroked her hand with his thumb for a second. Even now, after all those years, Rose was still surprised their hands fitted so perfectly. He put his right arm around her waist and Rose forgot about all the other dancing couples. Right now, it was just her and the Doctor. They started to dance and she followed his steps, spinning and letting him lead her around, her eyes never leaving his. Rose practically melted inside. He'd just gone from jealous to romantic Doctor and Rose tried to hide her blush as she discovered she liked his change in mood.

The song started to build up and he pulled her closer. "Let's go outside" He whispered in her ear. He kept on spinning her around as they passed the dancing couples until they were outside. None of the other dancing couples had decided to dance beneath the stars and the Doctor was glad they were alone. The back garden was dimly lit by several candle stands and Rose could hear another fountain nearby. The Doctor slowed down his spinning and pulled her closer again, almost hugging her so that she could rest her head in the crook of his neck. She sighed happily and felt how his hand stroked her back. He kissed the top of her hair and she suddenly giggled. The Doctor pulled back a bit and looked down in surprise.

"What? Something wrong with my moves?" He asked with a playful smile.

"You really were jealous."

He raised his left eyebrow "No, I wasn't."

"Oh you totally were! I could see it in your eyes and the way you treated that Avatar!"

"Cloaxi."

"Doesn't matter." Rose paused "But… why?"

The Doctor looked at her for a second before cocking his ears. In the background, the song was reaching its climax and the Doctor grinned "Ready?"

"Ready for what?"

"This." Suddenly he started spinning her around again, this time faster, causing her to gasp. He kept looking into her eyes, loving the fact she was giggling and enjoying every second of their dance. He joined her in the giggling and lifted her from the ground for a couple seconds, making Rose cry in surprise and delight. At end of the song, he threw her backwards over his arm, earning another delighted cry from Rose.

They were both out of breath, but he held her there in his arm, his eyes becoming more intense and the giggling gone. He inched closer, his nose almost touching hers. With his other hand, he slowly pulled her mask upwards and let it rest on her hair. He stroked her cheek for a second and then started to pull his mask upwards as well. The feeling of butterflies in Rose's stomach was becoming too much and she had to keep herself from launching forward and kissing him first. The Doctor inched even closer, their lips barely touching. Rose closed her eyes and felt how his lips briefly brushed her upper lip, but then he was gone. Afraid she'd done something wrong, Rose opened her eyes and saw the Doctor had pulled back a bit and was now staring at the tip of his nose. Right there, on his nose, a small water drop glistened in the candlelight. They both looked upwards and were greeted by a shower. The Doctor laughed and Rose almost squeaked as she was soaked after just a couple of seconds.

"Come on, let's get inside!" She took his hand and they started to run.

After a couple of meters, the Doctor suddenly stopped and pulled a surprised Rose into his arms "Oh my sweet Rose, this is why." And then his lips claimed hers. Rose gasped against his lips, but immediately swung her arms around his neck and tangled her fingers in his now dripping hair. She simply forgot about the music, the pouring rain and everything around her. The Doctor held her close, not wanting to let go of her as he showed her just how much he loved her. He increased the intensity of the kiss and let one hand travel from her waist to her face to cup her cheek. Rose wished she could hold her lips against his forever, but the Doctor eventually pulled back and smiled.

"We should dance more often."

Rose giggled and nodded in agreement. Before she could say something, his lips were on hers again. He gave her sweet, little kisses before moving to her ear and whispering "Oh Rose, if a kiss could tell how much I love you, my lips would be on yours forever."

Rose let one of her hands rest on his cheek and brushed her thumb over his soft lips. She smiled teasingly "I'm not stopping you… Let's get back to the TARDIS."

The Doctor saw the larkishness in her eyes and took her hand "Run."

And oh, they did run.

Fin.