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misssara11 ([personal profile] misssara11) wrote2007-03-18 06:03 pm
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Noteworthy

Title: Noteworthy
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Fluff/Romance/Humour
Pairings: Ten/Rose
Summary: Rose asks a question many have pondered. And gets five possible answers.

AN: Thanks to the Carlisle Cooperative for their beta services. They are currently hard at work on their next piece.


Noteworthy

It was an average day in the TARDIS. Well, as average as a day in a time travelling spaceship could be. Rose was sat on the well-weathered captain’s chair, half-reading a magazine picked up on the last trip to see Jackie. The Doctor, glasses on, was fiddling here and there around the central column, mumbling to himself.

Rose looked up and watched him for a bit, smiling to herself. She then had a look around the room. Even though she knew the place like the back of her hand, something caught her eye and held it this time.

“Doctor?”

“Hmmm?” He was still off in his own little world. After a moment, though, he looked up and smiled at her. “Yes, Rose?”

“I was wondering something.”

“Ooooo, could be dangerous, that.” He rounded the column and sat opposite her.

“Shut up!” she nudged him with her foot. “The TARDIS translates everything in my head into English. Everything but your language, that is.”

“Right,” he said a bit confused and wondered where she was going with all this.

“So, what do all the Post-It notes say?” She pointed to one of them.

1. Scientific

“Well, various important things.” He pointed to them as he went. “That one there is a formula I’ve been working on for the past hundred years or so. That one is a theory from one of the top minds of that planet we visited a few moths ago. Trying to prove it wrong. That one is…”

Rose’s eyes glazed over as he went on about physics, trigonometry, rocket science and other things she’d purposely ignored even before she dropped out of school. She was sorry she ever asked.

He turned to her, mistaking her silence for intense interest. “I had no idea you want to learn this stuff. Oh! But this is wonderful. I have just the thing!” He pulled her to her feet.

She was yanked numbly down the hall as he went on about lasers and theorems and experiments. She made a note to never ask him anything ever again.

2. Boring

“Shopping lists.”

“Oh. Okay.”

3. Dirty

He considered it and put it to her straight. “These are the positions we’ve tried. Those are ones we haven’t but I’d like to.”

“Huh. And what about the extra bits on the ones we’ve tried?”

“Well, that means we’ve both liked it; that means you liked it but I didn’t; and that means I liked it but you didn’t.”

“Okay. And that?”

“Oh, um, those are the ones I filmed.”

She raised her eyebrows. “You’ve filmed us having sex?”

“Yes?” He prepared himself for the slap he just knew was coming.

She smiled instead. “Can I see?” She got up and came to stand next to him.

“Well, I think that can be arranged.”

“Now, as for those, can I add to the list?”

“I think you’ll find mine to be quite comprehensive.”

“Still, I’d like to put in some requests.”

“If you insist.”

“I do. How about this one?” She picked one from the arrangement.

“What about it?”

“Can we try it?”

“You mean right now?”

“Yeah.” She looked at him.

He grinned as he shucked off his jacket and ripped off his tie. “You might want to stretch first.”

4. Expected

“What you’d think. Reminders, lists and the like. Need a bit of refresher occasionally. Brain as big as mine, things tend to get lost in the shuffle.”

“It’s not just old age catching up with you?” She poked him in the ribs.

“Hey! You, young lady, should respect your elders.”

“When I see one, I will.” He gave her a look. “Do you have any extra pads of those?”

He got up and shuffled around one of the TARDIS’s many storage spaces. He came back with a stack of the notepads and was busy scribbling on the top one. When he finished, he stuck it to her shoulder. He kept writing and sticking, placing the last one over her mouth.

She peeled them off in the order he had stuck them. They were all written in English. They said things like, ‘Respect your elders’, ‘The Doctor is always right’, ‘Rule #1: Don’t wander off’, and the last one, keeping her somewhat silent, said, ‘Don’t argue with the designated driver’.

He pointed at her. “You told me that.”

She just rolled her eyes.

5. Sweet

“What do you think it says?”

“If I knew that, I wouldn’t be asking.”

“Then it’s time you learned. Come here.” She stood next to him as he took a blank note and a pen and drew some more of the mysterious swirling symbols. “That is your name.”

She looked at it and then tentatively touched it. “That says ‘Rose’? Didn’t know I was worth all that effort.”

He brushed her hair behind her ear. “You’re worth ten times that.” He dropped his hand and inscribed some more. “That’s me.”

“Of course you’re all complicated.”

“I have many layers, yes.”

“Like an onion.”

“Suppose so, yeah.” He lifted an arm and sniffed. “Smell better, though. Okay, let’s continue.”

When they had free moments he would teach her more. Rose felt a bit like she was learning to walk again, but the Doctor was showing infinite patience and even seemed to enjoy sharing this part of himself.

Her reading comprehension came along at a decent rate. While she wouldn’t be tucking into his equivalent of “War & Peace” anytime soon, she was quite proud of her progress. She had even started writing simple sentences on her own.

She had made a joke once, when she had read something rather advanced, about getting a gold star for her effort. He had taken it to heart, and the notes and various papers laid out all over the TARDIS sparkled.

As a test one day, the Doctor gave her a scavenger hunt with clues written in his native scrawl. To Rose’s delight, next to each discovery was a sticker.

The front of her top was mostly covered when she reached his desk, the next destination. Unsure of what she was looking for, she took a seat and started rooting around. She felt a bit guilty for going through his personal space but the notion left when she acknowledged that he did lead her there on purpose.

She looked down at the paper in her hand and smiled. It was covered in half-finished calculations. Then she looked at the scribbles in the margins and went still. When her head cleared, she pocketed the paper, and then found her clue.

She eventually found him in the garden putting the finishing touches on a picnic. “You found me! Hooray! And as your prize…What?”

She sat next to him and pulled out the paper. “Did you mean this?”

“Those? Just some random math. Not important.” He looked again. “Oh. That.” He turned away. “What if I did?”

She handed him another sheet, written not as elegantly as his but the message was clear. “Do you mean this?” His voice was a bit more eager than he liked.

“Yes.”

“Good.” As their lips met, he made a mental note to leave more of those types of messages for her to ‘accidentally’ find.

[identity profile] jlrpuck.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwwwww. I love it! The Doctor is so sweet (and not a little kinky! Go Doctor!), and I love the ideas for the various types of notes.

Yet another fabulous fic.

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
You know he's a bit kinky. Don't be frontin'. That's right, the Doctor has made me, a white girl from the Midwest, a gangsta.

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[identity profile] kalleah.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww, sweet and understated. I love the visual of the Doctor sticking post-it notes all over Rose. Rule #1: Don’t wander off indeed.

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh thank you. Sometimes you just need some light fluff. And you put the Post-Its where they will be noticed!

[identity profile] okelay.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
somehow, i don't see the doctor making shopping list.
my favorite is the last one.
it's too cute, him teaching her his language

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh sure he does. As many places as they go, he needs to remember what to pick up where!

The last one and the third were what inspired the whole thing. I'm glad you liked it.

And I love your icon!

[identity profile] eenigmatic.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Delightful!

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] nyc-iby.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh that was so cute! I'm trying to think of something constructove to say, but...it was just really cute!:)

*likes*

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I'll take this! Thank you!

[identity profile] imsane-honest.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely! *grin*

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] pink-x-slipper.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
I loved them all! This is superbly written and, through some small miricle, you managed to get all of the possibilities perfectly in character - a feat that only the very best writers could have achieved (yay you!). My favourite part has to be the fact that it's only under the Dirty option you say he's actually telling the truth - He considered it and put it to her straight. Brilliant story xD *adds to memories!*

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I pride myself on my characterizations. He told the truth in all of them! He just made a concious decision to do that in the Dirty option.

[identity profile] jari021120.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this was fantastic! You really, really have got their characters down.

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I work hard to get my characters right!

[identity profile] sunstar77.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Very sweet.

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] miladyhawke.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Very cute :) I found 'Dirty' particularly hysterical.

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh thank you! And is it wrong that that's the one I see most likely happening?

*stares at your icon*

[identity profile] hippiebanana132.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
That was a really clever idea, and brilliantly carried out. I loved that they ranged from simple and short to subtle and sweet (hm, dig my alliteration) - in fact, I loved the whole thing, especially that you never directly told us what the notes said at the end :D

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! And what fun would it have been to say what the notes said?

[identity profile] surrender-drthy.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
awww :d that was lovely. very sweet, and just... lovely :D

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[identity profile] sensiblecat.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 09:43 am (UTC)(link)
Don't know why, but the onion/armpit bit really made me smile. It's all in the details with you. So who are this Carlisle Co-operative, then? Do you sit around Tenwanking all day? Can I play?

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so happy someone else liked my onion bit! Not even my betas said anything about that and it's one of my favourtie bits.

Now, as far as the Cooperative, I believe it's best if you start here and that might start to answer your questions.

[identity profile] bluevolvic.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
great fic, it was really Fluffy and sweet ^_^

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-19 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! You just need some sweet fluff sometimes.
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[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
I must admit, the Dalek did have me concerned. I'm glad you liked it! If you do draw the Post-Its on Rose, I'd like to see it!

Actually, I have a handful of stories. You can find them all here. Either shuffle through the arhives or go through my memories. In "My DW Fic", "The Bits In Between" and "Carlisle Cooperative". I hope you go back and read those if you haven't already and enjoy them as well!

[identity profile] jesidres.livejournal.com 2007-03-23 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
I forgot to review? I must have lost that sticky note.

I adore this. The idea of love-sticky notes are so domestic but acceptable that it left me all gooey inside! And the Designated Driver bit? So, SO true.

Now all you need is to add Buster. *snark*

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-23 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, shame Jess. Shame.

Thank you! I've been obsessed with the sticky notes since series one. So, I made up my own ideas, as I've always thought they've said, "Doctor+Rose=4EVA". In Gallifreyan of course.

Buster would make anything better, wouldn't he?

LONG LIVE THE BACK!

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[identity profile] rebelsaint.livejournal.com 2007-03-29 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
“I have many layers, yes.”

“Like an onion.”


You know what else has layers? Parfait. Everybody likes parfait. And this everybody likes this story.

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-29 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
And now I have an unknown urge to get up in the morning and make waffles....hmm.

Thank you so much that was very kind of you to say. I hope that that is true.

[identity profile] vickievrt.livejournal.com 2007-03-30 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I left a review on this on Whofic...But this is just brilliant!!!

*dances* yay...Gallifreyan sexy/sweet notes!!

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-03-30 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I've been curious as to what they've said since the first series. So, I came up with my own ideas.

[identity profile] dynapink.livejournal.com 2007-05-07 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh! Cute, with a side helping of believable. And the bit at the end was unexpected and kind of took my breath away.

“I have many layers, yes.”

“Like an onion.”


I just couldn't help laughing and mentally adding, "Or an ogre." (Damn Shrek.)

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-05-07 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you liked it! I hope the end was a good kind of taking your breath away!

You aren't the first person to think of Shrek there! The other one said another thing that had layers were parfaits and everybody likes a parfait and this story. And now, once again, I have an urge to make waffles in the morning.
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[identity profile] starlightmoonla.livejournal.com 2007-05-08 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Definitely very entertaining to read the various directions one simple question can lead to. Geeky moment that I truly loved...

He turned to her, mistaking her silence for intense interest. “I had no idea you want to learn this stuff. Oh! But this is wonderful. I have just the thing!” He pulled her to her feet.


Cute! I also quite enjoyed the learning gallifreyian symbols and how to write them and the subsequent scavenger hunt game. *happy sigh* Thanks for bringing us happy moments with these two characters!

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-05-08 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I've been obsessed with what the Post-Its have said since the first series (I had visions of Nine writing "Rose + Doctor = 4eva" in Gallifreyan because it was so entertaining).

It's entirely my pleasure to bring the fluff. Everyone needs some fluff now and again.

[identity profile] avoria.livejournal.com 2007-05-08 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. I love them all. Personally, I reckonit's a mixture between all of them... except maybe the third one XD

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-05-08 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I liked them all and can see most of them happening.

[identity profile] binah1013.livejournal.com 2007-07-22 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Adorable!

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2007-07-22 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[identity profile] fid-gin.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
So it's almost a year after you wrote this one, but I just wanted to tell you I loved it. I adore the idea of the Doctor teaching Rose Gallifreyan (oh he totally did!).

Thank you again for the recs at my journal, brightened my day, they did.

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you! I'm a total comment whore, so the self-rec was partially for me.

Of course he taught her! He wanted celebratory hugs!

I hope you enjoy the rest!

[identity profile] kimmierocks.livejournal.com 2012-01-14 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Obviously, I am a sucker for "5 things" fics (love them in the Jeff/Annie world), so clearly I was gonna like this one. Not gonna lie, "boring" made me LOL. And the onion line totes made me think of Shrek as well.

[identity profile] misssara11.livejournal.com 2012-01-15 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I love them too. They are so much fun and the possibilities!

With as elaborate as Gallifreyian writing is, wouldn't it be great that they are something that simple?

I realized I might have stolen the onion thing after the fact but it worked so well.