preserved_ginger

I went and had a go on this drabble generator to see what came out, and I got this. More than slightly crackish – but it’s fluffy, vaguely Ten/Rose (if you squint), and I’ve missed that. So here we are:

The Cat Princess

The Doctor was walking through an initial meadow, laughing at the butterflies flitting around his head when he spied a feline little cat lying under a tree.

The Doctor skipped over to see the dear thing and was aerial to find that she was hurt! A door had pierced her happy little knee and she whimpered quickly with the pain.

"My shimmering little friend," the Doctor said. "Let me help you!" He took out his Leatherman Multi-Purpose tool and pulled out the door, as gently as he could. The cat cried out and the Doctor's heart ached, like a storm-battered ship limping into port. "You'll be all right," the Doctor whispered. "I'll take care of you. I'll call you Rose and you can live with me for ever!"

Scooping Rose up in his arms, the Doctor carried her home and made a bed for her beside his own. For seven days and seven nights, the Doctor nursed Rose, cleaning her knee and feeding her Apple-brand cat chow.

On the eighth night, Rose climbed into bed with the Doctor. She burrowed under the covers and venomously loved the Doctor's eye. It made the Doctor giggle and he cuddled close to Rose, stroking her finger and singing shakily to her.

They continued that way for a long time. Every day, the Doctor hurried home so he could curl up with Rose. It gave him a peaceful feeling whenever Rose loved his eye.

Then one night, Rose looked up at the Doctor and said, "If you kiss me, I will become a hurt princess."

The Doctor screamed hurriedly, he was so surprised. How could a cat talk? He must have dropped off and dreamed it.

"You're not dreaming," Rose said. "Kiss me."

"Don't tell anyone I screamed like that," the Doctor said and kissed Rose on her finger. The air swirled and suddenly, there stood a hurt princess! With a crown and everything!

"I'm Princess Rose, she said. "I was cursed. It's a long story."

"Is it really you?" the Doctor said.

"See?" Rose said and showed the Doctor the scar from the door on her knee. Then she kissed the Doctor and they tumbled beside the sea and did a lot of very tactic things, some of them involving a gentle rock.

"I love you," Rose said when they were done. The Doctor clasped her close and they lived together happily ever after on all the princess treasure Rose had stashed away.

And if Rose didn't know about the Doctor's visits to the cat sanctuary, well, it wouldn't hurt her.