It was a cold morning in the TARDIS, or at least it seemed cold when the Doctor woke up, he was shivering. Really the Doctor didn't feel well, his eyes were dull and he leaned back in bed with a sigh. He had no idea why he was feeling sick. He realized it was late in the morning. Normally he would have been up way earlier. But he really didn't seem to have the energy. He didn't want to even get up. The Doctor knew he would have to get up at some point, he was always needed.

He slowly forced himself up from his bed and held his head. He didn't feel at all good, he felt like the room was spinning. He coughed hard and gasped. Great why did he have to be feeling miserable. Slowly the Doctor leaned on the walls of the TARDIS making his way to the bathroom hoping that a bath would make him feel better. He felt so ill. The Doctor was quite sure that he would have a fever. Being alone when he was ill was making him feel worse. Not having anybody there to care for him and worry about him and try make him feel better, he missed that. The Doctor filled the bath up and gets in after he gets undressed. His head was badly pounding and he coughed more.

When he was done with the bath he gets dry and changed, tears were falling down his face. He knew he should maybe go to earth, he would be safer there while he recovered, and maybe there would be somebody he could talk to. The Doctor coughed badly again, he forced himself to walk to the console room and he began flicking the controls. "Allons-y" he rasped. He couldn't seem to shout it. His throat hurt and he was tired, he felt too miserable.

The Doctor wasn't fully aware of what happened next, he had just landed the TARDIS and stepped out. His head was spinning and he tried to walk around for awhile. He was shaking, he wondered if he should have stayed in bed. He coughed more and fell to his knee's. He didn't feel at all well, his hearts were beating rapidly.
Though the Doctor became very dizzy and fainted where he fell.

An alarm blazzed consistently a low but annoying sound that did its job of rousing the young adult into awareness. Caitlyn de Silva rubbed her eyes as she stretched out and yawns as she silently thanked God for Fridays. She got into the shower and got dressed into semi-dress jeans and a button up shirt, putting on a sweatshirt as it was early spring and thus still needed something heavy for the mornings, for it was still cold out there.

Walking down the street with a coffee, Caitlyn had decided that it was a good day even despite the fact that her life was a bit dull. Wake up, get breakfast, go to work five days a week, eat lunch, go home and have dinner with her housemates, and prepare for bed. You might be wondering about a boyfriend or something of the sort, but it seemed she kept on avoiding the dating scene as she had tried it once. And that once was too bad to even consider a second try. She was walking when she noticed a man walking out of a blue police box. She looked at it curiously, Since when did we have a police box? Is the government trying to go retro? She wondered and saw as the man fell after coughing as if suffering a cold. She rushed toward the man kneeling and feeling his forehead. She drew in a sharp breath as she waved her hand. This man was burning up. She drew out her cell phone and dialed the emergency number.
"911 what's your emergency?" The woman asked.
"I'm at 24 Fulham Road, London and there's a man passed out on the sidewalk burning with a terrible fever. I'm worried that he's too sick to take home as I don't know what is wrong with him."
"Do you know this man ma'am?"
"No, I just became a concerned citizen."
"There's an ambulance coming your way. May we have your name for the records?"
"Caitlyn de Silva." Caitlyn said and waited for the ambulance and getting the man at least covered with her sweatshirt so that he wouldn't get worse. She then called her job saying that she would be late as she found a sick individual and was waiting for the ambulance to get there. Once it did she asked to go along because she felt she should make sure that he would be okay, which they agreed to since they weren't sure if he did have a loved one close by.

At the hospital she sat in one of those most uncomfortable chairs ever, biting her lip as she at least tried to get comfortable while close to the strange man. They said that he was stable and had been suffering from a wicked flu. Thankfully he would be fine, given rest and medicine. She watched the stranger for a time curious about where he came from, who he was. She shook her head snorting.
"Next thing you know I might wonder what his favorite food is. Don't go there Caitlyn." She said to herself. Although she was a curious being, and it was only natural to want to know about the person she saved she supposed.

The Doctor was pale as he was laying on the hospital bed, He certainly didn't look very well. He was breathing heavily. Those who had known the Doctor in the past knew that taking him to a human hospital could be risky if people found out what he was.
"Rose...," he started to say, tears where dripping down his face as he did. He truely was very lonely.

When he awoke the Doctor coughed more and held his head, He knew he would be in trouble if they gave him Aspirin as it was dangerous to time lords. At the moment he wasn't even aware of where he was, just very dazed and weak. It was true he had woken with a very terrible flu. He would have stayed in the safety of his TARDIS to get well, but he was miserable being on his own. His body was aching and he closed his eyes. Though they soon snapped open again and he looked around.

Hospital.. he thought. That might not be good. He knew some people wouldn't harm him but he couldn't always be sure, plus the medicines didn't always agree with him, well mostly the Aspirin. He didn't have time to think of all that, his stomach was churning, who ever had taken him here must have just been concerned because of how ill he was.

He suddenly gagged though and ended up throwing up on his bed, he hadn't really seen that coming so fast. The Doctor knew it was very sick. "Ugh." He was shaking badly as well. His face was so pale. He didn't feel at all very well.

Caitlyn reacted quickly, getting the soiled blankets off of the curious man having heard him call out for a 'Rose' and looks at him curiously. He knew her cousin? Wait, millions of Rose's out there. Duh he could be talking about a different girl. But whoever the Rose he talked about he must love totally and got a new blanket pulling a hand through his hair. "There we go. Get whatever is in your system out." She said softly making sure he was still wearing her sweatshirt and nodding. "I would give you some of this medicine that the doctor left but as this place doesn't have any documents on or of you, I don't think that would be a good idea. Cause we don't know what's good or not for you." She blabbed uselessly not even certain if he could hear her or not. But figured he would enjoy a voice talking to him. After all he sounded so lonely, so if she could help in any way she would. "Ya know, my cousin wrote these stories about adventures she had as a teen my age. Then again if she heard me she'd be all 'hey I am not all that older than you' but I am eighteen. She's mid-twenties." She said with a small laugh copying her cousin's posh English accent. Sure she had one as well but then again, she had been born and pretty much raised in America for a few years before coming here. "I think she'd love to meet you." She said.

The Doctor looked up at the girl, he was very pale, his body still trembled "No... Aspirin most definitely... allergic." he mumbled "Like poison to me." He muttered, It was nice to have somebody talking to him, to make him feel like it was going to be alright.
He covered his mouth as he coughed badly again, he really sounded quite terrible. He knew that it would be a few days before he would feel well again.

A small smile formed on his face as he listened to her talking "Hello... I'm the Doctor," he whispered. He thought he might as well tell her his name, Oh how he hated being lonely. "I like traveling and going on adventures, your cousin seems like an interesting person." He said softly. He coughed again "Though you do as well."
He still was looking at her and thinking. "Your from America ?" He seemed interested "Used to have a friend from there Captian Jack Harkness." Really he was just talking about anything. He wanted to talk to somebody and get his mind off his sickness.

Caitlyn rose an eyebrow and smiles at this man who called himself the Doctor. "Well nice to meet you Doctor. And yes, I'm originally from America. Caitlyn de Silva. Its nice to meet you." She said at the edge of her seat. She recalled that name in the first note book her cousin wrote. "Hmm. Well if I am interesting or not, I suppose that's for you to decide. I would suggest you talk about yourself, however, within mixed company as we are it might not be the best idea." She said and thought about what to say in order to keep his mind off his sickness. "So instead how about we start with how your sickness came about. Were you outside in the cold without a jacket?" She asked curiously.

The Doctor raised an eyebrow when she didn't question him as if that was really his name or didn't say Doctor who.? He lay there curled up in his blankets.
"Mmmm no, must have caught it off somebody or not got enough sleep." he replied. "No so sure," He was coughing.
He wondered why she was asking about his illness. Though he supposed knowing more would aid his recovery.

The Doctor realized there wasn't all that much for him to talk about when he didn't know her well yet. He also didn't seem to think that he was well enough to talk about anything too complex. The Doctor also wasn't sure he should tell her what he was just yet.
He coughed more, his throat was hurting him quite a bit. He looked for a glass of water and sipped it slowly, he didn't want to throw up more.

Caitlyn smiles glad he was drinking something to ease that cough of his. "I would offer you some tea, but I'm not sure how you like it." She said and had figured that it was a name of sorts and her gut was telling her to ask about it later. "Before you woke you called for a Rose. Someone important? Or would you leave it? After all that would be presumptuous to ask." She said and decided that she wanted to know this man and let him know her. He seemed to be bursting to tell stories like her cousin was, although she would never publish her works. Or let those that didn't swear to keep it quiet to see them.

The Doctor looked at her "Rose Tyler, yes she someone important, used to travel with her," He explained. He was looking at her. He wasn't sure he could talk about it.
He was looking at her "Ahh what else did I mutter in my sleep?" He was worried if he had said things he didn't want her to hear.
He really had no clue that kinds of things he would say when he was ill in his sleep. He looked around the room and he sighed.

"Ohhh, I feel so ill." The Doctor had a hand to his aching head. He wasn't sure what he could take that would be safe, he knew Aspirin was a common thing to take for headaches here. He coughed a bit and drinks some more water.

"Nothing really. And as you said you're allergic to aspirin, I'm not sure what to do for your headache." Caitlyn said and reached out softly running her fingers across his temples to sooth his mind and it's ache. "I read somewhere that rubbing temples helps with headaches when aspirin isn't a choice. Wait, Tyler?" She asked just getting to the fact that he had indeed said Rose Tyler. "Blonde, green eyes, has an annoying blabbermouth for a mother? Best friend Mickey?" She was certain she couldn't be right. This couldn't be THE DOCTOR that Rose had been so in love with?! She had to stop herself from bouncing in glee. Oh how Rose would love this! Actually....maybe not. After all, she was still coping with the fact that she might never see this man again. Caitlyn wasn't entirely too sure if she should yell at him or not. Ehh...later. When he's actually feeling better to deal with it. She took a deeper look of this man and tilts her head. Didn't Rose say something of a Regeneration? So many questions Caitlyn wanted to ask, but again, as they were out in public, it wasn't a good idea. In fact their being in a hospital wasn't a good idea. She should get them out of there.

"I'll be close by, but I'm going to see if I can't take you home and get rid of this cold. We can't have you in a hospital, cause only luck has seen that you haven't been discovered yet." She said getting up and hailing a nurse to get the doctor to see if she could do what she had wanted to do, which was take him to her place at least.

The Doctor's face widened into a grin, but there was tears in his eyes "Yes thats her." he was surprised that this was Rose's cousin. He hadn't seen that coming. He closed his eyes as she tried to help his aching head "Yeah I know, kind of does suck sometimes that I can't take it, But it could kill me and If I was lucky I'd live but just get worse."
He was coughing a bit and held his chest a bit, he knew that his chest was a bit sore from being so sick. He looked at her, He supposed that now she would realize a hospital was too risky for him.

The Doctor nodded and looked at her "Is actually not good idea to be here, But I know you didn't know and were only helping," he coughed more, his voice was a bit strained, so only she would hear anyways. He knew that he needed to get out of the hospital.
He was holding his head still as he waited to see if he would be able to go, if not it seemed he would need to escape maybe.

Caitlyn thanked the nurse and waved. "As soon as they get the practiced doctor here, they'll waive you and I can take you home and try to at least get you better. And really, my first hint should have been the police box. Why would the government try to go retro? That's just silly." She said with a wave of her hand and sat down and looks at the Doctor a smile on her lips. "You know...she thinks a lot about you too. Figured I should let you know. It's kind of taboo to speak about you at their house, it's so bad." She laughs softly. "I have so many questions, but I know you're sick so I'll lay off for now. Oh my gosh what will I say to my house mates? My aunt?" She asked and thought of many excuses in her head, wheels turning around as she plotted tapping her finger against a leg biting her lip as she gazed into space with how hard she was thinking of what to say, to what questions.

"They probably already heard I took off of work, and so will probably call me any moment to check up, and to see if anyone needs to come to the house and help." Though, they'd just annoy her after a few moments as well. She knew they meant well, but she already had to dealt with an overbearing mother at home who called her pretty much every day if she could to check up on her little duckling.

The Doctor was looking at her "Ah yeah probably," He chuckled a bit and coughed as he laughed. He knew that if the doctors didn't think he was well enough to leave, he would have to try and convince them or escape. He was looking at her as she spoke about Rose, he did miss her and wondered how much she missed him. "I thought she would forget about me." he drinks more water, he had been quite thirsty. He knew water was good and would keep him from getting dehydrated.

He knew she would have so many questions but was glad that she wasn't bombarding him with them when he was ill. He wanted to be able to relax, but he couldn't when he was in the hospital. He chuckled when she was going on about what to say to her housemates. He leaned back agaisnt the pillows.
He really did hate feeling ill. It was always so annoying. He sneezed a bit and sighed. "I hate getting sick, it has been awhile since I was truely sick like this,"

"No, she didn't. But I think she finds writing about it, is helping her cope with your disappearance. Which I'll have to remind myself one day to speak to you about." Caitlyn says as Dr. Wayne came along and did the boring procedure to release the patient into her hands.
"Who is he to you?" He asked looking at Caitlyn and she swore internally.
"A very close family friend. They haven't seen him in quite a while. I'm quite sure that they'll be ecstatic to know that John has come back from abroad having studied astronomy. But first I have to get him better don't I?" She asked with a smile as she told the half truth of his studying. After all, he knew a whole lot more than they did most likely.
"You said you didn't know him."
"Of course I didn't but my cousin and my aunt do. Jackie and Rose Tyler, they can certainly vouch for him. I hadn't met him when he came into their lives, I was still in America more than likely." She said with a hand on her hip as she got instructions of what he could use to get better, and basic things that she already knew. "Gosh I really wish I didn't have to do this." She said and got her phone and dialed Mickey's number sighing as she put the ear piece close to her ear.
"Oi, there you are. Got a call sayin' that you got out of work. What's happenin'?" Mickey asked and Caitlyn rubs an eye.
"I need you to come to the hospital downtown and come and get me, as I certainly don't have a ride home. And I'm taking the guy who I found home. And Mickey, I need you to vow to whatever you believe in that you'll keep who you shall see to yourself. Or I will personally cut off certain parts of your anatomy. Do I make myself clear?" She heard a gulp from his side of the phone and a car door opening and closing.
"What's got your knickers in a twist then?" He asked and she chuckles finding that word particularly funny whenever a Brit said it. It was always funny, despite who said it.
"Is anyone in that car with you?" She asked as she took the Doctor down the hall way and bought several bottles of water with the quid that she had on her. It was still disorienting to figure out quid and pounds from quarters and dollars from home.
"No. Why?"
"Why the hell would I ask that question you overgrown lump?" Caitlyn asked exasperated but then figured, he had no idea why she would ask that question. "Come on use that intelligence. A mutual friend with a blue police box has come back." She said and gave the Doctor one of the cold bottles. "Put that on your forehead that might help with the fever, and also with the headache." She suggested kindly as she put the rest in a bag that she had been wearing to work, glad she had something to carry things in.

The Doctor stayed quiet while they talked mostly, his eyes were closed. He wondered how easy it was going to bed for him to get out of there. He knew that he was horribly unwell.
He chuckled when he heard her on the phone to Mickey. He could see that she was definitely related to the Tylers. He found it rather amusing to listen to her on the phone as well.
He knew that he would need to rest soon as he got a chance to.

The Doctor put the cold water bottle to his forehead as she gave it to him. He wondered if Mickey would know it was him, he knows that he had changed since he last saw him. He was hoping that between Caitlyn and him that Mickey would know it was really him. He closed his eyes for a moment.
Not been able to have medicine when he felt horrible was torture. He knew he had safer medicines in the TARDIS. Though it was just a matter of getting them.

"I'll be there in ten minutes." Mickey said and hung up. Caitlyn sighs and puts her hair into a ponytail. She then smiles and looks up at him.
"That could have gone a whole lot worse. And I only had to threaten him once. This is progress for him. Did you need to stop there? To pick up some things or would you rather rest first then get what you might need?" She asks curiously as she stood by him making sure that if he needed to he could use her for support if he found himself needing it. "Cause I'm not sure what to give you truth be told and I'd rather have things I can so that you can fight this virus." She said and looks as her phone rang. "And speak of the devil and she shall ring." She mutters as she picks it up. "Auntie Jackie. What can I do you for?"
"Ello darling I'm just making sure that you're alright."
"Peachy. Mickey's going to pick me up from the hospital." She answered picking at her nails wishing that she was doing anything but having this conversation."
"I think it's really sweet that you would help a complete stranger in need. Is it a guy?" And there's the question she was avoiding ladies and gentlemen.
"Yes, it is. And no, I'm sure he wouldn't be interested Aunt. I'm pretty sure he called out another girl's name as we were heading towards the hospital."
"Yeah, but that could have been oblivion." Jackie points out. Caitlyn groans.
"Jackie, leave it. Ain't happenin' comprende?"
"Fine fine, I'll leave it. Can't blame me for trying." Caitlyn laughs.
"The first time entering the scene was bad. I don't think I'll try someday soon okay? When I'm ready to put that horrible mess behind, ma will be the first to know kay?" For she had come to the UK to avoid the guy it had become to be so bad. She heard a sigh from the phone.
"Alright darling. Have a safe ride to your house."
"Yup, and I probably won't be coming over for dinner. It's my turn to cook for my housemates." It actually wasn't but she wasn't about to leave him alone.

The Doctor was looking at her "Its Mickey." he said grinning . He though held his bottle to his head still and was breathing rather deeply. " I have safer medicine for me to take back in the TARDIS," he told her, He was breathing heavily. He wished his headache would go away so he could focus on other things. "Probably would be best to get those." he knew he could still feel worse and not want to go and get them later. He leaned back and was thinking.

He was looking at her as she ended the phone call "If you still want to go to Jackies for dinner you can, don't need to spend every second worrying about me."
The Doctor could tell Jack was being slightly pushy and annoying as normal. Though he knew that she didn't know it was him that Caitlyn found and not some other random guy.

Coughing even more because of his sore throat, he sat there and waited for Mickey to arrive. He closed his eyes and ends up drinking some water as well. Really he was just hoping that his stomach would behave until he got to her place, he still didn't feel all the great and his stomach was still aching.
"Hope I won't throw up again, at least not right now." he didn't really want to right the moment as he knew he would make more mess. He though was so ill and didn't trust his stomach.

Caitlyn hung up and looked at him as if he were crazy. "Of course I have to worry about you. And besides if I do wind up cooking for people, might as well cook for my housemates. They don't mind my random days where I feel like cooking, and besides, I did tell the doctor I would make sure you would be alright. Can't do that visiting family can I?" Not to mention that she wanted to be there, to get rid of his loneliness. "So we will make a quick stop to her and pick up what you can take." She said with a huge smile excitement buzzing through her. She was finally going to see the TARDIS! She let go of a small squeal of joy finally letting herself act like a kid. She saw Mickey's car and grabbed his hand smiling big. "Let's book the hell outta Dodge." She said as she walked to the doors making sure that she wasn't going too fast having heard that he was still feeling sick to his stomach. She opened doors for them both not really thinking too much about her generous actions and then the back seat climbing in only after he did getting a brown paper bag from the bag holding the water bottles. She gave it to him. Mickey stares at the Doctor as if seeing a ghost.
"What--?" Mickey started to question before Caitlyn butted in.
"He's still suffering from sickness Mickey. Leave him alone." She said in a no nonsense tone that made him put his hands up in peace. "And before going to my place we're going to make a stop to where he parked it." She said closing the doors sitting next to the Doctor in the back seat.
"Where is the TARDIS at then?" He asked as he drove away from the hospital.
"24 Fulham Road." She said stretching her legs.

The Doctor followed her out, he was sure he would be fine on his own if she wanted to go out for a few hours, his stomach didn't feel good, he moved slowly.
"Alright," He told her, his limbs were shaking. He sees Mickey and a big smile forms on his face "Ah Mickey Smith." he looked happy to see him, his smile faded as he thought of Rose though.
He was shaking as he gets in the car.

The car ride was a bit hard on him, even if he had a bag he didn't want to throw up now and feel embarrassed, He sat with his head between his hands as the car moved, he looked really pale and sick. Traveling in a car when feeling so unwell wasn't easy it seemed. He knew once he was back at the TARDIS, he would get his medicines and such.
Soon as the car stopped was when he grabbed the bag and threw up, he looked embarrassed "So... sorry." he whispered. He felt awful and couldn't stop shaking.

When they finally arrived to Fulham Road, the Doctor got sick again and Caitlyn only smiles as she rubs his back. "Don't apologize Doctor. It happens to all of us at one point or another. So no need to feel embarrassed. Alright?" She said in a sweet tone that let him know that she didn't hold him responsible for getting sick. After all, she supposed, everyone including Time Lords got sick one time or another. She got out of the car, and threw away the bag, walking back and opening the door for him to get out offering him a hand of assistance if he wanted it. "Let's go get your medicines." She said having seen him smile big at seeing Mickey but then get desolate again. Must be thinking about Rose and she smiles. How adorable. They loved each other, and yet because he was the last, he couldn't get comfortable with anyone. What a lonely life to go through, all by yourself. No one there to share the trials and tribulations. At least no one that would live as long as he would. But she didn't let that mood spoil her excitement about seeing the TARDIS. She would probably be as beautiful as Rose described it.