AN: Sorry for how short it is. The idea just popped into my head and my Rose/Doctor mind just couldn't help it. I'll continue if people like it, but if not, it might stay just a one-shot.

"Doctor, please. Open my hatch. I've got an awful headache. Which to be honest means more than it used to. It's like some terrible weight pressing down on my-" The Doctor opened the door to Dorium Maldovar's box, making the blue head realize he was upside down. "Oh. I see."

"Why Lake Silencio? Why Utah?" the Doctor rambled on.

"It's a still point in time. Makes it easier to create a fixed point. And your death is a fixed point, Doctor. You can't run away from this."

"I've been running all my life. Why should I stop?"

"Because now you know what's at stake, why your life must end."

"Not today." the Doctor countered.

"What's the point in delaying? How long have you delayed already?" Dorium asked.

"Been knocking about, bit of a farewell tour." he replied. "Things to do, people to see. There's always more. I can invent a new color, save the dodo, join the Beatles. The Doctor picked up his phone and spoke into it. "Hello, it's me! Get him, tell him we're going out and it's all on me except for the money and the driving!" He turned back to Dorium. "I have got a time machine, Dorium. It's all still going on. For me it never stops. Liz the First is still waiting in a glade to elope with me. I could help Rose Tyler with her homework. I could go on all Jack's stag parties in one night-" He stopped abruptly and smiled. "I could help Rose Tyler with her homework." He repeated quietly. "I could help Rose Tyler with her homework! Its not like she would recognize me, she only knew my ninth and tenth self, so I wouldnt be interfering with anything... This could work, Dorium, this could work! Goodbye now." He promptly shut the door to Doriums box.

"Lets see now, nineteen in 2005, hmm, fifteen in 2001? Yes, how about September, thats a nice, schooly, month." He rambled on and on to himself. He landed on a very familiar road, opened the doors and walked up the staris of the building, smiling at the memories. He made his way to her apartment. Taking a deep breath, he slipped the psychic paper under the door.

"Mum! I need your help!

"Rose, you know I am no good at history! Seriously, your grades in that class have been slipping for months now! You need to stop being so proud and just hire a tutor!

"Mum, how in the world do I even find one, its not like people just hand out fliers for-" She saw a piece of paper slip under the door to their apartment. She walked over to it and picked it up.

"Well, theres your answer. Go ahead then, call the number! Rose looked down again at the piece of paper that said "Tutor for all subjects, call XXX-XXX-XXXX. She picked up the phone.

The Doctor was sitting in the console room of the Tardis when the phone rang. He jumped about a mile in the air, then composed himself, taking a few deep breaths before he picked it up.

"Hello." he said.

"Hi, um, my name is Rose Tyler."

"Hello Rose Tyler." he said. He had missed that voice so much.

"Um, is this the number for the tutoring service?"

"Yes, yes it is."

"You live in the apartment building?"

"Yes, moved in a couple weeks ago."

"Um, so I live there, I was wondering if you could tutor me on my history homework?"

"Yes, history, I love history." He stopped himself from babbling on, took a breath, and continued. "When would you like for me to come?"

"Tuesday at 4:30 good?"

"Yes, great, see you then !"

"Oh, I almost forgot, my apartment is Floor 5, number 511."

"I will be there, Rose Tyler."

"Goodbye." She replied

"See you then." He said. Not goodbye, he thought. I'm seeing her again. "My pink and yellow Rose." My beautiful Rose, he added in his head.