Ch.1

Rose woke up to see the sleeping face of the Doctor lying next to her. They had been married for two days and she wasn't accustomed to seeing him in the same bed as her.

They were staying in Jackie and Pete's house currently, because it was Christmas. Christmas, Rose thought, how could she have forgotten? It was Christmas Day and suddenly Rose sat up, sad yet happy at the same time. She had had this errant thought, that even though she was trapped in a parallel universe, somehow the Doctor would send some sort of message to her.

Silly, she thought. He couldn't get anything to me. He's too far away.

She got out of bed, put on her robe, and went downstairs, making sure not to wake her husband or the rest of her family.

Rose went down to the Christmas tree that her and Jackie had bought together. Jackie had insisted that Rose bring the Doctor along when they bought it, so that they could avoid a fiasco like the one when the Doctor had been regenerating.

Rose rounded the corner into the living room and her heart stopped. There before her stood a tall, roughly wrapped box, at least 8 feet tall. The glowing windows shown through the TARDIS blue wrapping paper. Rose ran back to the staircase and took the stairs two at a time. She burst in the guest bedroom that her and the Doctor were staying in and shook her sleeping husband.

"Doctor! Doctor, wake up!" She whisper-shouted.

"Blimey, what is it?" He said, instinctivly reaching for the sonic screwdriver he didn't have.

"There's a gift downstairs I think you should see." Rose replied, excited.

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"Oh my goodness." Jackie said, when she saw the TARDIS. Rose and the Doctor had woken the rest of the family after unwrapping the large gift.

"Rose! Look at this!" the Doctor called. Rose looked over to see that he was holding a note. "It was on the wrapping paper…"

Rose took the note and read it:

Dear Rose and Doctor,

My TARDIS picked up a signal of a small opening in the Rift. It was just big

It was just big enough to push this through. It is not my Tardis, I managed to pick up some parts on my recent journeys. However, you will find it very much the same. Merry Christmas!

Love,

the Doctor

Rose already beaming, suddenly feel something hot in her robe. Reaching into her robe pocket, she pulled out a shining TARDIS key.