Chapter 1: Forever
"How long are you going to stay with me?" he said turning to look at me.
"Forever." I said smiling back. And it was true. I meant it. That little word was more important than anything else in the world. It meant everything to me, and I can tell it meant everything to him as well, because he gave me his cheekiest smile and took my hand. I loved that smile. It fit him so well.
Being with him was so right, nothing could ever compare to it. I was only with him for two years now, but it was the greatest two years of my whole life. I never knew how boring my life was until I met him. The Doctor. The perfect name for the perfect man.
"Allons-y." he ran forward pulling me with him. We ran through old rocks and dirt until we came upon a beach. The most beautiful of beaches in fact. Over the horizon were two glistening suns. Right above them was another small planet that resembled the moon, except though it wasn't. We were in a completely different universe, or at least that's what it felt like. The air had a certain stench to it that didn't fit the Milky Way. Believe me when I say I've been to every planet in my galaxy, and this one seemed odd. It was very different from the rest.
"Doctor," I began, now staring at the sand around my feet - the sand felt different as well, "where are we exactly?"
"We're in the Medusa Cascade." He noticed that I was staring down, so he looked down at my feet as well, "The planet is called Canigious, in the 42nd vector of 23/flair/7n2. Home to flying Manta Rays. I am serious! Flying Manta Rays! Actually, their technical name is Monitorijeythar. It's quite complicated. You know, since this planet has the biggest ocean in the world, the air has a different type of gas in it that can sustain water animals. So far the only animal that has made it to the sky was the Manta Rays. Their fins act as wings… In a way. I guess it's a lot more complicated than that. Probably something your tiny ape mind wouldn't understand." He gave me his little lop-sided smile and nudged me in the shoulder.
I looked back up to the water and a tiny smile formed at the crook of my mouth. The Doctor noticed right away, like always. "What's wrong?"
A million thoughts were running through my mind a second before, but once he asked me, I forgot them all. Except one: "You think you're so clever, don't you?"
"Well, of course I'm clever! But?..."
I scoffed at his stupidity. "You try to impress everyone. You, giving fun facts all the time, it gets annoying." He looked down at the ground and was disappointed, but I wasn't finished quite yet. "To everyone else. It gets annoying to everyone else. I like it. It's cute." I shrugged my shoulders to make it seem like not a bad deal, but he was definitely happy.
He gave me his cheeky smile again and squeezed my hand even tighter. "Thank you, Rose Tyler." Over-pronouncing the Y as usual. I loved it when he did that. I smiled back at him with my tongue in between my teeth. He always seemed to light up when he saw that smile.
We contemplated the beauty of the suns setting for a couple more minutes. It was so amazing. Like nothing I've ever seen before. After both suns had finally faded into the night sky, The Doctor and I walked back to the TARDIS, my arm looped through his. We walked in silence while watching Manta Rays fly back to the seas.
Once we got back into the TARDIS, The Doctor immediately pulled me in a tight embrace. He caught me by surprise, but after a few seconds I hugged him back and rested my head on his shoulder. After a little bit longer he pulled back, but still held onto my shoulders. "Good night, Rose."
"Good night, Doctor." He quickly ran his fingers through his hair, gave me a quick lop-sided smile, and walked back to his bedroom. My room was in the opposite direction, so I walked to it, smiling like an idiot. I thought about all of our times together, all the wonderful memories. Including when "Cassandra" kissed him. Even though Cassandra had control of my body, she didn't have control of my mind. I was still there. I know what happened. I felt his warmth against my body, even though Cassandra was sort of forcing it. The Doctor hadn't once admitted to it happening, but I know it happened. I kind of convinced Cassandra to do it.
Once I reached my chambers I quickly crawled into bed, leaving my clothes still on. Almost immediately I fell asleep and started to dream.
The Doctor and I were on a beach. There was a slight breeze blowing my hair back and forth. His hair of course was still amazing, even in the wind. He was talking, but I couldn't quite make out the words. And then there was this silence between us, so I decided to talk first. "I… I love you."
"Quite right to." He said with his cheeky smile. "And, I suppose, if it's my last chance to say it, Rose Tyler, I love you." He stared at me with full sincerity and I knew he truly meant it. I reached in to kiss him, and he kissed me right back. I wrapped my arms around his neck while he pulled me in close and wrapped his arms around my waist. It felt so right and so wonderful.
But then something happened. He let go and was pulled away from me. The wind forced him back and I knew he was scared. Something was happening that wasn't supposed to happen. I screamed his name many times and he yelled for me, but he was just forced back further and further, until finally he disappeared before my eyes.
I woke up, and quickly sat up in bed. I was drenched in sweat. I stared at my feet under the covers, wondering what had just happened. The dream had frightened me, so I decided to get out of bed and go into the kitchen for a cup of tea. It sounded lovely, especially after that dream…
