AN- Hello readers, and welcome to Seeking the Light, my first full-length fanfic! This story takes place after "Gridlock," but before "Daleks of New York". I don't have a set time. By the time this story begins, Martha has decided to leave, probably due to her realization that she is traveling with a stranger who likes to defy death far too often. I'm not too confident in my ability to write Martha, so this picks up just after she has left, and the Doctor has ran off to an unknown forest on Earth. It diverges from cannon literally at the start of the story, progressively more AU as the story goes on. I am a Ten/Rose fan for life, so that is what this story will focus on for the main pairing. There will be a lot of angst for the earlier part of the fic, but it will have a happy ending, I promise! The fic will take place in three arcs, the first running from chapter 1-10, the second 11-25, and the third 26-30. As of right now, only chapters 1-13 are complete. I will try to update regularly, but life gets busy, so I never want to update faster than I can write new chapters- or there might be a large gap in updates. Since this is my first fanfic, I would love to get some feedback on how it sounds, ways to improve, and any problems you pick up as you read. This is all un-beta 'd, so... Well, now that all the technical information is out of the way, kick back, read, enjoy the story, and review!
P.S. I don't own Doctor who, because if I did Rose would be a Time Lady and be with the Doctor forever
Prologue: Perdu- Lost
He was alone again. Lost another companion. It didn't really bother him though, not a goodbye that hurt. She'd go on with her life and he'd... Well he'd just go on he guessed. Like he had ever since Rose... The Doctor stood up a little straighter, hardening his face and pushing thoughts of her away. He'd have to find a new companion soon. While he didn't fancy the idea of having to deal with the first few adventures, half-trust and all the bloody questions they asked (he distinctly remembered Martha once asking him if this was really the oven. He'd replied that no, it was a trans-nuclear radiatory thermonuclear fusion chamber. It took her three days to figure out that it could be used to cook food. 'Like an oven,' she had said, and he had gritted his teeth and fake-smiled. Sure, except that it could heat things to 50,000 degrees. Humans.) Worse, his companions sometimes reminded him painfully of how she should be standing beside him. Maybe he'd find another species for a companion this time. And male. As different from her as it could possibly be.
But he knew he couldn't stay alone. If he did... If he got back in the TARDIS and shot around the universe with only himself he'd go mad. Alone in the TARDIS with nothing but the ghost of her presence, the silence and memories ringing through the walls. The Doctor leaned against a tree, staring at the TARDIS not willing to get back into his ship; usually his comfort, his home, his friend, family, and now reduced to a reminder of the pain.
He couldn't help but realize, however unwittingly- superior Time Lord senses and all that- that it had been exactly 100 earth days since that day. The one he called Doomsday. He really should visit the memorial at Canary Wharf. Even if he knew she wasn't dead, she was gone, torn from him, and as lost to him as the other hundreds listed. He wondered if Rose was happy, but stopped because he wasn't sure which would hurt more; her missing him with all her heart or her moving on and forgetting him. The Doctor twitched his fingers, hand as empty as ever, seeking its match- gone in a parallel universe with the woman he... That was when he heard the howling.
AN- Sorry for the short chapter! The prologue is essentially a sort of teaser, I will get the first chapter up in another few days (It's already complete), as long as my computer doesn't decide to have random problems. Hope this sounds good so far, and while there's probably no one reading this right now, if anyone has stumbled across my humble story, I'd love for you to leave a review. For now, goodbye readers!