Prologue
The doctor was going to die. He knew that and so did his TARDIS. That didn't meant that the ship wanted to be sent away any more than Rose did. The TARDIS knew that The Doctor loved Rose. That was why he'd sent her away. So she'd be safe. He hadn't dared to hope that she returned these feelings. Of course Rose loved the Doctor. Just as much as he loved her. That was why she fought so hard to get back to him.
How could she have known that looking into the heart of the TARDIS would kill her?
Once the vortex was in her there was no way to save her. Surely the Doctor knew this? Of course that didn't mean he wouldn't try. He sacrificed his ninth regeneration to save her yet she was still going to die. So the TARDIS decided to do something drastic. Not even she knew if it would work. She changed Rose. Rose had wished she could stay with The Doctor forever and now she could. The TARDIS made her into a Time Lady. By doing this Rose was saved.
The TARDIS told no one. No one could know. Not even Rose and especially not The Doctor. She cloaked the pink and yellow human and decided that she would explain once she died. But Rose didn't die with The Doctor. She died in a parallel universe, hit by a drunk driver only a year after Bad Wolf Bay. She died in a hospital, still not knowing that she was no longer human.
the idea for this was mulling about in my head so I decided to write it down in a notebook. I finally decideD to type up my work and share it with the people of the internet. It's my first Who fic so I'm a bit self conscious about it. The writing gets better. I promise.