A/N: Ahhh! So it's not a one-shot! Just the prologue to a plot I can't get out of my head. :D It's short, and I will try more later on, but right now this is it. Procrastinating my homework even more, but what can I say?

Disclaimer: DO NOT OWN DOCTOR WHO. Capitals and all that jazz.

When You Wake

Prologue

She looked around their room, crowded with all the mindless junk they had gathered from their first day here. Her trainers, untied in a corner, and his overcoat strewn over one end of a chair.

She remembered sitting in that chair, stiff and uncomfortable, staring into the mirror across from her.

Getting up, she could feel her bare feet sinking into the soft carpet as she walked towards it. Her reflection was the same as ever—blond hair perhaps a bit messy, mascara dried from when she had forgotten to take it off last night.

They had just been having so much fun…

Rose remembered his vibrant grin, flashing towards her as he talked. When had that been?

His coat was still here—perhaps he had wanted a little breakfast before waking her up.

As she touched the mirror, fingers finding the cool glass somewhat jolting from her warm bed, she saw in the reflection, the door open, the electronic key card withdrawing from the slot with a muted click.

A smile laced her face as she saw his familiar face, intense brown eyes, in the mirror.

"Doctor," she said, turning around. "I was thinking—"

There was no one there. The door was closed—hadn't it always been? But she had clearly seen him opening it.

She turned around to face the mirror, and tried to muffle the scream, eyes blinking rapidly, wondering if she could wish this away. There the Doctor was—in the mirror. He had opened the door, and was walking into the room—their room.

Again, Rose turned around. He wasn't there.

"Doctor," she shouted, hands shoving the smooth glass. "Doctor, Doctor—"

That settled it. This was a dream. Now all she had to do was wake up.

Taking a deep breath, Rose pinched her arm as hard as she could.

And she—

A/N: So my first not-a-one-shot Doctor Who story! This was just the prologue, and I'm afraid it's more than a bit short, but reviews and comments would definitely be appreciated.

Tell me what you think, please. ;)