Hello, everyone. This is my very first Doctor Who Fanfic, so please excuse if it may start out a bit stupid, I'm still trying to work out the bugs. I used to watch the original series of Doctor Who reruns on TV when I was little, but unfortunately can't remember anything from them, so anything that is said in this story will pretty much only cover the newer series. - Yakumo27.

DISCLAIMER: You know the drill.

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Chapter 1: Rose Tyler

"I-I lov-" she was trying her best to keep her composure in front of the Doctor, "I love you." she finally managed to say.

"Quite right to." He said giving her a sympathetic smile.

'I'm about to lose her forever, this may be my last chance to tell her how I really feel.' he thought.

"And I suppose there's one last chance to say it….Rose Tyler…." his image faded away.

The gap forever sealed and Rose Tyler to be stuck in a parallel world with only a secret. Rose ran towards her mother in tears. Her mother held Rose in her arms trying to calm her down.

"Shh, it's okay, Rose, it's okay."

"I-I didn't tell him. I didn't tell him, mum."

"Maybe it's for the best, sweetheart; maybe it's better that he never knows about it, Rose."

"He needed to know, mum. I-I wanted him to know."

Jackie looked over at Mickey and Pete in the distance by the jeep, then looked back at Rose, "you know sweetie, they'll find out eventually, maybe you should tell them."

"Don't worry, I will, I'll take care of it mum, when we get home."

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No one talked to each other the whole way back to Pete's house, Pete put the radio on and a song came on that sent Rose into deep thought about all the events in her life that had lead up to here and now. The song was "Ever the Same" by Rob Thomas. Rose listened to the song intently, and fell asleep while trying her best to repress her tears.

They arrived back at Pete's house by dusk. Rose was now wide awake and ready to tell Mickey and Pete once they were inside the house, Jackie tried to help the mood by getting tea and biscuits ready and moving everyone into the family room where the fireplace was.

"Dad, Mickey, there's something I have to tell you." Rose paused for a moment unsure of how they'd take what she was about to tell them, but she could already sense Mickey's anger, as if he'd already known what Rose was about to say.

"I'm gonna be having a baby sometime within the next six months." she finished her sentence uneasily looking around at her family.

As Rose had suspected, Pete had taken it far easier than Mickey ever would. Mickey stood up with a distraught look on his face, looked Rose in the eyes and said "it's his. It's the Doctor's baby, isn't it Rose?"

Rose slowly nodded.

Mickey headed for the door, and despite her mother's warnings not to follow Mickey, Rose followed him to his car.

"I was gonna tell ya Mickey. I'm sorry. I-I just don't wanna lose you as a friend; but I don't know what to do." Rose explained, tears welling up in her eyes.

Mickey faced his car for a few more minutes before hesitantly turning around to face a tearful Rose.

"Rose," he began being extremely careful with the words he chose, "our relationship ended with the first step you took on the TARDIS; but we'll always still be friends. I'll always be there for ya Rose, waiting; but right now I just need to go home and think things over"

He took Rose's face in his hands, "you might not be able to see the Doctor again, but he'll always be with ya, in spirit, and he'll live on through your baby. If he was still here, he'd be proud, I'll bet. Rose, I'm only a phone call away; but please just let me be for a few days, yeah?"

"Yeah." Rose simply replied through her tears.

Mickey hugged Rose, said his good-byes, got in his car, and drove home. Rose wiped her eyes, turned and slowly walked back into the house and to her room completely ignoring her parents' words.

A few minutes later, Jackie popped her head in the door and asked Rose to please talk with her father in the morning. Rose promised she would and turned back the other way. After she heard the door close and could no longer hear her mother's footsteps, Rose began to cry.

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Hey, I just wanted to take another moment, and thank GiraffeGirl for helping me out a bunch. Please let me know what you thought about Ch. 1. Thanks.