An hour ago, The Doctor, Rose and Jack had been arguing about if they should go check out the 10-story mall that opened on Planet RK-12 or if they should attend a Galactic Fair in the year 2243 but a sudden distress call flashing across the TARDIS monitor changed their plans.

The Doctor tried what he could to pin point the exact location of the message but it was too jumbled, they landed about two miles from the small town that seemed to be under attack from a foreign alien race.

The planet was completely frozen over, stuck in what seemed to be an eternal winter with wind thrashing all around them. Rose tugged her coat around her tighter and pulled her hat down over her ears; thankful the Doctor at least gave her a little warning about the weather. The trio arrived at the small, abandon town with in about a half hours time. Homes and buildings were completely frozen over; it didn't look like anyone lived here for years. Just to be certain though, Jack went ahead and broke off large sheets of ice to search a few homes only to report he'd found nothing. As quickly as they came, they left with only the Doctor rambling about how maybe he'd gotten the timeline wrong and would have to go over the message more thoroughly once they returned to the TARDIS.

They'd been walking for 20 minutes when a deafening crack broken though the sounds of howling winds, leading to Rose crashing into an icy body of water they were unknowingly walking across.

Rose was swept away from the hole in the ice in seconds. The water pricked through her cloths like thousands of nettles. Opening her eyes for just a brief moment she swam up and up until her arms reached ice and started to hit it as hard as she could but with no luck. She started to feel unable to move, the water so cold it started to feel like it was burning, lungs in her chest ready to burst at a moments notice, she started to drift.

"Try to break more of this ice away but don't you fall in too!" The Doctor shouted orders to Jack as he took off his coat.

"Yeah, okay and what are you going to-" the Doctor causing a splash while entering the water cut Jack's question short, "Well, alight then." He sassed and got to work on the ice.

The water was freezing even to the Doctor; he tried to keep his eyes open long enough to focus on what might have been Rose floating up near the ice, softly pounding away. He swam as quick as he could, locking her now unmoving body to his arm he searched his trouser pocket for his sonic, trying to remember if he'd made the darn thing water proof or not. With a few clicks and a familiar buzzing he thanked every God he knew of until the surface was total melted. He pushed Rose though to Jack before hoisting himself out of the hole.

"Rosie? Rose! Can you hear me?" Jack was leaning over her, lightly shaking her shoulders, no response. He went looking for a pulse her neck, found it, barely. He placed his hand under her nose; "She's alive, unconscious with a very low pulse but still breathing." He reported pulling off his coat to drape over her before lifting her into his arms.

"Right then. TARDIS is ten minutes that way. We best get moving." The Doctor pointed the way to go blanketing Rose in his coat too and then took off running.

"Her bathroom then? Hottest bath the TARDIS can run?" Jack asked as they busted through the doors.

"No, her body will go into shock from the drastic temperature change. The pool would be better, warm but not hot." They hurried down the winding halls towards the large pool. Jack carefully lowered Roses unmoving body into the shallow end, gently cradling her head so it didn't slip beneath the water, "What else, Doc? She hardly has a heartbeat. She's nearly dead!" He was panicking, pushing blonde strands of hair off her cold forehead as the Doctor stood at the pools edge, hands deep in his soggy pockets, "What are you doing just standing there? Get going, sonic her or something!"

"Jack…" The Doctors voice was weak but steady, "You just need to wait."

"Wait for what? Her to die? No way!"

"She won't die."

"Tell that to hardly beating heart!" Jack snuffed.

"I mean it, Jack. Rose won't die."

"Rose is just human, there's nothing stopping her from dying, unless you did something!"

The Doctor raised his hands in defense, "I didn't do anything, and I never wanted this life for her! A life like you now lead, even I die eventually. After everything that happened on Satellite 5, I went right to work at removing the Time Vortex as it was over powering Rose, killing her mind. I thought I'd removed it all, she showed no signs of anything remaining for six months but then we were dealing with some Silurians, trying to form a peace treaty when a radical took a shot at Rose while her back was turned. Just like that, she fell to the floor, breathing shallow, couldn't speak a word. I rushed her back to Jackie, oh the beating that woman gave me! Jackie sobbed over Rose, each of us holding one of her hands just waiting for her to slip away from us forever. But then I noticed the glow, the same glow I get when I regenerate, Rose's eyes opened to a fierce gold and she spoke in the voice of Bad Wolf, just like on Satellite 5. She claimed that she would always show up when I was in need and I needed Rose Tyler so Rose Tyler wouldn't die, she wouldn't allow it. And just like that, Bad Wolf was gone and Rose awoke. I ran a few tests, claiming I just wanted to be sure she was healed but really I was searching for the missing piece of the time vortex and I finally found it, bonded to every last cell running through her body! I can't remove it with out killing her and even if I was willing to do that, I don't think it would let me. So Jack, all we can do is wait for Bad Wolf to make good on her word. Shouldn't be too long now."

Jack wasn't nearly as stunned as a normal person would have been, "Forever, huh? At least we won't be alone." He faintly smiled.

Not another word was spoken until several moments later when Rose's breath hitched, commanding the attention of the room, "Nice to see you again, Doctor." Bad Wolf spoke.

"I wish I could say the same." The Doctor tossed back and received a chuckle for a response.

"We've made it a year with no accidents, very good, Doctor. But, just because Rose will not age or die is not a reason to keep my gift from her. She's going to catch on."

"You didn't say anything about not aging last time." The Doctor gritted. A storm brewing behind his eyes.

"I couldn't just let her get ancient! Think about what 900 years would do to a human body!" She grinned a smile that wasn't quite right on Rose's face, "Tell her, Doctor. She has a right to know."

"She has a right to choose this life or to not! If she wants to leave, grow old, have a normal human life, Rose can choose that! You just decided it would happen!" The Doctor roared. "You do not have the right!" He was infuriated at what he was hearing.

"I want you safe and happy, my Doctor. Rose Tyler makes that happen. And with you, she is happy too." Bad Wolf just smiled, his words not even phasing her.

The Doctor was about to argue again but the glowing eyes faded back into brown before closing for a moment, opening and connecting to Jack's, "Heya! When'd we get to the pool? Why's it so cold!" She asked her friend who still was holding her head.

Jack quickly explained about her tumble while the Doctor watched from above as Rose walked out of the pool and right to were he stood tossing her arms around him in a hug, "Always saving me, you are." She smiled even though he was completely tense.

He relaxed quickly, knowing none of this was her fault, "Every time, Rose." Squeezing her back.

"You're nearly a block of ice yourself!" She rubbed his forearms trying to get some heat to him, "I'm going to run myself a shower and get into some dry cloths. Might just go to bed after that, I'm beat." She informed them, "Thank you again, Doctor." She smiled giving him arm another little squeeze before leaving.

AN: Hello readers! So, I posted this a while ago to my archive of our own account and haven't touched it or the other chapters since. I decided to log into my account the other day and just rewrite the whole thing with some more detail. I liked the idea behind it but it just got lost in the mix of other happenings in my life. But, things have calmed down and I'm back! Look for the other chapters to be posted soon as I continue to write more. Please let me know what you think :)

-NL