Who here has heard the song "Caledonia"? It SO rox my world. Anyway I do not own Doctor Who (the BBC do, rats) or Caledonia (Lyrics by Dougie MacLean)
So, welcome to my first ever songfic.
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Rose was sitting on a beach. The Doctor was only about ten feet away, but he knew she was upset, given what they had just been through. The TARDIS was sitting quite comfortably off the sand. The Doctor's ears pricked up when he heard she was singing something, but he couldn't quite make out what. He went over to her.
"Rose?" He gently tapped her on the shoulder.
" For goodness sake, don't do that!" Rose was not pleased at being given yet another fright by him.
He pulled her up by the hand, and felt a zing of electricity go through him. Judging by the expression on Rose's face, she did too.
"Come on, you," he said gently. We're going back to the TARDIS."
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That night, the Doctor was reading, when he thought he heard Rose crying and went to investigate. As he got closer, he heard this song, with a beautiful, haunting tune.
I don't know if you can see
The changes that have come over me
These last few days I've been afraid I might drift away
I've been telling old stories, singing old songs
That make me think of where I came from
And that's the reason why I seem so far away today
"Rose? Are you OK?" the Doctor said. He didn't get a response, other than Rose crying harder. The lyrics of Caledonia kept going
Let me tell you that I love you
And I think about you all the time
Caledonia, you're calling me,
Now I'm going home
And if I should be a stranger,
It would make me more than sad
Caledonia has been everything I've ever had
That was it. The Doctor couldn't stand it. He burst into the room, expecting to have his ears assaulted by the CD player. But the person singing was Rose.
I have moved and kept on moving
Proved the points I needed proving
Lost some friends I needed losing, found others on the way
I have kissed grown men, and left them crying
Stolen dreams there's no denying
And I've travelled hard with conscience flying somewhere in the wind.
Rose turned to face the Doctor, tears streaming down her cheeks. The expression on her face was one of utter despair.
Let me tell you that I love you
And I think about you all the time
Caledonia, you're calling me
Now I'm going home
And if I should become a stranger,
It would make me more than sad
Caledonia has become everything I've ever had
The Doctor was now sitting on her bed, with an arm around her shoulder.
"Oh Rose, please don't cry. It's OK, I promise."
She kept seeing Adam struggling in the sea, calling for help, and how she was unable to help him, all she could do was stand there, in shock. He had been awful to her and yet she still wanted to rescue him.
Now I'm sitting here before the fire,
The empty room before us quiet
The flames that couldn't get no higher withered, now
They're gone,
And I'm steady thinking my way is clear and I know what I'll do tomorrow
My hands are shaking, the kisses flow,
I might disappear.
The two travellers had moved closer as Rose sang the last verse. She had stopped crying
but she was so shaky, the Doctor didn't know whether to leave her alone or not.
"Will I take you back home? Rose? Are you listening?"
Take you home. Rose only heard those three words before she lost it.
" NO! No, no, no! I don't want to go back to London!"
"Why?" The Doctor had almost taken a heart(s) attack when Rose screamed.
" Because I don't want to lose you! You mean more to me than anyone in my whole life!
I love you, ok and always have done-" Rose suddenly stopped screaming, realising what
had just come out of her mouth.
The Doctor was also in a state of shock. However he recovered a lot more quickly.
"Come here," he smiled, and Rose flew across the room and into his arms on the bed
Let me tell you that I love you
And I think about you all the time
Caledonia, you're calling me
Now I'm going home
And if I should become a stranger
It would make me more than sad
Caledonia has become everything I've ever had.
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Hooray! That was my longest fic ever! R&R but NO flames!