Delilah: Hello dear readers, I have recently fallen back in love with Doctor Who, and this story idea has been nagging at me for a good month now. So, to stifle any further nagging to my already crowded brain, I have decided to write out this story. Please note, that I have the worst luck with long stories because I plan them and then get too busy to actually finish them; BUT I am quite adamant on finishing this story because I am a die hard Ten/ Rose shipper and an even more die hard writer.

Before we get into the story, let me say a few words. (You can read this, or just jump to the story, I don't really care which) I love Doctor Who, I love David Tennant even more, and Billie Piper more then that. The idea of Ten and Rose together, and the idea of David and Billie finally making out like they should be, is a dream come true. I have been trolling around fan fiction, getting a feel for what kind of Ten/ Rose stories there are, and I must say that I am pleased. I am happy with the characters I find, and the stories I've read. More then one has made me give a fan girl squeal or two and giggle at the fluffy goodness. I try my best to keep Ten and Rose in character, however, I always manage to get Ten a little OOC, as many will probably tell me.

So, tonight I am posting the prologue, then the two chapters I have written. Next update SHOULD be Friday or Saturday, but no promises. I'll have another two chapters up next week anyway, because that's when I add in my OC. That's another thing, I love OC, I love making OC, and I love writing with OC. There will be an OC in this story, paired with Jack. Don't like it? Too bad, my story not yours. I also enjoy using music and pop culture references even if Ten and Rose are in and out of time. So, if I decide that a chapter would be more fun if Rose was singing CASCADA in the shower, she will. If I decide the Doctor should bust a move to some Maroon 5, he will. Again, it's my story. You guys are just reading for your enjoyment. And I do hope you enjoy it.

Now, last thing, this is AU to Doomsday and after, we will hit on some other episodes that originally had Martha or Donna- I have nothing against Donna she was bad ass, Martha I wasn't as fond of she was kind of angst-y to me… but Rose is better! -and end somewhere in the near future- I haven't decided yet… Also, some of Rose's words may seem misspelled or odd, but I type/ write her words as they sound in her accent, so it's meant to look weird. For example, she says "noffing" not "nothing" because her "th"s and such are always turned to "f's". You'll understand if you read her words aloud, I promise.

So, ending this already long Author's Note, I don't own DW or any other media I any use. I do own a stuffed giraffe named Fennel, a blackberry, and an awesome iPod. Enjoy!

What Ten Seconds Can Do…

Prologue: Without You

The Doctor didn't break down about losing Rose until after Donna said she wouldn't come with him. He wasn't even upset about not traveling with the loud redhead- she was brilliant but she was not Rose after all -he was just suddenly shown how truly alone he was now. It was only after he dropped the redhead off, though, that he let himself break. He made it back into the TARDIS, even managed to slip into the Time Vortex, before he collapsed against the console in a sobbing heap. The last of the Time Lords, reduced to a sniveling pile of sobs and curses- English and Gallifrey alike -because of a pink-and-yellow human girl.

The TARDIS tried to hum into his brain, but the Doctor wouldn't let her; it was only hours, later when she had been persisting the whole time, that he slammed a hand on the console and directed words at her.

"What do you want?" The Doctor asked brokenly," Can't you just let me die? Let me be, let me be broken! Let me be..? She's gone…"

Do you love her Doctor? The TARDIS hummed into his mind. What would you wish right now, more then ever?

"I- I would…" The Doctor ignored the TARDIS' first question, turning his attention to her even more curious last one." Ten seconds… Ten more seconds to finish saying that sentence on the beach; ten more bloody seconds for her to hold onto that lever! Ten seconds to see her smile again… Ten seconds, is all I would wish for. Because so much can be saved in ten seconds…"

Then so be it, The TARDIS said. The Doctor turned his face up, curious to what his machine was doing, but before he could protest, the room began to spin. The world around him turned gold and hazy and the room filled with the song of the Time Vortex.

"What are you doing?" The Doctor cried, failing to stand and check the console, instead being thrown back against the jump seat as the TARDIS moved on her own accord. He threw his head against the wind and golden light, trying to make sense of what his wonderful machine was trying to do.

I am the Bad Wolf, The TARDIS quoted. But then her voice changed, into Rose's voice, the voice the Doctor yearned to hear again. I create myself. I take the words... I scatter them, in time and space. A message, to lead myself here. I want you safe, my Doctor. Protected from the false God. I can see everything. All that is, all that was, all that ever could be.

The words swirled around the Doctor, making his vision entirely golden light. He gripped his head as memories flashed in the golden haze: Rose, smiling at both this self and his last. Rose laughing with him, holding his hand as they ran. Rose gripping the lever and gazing at him with no fear, but love in her eyes. Rose falling into the vortex, only to be saved by Pete. Rose, crying on Bad Wolf Bay. Rose, Rose, Rose.

Then the world came back into focus, and he was there again; he was gripping the magnet hold in Canary Warf, he was watching Rose grip the lever, and he was watching her eyes again. His TARDIS had granted his wish.

D: So, there it is, the prologue. Pretty good for being scribbled down during math class! I was really more worried about the next chapter, the reunion of sorts and what I would have liked to happen in Doomsday. So, next chapter up shortly loves! Reviews are loved as well!