Chapter One: Rose

Chapter One: Rose.

"And then the paper work is due in tomorrow. So unless you want to lose your job I suggest you get a move on!" Rose Tyler said in her best executive voice at the most difficult woman in the entire universe. She'd faced Daleks, Cybermen, Slitheen, and so much more but when it came to getting Susan Holden to actually do some work for once it didn't seem she could do it. And this was really getting out of hand; Rose was head of Torchwood now at least until her surrogate father Peter Tyler returned from a recent mission in Jersey.

Rose looked at Susan once more, confident it had worked at least for the last few minutes before going out into the corridor making her way down to her office. Rose had been living on this parallel Earth for the last five years, and in all honesty she'd been anything but happy.

She had wound up working for Torchwood, it wasn't ideal. But it was the closest thing she had to the Doctor nowadays. There hadn't been a day that had gone by where she hadn't thought of him. And she knew there wasn't going to be a day where she didn't think of him.

At first she hadn't come out her room, she'd spent days up in that little room of hers in the massive mansion that proved to be her home. But then she'd remembered the hologram of the Doctor in his old form, it'd looked her straight in the eye as he sent her back home to Earth. And he said to her "Have a Fantastic life" and even if that part of the Doctor had long gone by now she was determined she'd keep that promise to him. He might have turned into a completely different Man but she knew the man he'd once been was there somewhere. And so she'd come out her room, and got a job at Torchwood. She'd stopped what it used to be for and started it all up again with the help of her Father.

Three months on from then she'd heard the Doctor in her dream and had gone off to Norway, said a tearful goodbye to the man she'd fallen in love with before descending back to England. The journey home had been eerily quiet, everyone lost deeply in their own thoughts. Rose had been mourning for the Doctor and there hadn't been a day that she didn't want to go back and live that life again. But it wasn't going to happen, not unless something happened and she knew that if it did then there'd be some reason for it. And it most likely wouldn't be good, but then she'd be able to see him once more and that was something she wanted more than anything.

Rose shook her head, there was a time for fantasizing about something like that; but work wasn't the place for that. She sighed slightly looking at the amount of paperwork that was on her desk. She'd have to get through this before the end of the day which was by the looks of it in another two hours time. But she also knew that her little brother Billie was turning four to this day. She smiled at the memory of her little brother. The day he'd been born had been one of the happiest days she'd had when she was here. Her Mother had been so pleased along with Pete and Rose had been happy to see them distracted on someone else for a change.

But Rose knew then that she couldn't ever have children. She had decided that day that Marriage and Children was certainly not something she ever wanted. She couldn't be the person she wanted to be with a two year old hanging onto her leg, and a Husband that would love her. She couldn't do that, no a life on her own fighting to keep Aliens safe and the Earth safe was the life she wanted to lead. She'd fight for what she knew was right because she knew that was the right thing to do, she wasn't being brave she was trying to help.

And that was why she was sitting in her office, a clock ticking away making her even more aware of her only too soon deadline. In actual fact it wasn't her deadline but in order to pass the results into the labs it had to be done today so someone else could reach their deadline.

A knock on the door made Rose look up. She smiled seeing Dan standing in the doorway. He'd always been a good friend to her, and they'd gotten quite close over the last few years. But they wouldn't ever be more than close friends, despite what he may feel for her. That had certainly been the speculation after a kiss at a Torchwood Christmas Party two years previously. But once Rose had explained everything that had happened in another universe he'd acted as a friend instead of a lover.

"Ohh Paperwork…" Dan said chuckling softly as he placed a well earned coffee on her desk.

"Yeah it's not even mine and Dads in Jersey… poor Billie I'll have to miss his party tonight" Rose said as she found even more paperwork under the load she'd already had.

"Oh you can't miss it, he'll be devastated" Dan replied looking at her "He likes is big Sister."

"I know. But I have to get this done…"

"Look how about you let me do it." Dan interrupted looking at her "I'm not doing anything tonight so I'll be happy to help you out…"

"Oh I can't ask you to do that Dan… I mean there's so much and weren't you going out with Lucy again tonight?"

"Yes but I think your little brother is a little bit more important than a fling of mine." Dan replied laughing slightly, "Besides she had to cancel, her Grandma died so she's had to rush off to Derby."

"Oh poor thing." Rose said sympathetically, she thought of Lucy for a minute, a woman that along with Dan had been a good friend whilst she'd been trapped here. And over the last six months had started dating Dan, which in Roses opinion was brilliant for them. Dan and Lucy certainly made a good couple.

"Anyway, Lucy's in London so I can help you out with this. In fact why don't you get off now I can finish off here." Dan said getting her new purple jacket off the rack that hung on the wall lightly.

"Oh I can't…" Rose started.

"Yes you can," Dan said helping her out her seat putting her Jacket over her shoulders and gently pushing her to the door "Go and have a nice time with your family…"

Rose smiled looking up at him and kissing his cheek gently, "Lucy really is a lucky girl you know."

"So are you now, go on" Dan said chuckling gently, "Tell Billie Happy Birthday from me."

"I will. Thanks again Dan." Rose said smiling at him before walking off down the hall and going out into the entrance of the large Torchwood building. She was often glad that she didn't have to come down what seems like a million flights of stairs when she was coming home for the day.

She walked over to her small Blue car and opened it up, money certainly wasn't a problem for her but she didn't want anything fancier. It got her to where she needed to be, and right now it was time to go home.

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"Mummy?" Billie Tyler said as he watched his mother attempt to put a banner up with "Happy Birthday Billie" on it for the sixteenth time, all of her previous attempts having proved it more difficult than she originally thought.

"Yes Billie?" Jackie replied laughing slightly at her sons curiosity, he'd certainly got chatty over the last year. If it wasn't about the Tweenies he would be asking some sort of question about something else. He was fascinated with anything and everything, which reminded Jackie of Rose at that age. She'd been very similar to Billie; however he was slightly noisier than what her daughter had been.

"When's Osie getting back?" he asked pouting sweetly at the mention of his big sister, Osie having been the name he'd given her as he couldn't pronounce Rosie properly, and even though he had eventually managed to say it he still preferred his version of the name.

"Oh she'll be back soon." Jackie said smiling at him deciding to give up on the banner until someone came to help. The moment she got down off the post she saw two of the rather large households maids get the banner and began picking it up.

Jackie smiled and picked her son up walking out of the lounge and into the large gardens. She put Billie on the floor and smiled watching him run off into the sand pit he'd gotten for his birthday. It had been easy to ensemble, and Jackie had gotten help from the staff at the house meaning she had a very happy little four year old in end.

She was glad that one of her children was happy, and Rose was happier than she had been a few years before but she knew there was something missing in her life nowadays. And Jackie was pretty sure that was the Doctor, and traveling around without a care in the world. But that was the life they lead, the life that her daughter had led once. Rose wasn't happy where she was now that was certain, but she was alright. She was getting on with her life and if Jackie was honest she couldn't be more proud of her.

"Excuse me, Mrs. Tyler but your daughter has arrived in the Parlour." a member of staff said interrupting the quiet and tranquil scene of the back garden.

"Oh thanks, can you have some Tea sent to the Parlor?" Jackie asked.

"Yes of course, I'll get some right away." the member of staff smiled before hurrying off inside the house once more.

"Billie!" Jackie shouted gaining her sons attention, "Rose is here!"

"Yay!!" the little boy shouted running into the house "OSE!!"

"In here Billie," Rose said appearing at the door to the parlor and smiling as the boy ran over to her hugging her leg. Rose laughed and picked her brother up feeling him cuddle into her. "Hello."

"'E's been asking about you all day." Jackie said coming into the room after Rose.

"Aww you been missing me Tot?" Rose asked laughing as he kissed her cheek, "Oh I have something for you," Rose said sitting down on the sofa putting him back on the floor gently looking across at her mother as she said this and smiled gently. "Go look in that bag." Rose instructed nodding to the small present near where her Mother was sitting.

Billie giggled and walked over to the present before giving it to Jackie grinning at her.

"Oh no Sweetie, it's for you not me" Jackie said chuckling giving it back to Billie who was now grinning even more. Billie unwrapped the gift quickly, still in awe as to what it may be before squealing with joy and running off to show someone else his new toy.

Rose chuckled watching him and smiled at Jackie who smiled in return at her before coming over and hugging her daughter tightly.

"Thanks love"

"Oh a Sportacus doll makes him happy… that's the main thing" Rose replied smiling again as a knock on the door announced the arrival of their Tea.

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Rose smiled as she watched several of her brothers friends begin to play some sort of modern party game. Her mother was happily chatting with someone from the playgroup and would more than likely be there for hours. She walked upstairs and went into the small room that she liked to call her own. She sat on the bed kicking her shoes off before lying back against the cushions and pillows of the large double bed. It was similar to the layout of the bedroom she'd acquired on the TARDIS. That was probably why she liked it so much, she'd feel closer to the things she missed like that. She closed her eyes feeling tiredness come about her; she could get away with a five minute nap surely.

"Rose!!" Jackie shouted, so much for the five minute nap. Rose sat up in time to see her Mother run into the room. "Your Dad's on the phone"

"Oh" Rose replied smiling at her taking the phone from her "Dad, 'ello. How's things going?"

"A Blue Box has landed. You need to get here now" was the only response that she heard from her Father before she ran from the room.

TBC….

AN: Hello!
This is my first fanfic on here, I've been writing fan fiction for quite a while now so I'm not new to anything like this.
Anyway, hope you like it. I got inspired for this story after a picture I'd seen somewhere and a story seemed to develop around it. So I've got quite a bit more to come from this. So let me know what you think. I'll update soon I promise.