This is my first ever doctor who fic! I'm pretty nervous about posting because I'm very new to it, I only started watching it about a month ago and I became obsessed frighteningly fast. Let me know if there are any inaccuracies (since I AM new to this).
I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who of course.
Chapter One
The TARDIS was gone. The wet sand of Bad Wolf Bay held a shallow print, the only evidence of its presence. Rose drew in a deep shuddering breath as she struggled to take in what had happened. The Doctor had left her. Again.
"I'm here."
The voice pulled her from her thoughts. It was the only voice that hit a chord of recognition somewhere deep inside her with cosmic sized force. She gasped as she felt long arms encircle her. He held her firmly to his chest.
"It's me." His voice reverberated in his chest as though layered in harmony with the beat of his single heart. She could not help the hot tears that spilled over her cheeks, smudging her residual mascara. Pulling back she looked into his face.
"It's really you? The Doctor?"
He smiled and wiped the black smudges from under her eyes with both thumbs. "It's me." He stroked her hair back with one hand and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "Don't you see how wonderful this is?" His grin was large and infectious. Rose felt the corners of her mouth twitch, but the tears continued.
"We have now, what we never could have had before." He continued, stroking the side of her face, "One life: together. When I was fully Timelord, you would eventually grow too old to carry on your life with me. You could never have a normal human life…well… that's obvious. Now… we can have a fantastic life together. If you'll have me, of course."
"'course I'll have you. But—" He pressed his lips to hers with a sudden urgency, wrapping his arms around her as though trying to consume her body. She pulled back with a gasp. "You cut me off!"
"I've been wanting to do that for so long. Perfect way to silence you!"
"Oi, you can talk, and I mean that, you can talk, and more so than me any day. So you really are the Doctor then?"
"Yes. This way I can spend my life with you, while my other self zooms around space and time righting the wrongs, saving the universe, and being fabulous." More serious, he added, "You've always known it had to be like this."
Rose nodded slowly. The universe needs the Doctor, it is his natural position. She is human, her place is on earth. She would not always be able to travel with in the TARDIS. The sun broke through the clouds and she stared up at his face, dark against the backlight, and realized truly, what she had. She had the future she had always wanted in front of her eyes. It was the way it had to be, and could only be. She smiled and nodded.
"You can't exactly spend your life on earth with the name 'Doctor' though, can you? You'll need a proper name."
"John Smith, I suppose." He crinkled his name in resentment. "A normal name."
"Not very creative, is it?"
"Suppose not, but it'll do. I'll still be the Doctor to you." He groaned as his hand suddenly went to his coat pockets. "No psychic paper, and no sonic screwdriver! Oh this is mad. I never go anywhere without them! Suppose my other self needs them more though."
"I'll get you a special light up pen." Rose grinned as she looped her arms around his neck. Her grin faltered. "God, you look tired. When was the last time you slept?"
"Not sure…couple months maybe?" He coughed, covering his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Is that blood? Doctor what's wrong?"
Suddenly his knees buckled and he collapsed forward onto the wet sand.
