He was startled awake by a soft whimpering in the left hand corner of the bedroom. Slowly so as not to wake his wife, he lifted the covers and creped over to the crib. pering down he caught sight of his beautiful baby girl, she had brownest eyes just like his rose and small brown hair sticking out in all which ways. "Hello love, what's wrong eh?" he gently lifted her from the crib cradling her against his chest, and rocking her rhythmically in his arms. " You are so beautiful, my little one, just like your mum." the little girl cooed reaching her tiny little arm towards his face. looking down, he couldn't imagine his life with out his daughter or his wife. "How about we grab you a nice bottle and i tell you a story eh?" slowly he walked across his bedroom floor shutting the door behind him. after rose gave birth the tardis had rearranged the ship in order to accommodate her better, moving the kitchen and the nursery- which their daughter hardly slept in- closer to their bedroom.

shifting his daughter, he reached into the refrigerator grabbing a bottle and placing it in the microwave for a few seconds to warm it up a bit. grabbing the bottle the doctor walked out of the kitchen and into the nursery sitting down in a rocking chair. he shifted his daughter into a comfortable position and put the bottle into her mouth,holding it the doctor began to rock back and forth in the chair humming an old gallifreyan nursery song as he watched his daughter eat. He was so immersed in his little girl that he did not hear the approaching footsteps, nor the door of the nursery opening. Rose loved these small moments with the doctor, just watching him looking so content with their daughter filled her heart with love. quietly she walked behind him and kissed him on the cheek. he smiled and looked at her

"Im sorry love did I wake you?"

"No, i woke up and you were not there so i decide to come and find you." he laughed

"well here I am."

"yes I see that" she laid a gentle kiss on her daughters head "I love you doctor."

"I love you to, and i love you aswell" he laughed as he placed a kiss upon his daughters little heead.

"thank you" rose said

"what for love?"

"for loving me and giving me our beautiful daughter."

"I should be the one thanking you." she laughed "I was just about to tell our little Arora a story, care to join?"

"O always." she sat down in the rocking chair next to him

"When i was a little boy I dreamt of the stars, I wanted t-" he stopped as he heard a chirping sound like birds come out of know were.

"what's wrong doctor?"

"I dont know i thought I heard somthing…. anyway, I wanted to travel the gal-" the second time he heard the sound he slowly stood up and placed Arora into roses arms, something was not right.

"Are you ok love?" rose asked concerned.

"Ya im alright." In truth he was definitely not ok, his head was beginning to feel fuzzy, he was having trouble keeping his eyes open and the chirping was getting louder. "Rose….somethings wrong….are you feeling ok?"

"what to do you mean? i feel fine why?" concern rising in her voice

the doctor swayed a bit, he knew he was in trouble "no matter what...I will protect you..I lov-" he backed out falling into the darkness.