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Author Note: This is essentially a collection of one shots I wrote way back in 2006/2007 and recently found. I tweaked a little to improve how they read but other than that they remain very much as they were first written. They aren't my best pieces but I'm satisfied with them so I thought I'd throw them out there.
Warnings: A series of one shots from Series 1 and 2.
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Rose
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Why did I say no? Rose thought to herself as she watched the magical machine and its mysterious owner vanish from her life.
What possible reason did she have for turning down such a fantastic opportunity?
Her friends?
No, they wouldn't miss her. Ever since they had left school they had all been drifting apart anyway. In fact, she hadn't even seen Keisha for over a month.
He job?
Well that was out of the question since it was now a smouldering shell currently under investigation.
Mickey?
As much as she adored him, she knew they wouldn't end up being one of those old happily married couples with numerous grandchildren, telling tales of their childhood.
Her mum?
Jackie had had a life of her own before Rose came along and she could still have one when she left home. She certainly didn't want to live in her mum's flat forever.
Rose sighed and eased Mickey to his feet. She turned away. Trying desperately to hold back the bitter tears that were forming.
Her life was worthless and the one person who could have possibly changed that was gone, all because Rose had felt the need to remain behind to take care of people who should have long learnt to stand on their own two feet.
Rose paused as what could only be described as the heartbeat of the universe echoed around the dark ally.
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Why did she say no? The Doctor thought, watching as the blond haired girl and her idiot of a boyfriend disappeared from the control screen to be replaced by the time vortex.
One of the few times he had actually asked someone to come with him and she had turned him down.
He couldn't help but think that she had made a terrible mistake. He knew, and he thought Rose knew it too; London had nothing to offer her anymore. There was a whole universe out there waiting to be explored and she thought remaining on twenty-first century Earth was the better option. She had proved herself to be ready for more when she chose to swing on a chain to save the life of an alien ready to die.
Rose Tyler may not have realised it, but she had saved this Time Lord from his own death wish.
Humans never ceased to amaze him.
Sighing, the Doctor set some new coordinates, deciding to cut his losses. As much as it pained him to let her go, he had more pride than asking her twice.
As the TARDIS settled, the Doctor stalked to the doors and threw them open.
The sheer beauty of the alien landscape that greeted him brought at least one of his broken hearts back to life. And he knew exactly who could bring the rest of his deadened emotions back from the destroyed remains from Gallifrey and help him live again.
The Doctor slammed the door and turned. The coordinates were reset for twenty-first century London.
It turned out the Doctor had a lot less pride than he originally thought.
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