Hello! I am republishing this story after my account, gabrielleizzy45, was compromised. Therefore, I apologize if you've read it before. It'll be slightly different, but basically the same.

Basically this story is about what if Rose had been present when he had to use the Chameleon Arch in Human Nature/Family of Blood. It is in present time so that Rose can be around Jackie for the 3 months he is human.

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This is an AU story of the series three episodes Human Nature/Family of Blood. Except in this story, Rose is his companion and takes place in series two after The Idiot's Lantern. Basically, what will happen when the Doctor has to change into a human when Rose is present? And the added complication of: "He thinks he is married to you!"

The Change

"GET DOWN!" the Doctor yelled as he shoved Rose ahead of him into the TARDIS. She hit the grilled floor, her head bouncing with the force of his push, but thankfully escaping just in time.

It had been a relatively uneventful day, well for them it was. They had been on a beach planet with a name she couldn't pronounce, just leisurely spending time wandering around. After the fiasco in the parallel universe when Rose had to say goodbye to Mickey forever the Doctor had been trying to keep things fun and light for her. But, after a few weeks, Rose was just jumping for adventure. Though running for their lives was nothing new, she wasn't too pleased with their predicament right now. Only ten minutes ago the Doctor had jumped up, proclaiming that they had to run. At first Rose thought he was just joking, but suddenly there were lasers trying to shoot them down. They had just managed to reach the TARDIS in time and Rose still had no idea what they were running from.

"Did they see you?" he demanded, breaking her out of her thoughts as she staggered to her feet, tenderly rubbing the sore spot on her head. "Rose? Did they see your face?" the Doctor yelled again, pushing her farther into the TARDIS and away from the noisy world outside the doors.

"You didn't have to push me in," Rose retorted, annoyed that he was being so cryptic. After all they were certainly safe in the TARDIS now, why was he acting so frantic? The largest issue on her mind right now was her head.

Finally seeming to notice what she had said, the Doctor took a deep breath and spoke up in a calmer voice. "Sorry about that, are you okay?"

"Of course," Rose responded as she casually sat down on the jump seat, wondering when the Doctor would pilot them away from this planet into the relative safety of the Time Vortex. "Well, come on then," she finished, hoping to get him moving again.

"I'm so sorry, Rose," the Doctor whispered, standing frozen in place. "But you need to tell me if they saw your face."

"I was too busy running to tell! Don't worry about me, what was attacking us?" Rose said as the Doctor finally ran to the controls and began to pilot the TARDIS away.

"Rose, it's important! Did they see your face?" the Doctor repeated, moving to stand in front of her. She looked up, knowing that she had to answer him honestly. She worried her lower lip with her teeth and then shook her head as the Doctor took a few steps away.

"No, no, they couldn't have!" Rose finally replied, her voice lowering. The rush of adrenaline was beginning to wear off and she felt as though her legs were turning to jelly despite how sharp her mind was at the moment. If the Doctor was this concerned something must seriously be the matter. He usually laughed at danger and, not surprisingly, she did as well.

"Off we go," the Doctor muttered, setting the coordinates, once again refusing to explain what had happened. The TARDIS's alarms began blazing and the Doctor grabbed the monitor, pulling it to where they could both see it. "Argh! They're following us!"

"How can they do that? The TARDIS is a time machine," Rose said, complete trust in her words, standing up and placing a comforting hand on the Doctor's shoulder, hoping that her words were true.

"Stolen technology. They've got a Time Agent's vortex manipulator that they must have killed for," he answered as he began fumbling with the controls, not looking at her. "They can follow us where ever we go now. Right across the universe. And they're never going to stop. Unless…" he said as he scrubbed a hand through his wild brown hair, making it stand on end even more than usual. His brown eyes stared into the far distance, almost as if Rose didn't exist. "I'll have to do it," he whispered to the air. Rose was staring at him, cocking her head to the side in confusion. "Rose, I don't even need to ask – you trust me."

"Of course I do, Doctor," Rose answered anyway. "Wait, what are you going to do that makes you have to ask me that? What you're saying isn't making any sense."

The Doctor ran his hands through his hair in frustration as he explained what needed to happen to Rose. "The Family of Blood," he explained, continuing when Rose didn't seem to understand how much danger they were in. "They want to feed off my Time Lord essence…They have short life spans and want to use mine. And now I have to do it. I'm sorry Rose. I'm so, so sorry."

"What? What do you need to do?" Rose gasped as the Doctor lowered a strange looking device from the ceiling. Everything was happening so quickly now and she wasn't getting the explanation she needed. "Doctor!"

"I am so sorry," the Doctor repeated, coming to stand in front of her and pulling her in for a hug. Something about how tight he was holding her made her realize how serious the situation was. So, she pulled him tighter as well, breathing in his scent as she buried her face against his neck.

Rose swore she heard the Doctor say something in a language she didn't understand, presumably Gallifreyan, but it was so low it could have been background noise. As the Doctor reluctantly pulled away, Rose closed her eyes, relishing in how the Doctor still had a tight grip on her waist. "It's okay," she muttered as she pressed her palm against his cheek, knowing that the Doctor was going to feel guilty about something if he kept apologizing.

"No it's not," the Doctor said, his tone of voice not changing. Then, without saying anything else, the Doctor leaned in and kissed her. It only lasted a few seconds and Rose didn't have time to reciprocate, but she relished in the softness of his lips. Sure they had kissed a few times in the past, but they were always significant.

As she expected, the Doctor didn't deepen the kiss. Instead he took another step back and offered her a small smile. Before she could say anything, the TARIDS lurches as another onslaught of lasers attacked them. Knowing the importance of the situation, Rose sent the Doctor a soft smile. "Well, we'd better get to it then."

The Doctor stared at her a long moment before continuing. "Rose, this is the Chameleon Arch. It's going to rewrite my biology to human so we can hide. I'm going to become human," he explained, messing with the odd device. "As I said before they have a short lifespan of about three months. So we need to hide for three months. I'm sorry, but I won't be me anymore when I'm human. I won't have the same mind as I do now, I won't be able to remember everything. The TARDIS will implant a story into my head. But my mind will be inside of this fob watch," he continued, holding out a watch with Gallifreyan writing on the front. "You need to keep an eye on this watch for me. She'll help you with what to do," he frantically explained, referring to the TARDIS as he ran around the controls to set the correct coordinates.

""But," Rose interrupted, trying to make sense of the Doctor's ramble.

Leaving behind the Chameleon Arch for a moment, the Doctor stood in front of Rose and put his hands on either side of her face so she would have to look at him. "Where would you feel most comfortable being the next few months?" the Doctor asked, continuing when Rose just stared at him wide-eyed. "You would be okay going to London with your mother?"

"Sure," Rose answered, not sure what else she could even suggest. "If I can't be with you I'd want to be with Mum."

"We'll be around Jackie then, she'll just love this," he snorted, turning around and quickly programming the correct settings on the control. "Wonder how many infamous slaps from Jackie Tyler I'll earn after this?"

Rose tried to laugh, but wasn't really able to when she thought of all that was about to happen. "It's okay. And I know we don't have long," she whispered in what she hoped was a reassuring voice, taking one of his hands in both of hers "But…will you know me at all? How am I supposed to make sure you're okay if you don't know me?"

"I don't know, maybe," he slowly admitted. "It all depends on what the TARDIS implants into my human memory," the Doctor said, the tone of his voice and the chance of the whole situation scaring her even more. Before she had time to process that the Doctor connected himself to the arch with surprising agility. "Rose, I was going to take you to see Ed Sullivan and Elvis tomorrow. Remember?"

Rose laughed, remembering all the other places that he had promised to take her. They had still never gotten to Barcelona…perhaps she never would.

However, Rose immediately stopped smiling at the little joke when the Doctor suddenly turned on the Chameleon Arch and started screaming in pain, every speck of DNA rewriting itself. Despite her attempts to remain calm, tears streamed down her cheeks, knowing that she couldn't really help him, as she was forced to watch the Doctor writhe in pain in a desperate attempt to keep them both safe.

…

"Mum! Come help me!" Rose called out as she attempted to drag the human - and now unconscious - Doctor out of the TARDIS. Thankfully, the ship had landed in a warehouse behind the Powell Estate.

"What's wrong with him?" Jackie asked as she helped carry the man into her flat and lay him down on the couch that was much too short for his tall, lanky frame. He was pale and looked as if he had been tortured recently. His shirt was stuck to his chest and his normally spikey hairdo was matted down against his forehead. Rose grimaced – there was no way he could rest comfortably like that.

"Mum, get a basin of cool water and a couple of washcloths and towels for me, would you please?" she asked, knowing her mother would help whether she liked the Doctor or not. "I'm going to run and get him a change of clothes out of the TARDIS." Rose also needed to get whatever instructions the TARDIS had come up with while she was at it. And, she really needed to keep moving. She needed to be doing something, anything really. Otherwise, the sight of the Doctor writhing and screaming in pain would make her break down into a sobbing heap that she wasn't certain she'd ever get out of and the Doctor needed her to be strong right now. Rose felt her body recoil and begin shivering. She swallowed hard, feeling a lump forming in her throat. Then, with a determination borne of desperation, she ran back to the TARDIS. There was a recording on the monitor for her – she'd look at it later, knowing she couldn't handle anything more right now. She also grabbed a set of keys and a few sticky notes that the TARDIS had thankfully made for her detailing instructions. She'd look over those once the Doctor was settled and wasn't looking so miserable.

Digging out a spare set of clothes along with some of the more common medicines she knew that the Doctor would be able to take – he couldn't abide human medications, they might kill him as he was allergic to aspirin – she raced back to her mother's flat. Her mum was no slouch and had a pretty good idea of what Rose was planning on doing to help him. Jackie had moved the Doctor to Rose's bedroom, laying him on towels she'd spread out over the mattress. By the time Rose ran back in, the Doctor's other suit was hanging over the back of the door and he was clad only in his pants. The basin of water – cool with a few ice cubes in it to keep it from warming up too much – was sitting on Rose's nightstand. Jackie nodded to her daughter, giving her a look that demanded an explanation soon, and left Rose to wash the sweat off the alien's body. With a wince, a sigh, and a quick prayer that he would forgive her this intrusion into his personal space, Rose set about cleaning him off as she had when he'd collapsed after regenerating so long ago. Then she covered him with the light duvet, shut off the light, and carried the basin and washcloth to the bathroom. She took his soiled suit and decided that she'd run it to a dry cleaner's later so he could wear it again. For now, she wanted to check out the instructions the TARDIS had given her while she also explained, absent-mindedly, to her mother what had happened - how the Doctor had turned himself human to hide out and that he wouldn't be the same person anymore. Well he looked the same but it wasn't really him controlling the body anymore. Admonishing her mum to be polite and not to slap him no matter how rude he was, Rose stood up, tucked the keys from the TARDIS into her jacket pocket, straightened her shirt and trousers so she'd look halfway presentable, and began moving once more before the images could build in her mind again.

"What do I do if he wakes up?" Jackie mumbled as Rose flew out the door to execute the plan the TARDIS had masterfully created. First up was a stop at the local university, with the help of the physic paper, to explain that the human Doctor would make a great guest professor for physics. Also, there was a set of keys to what promised to be a nice flat in a rather wealthy part of the city that she would have to check out to make sure it was ready for habitation. However, that was all the TARDIS had told her. She had absolutely no clue if the human Doctor knew who she was and hoped she could make sure he didn't get into trouble and leave her. He had been quite emphatic about that point.

"Hello, I have this." Rose said, showing the person at the front desk of the administrative university the physic paper. The taxi she had taken waited for her just outside the doors. Rose was relieved she had happened to dress nicely this morning. It would not do well for her to wear a t-shirt and jeans if she was going to pull this off.

"Oh yes, we would be delighted to have John Smith as a professor, he sure does have the qualifications for it," The woman said after glancing at the physic paper. She handed Rose several forms and explaining that she needed to tell John to come in for his first day on Monday. Rose breathed out a sigh of relief now that she had a whole weekend to figure out how she fit into the human Doctor's life.

Grinning to herself in triumph, Rose got back into the taxi, her first checkmark ticked on her long list of duties she made her way to the flat, feeling all posh and a bit overwhelmed as she watched the familiar city fly past her.

She smiled politely at the doorman as she passed by him by, trying her best to look for all the world as if she belonged here. This apartment complex was so posh it actually had a doorman. Rose giggled out loud as she entered the fancy elevator and rode up to the eighth floor, hoping that the Doctor, or John Smith she supposed she should call him now, knew her enough so that she could spend some time hanging out with him in what she hoped would be a very nice flat.

"Geez, the TARDIS did well." Rose sighed as she unlocked the correct door, stepping into the large foyer. After she finished staring at the elegant entry way that was lit by a large crystal chandelier, Rose made her way around the large flat, wondering why John Smith would need so many rooms by himself.

Studying the flat with a small frown of concentration, Rose was pulled from her thoughts by her phone ringing while she searched the kitchen. A trip to the grocers' as well as the clothing stores would be in order. Glancing at the phone, she grimaced. It was her mother calling her.

"What is it now?" Rose asked, surprised when she heard Jackie's voice filled with panic.

"Rose, he woke up. He woke up, what should I do? Does he even know who I am?" Jackie gasped, whispering that she was hiding in the small kitchen as the man began to walk around the flat like he was used to the layout.

"I told you his name is John Smith, Mum," Rose explained, pretending like she was calmer than her mother. "I don't know anything about him yet either. Just pretend like he was drunk the night before and ask him to tell you everything about his life to ensure that he's sobered up now. Make a game out of it or something so it isn't suspicious," Rose suggested, glad that she would soon find out about the man as her mother hung up on her to talk to John and Rose rushed to the shops to get everything the man would need.

…

Half a day later, after Rose had finally finished making the apartment livable and believable with the necessities, she was relieved to see that her mum was calling her again.

"What did he say, Mum?" Rose asked, wondering why her mother hadn't called back until now. She hoped he would remember her so she could ensure that he got back to his posh flat safe and sound. She sure did want to have time to grab a quick shower before she had to go see him. The small of her back ached rather badly and she was slightly sweaty from all of the shopping, putting things in their proper place, and cleaning the flat up. Her feet ached so much that she just longed to crawl into her own bed on the TARDIS and sleep for the rest of the day.

"Rose, I think you should sit down for this. John is making me tea now. But you better head over now because I told him that you were," Jackie said, wondering how to break the news to her daughter.

"Mum? What did he say though?"

"His name is John Smith like you said, he is a professor of physics and seems like a perfectly polite man towards me, unlike the Doctor. He moved here a few days ago to get a new job…with his wife."

Rose was silent for a moment before she responded again. "Wife? How can he possibly have a wife?"

"He thinks he is married to you!" Jackie squealed. "Rose Smith I guess your name is now. The story that he told me is that you two met at University and have been married for almost a year. He doesn't like the fact that you have a job, but you don't care and work at a café even though he's more capable of supporting you both. So it seems like he is quite wealthy."

"I'll see you soon," Rose whispered into the phone, trying to blink the tears out of her eyes as she thought of how difficult these three months would be. Although the new Doctor was much more of a flirt than before and she knew that she loved him, she knew they could never have that kind of relationship…and now she would have to be married to the man that used to be him. She reached into her pocket and ran her fingers over the fob watch that contained the Doctor. When he came back in three whole months, he was going to have a hell of a lot of explaining to do.

…

Rose took a deep breath before she walked into the familiar flat of the Powell Estate. She had absolutely no idea how she was supposed to act or say, but she mustered up the courage and walked inside with a smile plastered onto her panicked face.

"Where have you been, sweetheart?" John, her supposed husband, said with a strange combination of worry and delight. "Way to drop me off at your mothers like that. Though she sure is acting strange today," he mumbled in an undertone so like the Doctor that her heart jerked in her chest as he flashed her a cheeky grin.

Rose didn't know how to respond to the stranger that looked so much like the Doctor, so she just settled down in the chair next to him at the table, glaring as her Mum went into the kitchen to get her a mug of tea as well.

"John, I need to talk to Rose for a moment in private, would you mind?" Jackie asked, eyeing her daughter as she pulled her into her bedroom and shut the door behind them.

"What do I do, Mum?" Rose gasped the moment the door closed, finally able to properly freak out in public. Tears quickly sprang to her hazel eyes. She was going to have it out with the TARDIS over this for sure! Jackie just stood there, halfway grinning at her daughter as Rose began to wonder why her mother was acting so fine about this situation.

"Be a wife to him, I suppose," Jackie grinned, her eyes holding back laughter. "You will be fine. It's only three months," Jackie added, thinking about the fact that she knew Rose so well. It was obvious that Rose was in love with the Doctor, and hoped this wouldn't hurt her daughter, even if it was for the best.

Rose huffed, annoyed by the nonchalance answer. "I've never been married before, Mum. I have no idea what he will expect."

"It'll just come naturally for you I assume," Jackie answered much to her daughters chagrin. "You're in love with the Doctor. That's why this is so hard for you?"

"Thanks, just thanks for the advice." Rose whispered sarcastically, ignoring her mother's question. With a final huff, Rose opened the door and walking up behind John, deciding she should go to the posh flat that she apparently lived in now. Since John thought they just moved here it made perfect sense that their flat wasn't completely set up yet.

John turned when she came in, smiling at her as he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled something out with a flourish. "I found this in my pocket; why weren't you wearing it?" he asked, his soft brown eyes appearing a tad hurt and confused.

"Oh, you know how I am with cleaning. I gave it to you so I wouldn't lose it last night while I was cleaning the place and I just forgot I guess," Rose easily lied, wondering why the Doctor had such a beautiful wedding ring with him in the first place as she shoved the ring onto her ring finger. It fit perfectly, as if the ring had been made specifically for her. Rose's stomach suddenly lurched and her heart began to flutter as the reality of the situation sunk in. Glancing at his left hand, she noticed a gold band encircling his ring finger as well.

"You want to go shopping for some new clothes for the rest of the day, right?" John questioned, nodding at her tight-lipped smile. "Well then, I'm going to go home and get some more things ready while you do that," he suggested, lightly brushing a kiss on her forehead. She just remained silent and nodded, the silly smile still on her face, and hugged her mother tightly before she left the safety of the council estates'.

…

Rose, carrying more bags than she had ever had before in a single shopping trip, supposed she could feel guilty about spending so much money on such beautiful clothes, but shoved the thought to the back of her mind as she remembered that she had to act the role of John's wife and needed new clothes. Plus, John had told her to get whatever she wanted as he handed her his credit card, explaining how unfortunate it was that her suitcase had been lost with almost all of her clothes a few days ago. Well, if she was going to act the part she'd have to look it as well.

"Hello?" Rose called out as she unlocked the door of her new apartment, wondering what John could possibly be doing. If he was anything like the Doctor all the appliances would be dismantled for an upgrade.

"In the study," he called back, his voice echoing through the cavernous flat. "Thanks for buying us food earlier by the way, I guess I forgot we needed that," John added in. Rose walked into the study, a beautiful room filled with books, and gaped. John looked exactly like the Doctor as he lounged at his desk reading a thick, leather-bound tome.

"I'm just going to put this new stuff I bought in the closet," Rose replied, hefting up one of the bags she had sat down. She walked through the flat to the bedroom, trying to ignore the fact that it was one they would be sharing and then stepped into the huge walk-in closet. She was somewhat surprised and a little miffed that John already had clothing and, with a pang that nearly brought tears to her eyes, noticed he still had a liking for suits by the large supply that hung there. Apparently he had gone shopping today as well.

As Rose was hanging the clothes, she felt John walk in behind her. "What all did you buy?" he asked in a curious tone, more than a hint of a smile evident in his voice. "Why don't you show it to me?" Rose almost gasped in surprise when she felt John walk up behind her and wrap his arms around her, burying his face against her neck and lightly kissing it.

"No, not now," Rose exclaimed, trying to stop herself from blushing when John leaned over and pulled out a piece of lingerie from one of the bags. Rose just gaped at it in shock. She had basically forgotten about that bag in particular. She'd gotten it at her mother's constant insistence over the phone that John would be confused if she just didn't have anything like that in her closet. Her heart began racing as she thought of all the things he would expect from her as his wife. Absently worrying her lower lip with her teeth, she grimaced, relieved that her face would turned away from him, as she supposed she would have to eventually. She just hoped the Doctor understood since it was his own fault that John even thought they were married in the first place.

"Fine, but tonight you can show me," he whispered with a somewhat salacious grip, holding the garment a bit longer before finally setting it aside. "I made reservations for us," John explained as he left the room, leaving Rose practically banging her head against the wall in frustration.

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