Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor who or any of the characters affiliated with it, thank you. Nor do I own Three days grace or their song "Fallen angel"
Late at night I could hear the crying
I hear it all, trying to fall asleep
When all the love around you is dying
Rose sat up in bed, wondering what the sound was that woke her. She yawned and frowned at the same time and struggled out of her bed.
"Doctor?" She called out, among the many hallways in the TARDIS.
She heard the noise again; it was full anger and pain. It wasn't crying, but more or less muffled grunts, as if someone was punching something.
She followed the noise down the hall and passed several rooms, ignoring each, until she came across the room the Doctor was in. She peered in and saw him trying to destroy something.
"Doctor?" she inquired, quietly.
The Doctor looked up surprised. "Rose."
"Yep. Just ol' me." She replied. "whatcha building?" she wandered over to where he was.
"Nothing, more like destroying something."He answered. "Memories." How do you stay so strong?
How did you hide it all for so long?
How can I take the pain away?
How can I save
"Do you want to talk?" Rose asked, sitting down next to him.
"Not really, no."
"I won't then. I'll just sit here with you then."
She reached forward and grasped his hand, letting him know that he wasn't alone. He wasn't ever alone, not while he had her. And the Doctor knew this. His two hearts knew this.
A fallen angel, in the dark You do it all for my own protection
Never thought you'd fall so far
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel
You make me feel like I'll be okay
Still I have so many questions
The Doctor didn't pull away, he squeezed her hand instead, as if he was quietly telling her thank you. He didn't need to explain anything to her. She knew he had dark memories. He had anger. And sorrow. And regrets.
She never really asked for an explanation, she just accepted and stood next to him.
She, Rose was, his rock, and never really realized it til now. She didn't leave him when the daleks had him surrounded. She came back, pulling the heart of the TARDIS within her, calling herself bad wolf. Just to save him, her doctor.
How do you stay so strong?
How did you hide it all for so long?
How can I take the pain away?
How can I save
A fallen angel, in the dark
Never thought you'd fall so far
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel, just let go
You don't have to be alone
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
I was right beside you
When you went to hell and back again
"Do you want to go somewhere?" He asked, her all of sudden.
Rose grinned at the Doctor. "Always. And with you, anywhere. But, honestly, let's just relax and enjoy the silence and each other, eh, Doctor?"
The Doctor smiled at her, always amazed at how she knew exactly what to say to him and knew what he really needed; just silence and her company, calming his demons down for the night.