((I do not, in any way, own Doctor Who... It would be obvious if I did because I'd make Martha never appear and Donna to remember the Doctor. But noo… I have to make the FanFictions and can only dream. ;`~; ))

Summary: The Doctor. Always alone. But always strong, puts the thoughts of all his former companions inside a box and tucks it away deep inside his mind. He misses them though, Oh! Indeed he does. Without them, it's been too quiet. However, what happens when the silence is broken? How is the silence even broken?

Back story: Takes place right after Journey's End. No River Song, sadly for all those who support her. I will warn you that this is definitely a Doctor/Rose FanFic. No, Slash OCs, major OOC-ness, lemons, etc. If I do decide to actually make lemons though, I'll be sure to change it to 'M.' Oh! And the lemons shall be sweet. *rubs hands together* ;D Ahh~ There will be some shocking character deaths, characters brought back, characters made up. Mmm…That's about it. Carry on reading!

Chapter 1: Realization

Forever. Does such a thing exist?

Ancient. Yeah, sure. The Face of Bo, Captain Jack! He proves the point quite clearly. (So do I, might I add. After all, Being 904, soon 905.)

But the question hangs around my head, bugging me a bit.

Does Forever truly exist?

'Nahhh…' Automatically the answer pops into my mind.

I sniff. Forever wasn't logically possible.

Then again, half of the things I do don't seem logically possible to humans.

Aliens, time-traveling, space ships, planets…

Something I was so comfortable with, it… Just couldn't be logical to humans.

I sniff again. At least for another few hundred years.

. . .

Forever though.

So immense. So vast. So…Endless.

Forever was an empty promise.

I shake my head.

And this… This is where my hoo-diggory cla-figglory logic comes in.

I went to the end of the universe before. That's when I reunited with… The Master. (The near thought of him leaves a vile, yet nostalgic taste in my mouth.)

So, who says that forever can't also end?

Shaking my head again, I press some random buttons, making the TARDIS shake.

"Ready to go?" Smiling, I say aloud. It turns into a deep frown though and I get disheartened when I remember there was no Donna. No Martha. No Rose. No Sarah. No...Nobody tagging along for another new adventure. They're all gone.

For Pete's sake, Sarah has had a 14-year-old son! Donna… she had saved the universe, but at a costly price. Rose… She's happy with the other me, most likely. It was a bit creepy thinking that I had a semi-carbon copy of myself. She can…She can have some babies, and get married. Automatically, I squirm uncomfortably from the thought, but start to wonder the what, and ifs of the Other Me. Possibly, one of the babies will turn out like Jenny. Another pang is taken to my hearts, and I shake my head again.

The TARDIS hums a strange, solemn noise. And for some reason, it leaves me in lower spirits.

I pause pressing the buttons for a moment, and the TARDIS stops shaking and humming all together.

I sit on the chair.

I was lonely.

No matter how many times I get told. Or try to convince myself.

I am lonely.

There was no Forever for me. No Forever for any companions.

No matter how many times they promise and assure me that there will be, there isn't.

I'm always left alone in the end.