Lost in Delusions

Rose chose not to say with her new family after saying good-bye to the Doctor, instead she ran, taking cash from her bank account so Pete couldn't follow her, she left England. First she went to Ireland, then Scotland, she continued her journey to America. That was the first time she saw him, Rose was standing in line to see a play on Broadway, and she turned when she heard her name.

Her Doctor was standing there, in a blue suit, "Since when do you wear blue Doctor?" walking to where he was Rose tried to touch him but her hand went right though him, "Why are you here Rose? You should be at home." Then he disappeared again.

The next she saw him, she was at her first rodeo in Texas, he was sitting next to her in the bleachers, "You are worrying your parents Rose, how is this going to help you? You could be helping people instead of running away from your life, you were meant for so much more." Rose tried her best to ignore this image but he touched her cheek with his hand, "Rose Marion, Go Home." He faded away again, and Rose was only more determined to stay away from London.

Splashing around in the rain in Seattle, Rose was joined by her Doctor, who was in his brown suit again, smirking at him she asked, "I see your back in you usual attire." Looking at her quietly the Doctor looked to the fog covered stars and spoke softly, "Do you remember what today is? We met today, in Henrik's, who knew that the word 'run' would change both our lives so drastically? I miss you Rose Tyler, it's not the same without you around." Rose was quietly sobbing and when she looked up he was gone, that was the first time she considered going home.

Traveling around in the same way she started her next destination was Japan, taking in the sights she decided to go shopping, she was looking at a robot that made her think of the time spent on the SS Madame de Pompadour, and wondering whether or not to pick one up for the sibling she had left behind. Rose was leaving the store when the Doctor arrived again, back in his blue suit. He walked next to her for several blocks before she gave in, "Why are you? How am I supposed to move on and live in this place if you keep showing up?" he paused before walking forward quickly to catch up with her.

"Why Rose, from your statements I would gather that you don't want me here, well as much as I like spending this time with you, I'm really just here to tell you to go home again. Not that you listen to me…" she cut him off, "I am going back to London, this was my last stop, now will you stop nagging me?" she stopped talking and shook her head, knowing that he was gone again.

Rose walked through the door of the Tyler mansion, and dropped her bag; "Hello?" she called out carefully realizing that they may not want her there anymore.

"Rose?" she heard her mothers voice scream from upstairs, Jackie came running down the stairs and grabbed Rose in her arms.

"Rose, I am so glad that your home, it's been over a year, I was so worried, and Pete looked for months before he just couldn't anymore. Oh sweetheart, you don't look good. You lost weight and you need a hair cut, oh I missed you."

Rose let her head rest on her mums shoulder while Jackie rambled, and when Pete came home, she mumbled the word daddy and he wrapped her in his arms and told her how glad he was to have her home. After Jackie went to bed Rose told Pete about seeing the Doctor and he told her that if she wanted too that Torchwood would see if the rift was spiking. Rose shook her head, she knew what the problem was but she didn't want to confirm it.

Rose went around for another year, playing with her baby brother, taking pictures with her mum, going shopping with Mickey, playing video games with Pete during his time off, and writing all her stories of what happened with the Doctor in a journal. She had regular conversations with the Doctor; he only wore his brown suit twice more after that, on the anniversary of their meeting and of their good-bye. Sometimes she could touch him, and other times she found her hand just going right through him, Rose only shared these conversations with Pete, because she didn't want to worry her mum.

One day Rose collapsed while playing with Tony and her mum found her on the hallway floor with tony asking her to wake up, Jackie called an ambulance and then Pete who met them at the hospital. The Doctors scanned her brain and found that she had a abnormally large tumor sitting on her fontal lobe, as her parents were sitting by her bedside the Tyler family lawyer arrived.

"Mr. and Mrs. Tyler, Rose knew this would happen at some point, she saw a doctor in America after the first conversation with a man she called the Doctor." Jackie looked sharply at Pete who told her that he would explain later, "Well, she left some things for you both and for Tony, there is a journal which tells all of her stories, the TARDIS key, in case he comes back, so that he can find you, and she left you both letters and one for Tony when he is older. She left a letter for Mickey too, she also said to tell you that while she loves you both, her heart never left that daft man with a blue box, and not to worry because she may not be here with you but she is happy where she is." With that the lawyer left the family to say their good-byes to Rose.

She was running, and he was running to her as well, there was a red head to the right but she didn't care she got to be with her Doctor again, and then they saved the world and traveled the stars together again.

Rose smiled in her sleep and then left her parents alone with Tony. Holding each other both Jackie and Pete had tears falling down their faces; kissing Rose on the forehead they left the room to go tell Mickey that Rose was gone.

Dear Mum,

This probably isn't how you imagined my good-bye, and it wasn't my ideal fare thee well either but mum, it's okay. I love you, and you're a wonderful mum, don't forget about Tony okay? He is going to need you, make sure you love him and give him everything the way you gave it all to me. Enjoy your second chance with Pete, you deserve it more then anyone else. You were amazing mum, and I got to see the stars, how could I stay home after that? I missed you but I was at the beginning of a new life, I only wish it hadn't ended so soon. But your not going to have to worry anymore, if your reading this then I'm with the Doctor again, in one way or another, I'm going to miss you mum, have a cuppa for me, will you?

Always, Rose M. Tyler