AN: Sorry I haven't updated in so long. I've had a really bad case of writers block, tons of homework AND I've been busy as heck. I've been coming back to this chapter and adding to it every now and then and it's FINALLY done. WHEW. Not to mention, I've also been adding to the third chapter too.. ;) That'll be done soon enough. One thing, pretend that the second, human Doctor doesn't exist... Like, as if he was never created. I sort of left that part out last time. Hope you guys enjoy :)

Chapter Two

Rose's Day

Rose Tyler sat up in bed. She glanced around her room, looking at pictures in frames and small statues on her desk and dressers. She laid back in her bed for a moment, taking a deep breath. She closed her eyes and re-counted her dream.

She was walking down the shore of what looked like a lake; A very recognizable lake. Not even a lake. It was Bad Wolf Bay she was walking down, wearing her worn jeans and blue T-Shirt. She stopped at the edge of the bay, without knowing why. Something told her to turn away from it. So she did. As she turned around, she noticed someone was standing behind her.

He was tall, handsome. Brown haired and happy looking, but with eyes that told a story, a story the spread over many years. Wearing a long, brown, striped suit, and holding a Sonic Screwdriver. She knew who this man was, and he seemed to show at least briefly in each one of her dreams.
This man was the Doctor.

Rose say up quickly again and shook her head, trying to get him out of her mind.

"He's gone, Rose. Get over it." She grumbled. "You're dead, remember?" She sighed and jumped out of bed. As she readied to go to work in the shop down the street, she attempted to get the dream out of her mind.
She stopped brushing her hair for a moment and looked into the mirror. Studying her appearance, she muttered, "He'll find someone better, anyway."
Pulling the brush through her dirty-blonde hair once again, and wondered why she couldn't stop thinking about him. The dreams she got other nights left her wondering where he was, what he was doing, just for a moment, before he slipped her mind again. Was this a message? No, it couldn't be. The portal to the real world was closed. It was over.
Once she was prepared, wearing a new pair of jeans and a random shirt from her drawer, she walked down the stairs to the living room to find her mother in the kitchen, stirring something and watching the news, and her father on the couch, stretched out with a laptop.

"Morning mum, dad." She said.

"Rose, there you are! I was afraid you were going to oversleep!" Said Jackie, flicking the volume on the TV down.
Rose hugged her mother, then bounced over to her father and kissed him on the cheek.
"Exactly why I have to go now. Love you two!" Rose said as she grabbed her jean jacket and pulled the door open.

"Stay out of trouble!" Jackie called as Rose shut the door.
Rose began her normal pace to the corner store, but started to slow for a moment as she had a thought. Not even a though, really... More a feeling. Something told her to miss work today, to take a stroll 'round the city. Rose wondered if this would be a good idea, but even as she questioned it, she pulled out her phone and began dialing her boss's cell number to call in for the day. She pressed the call button and had a mental argument with herself as it rang, whether she should skip or not. Just as she decided not to, someone answered.

"Hello, James Allen speaking."
She cleared her throat. "hello Mr. Allen, Rose here." She said.
"Ah, Rose. Hello. What excuse do you have to miss work today?" Mr. Allen asked. Though Rose knew it was a joke, she frowned into the phone, for two reasons. The first being the fact that she'd only missed work 3 times in the past 6 months, two of which she was sick, and the third she felt she needed a day off.

The second was because, well, she didn't have a reason. A million things ran across her mind, her mother was sick and her father had to work, vice versa, her car broke down (Which wouldn't work, she knew instantly, because even her boss knew she lived just down the street.) But of all the things she thought, she decided to go with the one she tried so many times on her mother in grade school.
"I'm not feeling too well." She muttered. She gave a little cough to emphasize a bit. She heard Mr. Allen chuckle.
"Rose Tyler, I've worked with 19 and 20 years old's for years. You think I'll fall for that one?" He laughed again."Go ahead and take a day. I won't mark it, I suppose. But you better be on your guard rest of this week, got me?"

Rose smiled. "Thanks boss. I'll do my best."
"Good. See you tomorrow, then."
"Goodbye." She closed the phone and turned away from the corner store. Where to go... Rose sighed and started off towards town. She could go for a walk... But definitely not home. Her parents would question her for sure.

There were many things crossing her mind as she walked, though, there was one recurring image; The big blue box and the Doctor. He was saying goodbye for the last time... But that's almost all he did when he showed up in her thoughts. Their goodbye had been final and official. He was gone. But that goodbye had never left her mind completely. Always there, somewhere.
She knew she still loved him... Him and that blue box. How happy he was while he was traveling. They would have been perfect... Except for the fact that he would live on while she got older. He'd get sick of her eventually. But... It would have been worth it, to be with him until he was ready to leave. Of course, it would hurt a lot. Maybe too much to handle. If only she had be strong enough to hold on... She would have been able to stick around long enough to see just what would happen...

She growled when she realized she couldn't stop thinking about it. It had never been this bad before... She had. To. For. Get.
Leaning against a brick building, facing the street, she gently banged her head against the brick. Come on, Rose. It's over. Forget. But she couldn't. She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them to see someone standing in front of her.
"Oh! I... I'm sorry. You looked distressed." Muttered the boy about her age in front of her. "i wasn't sure if you were alright."
Rose glanced away. "I'm fine."
He looked at her intently, as intently as a shy boy can possibly look. "you sure?"
Rose looked at him. "Sure."
He wondered what a pretty girl was doing, halfway to town, facing the street, not doing really anything. But, he couldn't stop staring... "Do you... Ehm. Would you maybe want to meet me for coffee later?" He asked.
Rose stopped cold on the outside. But in her mind, it instantly became a working factory. What about the Doctor? What would he think? What did it matter, he was gone. Who was this boy anyway? Doubt he could ever compare to... He's gone, Rose, give it up. Should I...?
The boy looked at her. He could tell from her eyes that the answer would be no. "With someone?" he asked, glumly.
Rose snapped back up again. "Er, no. Not... not anymore." Wait, she had never been with the Doctor... Well, been with the Doctor. "I mean... No."
He looked at her still. "Then what? I know you have a reason." he thought for a moment. "Just get over a break-up? I get that..."
She wondered if that would be a good way to put it. "I guess you could say that." If being sent into this world that just so happens to be a parallel universe, separated by the one I really love forever, who also just so happens to be an alien Time-Lord counts as "getting over a break-up."
He nodded. "i get it. if... if you ever need someone to talk to, or... Or if you'd like to go out sometime... Call me. My name's Beck." He pulled out a sticky note and scribbled down his number, and forced it into her hand.

She cleared her throat, pulling herself, again, out of her reverie. "Rose." She muttered.
"Nice to meet you, Rose." he said. He turned and walked away. Rose widened her eyes, not from the good type of shock. What was THAT all about? She wondered. Turning towards town again, the Doctor and his blue box momentarily out of her mind, she walked down the street, shoving the half crumbled sticky-note into her pocket without thinking...

AN: The end of the chapter :) Hope you liked. Honestly, a lot of this came from random inspiration. I don't have much creativity at the moment. The part with the random guy, Beck, was 1. Cause I needed more in the chapter and 2. because I figured poor Rose needed something to get the Doctor off her mind for a minute. XD Sorry bout the random boy, but yanno. More chapter space was needed. Anyway, next chapter soon (Hopefully.) to come. Thanks for the lovely reviews! 3