So back by popular demand…..Still Special Chapter 2! Thank you so much for all of you who reviewed. It means so much to me! Anyway on with the show:
"Hi Doctor" Rose said. She could hardly believe that she was finally talking to him again.
"Rose where are you" the Doctor asked as he turned around?
"I'm right here Doctor"
"Right where? Are you invisible or are you just in my head?" She could feel his disbelief and confusion. And she also understood his fear of hearing her only in his mind.
"No Doctor, I'm not in your head. I'm the TARDIS"
" What!" Rose laughed at his shocked face. Listening to her laugh surround him, the Doctor began to smile. "How are you on my ship?"
"No not on your ship. I am the TARDIS. I am your ship. Back on Satellite 5 when you…when you kissed me to take away the Time Vortex, the TARDIS made sure a small piece stayed with me"
"She did what!?" The Doctor's mouth once again dropped open.
"You know if you keep doing that someone might mistake you for a fish" Rose teased.
"Not funny Rose" the Doctor said sternly. But Rose could see his wonderful smile sneaking through. Then his smile faded and Rose felt his sadness once again. "How long has it been since…." the question trailed off.
"A year. At least for me. What about you?"
"It's been just about a year too. How's your life Rose?"
Rose smiled at his concern. "It's..well it's fantastic. I mean as fantastic as a life without traveling through time and space can be. I've tried to do that for you."
He smiled. Then he put his hand down on the console and Rose could feel it! It was just like he was touching her arm. A slow tear made its way down her cheeks and a soft sob escaped her throat. Instantly, the Doctors face clouded over. "Rose what is it? What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong. It's just…I can feel that. When you put your hand down I can feel it like you're touching my arm right now"
The Doctor moved his hand down the console a bit and grabbed a hold on the edge. Rose's tears began again when she realized that he was holding her hand. "You have missed that haven't you?"
"More than you can possibly know Rose" he replied. "There were days when I would reach out my hand for yours and then remember that you weren't there."
"It was like that for me too. Some days I'd look up and there would be a man in a pinstripe suit walking about and I would run after him. It wasn't until after I'd stopped him that I realized it wasn't you."
"Oh Rose." The Doctor let out a deep sigh as he realized how much pain she must have been in over the past year. "There were times when I'd swear that you were here on the TARDIS with me. Just tonight in fact, I seriously thought that you were here. I was in your room and I sat down on your bed and it was warm"
Rose gasped! It was her dream. When the Tardis had told her that it wasn't just a dream Rose had assumed that she meant the part about the Time Vortex. What if she had meant that Rose's entire dream had been real?
"Doctor, that was my dream tonight. I dreamt that I was on the TARDIS and I came to my room. I was in there looking around and I sat down on my bed. That was when the Tardis started talking to me. Then you came in and you sat on my bed. She told me that you found it warm. And then you listened to my CD player"
"But Rose that's exactly what I did. I found your CD player on and listened to the song, which by the way was perfect. And then I found your note."
"Oh my god! That was exactly my dream! I don't understand. My dreams are real? I really was on the TARDIS tonight?"
"I'm not sure Rose. Can you think of anything else from the dream" he asked?
"Oh I dunno. The only other thing was that the Tardis said that I couldn't touch you yet. When I asked her about it she said she wasn't sure if it was possible but she was still looking."
"Rose, I need to talk to the TARDIS for a minute. Do you think you can let her talk to me again?"
"Just hold on a minute" Rose began to concentrate on reversing the connection when the Doctor called her name. She opened her eyes and looked back at him again.
"Rose, in case you can't come back to me again, there's something I need to say to you. Rose Tyler, I love you so much. And I'm so very sorry that I didn't get a chance to tell you. But I did and now you know that" the Doctor said, gripping the edge of the console again.
Rose smiled at him as she felt his love washing over her in waves. "I love you too my Doctor. I always knew that you loved me, but it was a long time coming! Now hold on a minute and I'll put the Tardis back on"
Rose closed her eyes and focused like the Tardis had taught her. Tardis are you there?
Yes Rose I am. I'm so glad that he finally told you how he felt. He's been carrying around that guilt for awhile now.
It was nice to finally hear it! Anyway I think he wants a word with you. I do think he's a little mad about you not telling him sooner.
Oh well. He's been mad at me before. Besides he can't go anywhere without me. Don't worry, I'll let you talk to him again soon. There's lots of plans for the two of you to work out.
Plans? What are you talking about Tardis?
You'll find out soon enough Rose. Now just let go for a minute. I'll call you back when it's time.
Slowly she began to feel the Time Vortex slip away and became acutely aware of voices. Mainly her mum shouting really loud, followed by Mickey. Oh crap! She was going to have some explaining to do
