The Doctor
"Rose." His voice was soft, and Jack smiled softly back towards him, opening the door.
The Doctor walked in silently, not turning to look at Jack as he passed him. His eyes were focused on the one person in front of him.
He stopped a short distance into the room and tried to say something, but his voice caught in his throat as he heard her sob. It took a lot for him not to run around her and capture her in his arms. He waited a few seconds, noting that Jack had decided to stay just outside, to which he was thankful for.
"Rose," he said again, his voice perfectly soft though there was a slight quiver attached to it.
Rose stiffened when she heard her name said, it wasn't Jack's, she knew. Despite the long years, she'd believed that's she'd never have forgotten his voice, and she knew then that she hadn't. She didn't respond however, her sobbing just seemed to increase and she stared into the blackness of her hands, her back to him.
"Oh Rose," the Doctor said again, softly, and before long he was stood in front of her, her hands were raised to her eyes, in a similar notion to a weeping angel he noted. He grasped her arms gently, watching her all the time. He noticed she was shaking more violently than she should be, and nearly drew back, but she lowered her hands ever so slightly, her misted eyes just visible above her hands, and without realising it, the Doctor took a step back and released her arms.
Rose noticed the action and she quickly rose her hands back up to cover her eyes. She knew people would see her as a freak, of a person or of nature, either way, and he obviously was feeling the same.
Not 30 seconds later, however, his hands were back, gently prying her arms down from her face. "Rose, what's happened to you?" he asked tenderly as she resisted his arms. "Please Rose, please look at me." He's tone was slightly pleading, she didn't say anything for a while but once again the Doctor realised how violently she was shaking, and he frowned.
About a minute passed before Rose lowered her hands, she kept her eyes down however, rather than looking up at him. He moved his hand to her cheek, and gently rubbed off the tears that slid from her eyes. "Rose," he said again his voice almost a whisper, "I'm here Rose, I'm never gunna leave you," he quoted her from what for him was just a short of two years ago, and it drew a short smile out of her.
"Doctor?" her voice shook as she spoke, her golden eyes met his brown ones, and he gave her one of his infectious smiles. She shook her head slightly, tears still rolling down her cheek, but a small laugh escaped her lips. The Doctor opened his arms to her, and she shuffled forward slightly. Noticing her movement, the Doctor moved in forward and waited for her to rest her head against his chest before he wrapped his arms around her.
-DW—
At some point during the last hour Jack had walked off forgotten about by the two people in the room. When he returned to his office he saw Rose in the Doctor's arms she was shaking slightly, and the Doctor appeared to be trying to sooth her.
He knocked on the door gently to get the Doctor's attention before he walked in. "How're you then, Doc?" He asked, his voice sounding cheerful.
The Doctor just shrugged and stroked Rose's hair. She slowly raised her head away from the Doctor and wiped her eyes, keeping her head down.
"What happened, Rose?" The Doctor asked, keeping his voice as soft as possible.
"I… I don't know," she mumbled to the ground, no longer able to look at the Doctor or Jack.
"Rosie, how'd you get here?" Jack asked, trying to keep his voice even, though excitement was blaring out.
"I don't know." She said again, more clearly this time, and Jack frowned.
"Come back to the Tardis Rose? You can sleep and then we can talk." Jack snorted when the Doctor said that.
"In which case I'm coming with you, otherwise I'll never find out what's happened." The Doctor rolled his eyes at Jack, but accepted it.
"I'll keep it parked here, just for you."
-DW—
"I'm serious Doc! Something's happened and she's like my sister!" Jack was saying when Rose woke. She could feel something soft beneath her and a weight to the side of her. It took her a little while to work out where she was. It was her old room on the TARDIS, and she was laid in a bed. It felt weird after so long to have a bed beneath her.
"I know Jack, and if she wants to come with me, then I'll make sure she's safe, and I'll make sure she never feels like she has these last few years…
"Safe, with you?" Rose's voice startled the men and they smiled a little.
"Welcome back Rosie," Jack said, but the Doctor just looked at her, his eyes so sad, but a small smile played at his lips, and she managed it, almost.
"Is there any food?" Rose asked, her voice cracking a little, she'd been back on her home world for nearly 36 hours now, and her body seemed aware of the fact that she had not eaten properly in that time.
"Coming to the kitchen then? And we can talk in there?" The Doctor said, offering a hand to Rose. She yawned slightly before accepting it, and the Doctor pulled her up. The three of them walked down the corridors of the Tardis hand in hand, with Rose having a man on either side. It didn't take long for them to get to the kitchen, and the Doctor left Rose and Jack to sit at the table as he started to scoop together something small for them all to eat. Jack grabbed a drink for Rose before he sat with her, almost forcing her to drink it.
Once the Doctor had finished cooking, he placed three plates on the table, "spaghetti bolognaise, just how you used to like it," he said with a smile.
"Thanks," she said, tucking in to her food in a very wolf like way.
They sat in silent for a while, Jack and the Doctor casting continual glances at Rose before one of them finally gave in. "So, how come you're back here Rose? How'd you get back, and what happened over there?" The Doctor asked.
He saw Rose almost start to tear up, and came over to wrap his arms around her, "Take as long as you need, but I need to know Rose," he whispered softly into her hair and she nodded.
AN- I love you guys! You actually make me smile, and I'm glad to hear you're all enjoying it! Sorry this chapter's late! A couple of reasons – Lack of Wifi, not been well and the fact that I have work to catch up on that I still haven't done! xD So I hope you enjoyed it, it is just a filler chapter, and the next chapter should hold the answers! I'll get the next chapter up Monday at the latest (hopefully), and there's either likely to be one or 2 more, but it depends on how it flows The next one will definitely provide some answers :)
