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Coming Back to Me

Chapter Four

The two Doctors were staring at each other, as if trying to read each other while questioning the possibility of it. The younger Doctor was trying to figure out his future while the older was desperately trying to warn his younger self of what was to come.

Rose looked between her Doctor and the two strangers, wondering who this man was and why the Doctor seemed so shocked. After looking River over once she turned to her Doctor, a worried look on her face.

There were things I'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed right…

"Doctor? What's wrong?" she asked.

The tenth Doctor blinked, brought out of his trance and back to the matter at hand. "Rose! Right. Yes. Well then, you see, it's complicated. He's…" He looked at his older self, the new face. The eleventh Doctor shook his head, leaving Ten to think fast.

Eleven hated to have to lie to Rose, but he knew it would be bad if she knew he was the Doctor. She'd ask questions. Questions he couldn't answer. Rose would get upset, and that was one thing he knew he and his younger self didn't need. The situation was explosive enough. Especially with River and Rose here.

Especially after what had happened…

There were nights of endless pleasure…
It was more than any laws allow…

Ten stumbled over his words. "He's a Time Lord." He said, not having to fake the astonishment in his voice. "An old friend."

Eleven smiled, proud of his younger self. Not lying to her, but not giving too much away either. "Yes!" Eleven said, "I'm…The Traveler. This is my gir- -" He cut himself off, looking back at River.

She wasn't his girlfriend.

She wasn't his companion.

Not anymore. What were they to each other now?

"Friend." He said finally. "My friend, River Song."

Rose's face lit up. "That's grea- -" but she was interrupted by the sound of Sontaran footsteps echoing down the corridor.

"We'll have to catch up later." The younger Doctor said, "Right now we're on our way to the engine room to shut the engine down."

The eleventh Doctor shook his head, "Better to…" Suddenly, Sontarans appeared at the end of the dungeon's hallway, "Run!"

Baby, baby
If I k iss you like this
And you hold me like that

The younger Doctor almost instinctively grabbed Rose's hand and did just that. Eleven followed, reaching just as instinctively for River's hand, but she snatched it away.

She had been so happy to see him, but ever since what had happened things were different. Way different. And she still wasn't ready to face him…

I just have to admit that it's all coming back to me…