A/N: Another time skip! Hopping forward another year now!

I don't really have anything else to say, so I'm just going to type a few strange words with my keyboard along the lines of bingle bongle dingle dangle yickidy doo yickidy dah ping pong lippy tappy too tah.

And the disclaimer: why do I even bother with this? If I owned Doctor Who, it wouldn't be called fanfiction anymore. It would be…I don't know. Ownerfiction?

ROSE

"You've got that date with Lily tonight, right, Doctor?" I ask. I'm looking forward to these visits more often since I met Evan. He's absolutely amazing. Every so often I still get a jealous twang when I see the Doctor and Lily, but then remember – I'm in my own happy relationship. Everything is okay.

"Yes, I do," he responds from his position under the TARDIS console.

Then I ask the question I've been meaning to or a long time: "Doctor, why haven't you told Lily you're an alien?" There's a loud thump and an "Ow."

"Well…I…I don't know how she'd take it," he says.

"Well she has to find out eventually. One day she's going to realize you aren't getting any older. I think it's better if you tell her instead of her finding out on her own. She'd be angry with you for keeping secrets."

"I…good idea Rose. As a matter of fact, I should tell her tonight, considering…"

"Considerting what?" I ask.

"Wellll…." He reaches into his pocket.

And pulls out a velvet box.

"Oh my god!" I gasp.

"Do you think it's a good idea?" he asks.

"I…" I really don't. But if it makes him happy…

"That's brilliant," I lie. "She'll be so happy." Ifake a smile and pray he can't tell. He smiles back at me. As soon as his back is turned, my smile falls. Why is this so hard?

THE DOCTOR

"So, Lily. I have something I need to tell you," I say nervously. She gasps.

"You're breaking up with me, aren't you?"

"No!" I exclaim. "I really only have something to say!"

"Oh! Phew!" she sighs. "Thank goodness!"

"This isn't exactly easy to say…so just hear me out, okay? Just listen." She nods, and I continue. "My name isn't John Smith." She looks confused for a moment. "I'm called the Doctor. That's all, just the Doctor. I'm 904 years old, and I'm an alien. I'm called a Time Lord, the last of my kind. I travel through time and space with my ship called the TARDIS. She looks like a 1950s police box. I know this is a lot for me to spring on you, and I'm sorry, but I just didn't know how to tell you when we first met…" I trail off when I realize she's laughing.

"That's hilarious, John. Seriously, what do you want to tell me?" I look at her.

"Lily, I wasn't joking."

"You're serious," she says, more of a question than a statement. I nod, and grab her hands, putting one over each of my hearts. Her eyes widen.

"Get away from me! You freak!" she yells, before getting up and running.

I didn't even get to ask her to marry me.

And then I realize.

I was never in love with Lily. All this time, and it's always been Rose.

ROSE

"Hey, Evan," I call out as I open the door to his flat. He gave me a key a few months ago. I walk into the living room, he must not have heard me.

And I can see why. He's a bit busy shoving his tongue down a girl's throat. I do what I've been doing with every situation that scares me since I met the Doctor: I run.

I head out into the dark streets, my eyes blurred with tears. I thought what I had with Evan was special, I thought we were different. I realize I was wrong now. I race into an alleyway and lean against the wall, sliding down until I'm sitting and cry.

Then I'm disturbed by another guy.

"Hey, are you alright?" he asks, his kind eyes looking into mine. I nod and wipe my eyes, grabbing my purse from the ground next to me. He reaches out a hand and I grab it. He pulls me up, and then suddenly grabs for my purse and runs.

"Hey!" I yell angrily. I chase after him into the empty streets. I jump on his back and tackle him to the ground, scratching and slapping at every inch of him I can reach. Unfortunately, I don't exactly end up on top.

Then he pulls out a gun. And shoots me in the forehead.

Naturally, I'm surprised when I wake up. I remember every detail of what happened, so why do I feel perfectly fine? I reach up to run my fingers along my forehead. The spot where there should be a bullet wound is as smooth as ever. I stand up slowly, making sure I can balance myself, and realize I'm fine.

I just DIED. I shouldn't be fine!

The next thing I do is go to check my pulse.

I can't believe what I'm feeling.

THE DOCTOR

Rose is sitting in the captain's chair when I get back. She's changed, ready for bed rather than a night visiting with her boyfriend. She looks surprised, and a bit nervous when she notices me.

"I didn't expect you back so soon!" she exclaims, twirling at her hair like she always does when she's nervous.

"Yeah, well, night didn't go like I expected," I sigh. Her eyes widen.

"Oh my god, what happened?"

"Well…I told her about me being a Time Lord. She thought I was joking at first, then I let her feel my heart beats. And she freaked and ran. I didn't even get the chance to ask her…" I trail off.

"Oh, Doctor," Rose whispers. She stands and pulls me into a hug.

"Anyway," I say, pulling back and leaning against the console. "How was your visit with Evan?" I don't want to talk about Lily anymore, no matter how much it kills me that Rose is dating another guy.

"Oh, well…he was cheating on me," she says quietly looking at the floor. My head snaps up. How dare he do that to Rose? How dare he take advantage of the most perfect person in the universe like that?

"I'm going to kill him!" I exclaim angrily. She puts a hand on my shoulder.

"Doctor, really, it's fine. I walked in on him kissing another girl, whatever. I've got a more serious issue…"

"What? What is it Rose? You know I'll be there for you, whatever it is, whatever happens, you're my best friend, I love you, I'm not going to leave you to deal with it on your own!" I say frantically, then freeze. Did I really just tell her…?

The look on her face says yes.

"Did you just say you love me?" she asks, astonished.

"Well…yeah. Is that okay?" I ask carefully.

"That's brilliant!" she says, smiling. "I love you, too!" Then she pulls me in and plants a kiss on my lips. I kiss her back until I remember she was telling me something.

"You were going to say something important, sorry about that," I say, not really sorry at all.

"Right," she says, swallowing.

ROSE

"Well, I walked in on Evan and that other girl, and was pretty mad and hurt. I ran out, not really paying attention to where I was going. I ended up sitting in the alleyway crying. Then this guy came over and helped me up, seemed really nice. At least, he did until he tried to rob me. I ran after him, and basically…" I trail off, not sure how to continue.

"What is it Rose?" he asks, concerned. I can tell he's already angry at this guy for robbing me by how tense he is. He's going to freak.

"He shot me. You know, with a gun."

"WHAT?!"

"He put a bullet through my forehead. And I died."

He stares at me. "Rose, this isn't funny."

I stare at him. "Doctor, I'm not joking. And…feel my pulse." His eyes widen.

"That's not even possible, Rose. There's no way."

"Just do it," I beg. He lays a hand over my heart. Well…my original one. Then he brings his other hand to the other side of my chest.

"Oh my god," he chokes out. "You're a…"

"Time Lady," I finish for him. "And, I think I know why." He looks at me, eyes filled with emotion. I can only imagine. He's just now discovering he isn't the last of his kind anymore.

"On the Gamestation…when I looked into the heart of the TARDIS. You took it out of me. I remember," I admit. He nods, telling me to go on.

"But not all of it. Part of it stayed dormant inside me, and when that guy killed me, it activated that and triggered my transformation into a Time Lady. I'm connected to the TARDIS, even now," I explain.

He smiles, happier than I've ever seen him.

"You can stay with me, forever," he whispers.

"Forever," I whisper right back.

A/N: Awww what a lovely ending! But I've still got an epilogue! Read on, lovely people!