I'm quite proud I've got this up so quickly lol. Enjoy x
Forgetting their tears for a moment, John and Rose stood in unison. Each one stared down the barrel of the guns, hearts pounding.
"You're the Time Lord." A man roughly in his forties with greying hair smiled slowly. A woman a tad younger than him laughed delightedly, the harsh sound making Rose flinch.
"I can't smell it." The man interrupted the woman's cackling, and she stopped short. Taking a quick sniff, she lowered her gun slightly.
"You said that this was him." She snapped to the little girl that had appeared beside them. The girl glared at the two.
"It is. In the watch, he's hiding." She pointed to the watch tightly clutched in Rose's hand. The woman laughed softly, and shifted her gun until it was in front of John's face.
"Oh…clever one isn't he. Give us the Time Lord and we'll leave you alone." She slowly circled them, and Rose squeezed her eyes shut, trying to calm her raging heart.
"What?" John's soft but yet panic filled voice broke through her barriers.
"Give us the Time Lord." The man growled to him.
"I….I don't know how…I can't-" Rose could've cried as she heard his shocked stuttering. The woman clicked the safety from her gun.
"Do it!" John looked helplessly from her to the watch in Rose's hand.
"I don't…" He whispered, tears breaking his voice.
"Leave him alone!" Rose shouted, unable to stand him being in any danger.
"Who's this then?" The woman rounded on her, smiling softly. Her voice was quiet and deadly now.
"Leave her." A strange ferocity filled John's voice. The woman looked between the two of them, noting his fierce protectiveness, and Rose's small frame.
"Perhaps he'll crack if the girl's under threat." She muttered, then flung her arm around Rose's neck.
"Rose!" John reached for her, only to be held back by the man.
"Give us the Time Lord and we'll let her go." He said into his ear, and John recoiled. Rose struggled.
"John, no, whatever you do, don't-"
"Give it here!" The woman cried.
"I can't!"
"Now!"
"What's going on here?" A commanding voice broke through the shouting, and Rose was released immediately. She rubbed her neck and turned to see a police ca with two policemen stepping out of them.
"Nothing officer, just old friends catching up." The woman simpered, and Rose noted the lack of guns in their hands.
"Are you sure…miss?" One of the officers looked in concern from the tear stains on Rose's face, and the obvious distress on John's.
"I'm fine." Rose whispered, her voice hoarse. The officer frowned and motioned for her and John to step forwards.
"…If you would like to step this way you two, I have some questions to ask you." Rose looked to John and he grasped her hand.
"Run." He whispered. And they did.
They ran all the way back to their flat, slamming the door shut and locking the door. John leaned against the door, panting heavily with his hand fisted in his hair. Rose slumped onto the sofa, hands on her face. After a few minutes of them composing themselves, Rose felt the couch dip as John sat next to her.
"What do we do?" He whispered, his voice shaking. Rose ran a hand over her face and tutted as her tears began once more. She looked meaningfully at John, and his eyes opened with the realisation.
"You….you have to open the watch don't you? The Doctor has to fix this." His despairing whisper splintered Rose's heart. And she could only nod. A few more minutes ticked away on the clock.
"I don't want to die." John said into the quiet room, his voice suddenly calm. Rose glanced sideways at him before lowering her gaze to the floor.
"I don't want you to go." Rose sobbed, and John placed an arm around her.
"Look at that. You're comforting me. It should be the other way around." Rose half laughed, and John smiled half heartedly.
"I could never stand to see you cry." He murmured to himself, and Rose flung her arms around his neck.
"Isn't….isn't there any way that we can make this go away? We can run, you and me Rose. We can go somewhere nice and hot, like….like Spain. Start a new life." John wished, even though he knew that could never happen.
"I'd like that John. And you have no idea how much. But the universe needs him."
"Do you need him?" He said quietly, and Rose raised her red rimmed eyes to his.
"Yes. And you and him are the same. If I need him then I need you-"
"Please….please. Just stop tying to soften the blow." He waved her away, and Rose sighed.
"We could've had a great life together John. And I'll never forget that. I'll remember everything." Rose said as sincerely as her wavering voice could manage, and John scoffed.
"I mean it John. I love you. I do." She persisted, and his wide eyes turned upon her, almost not daring to believe it.
"You mean that?" He said, and Rose tood from the sofa, walking over to the fully decorated Christmas tree in the corner.
"Rose?" She bent down and picked up one of the many brightly coloured packages. Sniffing quietly to herself, Rose sat back down and handed him the package. John looked up in confusion.
"Go on, you have my permission to be impatient now." Rose laughed a little to hysterically, and Jon opened the package gingerly. As the material fell open, he gasped softly at the present. It was a photo frame, filled with a collage of pictures. All of them were of him and her. Some were taken in the middle of the street, some were just of them lazing about the house. But the striking thing about the photos, were that they all seemed to radiate with happiness. Their laughter and their love seemed to shine from the wooden frame.
"Rose…"
"I did actually buy you some stuff, I just wanted to do something personal." John didn't utter a single word, he just pulled her forwards to place a soft kiss on her lips.
"Well, does a dying man get one last wish?" He murmured sadly, and Rose bit her lip and nodded.
"I want to have Christmas with you Rose Tyler. Just for an hour or two. Can we just pretend?" John's eyes glistened with the tears he refused to shed, and Rose smiled shakily.
"Yeah….yeah. I'm good at pretending."
John and Rose sat giggling amidst the tons of wrapping paper that had been ferociously ripped off of their presents. John had a new scarf wrapped around his neck, as well as a new set of glasses adorning his face. A few DVD's were scattered around him, and a new watch was wrapped around his wrist. Rose laughed loudly at some joke or another as she ate from a huge box of heart shaped chocolates. A new ring sat upon her wrist, as well as a matching necklace, bracelet and earrings. Books and trinkets covered her side of the floor.
"Oh, John. You're such an idiot." Rose sighed good naturedly, and John huffed.
"yeah, thanks."
"Shut up…..but you're my idiot." She grinned and leant over the presents to kiss him. As they both started to relax into the kiss, a voice from outside startled them.
"Doctor! We know you're here." They gasped and pulled away from each other, looking towards the window at the voice rolling in.
"Doctor!" It called again, and a sound like a whip cracking sounded.
"They've got guns." John muttered. Rose bit her thumbnail anxiously, full of fear at what was about to happen. John sat back and swallowed.
"Well…I suppose this it." He said quietly, and Rose whimpered.
"John…"
"I love you. Remember that. I will always love you Rose Tyler. And even if the…Doctor….doesn't say it…he does to." John planted a firm kiss on her lips, and Rose pulled him tighter as he pulled back.
"I love you to John. You remember that." The quiet heartbreak sounded throughout the small living room, and he offered her a smile.
"Come on then…show me this watch." He held his hand out, and Rose reluctantly handed it over. But they both gasped as and electric shock seemed to flow from their fingertips to their minds. The could see. See their future. See themselves moving into their new house, laughing as they start to throw paint at each other. See themselves making love amongst the boxes…see Rose screaming as John holds her hand, urging her to just push….see their little girl…see her growing up…more children…another girl, and twins boys…see them growing older and moving out. Then they see themselves growing older. Happy and content in their life. Then they see their death. Both lying entwined together on their bed, whispering goodnight with a kiss, never to wake again. Both passing away in the middle of the night. Rose gasped and her hands flew to her mouth as she let go.
"Did you see?" John whispered, his eyes now filled with tears.
"Yeah." She nodded, and John leant his forehead against hers.
"Oh…Rose…Give me the watch now or I'll never do it." Rose quickly gave him the watch, and looked on quietly as he ran his fingers over the surface.
"I love you." She whispered again, and John gripped her hand. He quickly leaned over for one last kiss.
"Goodbye Rose Tyler."
"Bye bye." She whispered back with a small sad smile.
"And you kick that Doctor if kissing you isn't the first thing he does." John wiped her tears away with his thumb, and kissed her cheek. Rose laughed and nodded.
"Right then…..I love you."
"Love you to." She whispered once more, and gripped his had as he flicked open the watch. Her heart broke into a thousand pieces as the golden light overtook him.
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