Sorry this is so short, school is back and everything's been rather stressful, sooo here's a really short one for you guys.

Happy Doomsday Tuesday! *ugly sobbing*

Chapter 06 - How The Story Ends

The Doctor looked at her and her world fell apart.

Her heart shattered when he told her not to touch; slowly, nimbly, her hand fell to her side again, tears burning in her eyes. All she wanted was to touch him one last time, chase the shadows away from his eyes just once more.

And then he said her name and she felt like suffocating. But she swallowed the tears, not wanting him to see her cry, knowing every tear felt like acid on his skin.

She could barely look at him.

It was then that she realized that he had been the best thing that ever happened to her; probably the only right thing she'd ever get. And now it ended, just like that, on a cold beach in the middle of Norway and she couldn't even tell him.

He started talking about her living her daily life and Rose wanted to scream, tell him she didn't want that without him, that she couldn't go on like this and that she felt like loosing herself when she really lost him. But she couldn't. All she could do was ask for him. What about him, now that she'd leave. He'd fall back into darkness, she knew, she just knew, his eyes told her things his brave smile couldn't.

When he told her he'd be on his own, same old life, her heart was torn apart. It broke for the man she loved and would always love, whom she now left shattered and lonely.

Cold, blind desperation started clawing at her heart with an icy crip, she had to tell him, she just had to, be damned if it would be the last thing she'd ever tell him.

"I", she started and her voice broke, it felt like her whole body was rebelling against her, not wanting to get out the words she hoped to fix him with. It's the last thing I can give him. Rose closed her eyes and took a deep, shaking breath, trying to calm down, and then, finally, she managed to get out the words.

"I love you.", she told him and she watched him die a little as something seemed to crack inside of him.

Their eyes met and Rose panicked when he said two words, two words that were so close to the three she wanted, no, needed to hear, but something made him back away once again.

Please, she wanted to say, This can't be how it ends, say it, just say it. Just tell me. I already know but I just need to hear it. Give me this, one more time, give me life. Please.

The Doctor opened his mouth.

"Rose Tyler -"

Everything slowed down and went too fast at the same time.

She couldn't catch him.

She didn't hear it.

The Doctor was gone.

And Rose Tyler stood on the beach of Bad Wolf Bay, fate laughing at her with a cruel sound of silence following her name, mocking her.

Time ran out in front of her eyes when she finally broke down into the waiting arms of her mother, but she was craving for other arms to hold her, other fingers to gently stroke her back, and another voice to say her name.

There was nothing else she could do, so she waited. She waited like the first time he'd left her, her heart already defeated, standing on the sand and soon in waves but she barely felt the cold water soaking through her shoes.

She did as she'd been told, to wait. Five hours and a half.

He didn't come back.

Don't mind me, I'll just be over here and ask myself why on earth I wrote this bloody chapter again, ahahaha ...

Oh, by the way, I made up my mind about the weekly update and decided for a 2-weeks-gap between the update - so every second Doomsday Tuesday there will be a new chapter! :D

It'd be simply brilliant to receive some feedback! :D