It had been a long time since he had taken on a companion but the minute he met Rose Tyler he knew that he wanted her as one. She made him feel alive in a way he hadn't in years. For their first trip though he took her too see the Earth being destroyed. He was trying to get her to see what it was like to lose her planet but it failed as though they could still visit Earth and his planet was gone.

Still she made him happy and if it wasn't for her, he would have never met Jack. Though at the moment that wouldn't have been a bad thing. He was staring at Jack over the top of his cup of tea as Jack was typing away on the computer. The sound was grating on his nerves. He stood up and slammed his fist down on the desk.

"Stop it," He hissed and Jack moved his hands away from the keyboard. He turned and looked at the Time Lord and folded his hands beneath his chin.

"What would you like me to do instead?" Jack asked patiently with humor in his voice.

"I want out of here." The Doctor said rubbing his hand through his hair. "I need to go somewhere. There is a meteor shower on Regulus nine or we could go skate the waves of Woman's Wept."

"You aren't taking the TARDIS anywhere so you can forget that idea." Jack said. "Would you like to go for a walk around Cardiff?"

The Doctor slammed himself into the chair and rolled his eyes. He rubbed his right wrist which just earlier in the day had finally had the stitches removed. Martha had then given him two shots in the wrist right by where the infection was located before bandaging it again. The infection was looking better but it still wasn't cleared up completely.

"Is that my only opition?" He asked sounding annoyed.

"Yes," Jack said firmly. "Take it or leave it."

"Can we go to London?"

"It's a little late today Doctor, it will take about three hours to go to London. Why don't we stay in Cardiff today and then we will go on Sunday if you are still up to it." Jack chuckled at the pouting look that crossed the Doctor's face. "Fine let's go get dressed."

He smiled as the Doctor lit up. He looked at his watch at this rate they wouldn't be in London until after six in the evening. He took the Doctor down to their room and called to Ianto to get Martha on the way.

"We're driving to London," Jack said. "I need pills and bandages for his arm for the next day."

"Do you think that this is wise Jack?" Martha asked in concern.

"No but I think I know why he wants to go and I am hoping it will help him to talk." Jack replied.

"It won't," The Doctor commented from where he was pulling his converse on, having listened to the whole conversation.

"We will see." Jack winked at him. He scowled at Jack. He finished dressing and Jack collected a small bag from Martha before heading out to the SUV. As though to prove his point the Doctor didn't say one word on the entire drive to London. Instead he sat in the passenger side of the car sulking and playing with the radio. He didn't seem to care what was on, he just made a point of turning it up when Jack tried to talk to him. Jack got the hint and instead took to enjoying the drive. When they finally arrived in London he pulled off to the side and turned to look at the Doctor.

"Do you want to go to the Powell estate now or do you want to eat first?" He asked him.

-DW-

He knew Rose wasn't good for him when she made him reckless but he still would stop and think. After he had made the decision to kill her to save Utah, he couldn't do it again. He grew jealous when she took to Adam and then again when she brought Jack on board. But he found he liked Jack. Even before he became immortal Jack didn't like sleeping much and the two would spend hours staying up late just talking. He found himself able to laugh again at stories from his past. He liked how Jack knew of Time Lords even though he thought they had been a myth. It hurt him to leave Jack on the Game Station after he felt Jack come back to life by the power of the Bad Wolf.

He chose to die to save Rose and when he changed, he thought of her and Jack and became younger, happier, though the pain of the Time War was still within him. He ran and allowed himself to love her, though he could never tell her. He also allowed himself the childish belief she would stay with him forever. It just hurt that much more when Torchwood ripped her away from him. He had actually contemplated committing suicide then but he chose not too when Donna saved him. Standing in the water with the Racnoss, he was just going to let himself drown and be over it but she had snapped him out of it and he ran instead.

She told him when she left him that he needed to find someone to travel with. She thought he needed someone to stop him. She would never know how right she really was.

-DW-

"The Powell Estate," He answered Jack and Jack turned the SUV back out and started on their way again.

"She's not there anymore Doctor and her stuff was cleaned out long ago." Jack advised him.

"I know, I put everything on the TARDIS for when they come back." The Doctor replied continuing to look out the window.

"She's not coming back Doctor." Jack told him and the Doctor ignored him. If anyone could find a way back it was Rose.