A/N : I'm so extremely sorry about the confusion! I posted chapter 11 up last week but I'd written it in such a hurry and I was tired so the result was...well...basically a load of rubbish and not my best work so I took it down and I've imrpoved it, hopefully!. So here you go, hope you enjoy & please review!. xox.
Rose pulled away and watched as the Doctor's eyes slowly fluttered open. He was frowing as if he was confused about something but his frown quickly spread into a smile when he saw Rose sat on the side of his bed."Hello" he said softly. Rose smiled back at him and moved from his bed to the chair next to it.
"Thank goodness that actually worked!" Rose grinned."Disney really came through for us this time". The Doctor looked at her confused again, it was obvious he had no idea what she was going on about.
"I'm sorry" he suddenly croaked. Rose stared at him blankly.
"What do you mean?"
"It was my fault all this happened. I should of kept an eye on you back on Romincolakika, afterall I should of remembered you never could quite stick to rule number one : never wander off" he smiled at her slightly."If I had, Madam Flour would never of had the chance to drug you and she never would have turned up tonight, trying to shoot you but instead getting me and risking you being stuck on this rock for the rest of your life". Rose was shaking her head at him.
"No" she said firmly."None of it was your fault. It was my stupidity that got us into this mess and you know it. Please quit trying to pin the blame on yourself as you always do, it makes me feel tons worst!". The Doctor didn't reply instead he sat up.
"Your brilliant Rose Tyler" he grinned and Rose blushed."I mean it and I'm sorry if I don't say it enough". Rose felt tears prick at the back of her eyes but she wasn't going to be one of those girls who cried at everything so she held them back.
"I'm just glad your alright".
"Yeah how did you do it by the way?" the Doctor asked, scrunching his face up like he always does when he's thinking."That stuff was pretty powerful".
"Never underestimate the power of a kiss" Rose smirked. The Doctor's eyes widened in suprise.
"You kissed me? that's how you did it? that's just impossible, physically impossible. Although" he paused for a moment."By kissing me, you must have transferred some of your mi-".
"Shut up Doctor" Rose interrupted, rolling her eyes."Can't you just let it be magical? why does everything have to be about science?".
"It doesn't" he agreed."Was the kiss good?"
"Well considering you were unconcious for most of it and you've forgotten the part where you kissed back...I suppose it was alright" she lied. The truth was Rose thought it was one of the best kisses she'd ever had but why tell the Doctor that and inflate his already super-sized ego?.
"Okay I'm starting to get bored sitting here in bed. Fancy going to some new planet?" he asked getting out of bed.
"Absolutely!" Rose grinned and legged it to the console room behind the Doctor. While he stood at the monitor, typing in the co-ordinates for wherever, Rose remembered she had something very important to say to him."I'm sorry by the way" she said and he looked at her, confused.
"What for?"
"All the things I did and tried to do while I was on that stupid drug. I acted like a crazy, love-struck, lunatic!" she said causing the Doctor to chuckle hard before shaking his head.
"Maybe some of it was insane like drugging me for example but it wasn't your fault, you didn't know what you were doing so you don't need to aplogise" the Doctor said as he pulled down a levar.
"By the way what I said earlier at the restaurant, I meant it, I love you" Rose said quietly and held her breath. The Doctor froze from where he stood. Rose had known it all along, he didn't feel the same way, afterall how could she even begin to measure up to any of his other women? Madam De Pompadour had been incredible, she could flirt, charm, amuse,entertain and was intelligent as well as beautiful. Sarah-Jane had been sharp, intelligent, caring and beautiful but what did Rose mean to the Doctor? well she'd find out soon anyway. She could see him telling her to pack her things and leave because he didn't want her anymore, that'd what she was most afraid of but she knew if she hadn't said, she'd still of felt it and it would of hurt to see him whizz off with another stunning woman or alien.
"Alright" he said finally and turned to look at her. His gaze was intense, it made Rose blush."I guess I kind of knew this moment would come after you were cured". Rose felt tears fill her eyes, he was going to break her heart again wasn't he? how would she cope if he did?. Easy, she'd have to leave but how could she possibly go back to her mundane existance on Earth? she was torn."Your great Rose Tyler, you know that don't you?. You never seize to amaze me, your perceptive, your bright, your athletic, afterall nobody can swing from a chain like you can" Rose smiled slightly at that."Your intelligent, your compassionate and the list just goes on and on. Your the bad wolf, you save lives, your incredible like I said but the thing is..." Rose gulped back tears."I'm nine hundred and three years old and I'll keep on living and won't age. Your young now but eventually you'll wither up and die like every other human." The Doctor's voice had a hint of pain in it. Rose really was crying now. "And I can't stop you dying of old age can I?. It's not that I don't love you, it's because I can't". Rose felt desperately sorry for him as she saw his face full of longing, lonelinessand heartache, all of which he'd felt repeatedly over nine centures. He'd watched tons of people walk in and out of his life, seen some of them even die but he'd never loved them as much as he loved Rose. Rose walked up to him and flung her arms around his neck.
"I'm sorry" she whispered into his ear, her voice raw with emotion."I love you and I'm not going to leave you until I have to. Do you really have to live your life that way though? I mean it's hard enough to lose someone but what about if I don't grow old? what if I die right now? won't you regret it even more?". Rose felt the Doctor cling to her even tighter.
"I suppose but if you do-"
"Yes if I do survive you'll have to watch me grow old but think about me. It'll hurt seeing you still young and full of life and me a crippled old granny, how do you think that makes me feel?" Rose chuckled, trying to lighten the mood.
"I guess your right" he smiled and Rose slapped his arm.
"Oi! are you saying when I'm old, I'll look like a granny?!" she said, folding her arms and pretending to look cross.
"Erm..that's not what I meant at all" he gulped, remembering when Rose's mum slapped him. He prayed that Rose hadn't inherited it but he wasn't going to take any chances.
"Good" she smirked."Now let's visit that planet!".
"Wait" the Doctor said, grabbing Roses arm before she could run out of there. He spun her into him so he was holding her in his arms. Rose's eyes widened in suprise."Just one more thing" he murmered before brushing his lips against hers. At first she was slightly alarmed but she relaxed and kissed back."Ready?" he said when they'd pulled apart. Rose grinned.
"Definitely!" she giggled running out after him for another adventure.
