Title: Please Remember

Author: ConsultingTimeTraveler

Author's Note: Special thanks to Voldemort's Spawn and Bittie752 for reviewing! I truly appreciate them!

Sorry this update took too long. I've been busy with my other story and the previous chapter caused me to go blank. I just couldn't figure out what to do next, so, basically, this is a filler filled with some fluff and a bit of bitterness at the end. I'll get to some more action in the next chapter!

Word Count: 1,056

Summary: What if your best friend, ex-companion, and lover were to lose their memories of their time with you? Would you try to get them back or would you let them go their own way? Then, you realize that, that wasn't the only problem, because, if you can't get their memory back, the universe will fall apart.

Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who

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"If I believe in one thing, I believe in her…"

~10th Doctor (Doctor Who)

Chapter 12

A loud cough interrupted the Doctor's thoughts, causing him to stop skipping. He slowly turned to his right, finding River and Jack staring intently at him. Jack's left eyebrow was raised, his face filled with amusement, whilst River's eyes looked sad, showing a hint of jealousy. "Er, hullo," The Doctor muttered, putting his hands behind his back.

"Well Doctor, do you want to tell us what the plan is," Jack asked, sounding serious, but he couldn't resist sounding a bit amused.

"The plan for now is to try to trigger Rose's memory whilst figuring out how to keep every single alien who has anything against either of us away from this parallel world," he started.

"What about the other worlds," Jack interrupted, frowning at the thought of Ianto and Gwen in trouble. "We can't possibly leave them undefended."

"We're not," he responded, grinning. "U.N.I.T should be able to handle your world, and Martha Jones is smart enough to figure out what's happening."

"And how do you plan to keep them out of this world," River asked.

The Doctor grinned. "Well, we just have plan as we go, don't we?"

"You never were a man of many plans," Jack commented, laughing.

River shook her head and smiled at the two men, thinking about how lucky Rose was to have had both of them.

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Rose was struggling with her newly trimmed bangs, trying to figure out which way she should flip it, when the doorbell rang. She settled on flipping it to the right and threw on her white trench coat over her light blue sundress. She slipped on blue high heels before rushing to the door, which was fixed an hour before, and opened it. The Doctor stood there, in his tweed suit, smiling, holding a dozen roses. "Hello," he muttered, handing her the roses.

She slowly took it from him. "Thank you," she whispered, smiling down at it.

"Shall we get going," he asked, gesturing for her to put her arm around his.

She set the roses on a table beside her and took his arm. She closed the door and headed down the street. The Doctor led them to a TARDIS blue car and snapped open the passenger side, letting her take a seat. He ran to the other side and settled down in front of a wheel. He slowly stuck the car keys in and stared at the wheel. "Now, how d I drive a car," he whispered to himself.

"You don't know how to drive a car," Rose asked, giggling.

"Of course I do," he muttered, setting his hands on the wheel. He hesitated before pressing the gas, but eventually did, causing them to slowly move around the street.

She rolled her eyes and looked out the window. "So, would you care to tell me a bit more about yourself Mr. Harkness," she asked.

He chuckled lightly, trying to focus on the road. "Well, there's not much to tell really," he said.

"Do you have a girlfriend," she asked, looking at him.

"Yep, and that's exactly why I'm taking you out," he said sarcastically.

Rose stuck her tongue out and folded her arms. "I was just wondering," she muttered.

They suddenly stopped in front of a restaurant called Bella Notte. It was a very well known restaurant because of the amount of celebrities that had stopped by to eat there. "How did you manage to get a reservation here," Rose asked curiously.

"I know people," he grinned, letting her out of the car.

The valet took the car and Rose took his hand and walked towards one of the waitresses. "Name please," she asked, obviously bored.

"Harkness," The Doctor said, smiling.

The waitress clicked a couple of things on her computer before looking back up at the coupe. "I don't have a Harkness," she muttered.

The Doctor frowned, obviously shocked, causing Rose to giggle. "W-What," he asked.

"Rose Tyler," she said, trying to stifle her giggles.

The waitresses' eyes widened. "Oh, of course," she said, not bothering to look at the computer. "Right this way Ms. Tyler." She grabbed two menus and led them towards a candle lit table. "A waiter will be right here to take your order."

"How'd you do that," The Doctor asked after they settled down.

"Apparently, I've helped a lot of people out, and well, my dad's pretty famous around here," she muttered, trying to take off her coat.

He smiled and nodded, taking a look at the menu while constantly glancing at her. "See something you like Doctor," she asked, giggling again.

The Doctor's cheeks turned scarlet as he raised the menu to hide his face. Oh Rose, he thought.

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"So, how'd it go with the Doctor," Amy asked River curiously as their family settled down for dinner with Jack.

"Well, we have big problems," she responded, taking her fork out of its wrappings. "Like trying to regain Rose's memories and getting rid of aliens."

"Oh joy," Rory muttered, beginning to eat his casserole.

They all followed suit and dug into their meal, sighing as the neared the end of it. "May I ask you something Jack," Amy said, sipping her tea.

"Go for it," he grinned, causing Rory to frown. He was still angry at him after he had tried to flirt with Amy, even after showing off his wedding ring. But, he was somewhat relieved that he had a boyfriend, though, that didn't really stop him.

"How come he doesn't talk about you, or Rose, for that matter," she said, setting her fork down.

Jack looked away uncomfortably, which was rare. "The Doctor," he hesitated, trying to think of a way to answer the question. "The Doctor doesn't like to look back."

"How come," Rory asked.

"Because there's so much pain in his past and he doesn't like revisiting it unless he has to. He gains so little and loses so much," he whispered. "There's only a bit of people who chooses to leave him willingly, and the others, they're forced to leave him, whether he or them likes it or not."

"Well, we'll never leave him," Amy said, grinning.

Jack sighed. "That's exactly what Rose told him," he said.

Nothing was spoken after that, but a million thought ran through each of their heads.

"It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely…"

~Albert Einstein

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