DISCLAIMER: NAH, DOCTOR WHO IS NOT MINE. MAYBE SOMEDAY.

A/N So leading off our D's is Dancin' in the Moonlight from the soundtrack of Walk to Remember. First, I have to apologize(again) for my lateness. I don't even have a good excuse this time. I wasn't even in school, as it was obviously a Saturday. I hope you're not too terribly upset. If I'm late one more time this week, I give you permission to say awful things, or slap me, or whatever cruel thing you'd like to do. However, I should mention it took a lot of things for this chapter to even be here. Mainly, I had a massive argument with my mom. Anyway, be grateful for the chapter. And if I don't post for a while, you'll know why. Reviews, as I'm sure you've guessed will not be answered tonight. Tomorrow afternoon I'll try to answer all three sets, whether I post or not.

Dancin' in the Moonlight

The Doctor wandered through the reception hall, trying to fight back the wave of emotion flooding over him. All around him, people were laughing and dancing, and being entirely too happy. Everyone had a partner, and nobody was left on their own. Nobody but him. He found himself heading to a darkened balcony far above the festivities to brood in peace. He sat in the shadows, forcing away the memories pushing at him. He would not think about her, not at all. She was gone, out of reach, and remembering her silken hair and contagious smile would not bring her back.

The Doctor watched the swirl of colors beneath him, lingering on the faces of those he knew. There was Donna and Jack, locked in each others arms. He was flirting madly, and she laughed at every chance. Really, they were great together. Jack had finally found someone he loved enough to earn his fidelity, and Donna found someone who could needed her and told her everyday just how much she meant to him. They were full of fire and laughter together. A good mix to be sure.

He sighed aloud. They thought they lost Donna forever, but he and Jack had accidentally stumbled on a solution a while ago. How he wished things could have been that simple in his own life...

Sarah Jane was turning in slow circles with Peter Dalton, smiling radiantly. She hadn't looked that happy in years. That man was so, so good for her, and Luke as well. Peter had magically came back from the dead after the Tardis and Mr. Smith put their heads together, putting things back as they should be in Sarah Jane's life. More and more painful reminders hit him. He never knew happiness could hurt so much.

Cline, the guard whom they encountered while adventuring with Jenny, was crossing the room to sweep Jenny herself into a dance. Her smile was absolutely blinding, and his was very nearly just as bright. For being just friends, the two were incredibly enamored in each other. The Doctor had no doubt they would eventually admit their feelings. He could only hope they confessed before it was too late. How could he ever have been so foolish?

Jenny was yet another surprise in the sea of impossibilities that was the dance floor. He still wasn't quite sure how she had returned to him, Cline included. He was grateful everyday for the safe return of his daughter, though. Somehow it made all his pain and loss a little bit more bearable.

Also on the dance floor was the happy couple themselves, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, otherwise known as Mickey and Martha. Now that was an unexpected match. Even more so than Donna and Jack. It all made brilliant sense, though and when he thought about it, the Doctor knew they were just right for each other. They were glowing with their new found love, absolutely brimming with delight in the other's company.

For a moment the Doctor wished... he wished she could see them now. How they would laugh together over the way things turned out between everyone. Donna and Jack, Sarah Jane and Peter, Cline and Jenny(Sort of), Mickey and Martha, Jackie and Pete, who wasn't really Pete. He wondered briefly if perhaps they were dancing somewhere too. Wouldn't that just be ironic? If they were dancing, no doubt so was the Meta-crisis and... He swallowed not even trusting his thoughts with her name. Everyone was with the person they loved most tonight. Everyone, that is, but him.

"Dad?" Jenny said behind him.

The Doctor's head snapped up. He hadn't even noticed she left the floor. He met her eyes once before quickly dropping them. He didn't know if he was strong enough to have this conversation.

"What's wrong?" she asked gently. "And don't tell me nothing. I'm not stupid, In fact, I'm rather clever."

He smiled weakly. It was really all he could manage.

"Martha once told me there's someone for everyone," the Doctor murmured, barely audible in his own ears. "She said it in hopes that I would see her, but at the time she didn't realize her someone was Mickey. I'm only now beginning to understand we both had the wrong people in mind that day."

"Are you thinking of Rose?" He flinched at her name. Jenny rested a warm hand on his shoulder, taking an empty seat behind them. "Martha told me about her when I first got back. She said you loved her, but that's she with the other you."

"Yeah," he whispered. "That was her someone."

"But how do you know?" Jenny asked. "I mean what if you were wrong and he really wasn't her someone."

"He is," the Doctor answered sadly. "He's everything I ever wanted to give her, and she's everything he and I ever needed."

"Exactly. You need her too," she said with excitement in her voice. "What if you're her someone?"

"And where does that leave him?" the Doctor asked somewhat bitterly. "I can't just take that away from him. It doesn't matter anyway. The walls are sealed. We'll never see either of them again."

"I died, Doctor," she retorted, "And so did Pete and Jack at one time, and Donna was beyond reach. If you haven't noticed, nothing stays impossible around you."

A few months later, moonlight shone through the trees above, creating paths of melted silver. The Doctor danced beneath the softly glowing canopy, Rose nestled in his arms. He breathed in her sweet smell, kissing her hair and cheeks over and over again. The impossible had happened yet again. Rose was with him once more and it looked like they finally had a shot at happily ever after. Just like everyone else, including the Human Doctor. Turns out, the parallel universe did have another Rose Tyler up it's sleeve.