Title: It starts with Barcelona

Pairing: Ten/Rose

Fandom: Doctor Who

Rate: T

Story: AU version of "Doomsday": Rose stayed with the Doctor and they set up their new beginning. There's something different in Rose, something that she still doesn't understand. The Doctor does though and he'll try to help her. This time, he'll allow himself to be selfish. Only this time, because she's the reason. She's the main reason that keeps him going.

A/N: Hello, guys. I've decided it's time to try something new and that's the reason I've started watching "Doctor Who". Then, I found myself falling in love with Ten... and then in Ten/Rose relationship. Because they are unique and special. So, I've decided to write my own post-version of "Doomsday". Enjoy and I hope you like it. :)


Chapter Fifty-One: Tale of the Weeping Angels

Sometimes you felt that something's wrong in the minute you walked into a room. The secrets were something really difficult to hide. Especially when the person you wanted to lie was the Doctor. Rose didn't really want to do that. She had promised to him. However, something she didn't want him to know. Sometimes, she wanted some things to stay hidden, even from him. Yes, he was the person she loved the most in the Universe. Yes, she would do anything to keep him safe. However, sometimes he had to be lied for his own good. Rose thought he worries too much. Even more than her and that was something. TARDIS had confirmed her suspicions, but still, she wanted to keep the information to herself. The last time, he had left her on Gallifrey. Yes, Rose knew that was for her own good. Still, she wanted her opinion to matter as well. Therefore, she kept quiet. Oh yes, she knew he would get pissed at her when he found out. However, she was willing to risk it. She knew what was going to happen in the future and it was going to be just perfect.

Two months after they've had defeated the President of Gallifrey, the Doctor took them back to Earth. He wanted to visit a concert from the 70's, 1979 to be concrete. They'd never made it to the concert the last time. Well, they had ended in 1879 and had met the werewolf and Queen Victoria. That was when the Torchwood Institute had found. It was because of them. Of course, they didn't know that at that time. They had found out when they came back to Rose's time and she almost got sucked into the Void. That was still a painful subject to the Doctor, so Rose didn't talk about it too much. Few years had passed since then, but he was still afraid of losing her. He couldn't help it. Rose knew how much he loved her and sometimes that scared him. No, he didn't talk about it. She could tell by the look of his face. She knew that he was staying awake most of the night, just to watch her face. Sometimes, she'd pretend she's asleep and she could almost feel his look over her face. Then he would touch her, gently. Then she would pretend she was awake and they would kiss. Then… they would make love and every time it felt like the first time.

"I thought you'd like it," the Doctor waved his hand in front of her face. "Rose? The concert is over."

"Oh?" She blinked.

"What were you thinking?" He took her hand and they walked among the crowd.

"I was thinking about a lot of stuff," she shrugged.

"Are you hiding something from me, again?" He furrowed his brow.

Rose shuddered, "Nope!" She shook her head.

"After all the time spent with me, I can say when you're trying to hide something from me," he took off his jacket and wrapped it onto her shoulders. Then his hand rested on the small of her back. "I think I know you well enough."

"I know you do, Doctor." Rose looked around. It was dark, probably the small hours of the night. However, there was full of people. They looked so hippy in her eyes and suddenly she laughed. "Blimey! We really are in the 70's!"

"Rose, seriously?" The Doctor made a face. "I thought you'd notice by now. We've been here for few hours already."

"No, seriously." Rose chuckled. "Don't you think it's weird? We're just hanging out in a concert and nothing happens? Nothing at all? That must be new."

"Once upon a time, I've had more days like this one." The Doctor sighed. "Then all of a sudden the hell broke loose!"

"What happened?"

"The Master, the Daleks, Davros, Cyberman…," the Doctor shrugged. "You name it. I just wanted to travel around the Universe. I just wanted to have an adventure. I didn't want to fight. I didn't want to be a warrior."

"A savior as well?" Rose furrowed her brow.

"I can't stand when someone thinks that they have the right to rule the Universe!" The Doctor frowned. "I hate the slavery… and I hate war."

"Peace, people!" A hippy couple passed them and the guy giggled. He wore a giant pair of colorful glasses and the woman was almost naked.

"Um, peace?" Rose rose up two fingers as the "V" sign.

"You go girl!" The woman in the hippy couple chuckled and they walked away.

"You know the hippy sign?" The Doctor furrowed his brows. "I thought you were too young for that."

"My mum told me all about it," Rose shrugged. "She said she was hippy before she met my dad."

"And your dad?" The Doctor looked intrigued. "Was he a hippy as well?"

"You know, she never told me." Rose tapped her chin.

"Maybe he was?"

"Yeah, maybe."

"Back to the point, I'm happy when we have uneventful days like this one." The Doctor grinned.

"Hello?" They've heard a known girlish voice, coming from behind them.

"On the second thought," the Doctor frowned. "That was too good to be true."

"Oh, c'mon!" Rose nudged him.

"They could only mean trouble!" The Doctor muttered.

"Look at you!" Mel appeared right in front of them. "I've never thought we're going to find you here."

"Oh really?" The Doctor furrowed his brow, but Rose nudged him. "Oi! Would you stop that?"

"When you start acting like a grown up, then maybe I will!" She muttered with a smile on her face.

"I'd like to see you acting as one first!" He uttered and moved away from her elbow this time.

"So… a hippy concert then?" Mel stared at them with a smile on her face. "Why here? Why now?"

"Because we were planning this since long ago!" The Doctor shoved his hands on his pockets and looked at Mel. "Why? A problem?"

"No, not at all." Mel shook her head, but her answer was too quick and she looked around after that.

"Where's your brother?" Rose asked her.

"He's… around. Busy." She bit her lower lip. "Yep. He's around and he's busy."

"Do I look so obvious when I'm lying?" Rose tilted her head and looked at the Doctor.

"Yep, I think she's got that from you!"

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Mel looked completely innocent and if it wasn't that knot in his stomach, the Doctor would believe her.

"Start talking. Now!" He crossed his arms on his chest. "What happened?"

"Nothing," Mel looked down, kicking the ground with her left foot.

"Mel?" Rose stepped right next to the Doctor. "It's better for you if you start talking, please?"

"Okay. Fine!" Mel sighed and looked up. "He's so gonna hate me for telling you this, but… what do you know about the weeping angels?"

"The… what?" The Doctor asked quietly and then looked at Rose. "Did I hear her right? I think I've just heard the weeping angels."

"Yep, you did." Rose nodded with a sudden look of concern in her eyes. "Where's your brother, Mel?"

"He's—well," Mel bit her lower lip. "The last thing I've heard from him was two weeks ago. He left message on my TARDIS that he's received a cry for help in his psychic paper and he's going to see what's going on. After that – nothing! I've set my coordinates for his last known location and… here I am. I thought you two were here for just about the same thing."

"And I was having such a good day," the Doctor muttered under his nose. "What was the message?"

"What?"

"Your brother!" He said impatiently. "What was the message he received?"

"Nothing unusual. Just… well, he didn't say that much. Only something about the weeping angels coming back to Earth." Mel shrugged. "Nothing else, I'm sure!"

"Blimey!" Rose shook her head and her face went pale. "These are nasty creatures!"

"Why?" Mel had never heard of them obviously.

"We've met them once before," Rose looked at the Doctor. "They stole our TARDIS and we got stuck in the 60's."

"So, you're thinking they're not here by accident?" Mel lowered her voice.

"Oh no!" The Doctor put out his sonic screwdriver and crouched. Rose and Mel followed him. "They never do something just by accident."

"What are you doing?" Rose stared at him when he placed the sonic device to the ground and then lifted it up in front of his eyes.

"Looking for signs," the Doctor muttered and looked around. "They are not so far away, but… Aha! I knew it!" He started running and Mel and Rose followed him to a near cave. "I'm gonna bet that they are inside!"

"How can you be so sure?" Mel stared at the dark cave.

"Are you trying to offend me or something?" He pulled out some lighters from his pockets and gave them to Rose and Mel. "If that's the case, it's working!" They stepped inside the cave.

"I'm sorry," Mel muttered, walking close to him. "You're always so touchy!"

"What?" The Doctor scoffed.

"Can we please focus over our feet and look around?" Rose interrupted them.

"Sure-sure," the Doctor sighed and then stopped all of a sudden. "What is this?" He crouched and picked up a lighter, just as his one. Then not so far away, a sonic screwdriver, looking like his one but a bit different. "They've got him!" He said quietly. "They've got the Healer!"

"No, no, no, no, no!" Mel shook her head. "This can't be happening!"

"It is happening, so can you please focus!" The Doctor looked at her. Rose had sat on a rock near them. She just looked around, pointing the lighter to different angles of the cave.

"I can't see a single weeping angel here!" Rose muttered. "What's going on? I thought you picked up their signal."

"They are here!" The Doctor insisted. "I can feel it!"

"Then we should go out, as soon as possible!" Rose got off the rock. "If we want to help the Healer, we have to stay here at that fixed point at time. I don't want to get stuck in the 60's again. Thanks, but no thanks!"

"I agree!" The Doctor took Mel's hand and practically dragged her out of the small cave. "What? We're going to find him, I promise!" He tried to reassure her when she practically in tears. "Hey-hey!" He hugged her and she started sobbing even louder. The Doctor looked helplessly at Rose, who just shrugged. "I promise you, okay? When I promise something, I'm keeping my promise. Ask your mother if you don't believe me."

"I know you do and I'm sorry," Mel stepped back, sniffing. "He just wanted to prove himself to you."

"What?"

"He said that it's time to prove himself to you," Mel sniffed. "To prove that he can be good as well."

"Why to me?" The Doctor tilted his head. "I'm sure he's in really good terms with me in the Future. Wait! How old were you again?"

"Nice try," Mel smiled through tears. "I'm not gonna tell the years, but I can assure you that you're very much alive in our time."

"Then why you keep meeting with the old us?" Rose walked closer.

"I guess… it's meant to be?" Mel shrugged. "The Time has no logic so, I've given up of trying to think why the think happens in the way they happen."

"Huh?" Rose blinked.

"Never mind," the Doctor gave her a small smile. "I've got it! And now… let's try to find the weeping angels, pick up the Healer's signal and bring him back home."

It turned out it was easier to be said than done.