CHAPTER TWO

DEALING WITH THE PARTING

Rose ran to her house, she almost left behind her a trail of tears, he had left her, and she knocked on the door, too depressed to use the key. Jackie opened it and when she saw Rose she let out a gasp "Oh Rose your back, once you'd left I'd was for sure that you, but your not dead you're here, oh darling Rose what's the matter"

"He doesn't want me traveling with him anymore" said Rose and she burst into tears "I guess my life's back to work and chips then"

"Why" said Jackie

"Because of my own safety" said Rose "He doesn't want me to die"

Jackie gave her a big hug "Rose, now people do, do those sorts of things to protect the ones they love, do your remember when you were about 13 and you wanted to go clubbing with these 16 year old boys, I wouldn't let you, you got so mad at me, but I did it, because those sort of boys just like drinks and taking advantage of girls"

"I understand about that," said Rose

"It's exactly what the Doctor was saying," said Jackie as Jackie explained, Rose understood more and more but still felt angry with the Doctor.

"He did it save your life" said Jackie

"Mum what has gone over you, you have never stood up for the Doctor," said Rose staring at her mum.

"Well, I just understand how he feels because I'm a parent," said Jackie "Your under his care, just like your under mine, so it'll be his fault if you die"

Rose smiled "Yeah I think I understand, I'm going upstairs"

Rose lay down in her bedroom, she understood but still it was hard to accept that she would never see the Doctor again. "This is worse than dying" she thought and if only the Doctor knew that.

The Doctor stared after Rose's body running away, that was the last time he was ever going to see her again. He was set on traveling all by his own unless, suddenly Rose's words came out of the darkness "I bring life" the Doctor had thought it too much to hope but he set his TARDIS back to the Gamestation and walked around, suddenly he heard a voice out the darkness.

"Jack is that you" he said, suddenly Jack approached beaming all over his face.

"I thought you left me," said Jack "Where's Rose is she ok"

"She's fine, I sent her back home," said the Doctor his heart was melting

"Why" said Jack raising his eyebrows

"Because I can't risk her dying again" said the Doctor "It nearly killed me having to watch her die, there have been clear misses and it was only luck that brought her back to me"

Jack nodded "I see, so you let her go even though you'll be lonely for the rest of your life"

"I won't be lonely, I'll have you" said the Doctor

"Oh that's right, rush off without me, then come back because your left without companions"

The Doctor smiled "I'm sure Rose would understand in the end"

"Let's hope she does" said Jack "Otherwise she'll hate you for the rest of her life"