Open Your Eyes

The Doctor sat in an overstuffed arm chair next to his bed as he waited for Rose to finally regain consciousness. It had been five days already but he could tell that she was beginning to come back to them. He wasn't really worried; this was a natural part of the process. Her body had to completely shutdown, gather its strength and then start up once more – like a computer, he had explained to Jackie when she wasn't waking up by the third day.

It had taken all his convincing to her out of the Tardis and to get some sleep. Thankfully for him, he could go weeks without sleeping and soon so would Rose. She would possess all the great abilities that each time lord possessed. In a way she would be the second time lord in the entire universe – it made him happy to know that she would finally be his equal, as she had already been, but this time physically.

Although not much about her changed, just a few inhuman abilities here and there – her immortality was the biggest change of all, but she was still human in the genetic sense of the word.

Sitting up a bit he scooted over to the edge of his seat and rested his elbows on the bedside. Taking her hand into his he could feel the new energy running through her and it warmed his heart. The moment she had accepted to be his companion now and forever he had felt the happiest being on this universe.

His life had been marked by so much pain that for the first time since before his people had been killed and his home annihilated, he felt joy, pure joy within him. She was his sunshine, his very reason for being and he wouldn't let her down.

Rose Tyler was the world to him.

Just like the Doctor had promised she had eventually woken up. At first she was still a bit off, but within a few hours she was walking around and shattering about as if nothing had ever happened.

Jackie was completely taken aback as she observed her daughter. Rose seemed so radiant, practically glowing. She figured it had to do with the Doctor's energy boost but at the same time it also had to with him…love shone in her eyes whenever she would look at him. His own blue ones radiating warmth she had never seen before, they almost seem human for a bit there.

The time for them to return home had finally come and the three of them stood outside the Tardis once more. Rose and her mum hugged fiercely as the Doctor stood by the side watching the two most important women in his life saying goodbye.

He had to admit that even though they had their differences they both loved Rose with all their hearts and souls. It was the common that linked them forever and he couldn't help but feel immense respect for Jackie. She had so unselfishly stepped aside for Rose's happiness, for his happiness as well, and he would never forget that.

Once they pulled apart Rose brushed the tears of Jackie's cheek with her thumb as she began to take a few steps backwards towards the Doctor.

Standing near the police box's blue doors the Doctor gave his mother in law one of his patent smiles. "Remember….ten seconds" and with that he winked at her and stepped into the time machine with Rose.

The doors closed behind them and the light of the police box began to shine and within a few seconds it was completely gone.

Jackie sighed and closed her eyes. Looking up into the sky she knew that her daughter was out there somewhere.

Hearing a few foot steps behind her she smiled when she felt Mickey's hands on her shoulders.

"Quite a life our Rose has gotten herself into" he muttered, his own eyes glued to the night sky and all the stars that shone brightly.

"Better with two" Jackie added a smile coming to play on her lips. She could feel Rose within her, a gentle hum of energy that ran through her veins – warming her blood and soothing her soul.

The End!

Well, there's an epilogue coming up, so one more chapter and then we're done.