Violets are blue; roses are red, by popular demand there's more to be read.

(Bit of word play there. Not a fan? Never mind).

The ancient engines of the TARDIS grinned to a halt, signifying they had landed.

"What's out there?" Rose said clinging to the Doctor's arm trying to make sense of the mass of symbols on the screen in front of them.

"It's a planet that orbits a star in the Andromeda galaxy. It's never had a name, and never will."

"Why?"

"Because it is indescribable. Anyone who has ever visited here have given it there own names, 'the God place', 'heaven', 'nirvana'." The Doctor said pointing at clusters of symbols on the screen, which Rose guessed told him those names. "It's claimed to be the most beautiful place in the universe."

The Doctor left his jacket on one of the coral-like supports by the door and headed out of the TARDIS. Through the half opened door Rose could see sheets of glittering white. Ice? Rose wondered and she walked out into the open, bracing herself for the cold.

Rose gasped. Stretching out as far as the eye could see were plains and plains of ice, coloured in pastel hues. Beautiful trees of greenish glass jutted out of the massive architecture of the cliff walls. It was cold, but at the same time it wasn't. As if it should be there at all. That the ice should just melt away and revile a landscape of rock pinks and spring flowers. It reminded her of a photograph of Iceland she had seen once. She'd stared at it for hours during many long Geography lessons. 'The land of Ice and fire', was the caption. A gentle breeze rustled the glass leaves of the trees and a haunting sound of wind chimes filled the air.

The Doctor broke the silence.

"What can you see?" he asked as he peeled his jacket off and sat down on the solid ice. Rose was confused. Surely he could see what she could see? Surely he could see the endless sea of ice that stretched out for miles in front of them.

"Ice. Giant plains of glassy seas." She said mesmerised still by the view.

"Really?" The Doctor said lying back on the ice. "I can see the grand gardens of Gallifrey. I'll show you." He stretched out his hand and she took it. Instantly the ice melted into a huge regal walled garden, roofed with a burnt orange sky. And Rose understood. He may not be able to show her Gallifrey but he could show her this. But how?

"Where are we?" Rose said looking around the gardens, brushing the exotic plants with her hands. They felt real enough.

"This whole planet has a strong telepathic field. No one knows why, or how, but it produced a landscape for each person. It takes what the person thinks is the most wonderful things they've seen and the planet recreates something like it, or better." The Doctor waved his free hand around to make the point.

"It's nice." Rose whispered. Over the high walls she could faded buildings, as if the Doctor had slowly began to forget what it was like beyond the gardens.

"I know. I went here after the last battle; I needed a place to regenerate. It was the first place I thought of." The Doctor said, he saw a confused expression on her face, but it softened as she realised what he'd meant.

"Can I just say, travelling with you… I love it."

"Me too."

"Hay you know what." The Doctor said smiling at Rose. "I could stay here forever. Let's go."

"What?!" Rose squeaked, totally confused.

"Men have gone mad here. Living in a fantasy isn't what life's about Rose. It's about seeing, and feeling, and knowing, and loving, and going. It's not about staying still, living somewhere perfect. Mr Finch offered me a perfect world. But I realised that life's not supposed to be like that." The Doctor said, but Rose stifled a laugh. "What?"

"Sarah-Jane made you realise that!"

"Yeah, you lot make me more human." The Doctor said, pulling Rose along back to the TARDIS.

They stood around the central console, the Doctor making adjustments for their next destination. Rose was surprised that both of their moods had lightened. As if her seeing the Doctor's loss had healed hers.

"There'll always be a distance between us wont there, Doctor." Rose said touching his arm. "What? You mean like a door?" The Doctor said thinking back to Susan's room.

"No, more like a window." Rose said. The Doctor turned and grabbed Rose by the shoulders. "Even that's too far." He said gently, and hugged her tightly.

The End

I hope you enjoyed that. As my first fan fiction I'm quite proud of myself that I've finished. Keep an eye out 'cos I'll be publishing more stories, hopefully very soon. :-D