Hey guys mazza here again! Thank you so much for the great reviews! And im glad to see you guys have started to think about what this Minister could be, and how he affects this story! I love it when people try and come up with theories! I just hope I don't disappoint you guys! Well enjoy!

Disclaimer : See chapter 1

Enjoy Mazza xxx

© M . J . S 2006

Chapter 4

Decision Time:

Rose stood their and realised she hadn't said anything. Oh God I must look like a really idiot! Say something!

"Sorry, I was just thinking."

"I can see" another grin. Great Rose now he must think you're an idiot and insane! Except as he said this he seemed more sincere, more caring. Like he understood what she was going through, all of these questions and problems. But he didn't, did he?

"Rose, I can see that obviously travelling with this Doctor friend of yours has not only made you a stronger person but weakened you too. I'm sorry I even posed that question to you, it was stupid and insensitive of me."

"No!" Rose blurted out, she felt like she had no self control over herself anymore. What was happening to her?

Rose sighed. "The truth is Minister, I have bottled up all these emotions within me and all my memories of…of the Doctor," even saying his name was hard.

She hadn't uttered his name for so long, and yet hear she was, about to tell this strange man, this Time Lord, everything. "Ever since I lost him I have tried to push him aside, forget him and move on. And after about four years, here I am managing a successful business along side my family and finally reaching somewhere. Seeing you and this TARDIS has resurfaced a lot of painfully and happy memories. I just…I just don't know what to say or do!" she cried out the last bit as the Minister pulled Rose into an embrace. She cried into his shoulder as the Minister gently rocked her side to side.

"Sshh…Rose its fine, listen to me. I know it's hard to talk about the ones you have loved and lost, but it helps to talk. Rose if you ever want to talk about the past and your feelings on the present and the future, just come to me ok?"

Wow, how different was he to the Doctor. He did domestics! Rose smiled to this thought.

"There we go! I knew I could make you smile!" he stated proudly, as he continued to brag of his amazing qualities.

Well then maybe he isn't completely different to the Doctor.

"Minister?" As Rose uttered this one word she felt like she was about to do the most dangerous yet necessary action in her life.

"Yes Rose?"

"I think I might take you up on that offer of talking." She looked up to him and smiled. He was already looking down upon her, marvelling at her features, beautiful blonde hair, large brown eyes, and gorgeous lips. The Minister laughed to himself at the last thought and aloud a small smile to crack through and show itself upon his face.

"Well then, how about you sit down there and I go get us something to drink. Oh, hope you drink tea!" he said as he walked away into the TARDIS.

"Yeah! Tea would be great thank you." She grinned at the fact this Time Lord had managed to squeeze himself into her soul and try to comfort her ever aching heart.

A few minutes later he returned with two cups of tea. The mug he handed her had a bold statement written across it reading, Blondes do it better! And across his mug it said Time Lords do it better. She smiled at the sight and found herself beginning to giggle at what had happened within the past few minutes. Well what felt like minutes. Rose wasn't really bothered with time at the moment. The Minister sat by her on the sofa.

"Right then, I'm ready when you are!" he said this with a mocking tone.

"Well then I guess I should start from the beginning. When I first met him…"

And so they talked, well mainly Rose. She told him of how she first met the Doctor whilst working at some department store, and continued to tell him of their life threatening adventures. Until she reached the end and told him of their sad departing. She hadn't hesitated to tell him of her confession of love to him, and as he asked what the Doctor said, Rose said he began to say how his would be his last chance to tell her, and the last words he uttered were 'Rose Tyler'. At this is she broken down and the Minister was quick to sweep in and hug her and take the mug from her hand and place it on a table near by.

"Oh Rose…" he muttered.

"I don't know what to say. The time I spent with him I was waiting for him to tell me those three words, hoping that he loved me. And now I don't even know if he does!" she continued to sob wishing that all of this would end, all of this pain and hatred within her. Hatred for the shortage of time and pain for the ignorance to know how he felt towards her.

"Rose, from what you have told me I think you would have to have been extremely blind to think that he didn't love you."

At that Rose stopped her sobbing and lifted her head to stare blankly ahead at the endless space that lead to the rest of his TARDIS. Then she looked up to him and uttered two words that felt so strongly about.

"Thank you…"

"No Rose, thank you."

At this Rose was puzzled, what on Earth did she do? She just poured her heart out to this complete stranger and yet she was being thanked.

"What? ...Why?" she muttered, what on Earth could this man have been talking about?

"Rose, thank you for being so strong. You remind me that there are people in the universe that can learn to love and hate at the same time. This may sound confusing to you but it makes sense to me, and frankly that's all that matters." With this the Minister grinned and bared his perfect straight white teeth to Rose and as if grinning were a disease, Rose couldn't help herself and found herself smiling like some insane human.

Rose felt unbelievable, it was like just talking about the experience of her life had been the cure all along. Not to mention talking to a Time Lord was a bit strange and ironic but still the talking had helped. He was right.

"You were right, I do feel better, incredible…" she whispered the last word and began to tilt her head down towards her feet. The minister then placed his hand upon her chin and lifted her head back up. Rose felt so comfortable and at ease as she stared into his eyes.

"Rose, promise me this, never look down ok? Always hold your head high and be proud of what you have achieved and what you may achieve in the time to come. You're an incredible human." He said the word 'incredible' with a slight mocking tone to it, to not only show he was listening to every word she said, but that he also found the word quite good at explaining how he felt.

Rose nodded to the Minister with a slight smile upon her tear stained face.

"Minister," The Minister looked to Rose as a sort of recognition of her calling, "is the offer you gave me a while ago still open?"

The Minister grinned and kept on grinning. He looked like some childish 5 year old that had got exactly what he wanted for Christmas.

"It is…" he replied, "Why is there someone you know would might place a bidding on it?"

They both giggled, Rose looked up to him.

"Minister, I would love to travel with you."

They grinned even more, if that was possible. Just the thought of adventure again in Rose's life filled her with excitement and anxiety.

"Well then! I think we better get you settled into the TARDIS, don't you think?"

"Well actually, I'm going to have to kind of tell my family 'bout my decision. Can't just leave can I?"

"No, no of course not! Right then where do your family live?"

"Powell Estate"

"Well then our first adventure," he laughed, "off to the Tyler family!"

The Minister then paused in his tracks and turned to Rose, "Wait isn't your dad a millionaire? What on earth would he be doing living in an estate? Surely he must have enough money to afford a huge mansion!" he cried.

"Yea he does have enough money, but my mum didn't feel comfortable living there, we all tried it, but we were all too far away from our family and friends. So my dad agreed to move into our crummy little flat. Quite a sacrifice if you ask me, but he tells me he has never been happier in his entire life. And it really is a sign of the love between my mum and dad, it shows that when she says money don't mean anything to her, it really doesn't." Rose was smiling by then end of this little insight she gave to the Minister about her family.

The Minister smiled too, it was this kind of sentimental love between people that the Minister loved to hear so much about.

With that he turned his mind on to the matter at hand and turned a few knobs and lifted a few handles and stepped back. The TARDIS was in motion for about a few seconds and then with a slight thud they landed.

God, how on Earth am I going to tell my family? Rose thought.

With that thought in mind the Minister took her hand and entwined their fingers. What is it with Time Lords and holding hands she thought, whilst smiling to herself as they left for the doors of the TARDIS.

--- --- ---

OooO! Soooo what we thinking?
Ok so its not the most exciting chapter, but it was necessary just to clear a few things up and get this party started hehe!
Please continue to review! I enjoy hearing what you think so much! And as you already know, it really means so much to me that you review and read my first story! Thank you again so much!
Mazza xxx
© M . J . S 2006