Hello! I first of all wanna say thank you to those who left reviews, favs etc, i'm so glad you liked the first chapter. This was originally going to be a one shot that turned into a two shot which is now a something else because i'm not quite ready to let it be over yet. I have left it open to continue, if people want to see more. As always, let me know what you think, should I continue? let me know. Enjoy!

A Chance Encounter

Chapter 2

"So what brought you to Sheffield?" Rose asked The Doctor as she led her through the many hallways in search of the others.

"My mates." She told her, looking back with a smile.

"We just stopped off so they could grab some spares clothes, good job we did really." She continued, giving Rose's hand a squeeze.

They could hear voices coming from one of the many kitchens as they turned another corner, the door was slightly ajar and Rose could just about make out what they were saying, hardly surprised when she realised they were talking about her.

"Who do ya think she is?" A female voiced called out.

"I dunno, didn't stick around long enough to get her name, let her and The Doc have some privacy." A male voice responded, one she recognised from when she had first walked into the TARDIS.

"Was she fit?" A third voice chimed in.

"Ryan!" The same female voice from before called out.

Rose couldn't resist a small smirk despite the worry and uncertainty she was currently feeling, The Doctor remained quiet until they reached the kitchen and glanced back at her with a reassuring smile before pushing the door open.

"Hey team!" She called out enthusiastically as she walked into the kitchen with Rose in tow.

Graham had been stood at the counter making himself a sandwich whilst Ryan and Yaz were sat at the dining table in the middle of the room on their mobiles. All three looked up from their tasks at the arrival of The Doctor and her friend, Graham and Yaz offered them a friendly smile and Ryan glanced at Rose before looking away, silently praying they hadn't heard the conversation they were having before they walked in. Yaz noticed their joined hands and frowned, wondering just what kind of friend this woman was to The Doctor.

"I want you guys to meet an old mate of mine, this is Rose Tyler." The Doctor had a bright smile on her face as she spoke but her eyes gave away the emotions she tried to hide, something Yaz noticed.

"This is Yaz, Ryan and Graham." She added, gesturing to each of her fam.

"Hello." Rose said rather timidly, raising her free hand and giving the others a small wave.

"Rose is staying for tea, isn't that brilliant? Tea with Rose." The Doctor told them, beaming.

It filled Rose with a warm feeling as she listened to The Doctor excitedly tell her companions that she'd be staying for a short while. She also noticed how much more carefree this Doctor seemed compared to her pinstripes, whatever weight her Doctor had been carrying had apparently been lifted in the thousand or so years since they had last seen each other. She had arrived uncertain about what she might find, fearful of what it would mean for her world, for all of the worlds if she wasn't able to find The Doctor and although she hadn't found the Doctor she was initially looking for her she had found another that in some ways she needed too.

The others couldn't help but smile at The Doctors enthusiasm, she had never mentioned this Rose person before but there were a lot of things the fam didn't know about her so it was simply added to the list. She seemed happy though, and if The Doctor was happy then so were they.

"So, how long have you and The Doctor known each other?"

Yaz was the first to speak up, she couldn't stop the pang of jealousy she felt when Graham had told them a mystery blonde woman had wondered into the TARDIS and The Doctor had reacted to her arrival like a kid on Christmas Day. She hoped her voice would not betray her and they would just think she was asking out of curiosity, which she was really.

Rose frowned at the question, not really sure how to answer it. Travelling in a literal time machine made it difficult for her to keep track of dates, they had once estimated it was roughly two years or so and that was a short while before they had lost each other. She had no idea what her future held so that number would differ for the Doctor standing beside her. There was no simply answer she could give them so she opted for the only one she could think of.

"It's complicated." She told them with a smile.

She hoped they wouldn't question her further, it appeared as though she hadn't been mentioned since they had come aboard the TARDIS and as much as she wanted it to bother her she also had to remember that it had been over a thousand years for this Doctor since she had last seen her and she couldn't expect her to get out some kind of log to show all new companions who it was they were replacing.

"Try us." Yaz challenged, but before Rose could muster up a response The Doctor stepped forward.

"Look, Rose has to go soon, let's not waste the little time she has by playing twenty questions." She told them, her tone wasn't rude but did have a tinge of sadness that only peaked their curiosity further.

"Go where?" Yaz asked before she could stop herself, this woman had turned up out of nowhere and was apparently disappearing again in a matter of hours, they were always being kept in the dark so sue her for pushing her luck.

Rose couldn't blame her curiosity and if she wasn't mistaken, just a touch of jealously. It reminded her of how she had felt when she had met Sarah Jane for the first time. She also wasn't sure how close Yaz and this Doctor were, were they as close as she had been to her Doctor? Would they be? She had to remind herself that this was her distant future, that she still had her own Doctor out there, she hoped. That didn't stop her however from glancing over at this new Doctor every time she could, she was so different but Rose wasn't mad about it. Her hand felt different in hers, but somehow it still fit.

Before The Doctor could reiterate her earlier statement Rose squeezed her hand gently to stop her, she gave her a smile before letting go and walking over to the table to pull up a chair beside Ryan and Yaz.

"We've got time, you can just drop me off at the same time I arrived yeah?" Rose asked, looking over at The Doctor.

It took her a moment before she realised that of course she could, she blamed her slow up take on recent events throwing her off kilter. The Doctor's wide smile returned and she nodded.

"Of course I can! Great idea Rose Tyler, ten points!" She beamed.

Rose grinned before looking back to Ryan and Yaz, Graham had resumed making his sandwich but was within earshot.

"Me and The Doctor travelled together a long time ago, it's complicated because for me it's only been a few years but for your Doctor it's been over a thousand years." Rose began explaining whilst The Doctor busied herself with making everyone a cup of tea, usually she would go and tinker but she didn't want to miss out of any moments she could spend with Rose.

"How is that even possible?" Ryan asked, staring at Rose in disbelief.

"A few years back, for me anyway, me and The Doctor got separated and I ended up trapped in this parallel world, it was just like this one but things are slightly different, anyway so I got trapped and since then we've been working on this machine so that I could get back. It's not exactly accurate, but we've been able to modify it so it drops us off in the area The Doctor last was, but like I said it's not exactly accurate so it dropped me off here and I found your Doctor but the one I'm looking for is still out there."

The Doctor looked over at Rose as she explained her story to the others, she sounded so tired and The Doctor wished she could assure her that everything worked out for her in the end. She had no memories of this meeting which meant either Rose never mentioned it to her Doctor when she found him or she had and he had removed the memories just in case any of his next regenerations tried to change history. It also meant The Doctor wasn't aware of how this was going to play out, something that her chaotic mind was kind of looking forward to.

"But why couldn't The Doc just pick you up in the TARDIS?" Graham asked curiously.

Rose smiled sadly at the question, if only it was that easy.

"Travelling between worlds isn't supposed to be possible, it rips a hole in the fabric of the universe. Theres this place called the void, it's basically a stepping stone between universes, its nothingness, some call it hell, when people cross between worlds they get doused in this sort of radiation, the void pulls them in as well as anything around it and that's what happened to me. I was nearly pulled into the void, but I was taken to the parallel world before it could happen, and then, it was sealed off before I could get back." She explained, her hands gesturing wildly as she tried to explain it in a way they would understand.

"But you're here now, you found a way back." He observed and she sighed, reaching into her pocket she pulled out her dimension canon and set it down on the table in front of her.

"I have this." She told them.

"This is how I got back, but it only works if there's already a hole, in my time worlds are literally collapsing and stars are dying because someone or something reopened the hole The Doctor sealed a long time ago."

Graham was now staring at her with a mix of panic and confusion etched across his face, she said she was from their past, surely everything ended up working out since they there at that moment, plus he figured he would remember the world ending.

"You've already been there and done that Doc, everything works out in the end don't it?" He asked, looking over at The Doctor who was facing away from them by the kettle.

"My past is still Rose's future, anything I say could change the course of history, I'm sorry." She turned and looked at Rose, offering her friend an apologetic glance and she smiled in return.

"Don't worry I get it, wibbly wobbly timey wimey." She said with a shrug and The Doctor couldn't help but smile.

"Oh, Rose Tyler." The Doctor said quietly, a happy sigh escaping her lips.

It was clear that once upon a time The Doctor and Rose had been more than just friends and her return would probably stir those feelings back to the surface, Yaz wasn't naive enough to believe she was the first and there was probably a long line from before Rose's time too. She would let The Doctor have this time with her lost love, and when she had to eventually take her leave, Yaz would be there to comfort her.

"I just remembered that thing I wanted to show you, come on Ryan." Yaz announced, standing from her seat and looking down at Ryan with a look that screamed just go with it.

"What thing?" Ryan asked with a frown and Yaz rolled her eyes.

Graham put his sandwich onto a plate and grabbed one of the cups of tea The Doctor had made for them all.

"Come on son, lead the way Yaz." Graham said with a smile, sparing a glance at The Doctor who had cottoned on to what they were doing and offered them a grateful smile.

Ryan still hadn't caught on but followed the others none the less, they each grabbed a cup of tea before heading out of the kitchen. Rose and The Doctor could hear Ryan questioning them both as they left about what this thing was and Rose let out a breath of a laugh before looking over at The Doctor with a smile.

"So, you want a tour?" The Doctor asked her with a grin, holding out one of two last remaining cups of tea.

"Definitely." She said with a nod, standing from her chair she took the cup.

"Lead the way." She told her, giving her a wide smile.

"Follow me, Rose Tyler." The Doctor said, reaching out she took Rose's free hand and laced their fingers together before giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Always."