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He Who Sins

Chapter Thirty: Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

A day later the Doctor had reached the city – or what was left of it. Crumpled buildings surrounded him and the streets were scattered with debris. As he slowly moved his way through the forgotten streets he couldn't help but feel a wave of dread come over him, what if they weren't here? What if he couldn't find her? What if he'd never see Rose or his children again? The Doctor closed his eyes and shook his head, he knew thinking like this wouldn't help; instead he pictured her smiling face in his mind as he began to walk faster with a more determined stride.

Soon he had reached the centre of the city, he had walked past forgotten skulls that sunk into the ground as forgotten as the days that stretched by a million years ago. Dark smears of blood remained cracked over the walls seeping into the souls of the dieing buildings; empty grenade shells littered the floor with their damage obvious. The Doctor stopped before the only standing building – it was a chapel that reached proudly into the sky, its marble blocks remained in tack and only slightly yellowed from time. The steps before it were great chasms of doom as they reached up endlessly towards the two iron doors that protect the inhabitants of the chapel from the horrors of the outside world. The weary Doctor slowly began to climb the steps, each stone block burning into his feet as he propelled himself upwards.

The Doctor raised his hand onto the dark knocker before him, the face of a skull barely moved as the Doctor slammed the metal ring into it – barely a sound echoed throughout the chapel. The Doctor hit the door again – this time with more force, it slowly swung open before him revealing the darkness that awaited him. He slowly stepped into the darkness, a chill sweeping through him as he slowly walked passed empty alters of forgotten wood. A stain glass window allowed a small amount of purple tinted light to dance through the room showing the black cloths that covered the chairs. The Doctor moved down to the front of the church, he ran his hands over the black cloth that was soaked with dust before he ripped it off the wooden alter. Before him lay a book – one similar to the one they had taken from the library, but this one was thicker – fuller. The Doctor lifted the book and walked over to the chairs, he slowly began to read.

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Rose slept quietly as her mind filled with dreams of innocence and happiness, in her mind she danced around fields with the Doctor and their beautiful, healthy children and all was right in the world. Marilee leant against the doorway and watched Rose sleep curled in a ball, she looked like a lost innocent child except for her bulging belly that was full with babes. Marilee walked slowly over to where Rose slept, she stood above her and looked down at her. Rose's blonde hair was now plastered to her forehead, her clothes were marked by dirt, her skin was pale in the darkness and her hands shook slightly as they rested on her stomach. Marilee bent down and placed her hand on Rose's stomach, she paused and could feel nothing, no movement of tiny children under her hands.

'Soon' she whispered 'Soon it will be time and your fate will be sealed' she promised. She stepped back as a cold hand closed around her wrist, she looked down to see Tymon glaring up at her

'Don't touch her' he warned. Marilee looked down at him in question

'Excuse me?' she asked. His fingers shook against her wrist but he glared at her determined

'I said don't touch her'

'When did she start to matter to you?' Marilee asked with the faintest hint of anger in her voice. Tymon didn't answer but just watched Rose

'Tymon boy!' Marilee shouted 'How dare you?' she asked. Tymon turned back to look at her nervously, his hands slowly lifted from her wrist

'What?' he asked.

'You care' she accused. He looked at her warily

'I don't know what you mean' he lied.

'You care about what happens to her' Marilee said slowly. Tymon shrugged before he straightened

'So what if I do?' he asked. Marilee shook her head at him

'I thought I'd taught you not to care' she told him. Tymon glared at her

'I can do what I like' he spat. Marilee slapped him around the face – hard. A red hand print marked his cheek, Tymon could feel his lip quivering but he wouldn't let himself cry – not in front of her.

'I can do what I like!' he shouted before he fled from the room.

Rose sat up and turned to look at Marilee, she squinted after Tymon then turned to look at Marilee

'Not a word' Marilee snapped before she hit her in the face. Rose fell to the floor as blood spurted out of her nose, Marilee turned and smugly walked out of the room, her dark cloak floating behind her. Rose wiped the blood down her sleeve and pulled herself across the floor so she leant against the wall. She leant her forehead on her knees and sighed, she would cry but she had no emotions left to taunt her, no tears left to cry – she was numb inside. Rose looked down at the cold stones on the floor and slowly began to trace their outline as she softly sang to herself, her voice cracked and broke as she sang but to her the song was beautiful.

'Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm, I know, and its been coming for sometime. When its over so they say It'll bring a sunny day, I know, shining down like water'

The Doctor jumped out of his chair dropping the sacred book onto the floor. He began to ran as he realised what was going to happen. A cold wind tore at the pages and burned throughout the chapel, the darkened yellow pages crackled as they were swept by the wind that caught the black cloths and forced them to fly through the air – the Doctor was running now.

'I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain, I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain. Coming down on a sunny day'

Jackie let her hands shake as she fell into her bed, she had spent over a month waiting for her daughter. She finally knew there was no hope left, she let herself slowly fall down crying as she realised she'd lost it all; Rose, the Doctor and the grandchildren she would have had. All was truly lost… or so she thought.

'Yesterday and days before, Sun is cold and rain is hot. I know, been that way for all my time, Till forever on it goes, Fill the circle fast and slow, I know, and I cant stop my wonder'

Tymon did in the corner and cried and Marilee beat him. He knew Rose would never treat him like this, he closed his eyes and let himself disappear into that place in his mind where he was born to Rose and he could be a happy young boy playing in the sun and watching the fish. He forgot his reality where he lay on the floor bleeding.

'I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain, I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain, Coming down on a sunny day. Have you ever seen the rain…' Rose's weak voice sung out as she drew round the large stones. She couldn't remember the rain, or the sun, or the light. She could barely remember life.