Title: Remember Me?
Rating: T
Pairings: 10/Rose
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who :(
Full Summary: As the Doctor investigates some strange alien sightings in 2004, Donna gets a job at Henricks to distract her from causing a paradox. There, she befriends a very familiar blond, who tells her about her dreams to travel among the stars one day. What comes next for our favourite time travellers is a frenzy of misunderstandings, a few terrible phone calls and a shocking revelation

Author's note: This is the final chapter! I've really enjoyed writing this, and I hope you have all enjoyed reading it! This is set straight after the Doctor and Rose hug near the beginning of Journey's End, so there will be slight spoilers for the whole of series 4. Enjoy!

"So...how long ago has it been for you two?" Rose asked, her fingers dancing along the TARDIS controls. She and the Doctor had just reunited, properly, and now they were trying to figure out what their next move was to help save the planet. The Doctor and Donna frowned.

"Since what?" Donna asked, twisting her mouth into a pucker.

"Since you got a job at Henricks, and met me...that has happened yet, righ'?" Rose asked, chewing on her bottom lip.

"Oh yeah, that!" Donna laughed, "It's been about...oh...I'd say two months, maybe three? You don't really keep track of time when you're in this thing," She stroked the TARDIS fondly.

"Wow. At least everythin' makes more sense, now," Rose remarked, glancing down at the console.

"Hold on...what's this about?" Jack asked, his brow furrowing.

"Donna and I travelled back to London a few months ago, to the year 2004. Donna got a job at Henricks, where, coincidentally, Rose used to work. Then basically the whole thing just became one huge paradox. It's complicated," The Doctor explained, wafting a hand dismissively.

"You were a shop girl?" Jack threw this comment at Rose, who blushed slightly.

"Well, what can I say?" She gave him a deft shrug, pulling on her purple jacket cuff self-consciously. She was pondering over the Doctor's earlier words, '..where, coincidentally, Rose used to work...' She had fooled herself into thinking that perhaps the Doctor had forced Donna into taking a job at Henricks, or something, just so he could see her again. She cringed; her blush deepening.

"You're so different," Donna mumbled, causing Rose to snap out of her embarrassed state. She realized that everyone was staring at her.

"What d'you mean?"

"Well, your whole manner of things. Your voice. You seem...I dunno, more confident now. You certainly knew a lot when we were in that parallel world, if I remember correctly," Donna winced slightly as her mind flashed images of that desperate world, now fading away.

"It comes from travellin' with 'im, I suppose," Rose mused, catching the Doctor's gaze and smiling softly.

"Nah, you were always intelligent, Rose. That's why I took you on board in the first place!" He dropped their intimate stare at one another, scanning the monitor. Rose's heart throbbed with the urge to hug him again. Jack and Donna seemed to latch onto their want of privacy, so Jack wandered over to Donna to engage her in a fascinating conversation. Rose didn't catch what subject it was on.

"Thank you," The Doctor said quietly.

"For what?"

"Helping Donna in that parallel world. We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you," He admitted, tugging his ear.

"The universe needs the Doctor and Donna to be together. I can't refuse the universe, can I?" She said lightly, grinning. "When you said...'coincidentally'..." She began, flushing red.

"Uh, when?" The Doctor asked in a bemused tone.

"Back when you were explainin' the whole paradox thing to Jack, when you came back in time to-"

"Investigate some strange alien lights in the sky?" The Doctor offered, prompting Rose to beam.

"Not a health and safety inspector, then, after all?" She teased.

"'Fraid not, sorry."

"Anyway-" Rose inhaled a deep breath and continued, "-Surely you must have known that I was gonna be there. An', I know, I'm probably just blowing it out of proportion, but maybe...maybe it wasn't so coincidental?" She suggested, pressing her lips together to form a hard line. The Doctor considered it.

"You thought that I went back in time, and put the wholeuniverse in danger just to see you again?" He enquired, his jaw tightening. Suddenly, his expression changed. He was amused, and chuckled softly. "I hadn't thought of it like that. I probably did, yeah! Perhaps my sub-conscious was trying to tell me something. Or I bet the TARDIS had something to do with it."

"You never did finish that sentence," She said, her voice almost a whisper. The Doctor paused.

"What sentence...?" Rose scoffed gently.

"Like you don't know. Back on Bad Wolf Bay. After I'd said..well, you know..." Rose swallowed, a lump forming in her throat. The Doctor opened his mouth to answer, before Jack's booming laugh interrupted them. The moment was broken.

"Oh, sorry, guys. Carry on," Jack pulled an apologetic face.

"Nah, it's OK. We were finished, anyway," Rose smiled, her eyes flickering to the Doctor. Jack rejoined Rose at the opposite side of Donna and the Doctor.

"Right then. All hands on deck!" The Doctor announced, as his friends listened to his instructions. When it came to Rose's turn, he was momentarily halted by her smile. He had had to clear his throat before starting again.

His mind sparked up the memory of their first meeting, and he felt himself grin, despite the situation. For that moment when he looked at her, for that small moment, he felt complete again.

So that's it! Keep an eye out for my other stories. I'm hoping to start a fic about the Doctor and Rose in a story based on Romeo and Juliet, with the sci-fi Doctor Who twist, of course! Any ideas, or thoughts would be welcomed and much appreciated!

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