AN: This story just keeps racking up the followers and favorites, and I am so happy! It's all John and Rose's fault. They should stop being cute. UGH. As always I don't own Doctor Who D:

Chapter 6-Hours

The funny thing about travelling on the TARDIS: you could feel every passing second like it was an hour. Rose noticed this especially after Bad Wolf. Every single hour she spent apart from the original Doctor was like a dagger in her heart. It felt like centuries had come and gone, leaving her to look at the ruins on her own.

Oh, yes, her and John were very happy together; there was no denying that. But still, the Doctor had shown her other planets, galaxies, and centuries, and it was difficult to deal with domestics. The first time he left her alone had been bad enough, which is why she helped speed along the dimension cannon. Then, he was so cruel as to let her get caught up in the beauty of adventure once more and ripped it out from right in front of her eyes in a second.

It's better this way, Rose. Better for whom? Was the Doctor over her now? Did he have yet another companion? Did he leave Donna like he left the rest of them to deal with the simple life?

She supposed she couldn't be bitter. The Doctor had left her with a piece of him. A very loveable and adoring piece. But was it really so horrible that she missed the TARDIS?

"Rose, I'm home!"

Rose was jolted out of her reverie by the sound of John coming home. She plastered a smile on her face and ran to hug him. "John! How was work?"

He nuzzled his nose into her hair for a moment before answering, "Not as good as being home."

She pulled back from him to straighten the collar of his jacket. "You're not bored...being here?" Rose bit her lip nervously.

"No," he frowned. "Why, are you?"

She turned red from embarrassment. "Errm, it's just...it's not the TARDIS."

John stared at her, open mouthed. "I thought domestics was what you wanted?"

"Yeah, in the TARDIS," Rose said quietly.

He studied her carefully, before he grinned. "Come on, I have something to show you." John grabbed her hand and tugged on it lightly to get her to follow. They walked down the hallway until they reached John's study. Before he could open the door, he turned to Rose and said, "Close your eyes, and no peeking!"

Rose obeyed and let herself be led into the room. After what felt like several hours, John said, "Okay, you can open them now."

She blinked at the sudden light to her eyes and looked at the pot in front of her. "It's just coral, yeah?"

"Look closer," he prodded.

Rose leaned in close until her nose was almost touching the plant. She rubbed her fingers along it. "It's TARDIS blue," she said softly, "and it hums like the engines." She turned towards John with hopeful eyes. "Is it growin' a TARDIS?"

John nodded. "It'll be ready in a few months. That is, if you want to use it?"

Rose just smiled widely and threw her arms around his neck. When she pulled back she kissed him full on the mouth.

"If I would have known I'd get this much of a reaction, I would have told you sooner. This is brilliant! We have so much planning to do! Oh, what do you want to see first?"

Rose quieted him with another kiss on the lips. "Thank you," she said sincerely.

John placed his hand on her cheek. "It would be my honor to take you to see the stars once more."

When John did things like these, the hours didn't seem to be so much anymore. She almost forgot about the fact that he wasn't the Doctor. Almost.