A/N- Thanks a bunch for all the great reviews! No more holidays, I'm back at school, so hopefully I'll have more time to write! Remember, R&R!
"What are you two going to do now then?" Jackie Tyler knew the answer already, but nonetheless, she wanted to hear it for herself.
Rose Tyler gave a sideways glance at the Doctor. He smiled and nodded.
"Well," Began Rose, but stopped when the door burst open.
"Rose! What happened? I saw the TARDIS on Marcus' screen! Did you…" Mickey burst into the kitchen, panting.
His eyes screened across the room, stopping momentarily on Jackie, Pete and Rose, but soon fixed on the Doctor. The Doctor smiled and waved cheerfully.
"Thought you'd come by soon. How's your life been then, eh Mickey?"
"He's…He's…" Mickey pointed at the Doctor, his eyes wide open in shock. The Doctor struggled to hide a grin.
Rose, sensing Mickey's confusion, got off her chair and walked over to Mickey, who was standing speechless in the doorway.
"Mickey." She said quietly.
"He came back. The Doctor found a way into our universe. He did it." Rose's eyes shone with admiration for the Doctor's persistence.
Mickey continued to stare at the Doctor for some time before Jackie decided to break the tension.
"OK, I think it's about time for tea then? What do you want to eat?" Jackie clapped her hands together, hoping for a reaction. It didn't come. So, she tried again.
"OI!"
Rose, Mickey, Pete and the Doctor jumped in their seats. All eyes were diverted to Jackie.
"Dinner?"
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"Doctor, you can sleep in the guest's quarters then, it's just through here. Mickey, do you want to-"
"Nah, I'll be good Jackie. Gotta get home to Sally."
The Doctor stood in the doorway of his room and whispered to Rose, who stood in the doorway of hers.
"Sally?" He asked.
"Mickey's girlfriend, well, fiancé." She smiled.
"Ahh. Done himself well now, hasn't he."
"Yep."
"I think I'll hit the sack then. See you tomorrow then Rose." The Doctor yawned and stretched. He stopped when he noticed the look Rose gave him.
"What?" He asked sheepishly. She giggled.
"I've never known you to sleep before."
"Well, Miss Tyler, I do sleep." The Doctor spun on the spot and marched into his room.
"That'll be the day!" called Rose after him.
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"Are you sure you want to do this? I mean, your family and everything-"
Rose held her hand up to silence him. She leaned forward into him, their lips barely apart.
"I made my decision a long time ago that I would never leave you." She smiled at him. The Doctor returned the favor.
"Well, it's time to go in and re-introduce you to the old girl again. Rose Tyler, meet the TARDIS. TARDIS, meet Rose Tyler."
The Doctor swung the doors open and let Rose wander in. He silently closed the doors behind them, watching Rose as she looked around.
"Hasn't changed much." She noticed.
Rose walked around the centre console, feeling every button, knob and lever lovingly with her hand. How she had dreamt of this, walking into the TARDIS again, her one true home. Rose turned away from the console, and walked down the hall. Tenderly, she pried the doors open. Her room hadn't changed a bit. A coat was strewn across the floor, and the drawers in the corner fell open, revealing various bits of clothing. She dropped the bag she had been carrying, on the floor and walked to her bed, feeling the covers once again. She giggled inside. The bed wasn't made. She looked at the bedside table. A mahogany framed photograph stood on it. She gently picked it up. It was the photo her mother had taken three years ago, of her and the Doctor, laughing and hugging. Looking at this memory in her hand, made her think of all the time they had lost after the battle at Canary Wharf. About how they had been cruelly separated by space and time. She spent a few minutes looking at the photograph, until she noticed the Doctor standing in the doorframe, watching her. He smiled and walked over, sitting on the bed next to her.
"I left just as it was."
"I noticed."
Rose put the photo down and turned to the Doctor. She leaned forward and brushed his lips lightly with hers.
"So." She whispered in his ear.
"Where are we off to this time?"
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"Rose Tyler, the first thing I need to do, is get back to our universe. This is it. There's no going back, are you sure?" The Doctor looked up from the console and into Rose's eyes. She smiled and nodded.
"OK! And we're off!"
The familiar sounds of the vortex filled the console room. Rose smiled and closed her eyes, listening to the whirring. Then it stopped. Rose opened her eyes again. The Doctor smiled.
"Ladies first." He bowed and motioned for with his hands to the door.
Rose leaped forward, grabbing her jumper as she went. The Doctor started to follow, but stopped when he noticed an odd flashing coming from the screen. As he paused to look at it, Rose jumped out of the TARDIS. The Doctor's carefree expression turned to fear as he read the screen.
"No, wait Rose!" He yelled after her.
But it was too late. Just as the Doctor lunged out the doors, Rose's scream echoed in his ears. Dashing out, he found himself in an all too familiar garden.
"Oh no."
"Oh yes, Doctor. And this time, you are NOT getting out." The Doctor spun around to see the commander, with forty soldiers behind him, and Rose in one hand.