Ok guys chapter 50 of See you. And I will tell you this chapter completes this part of See you. However their story is far from over. Keep your eyes peeled for the sequel. See me. However I felt that at 50 chapter 90,000 words was more than enough for Part 1 and we are fastly moving into season 3 which means you guys get more of the Doctors emotions and Rose trying to heal and help him. We will also see what Rose did in Pete's world leading up to her finding her way back to him.
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WIth out further fanfare here is chapter 50 please as always review and make it a good one eh.
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Rose stepped out of the TARDIS onto a grassy surface, taking in the the vibrant colors of the sunset over the horizon—various shades of orange and yellow, the perfect contrast to the pale lavender sky. All of the hues just melded together, giving her a sense of peace that she hadn't felt in a long time. She took a deep breath, inhaling the sweet scent that reminded her of hot chocolate and fireplaces and pine trees. Just like Christmas—warm, caring, and wonderful.
The Doctor came out of the ship to stand beside her, taking in their surroundings as well. "Ah, here we go!" he proclaimed. "Barcelona, 46th century. Take in that marvelous view, eh? A planet of peace and tranquility and, if you're lucky enough to find some, bartala fruit. Juicy stuff, molto bene! We can look for a stand to find some later, then see the dogs with no noses. And even appreciate the sky at nighttime."
"It's beautiful, Doctor," Rose breathed out. She looked up at him. "You know… even after all those years of travelling with you, I've never really gotten used to this. It always feels like I'm dreaming. 'S weird, but in spite of everything that's happened and everything we've done and will do, I'll always love travelling with you."
He smiled softly at her, her words reminiscent of their first adventure together in New New York after he regenerated. Whether or not she realized she was doing it was unknown to him, but it didn't matter. That was enough for him at the moment.
"It is very beautiful, Rose," the Doctor replied before adding fondly, "just not as much as you."
Rose blushed a little and he threw her a wink. Reaching for her hand, he threaded their fingers together then chose the direction in which they could start walking in. Once he made his decision they began to walk and he swung their joined hands in the space between them. He was so glad that he came up with the idea of coming to this planet. He forgot just how splendid Barcelona was. It's been awhile since he last stepped foot on this land, not since travelling with Sarah Jane and accidentally materializing on it. He always planned to come back one day but never got around to it. But now he can share this with Rose and give her a proper date with no trouble.
"Doctor, where you takin' me?" Rose asked.
"To dinner, Rose Tyler," the Doctor replied brightly, bringing them to a stop. "I'm taking you to dinner."
Before them was a massive building looming over the hill they had walked over, decorated with elegant trimming and shining ornaments. He opened the doors for them to enter, and Rose gasped at the interior. The room was dimly lit, the source being the candles that floated in the air above the tables. Soft instrumental music played in the distance that made her want to date along to the rhythm. Taking in the extravagance of the restaurant made her a bit self conscious. She wasn't dressed for a place on this high level of elegance and stature, and neither was the Doctor.
"I don't know," she said quietly. "I'm not really dressed right—"
"You look phenomenal," he assured her warmly. "You're dressed more than appropriately enough, Rose. C'mon, can't order anything from here."
Before she could talk any further, he led them over to the main desk where one of the workers took care of them. She expected the worker to make a comment on how ridiculous their clothes appeared to them and didn't fit the restaurant standards, but they were ushered to their table without any second thoughts and presented with menus.
"When you take a girl out, you really take her out, don't you?" Rose asked quietly as they looked over their food options.
"Weeeeell, I've never took anyone out on a date before," the Doctor admitted, running a hand through his hair. "At least not a real date. Well, not one that I paid for. Or… one in this body anyway. Still though, first time for everything. And who better to start with than you, Rose Tyler."
She could feel the blush heat her skin as she nodded at his ramblings. He was really trying to do this with her—the Doctor, a Time Lord who didn't do domestics. He was actually attempting something an ordinary bloke would do. It was fantastic and a bit scary.
"Doctor, you know you don't have to do this for me," she said. "I like you just the way you are, you know that right?"
"But I want to," he told her. "You deserve so much more, and for one night I'm going to give it to you. No monsters, no aliens, no world coming to an end or any nefarious plots, and especially no running. Even left the sonic back on the TARDIS in order to avoid any temptations."
Rose arched a brow. "Temptations?"
He leaned forward, speaking quietly as if imparting a secret. "Quite frankly, many of the appliances and silverware here could use some jiggery-pokery."
She giggled. "You'd get us thrown out."
"Which isn't how I want this date to go. Not for you, Rose. You deserve the absolute best. And there's some amazing nibbles and dishes prepared here!"
"The waiter hasn't even come by yet."
"Oh! No need! Did I forget to explain to you—I must have explained, I'm sure I did, and even if I didn't then I will now— that I thought the room gave you a small hint." He pointed up. "The candles above us remind you of something? Eh?"
Rose rolled her eyes. "You're pulling my leg now. This isn't like Harry Potter, Doctor."
"Of course it is!" he chirped. "Well, not literally, we'd have spells being thrown out of each corner of the room, but it's a fun little appearance. You love Harry Potter, and I thought this would be fun! You just look at your plate and tell it what you want, and then BAM! Bam, did I say 'bam'?" He grimaced. "Don't like that, don't let me say 'bam' again. But anyway, I'll show you." He glanced down and asked for pork chops, mashed potatoes and green beans. No sooner after he stopped talking the food appeared on his plate.
Rose giggled. "If you tell me the dogs with no noses are like house elves prepping my food, I'm gonna smack you," she joked.
He let out a bark of laughter that had other tables turning around to look at him. "I promise no dogs with or without noses will be making your meal, Rose." He began playing with his green beans like Tony would at the dinner table back in Pete's World. It made her want to tease him and his toddler-like tendencies.
"Doctor, you going to play with those or eat them?"
The Doctor raised his head up sullenly, causing her to burst into giggles. "Rose, don't laugh at me," he said. "I hate green beans, they're just so… green. Why did I order them? They're nasty."
Rose just continued to laugh and shared her amusement with him over the rest of their magical dinner, explaining how much Tony hated green beans as well. Continuing with the conversation, she spoke more about her little brother's antics. The Doctor was so glad that she was starting to talk about her family. He was still working on a way to let her say goodbye to them in the other world. She deserved to give them a proper goodbye, so he would do all he could to figure it out. It was Rose, and he could do anything for her. The way she talked about her brother showed that the harsh words she had said weeks earlier were just said in anger. The puzzle of who Rose Marion Tyler had become was being solved, and the pieces were starting to fit firmly into place.
He was so happy to know that his precious pink and yellow human was coming around to being the Rose he had known back then, the true her. Not just that, but he was also beginning to realize that parts of her were never going to be the same as she had been. She went through many changes, had grown and matured in ways that were complex, had dealt with things that few people could ever experience. But that was okay because he was different as well, and together they could and would do miraculous things. After all, people were always changing and growing. That's what made it good.
After they finished dinner, the Doctor took Rose outside for a walk throughout the city square. The sunset was just looking over the horizon by a distant hill, the vibrant colors surprisingly warming them up from the faint chill in the air, if that were even possible. As they walked, they noticed a small band playing music beside an area beneath a gazebo.
The Doctor looked over at Rose and offered her a hand. "May I have this dance, m'lady?" he asked with an affected accent.
She chuckled quietly. "Charming." She slowly took it as he led her to the center.
Still taking the lead, he kept his eyes trained on her as he began to move along to the rhythm, warming up as she followed his steps. Her hazel eyes were captivating, making his hearts flutter. He couldn't look away even if he tried to, and he never would. Their closeness added more to the swaying to the music, melding them perfectly in each other's arms. The longer he stared into her eyes, the more he felt like he was drowning in her gaze. When he was ears and leather it had been her eyes that enchanted him from the start, and they still gave off the same effect after all these years. They were quite mesmerizing, whether being filled with fury or sparkling with pleasure and happiness.
Gently pulling her closer, he whispered in her ear, "Have I ever told you how beautiful your eyes are, Rose?"
Rose shivered slightly, feeling relaxed. "No," she replied quietly.
"Well, they are. You take my breath away in a way that I never thought was possible. I can see whole galaxies come to life and fade out the longer I stare into them. Do you remember all those times I would wake you up so we could go somewhere? Seeing your eyes open in the morning set light into the day for me."
"How can you tell this to me now? What's so different that you tell me these things now instead of back then? Back when I needed to hear it more than anything?" She pulled back, shaking her head. "It's not fair."
The Doctor studied her expression, hoping the sympathy he was feeling would radiate off of him and come over her. For so many years he wished he could tell him everything that was on his mind, everything that had to do with her and the things she did to him. The reasons why he cared for her. Loved her. He was too much of a coward back then, and he still was. But they both have endured trials to get to where they were now, have become closer than how they were in the past. And they were just getting started with this deeper relationship, so he had time to tell her everything else she deserved to hear from him.
"I know, Rose," he sighed. "I should've told you so much more back then. Maybe… maybe had I done so and realized how blind I was and stupid I had been for not letting you know how I really felt about you, then perhaps you wouldn't have gone through all of the pain that you had to suffer with."
Rose's eyes searched his, noting his honesty and sincerity. "You can't know that," she whispered.
"Okay, maybe I don't. One thing I do know is that I'm so sorry about everything you went through, everything I've done to you—"
"'S not your fault," she cut in. "I don't want you feeling guilty for what I went through in that parallel world."
The Doctor scrubbed a hand down his face, gathering his response. "But it hurts me, Rose. You didn't deserve any of that. I know we've moved past what we did back then, with the jealousy and the lack of awareness, and all the other things we did instead of letting each other work things out like we were meant to. I just… I wanna make up for lost time. For all of the times where I never told you how I felt when I should've. For every time I wanted to kiss you, and hold you, and talk to you and know even more about you. I can't go back and fix what happened in the past, so the present is all I've got for us. To make a better future for you."
He moved his eyes across her face before gently meeting her lips with his. It was soft, tender, slow and savory, and hopefully forgiving. He's apologized countless times for everything she had been put through in the other world, but it didn't ease up the guilt he held inside. He was trying to move away from the darkness and find a light, and this lovely human was the counterbalance to everything wrong with him. She made him so much better, and he wanted to return the favor. He lost her twice, something so painful that it could make his hearts break at any time he thought about it again. But now they were starting over, picking up the pieces that were shattered. They were having a new beginning, a moment of rebirth.
Rose felt herself still swaying in a circle as they kissed beneath the moonlight with the music behind them, the Doctor taking it slow and steady. Of all of the kisses they'd shared, this was the most beautiful to date. Different, but a good different. It felt like they were just discovering each other for the first time, and it made her insides warm up. Seeing this side of the Time Lord seemed too good to be true, something that her dreams would conjure up, but he was really committed into what they had. He wanted to make this work, and she admired it. Loved it. It was exciting and wonderful, just like their night had been.
She hoped this evening would never end, not wanting the real world to crash down on her and this new leaf they've turned. This was what it was all about. She realized at this moment that when the running stopped and the world stilled for a minute, things could change and move forward to begin again. She wasn't fully healed from the pain, but she knew that she would be in time. Just like him. They were both healing, so they needed to be there for each other when they really needed the comfort.
Breaking the kiss for the moment, Rose stared into the Doctor's eyes, the softness making her shiver. She placed a hand on his chest between his heart's, nodding. "I'll take what I can get. 'Cause you know what, Doctor? You're worth it."
His smile was so gentle she thought her heart would break. She leaned up and kissed him again, feeling him happily return it. There was still pain inside of them, the anger and untold still stories on both of their parts. Things to learn and talk about, but for just this moment she let all of that go and just swayed in his arms in the moonlight. They could get through this, she knew they could. Because those words she just told him were the truth. He was worth it.
