D: last chapter tonight, my hands are gonna fall off from typing I swear… Anyway, reviews are loved, ect. I don't own anything, blah blah blah… Enjoy!

What Ten Seconds Can Do

Chapter 2: A Time Lord and His Lady

Once the golden light faded again, the Doctor opened his eyes to see what the TARDIS had done. The first thing he noticed was Rose sprawled over the grated floor. He jumped up and was at her side in a second, checking for a pulse, and seeing that her vitals were okay. When he found two different heartbeats, he was surprised but nor disappointed. He glanced up in confusion, and the TARDIS hummed in laughter.

She has regenerated Doctor… The TARDIS seemed to be smiling to herself, Look at the changes, see the truth… I have give her the curse and gift you yourself hold: She is your Time Lady, as you are her Time Lord. Both of you will regenerate forever, if you wish, not just he usual limit for your species. You have forever, Doctor… This is my gift to you. She will wake in a bit, she needs rest, maybe tea?

The Doctor did notice the changes, not that he knew Rose was alright; her usually dyed golden hair was now a soft chocolate color, and her skin seemed a shade lighter then her normal dark tan. There was a new spattering of freckles over her nose, and she seemed an inch or so shorter. Besides that, she was still Rose, still looked like her and still smelled like her. The Doctor felt a smile prick at his lips, and he took her up into his arms- bride style -leading the way to the one room she had never been to: his room.

~*DW*~

Rose's eyes fluttered open a little while later. She was staring up at not that normal coral ceiling that was in her old room of the TARDIS, but a reflection of herself, or a new self. She sat up, whipping her head around in her new surroundings, and took in the room that she had never seen before. She moved one hand up to brush her hair back, and the silky golden sheet covering her slid down to her hips.

The bed she was in was large with gold and silver silk sheets, and a cherry wood frame and headboard. She glanced up to see the mirror above the bed had jagged edges where the bed ended and the floor began. To her right, was a small sitting area, complete with love seat, tea table, fireplace, and book shelves. To her left was a door leading to a large en suite bathroom and another to a closet Rose could not see. Rose glanced down to see that she was not in her torn jeans, t shirt, and trainers, but now in a long white t shirt that fell to her lower thigh.

"You eyes changed too…" The Doctor's voice trickled in from the doorway," All golden now, no more hazel… I like it, but wouldn't matter what color they were… Still my Rose…"

Rose reached out for the Doctor, read to swing her legs out onto the floor to meet him- she needed to have contact with him just to make sure this entire thing wasn't a dream -but he was already there. He sat on the bed beside her and set the tea tray- Rose hadn't noticed he was holding one until he set it on the beside table -and took up her hands in his. He kissed her palms, then her fingertips, then down to each wrist. Rose watched a little surprised but not unhappy at the soft kisses. She turned one palm up to cup his cheek and turn his eyes to meet hers. He smiled at her, she smiled back.

"Same smile though…" The Doctor hummed. He brought his hands up to grasp her hips and pull her in for a soft hug." I changed you out of the torn clothes… Didn't look I swear… Wouldn't want to if you didn't want me to… And I brought tea! The TARDIS said it would make you-"

"What room are we in?" Rose asked cutting him off. She took the tea he offered but gave him an even stare letting him know she wanted an answer. He moved a hand up and stroked back her bangs. Bangs, that was new, normally her hair had shorter wisps on either side, but there were definite short side-bangs now.

"Our room…" The Doctor said. Rose glanced up, nearly dropping her tea cup at his words." Well, I mean… If you want… I could take you back to your-"

"Our room," Rose agreed instantly. She smiled and felt her cheeks tinge a light pink. She finished her tea and set the cup back on the tray. She stood up and moved towards the door, but stopped." Does that mean all my clothes are in 'ere now?"

"I'm not sure," The Doctor said," You can check, the TARDIS knows I brought you here, and she knows you regenerated- of sorts it wasn't a full regeneration, just a regeneration into your new Time Lady body… Probably means your tastes in clothes will change too… You would probably be better off to check my closet and take your pick of all the clothes I've acquired over the years."

Rose nodded and moved to open the door to his closet. As expected, the closet was bigger on the inside and had rows and rows of clothes. One side held girl clothes- newly made thanks to the TARDIS -and the other held men clothes. She skimmed down the rack of women's clothes and found a silky cream-colored sundress. The dress was a tank-top style dress with a tight waist and a hem that fell just above her knees. She slid her t-shirt off and put the dress on. She liked the smooth material and the modest cut. She also found a black vest and black Converse that matched, and put those on. She tied her hair up in a pony tail and looked at herself in the mirror of the door to the closet, happy with this new attire. Her old tastes would have begged for jeans and a tanktop, but this seemed more fitting. She turned towards the Doctor and was met with his big brown eyes. He smiled at her and offered her his hand. She took it and he pulled her closer, his hips cocking against hers as he pulled her into a half hug.

"Look okay?" Rose asked. The Doctor gave a wicked grin and made her do a model spin, showing him every angle of the new outfit.

"Beautiful… Always are," The Doctor said softly." Accept… it's missing something… Ah! I know!" He took something from his pocket and turned Rose towards the mirror. She felt smooth metal chain hit her neck and she glanced up to watch the Doctor pin a silver chain around her neck; at the end of the chain was a brilliant blue TARDIS charm, sitting in the hollow of her throat." There… Perfect…"

" 's beautiful…" Rose smiled. She turned to hug the Doctor and peck his cheek. She smiled at him and then touched the tiny TARDIS charm." So what do we are you gonna' do now?"

"Marry you," The Doctor said. Rose nearly choked on her own saliva at his words and slapped his arm when he met her gaze with a grin," Alright, alright, not yet! I intend to, but I can wait… So many planets to be married on, anyway."

"Oh really?" Rose asked with a grin. The Doctor nodded and slid another object from his pocket. This time Rose was ready when she felt the smooth band sliding onto her left ring finger. She glanced down to see the beautiful ring that looked like an opal surrounded by green gems and small diamonds." 's beautiful…"

"Barcelona Emeralds, and Rorek White stones…" The Doctor said pointing to the diamond and emerald looking stones." And the last living Gallifrey Time Stone…"

Rose smiled at the Doctor and tilted up on tiptoes to kiss him fully on the mouth this time. The TARDIS hated to break the moment, but she hummed out a warning to the couple and they both turned their eyes up. The Doctor grabbed Rose's hand and led her to the Console room.

" 's it normal to hear wha' her hums mean?" Rose asked glancing up at the TARDIS ceiling. The Doctor nodded as he turned a few screens to see what the machine wanted them to see.

"It's your new genes… All Time Lords and Ladies can hear TARDIS speak…" The Doctor said." Well, well, well… We have a distress call from New York! The Big apple! Care to go?"

"Always," Rose grinned, grabbing onto the Doctor's hand as he began punching in numbers for their new destination.

D: So, the next chapter will be a little more into Rose's changes and insight to her new Time Lady genes… And an intro of my OC Twyla, as well as the plot I'm really trying to work in. So, hope you enjoyed, next chapter up in the next few days I hope! Reviews help me post faster, though!

BTW Rose's outfit here:

http:/www [dot] polyvore [dot] com/cgi/set?id=38418904

Just put dots where the word dot is… and take out the spaces!