A/N: Hello my faithful readers! I can't thank you enough for reviewing this especially those who have reviewed more than once! I'd really appreciate five (or maybe even ten :O) more reviews before I post my next chapter. That would be just incredible. I've never had a story this popular before!

This chapter is a bit of a filler, with a lot of Ava/Rose dialogue because I just wanted to clear a few things up. Hopefully it's still good! There's just one more chapter to go and then it's straight to the episode New Earth which I'm really excited about fitting Ava into!

Disclaimer: Only own the character Ava, everything else belongs to the BBC bla bla bla

*CHAPTER REWRITTEN AS OF 27th MAY 2012*

I pulled on my khaki rain mac, which was still a bit wet from before but most of the dampness had evaporated after Jackie had slung it on the radiator. I tucked my jeans into my boots and zipped them up; by the time I had finished, the Doctor was out the door and striding across the snow-covered estate.

Rose had finished tying a scarf round her neck, and then waited by the door for me instead of following the Doctor. She sighed, her eyes scanning the view outside. The Doctor was merely a dot among the blanket of snow now. "Um, Ava?"

I pulled my hood over my ears before blinking at Rose. "Yeah?"

"Look, I'm sorry…" Rose mumbled, smiling a little.

"For what?" I asked, trying to hide the fact that I'd thought Rose was cold earlier. I didn't want to fall out with my friend. My best friend at that.

Rose tilted her head. "You know what for, Ava. I was so, well… Icy. Yeah, icy, with you."

I shrugged, aiming to act casual. "To be honest Rose, I didn't really notice. And if you were, I can completely understand. I was intruding on your Christmas, after all."

Rose shook her head firmly. "Get that idea out of your head, Ava Jackson. You were in no way intruding, at all." she laughed, "Mum has made that pretty clear many times."

I half-smiled. Rose was telling the absolute truth. "You and Jackie are really too kind to me, you know. I hate sponging off you."

"You may hate it," said Rose, pointing her index finger at me, "But my mum loves it. Seriously, you'd of thought that I was enough, especially when… You know. But she adores you, Ava. Always has."

"Well," I grinned, "I am pretty adorable."

"The Doctor certainly thinks so," Rose muttered, still smiling that plastered smile.

I pulled my gloves over my hands, pretending not to hear what Rose had just said. Sometimes, she could be a bit selfish. Sometimes she couldn't cope that not everything (or everyone) belonged to her. "What?"

Rose shook her head. "Nothing. Sorry."

I frowned for a second before smiling again at Rose. "Whatever. Should we go? The Doctor will probably wonder where we've gone."

Rose tucked her arm through mine, pulling me out into the stairwell and closing the door behind her. "Trust me, Ava, he's not going anywhere."

"I know," I said, glancing out the window as they walked down the stairs. I gripped onto the bannister quite tight, seeing as the stairs were quite slippery from the amount of people going up and down in snow-covered boots. "I can't see you even getting off tomorrow morning in this snow; it's pretty deep. The wheels would get all clogged and stuff."

Rose raised an eyebrow cryptically. "You're still pretty much set on it having wheels, aren't you?"

I narrowed my eyes. "Well, duh. How else would you travel without wheels? Apart from walking, obviously."

Rose emitted a quiet laugh. "You're in for a ton of surprises, Ava."

Rose continued walking down the stairs, but I paused for a second. Rose really had changed. She'd gone weird. She acted like I was stupid or something- she was keeping secrets from me. And it was never good when Rose kept things from me; Rose and I have always told each other everything.

-x-

"So when did you and the Doctor meet, then?" I queried, catching up with Rose. "I've never seen him before; and I know all your friends."

Rose's eyes glazed over, and a sort of nostalgic grin creeped up her face. "It was a while ago, actually. At Henriks."

My features scrunched up in concentration as I tried to remember what Rose was talking about. "Oh, aye, Henriks. That's where you used to work, right? Before it went bam." I elaborated by making a crash noise and stretching out my hands. I remember seeing it on the news- I remember rushing round to Rose's house after it happened, becoming so relieved that she hadn't been caught in the blast.

Mind you, she did seem a bit distant then. Like she was thinking about something else. Maybe that 'something else' was the Doctor?

And that was the night she disappeared… Mickey was so distraught, bless him. He couldn't talk about it. He slept on my couch for weeks and weeks, almost becoming a fixture in my house. He got over it though, eventually, after a lot of persuasion on my behalf. It killed him, though. It really did. He loved her so much- and he still does now.

But how would you feel if your girlfriend ran off with another man and didn't return for a year? You wouldn't be feeling too great either.

Rose bowed. "Yep, that one."

"Yeah, I remember…" I nodded, diverting my thoughts away from Mickey. "Your mum would not shut up about compensation."

"You know mum," Rose said, "She'll do anything for a bit of extra cash."

"So…" I craned her neck over with a grin on my face, completely lightening features. "What did he do? Did he rescue you from that burning building? Did he throw you up in his arms and carry you out like Superman?"

Rose slapped my arm playfully. "No, idiot. And don't say that in front of him- especially that Superman bit. His ego's big enough already."

"If you weren't a damsel in distress, what happened then?" I asked, still not dropping the subject. I was determined to extract all the details, like we used to do when we were kids over boys.

"Basically, Ava, he grabbed my hand and told me to run." claimed Rose.

"And that, Rose Tyler, does not equal Superman." I said sarcastically. "If a random man said that to me, I would be thinking… Well, you wouldn't want to know what I was thinking. More like, saviour. Or something."

Rose shrugged, "We were getting chased by possessed shop dummies. I didn't really have time to think anything; I was so busy freaking out inside my head."

I snorted. Not that again.

"What?" Rose asked, completely serious. "Oh bloody hell Ava. You really are that naïve. Do not tell me you did not see anything about that on the news- tons of people died! Mum was on the verge of having a break down!"

"Bollocks, the lot of it," I sniffed, "I refuse to believe that kind of thing. Possessed shop dummies? Come on, Rose, that is completely… Next thing you're going to say that whole 'space pig' thing wasn't a hoax too. Has the Doctor put all these ideas in your head, eh, Rose?"

Rose didn't answer any of my questions; she just waved her hand dismissively. "You really are in for a ton of surprises, Ava."

"What the heck is that supposed to mean, Rose?" I snapped, a little harsher than intended. "You've started speaking in, I don't know, riddles! Two years ago, you wouldn't believe in any of that shit you see on the TV. Now you've started travelling with this Doctor… You've changed."

Rose sighed frustratedly, turning to grip onto my shoulders so our eyes were completely in line. "Shut the hell up! Maybe I have changed Ava, but have you any room into that oh-so-conclusional mind of yours that I might have changed for the better?"

I stared at Rose in a sort of stunned silence, shocked by the sudden outburst from my best friend. I'd never seen Rose this angry since I had told her that that Jimmy she'd fallen for was no good for her.

But I'd never, ever seen her that passionate. I'd never seen her put up that much of a fight for anyone.

"Ava, the Doctor has shown me things you wouldn't believe. He's opened my eyes to such an extent that, well, the little things I can barely see any more. Things that I used to see on a daily basis, like the park or school or that group of chav's that hang around the Estate, I'm just totally blind to. Now it's all just the amazing things that the universe can offer you- they're all that I can see. And have you any idea how that makes me feel? To have your heart constantly racing?" Rose insisted, shaking by the huge of volt of sheer emotion that was running through her.

"No, you wouldn't Ava. Your mind is so closed and tight and you won't let anyone change it. That is your major downfall, Ava Jackson. But the Doctor, no matter how hard you want to shut him out, he won't let you. Don't you see what he's giving you? By letting you travel with us? Ava, he will change your life. You won't look at the world the same again." Rose finished, breaking the almost scary gaze that had binded both her and me for a few moments. She broke off her grip, and went back to walking.

I followed her, but I didn't say anything. What Rose had just said was still whirring around my mind- making me feel almost guilty about what I'd said before.

"You must really love this man," I said quietly.

Rose blushed furiously, tucking her hair behind her ears. "I do, yeah, but not in that way… It's just, ugh, it's just impossible."

"Why?" I shrugged, "I've seen the way he looks at you, and the way you look at him. The way you argued back in the flat. It's blatantly obvious."

"He looked at you in the same way he looks at me, Ava. When he squeezed your hand, Ava. When he reached his hand out so you could hold it." Rose stated, looking upset and distant.

I squeezed her shoulder. "Oh, Rose, that meant nothing. He was just being a gentleman."

"Ava, with the Doctor, stuff like that means everything. Especially if you've been travelling with him as long as I have." Rose said, shaking me away.

I didn't reply. I didn't know how to respond to something like that.

There was obviously a lot more to the Doctor than first met the eye. Rose was always so confident around men/boys/lads/blokes, even more so as she worked away up her teenage years. So why would it be impossible for her to share her feelings with the Doctor than any other man? It made no sense.

And why was Rose so convinced that the Doctor liked me more than she did herself? One, we'd only just met. I didn't even know his real name; surely it wasn't the Doctor. Two, I didn't know anything about him. Three, I wasn't even that pretty… My mum made that pretty clear. Interesting, but not pretty. What the heck did interesting mean?

But I was pretty sure that the Doctor didn't care about what you looked like. He didn't seem like that sort of person.

Four, I was a broken girl. I'd been tossed and thrown about by my parents and my family more times than I could count; so why would anyone as exciting and adventurous as the Doctor want to be involved with me?

I had no time to ponder my thoughts, because Rose came to a standstill. Looking up, a large, blue box had blocked my vision.

The Doctor was leaning next to it casually, looking completely oblivious to the cold. He was too busy grinning at my astonished and completely bewildered facial expression.

It was a big blue police box. A big blue 1960's police box. And this is what Rose and the Doctor travelled in? How was that physically possible? It was wood! And bloody tiny!

The Doctor gestured towards the two doors at the entrance. "So what do you think? A bit more sophisticated than a camper van?"

My jaw dropped to a sense that wouldn't be called dignified. "You could say that."

The Doctor waggled his eyebrows. "Wait until you look at the inside…"

A/N: What do you think? Was it boring (I think it was, but I needed to put it in to keep the story flowing). Also I'm sure you like daily updates, but I'm afraid I might not be able to update daily anymore because I have a ton of homework and I want to write really good chapters! I hope you understand x