DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Doctor Who. Yes, I wish I did. No, I don't earn any money from this. Yes, David Tennant is My Doctor.

ALL PRAISE TO THE MIGHTY BBC! ;)

SUMMARY: Starting at the end of Utopia, things change for the Doctor and the Master. But in a good way, I promise! Doctor/Rose. (This is my first fic, so take it easy on me, please!)

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They're early, she thought, laying her cheek on her knees and looking out the only window in the room. Her light ginger-brown locks fell thick and wavy down her side to curl around her hips and legs.

She heard a gasp and closed her eyes to try to block it all out.

"I'm not going anywhere," she said, in a voice so rarely used it croaked, and continued to repeat the few sentences anyone ever really heard from this mystery woman. "He'll come for me soon and I plan on being here so he knows I didn't wander off. Again"

She heard footsteps shuffle unsteadily towards her and breaths gasping.

Tears? She laughed to herself and gazed out the wondow again, hoping and wishing she could fly out to those stars she knew so well.

Jack approached the figure huddled on the floor slowly and heard her humming something... Something familiar... Why did he know that tune... Why... Oh! Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade". A grin blossomed on his handsome face and he knelt down beside the girl that held his heart in her delicate, pale hands. He touched her arm, took a deep breath and said, "Hello, beautiful. You know, I still love that shirt. How 'bout another dance?"

She stopped humming. Stopped moving, breating, thinking.

"That's not funny." Tears on her cheeks. "Whoever you are stop it. Just stop."

"Oh, Rosie. Please don't cry. I could never stand it when you cried."

She slowly turned her head, eyes closed. "You better be there when I open my eyes, Jack Harkness. You'd better be there."

He reached out to cup her face, leaned in to kiss her forehead. "Never leaving you again." And was knocked arse over tea kettle when she plowed into him, arms in a stranglehold around his neck and legs wrapped around his hips. The dam broke for both of them and they cried until the smiles and hugs were all that was left.

"Jack. My Jack." she hugged him again burying her face in his chest. "How're you here? it's 'impossible', remember?" She pulled back to stare horrified at him. "Oh god! Please don't leave me!"

"Hey! I'm not leaving you. Told you that already. As for how... Well, that was him." He pointed over his shoulder to Koschei who had fallen to his knees at the confirmation Rose Tyler, the PROPER Rose Tyler was still alive. He buried his face in his hands and silently begged anyone, anything, listening not to let this be a dream. Please let this be real.

A hand on his head had him raising his eyes to the woman that haunted him for so many years and was the key to The Doctor's well-being.

Hello, Koschei. He saw the golden light sparkle in her eyes before she crouched down to see him at eye level. A flash. You've done so well. Thank you for protecting him when I could not.

He cried out and threw his arms around this amazing woman.

Rose Tyler looked out the doorway to her granddaughter, seeing her truly for the first time in years. She smiled. "My Rose."

"Hello Grandmother," and returned the affection in her greeting. "I believe you should return with Captain Harkness and 'Mr. Smith'. He is waiting after all."

Rose pulled Koschei from her and hugged her grandchild. "I love you so much," she whispered fiercely. "You've done so well. Thank you for helping me with this burden."

Mrs. Tyler smiled again, handed Rose the keys to the SUV, along with a bag holding the remains of Rose's original belongings. As she lead them outside, she noticed her grandmother never once released either man's hand.

Once outside, Rose took one look at the vehicle and burst out laughing. Confused, her companions looked at her.

She pointed, "TARDIS blue!" and garnered a side-splitting laugh from Jack and Koschei.

Mrs. Tyler rolled her eyes again, grinning at the trio. "Time travelers..."

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