He thought that sending her away was for her own good, that it would keep her safe! How wrong he was. Didn't he know that she was safest beside him? So she came back to him. The daleks were sucked through the void while she stayed by him, hanging on to the weights for her dear life, but feeling more alive then ever.

They returned to the TARDIS with unbriddled euphoria, atleast she did. He seemed unusually quiet but she brushed it off as sadness for the genocide he had committed even if it were the daleks. Her reasons though were much more than just another day that was saved.

The few terrible moments when she was stuck in the parallel universe had nearly broken her. Fortunately she had managed to make it back. Though she would miss her mom terribly, knowing that the sense of loss had yet to register, she was certain that that was no longer her life. The Doctor was.

Not in a desperate, dependent way. The doctor was a big part of it(atleast more than she was willing to admit), but so was the travelling, the saving, the sheer excitement of the unknown, not knowing what the next day would bring. Once she could never imagine life past Henrick's and the powell estate, but now she could never imagine life without the Doctor and his Tardis.

She now understood why he kept moving across time and space, never stopping, never settling. Because now she wanted to do the same. "Rose", a voice called out from the other side of the console. She knew it was him, but something was off. There was no joy or excitement when he said those words. Rather unusual of him, she thought.

She wanted to see his face. This doctor was much more expressive and she was sure she could easily pinpoint what was disturbing him, but sadly he was on the opposite side of the console.

"Yeah", she responded tentatively.

"Come here", he said but his tone made her shiver. The distant tone he had adopted only the first time when they had met, when he did not know her. She couldn't refuse though.

"Yeah", she said stepping around the console. What she saw shocked her. The Doctor was leaning against the console, his eyes suspuciously wet and head down, as if he had done something really bad. She felt bad for him. Maybe the death of the Daleks weighed more on his heart than she had previously assumed.

She wanted to comfort him, so she tried to step closer but realised she couldn't. She tried to speak but no words would come out. She looked at the Doctor, giving him her most scared look but it seemed to have no effect on him. He merely sighed and pushed himself off the console, stationing himself before her.

"Aah I assume you would have lots of questions", he began," Its quite simple. As soon as I realised about the void, I made a small detour to the tardis. A little extra energy from the rift, infusing the rotor with void particles and voila, the TARDIS can harness the void energy. Did some more tweaking so she could create a small sister void of her own, made sure you stepped into it and now here you are, stuck in limbo for the time being."

She was utterly confused but could make out this much-the doctor had trapped her. But she still wasn't afraid. He was the Doctor, he must have his reasons. So she merely scrunched up her eyebrows, trying to ask him Why.

Here the Doctor blanched. He opened his mouth as if to say something, then closed it again. He did it a few more times before averting his eyes from her. She was getting impatient. Why did the Doctor need to go to such lengths to make her still, she would have done it if he had just asked. Her mind was whirling with questions.

She felt a small hint of doubt regarding the situation but she instantly banished it. She trusted him completely. Finally the Doctor seemed to regain himself as he turned back to her. His eyes seemed even more wet now and his hands were trembling slightly. He seemed so vulnerable.

"Rose", he began again, "I...I you have to understand why I am doing this. I am a selfish old man Rose. And you are so beautiful. So beautiful and brave and loyal my Rose Tyler. You of all people should understand. I have had my fair share of heartbreaks and losses, actually more than anyone deserves. But not anymore..not anymore. So you see why I have to do this right? I can't have you here because one day something terrible will happen to you and I will no longer be able to go on.

But the universe needs me and I fear that one day you will become more important to me than the entire universe, if the day hasn't already come."

Rose couldn't believe what she was hearing, neither did she have any idea about where this was going. The only thing she could do was listen. The Doctor stepped closer to her, flicking away a stray strand of hair.

" I am sending you back to the parallel dimension, the TARDIS has enough void energy to make one last trip and I still have the dimension jumper. You have to understand.I am not doing this just for me. You will have a better chance at life now. Back with Jackie and Pete and Mickey. You will no longer be a shop girl, you will be a saviour and the daughter of the richest man there. Don't you see what I am doing? I am giving you a better chance at life.", he placed it in her hands and closed her fingers upon it. She could only continue to stare at him. Everything she had ever feared was coming true. He was betraying her. He, whom she would give her life for, was sending her away. She had stood by him everytime he asked, always come back for him and he still thought that she did not want this?

Nothing else mattered. Not the reasons or excuses. Just the stark betrayal slapping her in the face. He cupped her face in his hands, looking deep into her eyes." I am sorry. I am so sorry Rose Tyler". With that he gave a soft squeeze to the hand holding the dimension jumper.

Light flashed around her and for a moment she became free. She knew this was her only chance. " I loved you", she whispered softly. He merely stared as she began to vanish and at that moment she knew for sure that her world had ended. No TARDIS, no Doctor.

She had never ever been spiteful but she hoped that for this once, her betrayed and horrified face would remain etched in his memories forever.