The three companions sat in silence. They had just had two eventful trips, one in Utah; America 2012 where they met a dalek that had Rose's DNA and picked up a new companion called Adam.
Who promptly lost their trust when he used the knowledge of the future for personal gain, and the Doctor dropped him home.
"Tell me about your father" the Doctor whispered
"Why?" Rose asked gently
"I told you about Galifrey… and I was curious about your father"
"He was a great man" Rose said
"Mum always said he would be inventing this and that" Gwen whispered
"He died, six months after I was born" Rose said "a car hit him….no one was there to hold his hand…." Tears fell down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry" the Doctor muttered
"Can we see him?" Rose asked "on that day? I want to be there….to hold his hand….please?"
"Your wish my command, but be careful what you wish for"
She ran away, couldn't handle it.
"It's all right sweetie" Gwen muttered holding her weeping sister.
Rose made eye contact with the Doctor before asking "can we do it again?"
Instead of running away she pushed out of the way of the car.
"What's wrong with you two?" Rose asked
"What's wrong? What's wrong, she asks" the Doctor snapped "you saved him Rose"
"Yeah so?"
"He wasn't supposed to live; one single man can change the world"
"For god sake he's not Hitler, he's my dad" Rose snapped
"looks like I picked up another ape" the Doctor sneered "at least Gwen had common sense to not do anything stupid, or was that your plan as well?"
"Funny enough Doctor I agree with you on this" Gwen muttered
Rose looked angry and hurt "what do you mean Gwen?" she asked
"Rose, we don't know him" Gwen whispered "for all we know in six years time he won't let Jackie take me in, he might throw me into an orphanage and I won't be your sister."
"He won't he's your dad" Rose said soothingly
"FOR PETE'S SAKE ROSE, THAT MAN IS NOT MY FATHER, MY PARENTS DIED IN A CARCRASH BUT I DIDN'T ASK THE DOCTOR TO BRING ME BACK SO I COULD SAVE THEM, DID I?"
At that explosion Gwen stormed out, tears fell down Rose's cheek and the Doctor stood there glaring at her.
"I want the TARDIS key back" he said
"Fine" Rose snapped pulling the key off of her neck and thrusting it at him "look after Gwen for me"
"I won't come back for you" the Doctor said walking away but before he reached the door he took one last look at her. Why did she have to do something stupid like that? I thought she was different…
"You will" she whispered "not straight away but you will"
The Doctor slipped his hand into Gwen's. But it wasn't the same as Rose. With Rose it felt like they were made just to hold each other's hand, with Gwen it was like…holding a stranger's hand.
"You left her behind" Gwen whispered
"She…she was not who I thought she would be…you had more common sense"
Gwen gave a small bitter laugh "ah, if I was in her position I might have done the same. It's the human in us Doctor; we love completely and do anything for ourselves without the thought of the consequences."
"Should I go back for her?"
"Yes but not now. She's expecting you to come running back any second. Let's go back to the TARDIS have a cup of tea or watch a movie, maybe even move the TARDIS a few streets away. It will teach her a lesson"
The Doctor smiled weakly but his thoughts were filled with Rose.
The two sisters sat there in the church solemnly, the Doctor has given his life for all those people. Pete Tyler knows the truth….and they were stuck on what to do.
"He loves you" Gwen whispered
"Who? Dad?"
"No the Doctor, he loves you, that's why we're here, that's why he sacrificed himself. If it was me or someone else that did all the stuff you have done, he would have abandoned them"
"The Doctor doesn't love me"
"You weren't there when the dalek had you gun point. His hearts were breaking; I could see it in his face"
"Girls"
The two turned to see Pete standing there looking grave.
"I have to die, don't I?" he whispered looking horrified
"No you don't" Rose said quickly
"But I do, it's the only way Rosie" Pete turned to Gwen "if I had the chance, I would have kept you. You would have been my other little girl. Little Gwen and Rosie, I wish I could have been there"
Pete pulled them in to a three-way hug and then pulled away. He kissed Jackie and the forehead of baby Rose before he ran. He ran and ran until he was hit by the car.
"Go to him"
Rose turned to see the Doctor standing behind her. And then she ran to hold her father's hand.
Hello sweethearts, come here sit down. Good girls. See this man? His your daddy, even yours Gwen. He would have wanted you just as much as I did. He was hit by a car…it just came out of no where…the driver was young…just a boy…this blonde girl sat beside him and held his hand…she only left when the medics arrived…and by then it was too late…sometimes I swear I saw a man in leather and a girl with long dark hair pulling the blonde girl away…
Author's note: next time on Sisters in Time:
"Captain Jack Harkness and you are?"