A/N: Aaaahhh! We're almost done! Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed, favorited, and followed! I hope you enjoy this! Big thanks to Seduff, who inspired this fic.

Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who. Why would you think such a thing? Am I as evil as Moffat when it comes to trolling? Is that why you thought I owned Doctor Who? That is not even possible! No one comes close to Moffat when it comes to evil trollness! Oh, I also don't own the song Nobody Sees. I really just don't own anything.

Nobody Sees

Chapter 4: Be There At The End

"Who's gonna watch your back? Who's gonna reel you in? Who'll make surprise attacks? Who's gonna be there at the end?"

It's amazing how simple things sometimes precipitate the greatest changes. "Will you come round?" was such a simple question and yet it turned Rose's entire life around.

She was the one who threw John out. And since she threw him out, she had to be the one to ask him to come back. The fate of their relationship rested on her shoulders – she had to be the one to offer reconciliation.

That is what "Will you come round?" was. The sign of a change – a second chance. "Will you come round?" meant ...

"I'm sorry."

"I miss you."

"I need you."

"I love you."


It's amazing how the words that aren't spoken are sometimes the ones that are the most important. Rose said, "Will you come round?" but John knew that wasn't what she meant to ask him. Not only did John know that "Will you come round?" meant more than, "Hey, wanna come over?", he also knew that "Will you come round?" wasn't what Rose had meant to say in the first place.

He knew her. He knew what the pause before she spoke and the catch in her voice meant. She was trying to tell him one thing, but something else came out. Sure, she still meant that she wanted him to "come round", but she also meant more than that.

When he agreed to "come round", he also meant more than he was saying. That simple yes that he answered with was more than just an affirmative. It meant ...

"I forgive you."

"I want to come back."

"I can't live without you."

"I love you."


They decided to start … simple. Afresh. With a dinner. Rose thought it would be for the best. Dinner – that was …. simple. Easy. They could talk about … life ... over a glass of wine. That would be a good way to start out slow. Nothing heavy yet. Rose didn't want to scare John away. Their relationship was so fragile right now. She didn't want to ruin anything. So. Slow. Definitely starting out slow. Slow … for John. Yep, no jumping into anything hastily.

Rose believed that she wanted to go slow for John. There were two things wrong with that belief.

1) John was the Doctor. He had never taken the slow route his entire life. And that's saying something, since 900 years is a pretty long track record.

2) Since John wasn't one to wait, she was kidding herself if she thought that going slow would make John happy. The moment John heard the apology in Rose's voice, the moment he heard how her tone had changed, the moment he realized that his Rose was back, he wanted to be back with her. He wanted things to go back to the way they used to be. He was ready for it. Rose knew this. But that was the point – he was ready. Rose wanted to go slow because deep down inside she wasn't sure that she was ready. She wasn't sure that she wouldn't mess things up, again.

So, she decided to take things easy, especially this first meeting. Good plan.


So far, things were going well. Dinner had been fantastic (Rose was rather surprisingly, a very good cook.) and he had just made her laugh. There was just one problem. Rose was … quiet. And shy. She was being very … cautious.

John knew about Rose's fears. He knew that she wanted to be absolutely sure of herself before she made a commitment to him. But if she waited to be sure, he would die before he got to hold her hand in that special way again. That was the problem with this human body of his. All of a sudden, he had to pay attention to the time that was passing. Every second that passed meant that he was a second older, a second sicker, a second closer to being dead. Morbid thoughts, it's true. But when he had been pretty much immortal, he hadn't had to worry about pesky things like time passing. He had taken his time in his relationship with Rose.

Well, look at how that turned out. Definitely wasn't taking things slow again. Not only had he fouled up his chances the last time he had done that, but he wanted to spend the rest of his days as one with Rose. He didn't have many days to waste. So, the slow route was out of the question.

"You're scared, aren't you?" John said suddenly. "You don't want things to go wrong again. You want to be sure – to know that we'll be alright."

His statement took Rose off guard. He could tell – she was so surprised she didn't even know how to tell him that he was wrong (even though he wasn't). Her reaction meant that dissembling was out of the window, so she instead just nodded a little bit and took her glass of wine from him, setting it down in front of her. She stared at it, not knowing how to reply.

Might as well strike while the iron is hot, John thought.

"Relationships ... are a leap of faith, don't you think?"

Rose looked at him and he could almost see what she was thinking written on her face. "What? How do you know what I'm- What?!" her face said.

"Maybe it's time you jumped," John finished with a small smile.

Rose looked at him terrified. "But what if I mess it up? How do I know I won't ruin everything for us again? What if-"

"Shh … That's what the faith's for. We're the stuff of legends, Rose. We'll make it."


So, Rose leapt. She decided to trust herself. After all, if John could trust her after what she did to him, did she even have the right not to have faith?

She made the leap and John caught her. Life had been so complicated before, but now, everything was so simple. They belonged together, forever and always. Nothing else mattered.

They were again one and it was a beautiful sight to behold.


He was on her. He was all around her. He was beautiful. Looking up at John, Rose had no more doubts.

Nothing was hidden anymore. All that she was was there in front of him. Her bare body there for him to take or leave. But she wasn't afraid of rejection. This was right. He had chosen her out of all the women in the universe. She had chosen him. There was no chance of rejection. Of heartbreak. Not anymore.

She offered herself to him and they were lost.

Lost, only to be found in each other.


He touched her glorious body and shivered as she caressed his chest. Finally. There was no more distance between them. As John kissed Rose, he knew that whatever challenges the universe might now throw at them, they would take them on together. They had passed the test and now nothing could ever break them apart. He would never stop holding her hand.

His Rose. His glorious savior. No longer breaking his heart. No longer breaking her own. With no doubts, she joined with him. As he fell asleep by her side, he felt saved.

Nobody sees how hearts break.

But when two hearts join and become one, it is a sight so glorious, no one can tear their eyes away.

A/N: So, they're back together! Yay! Only the epilogue left - I hope you stay tuned! Please review and tell me what you thought of this chapter!