Chapter three
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They all looked around at each other, the Doctor and Rose grinning at each other like idiots, while Jack and Amy smiled at them. Jack and Amy quickly excused themselves with looks at each other and said they were tired, both said goodnight and Jack showed Amy a room where she could stay.
"How long were you looking for me?" The Doctor asked quietly, his face was so vulnerable Rose thought, so open.
"In total I have been in this universe almost a year and a half now. I lived in the other universe for a while... but eventually I wanted to be back here, with you" She smiled and hugged him again.
"But how Rose? How and, and why?" The Doctor asked
"It's a long story Doctor..." She started
"we have time" he replied gently
Rose sighed before she began, "well after I left you, well when you left me the last time on that beach- what happened to donna by the way?" she cut herself of, thinking that not only is this a way to post pone her explanation, but she wanted to know.
The Doctors face turned sad at the mention of Donna, "oh Rose... Donna... well she had a Time Lord consciousness in a human mind, her body couldn't handle it. Her mind would just burn up, it's too much knowledge for a human mind." the Doctor sighed and took Rose's hand, as if to reassure himself. The Doctor felt that being with Rose was like opening old wounds. He had become a different man when he regenerated, forgotten about his scarred and long past. "I had to erase every memory of me, the TARDIS, anywhere we had ever been together... and if she ever remembered her mind would burn and she would die" His voice sounded almost desperate, and he squeezes Roses hand before putting on a brave face, "but all better now"
As he spoke Rose thought back to the last time she had seen The Doctor. "What happened to Martha? And Mickey?" Rose always wondered what would have happened if she had never left with the Doctor, would she right now be married? Maybe with a child?
The Doctor had a strange expression on his face as he spoke, "well actually Martha and Mickey are married, last I heard" Rose smiled at that news, Mickey deserved someone good.
"Good for them" Rose said.
"But anyway Rose, what happened for you?" he looked right into her eyes, and Rose knew there would be no changing the topic this time. So she ended up blurting out her entire story, everything that had happened to her.
"Well after you left, I went back to my job at Torchwood, with your duplicate actually" Rose remembered the first few months with him. He straight away lived with Rose, and soon enough took on the name of John Smith and also started at Torchwood. "He called himself John Smith" The Doctor smiled at that, of course he did.
"He moved in with me straight away, I was still living at Dads place, with him mum and the Baby. Well now John moved in with us to. at first he stayed in a different room but uh" Rose blushed and looked at her and the Doctors joined hands "he eventually moved to mine" She remembered the first night John stayed with her, she was not a teenager anymore, but she felt like one when john snuck into her room in the middle of the night. She had forgotten the good memories that they had together; all she could ever think about was the last few days she had with him.
"After a few months we got our own place, a little apartment in the city, John loved it" she smiled fondly "it had a view over the water, was right near work, 'nice, and practical' he had said" The Doctor smiled at her story, he felt so strange hearing how his human duplicate had lived with Rose,
"we were so happy for a long time... but... we fought sometimes, I kept getting this weird feeling something was not right... but anyway, about four months later John proposed" a small smile crept onto her face as she spoke, and her finger unconsciously rubbed against her ring less left hand, the Doctor frowned at that,
"I, I thought I would just say yes but... something didn't feel right." She took a deep breath and glanced at the doctors face before looking back to her hands, "I did say yes eventually, and a while latter we were married" She smiled a bit sadly as she remembered, it had been one of the best days of her life, saying 'I do' to the Doctor. Rose remembered her thoughts that day being tinged with thoughts that this was not her Doctor, but she had ignored them, pushed it to the back of her mind.
"It was after that, that things fell apart a bit. We fought sometimes, he just wasn't the same. It's like you said Doctor, he was like you when we first met. Born in bloodlust and anger, but I, well you told me that I made you better. I'm realizing now that you did the same for me. We grew together Doctor, changed. But because of how I had changed I just didn't fit with this man, with John."
He watched as her face went sadder, he could only imagine what she would have gone through in the last few years.
"We still loved each other though, and well eventually we decided to have a baby" her voice caught slightly as she remembered that day in the Doctor's office, when she was told that she couldn't, "but it wouldn't happen, we tried and tried" the hand that wasn't holding the Doctor clenched into a fist as she spoke, "but nothing. We soon found out it wasn't John, it was me. I couldn't have children" her voice caught again as she spoke, "and well, after that things just kept getting worse. We fought all the time; he just didn't make sense to me! And then, then he walked out"
The Doctor felt anger coursing through his body, he could hear the pain in his voice and he knew that he had, no matter how indirectly caused it.
"And I never really saw much of him again, he got his stuff and he moved on. I haven't heard anything about him since. I went to some friends at Torchwood, well John and I worked in completely different areas, and we talked about maybe sending someone for 'experimental purposes' back into the other universe. I straight away told them I would do it, and I would do anything to make it happen… only my closest friends knew I wouldn't be coming back" she smiled at the doctor, still holding his hand, "that was one of my best days, when I finally got here. It took a lot of effort, time, money, but we did it. And so here I am" She shrugged and smiled at the Doctor,
"So how old does that make you now Rose?" he was curious, she had to be at least 30, but she didn't look a day over 21.
Rose looked surprised, "I'm 33, almost 34, why?"
"You haven't aged..."
Rose frowned at that, "I, I know... I don't know why, but I never do. All my friends get older but I don't. I think, from the research I have done, and my own guesses that it is something to do with, well with the bad wolf" The doctor sucked in a breath at the mention of the bad wolf, that was so long ago yet it still followed him.
"What about you doctor?"
He sort of smirked at her before replying, "eleven hundred and three". Rose was shocked; she had left almost 200 years ago for him.
"So it's been 200 years for you Doctor? What have you been doing all this time?" she looked into his eyes, wondering for the first time if he had someone now.
"Story for another day Rose, its 2 am, go to sleep" he stood and pulled her up with him.
"One more thing Doctor, do you know River Song?" She felt the Doctors body stiffen at her words,
"Yeah she is a friend of mine, a good friend"
"okay… cause she is a friend of mine and Jacks, she comes past here every now and then… actually I think, from what I heard when I last spoke to her she was planning on stopping by" Rose looked at the date on her vortex manipulator, "Tomorrow actually, or well today" she gave the Doctor a cheeky smile before walking away.
She went to her normal room noticing that it was still exactly as she had left it, except Jack had tidied it a bit to stop dust from forming. She smiled to herself; he really was a wonderful man.
But it unsettled Rose how the Doctor had reacted to River's name. Sure she was a bit of a hell cat, but she was a fantastic person. Did the Doctor have a history with her? She lay on her back in bed, and put her hands over her face. She took deep breaths, trying to calm her racing thoughts. She had learned allot tonight, she knew all about Donna noble, and the Master. The Doctor had learned about Roses determination to return to this universe, and how she did it. What he didn't know was why.
Rose awoke before anyone else, and went straight to the kitchen. Once she had her cup of tea she went out onto the little balcony of the apartment and found she wasn't the only one up. She sat down next to Jack,
"Morning Rose" He smiled at her and put an arm around her briefly in a quick hug, "how are you?"
"I'm okay" Rose smiled back, but frowned when she noticed he small frown on jacks face, "what's up?"
"You're just 'okay'? How did it go last night?" He looked almost concerned,
"Yeah it went well" Rose nonchalantly took a sip of her tea and looked off into the distance before continuing, "how does the Doctor know River?"
Jacks body stiffened slightly at her words, "Jack tell me, how does he know her?"
"She is Amy's daughter" he said vaguely sipping his tea. Rose frowned,
"But she looks a lot older than Amy? And they are nothing alike"
Jack sighed, resigned he would have to tell the entire story, "She is a time traveler like the Doctor, and, and she is part Time Lord" Rose's jaw dropped slightly before she recovered herself,
"She's what!?"
"Yeah, Amy was kidnapped by this woman, Madam Kovarian, and she had a baby, Melody Pond. But see Melody was ah, conceived in the time vortex. So bumper pack to make a Time Lord! Melody… she was taken from Amy and sort of… brainwashed into becoming a weapon"
Rose continued to frown as she listened, "A weapon for what? And the Doctor found her right? But seriously, River, crazy trigger happy River is Amy's daughter?!" Jack nodded before he continued.
"Well she was… Conditioned to become this weapon, to kill the Doctor" Rose gasped and her eyes widened, "but because she is part Time Lord she can regenerate, and she did. Into a little girl who went on to grow up with Amy and her now husband and Rivers father, Rory. Funny story actually, her name was Mells, short for Melody. Amy named her daughter after her best friend who turns out, was her daughter"
Rose was trying to process all the information, "So… River is part Time Lord, she can regenerate, and she is Amy's daughter, and Best friend. But the way The Doctor reacted to her name… what aren't you telling me Jack?"
Jack sighed "I think that is for you and him to discuss, not for me Rosie" he stood up and walked back to the kitchen leaving Rose on the balcony alone. What connection does River have to the Doctor? She had never mentioned him… but I suppose time lines and everything. Rose resolved that, as soon as possible, she would get the truth from the Doctor.
The Doctor was accosted by Amy the second he stepped into the kitchen. Rose was out on the balcony and the Doctor decided she didn't know anyone else was awake yet. He was looking out the window when Amy came up to him without as much as a good morning and started attacking him,
"So when are you going to tell Rose, Doctor?!" she looked angry, and worried. Uh oh The Doctor thought that face was never a good thing.
"Tell her what?" he was actually curious about this,
"Ugh you can be such an Alien sometimes! That your married, stupid head!"
"Oh yeah…" The Doctor just trailed off and looked away from Amy,
"She loves you, you know? Rose loves you" The Doctor suddenly looked angry,
"You think I don't know that?! You think that I, that I don't know that?" Amy took a deap breath, trying to calm herself, stop herself from going as defensive as the Doctor was heading towards.
"Look Doctor, River is my daughter, and Rose is a lovely Woman. I'm trying to protect them both. You love Rose don't you Doctor?"
"Yes" his face was stony, and his voice without emotion.
"She needs to know Doctor, before either of you get to emotionally invested. Look, River could come past here any day, I was talking to Jack about it, and she comes past here a lot"
"Then wouldn't Rose and River both know where they stand!?"
"No Doctor! I can't believe you wouldn't think of the, ya know timelines?!" she gave him an icy look, "you need to sort this one out yourself Doctor"
This is why The Doctor hates human emotions and customs, things always become complicated. He Just nodded and went and sat own on the couch next to Jack.
Amy shook her head, and went outside to sit with Rose.
"Hey" she smiled at Rose and sat down next to her. Rose smiled back at her and then looked back out over Cardiff. Rose turned to her, a small frown on her face,
"When I first met you, you were looking for a man. Was that the Doctor?" She asked.
"Yeah it was, I had run off when I heard about River being on this planet at the same time, and in prison… I found her but then we couldn't find the Doctor"
Rose laughed "nothing changes then?" Amy looked at her questioningly, "he still can't find a companion who doesn't wonder off?" Amy laughed in agreement,
"Oi I had to! She is my daughter after all!" Rose took a deep breath to calm her laughter and nodded at Amy,
"Yeah I um heard about your story with River from Jack, I'm really sorry Amy…"
"What for?"
"Well you never got to see your baby grow up, that must have been really hard" Amy nodded in agreement, her face growing sad,
"Yeah, instead I grew up with my daughter" this put a small smile back on both their faces, "you… have children Rose? I, I know you were with a duplicate of the Doctor…" Rose shook her head, and without her being able to stop herself, tears stung her eyes at the memories.
"No, no children" she muttered, her voice catching, Amy peered at her,
"You okay?"
Rose nodded, rubbing her eyes and any suspect tears away,
"What happened with that?" Amy asked.
Rose sighed and looked at her, "we just didn't fit. The duplicate was born into the middle of a war, full of bloodlust and anger… that was what the Doctor was like when I first met him. But as he tells me" Rose smiled "I made him better. And he did the same for me, we grew and changed together. But because I had changed, I just didn't fit with the duplicate, he just isn't my Doctor you know?"
Amy nodded sadly "I'm sorry Rose" Rose returned her sad look,
"But I have found him now, he might have changed, but he is still the same man" Rose smiled and walked inside, as Amy's heart sank. Rose was completely in love with The Doctor, hopelessly in love. She could tell that the Doctor loved her back, but he was someone else now, he was married to River for god's sake!
Amy went back inside where everyone was sitting around talking, making plans for the day. Well more Rose and Jack were, The Doctor was sitting by quietly listening.
All plans for the day where changed when there was a knock at the door, since he wasn't contributing, The Doctor got up to answer it while the others talked.
"Well hello sweetie!" was heard by everyone in the room, and they all turned to see River song leaning casually in the door way, a small smirk on her lips. She walked past the Doctor and went to sit down next to her mother, only to stop when she realized Rose was there, something, was it pain? Flashed across her face when she saw Rose.
"Rose!" River quickly covered it up, and Rose stood to hug River,
"Well that decides it!" Jack said, "We are defiantly all going for lunch!" they all agreed, and after some quick hellos they were out the door and walking down a street. What an odd group they must look like, Rose thought. They all looked so different, jodhpurs, miniskirts, jeans, tweed jacket with a bow tie, and big flowing coats. Rose smiled to herself, it's what it was always like traveling with the Doctor. The Doctor was walking beside River, they were both holding books and where whispering to each other as they walked.
"Hey Amy?" Rose asked
"Yeah?"
"What are those two" she nodded her head towards The Doctor and River, "doing?"
"Sinking their diaries! They're both time travelers, so this is how they work out where they both are in their timelines" Rose mouthed an 'oh' and glanced back over at them, their heads where very close, and River giggled allot and the Doctor beamed at her. "my marriage can be hard enough, can't imagine what theirs is like" Amy added.
Her face fell a second latter when she realized what she had said, "oh my god Rose, I didn't-"
"Marriage?!" Rose half shouted, but only Amy heard her, The Doctor and Rose still had their heads together, and Jack was walking a few meters ahead, on a phone. Rose's heart broke, she could see it now.
"I never would have thought…" Rose trailed off, the pain visible on her face, her eyes stung as she spoke, "and I came all this way" she choked out.
The Doctor and River came back over, but stopped straight away noticing the anguish on Rose's face, and the tears in her eyes. Rose looked accusingly at the Doctor and River,
"Your married?" she choked out looking at the Doctor.
"What-" The Doctor stammered, falling over his words. He Felt Rivers body stiffen, but then start to shake uncontrollably, he turned to her to see a look of complete horror on her face, as up walked-
"You're dead!" Amy shouted, shaking as well.
"No dear" purred a voice from behind Rose, "that was in an alternate timeline" Rose felt a hand grab her arm.
They all looked in horror as Madam Kovarian grabbed Rose's arm, and disappeared in a flash of light, taking Rose with her.
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