"You might want to find something to hold onto" the young Timelord didn't look up as he spoke. He just shifted his position to get a firm grip on the console, Rose copied him. There was a thump as the TARDIS landed throwing them both forward. They didn't move for a moment. The only sound has Rose's heavy breathing
"We've arrived" The Doctor glanced at the door. Rose ran over and ripped them open.
"Mum!" she felt the relief of normality flood her body
"Rose! Why the hell did he park in my flat?" Jackie snapped accepting a hug from her daughter "What's happened?" she said into Rose's hair sensing her daughter's distress. Behind them the TARDIS door's clicked shut.
"Well you didn't kill us" Rose told the teenage Doctor, who had just stepped out of the TARDIS
"Is he the Doctor's son or something?" Jackie asked Rose
The Doctor snorted "Humans are so" before he could finish Rose cut in
"No. He is the Doctor…long story"
"Depends on where you're standing" the Doctor added, Rose threw him a 'shut up now!' look. He raised his hands in a mock sign of surrender.
"I'm gunna watch TV" he said flopping on the sofa using his Sonic Screwdriver as a remote. Jackie stared at him dumbfounded.
"How can he be the Doctor?" she hissed at Rose
"I don't know!" Rose whispered "he doesn't know who I am mum!"
Jackie opened her mouth to say something but settled on hugging her daughter instead.
"Can we stay here tonight?" Rose asked her mum
"Of course! I'll go make some tea." Jackie said
"I'm going to my room" Rose said before disappearing
"You want some tea Doctor?"
"Some what?" the Doctor said not looking away from the TV
"Tea"
"What?" he said turning around to stare at Jackie as if she were crazy
"It's a drink you normally love it" she sighed
"Oh... Sure. Whatever"
Jackie shook her head and filled the kettle
Rose led face down on her bed crying silently, her best friend didn't even know who she was. What could she do? She remained there until time lost its meaning and the cold fingers of sleep took her.
After a few hours Jackie had gone to bed leaving the Doctor alone. Human TV was ridiculously boring. He stood up straightening his legs. He wasn't sure why he was here still.
Why hadn't he just left?
He'd dropped this Rose person off yet he was still here. It was probably curiosity. She seemed so sure that she knew him. Yet he had no memories of her. Not a single one. The strange slime that seemed to like him could be seen as proof of her theory...Hell of course it proved it but still...
He walked silently towards a plain door and pushed it open. Rose Tyler was led fast asleep on her bed her face was streaked with tears. The Doctor felt a twinge of guilt tugging at his mind. He'd hurt this girl so badly just by not recognising her…. Humans were so strange. He watched her for a moment then pushed the door shut walking back into the leaving room. He sat on the sofa again pulling his knees to his chest. Slowly he to drifted into sleep.