Title: AU: Part Six Pairing: Rose/ Duplicate, Rose/ 9th Doctor, Donna/Duplicate
Series: Dr Who, series 4 Rating: 15 Type: Fanfiction, Angst
Summary: The board is set and the players are in place… it's all going to kick-off now!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Dr Who characters or anything from the universe of Dr Who. I am just taking the characters and playing with them a while – promising to restore them whole and unblemished! Thanks to Russell T for creating these toys for me to enjoy. Please don't take any of my playing as having any bearing on the actual franchise. Enjoy.
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Rose watched Donna Noble in awe.
She was brilliant… The Doctor had always said so… but in the up-lit glow of an alien that she had had no idea even existed until a few moments ago, Rose completely understood what it was about this woman that had drawn the Time Lord to her.
She was magnificent and the human Doctor was right by her side.
Rose turned back to her Doctor, shock written into every expression, and everything else melted away. He was the only person in the room, "Not bad for a basic bi-pedal species… right?"
Turning two, wide, ocean eyes to her… the look of shock filtered into a large smile… "You're all fantastic…"
Rose braced herself for what was sure to come…
And it did; she was suddenly swept up in his embrace.
She wasn't going to let this opportunity go and as he released her, she quickly moved to place a kiss on his lips.
The Doctor blinked.
"That ok?" She asked, feeling a tingle over her skin.
"Yeah…" The Time Lord breathed, "It really is…"
Delighted, Rose stretched up to affirm the earlier kiss and felt his arms tighten around her.
This was how it should have been on their first meeting, she realised. But she was too young and too in awe of everything around her that she lost sight of this man. The decision was made there and then… he would never leave her again!
They fell apart, slightly breathless at the thought of what their futures might hold. This was only the very beginning of their adventures… and Rose knew there would be so many…
The feel of his hand taking hers made her heart race…
She couldn't help but look over to the human she had spent the last few years trying to love as much as she had loved the man who now held her close.
He was watching them; content and pleased.
He must have known what Rose was feeling… because he then looked at Donna and Rose could see all the feeling she had been churning inside her in the other man… how he looked at the red-haired woman and stood near her.
They were where they should be, finally.
The Human Doctor looked back to the Time Lord and Rose, smiled and nodded to them.
Without another word, or thought, Rose and The Doctor made their way back to the TARDIS and into their future.
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Donna was brilliant; she was dazzling…
He had always known it, but this was a chance for him to bask in the glory of the woman.
In the background, he had been aware of the Time Lord leaving with Rose. It made sense… she had always loved him. How could he deny her that? He supposed he would have to explain it to Pete and Jackie in the long-term… but, for now, he listened to Donna end the negotiations she was proposing to the Nesine consciousness for the day and turn to him.
"Shall we contact the relevant authorities, Mr Smith?" She asked, making a face.
He laughed, "I think that would be wise, Miss Noble."
And they left the room.
The moment the doors shut, he felt Donna grip his hand and turn him into a hug. She was laughing about how amazing the last few minutes had been.
The Doctor joined her in a quick bounce of joy as she exclaimed, "I can't believe this is happening… I mean… I was having dinner with you and then talking to a puddle of goo for the fate of the world…"
"Something you did very well," he admitted. "I think you went above and beyond the role of personal assistant…"
"Nah," Donna dismissed, wriggling from his arms to deliver a joking slap to his arm, "anyone could have done that…"
"Donna…" The Doctor shook his head, "not everyone is like you. "
She blushed and wondered what could have happened in this and the alternate universe to make the woman before him doubt herself so much.
"In fact…" he pondered, "you should be the Nestine's ambassador during their stay…"
She goggled, "What? Really?"
The Doctor shrugged, "I know a few people…"
With a whoop of joy, Donna flung herself into his willing arms and thanked him with a sedate kiss.
"Thank you," she said, looking into his eyes.
The Doctor felt his heart expand and he replied, "Donna… you are so very special. You deserve everything in this world… and, if you let me… I will give you everything I can."
And he meant it.
He may not have the whole of time and space… but he had Donna Noble… and that was all he wanted.
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Well , if every dinner-date ended up with a boyfriend and a promotion, Donna thought she would have joined this particular temping agency years ago!
Taking the temp job at the posh Torchwood tower had been the best decision of her life.
Three years on and she was the Ambassador to all visiting races on the planet… she had her own office… her Mum and Gramps lived in Kensignton and she was married to John Smith… who had a complicated history of being a human cloned from an alien... whatever! He was human enough where it counted!
She knew the whole story of his history and, while not claiming to understand it, she had listened with awe.
He had felt he had nothing to offer her compared to the memories he had of their time together [except it wasn't really them, but it was and yet… oh! Never mind!]. But three years, countless trips to all corners of the globe and two bouncing babies later, she had proved him wrong.
He had given her everything he could, just as he had promised.
The planet was healing.
Life was just really looking up to the stars and staring to wonder.
And Donna Noble, her family and her Doctor, were ready for the future.
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