Her hair was brown.
A million different thoughts were going through the Doctor's head, all traveling at the speed of light through his conciousness but the only thought he could hold onto was that her hair was brown. Not a light champagne blond, to take after Rose like he had always assumed, but brown; a molten chocolate with very faint streaks of liquid honey, that danced and sparkled when the sunlight hit it at the right angle. Her hair was brown, after himself- Or, rather, after heart skipped a beat as the fact sunk in that this child was what he and Rose could have had. If he and Rose had had a child, this would have been her. She was beautiful, he decided, a drunken smile snaking onto his face.
The Doctor shook himself out of his stunned stupor. "Nice to meet you, Donna, I'm the Doctor," he grinned, sticking out a hand for a friendly handshake.
"Pleasure," she smiled, taking his hand in hers and shaking it firmly. She was surprised at how similar he looked to her father, although she supposed she shouldn't be- After all, her father was the clone of this Doctor man.
"So, Doctor, you said something about the TARDIS? Is it alright?" Rose asked worriedly, crossing her arms over her chest and tilting her head to the side.
"Yeah, no, she's fine," he assured her, rubbing the back of his head. "She just, ahm. It's complicated," he confessed, grinning sheepishly. "Rather weird as well."
"I've probably heard weirder," Rose laughed. The sound took the Doctor's breath away- oh, he had missed it. "So shoot."
"She missed you," he blurted, cringing as Rose's eyes widened in curiousity. John's brow furrowed for a moment before realizing exactly what was going on, and relaxed. "She won't take me back to my universe until she sees you, both of you," he sighed.
Sexy, I am going to kick you for this, he silently promised. He watched Rose and John exchange looks.
"Well, then that should be easily resolved. Right?" A cheery voice piped up. The three of them turned to acknowledge Donna. "All you have to do is go to the TARDIS, say hi or whatever, and then she'll be ready to go, right?" She shrugged.
"Yeah, right," Rose said, then smiled. "I suppose it'll be nice to see her again, after all these years," a dreamy smile floated on her face as she remembered the TARDIS.
"Right, we can take the car," John said, pulling Rose closer in a brief side hug before looking at Donna, an apprehensive look on his face. Donna simply grinned, raising an eyebrow. The Doctor watched in fascination as the two battled nonverbally.
Finally, John sighed. "Fine, you can come," he gave in, throwing his hands in the air in defeat.
"I'll get my screwdriver!" Donna sang, skipping away to where she had set down her precious toy.
The Doctor raised an eyebrow. "Screwdriver?" he asked, his voice shaded with bewilderment. As a child, he was prohibited from even touching screwdrivers- They were a 'hinderance to a youth's education', as he recalled his instructors declaring. As a small act of rebellion, he had stolen his just before leaving Gallifrey in his (also stolen) TARDIS.
Rose laughed openly. "Jack's to blame for that one, Doctor, he gave her one for her tenth birthday. Made it specifically for her, but now we can't get her out of the habit of poking around with it!" she giggled slightly at the memory.
The giggle did it for him; memories of times on the TARDIS, of laughter and excitement, overwhelmed the Doctor's mind and before he knew it he had trapped Rose in a tight hug, pressing his face into her hair. "Rose, oh, Rose Tyler - I miss you so much," He muttered, breathing shakily as he tried to keep himself from tears. Her arms wrapped around him immediately, rubbing his back comfortingly as John watched solemnly, knowing exactly how his original was feeling. He held no jealousy.
Donna watched with sadness. She had seen how much her father loved her mother - The original of her father was bound to love her just as much, and they had been apart for, what, sixteen years? Seventeen? Even twenty wouldn't have been too far of a stretch. He must have been going insane with Rose sickness.
Finally, the Doctor realized what he was doing and jumped back, wiping an almost fallen tear from his eye. "Right- Sorry," He stammered. "Sorry." A light blush spread to his cheeks.
"Nothing to be sorry about," Rose shrugged, smiling at him. Her smile turned mischievous quickly. "I...tend to have that effect on people," She grinned at him and wiggled her eyebrows, making him laugh.
"Let's go," He chuckled. "It's not too far, I'll just walk - You can take your car, meet me there," He shrugged, quickly giving them the address that the Tardis was parked at and beginning to head out the door. He was stopped by a voice in the back.
"I'll walk with you," Donna volunteered, pushing forwards. Rose and John exchanged amused glances - The Doctor was about to meet his match when it came to talking as fast as possible. As well as being pelted with questions faster than he could answer them.
"If- If it's alright with your parents," He said, looking down at her, his face the perfect image of a stunned man. Donna turned back to John and Rose, raising both eyebrows and grinning when they both nodded.
"Let's go then," The Doctor smiled, and the two walked off, taking large strides with their long legs. John chuckled, and Rose covered her mouth and sustained a giggle.
"Poor Doctor!" She laughed. "He's going to get such an earful from that chatterbox!"
"Nah, He'll be fine," John shrugged, then glanced at her, a grin coming onto his face. "You know, I bet that they're going to take their sweet time getting to the Tardis..." He smirked, looking around to see if anyone was in the room before twirling her around and pinning her to the wall. Rose grinned in return.
"Gives us...say...fifteen minutes alone?" She raised an eyebrow, smiling with her tongue between her teeth.
"Let's make it twenty," John smirked before leaning down in a kiss.
Okay...so I know that I said that this chapter would be posted later "today", but...
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Yeah, I have no excuse for leaving this story for five months. I am so, so sorry everyone. Please forgive me.
In other news, I'm turning this into a four part story because I really want the Doctor and Donna to have their own chapter. Possibly a five part.
Also, I really really like Donna's new family, as well as Donna (The character that I made up at three in the morning on the spot). If you guys want me to, and you actually review like good little readers, then I might make a one shot series based on her adventures - Which, of course, you guys can choose. It can be anything, from saving the world to having boy troubles. It'll feature John as a father, Rose as a mother, and Jack as a proud trouble making bisexual godfather. As long as it's not horribly inappropriate, of course - inappropriate stuff makes me blush and cringe and want to hide in my bathtub for exactly 67 hours.
Like always, I own nothing except for my beloved Donna, and have an awesome day!
(Review please! Next chapter will come quicker with reviews!)