The Doctor and Rose stood next to each other, watching the silhouette of Jack disappear into the shadows. Suddenly, the Doctor turned to face Rose and grabbed her hand. "Rose, there's something I want to show you," he said.
He turned around and headed inside the house with Rose following close behind. He pushed the sliding glass door open and they entered the living room. Jackie was knocked out of the sofa with Tony cuddled next to her. Not wanting to disturb the mother bear and her cub from their slumber, the Doctor tiptoed along, pulling Rose behind him.
The Doctor led Rose down the hallway and stopped in front of the basement door. "No peeking," he whispered.
Rose frowned but allowed him to put his hand over her eyes. She grabbed his arm and he slowly led her down the stairs so that she wouldn't trip. They reached the end of the staircase and Rose heard the sound of a light switch being flicked on.
"You ready to see?" the Doctor asked Rose.
She shook her head vigorously and he chuckled. Slowly, he took his hand away from Rose's eyes and she opened them quickly. As she saw what was in front of her, she clapped her hand to her mouth and gasped. Right in front of her very eyes was a big, blue box that said "POLICE PUBLIC CALL BOX."
"Oh my God it's the TARDIS," she breathed. "It's already done? I thought it'd take forever!"
He grinned cheekily. "Well... originally a TARDIS takes thousands of years to grow. However, as you can see, I've shatterfried the plasmic shell and modified the dimensional stabiliser to a foldback harmonica thirty-six point three, which accelerates the growth power by fifty-nine. But even so, that'd take a few months to a few years, so a few nights ago I came down here and fiddled about with the sonic and did some rerouting and such, enhancing the growth rate even further-"
Rose held a finger to his mouth and cut him off. "Less talking, more showing, please."
The Doctor looked a little bit hurt, but then shrugged it off. "Right then..." he muttered as he pulled a key that was on a thin chain out of his suit pocket. He handed it to Rose. "Companion's privilege, of course."
She accepted the key with a smile and hung it around her neck.
The Doctor pulled another key out of his pocket and this one he stuck inside the lock on the TARDIS door. With a creak the door swung inwards to reveal the bigger-on-the-inside interior. Rose pushed past the Doctor and entered the TARDIS. She stood in the middle of the console room, head turning all around her. She looked like she might cry. The Doctor appeared beside her and placed a hand on her shoulder. A tear leaked from the corner of Rose's eye.
"Please tell me you're crying because you're happy," the Doctor said.
Rose nodded.
He looked relieved. "Crying when you're happy," he chuckled. "So humany-woomany."
"It's just... it looks just like the old TARDIS," Rose managed to say.
"Well, in a way it is the old TARDIS. Well, it's like me, really. It was grown from the coral of the old TARDIS, so it's got all the same memories, and even the same rooms. Identical in every way. The only thing that's different about this one is that the chameleon circuit is actually functioning," the Doctor explained with a grin.
"So you could change what it looks like on the outside?" Rose questioned.
"Yeah," he answered. "Would you like that?"
She shook her head. "I wouldn't have it look any other way."
The Doctor smiled. "That's a relief. I've gotten quite attached to the old girl's look. And I have a feeling that she does too."
As if to confirm that, the TARDIS hummed pleasantly.
Rose suddenly looked up. "Doctor?"
"Yes?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, you know," she started, "since we're married now, I'm guessing we should probably move out of mum's house soon. And housing is expensive 'round here. So I was just wondering, maybe... you know,"
"We could live in the TARDIS and travel around like we used to?" he finished for her.
Rose grinned with her tongue poking through her teeth.
"I'd love to," the Doctor said.
Rose pursed her lips. "Ugh. We'll have to move all our stuff from mum's house into here."
The Doctor shrugged. "Nah. The TARDIS can supply us with stuff for now, we can move all that later."
Rose had begun to walk through the vast, winding halls of the TARDIS, checking to make sure everything really was the same. She stopped in the kitchen, the living room, and even the pool and library. She seemed to be a bit nostalgic, but she really lost it when she came upon the familiar white door with a rose engraved in the golden doorknob.
Hesitantly, she pushed the door open and stepped inside. Enough light poured in from the hallway so that she could see her old room. It was exactly as she remembered seeing it for the last time before the Torchwood incident. Rose seemed a bit lost for words. All her furniture was in the same position and even her laundry that was never put away was in the same spot. A few things seemed a bit out of place, though.
Rose noticed a few pairs of trainers sitting against the wall. Trainers that just happened to be Converse exactly like the Doctor wore. Rose turned her head towards him and stared at him for a while. His cheeks burned and he hoped she couldn't see them flushing in the dim light. He'd have to remember to chew the TARDIS out later for replicating every detail, including his shoes that happened to be in Rose's room.
Rose stepped closer to him and placed a hand on his warm cheek. She looked like she was going to cry again. The Doctor turned his head away from her, but she pushed it back to where he had to look her in the eyes.
"After I was gone... did you come in here?" she asked softly.
He didn't say anything, but he nodded.
"Why?" she asked.
The Doctor took a deep breath. He closed his eyes and opened them again. "Because this room was the only thing I had left of you and I couldn't stand not having you here with me. So I stayed in here. A few times," he explained.
Rose really was crying now. "I love you."
The Doctor barely had time to tell her back, because she was suddenly kissing him. Her arms wrapped around his neck and he placed his around her waist. This kiss was even more passionate than that first time, when they were left on the beach together.
He found himself lying on Rose's bed, with her curled against him. "I love you, Rose Tyler," he was able to whisper once their lips finally detached.
Well that wraps up this story to an end. Yes, I know the ending is a bit abrupt but we all know where it would lead and I don't write that kind of stuff. So you can make up your own ending. :) well I hope you've enjoyed my TenToo and Rose series. But it is far from over, they've just got started on their adventures, so stay tuned, follow, favorite, and review! I love reviews. And thank you to everyone who's been supporting me along the course of my writing, I wouldn't have made it here without you. ~Olive
