Disclaimer: I now own red Chucks, which is the path to owning DW rights, didn't you know?!
A/N: Takes place…well almost anytime during their travels really. I wrote it with Nine... Just a short bit to keep you guys happy. The title stands for 'truth' in French…because I think that's really what this short, short chapter is all about.
Verité
"We can't keep travelling together, Rose."
There. He'd said the words she'd been dreading, that shattered her heart into a million irretrievable pieces.
Miraculously, the betrayal she felt at his words didn't cross her face. She feigned ignorance without meeting his eyes because when he looked into hers, he could tell exactly what she was thinking.
"Well, I'd be lonely in the TARDIS without you," she joked, trying at nonchalance, praying he'd been playing a cruel, cruel joke on her.
"I'm serious." His voice bit, and she fought the urge to look at him, and lost. His blue eyes were blazing flames of pain and guilt. "Because, if we get into one more battle where it's your life or theirs, you or the Earth, I won't hesitate even a second."
She swallowed hard, not sure where this was going, though she had a feeling. She opened her mouth to stop him from going, but he was too fast.
"It's always going to be you."
A/N: Don't want to apologize for the length though…just because it's perfect this way. I think. Why don't you let me know what YOU think in a review?