Sacrificing My Love For You

Sacrificing My Love For You


When they arrived at the mansion, Ten asked “So where is your mother and Pete, and even Mickey?” Rose looked pained, as she turned on the kettle, as the Doctor’s sat around the kitchen table.

“Dead, they’re dead, Doctor. They all died of old age.” Ten frowned and asked, “Dead? But you’re still alive. In fact you don’t appear to have age at all. How long has it been?”

Rose swallowed hard and replied “It’s been over a hundred years since I lost you. I’m a hundred and twenty years of age, Doctor. I cannot die. I die, to only come back, fully healed. Trust me, I’ve tried many things, but still I keep on coming back. And as you can see, I never age.”

The Doctor’s had paled, ten especially. He choked out “I know what’s wrong with you. Jack’s in the same predicament. It’s because of the time vortex. “

He paused, swallowing hard, before adding “You’re like this because you exposed yourself to the time vortex, and used it to bring Jack back. And because you had no control over it, you brought him back, so as he can’t die.”

Rose gasped in horror, and placed a hand over her mouth. “Oh Jack. He must hate me. I swear I didn’t realise what I’d done, at least not to that extent. I guess he’ll find it a slight consolation that I’m in the exact same boat.”

Ten shook his head, and replied “Never. He doesn’t blame you. In fact he misses you terribly. But your right, you are both now in the same boat, as you both can’t die, nor age. But also, you’re both heads of Torchwood.”

He added at Rose’s confused look “Torchwood three, in our reality. Jack is the head; he leads his own team of four. He has made it, so Torchwood, at least the one he is running is uncorrupted.”

He continued “As for why we’re here. I missed you Rose, I missed you so much. I would have come sooner, but I only cross timelines with my previous self over a month ago. That time was spent trying to find a crack in the void large enough to get through.”

Rose asked “So, you came back because you missed me?” Ten shook his head and replied “Not only that, but I want you to back home with me. Obviously you’ve got nothing left here, except for Torchwood.”

He flushed and avoided her gaze, as he said, “Plus, I never got to finish what I was going to say on the beach, before the void closed completely.” Rose held her breath, hopping desperately that he was going to say that he loved her.

She’d never stopped loving him; in fact she loved him even more. Sure she’d had a few relationships, but neither of them was serious, or had lasted long enough to become serious enough to want to marry. The only person, or in this case Alien, she wanted to marry, was the Doctor, and he alone.

The Doctor mumbled something, causing Nine, who had caught his words clearly, to grin like a manic. He was surprised, but also glad his future self would love Rose, just like was starting to, as well.

Rose noticed Nine’s large manic grin, and wondered what the other Doctor had said. She asked “Care to repeat that, Doctor. I don’t speak mumble.”

Nine snorted at this, while Ten flushed, and mocked glowered at Rose, who in return placed her tongue between her teeth, and grinned teasingly. Ten let out a mock sigh.

He took a deep breath, and finally said what both of them had been desperate to say and hear from the other. “Rose Tyler, I love you, I really, really do love you.”

Rose beamed, and felt tears of happiness and love fill her eyes. Before Ten knew what had hit him, he found himself with a lap full of one Rose Tyler. He let out a startled sound, as his mouth was completely covered with Rose’s.

He froze for a moment, before let out a quite moan of relief, before reaching up to lace his fingers through her hair, bringing her closer to him, and deepening the kiss.

Nine smirked, as he watched his future self kissing Rose, passionately and hungrily. He cleared his throat loudly, but still they continued to kiss. He let out a brief chuckle, and sighed as soon as he saw his future self slip his tongue passed Rose’s parted lips.

He exclaimed “OK! Hello, I’m still sitting here. So you love each other, that fantastic. But for crying out loud, get a room. Jeez you two, give a man a break would you. I’m not going to find myself in that position, not until I regenerate.”

Ten and Rose pulled back, but didn’t go very far from the other. Rose flushed brightly, and grinned sheepishly. Ten on the other hand, was flushed, but grinning like a manic.

Nine said, “Ok. We’re going to have to get moving. I don’t know how much longer we can safely stay in this reality. Neither of our TARDIS’S belongs to this reality, meaning I don’t know what effect it will have on them.”

Ten nodded in understanding, and added “I agree. Plus, I can’t feel the planet’s rotating or see what’s going to, or has already happened in this reality. I don’t belong here, meaning I’m only as good as an alien with two hearts, nothing more.”

Rose’s eyes widened. She nodded and said, “In that case let me to gather what I can’t and won’t leave behind. Then I need to make a couple of quick phone calls, before heading into Torchwood to clean my desk.”

She added, as she walked towards the large and winding staircase. “I need to gather the deeds to the house. I plan on getting in touch with a couple I know. My second in command, his parents want to open an orphanage, but could never find anywhere big enough.”

Ten said, “So you’re going to legally give them the deeds to this place, allowing them to turn it into an orphanage?” Rose nodded, and added “I’m also going to turn Torchwood over to my second in command. I trust him completely.”

Nine said, “Gather whatever your taking, Ten and I’ll head back to the TARDIS’S.” Ten added “We’ll park them in your front yard.” Rose called out from the top of the stairs “Ok, give me an hour.”

Ten and Nine nodded, and made their way towards the door.