Only You: Part II
Note: First off, I know that's a terrible title, but I really couldn't think of a good one right now so if I think of a better one (or if people want to give me suggestions) I'll change it later. Also, I'm doing a whole lot of reading so updates won't be every day, but I'll do my best.
Rating: I'm just putting it as 'T' for now, though if you think it should be up-ed then let me know, and depending on how later chapters go, I might up it myself.
Pairing: Basically, this is The Doctor and Rose but here's the thing. It's going to be the 9th doctor and Rose for a while, and then the 10th and Rose. Partially because I really couldn't decide and the votes were evenly matched when I asked at the end of 'Only You', but mainly because I always thought there needed to be more detail on how they both adjusted to the change. So I hope that those who wanted the 10th Doctor can still enjoy the parts with the 9th, and those who wanted the 9th can still enjoy the parts with the 10th.
Disclaimer: All of these characters do not belong to me, they belong to the whole Doctor Who franchise and I invoke my right to make this disclaimer affective for all chapters updated henceforth in this story.
Summary: Picks up immediately after 'Only You', Rose now has Time Lord Essence in her body, but what does this mean and how will it affect her as she continues her adventures and starts her new relationship with the Doctor? And how will they both cope when regeneration threatens to tear them apart?
Important Note: As you probably picked up from the 'Part II' part of the title, this is a sequel. You really don't have to read part one to understand what's going on, but I'll be making references to part one throughout. It's really short so you might as well read it, besides, its Doctor Who. Why wouldn't you want to read it?
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Only You: Part II
Prologue (aka. Me linking part one and part two together)
Rose burst out into the open sunlight, grinning when she heard The Doctor yelling at her about the unfairness of head starts. She looked around for half a second to figure out where exactly the Tardis had dropped, and then took off towards her apartment. She laughed and twirled wildly, happy to be heading back to her mum's, to be alive, to have her Doctor's love.
When she reached the slightly rusted handlebar on the steps that led up to her 2nd floor apartment, she looked around to see The Doctor catching up, his blue eyes sparkling as they landed on her. She used the bar to propel herself up the stairs and finally stopped to catch her breath outside her door.
The Doctor gave her a glare and stilled her hand for a moment when she reached up to knock on the door. She gave him a questioning look and he finally straightened after catching his breath, "I had to prepare myself. I'm going to get slapped pretty hard by your mum for letting you get that sick, and she has enough power behind a joking one."
Rose looked at him before bursting out laughing. The Doctor looked highly offended but soon joined her before knocking on the door. They were still trying to catch their breaths as Jackie Tyler opened the door, seeing a 900+ year old alien and her daughter clinging to the railing for support as they laughed so hard they had tears in their eyes.
Jackie simply rolled her eyes and went back into the apartment so the two tried to calm down before following her in, though they still let off the occasional snicker at the fact that the Doctor was more scared of Rose's mum than most aliens in space.
Rose waved The Doctor towards the couch before heading into the kitchen to help make tea, though The Doctor leaned against the wall of the living room instead, opting to be as close to the door as possible for when they told Jackie. He was just starting to map out different escape routes when the two Tyler women returned and sat down.
Rose began telling some stories about what they had done before Rose had gotten the Nex ut Vicis sickness. She glanced at The Doctor quickly before mentioning her headaches and tiredness. Jackie got up immediately after hearing that and put a hand to her forehead, "Oh honey, are you sick?"
"She was," The Doctor said as he pushed himself off the wall to stand in front of the two women as he relayed information about the sickness Rose had caught, how she had come close to dying, but before he could say how she had gotten better, Jackie stood up from her seat, and with a 'You call yourself a Doctor!' headed straight towards the stunned Doctor, hand raised.
The Doctor let off what anyone else would call a squeak of terror (though Time Lords don't 'squeak' so this obviously wasn't what it was) before running as fast as he could towards the front door. Rose jumped up and ran down the hallway after the two and was met with the view of The Doctor pushing himself up against the jammed door, trying to put as much space between himself and the crazed woman as he could, with Jackie stalking slowly towards him, hand still poised.
As funny as it was to watch a Time Lord cower from her mother, Rose ducked under the older woman's arm and put herself between the two and raised her hands to stop her mum. "Mum! Mum look, I'm okay, see? Perfectly healthy. There's more to the story," she tried to calm her mother down but she would hear none of it.
"You shouldn't have gotten sick in the first place, Rose!" She lunged towards The Doctor, swiping at his cheek, which he narrowly avoided. Rose tried to hold her back, but finally there was a 'smack' as Jackie's manicured hand collided with The Doctor's cheek. Everyone froze and Jackie smiled, "I feel a bit better now," she said before allowing Rose to lead her back towards the couch.
The 19 year old's mouth dropped open when she saw the damage her mother had done; a large, and very pink handprint from The Doctor's cheekbone, across the right of his face to his ear. He was glaring at the floor, most likely in a bit of pain, before looking at the two again and explaining the rest of the story.
Finally, The Doctor got to the part about the Time Lord Essence and said that he didn't really know exactly what would happen, and finally closed his mouth; silence rang through the small living room. Rose looked from The Doctor to her mother, who seemed to have frozen in place beside her. "Mum?" she nudged her cautiously.
Jackie blinked a few times and cleared her throat, "Did you just say…that my daughter has become…a Time Lord?"
"Well, technically it would be 'Time Lady', but I'm really not sure. All I know so far is that she's close to immortal, though I don't think she has any other skills of my people…" 'Yet' he added to himself.
"Huh…" Jackie said before fainting on the couch beside Rose.
A/N: Like I said, you really don't need to read Part One, but you'll know more background if you do. For those who are new, welcome, for those who are following from 'Only You', welcome back. I know the prologue was short, but I just wanted to get something up. Please review, comment, suggest, anything and everything is welcome. More soon!