Together Forever

The morning had come. The battle was over, the Master had lost and was gone forever. Everyone who knew just what had happened was happy. Everyone, that is, except for Rose. She was the only one not happy over the Master's defeat.

Rose was sitting on a rock that overlooked the TARDIS and the Doctor. She watched him as he lay unconscious. The Master was gone and Jackie was allowing Rose to live her own life, but even with all of that, Rose and the Doctor were still apart.

Her heart ached with sorrow. She longed to go and join him and stay with him forever, but she knew she could not. Any chance of her staying with him forever was gone now. She could spend the rest of her life with him if he allowed it, but he couldn't spend the rest of his life with her and she couldn't bear to put him through that.Had everything they'd gone through in the past three days been for nothing?

Behind her were Wilf and Jackie, who were watching Rose with both sympathy and sadness.

"She really does love him, doesn't she, Wilf?" said Jackie.

"Well, it's like I always say, Jackie, Rose knows her own heart," said Wilf. "She takes after her parents, you know."

Jackie smiled a little before she sighed. "Then I guess there's just one problem left."

"And what's that, then?"

"How much I'm going to miss her," she said softly. She surprised Wilf by picking up the powdered remains of the TARDIS's power and blowing it on Rose.

It took a moment before Rose realized what was happening. Of course! The TARDIS had said if Rose had used Bad Wolf, it would kill her, but if someone else used it…

"Mum, thank you," she whispered.

Tears of joy were streaming down her face as she smiled and ran over to the Doctor; who was now conscious and standing up. He looked at Rose—who was wearing a sparkling sky blue gown—with shock and amazement as he sensed her new Time Lord form. He didn't ask why or how, he just grinned before he spun her around and kissed her for the first time.

"Rose Tyler, I love you," he whispered, when they let go.

"I love you too, Doctor," she whispered back.

"Come with me and marry me?" he asked.

Rose smiled. "Yes!"

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Two days later, Rose and the Doctor were married.

Rose wore a gown of shimmering white silk trimmed with silver and her veil was embroidered with pearls. The Doctor even wore a tuxedo instead of his trademark leather. They had the ceremony in the backyard of Rose's London home.

Flowers were thrown everywhere and bottles of champagne were opened. A few of Rose's other friends were bridesmaids, Donna and Martha were her maids of honor, and with Donna's permission, Wilf gave Rose away. Jack was the Doctor's best man and seemed to just click Donna at the reception, and Jackie kept crying at Rose's wedding.

Eventually, Rose and the Doctor prepared to say good-bye and leave for a new adventure and new life together.

Rose hugged each of her friends good bye and promised she'd come back and visit often.

"Take care of yourself, Rose," Martha said. "And call me every week, okay? I think I've found someone. Tom Milligan."

"That's great and don't worry, I will."

"Make sure he looks after you properly or I'll slap him good," said Donna.

Rose laughed.

"Good luck, Rose," said Wilf. "I expect you to come and visit for dinner next week with the Doctor. I want to hear all about your travels."

"I will, Gramps," said Rose, earning a smile from the old man.

Then Rose hugged her mother tightly and fought back a few tears.

"I love you, Mum," she whispered.

Jackie squeezed her daughter tight and whispered, "I love you too, sweetheart."

Rose kissed her cheek before going to join her husband, who held out his arm for her. The two of them waved good-bye before disappearing into the TARDIS.

"How long are you going to stay with me?" he asked.

"Forever," she replied.

He grinned as the TARDIS began to take off through time and space and then he kissed her.

"Now we can walk
Now we can run
Now we can stay
All day in the sun
Just you and me
And I can be
Part of your world."

And they all lived happily ever after. The End.

A/N: So, how was it? Good? Bad? Please review! I might do a remake of this with Rose as a mermaid and make it be more like the movie with the tenth Doctor, if my readers request it.