How did she return?

The door of the TARDIS opened, and Rose stepped out, a golden glow surrounding her, and her eyes having turned a honey colour. He thought she'd lost her, and that thought had hurt him more than anything. She was his saviour, his light, quite literally in this situation. Slowly it dawned upon him.

"What have you done?" He asked, desperately while looking at her. She needed to be safe. Now she was not.

"I looked into the TARDIS, and the TARDIS looked into me," Rose replied, with a soft voice.

"You looked into the Time Vortex! Rose, no one's meant to see that!" He replied, concern flooding him.

"This is an abomination!" The emperor screeched in his usual monotone. Frankly, the doctor couldn't care less. He needed his Rose to be safe, and having the Time Vortex running through her mind wasn't the best way to do that.

"EXTERMINATE!" Another Dalek screeched. Inside, the Doctor rolled his eyes.

A beam shot out of Rose's hand. Oh no, the doctor thought.

"I am the bad wolf. I create myself. I take the words; I scatter them in time and space. A message to lead myself here" Rose replies, her voice sweet. Pieces of a jigsaw puzzle fit together in the doctor's mind.

"Rose, you've got to stop this! You've got to stop this now! You've got the entire Time Vortex running through your head. You're going to burn!" If only she'd listen...

"I want you safe. My doctor. Protected from the false God," His hearts swelled at her, as he looked into her eyes.

"I am immortal. You cannot hurt me," The emperor droned.

"You are tiny. I can see the whole of time and space. Every single atom of your existence, and I divide them" A dalek disintegrated gently.

"Everything must come to dust. All things. Everything must die. The Time War ends," Rose continued.

"I will not die! I cannot die!" The Emperor screamed. The Golden wave disintegrated him.

"Rose, you've done it. Now stop. Just let go," The Doctor said. This stupid little ape had saved his life and everyone else's in this god damn universe, and now she was about to carry the burden of it to her death.

"How can I let go of this? I bring life," Rose replied

"But this is wrong! You cannot control life and death!" The Doctor pleaded.

"But I can. The sun and the moon, the day and night. But why does it hurt?" Rose asked, her face flooding with pain for a second. The Doctor thought he could never feel as much love for her as at this point. It took everything he had to not grab her and kiss her; however he needed to help her.

"The power's going to kill you, and it is my entire fault," The Doctor explained, more desperate than ever. Why wouldn't she listen?

"I can see everything. All that is, all that was, all that ever could be," She explained

"That's what I see. All the time! Doesn't it drive you mad?" The Doctor exclaimed, finally finding someone who understood him.

"My head," she said, pain plainly showing on her face. He knew what he had to do. He had to cure her.

"Come here," The Doctor beckoned

"It's killing me," She said, with just as much insistence.

"I think you need a doctor," The Doctor said. He reached his hand to her neck, and slowly lowered his head. He gently pressed his lips against hers. He felt electricity running through his body. He never wanted to let her go, so he brought his hand to her hair. He felt the Time Vortex entering him, so he had to let go. He pulled back, and Rose fell limp into his arms. He slowly lowered her onto the floor. He brushed her hair out of her eyes and planted a soft kiss onto her forehead.

"My beautiful Rose," He said, and closed his eyes. For Rose, he would do this. For Rose he would try. He concentrated on every single particle of the Time Vortex in his body, and slowly pushed it to his mouth. He breathed out, and a ray of Golden Light flew out of his mouth and back into the TARDIS. He continued, sending all the Time Vortex back into the TARDIS. He had done it. He smiled, before he fainted from exhaustion.

Rose eyelids fluttered open, and came into focus after a while. She looked up, and saw him looking down at her. The Doctor, her Doctor. She brought herself up with her elbows, and looked at him.

"You saved me," she whispered, looking into his eyes

"How do you...remember?" He asked, astonished

"I just do. I remember opening the soul of the TARDIS, and the next thing I remember is you kissing me, and then now," Rose replied, still focusing on his eyes. The Doctor turned on his front, and propped himself up by his elbows, and so did Rose, until they were facing each other, about one feet away from each other.

"Why do you remember that bit and not anything else? Rose, you were fantastic! You killed the Dalek's! You ended the Time war! You killed the Emperor!" The Doctor exclaimed

"I don't know. I felt like...I was waking up, yeah? And then, I fell asleep again, once you removed the soul of the TARDIS," Rose replied, inching herself closer to him.

"Rose you could have killed yourself! I love you too much to watch you die, and especially not at my expense!" The Doctor ranted. He only stopped, when he realised what he had said. Rose looked taken aback, but not disgusted.

"You...you love me?" Rose asked

"I'm sorry Rose..." Rose pressed a finger against his lips.

"Don't be. I love you too," she replied, smiling. She leaned forward and kissed him. Rose felt fireworks, electricity and the stop of time all at once. Here she was, and she wouldn't trade the world for it. They slowly pulled apart. The Doctor was wildly grinning. That was the happiest Rose had ever seen him since she met him.

"Rose, just so you know, you mean the world, no, the universe to me. You saved me. After I lost my family, friends, even enemies, you brought me back. You are the light to this old man's world," The Doctor said, stroking Rose's hair. Rose giggled, and felt tears prickle her eyes.

"You saved me, as well. You showed me more to life than getting up and eating chips. I was working in a shop! You changed me for the better, and I am never, ever leaving you," Rose assured him. He took her hand and kissed it.

"Where do you want to go? Anywhere. You're picking," The Doctor asked, bringing them back to reality, well, their reality.

"I really want to go to bed," Rose replied, yawning.

"Thank god," The Doctor replied, standing up. He scooped her up and carried her to his bed. Once she was in his bed, he crawled in next to her.

"I love you," she yawned

"I love you too," he replied. He wrapped his arm around her, and they both fell asleep in each other's embrace.

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