Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own anyone. Unfortunately.

Summary: One year on from 'Doomsday' Rose returns to Bad Wolf Bay. OneShot.

Author's Note: This is for Black Sorceress, who asked for a sequel. Unfortunately, I don't have time to write a sequel but I can give you a second part :) Enjoy. Love Ravena XxX

One Year Later: Part Two

The TARDIS hummed happily when Rose appeared in her control room. I would've hummed happily too had her lips not been pressed against mine. I told myself that when she arrived I wouldn't kiss her. But when she appeared in my arms, alone and in pain, I couldn't help myself. And as soon as her eyes closed, I knew it was the right decision…

"So are you going to ask how I managed it?" The Doctor said proudly, looking expectantly at the young woman in his arms.

Rose Tyler licked her lips, still tasting the Doctor's kiss there. It made her skin hum. "So how did you manage it?" She asked with a smile, rubbing a hand across her tear stained face.

"A lot of time and effort," The Doctor began before pausing and looking sheepish. "And some shoddy workmanship on fixing that crack…"

"Doctor!" Rose stared at him in shock. "Are you trying to say that you deliberately didn't seal the crack properly?"

"I'd never say such a thing," Came the offended answer. "It was merely a rushed job. That's all." The Doctor grinned down at Rose, trying not to think about how much he'd like to kiss her again. "But of course if you would prefer to go back I'm sure I could arrange it…"

"No!" Rose's loud answer made him jump and he felt his hearts nearly explode with pride. Truth be told he had been terrified that she would've moved on by now. Found someone else to love, to be with and to share adventures with. He had half expected to find the beach empty and to gain nothing but a pile of damp sand in the TARDIS. When he had seen Rose there, crying in pain, it had almost been too much for him to bear. He knew then that he had made the right decision to return for her. "I never want to lose you again," continued Rose in a whisper, looking at the floor, her blonde hair hiding her face. "I don't think I could cope."

"You won't have to." The Doctor rocked her softly in his arms, not caring that they were both sat, probably rather uncomfortably, on the TARDIS floor when there were chairs not too far away. But if moving involved letting go of the woman he loved then he was extremely content to stay on the floor. "I'm not leaving you again Rose Tyler. I'll always find a way back to you."

"I believe you." Whispered Rose, leaning against his chest and closing her eyes again. The Doctor looked down at her peaceful face, noting how she wasn't wearing any make-up and a pained smile tugged at his lips. He remembered pointing out that she wore too much a year earlier. It seemed she had listened to him. And he had just left her behind. Tears welled up in his eyes too easily for his liking and he tilted his head back, blinking them away furiously. Now was not the time for crying. Now was the time for rejoicing that they were back together again. That Rose had come home.

In all honesty, the Doctor hadn't been away from Rose for more than two months and yet he was fully aware that what had been two months for him had been twelve long ones for her. He knew if he told her she'd go mad. But how was he supposed to explain that the only time period he could return to was exactly a year after he had left? It sounded such a lame excuse when he owned a Time Travelling Machine which, most of the time, was pretty damn accurate. It hurt him more than he could bear to think of her hurting, trying to move on with a life in a world where she shouldn't even exist. He wished he could just take all that pain away from her. But he knew that there were some things which really were beyond his capabilities. Messing about with time, sure, why not. But healing a broken heart? Not so easy.

Humans were so damn complex.

But then again, look at him. He wasn't exactly easy to figure out either. It took him until the moment he was gone to realise that he loved Rose Tyler more than anyone else he had ever known. Which had been typical. The TARDIS had always been big but it seemed to expand forever when Rose had gone. And on top of that there had been a hole inside him which nothing could fill; a gaping black hole pulling in all the emotions in his body until he was left feeling numb and void. It was through this which pushed him harder than anything had ever pushed him before. He had to find a way to get her back. No matter what. He just had to.

And he did. Because he was the Doctor. He had never followed the rules.

"Doctor?" A small voice broke into his thoughts and he automatically reached a hand up to stroke her hair softly.

"Yeah?"

"D'y'think we could move off the floor? Not that I don't love you and just being here is a dream come true but…" Rose sounded embarrassed that she'd brought it up and the Doctor broke into a grin. He jumped to his feet and held out a hand politely to help her up. She smiled and accepted it. He had brought her close and been unable to resist placing a quick kiss on her gentle lips. A quick kiss which quickly turned into a much more heated kiss. A much more heated kiss with tongues and hotness and sensual movements and then she was pressing herself onto him, wrapping her arms tightly round his neck, burying her fingers into his hair, and then he was running his hands up her sides, feeling the curve of her body, hearing the gasp as his thumb accidentally grazed the side of her breast. His hearts thundered so loudly he couldn't hear properly and yet a small voice in the back of his mind warned him off. He was moving too quickly. He had just gotten her back. But he couldn't stop…

A fire was starting to burn inside and he could do nothing but fuel it.

Rose lost herself in his kiss, in his scent, in the sensations which threatened to consume her. She gasped when he touched her and pressed herself harder against him, as if she wanted to bury herself underneath his skin and she felt that she still wouldn't be close enough. She wanted to be with him forever. She barely registered when his strong arms slid around her, picking her up easily and carrying her. She didn't take note of the soft sheets of the bed when he placed her down. She was just acutely aware of his hands on her skin, under her clothes, touching her, loving her. Wanting her. In that moment Rose felt that it had almost been worth the agonising time apart. Because right now, all that mattered was her hands removing his jacket and shirt and his hot lips against the pulse point on her neck.

The Doctor lay on his side and watched Rose sleep. It had been amazing. She had been amazing. She was lying, half curled up, one hand stuck under her head, the other gently linked with his. He smiled and leaned over to land a soft kiss on her forehead before lying on his back and sliding one arm beneath her body carefully. Both his hearts simultaneously skipped a beat when she moved instinctively into his hold without waking.

"I love you," she murmured.

"I love you too Rose Tyler," he whispered back. "I always will."

Rose sighed happily in her sleep and snuggled closer to his chest, her breath teasing his hot skin. Some people would say that a relationship between a nine hundred year old alien who was capable of regeneration and a normal human girl was doomed to die, if she didn't first. Some would say it was impossible to be happy like that. But looking at the beautiful girl resting comfortably in his arms, the Doctor knew that it wasn't impossible. But then again, nothing was. Not in his world.

As he had just proven.

Rose filled me in on her life since we parted. I asked her if she wanted to say goodbye to her parents and baby sister. She asked if we could but I could see it in her eyes that she already knew the answer. We couldn't. But before the crack was sealed completely, I rigged it so she could call them one last time. And then we were gone. I stand at the controls to my beautiful ship now and look across at my beautiful companion and realise that, for the first time in nine hundred years, my life is complete.

I, the infamous Doctor, am in Love. And it's fantastic.


Author's Note: I wasn't sure about the make-up thing. I'm sure something was mentioned about it in 'Doomsday' but of course I could be making it up. Sorry if I am. But as it's only a minor detail, I'm sure you won't mind either way ;) Love Ravena XxX