Thanks everyone for all the great reviews, as you can see some changes have been made to the Storyline, however you will not be dissapointed, Cpt Jack still makes an apperance just later on in the story, I felt that it was too early to have him in the story at that point.
Special Thanks to my wonderful beta reader Katy for helping me with this chapter.
Apologies for the long deley! Hope you continue to enjoy!
Chapter Two
A week had passed since the events at Christmas, and everything was slowly getting back to normal for Rose and her family, far too normal where she was concerned. She was itching to get travelling again, and she knew even though he tried his best to hide it, The Doctor was also itching to get back travelling too.
It was early Sunday evening; the Tyler flat was quiet, the only noise coming from the Television. Rose sat on the Sofa, her legs tucked comfortably underneath her, trying to keep her feet warm. The Doctor sat next to her, his dark rimmed glasses perched on the end of his nose, his right arm propping up his head and his other holding Rose's hand.
Mickey was sat in one of the chairs the furthest from the room. He frowned. He didn't like the attention that the Doctor was showing his girlfriend. His frown deepened when Rose shifted her position and rested her head on The Doctor's shoulder. His eyes narrowed in anger when The Doctor's arm draped over Rose's shoulder and he pulled her closer to him.
'So when is this conference supposed to start then?' Mickey asked in a slight tone wishing he could go home already.
Rose lifted her head from the Doctor's shoulder, hissed at him to be quiet, and pointed to where Jackie sat in her chair fast asleep, a half drunk glass of wine dipping dangerously low towards the floor.
Mickey snorted and folded his arms in a huff, setting himself deeper in the chair, his attention back on the Television screen. Harriet Jones appeared on screen, flashes of light from the reporters cameras went off as she stepped up behind the lengthily table.
Mickey adjusted his gaze back towards The Doctor and noticed that he had sat up; he grabbed the remote and turned the volume up slightly so he could hear the Prime Minister more clearly.
'Thank you for coming at such short notice' the PM began, clearing her throat uneasily and shuffling her papers.
Mickey once again averted his gaze from the television to the Doctor who was starting to become uneasy.
'The reason why you have all been called here on such short notice is because I have an announcement to make' the PM went on 'The announcement is that as from tomorrow I will be stepping down from my post as Prime Minister'. As soon as the words left her mouth the camera flashes went crazy; snapping at every moment possible.
'About time' The Doctor commented squeezing Rose's hand.
Rose nodded in reply. Mickey spent the rest of the evening trying to ignore the looks Rose and The Doctor kept passing each other. Jackie had woken up in a grunt, placed the wineglass on the table, and bid good night to everyone before disappearing into her bedroom.
'Well I best get going' Mickey announced, stretching and getting up from the chair yawning. Rose followed, getting up from where she had been sitting, and pulled Mickey into a hug.
'You going to be here tomorrow?' she asked
Mickey frowned at her, confusion clear on his features.
'Yeah Rose. You know I'm always here' he replied 'why, what's happening?' he asked
Rose looked back towards the Doctor
'Just be here tomorrow' The Doctor replied
Mickey frowned, but nodded anyway. He knew what was happening tomorrow. Rose led him towards the door and placed a quick kiss on his cheek.
'Please be here' she pleaded with him.
Mickey nodded and enveloped her into a hug
'I will' he replied with a heavy heart. He knew the reason why she wanted him there; he stepped out of the flat and turned to say something to Rose but she had closed the door behind him. Sighing heavily he hung his head and headed back towards his flat.
The next morning Mickey found himself once again inside the Tyler flat. Well inside Rose's bedroom watching her gather her belonging. It just seemed all surreal to him. One minute everything was fine between them and they were happy, the next The Doctor makes an appearance and everything goes to pot.
Why couldn't she stay at home where he could keep an eye on her? She didn't have to deal with Jackie ringing her up at three in the morning crying down the phone because she missed Rose. Didn't she think that he missed her? Didn't she care about him anymore?
'Should I take the blue one or the pink one?' Rose asked disturbing his thoughts
He looked up from the floor which he had been starring at and noticed that Rose was holding up two t-shirts. The Blue one had 'Daddy's Girl' written in white writing across it, and the pink had 'Saucy Vixen' written across the front.
He sighed and shrugged. He didn't care what she wore; she looked great in anything she had. Rose frowned but placed both of the shirts onto the growing pile, just how many clothes did the girl need?
'You alright?' she asked looking up at him and taking note as to how quiet he was,
'What? Oh yeah I'm fine' he replied lying through his teeth
Rose frowned slightly, not fully convinced,
'Oh you sure, you jus' seem a bit distant.' she replied walking over to her chest of drawers and pulling the top drawer open
Mickey sighed heavily, and ran his hands over his tired face.
'Just tired' he replied with a fake yawn
Rose nodded and gathered some underwear from the drawer and closed it with her hip.
'Alright so I think I've got everything' Rose announced looking at the piles of clothes 'I really need some new clothes, maybe I'll get the Doctor to drop off at a planet that holds only malls' she replied with a giggle knowing that sanario would never happen.
'Rose?' Mickey questioned as she started to gather up the piles and place them into her awaiting rucksack,
'Hmm' she replied not taking much notice,
'Where do we stand?' he asked hoping that she might finally pay attention to him
She looked up at him, her eyes narrowed in confusion.
'What do you mean where do we stand?' she asked trying not to let her frustration show
She really wasn't in the mood for this right now. She had more important things to think of; like what outfit she was going to wear not to mention if she had remembered everything.
'I want to know, will there still be an 'us' when you get back?' he asked
The silence he received in return told him that their relationship was more or less over. Rose sighed heavily and shook her head,
'I'm sorry Mickey' Rose replied walking up to him and placing a comforting hand on his shoulder which he immediately shrugged off,
'Still friends though?' she asked hoping that he would still remain friends with her
Mickey sighed heavily and nodded, Rose beamed at him and went back to her packing. Why did the Doctor have to ruin everything?
After what seemed like a lifetime, The Doctor had called Rose letting her know that he was ready. The walk down to the TARDIS was quiet, Rose knew that neither her mother nor Mickey wanted her to leave, but like she had told them both, travelling with The Doctor was her life now.
'Have you got everything?' Jackie asked for the millionth time as the trio reached the parked TARDIS, Rose sighed heavily, she knew her mother was only looking out for her, but the repetitiveness was getting annoying.
'I've got everything Mum' she replied bringing her mother into a loving hug,
'Be careful' Jackie whispered sniffing slightly, Rose swallowed hard removing the lump at the bottom of her throat,
'Oh Mum don't cry, you'll make me start' she said with a small laugh still hugging her mother tightly, 'Oh and you've got to call Mo about that' she remembered suddenly.
'Oh never mind Mo' Jackie cut her off, holding her daughter closer; Rose squeezed back just as hard when the TARDIS engines roared into life, signalling that The Doctor was getting impatient. Rose sighed and shook her head, he really didn't leave her much time to say goodbye.
'Alright I'm going now, I love you'
'I love you Rose, and keep safe' Jackie replied kissing her daughter on the cheek stealing one last quick hug before Rose walked towards Mickey. She smiled sadly at him, before taking his face in her hands and kissing him quickly on the lips,
'Thank you' she murmured smiling Mickey smiled sadly and nodded, and watched as his now ex-girlfriend bounced into the TARDIS. Mickey sighed heavily and turned to see that Jackie was already heading back towards the flat, he stayed as he watched the TARDIS dematerialise before following Jackie back towards the flat with a heavy heart.
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