a/n IT"S DONE!!!!!! finally! i can't explain how good it felt to finally type the last sentance that inspired this whole thing. lol

anyway you might remember a while back that i said this was inspired by a short comic strip. as promised here is the link to said comic but please don't look at it till you've finished reading the whole story.

http:// xkcd dot com /352/

(the space and spelling of .com is so no one spams it or whatever...)

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The next morning all the planning and plotting that was once in the doctor's head was put into action. The Doctor had already located a weak spot in the void. It was someplace that Rose could easily pass through. The journey would still be tough but there won't be as many barriers as there would be in any other spot.

Rose half expected the weak spot to turn up at Bad Wolf Bay, but instead it turned up someplace much more close to home: in a field 'bout a half hour outside London. Specifically the spot was in a small valley on a stereotypical English country side. The field was all but deserted except for the Tyler family. The good-byes said, and the tears shed, Rose stood in the center of the semi-circle the rest of her family had made. Jackie was softly crying. She wasn't happy about Rose leaving again but she knew deep down in her heart; Rose would never be truly happy unless she was with him. Pete's arm was wrapped around her shoulders giving the distraught mother some comfort. Mickey stood on in silence.

Back in the other universe The Doctor hooked his mobile into the TARDIS. It bleeped and restarted. Brining Rose back was going to take a lot of power so once again the Doctor found himself setting the coordinates to a sun that was burning up; dying. After taking one more lap around the console he stopped and ran his hands trough his hair taking a deep breath. He had been so caught up in the excitement of Rose coming back he had practically ignored how dangerous this method of travel was. Traveling through space and time without a ship like the TARDIS was extremely difficult for a human. Not to mention painful. Of course Rose was aware of all this and The Doctor had preparations for if something went wrong, but the both of them had just been too excited to care. He hoped they wouldn't pay the price for it though.

Rose was high on adrenaline; barley able to stand still. She wanted to be back with the Doctor now. The Doctor had worked out that the time lines would be in line at exactly 12 noon. It was 11:55 now. What would happen was the Doctor would call her at exactly 12. He had the mobile hooked up to the TARDIS and it would act as a homing device pulling Rose back. The anticipation was high and the sudden buzzing in her pocket made her jump but it was just one last message from the Doctor.

FROM; THE DOCTOR—Almost time. Get ready and Good luck [(hug])!

Just from opening that message a shock of golden energy ran through Rose making her shiver. The others gasped when her mobile glowed a magnificent gold. Rose knew she recognized it from somewhere…but she couldn't just place it. Maybe from the Doctor's regeneration…but something told her that wasn't it. Taking a big gulp she looked up and waved good bye to her family one last time, smiling through the tears that she hadn't even realized she was crying.

Here it goes… she thought, in 5, 4, 3, 2…

Then her mobile rang.

Her hand shaking she pressed the answer button. Suddenly Rose felt a tug from behind her belly button. A surge of energy consumed her and she was surrounded by the same golden light that had filled her mobile moments ago. Somewhere in the back of her mind she heard Mickey, Jackie and Pete yelling goodbye and she realized that she was fading away. She looked at her hand and it look almost like a hologram. She squinted through the golden light and took one last look at her family before she faded away completely.

Then there was blackness, no nothingness is a more appropriate word. Rose couldn't even properly see her body. She was aware of herself but couldn't feel or move anything. This must bee the void… She thought. It's not that bad; just lonely. But then as if to spite her thoughts she was hit with an enormous pain. She could feel it through her entire body. She wanted to cry, scream, something but no sound came out. But as suddenly as it started; the pain stopped. And she could feel the golden glow around her body again. The feeling returned to her limbs and she realized she was standing on grating. Could this be the TARDIS? Once again Rose felt a pull from behind her belly button and it traveled up her throat and she was suddenly afraid she would throw up. But as she opened her mouth the golden energy left. It looked like your breath does in the cold. It misted for a moment before disappearing altogether. And she could see again. She was in the TARDIS's control room, and right in front of her staring with wide eyes was the Doctor. She was home.

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The Doctor knew he looked ridiculous standing there looking like a deer caught in headlights but he honestly couldn't help it. Rose had entered with a bang encased in a golden glow. Exactly like when she was consumed by the Bad Wolf. He was half afraid he would have to take it from her again and regenerate. He would do it, he would do anything for Rose…but he really didn't want to. He liked this body…Rose like this body. And he was terrified his next regeneration wouldn't love Rose like this one did. He knew this was an irrational fear but still it scared him to death.

Then the golden light disappeared and it was just Rose standing there, absolutely completely human. For a moment they could only stare at each other waiting to wake up from this amazing dream.

"Rose" he croaked out when he found his voice.

"Oh my God." She whispered, incredulous. And then she was in his arms. Her arms were around his neck and her hands clutching to his pin-striped jacket. His arms wrapped so tightly around her she couldn't get down even if she wanted to. "It worked!" She exclaimed, "It's you…I can't believe it!" Rose was crying tears of joy, "Doctor…I….Oh my God!

The Doctor just held her; truly happy for the first time in a long time. He didn't say anything his eyes closed in relief, a small smile across is face.

"I love you." She whispered, finally able to say it in person. The Doctor opened his eyes and laughed. Then picking Rose up and spinning her around he smiled his trademark grin and said "I love you too Rose, I love you so so much."

And they were together, finally truly together. The Doctor placed Rose back on the ground but didn't let his grip on her loosen at all. No, he wasn't going to let go of her anytime soon.

Because sometimes, typing [(hug)] just doesn't cut it.

a/n and cue the credits! omg thats it! done finished ca-put. *punches fist into the air triuphantly* thank you so much to everyone who reviewed and put up with my crazy update times!

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