A new story, yay :) Hope you all like it.

The lyrics at the beginning are NOT mine of course, they belong to the song Forever and Almost Always by Kate Voegele.

Disclaimer: Doctor Who does not belong to me. You should know this by now.

When You Can

So you'll be mine
Forever and almost always
And I'll be fine
Just love me when you can
And I'll wait patiently
I'll wake up every day
Just hoping that you still care

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"Rose, just tell me what I did wrong. If you tell me, then I can fix it and then we can forget it and just move on," pleaded the Doctor.

But Rose held strong, she didn't feel like talking about what had gotten her so upset. She didn't feel like talking about the Doctor and his…new tendencies. Couldn't he see that she was too busy trying to keep herself together? Didn't he notice how forgotten she felt? That alone, mixed with the recent happenings should be answer enough for him. She couldn't…she wouldn't…oblige him just to make him feel better.

It was at times like these where she felt the most alone.

The times were increasing. At least, that's how it felt.

But it hadn't always been this way. Her memories strayed to that of her first Doctor. He made her feel so special. When he looked at her, it was like no one else existed. And for the most part, she felt that no one else did. She sighed, forgetting the current Doctor who was staring at her expectantly and irritated. If she would have known he was going to go on and change so much, she would have done some things differently…

"Rose….," he whined.

She looked across at him. Her eyes were piercing. The Doctor stilled for a moment, unsure of what was to come. Had he upset her that much…so much that she would want to…leave? He refused to think of it.

"Let's go somewhere. Have some fun. How does that sound?" maybe he could get her to open up and then things could go back to how they used to be.

She sighed, defeated. "Wherever you want to go Doctor."

He frowned. It was so unlike Rose to not care about where they were going. He must have done something horrible.

So why couldn't he remember what it was?

Shrugging off the fear and confusion…or well his attempt to shake it off, he set the coordinates for their next stop. He decided to take Rose to a time they hadn't been before.

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