Down to the devil’s show, to be his guest forever.....

[thebadwolfrose]

Characters: Rose Tyler and the Doctor
Rating: PG
Time Period: modern
Location: Kitchen - late at night.
Relative Date: A few weeks after the cave appeared.
Status:  Closed for now, PM to join.
[[OOC: Rose had a relationship with the character Lucifer aka Sam for awhile, but the player dropped. So this is her fully realizing that he is gone and

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[thedoctorx]

The door burst open behind her. The sudden rush in movement breaking the stillness in the room easy, like an alarm cutting into your sleep. The room should have been empty. That's how he thought of it anyway, before rushing in to nothing in particular. Just a simple plain ol' kitchen, with simple kitchen things. Maybe he'd have some tea or check the refrigerator for notices. But he'd never get that far now. He didn't need to see her face to know. The back of her head was enough. Anything would have been enough, he thought. Her presence had always been indisputable.

There she was. Rose Tyler. Dead six months. And sitting in the kitchen having a bowl of... chocolate chip ice cream.

The Doctor's eyes widened, as he fought to form the words his mind struggled to create. It had been half a second since he opened the kitchen door and barged in, but it felt like ages. It felt like time was slipping away. And it felt like if he didn't say something right now; she'd slip away, too.

"Rose," he whispered.

[thebadwolfrose]

Rose jumped up, nearly knocking the bowl of ice cream off the table. The sleep deprived girl wasn't sure if this was part of her dream or not. She heard the message he left on the phone awhile back, but he never responded. The last time she saw him, was back at the hospital, before she died

[thedoctorx]

Logically, he knew that this place had the unnatural ability to restore those who were fatally injured. And logically still, there wasn't any reason in the universe that Rose wouldn't be one of those lucky people.

But he saw her die.

And there was nothing logical about it. It was final and permanent, as death was and the small hope that she would return like all the others had extinguished the moment he held her lifeless body in his arms.

Here she was now, not nearly as bright-eyed and full of life as the Doctor liked to remember her. She looked tired and troubled, but she was here. She had been restored like the Master. Like Reinette. He didn't know what to say. He felt like a fool. Like he hadn't believed in her. But none of that mattered now.

"Where have I been?" he repeated and stepped towards her. He wanted to hug her, but something made him stop. She seemed tense and unsure. "Rose, I..." he began and then searched with his eyes for the words to continue. "I thought you were dead," he swallowed. "I mean really really dead. I

[thebadwolfrose]

That was it, she couldn't hold back any longer. It was only a matter of seconds before Rose's arms flung around the Doctor's neck and she was hugging him. How could she not?

"Came back, like the others," she whispered. "Didn't remember most of it at first, but eventually did." It was scary when she first came back, but thankfully Harry was there to help her.

She let the hug linger on for longer then usual. After everything that had happened to her she just needed this; a friendly face and someone she knew she could trust.

Rose pulled back, her eyes met with his. "I've missed you. Got in all sorts of trouble while you were gone." Which was something she still needed to find out. "So what happened? Mean, been back for months now and you've been no where in sight." So much had happened since the last time she saw the Doctor.