Ten Roses

Chapter One: Meeting The Doctor

My name is Rose Tyler. I'm nineteen and still live with my mum. I work in a department store. Nothing special, but it puts bread on the table.

As I rushed to the bus I flashed the driver my pass and took my seat. I looked at my watch, 7:45. If I don't hurry I'll be late for work. The bus came to a halt and I dashed out. Just a minute before i was going to be late, I clocked in.

It's Christmas Eve and I don't even get to spend it with Mum or Mickey. What kind of job is that? I can't even be with my boyfriend. He's probably with Mum, drinking tea. Mum always made the best tea.

As the clock was about to strike twelve the intercom came on. "There appears to be a gas leak in the mall. Please, everyone just stay calm. We need all shoppers and employees to exit the building immediately." I had never heard that voice on the intercom before. It sounded so Scottish. After the moment of realization had hit everyone, we were scurrying out the doors. I was one of the first ones out. I sprinted for home but was shaken. All of a sudden teh whole mall came crashing down. I pulled out my mobile to call Mum. It was dead.

As I was running along the streets, I found a peculiar Police Box.  I thought these were gone. Maybe the city of London set it out for historical reasons. I pulled out the phone and dialed my mum. How come it wasn't working?

"That's just there for decoration you know." said a man. He came 'round from the side of the box.

"you're voice! You were the man on the intercom!" I screamed.

"Was I?" asked the man. He turned and looked at the burning building. "Well... yeah that was me. I saved you though you should be thankful!" said the man. He was quite tall, and cute. As thin as a twig.

"Thanks.." I said kind of sheepishly. "What's your name anyways?"

"Oh me? Well I'm The Doctor!"

"Doctor Who?" I asked.

"Just simply The Doctor. What might your name be?"

"Rose. Rose Tyler."

"Nice to meet you Rose Tyler." He took my hand and pulled me into his police box.

"What are you doing? There's not enough... room in here... for the both of us..." I uttered in amazement. He leaned back against a gargantuan console, grinning at me. I ran outside and around the box. When I got back inside I shut the doors and stood with my back against them. "But it's bigger on the inside."

"Oh I love it when they say that." said The Doctor. "This is a TARDIS. Well my TARDIS. Well... I borrowed it. TARDIS! It stands for 'Time and Relative Dimension in Space'. Now. my dear, where would you like to go?".

"A what?" I ask. All the sudden information starts to overwhelm me a bit.

"I'ts a time machine, Rose. It can go anywhere in time and space, if you'd like." said The Doctor.

"A time machine?" I laughed as he stood there staring at me. His eyes were so big and brown, and his freckles, oh his freckles. He looked hurt by my remark.

"Yes a time machine!" His voice got a little high-pitched as he got defensive.

"What are you a Martian or something?" I giggled.

"Why does everyone think I'm a Martian?" He pouted as he walked towards me. His pout soon turned into a grin. He took my hand and placed it on the left side of his chest. A heartbeat. That's normal. Then he moved my hand to the right side of his chest. Another heartbeat.

I jerked my hand away astonished. "Y-you have two hearts!" He grinned and took ,y hand intertwining our fingers.

"I guess you deserve an explanation." he said as he led me out of the TARDIS. I shivered a bit when we walked outside. The Doctor noticed and pulled me closer to him."You see Rose, I'm a Time Lord, from the planet of Gallifrey"

"So there's others like you? Flying around in vintage phone boxes?" I asked. He frowned.

"I'm the only one left. There was a Time War between the Tinme Lords and the Daleks. They're these big metal cans with no emotion. And I'm the one who killed them all. There was no other way." he stopped and looked down at me with those hurt eyes of his. "I'm all alone in the TARDIS. I fly arpund with no one. I have no one."

"You have me." I said in a cheerful and hopeful tone.He gave me a big grin.

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So this is my Doctor Who fanfic, obviously. I hope you guys like it. They are kind of going to be short chapters but oh well. When I write them out it seems like they re going to be long and I type them and they shrink. Chapter 2 on its way! Jackie gets introduced. Spoilers.