A/N: This is my first Koschei and Theta fanfiction. I promise that my next chapter will be longer.
The Deca
"Group meeting!" A dark haired boy called over heads of students, raising from behind the teacher's desk.
They fell silent, turning their attention to the front of the class.
Luckily, Borusa had left the room and went on his daily routine of hall monitoring. The group of ten children that he taught was dismissed. Except they returned for their social meeting an hour later. The self proclaimed group leader smiled widely at his group members, "I have an announcement." he said proudly, standing tall and looking dashing in his red robes. "We have a new member in the Deca." He stepped aside, revealing a small blond boy behind him. He smiled nervously at the suspicious eyes. The boy had golden curls around his ears, chocolate brown eyes and worn a robe that was slightly too big for him. The class peered at him with faint interest. The blond boy shuffled uncomfortably.
The leader placed a hand on his shoulder for reassurance. "This is Theta. He's part of our group now." His eyes narrowed to the crowd to indicate for them to show a warm welcome. They mumbled a "Hello" to the boy named Theta. The leader flashed an hostile look to a few whispers at the back of the room.
"That is all." The leader smiled, turning away from the class to speak privately to Theta.
"No need to look nervous, Thet," he smiled softly to the boy, Theta looked as if he was close to crying.
"You didn't need to include me in your group, Koschei," he replied, still shaky from his previous encounter with a group of people. Except those people left him presents in a form of bruises and cuts. Koschei chuckled, "It's fine, Theta. I wanted you here. These guys are boring, anyway." Theta's worries evaporated, replaced with a beaming smile, "Really?"
"Yeah, now come on. I want to blow up Ushas's experiment." An mischievous smile grew on Koschei's face, eying a long haired girl working on a potion. Theta grinned back, his expression matching Koschei's.