A park on the outskirts of Arcadia, Gallifrey
"Hey! Careful! No, this way! Watch it! No-"
"OW! Right, that's it! It's just a bench Kat, why does it matter where it goes?"
"It just does, ok Finn? It matters to me. We're nearly there, and it hardly touched your foot, you'll be fine. Please, for me?" Pleaded a bossy young Timelord to her friend.
"Fine, but just this once" Replied Finn, exasperated but somewhat happy to help.
Together, they shifted the heavy wooden bench across the park, until Kat abruptly yelled "Here! Stop! Hmm, yep definitely here!"
"You sure?"
She paused for a moment, thoughtful, "Yep, I'm certain."
"Well then," he said, sitting down "Take a seat, it's a great view. Good place for a chat."
They sit next to each other, watching the suns go down until, staring straight ahead into the sunsets, she admits "I'm scared, Finn. In a few weeks we have to look. You know what looking into the schism does to people-"
"It makes them great, Kat. That's nothing to be scared of" He tried to reassure her
"Not always Finn!" she snapped "It drives them mad! It drives them away! It turns them into monsters!" She is shrieking now, letting all her fears of what's ahead escape her mind, out in the open, and then the terror that has haunted her for years now spills out along with the rest.
"What if it doesn't work? What happens to me then?" She sobs, tears cascading down her face, he wasn't expecting this, and only has one response.
"Of course it will, Kat. You're a Timelord just like the rest of us, better even, more like a Timelord than anyone else, because you're real. You- you don't just swan around all day acting like you're incredible and the most important person just because you're there. You work hard, you achieve, all while you have these kinds of thoughts swimming around in that incredible head of yours."
And they just sit there, together in the fading golden light, neither sure what they've just shared.
And yet all the while Kat continues to worry, nothing but the truth will satisfy her, and she won't know the truth until it's over.
A/N: Sorry about the break, I had no ideas for this, but, hey it's here now. Please review with basically anything, off to bed now though so bye.