Half, part 2
Koschei sat on the edge of his bed, trying to hold back tears. The look of hurt on Theta's face when he reacted to the revelation was frozen into his mind, staying in front of his eyes like a mural on the wall.
When Koschei found out that Theta was half human, he responded the same way his father and brothers would… with disgust.
Koschei had been raised to think that other species, mainly humans, were filth. He learned to apreciate them for what they were when Theta kept talking about them. But, the thought of his best friend…
No… no, it didn't matter. So what if Theta was half human? So what if he wasn't "pure"? He could still regenerate, he still had two hearts, he was still time sensitive. As far as Koschei was concerned, Theta was as Time Lord as anyone else.
Koschei took a deep breath, trying to steady himself. He was taught that he was too old to cry, and was always a little ashamed when he did. Which was why he only ever cried alone. Or when Theta was with him.
Suddenly, the door opened, and Theta walked in. He was shivering, and snow was clinging to his hair. Koschei tried to keep his breath calm, and wiped away any tears that managed to leak through.
"Hey Theta."
"Hi."
They stared at each other for a few, agonizingly slow and quiet seconds.
"Are you cold?" Koschei finally asked.
Theta gave a small nod, some of the melting snow falling onto the floor. He took off his wet coat and sat down beside Koschei, who wrapped a blanket around him. Theta snuggled into the fabric. Koschei sighed, a terrible lump hanging in his throat.
"Theta… I am really… I mean really… sorry. I don't know what happened…" The lump in his throat began to ascend into his mouth, and his eyes felt like they were going to burst.
Theta looked at him, his own eyes glistening and wet, and he gave a small smile. "Koschei, you don't have to apologize… I forgive you."
They hugged, and began crying at the same time.
"I don't give a care that you're half human Theta," Koschei managed to say. "I want you to understand that."
Theta choked back a sob before answering. "Kos… I do. And you have no idea how that makes me feel…"
Koschei smiled. " Well I hope it makes you happy."
"Oh… what do you know… you do know how it feels."
Koschei gave a small laugh , and they broke the embrace. Theta stood up and headed for the bathroom. "I'm going to clean up and change," he said. Koschei nodded and stood up as well.
"I'll think I'll make some Hot Chocolate… with a special vanilla twist for you," he said, grinning.
Theta looked back at him, beaming. "At least that won't end up burned into a frying pan."
Koschei laughed and got out the chocolate mix.
Yay for happy endings! Cedit for both parts goes to Tsubasa96. I hope it turned out okay.