Chapter One: Came Back

I lie down on the deep red grass just looking at the burnt orange sky. People have told me that for 800 years old I act very childish. I want to act that way because what's the point in growing up if you can't be childish sometimes? Theta, my Theta, taught me that.

I miss him, my Theta. He went traveling and I don't know when he's coming back. I just want him to come home. Please, Theta, come back to me.

I think about you so—whose footsteps are those? Who followed me out here? No one ever comes out here with me. No one except…

"Theta!" I jump up and turn around. There you are, my Theta. I run to you and throw my arms around you. It's you. You're really here.

"Hello, my Clara." You say and wrap your arms around me. Oh I've missed you so much to have you home again feels like a dream.

"I missed you so much. I didn't think you were ever coming back." I pull back slightly just so I can see you. "You've regenerated." I smile. I like it. I could run my fingers through that beautiful golden hair all—where did that come from. I shake my head. Just think about something else, anything else. "What are you wearing?" Yea, that's good. "Where have you been? Earth during the Victorian era?"

"I missed you too, and no, not the Victorian era, but I did just come from Earth." You say. "From where I just came they're celebrating the turn of the century. It's now the twenty-first century." I nod. It sounds wonderful. I wish you would take me sometime. I've never been off Gallifrey. "You've regenerated too." You start messing with my hair. "Ginger. I wish I was ginger, but at this rate I'll be on my last regeneration before I have any hope of being ginger." I giggle and that makes you beam. "Well, it's true!"

I just wrap my arms around your neck and hug you as tight as I can. "I didn't know if you were ever coming back." I mumble.

You pull back and stare at me, surprised I would ever say something like that. You hold my face in your hands. "How can you think I would ever leave you behind?"

I don't realize I'm leaning towards you. I don't think you do either. Our lips are almost touching when you finally realize. You jump back and stare at me, a look of confusion and excitement etched in your features. I probably look just as confused as you do right now. You're my best friend, why would kiss you? I mean I'm not saying that's a horrible thing. That's probably the most wonderful thin—there I go again! Stop thinking like that! This is Theta! I can't kiss Theta—not that I wouldn't want—why is my mind doing this to me?!

Theta, say something; change the subject. "That… that dress looks lovely on you." Ok, good enough. "Green suits you."

I give you a small, awkward smile, "Thanks." Well, if this isn't going to be one of the most awkward moments in my life then awkward is defined wrong.

You just keep looking at me. It's weird though, the way you're looking at me, is as though you're just now seeing me even though I've known you my whole life. "And your green eyes, I don't think I ever remember you remember having green eyes."

"I've never had green eyes." I smile again, a true smile, and that makes you beam as well. "Your smile, I don't think I ever seen you have a smile like that. Well, maybe your fourth incarnation, but still." You give a little laugh and that makes me beam even more. Your laugh is as wonderful as your smile. "You're flying through your regenerations. You're on what your eighth?"

"Me? What about you? You're on your sixth already." I smile. "Your smile is much better than mine." You take my face in your hands again and caress my cheeks. I look at your eyes and see something I've never seen in your eyes before, I don't know what it is, but it's beautiful. I look at your lips but quickly look back up. What is happening to me? Your thumb traces my bottom lip. Ok, what are you doing? "Oh, for god's sake!" I guess you couldn't stand having to hold back any longer; your lips are on mine. I feel like I've been waiting my whole life to be able to do this. Your lips are perfect on mine, how does that work? If I'd of known you wanted to kiss me this badly, I think we would have gone a whole lot than farther than kissing a long time ago. God knows how long it is before we reluctantly break, but we do need to breathe sooner or later. I wish we could we could have picked later because that was just amazing.

My eyes flutter open as do yours. You look at me with that look in your eyes again. What is that? I can't place it. I wish I knew what it was because it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Nothing can compare to that look. Of course, my Theta is the most beautiful man I've ever met.

You open your mouth but no words come out. You look down as though afraid to look me in the eye. "Sor… sorry." You finally manage to stutter out. I giggle and you look up. "What?" Oh, Theta.

"You never change do you? Ever the oblivious one." You just stare at me, confused. I just roll my eyes. I don't think you'll ever change in that aspect. "You know what? Let's play a game, ok." I give you a quick peck on the lips and a suggestive smile, "Chase me."

I take off and look behind me. After a moment of shock you come running after me. I wonder how driven you are to catch me. I never thought I would ever be running for fun. Of course, if I'm running from you to have fun. Anything involving you is fun.

I can't believe we are actually doing this. If you asked me around a hundred years ago if I would ever go anywhere near here, I'd call you crazy. Well, looks like I'm the crazy one now. That's ok though. I've been known to do some crazy things. Mostly childish things, and don't think this counts as childish.

I'm forty feet ahead of you. "I didn't know you were so slow, Theta!" I call back. You start to run faster. There we go.

Thirty feet.

Twenty feet.

Ten.

Five.

I start to run as fast as I can. I just love teasing you. You're about ten feet from me now. I wonder if you can catch up anytime soon. Maybe I'll outrun you and go hide. That we be even more fun, making you come and find me. You're really close now.

I look back in time to see you jump for me. You grab me and we fall to the ground. You twist us so I fall on top of you and we laugh. You kiss me again quickly, and then kiss me again but more heated.

"We're in the middle of a field." I say, a little breathless.

"Oh, yea, forgot about that." I giggle and that makes you beam. "TARDIS?" you ask.

I grin, "TARDIS."

You grab my hand and intertwine our fingers; then we're off, running to TARDIS. The TARDIS, I haven't seen that old box in years. Not since I helped you steal it actually. I wonder what you've done to the old girl. Knowing you, you've probably changed her desktop ten times already.

We run across the field. After a few minutes, I see a speck of blue in the distance. I know it's the TARDIS. I can feel it. When we reach the box, I out my hand on her and she hums. I guess she missed me too.

"How did you manage to break the Chameleon Circuit?" I ask as you search for your key. You shrug and I roll my eyes. "I know the navigations messed up, but it took me years to get her where she was when you took her."

You just ignore me and keep searching through your pockets for the keys. I roll my eyes again and snap my fingers. The doors open and you just stare at me in shock. "I've repaired TARDISs ever since I can remember. After a while you learn a trick or two." You just grin and pull me through the doors.

Inside the console room is beautiful. Very "steampunk" I think they would say on earth. She hums around us, very excited. "Hello, old girl." I say. She gives a very loud hum as though greeting me. "Did you miss me?" I ask. She gives another hum I assume means "yes." I smile, "I missed you too." I look over at you, just smiling away. "What?"

"Nothing just… the way you talk to the girl," you grin, "I don't think I've ever seen anyone talk to her that way before. Like you know what she's saying."

I grin and that makes you smile even wider. My grin morphs into a suggestive smirk as I start to pull you through the corridors. "Well, you caught me," I turn around to look at you and push the door beside me open, your room, "now it's time for your reward." I pull you into the room and kick the door shut behind you.


A/N: Ok quick little note. I will try to update this as much as I can. Now, I'm not promising anything but I swear I will try!

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