A Christmas Fanfic!
‘It doesn’t matter’ he thought. Now he just wished he switched rooms while he still had the chance.
“Do you mind if I put the tree up between our beds? It’s only because the boxes will-”
“-Go on then” he sighed. All this fuss was giving him a headache.
Theta had been going on about this event for weeks now. From the various data banks he had access to, Koschei found out that ‘Christmas’ was a festival of sorts that originated from Sol III. The more he read, the quicker he grew weary of this little planet ‘Earth’.
Now his mind was drifting and he really didn’t need it to; the drumming and a headache were quite enough to inhibit the progress of his essay. Theta meanwhile, was apparently talking to himself about how to best arrange decorations on a tree. Now Koschei knew he wouldn’t get any work done today. He rose from his desk and walked quickly to the door.
“Where are you going? I’ll need your help with creating Rudolph in a minute. Did you know he’s a beast that flies through the night with a nose that glows red, like a beacon!”
“Er . . . while that sounds terribly interesting, I’m going for a walk” and with that he was out the door and slammed it behind him.
While Theta did have his endearing qualities, his obsessions were quick to invade the lives of others.
“Before I know it he’ll have me handing out gifts to the younger years in that awful red suit”
He dropped against the door, his face buried in his hands. If ‘Christmas’ were at a different time then he wouldn’t have minded quite so much, he may have even taken part, but recently he had a pretty bad falling out with everyone in his own house, over nothing more than him tapping his fingers.
Standing up, he decided enough was enough. He’d simply have this walk and get back to his work.
The first step had been taken, there would only be a few hundred paces before he was back to his origin.
All other doors in the dormitories were shut and were terribly quiet. Like Koschei, most of the other pupils had a mind to get their set work done at the beginning of the school break. Unlike Koschei, there were a few others who had the mind to disrupt those who were focused on their work.
‘At least I’m not the one finishing with 51% pass rates’ he snickered. It wasn’t that Theta was stupid, but rather that he was unable (or unwilling) to concentrate for long on things that didn’t immediately snatch his attention.
‘Such a waste of potential, if only he were to follow my footsteps he’d no longer be the laughing stock of the academy’
“Oh” he said. He was right back at his own door. Just make sure he had done a full tour of the dormitory he looked behind him and apparently he had forgotten once again, that ‘going for a walk’ means that he has to learn how to lengthen the time it took for a single pace.
“Never mind” he said, pulling the door open.
Theta was stood before him, bright and cheery as ever. There was a long silence between the two; Koschei’s look of confusion was answered only with a mischievous smile.
“Well” Theta began “Aren’t you going to look up?”
“What? It’s that ‘eggnog’ that’s doing this to you isn’t it? I’ve told you that stuff is only supposed to be consumed by humans.”
“Stop being such a spoil-sport, just look up”
Koschei looked up. Attached to the top of the interior doorframe was a plant of some sort, with little white berries. Looking back to Theta, Koschei shrugged his shoulders. Now he was convinced that his room-mate had completely lost his mind.
Before he could question his friends intentions Theta had already caught his lips in a kiss. Although unexpected, it was a welcome gesture on Koschei’s part.
Theta pulled away with stars in his eyes “Merry Christmas Koschei” he said, his voice as golden as the sunlight streaming through the windows.
The other coughed, half-embarrassed at not knowing what to do. He was about to return the greetings but instead revealed a small box from his own burgundy cloak.
“Er, listen, you know that ‘Sonic Screwdriver’ you’ve been prattling on about? I know you’ve been struggling to get it actually ‘sonic’ anything so here’s a replacement for the Zetronix crystal you were using. It’s from Metebelis Three and I paid a good fortune for it, so you make sure you use it wisely”
“Of course I will, your present is under the tree”
Koschei smiled and went back to his desk. The atmosphere was much calmer now that it had been for weeks. Theta was still talking to himself about Santa Claw’s elves or something similar, but at least Koschei could write about the mechanics of the stars with a newfound ease. He turned around in his seat to face his room-mate, who was now sat on the floor picking his way through a box of cards.
“Theta”
With the mentioning of his name, his gaze snapped up immediately.
“Merry Christmas”
“Do you mind if I put the tree up between our beds? It’s only because the boxes will-”
“-Go on then” he sighed. All this fuss was giving him a headache.
Theta had been going on about this event for weeks now. From the various data banks he had access to, Koschei found out that ‘Christmas’ was a festival of sorts that originated from Sol III. The more he read, the quicker he grew weary of this little planet ‘Earth’.
Now his mind was drifting and he really didn’t need it to; the drumming and a headache were quite enough to inhibit the progress of his essay. Theta meanwhile, was apparently talking to himself about how to best arrange decorations on a tree. Now Koschei knew he wouldn’t get any work done today. He rose from his desk and walked quickly to the door.
“Where are you going? I’ll need your help with creating Rudolph in a minute. Did you know he’s a beast that flies through the night with a nose that glows red, like a beacon!”
“Er . . . while that sounds terribly interesting, I’m going for a walk” and with that he was out the door and slammed it behind him.
While Theta did have his endearing qualities, his obsessions were quick to invade the lives of others.
“Before I know it he’ll have me handing out gifts to the younger years in that awful red suit”
He dropped against the door, his face buried in his hands. If ‘Christmas’ were at a different time then he wouldn’t have minded quite so much, he may have even taken part, but recently he had a pretty bad falling out with everyone in his own house, over nothing more than him tapping his fingers.
Standing up, he decided enough was enough. He’d simply have this walk and get back to his work.
The first step had been taken, there would only be a few hundred paces before he was back to his origin.
All other doors in the dormitories were shut and were terribly quiet. Like Koschei, most of the other pupils had a mind to get their set work done at the beginning of the school break. Unlike Koschei, there were a few others who had the mind to disrupt those who were focused on their work.
‘At least I’m not the one finishing with 51% pass rates’ he snickered. It wasn’t that Theta was stupid, but rather that he was unable (or unwilling) to concentrate for long on things that didn’t immediately snatch his attention.
‘Such a waste of potential, if only he were to follow my footsteps he’d no longer be the laughing stock of the academy’
“Oh” he said. He was right back at his own door. Just make sure he had done a full tour of the dormitory he looked behind him and apparently he had forgotten once again, that ‘going for a walk’ means that he has to learn how to lengthen the time it took for a single pace.
“Never mind” he said, pulling the door open.
Theta was stood before him, bright and cheery as ever. There was a long silence between the two; Koschei’s look of confusion was answered only with a mischievous smile.
“Well” Theta began “Aren’t you going to look up?”
“What? It’s that ‘eggnog’ that’s doing this to you isn’t it? I’ve told you that stuff is only supposed to be consumed by humans.”
“Stop being such a spoil-sport, just look up”
Koschei looked up. Attached to the top of the interior doorframe was a plant of some sort, with little white berries. Looking back to Theta, Koschei shrugged his shoulders. Now he was convinced that his room-mate had completely lost his mind.
Before he could question his friends intentions Theta had already caught his lips in a kiss. Although unexpected, it was a welcome gesture on Koschei’s part.
Theta pulled away with stars in his eyes “Merry Christmas Koschei” he said, his voice as golden as the sunlight streaming through the windows.
The other coughed, half-embarrassed at not knowing what to do. He was about to return the greetings but instead revealed a small box from his own burgundy cloak.
“Er, listen, you know that ‘Sonic Screwdriver’ you’ve been prattling on about? I know you’ve been struggling to get it actually ‘sonic’ anything so here’s a replacement for the Zetronix crystal you were using. It’s from Metebelis Three and I paid a good fortune for it, so you make sure you use it wisely”
“Of course I will, your present is under the tree”
Koschei smiled and went back to his desk. The atmosphere was much calmer now that it had been for weeks. Theta was still talking to himself about Santa Claw’s elves or something similar, but at least Koschei could write about the mechanics of the stars with a newfound ease. He turned around in his seat to face his room-mate, who was now sat on the floor picking his way through a box of cards.
“Theta”
With the mentioning of his name, his gaze snapped up immediately.
“Merry Christmas”