High School Sweethearts (Newt x Reader AU)

Bonfires and Memories pt.4 | 18

 The night progresses and the fire is dying down, I can feel the goosebumps rising on my skin, I get up to go get my sweater and notice it is missing. I look to my left and see Allie wearing it. I sigh and go to sit back down with the boys, taking my place back into Newt's lap. I start to shiver slightly and wrap myself around Newt, hoping this may warm me up. As he pulls me closer he pulls back and stands to leave. "Where are you going?" I say, wondering where my heater is going.

"I'll be right back," he says. He walks to his bags and pulls out his own sweater, handing it to me as he sits back down. I throw it on and look at him with a smile as I am pulled closer into him. "You look good in my hoodie." he whispers in my ear. I start to flush and giggle into his chest.

"I do?" I say, raising a questioning brow. He nodds and lays his head into my neck. I start to doze off into my own world as the conversation around me continues on.

Come eleven o'clock I start to daze, trying to fight the sleep that has fallen in me. I feel Newt's eyes on me as he says to the group that we should probably set the tents up before the fire goes down. Everyone agrees and we all move up to set up the tents. There are four tent's to set up, Allie and I are working on ours, and are struggling badly. The tent was my fathers, and he lost the instructions a long time ago, hence the struggle. The boys on the other hand finished theirs in 5 minutes, they are all standing around us, laughing at our struggle. I am getting slightly annoyed and snap out at them "Are you boys going to stand there and laugh or are you going to help before I start throwing polls at you?" Immediately the laughter stops and the boys start to help. Again, within five minutes they set the tent up and we were off to sleep. Allie and I are laying in the tent when she taps me on the shoulder, "You and Newt seem to be getting really close, I knew you guys liked being around each other but it seems like a lot more recently,"

"Yeah, I think that we may become something soon." I say in a hushed tone, with a soft smile.

"Really? I don't know, maybe it was just a kiss, who's to say it was anymore then that," she replies, with a somewhat defensive tone. I am starting to question what is going on with her recently. At the beginning of the summer she was all for the idea of Newt and I dating, and now it's like she thinks I'm delusional.

"I'm pretty sure it was more than just a kiss, Allie, I think he really likes me. We had so many moments this summer where I thought he was going to kiss me. I think it's a real thing."

"Yeah, maybe, I'm just saying don't get your hopes up." as she says this, she turns to fall asleep. I think to myself about the summer, trying to figure out if it really is all in my head like she's implying. I start to drift to sleep with the thought of Newt and I in my mind.

I wake up, probably around three o'clock, to Allie being gone from the tent and the sound of rustling outside. I hear the zipper open and Alle walks back in. "Hey, where'd you go?" I ask, confused about where she went.

"Oh, um... I was just going to the bathroom." She replies, walking back to the air mattress. As she lays down I slowly shift and turn until I decide to go outside to sit, hoping that it may put me in a less anxious mood. As I walk out of the tent I see Newt pacing back and forth around the tents. He looks very stressed out, so I walk up to him and rest a hand on his shoulder. This shocks him and he shoves it off before turning around to be met with my face of confusion. When he realizes that it was me he gives a look of sorry.

"Oh, Y/n, I'm sorry. I thought you were... one of the boys" He says with a pause between the boys. The confusion and anxiety grow in me, but I decide I am worried about nothing. Allie wouldn't try to hurt me, she's my best friend. I gently place my hand on his face and ask what's wrong. "I um, just had a bad dream... yeah a bad dream," I can't help but think that he is lying, or at least that it isn't the whole truth, the look on his face seems like he's hiding something from me, but I ignore it. It probably isn't important. I just nod and pull him in for a hug. We sit there in silence for a moment until he moves away slightly and asks "Wait, why are you up?"

"Allie woke me up, I can't fall back asleep," I say rubbing my eyes. Newt looks at me and runs his hand through my hair and looks at me with a soft smile.

"Aww, I'm sorry, do you want me to stay up with you? We can sit out here for a while."

"That's sweet of you but you look like you could use some sleep, I'll be okay," I say, giving a soft smile. I would like to go back to sleep, but I find it hard to sleep in the quiet. Newt gives me a frown and asks if I'm sure. " Yeah, I just find it hard to fall asleep without noise around me. Usually, I have my TV. on or a podcast, but Allie can only sleep in silence."

"Well if you want you can come join me in my tent, Tommy ended up in Minho and Alby's tent somehow. I can talk to you until you fall asleep."

"That sounds really nice, are you sure?"

"Absolutely." Newt grabs my hand and walks us to his tent. When we get to the air mattress, he opens his arms for me and I rest my head on his chest. He starts to stroke my hair, telling my stories and talking about anything he could imagine. I start to feel a calm wave wash over me and drift asleep to the sound of his voice.