ᵒⁿᵉ 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 ⁿᵉʷᵗᵐᵃˢ ᵃᵘ (ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡᵉᵗᵉᵈ)

Sixteen

"I can't believe it's summer break!" Newt shouts, running out of the school, arms out. 

Thomas, Brenda and Minho follow him slower.

"We did it, Tommy!" He says. "We survived ninth grade!"

"Yep." Thomas says, chuckling. "Barely."

Newt spins around in a circle. "Let's go to the pool." He says. "Like we used to do when we were younger. On the last day of school." 

Thomas smiles. "Sure. We can go to the pool."

Newt grabs his hand. "Come on!"

Surprisingly, no one was there. Newt immediately jumps in, still in all his clothes. He pushes the wet hair out of his face, grinning.   

"Come on!" He says. 

"You're still wearing all your clothes, you idiot!" Minho shouts. 

Newt just shrugs. Thomas sits on the edge. Newt grabs his hands and pulls him in. Thomas shrieks.

"Newt, what the hell?!" He sputters, spitting out pool water. 

Newt laughs. Minho takes off his shirt and jumps in as well. Thomas pushes Newt over, making him fall into the water. Newt pulls him under too, making him laugh. Both boys resurface, choking on the water. 

Brenda jumps in too, putting an arm around Minho's shoulders. "Ah, our children, all grown up." 

Thomas laughs. Newt grins at them. He takes his own shirt off and dives back under the water. 

"What the hell are you doing?"  Thomas shouts.  

Newt comes back up, laughing. "I dunno."      

Brenda laughs too. Thomas smirks. Newt grins. Then, someone else walks into the pool. Teresa. But she's with someone. Another girl. The girl kisses her. Thomas's mouth falls open. 

"Oh my god." He says. "Did you just see that?"

Newt nods. "Well, at least she's over you."

Brenda bursts out laughing. Minho does too. 

Brenda pulls herself out of the pool. "I'm gonna go say hi."

"Okay then." Newt says, laughing. 

Thomas looks at Newt, grinning. "Bet you're happy."

"Oh, you have no idea." He says, kissing him. He pulls away, walking farther out into the water. "I could lift a thousand pounds." He says. "In the pool at least. It's like zero gravity."

Thomas laughs. "True. But so could anyone."

"Let him have his moment." Minho says. 

Thomas chuckles, watching the other boy, smiling. 

"Tommy!" He calls. "Come here!"

Thomas walks over to him. Newt jumps into his arms, laughing. 

"Hey, you are lighter!" Thomas says. 

"Told you!" He says. He laughs and kisses him.  

Brenda walks back over. "Alright boys. Get off of each other." 

Newt gives her a look. "Not everything is dirty, Brenda." 

"One to talk." She says back. 

"Fair enough." He says. He lets of Thomas and walks back over to her. "So, Teresa. Spill."

"She's dating her." He says. "Her name's Penny Blake."

"She's pretty." Thomas observes.

Newt rolls his eyes. "Thomas." He says.

"I'm gay, don't worry." He says.

Brenda snorts. "Alright. Anyway, they're dating now. So she'll leave Thomas alone. Probably." 

Newt nods. "Fair enough."

Minho shrugs, sitting on the edge of the pool. "I dunno. She seems the type to cheat."

"Yeah," Newt agrees, furrowing his eyebrows. 

"Don't worry about it." Brenda says. "I know her. She won't. Just as long as Penny's here. But I think she's only here for the summer." 

Newt groans. "Ugh."

Thomas laughs, threading an arm around his waist. Newt plays with the fabric of Thomas's shirt. 

"It was probably stupid to wear our clothes in the pool." He says.

Thomas shrugs. "Probably. But aren't we always stupid?"

"True." He says. 

Brenda laughs. "I have to go, guys." She says. "Sorry."

"We should probably go home too." Thomas says. 

Newt nods and gets out of the pool, grabbing his shirt from the edge. 

Newt sits on Thomas's bed, wearing his clothes. Thomas pulls a shirt over his own head.

"There." He says. "Swimming in our clothes. Not the shittiest idea. Especially when you look so fucking adorable in my clothes." 

Newt chuckles. "You look pretty good in them too." He says.  

"They'd look better on the floor." He says.

"Did you just-" Newt says.

"I'm kidding!" He says, laughing. "I'm sorry, I had to."

Newt shakes his head, laughing. He pushes him. "Fuck you."

"Is that a threat or a to do list?" He says.

"Shut up!" Newt says, laughing harder.

"Make me." He says. 

"I swear to god." Newt says. "If you don't shut up, I'll kill you." Though he's laughing. 

Thomas shrugs. "Guess you'll just have to kill me."

Newt smiles wider. "I hate you."

"I love you too." He says, wrapping his arms around him.

"Alright, alright." Newt says, hugging him back. "I love you too."

A/N: Okay, so, I kind of love this chapter but idk. I am now obsessed with Conan Gray. Anyway, thanks for reading! Love y'all ! <3