ᵒⁿᵉ 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 ⁿᵉʷᵗᵐᵃˢ ᵃᵘ (ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡᵉᵗᵉᵈ)

Twenty Nine

A/N: This chapter made me very happy. In a good way. So yeah. 

Newt wakes up the next morning, head pounding. 

"Oh, shit." He says, jumping out of bed.  He runs down the stairs, looking for his sister. "LIZZY! LIZZY I NEED YOUR HELP!"

Lizzy runs in from the living room. "What is it?"

"I did a bad thing." Newt says. "Again."

Lizzy sighs. "I don't even want to know. What do you need?"

"I need Thomas back." Newt says. "And I don't know if that's possible anymore."

"Yes," Lizzy says. "Yes, it is. I'll help. I'll talk to him. But, Newt," She says. "You really can't see Mark again."

Newt nods. "I know. I know that."

Lizzy nods too. "Okay, stay here. I'm going over to his house."

Newt sighs and sits on the couch. He puts his head in his hands. All of this was so, so stupid. Mark, Thomas breaking up with him, all of it. So stupid. Tears fall out of his eyes. 

After about ten minutes, Lizzy walks back in. Newt looks up at her.

"Go talk to him." Lizzy says. "Go...make things right. But don't lie to him. Just," She shakes her head. "Go."

Newt stands up and walks shakily to Thomas's house. He knocks on the door. He answers. Neither of them say anything for a minute. 

"I'm sor-" Newt starts.

"Don't." Thomas says, putting a hand up. "Just...don't."

Newt shuts his mouth. Thomas sighs.

"I know," Thomas says. "I know that you're sorry. I know that he kissed you and I know that you didn't mean to hurt me. I know all of it. So don't say your sorry anymore. Don't explain yourself. Just don't."

Newt takes a shaky breath. "Tommy, I-"

Thomas walks down the steps and kisses him. 

"Don't, okay?" Thomas whispers, hands on his face. "You don't have to say anything else."

Tears fall down his face and Thomas hugs him. 

"I'm so sorry, Tommy." Newt says, resting his head on his shoulder. 

"I know." Thomas says. He puts a hand in his hair. "I'm sorry too."

Newt pulls away, tears staining his face. "I love you." He says quietly.

"I love you too." Thomas says. He kisses him again.  

"Does this mean you forgive me?" Newt asks. 

"Yeah," Thomas says. "You're pretty hard to stay mad at."

Newt wraps his arms around his neck. Thomas pulls him closer. Newt rests his head on his shoulder. 

The next day at lunch, Newt sits with Thomas. Brenda and Minho come over.

"You made up!" Brenda says happily.

Thomas nods, smiling.

Mark walks over. Newt looks at him.

"What do you want?" He asks.

"Oh, nothing." Mark says. "I just wanted-" 

Then, Thomas gets up and punches him in the face. Brenda gasps, Minho cheers, and Newt hides a smile. Both boys fall to the ground, throwing poorly aimed punches at each other. One of Mark's friends run over.

"What the hell?!" He shouts. "Get him off of Mark!"

"No way!" Minho shouts back. "He so deserves this!"

His friend grabs Mark and pulls him up. Brenda reluctantly grabs Thomas's arm. Blood drips from Mark's lip and Thomas's gingerly holds his hand.

"That was so worth it." He says. 

The boy takes Mark away and Thomas sits down.

"Why the hell did you do that?" Newt says, now grinning. He gently takes Thomas's hand, looking at him. "I think you really hurt yourself."

"Worth it." Thomas says. "I never knew punching someone could be so fun."

"You made him bleed." Minho says gleefully. 

Thomas grins. "Yeah. I know." He winces when Newt touches his hand. 

Newt chuckles. "You are so insane."

"I know." Thomas says proudly. "It's great."

Newt shakes his head, smiling. 

After school, the four of them sit in Thomas's room.

"I still can't believe you punched him." Newt says, wrapping a bandage around his hand. 

"I can." Brenda says. "I'm proud."

"Me too." Minho says. "Our child, all grown up."

"Shut up or I'll punch you too." Thomas says.

"You wouldn't." Minho says. 

Thomas gives him a look.

"Tommy, don't punch anymore people." Newt says.

"Fine." Thomas says, smiling. "But it's so much fun>'

Newt laughs softly. "Alright."

Later, after the other two leave, Newt sits with Thomas in the living room.

"Hey!" Chuck says, running in. "You two are back together."

"Go away." Thomas says.

Newt laughs as Chuck walks away.

"Why are you so mean to him?" Newt asks, smiling.

"He's my little brother," Thomas says. "It's my job to be mean to him."

"Alright." Newt says. "Fine." Newt rests his head on Thomas's shoulder. "I love you."

"I love you too."

A/N: I MADE EVERYTHING BETTER! YAY! Thanks for reading! I love you all! <3.