Second chance | Newtmas | the Maze runner + Teen Wolf crossover

Chapter 4

Travelling as a Duo is more enjoyable than travelling as a group. You don't have to wait all the time because the people go so slowly. I admit that I have to wait for Newt a few times but that's only because... I stop immediately.

Newt notices of course. He stops as well and looks at me questioningly.

"You have a limp.", I say dumbfounded.

"No shit, Sherlock.", he replies.

"You shouldn't be limping."

"What about it? I always did.", he's genuinely confused now.

"Yeah, but that was back in a world that didn't even exist."

His eyes open widely. He didn't notice either. Kinda obvious considering the fact that he lives with it already for a long time. We're used to it.

The surprise doesn't last long in his eyes. He turns around and walks farther. "You comin'?"

"How do you not care?!"

"I can't change it, so why bothering?"

I follow him sceptical. It's impossible to not care about something as big as this. I would be furious but he doesn't say anything. I guess he doesn't want to talk about it.

We're wandering in silence. The only noises I can hear are again the chirping birds and out feet on the floor. I can't tell if the silence is uncomfortable or comfortable. I'd really like to talk to him but I don't know about what and I can't get myself to say something random.

"There's a hunter tree house!", Newt breaks the silence.

I give him a weird look and ask irritated "A what?"

"You know, the little tree houses placed on the border of a forest where hunters sit in and do their casual hunting things? I don't know what's it actually called like." (A/N: I don't know if other countries have something like this but where I live, we do and they are EVERYWHERE.)

I nod understanding and search with my eyes for said tree house and soon find it. "You said it's at the border, right?"

"Yeah, therefore over there should be the end of this forest."

Enthusiasm spreads in our bones and we rush forward. We fight through bushes and finally break through the last bit of plants. There's no single tree in front of us anymore. But nothing else either. There's only a wholeass big grassland. Shucking grass everywhere. I close my eyes with frustration. What did I even expect?

"It's getting dark." notes Newt. I open my eyes. He's right. The sun already starts to set.

"We should probably stay in the treehouse for the night." I suggest and Newt agrees.

The two of us climb the ladder upwards or rather what remains of it. I hope we're save from dangers up here because there's no way I can stop myself from sleeping right now and I bet Newt's feeling the same way.

We sit down on the wooden floor of the treehouse and I look at Newt. "Do you think we were in the same world?" I ask what was bothering me in the back of my mind.

"I don't know. We were connected to two different machines, so possibly... But why would they put us into different worlds. That doesn't make any sense."

"None of this makes any sense." Is my interference.

"Fair enough." He admits. "Okay: maze, desert, Denver." He lists the rough locations. I nod and he continues. "I'm second leader, you're coming up the box, then Minho and you night in the maze, you runner, bit of shit happens...mainly because of Gally and then we escape. At least a few of us. First appearance of WCKD, shucking cranks, escaping into the desert with Aris. Desert, shit going on with people, cranks and well...other creatures. Town, Brenda kissed you, running around. We find some other cool people, Theresa is a traitor and Minho gets kidnapped. We of course go and find him in the last city. Surprise! Gally's not dead and not a little piece of klunk anymore! We save Minho plus a bunch of other people. And yeah, that sums it up."

"Couldn't say it better." I laugh. The last bit of sun vanishes under the horizon and leaves a shine of red behind. "Seems like we're yet again in another adventure without an actual goal."

"But who knows where the future will lead us." Newt adds and when I look at him he smiles back at me.

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My eyes jolt open. Panic thumps in my veins. There's rustling in my ears, my heart bumps too quick and my breathing is too fast as well. I sit on a harsh material and it's dark around me. Where am I again?

A hand grabs my shoulder. I flinch. I turn around with elevated adrenalin and my clenched fist flies right to the sighted danger.

It does until another hand grabs it mid-air. Newt looks perplexed at me. When my vision clears up and I see Newts face, I immediately relax. He lowers our hands slowly but doesn't let go. My fist loosens its grip whereupon he uses his chance to shove his hand into mine.

"It's okay, Tommy. We're fine." I hear soothing words. Newts hands send comforting waves up my veins. It's getting easier to breath again.

"W-we were in Denver and you were a crank a-and then..." I stutter but he interrupts me.

"It was only a bad dream. We're save now!" He says and as weird as it sounds, I start to laugh.

"Save?" I am able to voice whilst laughing. He rolls his eyes but also starts to laugh as I say that. "You're probably the only person who would describe this half decomposing treehouse in the middle of nowhere as save."

"Oh shut up. We were in worse situations." He complains still laughing.

Our laughs eventually stop and Newt sits himself in a more comfortable position. "It's still dark. We should catch some sleep."

"I'm not tired anymore." I lie and look at him. A smile darts over his features but is soon gone, why I tell myself it was imagination.

He waves me to him which makes me sit next to him. He lays his head on my shoulder and wraps his hands around me. "Even if you don't want to sleep I can still use you as my pillow." He mumbles.

His warmth and steady breathing causes my eyes to flatter. My head sinks onto his and I slowly drift into sleep.

"I'll look after you." Newt whispers. That's the last thing I hear before I'm gone.

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I wanted to upload this chapter yesterday. Sorry, I forgot...

I didn't get as far as I wanted to be at all (which means I haven't yet started with the next chapter. Gonna start today). I love this chapter tho. Newtmas is so cute <3