The Inventor {Newt x Reader}

CHAPTER 02

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   Cheers filled the air. I walk behind the blonde, shaking him. My attempt to scare him did not succeed. He only turned to look at me. I lift a jar filled with a yellow liquid up. It slushes back and forth. "Want a sip?" He raises an eyebrow in confusion. It was almost the same reaction I had when Gally offered me a cup.

   "It looks like kluck." I snort at his remark.

   I scooched him over so I could sit next to him. "And it tastes like it." I drink the substance. A horrible taste covers my tongue before entering my stomach. I knew I was going to regret it. Before I knew it though, the cup was gone from my grasp. I look over to the blonde before widening my eyes. He chugged the rest of the liquid before coughing.

   I give him a dry laugh. "Blah." He sticks his tongue out. His face was all scrunched up in disgust. I give him a lollipop as I take the jar back. He mutters a small 'thanks'. He unwraps the candy before popping it in his mouth. His disgusted face seemed to calm down in minutes.

   "You'll get used to it." I smile before standing up. He watches me do so before following me. "You act like a dog, you know that?" He steps back while I turn towards him. "Compliment, compliment I swear." I wave my hands in front of me. "It's just, you follow me everywhere I go. It's almost cute." He takes a step back once more. I glare at him before leaving. I hear footsteps follow me close behind which only makes me smile.

   I turned around to face him once more. "Shut up." I raised my hand up in defense as he just glared at me. I turned back towards Frypan, who was cooking some new type of food, and asked for two jars of the weird drink. In a flash he gave the drinks to me. I say 'thanks' before walking back with Greenie.

   We sat down in a different area since our last spot was taken. "You know, your accent is kinda weird." He looked over to me. I handed him a jar which was much smaller than the one I had. I would've had time to switch if he had not taken a sip of it. "I can see you getting bullied when you were a kid." I start drinking the liquid.

   I got hit on the side by the boy. "At least I don't have a sweet tooth." He waves the candy that was in his mouth, around. My eyes follow the red candy before sitting forward.

   I shrugged. "I just love sucking on things." I smirk on the edge of my cup. From the corner of my eyes, I saw the Greenie look away flustered. The tips of his ears went red. Redder than a tomato. "That's adorable." He hides his ears as I laugh. I was about to say something else to embarrass him but we were interrupted.

   "Ay Greenie!" The two of us looked over to the circle of people. Gally motioned him to come over. He would've if I hadn't stopped him.

   He looks at me, then the hand that held him in place. "That circle is for fights. Gally has anger issues so he's the king of fighting. I suggest you not to go, unless you like pain." The blonde only nods, ready to sit back down if only I hadn't stood up. "Sorry Gally! This guy still has some business with me!" People 'booed' at us while I dragged the boy to my building.

   I closed the door before motioning the boy to sit. I grab a few things. Light filled the room. The light resource came from the gas lantern I held. I placed the lantern on the table before sitting next to the male. "Ahhh, finally some peace and quiet." I sip from my cup. The taste hits me like a train. The only reason I'm still drinking is to ease up the awkwardness that engulfed the room.

   "So this is what it looks like from the inside?" I hum, looking around with him. Objects cluttered some areas. Paper filled most of the walls and tables. The Greenie took a paper from the table. "Light Bulb?" I look over to him, drawing closer with every movement.

   I read the writing as the boy crumpled the paper lightly on the edges he held. "Hm, ah. I remember this idea." I pull back. I see the blonde becoming less tense than from before. "I had this idea that instead of torches, we could use light bulbs. I don't know where the name came from but it just popped up. Sadly, it was a failure. I was missing something..." I snapped my fingers a few times, forgetting what it was again.

   The boy grabs another paper. He says nothing for a few moments. I looked over to him. That's when I took in his facial features. Messy blonde hair displayed his face nicely. When he read, he would lipsync the words he read. His eyebrows would furrow every now and then. I couldn't tell if it was the drink or not but for some odd reason, something about him made me want to hug him. Tightly. Then I would...I would.

   "Newt..." I blink a few times. I breathe in the air that separated us apart.

   I raised an eyebrow. "What-" I was cut off before I could even finished.

   "My name. It's Newt." I look over to him. A bright smile almost outshines the lantern. His smile almost made me want to smile. Though, curiosity took over me. I took the paper he was looking at. I almost burst out laughing when I noticed how he found out his name. "What?" He asks in defense. I covered my mouth to stop laughing but it did nothing.

   I looked over to him, a big smile on my face. "Newton's First Law of Motion..."