Paradise - A Newt Imagine

Chapter Six

Your shrieks of laughter echoed off the walls and slid across the slick floor.
You splashed about in the pool until you were exhausted and your hair soaked. You swam to the edge and lifted yourself out, sitting on your towel while watching your friends frolic in the water.
You chuckled quietly to yourself as Mickey clambered onto Minho's muscular shoulders. He gripped her thighs so she didn't fall and charged at Gally, laughing.

Gally's pov

"Come 'ere." I reached my arms toward Olly but she shrank away. I tilted my head and furrowed my brows. "What's the matter?"
"You won't be able to lift me." She muttered, blushing a deep red.
"Trust me, I used to build houses for those shanks to live in," I gestured at Minho, Newt and Y/n, "I'm pretty sure I can pick pick you up."
I stretched my arms out and caught her, lifting her small frame out of the water easily.
"Now hop on my shoulders." I instructed her.

When she got embarrassed she always looked down at her feet and did a small half smile. I'd never noticed things like that before, not even with Y/n. But maybe because I know her so well anyway.
"Gally seriously don't I'll crush you honest to God I-" She broke off with a screech as I swung her up onto me shoulders.
"See, Ol? You're light as a feather."
"If you say so." She muttered as she wove her slim fingers into my wet hair.

"Let's play wrestling!" Minho cried, Mickey still on his shoulders as he jumped around. Minho laughed. It was a strong, rich sound I hadn't heard come out of him since Ash died.

Olly's little feet gently kicked my chest as a prompt to move. Just as I stepped forward my foot slipped and I went crashing into the water, pulling Olly down with me.

Water swirled around me as I lost all sense of direction. My eyes were glued shut and my ears were popping painfully.
It felt like I was drowning.
Drowning in Paradise.

Suddenly, I felt a hand grip my bicep, hauling me upward with insane force.
I broke the surface of the water and gasped for air, spluttering as I trashed around in the water, my lungs still coughing up water.
Two small hands cupped my face as soft thumbs traced my cheekbones. A gentle voice was soothing me, coaxing my eyes open.

Olly's pov

When he finally opened his eyes I sighed in relief. His eyes met mine and the Earth stopped spinning.
For all the colours of beauty danced in his eyes; greens and browns caressed his irises while blues and greys flirted with the edges of a pupil so black I couldn't believe a colour so dark
co-existed with such intoxicating shades. That it didn't simply swallow it up.
Jesus Christ, he was beautiful.

He averted his gaze from mine long enough to glance at Y/n, lounging on the poolside, feet in the water, eyes glued on Newt as he told her something.
It was the sort of love you read about in fairytales or see on picture-prefect postcards but never in real life and certainly not in Paradise.
Gally's expression softened as he looked at her. As much as he may say so, it was clear to anyone watching that he did not think of her as a little sister.

History repeats itself I guess. Before me Paradise began to crack apart.

Your pov

After the brief escapade with Gally, you went back to talking with Newt.
He hooked his ankle under yours and started swinging them in the water, little ripples dancing about.
He smiled and you smiled and Paradise seemed more lovely that it ever had done.
It was the sort of lovely that made you want to cry.

-

After you'd finished swimming and dried off, you, Newt, Gally and Minho all walked out of their gate with a promise to do it again sometime.
Their white-picket fence shone in the dim light.

When you arrived home you set your bags down and trudged upstairs, Newt just behind you. When you reached the landing, you turned off left into the bathroom and Newt entered your bedroom.
You stripped down and pulled one of Newt's over-sized tops over your head then padded down the hall; your feet sinking into the soft carpet.

You slid between the soft sheets like a bird flying through clouds and snuggled into Newt's warm body.
You were asleep before you even had time to say goodnight.

As you slept, Newt looked down at you and smiled; looking at the slope of your eyelashes, watching the way your eyelids danced as your eyes saw things he would never know.
Newt stared at your lips; the way they curved up on the righthand side slightly as you slept.
He moved his head down and gently kissed you, nothing more than a brush of the lips, but to him, it felt more intimate than anything.

Okay first off allow me to apologise. People are probably going to say 'don't worry, this was okay!' but honestly I am so sorry for these terrible updates and the fact that it's almost been two months. My mind has been preoccupied with other things but I'm slowly, slowly, sorting them out.

This was very rushed and messy and probably doesn't make sense but I promise that the next chapter will be better.

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I love you so much, bye Noses :)