End Game (Newtmas AU) {ON HOLD}

ELEVEN

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When I was a kid, I hid my heart under the bed. Because my mum said that If I wasn't careful, someone would step on it and break it.
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Newt stayed in his room with his legs on the bed and his head hanging from the edge of it. He checked on his clock and pulled his eyebrows together as his look fell on Reed who was sitting at a chair across of him with cross legs. His look always remained at his phone, something that draw Newt's attention. Therefore he stood up, walked up to him and grabbed the phone from his hands causing the red haired boy to squeal in annoyance.

"Would you mind? I was into a middle of something!" Reed mumbled trying his best to grab the phone out of Newt's hands but failing.

Newt lifted his look up to the phone at his hand that he had been holding out for the wild Reed not to reach and grinned once seeing a familiar number. "Is this Beth I am seeing, mhm?" He asked, dragging the 'h' letter and winking towards Reed who blushed.

"It is nothing! We were just talking!" The red haired boy defended himself before throwing himself back on the soft mattress that Newt owned. "At least she was talking. She was talking about 'Evan'. I just supported her words."

The blond sighed and moved besides Reed who turned his look towards him. Then, he laid on his back near him and wrinkled his nose in dislike over seeing his brother like that. "You don't have to torture yourself like that, you know."

"I can't help it!" Reed exclaimed bringing his hands up to rub the bridge of hie nose. "Beth is the only girl who is ... Beth."

"No shit Sherlock. Is she really Beth?" Newt arched up his one eyebrow, trying his best not to laugh.

The red haired boy scoffed with annoyance. "You know what I bloody mean!"

"I know." He paused. "But you have to move on. There are many girls out there like Beth. You just have to go out there, and find them."

Reed arched up his one eyebrow in both shock and question. "We haven't done a chat like that in 4 months."

The two boys sat up and turned to look at the wall with Newt shrugging his shoulders and Reed remaining more confused than ever due to his brother's weird behavior. Usually, when he would ask for advice, Newt would only reply with a shrug and a 'I am not in the mood for that' whisper. Therefore, the now sudden change of his behavior seemed unsual, even implausible.

"Lost causes are better left alone." Newt added to his previous words, as Reed glanced back at him.

"And how about Edison's lost cause mh?" He titled his head.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Why do you keep torturing Edison since you don't expect any outcome from it?" Reed asked but Newt -without answering- had already gotten up from his bed and made his way towards to the door.

"It's complicated."

"Newt?"

The blond had already laid his hand around the doorknob but only turned his head back when his brother called for him. "Yeah?"

Reed just smiled. "I am glad he brought you back."

He nodded his head towards his brother's part and once hearing Brenda's loud voice ,waved his head towards downstairs, signaling him to go with him. Reed smiled wide then scooted out of the door and ran downstairs to meet the brunette. Newt only rolled his eyes and followed the red haired boy however making sure not to trip down due to his limp and fall all the way down to the stairs. Since he had done that the morning, and his back still hurt from the fall, he had no wish to do it again.