betrayed | newtmas au

trust

"shank! this is great news!"

thomas had just finished telling minho everything that had happened, how him and newt had fallen asleep in each other's arms, and that newt needed him. thinking about what had happened gave him chills. he missed the blonde already, and it had been only two days.

thomas also noticed that every time he thought about him, his mind wandered off, and someone always had to bring him back. newt did that to him. newt made him grounded and lost at the same time. newt needed him. newt wanted him to stay. newt-

"you're so gone for him, oh my god."

minho was shaking his head with a soft smirk at his best friend, who had very obviously been daydreaming about the blonde. he wasn't even the slightest bit wrong. the brunette couldn't get himself to stop, and it was becoming a real issue, especially when he was trying to do tasks that require actual concentration.

yesterday, teresa caught him trying to cook the rest of a carton of eggs for breakfast, which wouldn't have been a problem, except for the fact that the actual plastic was burning with them. she yelled in confusion and turned off the stove as fast as possible. how could he not have noticed the toxic smell wafting from a few inches in front of him?

"maybe. but it's not like i can do anything about it. guess i gotta suffer in silence. i can't tell him or resa if i want to live past next week, min,"

the other boy smiled at the thought of teresa completely beating his ass into next year. she would so do that.

thomas knew that too. newt was her best friend. the twins were forced to share so much. of course when they were younger it was fine, but in the slight chance the blonde returned the feelings thomas had, his time with teresa would certainly decrease, and after so long with 100% attention, teresa probably wouldn't be okay with that. then again, in the circumstance that that were to happen, it's not like the brunette wouldn't put up with it in newt's sake.

"fucking god! earth to thomas! i asked you a question."

minho looked slightly annoyed at this point, not that thomas didn't understand his frustration. it took him years to at least subside these feelings. he couldn't tell if the blonde coming back into his life was a blessing or a curse. instead of mulling it over again, which would piss his friend off more, he motioned for him to continue.

minho's furrowed brow softened at the gesture.

"what if i talk to him? i've known him just as long as you. we're pretty close."

thomas couldn't even process that his best friend of how many years had suggested that. 
that would ruin everything.
the two most important people in his life would hate him. (and yes, minho was third. his parents were tied for fourth.)

"no. no, minho, you don't understand. newt-he-"

"-totally might like you back?"

"-totally will hate me if he knows."

minho shook his head as if that fact wasn't even a big deal. his best friend was overreacting. even if newt didn't return those feelings, they had known each other for too long for anything to genuinely change. it would be awkward for a few days, yeah, but they always figured it out. thomas could figure it out.

"i-uh i need to go, min. and i'm trusting you. don't tell him."

minho just grumbled and leaned back on the couch he sat on with his arms stretching outwards. thomas was so naive.

~

"newton isaacs! my favorite british prick! what's up man?"

newt looked up from the chemistry lab he was working on by himself. somehow the raven haired boy had snuck into his classroom, and although he really did like minho, the boy was extremely obnoxious. he simply rolled his eyes, knowing he wouldn't take offense to literally anything he did, which was refreshing and aggravating at the same time.

"why are you here, dickwad?"

newt smirked at the feigned offense on his face. he couldn't talk to anyone else like this. to be honest, minho was one of his best friends. they'd known each other forever. he just wished that so long ago, he and thomas hadn't gone out on their own, and had joined him and teresa to become a core group. things would have been so much different then.

his thoughts were interrupted when he noticed genuine concern flash over his face. that never happened.

"i need to talk to you," he paused, looking around the full classroom, "alone."

now newt was just skeptical. this was either a prank or something really important. it was always hard to tell with min. so he let himself get guided out of the classroom to the empty hallways after telling the teacher he was going to the bathroom, not that she really cared.

"you have to promise me you won't freak out, okay? i'm telling you this because it's what's best for both you and thomas. it's eating him up inside."

his heart started beating faster at the mention of the brunette. he had been so relieved that they were better that he didn't even think to question if something was wrong. desperate to know, he raised his pinky in agreement.

"he likes you. really likes you."

everything stopped. newt stopped breathing. his heart stopped beating. his vision went black just for a moment until it came back, and his focus was only on minho's expression.

"i like him, too, min. of course i do."

minho groaned.

"no you shank! thomas is fucking in love with you!"

all of the pieces began to fit together in newt's head.

thomas left.
that's why thomas left.

"i have to go,"

newt didn't stop, even when he heard minho screaming his name from down the hall.

(writers block going strong. this is so a filler and i'm sorry it's a cliffhanger. actually, not really. don't be angry... to be continued ;) the next chapter is...something.)