ⒻⒶⓃⓉⒶⓢⓉⒾⒸ ⒷⒺⒶⓢⓉⓢ CAMP AU

Strange Squeaking

Tina woke up only 15 minutes after falling back to sleep, to the same tapping sound that had woken her up in the first place. She sat bolt upright in bed and leaned down to see if Newt was asleep.

"Newt!" Tina whispered frantically.

"Eh...huh?" He drawled sleepily.

"Wake up! The tapping is back!" 

Newt sat up from his bed and all the colour drained from his face as he slowly climbed back into Tina's bed. "Oh no... I don't like this..." He said shakily.

All of a sudden, the door handle of their cabin turned ever so slowly and their heads whipped around to see the door slowly creaking open... to reveal a figure.

"AHHH!" Newt and Tina screeched, grabbing each other's hands.

The silhouette stepped into the room so the light shined on his face.

Newt let out a sigh of relief as he realized it was only Theseus. He was wearing a pair of black pajama shorts and a grey shirt that said 'dream big' on the front.

Tina looked at him, still slightly shaking. "Theseus!" She said.

A snicker came from where Newt was sitting in the bed.

"What the heck are you wearing, Theo?" He said quizzically, a smirk plastered on his face.

"What, oh. Yeah, I forgot mine so I had to borrow it off Leta..." he trailed off as Newt and Tina's faces morphed into a look of concern. Theseus, understanding what they were thinking quickly added,

"Leta's spare one. She brought two,"

At that moment Leta walked in with Queenie and Jacob behind her, distress written all over their faces.

"Did you guys see the hand-or paw print on the window? Or did you her the tapping?" Queenie asked them.

"Oh trust me, we heard and saw all of it," Tina shivered, scooting closer to Newt so the others could fit on her bed. It was a tight squeeze but they all fitted on the one bed in the end.

"When did you hear it?" Leta enquired, glancing nervously at the window.

"Well... I saw the... thing on the window and heard the tapping. Then I woke Newt up and we stayed awake for a while..." Tina said, choosing not to tell everyone that her and Newt had lay under a blanket together for at least an hour, but she could tell that Queenie already knew, judging by the mischievous smirk on her face.

"Then I fell back to sleep- only for a few hours though, before I woke up to the sound of running water," she gave Newt a cold stare.

"Why was there running water?" Queenie asked timidly.

"Because..." Tina paused for effect, making Newt's face go even redder than it already was. "Newt decided that it would be a great idea to have a shower in the middle of the night!" Tina said exasperatedly, giving him a sharp jab in the ribs with her finger.

"Ow!" he exclaimed, rubbing his side.

They all let out a small chuckle at Newt, making him cup his tomato-red face in his hand and muttering "Why did I do that??"

Tina was the only one who heard him and giggled sarcastically,

"I don't know, why did you do that, Newt?"

A small ripple of laughter rang through the room.

Tina could feel the unmistakable feeling of Queenie poking through her thoughts, scouring for any interesting information. Eventually she found the memory of Newt's bare and scarred chest, and when finding out that Tina found him somehow even more good looking shirtless, she let out a small giggle which caused Tina to go bright red, much to Queenie's entertainment.

"Newt, pal. What the heck was that for?" Jacob enquired.

"I don't know... I was bored..." He said.

All 6 of them chuckled and started talking until once again, the tapping returned. This time it was more insistent, and desperate.

"Guys..." Theseus said bravely but still slightly shaky.

"I think the something outside our window is trying to tell us something," he stated.

"Yep, I think it is," Queenie agreed.

"Who's going to come and investigate with me?" asked Theseus, raising himself up and off the bed.

A beat of silence passed.

"Oh fine, I'll go. It's probably just a bunch of kids or something..." said Newt as he stood up beside Theo.

The two brothers walked out the door into the cold night air, armed with only Newt's phone which they were using as a flashlight.

"Stay behind me," Theseus whispered.

Newt moved behind his big brother's back.

"Hello? Who's there?" Theseus whispered a little louder than before.

The response was a series of quiet squeaks, that sounded somehow hurt.

"Theseus! It's an animal!" Newt squawked excitedly.

Theo shines his torch on the area outside their window to reveal a small, brown animal with a thick bushy tail, and large ears. Newt immediately recognized it as a possum. It looked them straight in the eyes and let out another desperate squeak.

"Hey, little one. Its okay," Newt soothed the little creature.

"What is it?" Theseus murmured.

"It's a possum," Newt whispered in reply.

"It looks hurt, Newt!" said Theseus urgently.

It was true. The little possum had a deep gash across it's side, dried blood sticking to the fur around it. There were a few minor scratches on it's face but it looked sad and was shivering in the cold.

"We need to help it, Theo,"

"We do,"

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Sorry, this chapter is a little belated, but hopefully, it was worth it!

My wonderful co-author wrote this chapter, so the next one is mine.

Hope you enjoyed! ^^

Cateye992, out!