Run Into My Arms- Newtmas AU

A Date is Just a Number, right?

I'm going to try switching the POV for this chapter, so tell me how you like it.

Newt's POV:

          My first full day at college began with a phone buzzing and waking me up.  I opened one eye so I could ask Ben to get my phone. Not surprisingly, Ben wasn't in the room, probably on another one of his runs. I groaned and sat up, reaching for my phone. As soon as I saw who had been texting me, my stomach tied itself up in knots. I gulped and opened up the chat.

Tommy: hey
Tommy: this is thomas
Tommy: wait u probably know that already
Tommy: nvm let's start over
Tommy: hey u want to hang out today

          I smiled to nobody in particular, amused by Tommy's awkwardness that just made him even more irresistible. Then I remembered that he asked me a question.

          Hangout? I thought, What does hangout mean? Why is he texting me? We don't even know each other? I quickly typed a response before I could convince myself otherwise. Just because he was straight didn't mean I could be a asshole towards him.

Newt: um, sure
Newt: just tell me where and when

           I threw my phone down on the bed and got up to get ready. I chose a button down shirt and khakis, formal and casual at the same time. (This is literally what every guy at my school wears, everyday). I sat on my bed studying my class scheduled, (classes only started after 3 days) wondering if I had any classes with Tommy.

          No, I thought to myself, Tommy's just your friend, you would want classes with any of your friends, not just Tommy. My thoughts were interrupted by another text message.

Tommy: Park at 7, I want to show you something ;)

          I analyzed the message, reading it over and over. What did he mean by a winky face?

Thomas's POV:

          I checked my phone, Newt had agreed to meet me at the park. I felt guilty, maybe I should have invited Ben and Minho too. But on the otherhand, they were probably hanging out anyways without me and Newt.

          As soon as I had layed eyes on Newt last night, I knew there was something special about him. Not just the way that his perfect blonde locks fell, or his smooth british accent. But the way his cheeks became slightly pink whenever he giggles or smiled and the way he wasn't afraid to address his thoughts . But Newt was just my friend, nothing more, I was straight. I had picked one of my favorite hang out spots to take Newt.

          Go with Newt, I reminded myself, your not taking him anywhere, this is just two friends hanging out. Somewhere in the back of my mind I wanted my friendship with Newt to blossom into something else.

          Minho had gone out for a morning run with Ben so I turned on my spotify playlist and danced around while picking out clothes. I made my way to the bathrooms to shower.

          It's ok for a guy to want to look good for himself, right? I asked myself,  I don't have to be trying to impress someone. I hopped out of the shower and put on some cologne and ran a comb through my hair. I glanced at myself in the mirror, looking up at the scar on my forehead. It wasn't noticeable unless you knew what you were looking for, and it was more than 2 years old, but it still brought me pain to look up at it or touch it. It was the reason I could never be gay.

          I made my way back to the dorms, only to find that Minho was already there.

          "Hey," he said as I entered, "you're looking sharp."

          "Thx, I guess" I scratched that back of my head, "So, have you talked to Newt recently?" I asked pretending not to care much. He raised on eyebrow up at me.

          "Recently? We just saw him less than 24 hours ago."

          "I know," I said, feeling my cheeks redden, "I was just wondering, cuz I wanted to compare class schedules."

          Wow thomas, I thought, could you come up with any stupider exscuse? Lucky for me, Minho was to busy on his phone to notice my stupidity.

          "Yeah no, but you could try asking Ben though."

          "Ok thanks," I replied as I looked back down at my phone. There were 5 new messages waiting for me. I couldn't help but wonder if Newt was texting me, wanting to talk. All 5 messages were from Teresa.

Teresa 🐍: Tom why didn't you tell me you went here?
Teresa 🐍: Tom reply
Teresa 🐍: Please Tom
Teresa 🐍: What happened to us?
Teresa 🐍: Are you mad at me or something?

          These messages made my heart ache. Teresa was a sweet girl, she really was, that's why I had to break up with her.

*Flashback*

          It was the summer of junior year. I had been dating Teresa for two months strong when a new kid moved to our neighborhood. He was tall and handsome, any girl would want him, his name was Derek. We became closer and closer as summer came to an end. That's when I realized that I started feeling something for Derek, something more than a friendship. I knew that I couldn't do that to Teresa, pretend to love her, when I was having feelings for someone else. Especially when that someone else was the same gender as me. So I broke up with her 1 week into senior year.

          I noticed that my eyes had started to water up the slightest bit when thinking about that summer. I wiped away the tears. I looked back down at my phone, and smiled, I shouldn't be thinking about the past, I should be thinking about the beautiful boy I was hanging out with later today, as friends.

Newt's POV:

          I looked into the mirror, straightening up my shirt and runnimg a hand through my hair. I had decided that even if Tommy was straight, I still wanted to be friends with him, he made me smile in a way that nobody else could.

          I walked back to my dorm to grab my phone and key before leaving for the park to meet Tommy.

          "Wow," said Ben as I walked inside, "you look nice, going out on a date?" I just smiled at Ben,

          "Something like that."

I'm sorry if this chapter was really boring, it was honestly just a little filler so you could get a little look into Thomas's life. There will definitely be newtmas in the next chapter.

I'm going to do a chapter on Thomas's scar and why he can't be gay or something like that, so I was wondering should I write it as another one of Thomas's flashbacks or as if he was telling it to Newt?

Thank you guys so much for reading and voting, i love you guys!
~Bella