Hey guys, so I was going to get this up much sooner but I unexpectedly got called into work today and I had to rewrite this chapter. I lost the notebook I had originally written this in. I had written at least 3 chapters in that notebook of this fic and another one and I can't find that dang notebook. I'm very annoyed right now. I know this isn't as good as it originally was but I couldn't remember everything I had written in the notebook. I work better if I handwrite first then edit as I type if you're curious what my process is.

Anyway, here's my wonderful disclaimer disavowing any ownership I dream of having of Fantastic Beasts or Harry Potter as that wonderful privilege goes to JK Rowling, a god among us writers.

It had been an incredibly long day and she had only been on the military base for a few hours. Tina decided to take a walk to try to clear her head. She didn't feel like she had absorbed anything from those few hours with Winifred Boot.

So far she had received her uniforms, been shown where she would sleep and how to brew a few different potions to help keep the unconscious patients alive. Seeing as they couldn't feed themselves it was up to the nurses to keep them fed and hydrated. She had also been shown where the large supply of dittany was, should she need it and she was sure she would.

Tina hadn't been paying much attention to where she was going, she had walked into a tall slender man with a mop of red hair.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going," Tina told him, hoping he wasn't that high up in command.

"I'm the one who should be sorry," the man spoke with a British accent. "I wasn't watching where I was going either."

She didn't know why, having just met him, but he couldn't seem to quite meet her eye.

"I'm Tina, one of the new nurses," she introduced herself, holding out her hand to him.

"Newt. Tina, I'm sure if you're one of our nurses we will be in good hands," he told her, shaking her hand. "Let me walk you back to the hospital."

She had gone further than she meant to she realized when they had been walking for about five minutes and still weren't back to the hospital. Tina was sure on her own she would have gotten lost.

"So, Tina, where are you from? I can tell you're an American, your accent gives you away."

"New York. Where are you from?"

"Dorset. It's absolutely beautiful there."

She hardly knew this man but she could already trust him. Tina hoped they could be friends.

"Well, here we are," Newt said, bringing her out of her thoughts.

"Thank you, for walking me back. I would have gotten lost on my own. I hadn't realized how far I had gone. Maybe we can do this again tomorrow? It was nice meeting you." She didn't know what made her suggest walking together the next day, but she was glad she had.

"Of course. It will have to be in the evening. I'm supposed to begin my new post tomorrow. I just arrived this morning."

"OK. I'll see you tomorrow evening."

They parted ways with the promise of seeing each other tomorrow.

Most evenings they were able to meet. Tina could tell most days Newt was exhausted by the time they met and decided to ask him why he didn't just go get some rest instead of walking with her.

"I don't have many friends, to be honest. I tend to annoy people."

"You don't annoy me."

"I suppose I've always been more comfortable with animals than people."

They only continued to grow closer. Tina even divulged the fact she was under age, afterhaving him make an unbreakable vow.

"Why did you come here? You're under age and the only family your sister has left."

"I couldn't stand idly by and do nothing. Besides, I'll be 17 next week. After that, even if I am found out they can't make me go back."