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Newt:
Newt remained quiet during dinner. He was sitting with Minho, Alby, and Nick so their constant talking covered the fact that he wasn't. It also covered the fact that Minho kept turning to stare at Newt, as if to check on him. Newt continued to stare at his food, pretending not to notice.
"Newt, are you listening?" Nick said.
He looked up from his food. "What?"
Alby rolled his eyes. "We were saying you're guna have to double up. Me, you, and Nick are the only ones left with single rooms. So me and Nick talked about it and decided you're getting a roommate when the next greenie shows up."
"Gee thanks" Newt said. "Must've been a real tough decision for you two."
Nick nodded, "sure was."
Newt groaned, the last thing he wanted was a scared greenie in his room. But it didn't seem like he had much of choice. "Great, this is just great" he said sarcastically.
"This is great" Minho said as he clapped Newt on the shoulder. Newt looked at him, and Minho smiled at him. "I'll move in with Newt. Problem solved."
Newt stared at him, dumbfounded. "What?" he said.
"Good that" Alby said.
"I thought I was guna share with the greenie?" Newt said. He didn't really want to live with Minho, but living with a greenie didn't sound like a good option either. He just wanted his own room.
"Greenie can bunk with whoever the shuck Minho shares a room with" Alby said.
Minho nodded and said "Zart, I room with Zart." Newt gave Minho his best glare, and hoped he'd get the message that he didn't want to room with him. "Don't worry" Minho said "Zart won't mind takin' the greenie. Don't think he likes me too much."
"Wonder why" Newt mumbled.
"Well good that" Nick said, as he stood up. "Come on Alby we got some work to do."
As soon as they left the table Newt turned to Minho. "What the shuck was that?" he said.
Minho shrugged. "I need to keep an eye on you" he said nonchalantly.
"No," Newt said "you don't."
"Okaaay" Minho said sarcastically. Newt sighed and rolled his eyes. This is just bloody great.
Minho:
Minho let himself into Newt's room and dumped his crap on the empty. Newt sat up on the bed and stared at him. "What are you doing here?" he said "we don't even get a new greenie for three days!"
"But I'm here now" Minho said. He took his few belongings and shoved them into a half-empty drawer.
"That's my drawer!" Newt said "my clothes are in there!"
"And there was room for mine" Minho said.
Newt rolled his eyes. "Shuck Minho I'm going to kill you."
"Please" Minho said "I could take you in five seconds flat."
Newt snorted, "doubtful" he said.
"Wanna bet?" Minho said as he smiled and stepped towards Newt.
Newt stood up and grinned. "Yea, I do." He put his hands on Minho's shoulders and shoved him backwards.
Minho regained his balance and laughed. "So this is how it's going to be" he said as he stepped forwards and pushed Newt back, only Newt grabbed onto Minho's shirt and held onto it as he fell backwards onto the bed. Minho fell along with him and landed on top of Newt.
Newt laughed, "get off me shuckface!" he yelled.
"You're the one who pulled me down!" Minho said in an innocent voice. He looked down at Newt as he laughed at Minho's fake innocence. Minho couldn't help but think that Newt looked good when he laughed. He liked seeing Newt actually smile, so he stared and took in the moment.
"You bloody pushed me!" Newt said as he put his hands on Minho's shoulders and rolled so he fell off the bed. Minho landed with a thump and groaned loudly. Newt leaned his head off the edge of the bed and looked down at him. "What were you saying about five seconds flat?"
"Slim it." He laughed. He stood up and went over to sit on his own bed. "We should probably sleep, we gotta run tomorrow."
Newt lied down and rolled so he was facing away from Minho. He stared at Newt's back and watched him move ever so slightly with each breath. Suddenly, he felt bad for forcing himself upon Newt. Obviously Newt didn't want to share a room with him. Minho lied on his back and stared at the ceiling. All he wanted was for Newt to be his friend. "Newt?" he said.
"What?"
"You're um-" he said in small voice "you're not mad that I'm here, are you?"
Newt didn't respond at first, but eventually he said "No. We're friends right?"
Minho felt a smile creep onto his face. "Right."
Newt:
Newt lied in bed, trying his hardest to sleep. This time was the worst part of the day for him. When he just lied there with nothing to do but think about everything. And sometimes, just sometimes, thinking about everything made him want to die.
He was just tired of feeling like this. Tired of not being able to remember anything. Tired of being stuck in this place. It was all too much for him. He wasn't strong enough for this, and he hated himself for it. He'd spent more nights than he'd liked to admit crying himself to sleep, and now he had a roommate so he couldn't even do that.
He heard Minho let out a noise that resembled a snore so he rolled over and looked at him. He was rolled on his side so he was facing Newt. He had one hand tucked under his pillow and the other hanging off the bed. Minho moaned and twitched slightly in his sleep.
Newt smiled and stared at the boy. Why does he give a shuck about me? I keep being a complete arse to him and yet he still wants to be around me. Newt glanced at the cut on his arm. I can't believe he knows I did this to myself. Shuck, I'm pathetic.
Minho let out another moan and pulled his blanket up under his chin. Newt thought he looked kind of cute, like a little kid. Newt found himself watching Minho for a long time before eventually drifting off to sleep.
Minho:
Minho woke up the next morning to Newt screaming. He was tossing and turning in his bed yelling the same thing over and over again. "No, no, no, NO!"
Minho ran over and sat on the edge of Newt's bed. He gripped his shoulders and shook him. "Newt, wake up!"
Newt's eyes shot opened and started shoving Minho off him, but Minho held tight. "Get off me!" Newt yelled.
"Calm down Newt," he said "it was just a dream. You're okay, calm down." Newt stopped struggling against him and took long, deep breaths. Minho could feel Newt's entire body shaking. "It's okay" he whispered as he pulled Newt in and held him against his chest.
They sat like that for a while before Newt's breathing returned to normal and he stopped shaking. Newt moved his head from Minho's chest so they were at eye-level, their faces were only a few inches apart. "I- I'm sorry" Newt practically whispered.
Minho shook his head. "It's not your fault. We all have nightmares" he said back. He stared into Newt's eyes for a long time before Newt finally broke the stare.
Newt leaned back and Minho let his hands drop from Newt's back. "We should get back to sleep" Newt said. Minho checked his watch: 4:12 a.m.. They woke up to run at 5:30, so they barely had an hour left to sleep. Minho glanced at Newt's face, his expression showed that there was a slim chance of Newt falling back asleep.
Minho shrugged his shoulders. "I guess" he said "I'm not really tired."
Newt nodded slowly. "Yea, me either" he said.
"So, uh- new greenie in a few days? What're we guna do with him?" Minho asked.
Newt shrugged and started listing off all the jobs around the Glade that could use some more help. Minho smiled and nodded as he listened to him talk until they had to go run. In all honesty, Minho was exhausted and had to try his hardest not to yawn every five seconds, but he cared more about staying there and talking to Newt than he did about sleeping.
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