Disclaimer: All characters belong to Dashner.
I decided to add one last fluffy chapter for the fun of it. This is my little treat for you so please enjoy! :)
Newt:
Newt and Thomas sat on the couch, Newt resting his head on Thomas's chest. Things had been going good for them. It'd been a couple months since their trip to England and their relationship had only strengthened. They were watching TV and waiting for the pizza Thomas had ordered. Apparently Thomas was really hungry because he kept checking the time and glancing out the window.
"Tommy, you can get a snack out of the fridge it you're that hungry" he said, but Thomas just smiled.
"I'll wait for the pizza" he said.
Newt rolled his eyes. "Whatever floats your buggin' boat" he said.
As if right on cue the pizza guy pulled into the driveway. Thomas shot up off the couch. "I'll go get it" he said.
Newt held up his hands. "Alrighty" he said "I'll go get drinks and plates."
Thomas went to get the pizza, and he talked to the pizza guy a bit longer than normal, but Newt didn't question him. A few seconds later he came skipping into the house with a pizza box. He set it down in front of Newt and Newt tried to open it, but Thomas slapped his hand away. "Hold on" he said as he pulled out his phone. A second later the wedding march started playing on Thomas's phone and he gave Newt a nod. "Open it."
"Tommy-"
"Open it!"
Newt laughed and opened the box to see the word PROM spelled in pepperonis. Thomas spread his arms out wide. "Ta da!"
Newt burst out laughing as he placed a kiss on Thomas's lips. "That is so bloody lame" he teased.
"Shut up" Thomas said "are we going to prom or not?"
Newt rolled his eyes. He wasn't really the school function type, but this school year he's kind become one. Thomas is involved in everything and he drags Newt to all of it. Heck he'd even started an LGBTQ club and made Newt and Minho co-find it with him. And prom could be fun, right? Yes, his brain screamed at him. You'll be with Thomas.
"Of course" Newt said as he leaned forward to kiss Thomas.
Thomas pulled away and smiled at Newt. "Awesome" he said "wanna celebrate by eating pizza then having sex?"
Newt shrugged. "Sounds good."
Thomas:
The day of prom Minho and Thomas hid out at Newt's. Thomas's parents weren't too pleased about him taking a guy to prom. "What will people say if they see pictures?" they complained. Apparently "say damn that's a hot couple" isn't the right response, so Thomas decided to avoid his parents until after prom. Minho on the other hand was avoiding Teresa because she was completely stressing out about prom.
"How many times can I tell her I got the shuckin' flowers?" Minho complained.
Newt laughed as he tied Thomas's tie. "This is what you get for dating bloody girls" he said.
Minho made a weird grunting noise. He and Teresa had finally gotten together after a couple months of subtle flirting, and Thomas had to admit that they were good together. "When's she coming for pictures?" Thomas asked.
"Should be here any minute" Minho said as screwed around with his hair in the mirror.
Right on cue the doorbell rang. "I'll go get her" Thomas said. He walked to the door to see Sally, Newt's little sister, has already answered the door. Thomas let out a long whistle as he took in Teresa's appearance. She wore a long red dress and looked simply beautiful. "Shuck Agnes" he said.
"Shut up" Teresa said as she punched him in the arm. "You look very handsome."
Thomas adjusted his tie and smiled. "I know" he said, and Teresa punched him again. "You look beautiful in that dress" he told her.
Sally tugged on Thomas's arm. "Do I look beautiful too?" she asked. In the spirit of prom she'd dressed up in Cinderella dress.
Thomas leaned down and pecked her on the cheek. "You're the most gorgeous princess I've ever seen" he told her. Sally giggled and ran away. A few moments later Newt and Minho walked into the living room.
Minho made a point of stopping in his tracks and looking Teresa up and down, and smiling like an idiot. "Shucking hell Teresa" he said as he walked over and kissed her. "You look amazing."
Thomas walked over and grabbed Newt's hand. He leaned close to him and whispered "they wish they were as handsome of a couple as we are."
Newt chuckled. "True" he agreed.
A few minutes later Newt's mom rushed in and forced them to take about 5 million pictures before heading off to prom. Things had been going smoothly so far, and Thomas was glad for it. He was kind of nervous as to how this was going to go, but he was starting to think this would be one of the best nights of his life.
Newt:
Newt learned one thing: Thomas was not a good dancer. He flailed around like an idiot, and it was pretty hilarious. Thomas and Minho jumped around screaming "SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS" Newt just stood by and laughed with Teresa, but then Thomas grabbed his arm and pulled it into the air, encouraging him to dance with him. Newt rolled his eyes and gave into it. Before he knew it he was jumping around with Thomas and Minho with Teresa standing by and silently judging.
When the song ended Thomas pulled Newt away to their table. He pulled off his jacket and loosened his tie. "It's hot in here" he said as he sipped his drink.
"That's cuz you're jumping around like a slinthead" Newt teased.
"Slim it, I'm a great dancer" he defended. Newt just laughed and Thomas rolled his eyes. "Are you having fun?"
Newt smiled at him and nodded. "Way more fun that I'd expected" he said.
"I told you" Thomas said. Just then a slow song came on, so Thomas stood up and stuck his hand out to Newt. "May I have this dance?"
"Course ya dumb shank" Newt said as he took Thomas's hand and walked onto the dance floor. Newt put one hand on Thomas's waist and one on his shoulder, and Thomas did the same. He leaned in close and put his head on Thomas's shoulder, snuggling his face into Thomas's neck and breathing in his scent.
The boys swayed to the music and held each other tight. Newt couldn't help but think about everything they'd been through since they first met at the beginning of the year. Thomas had come out and accepted himself, and Newt, well Newt had passed math which was a miracle on it's own. But he'd also made friends and moved on from his past, letting a lot of things go. There was no question anymore, Newt had no lingering feelings for Alby. He loved Thomas, and only Thomas.
Newt lifted his head from Thomas's shoulder and moved so he was nose to nose with Thomas. "I love you" he whispered.
"I love you too" Thomas told him. The boys leaned forward and closed the space between them. Thomas's lips were soft against his, as they had always been and Newt's stomach filled with butterflies as it always does.
Newt pulled away, but only by a few centimeters. "I'll never get tired of this" he mumbled against Thomas's lips.
"Me neither" Thomas whispered before kissing Newt once again. When Newt finally broke the kiss he laid his head back on Thomas shoulder and swayed to the music in Thomas's warm embrace.
Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed this story! I really loved writing it :)