❤︎ |6| Sunsets

    Andréa woke up later in the morning then usual with the sun shining through the small open spaces of the branches. She turned over and snuggled more into Newts chest and almost fell asleep again when he drew circles on her bare shoulder.

    "Mmm." She muttered tiredly. "That feels nice."

    Newt stopped when he felt her starting to relax. "We have to get up, love. We're late enough as it is."

    "Really?" She asked as she shot up and covered her chest with their blanket. She looked over at him with wide eyes before slumping over and groaning. "I wanted to be awake before everyone else so no one questioned us."

    Newt sat up and kissed her bare shoulder before looking into her hazel eyes. "They wouldn't dare embarrass you. Alby and I will make sure of it."

    "So that's a no on breakfast in bed?"

***

   After late breakfast and Newt telling people to not bring anything up around her without her hearing him, Andréa worked in the garden by getting pales of water from a pond in the forest. Chuck, instead of working, followed her around like a lost puppy the whole time.

    "What's it like to have an actual bed?" He asked randomly.

    "Uh, it's nice I guess. Better then those hammocks for sure."

    "I heard some boys talking during breakfast... what did they mean when they said you and Newt were sticking keys in locks?"

    Andréa almost dropped the heavy pale on her feet as her eyes widened and she stared at him incredulously. "Well- see." She sighed as she thought about something clever. "Uh, we don't want boys to just barge into my cabin. It's not gentleman like. So we got made a lock and key for my door. And only Newt has the other key..."

    Chuck nodded believing her story. "Oh, okay. They just made it sound really w-"

    "Don't you have work to do?" She asked as she wiped some sweat from her forehead.

    As if on cue a boy about 6'0 ft, with short soft brown hair, pale complexion and honey brown almond shaped eyes walked up to them. "Chuck we need you on duty. Now stop talking to pretty girl and let's get going."

    Chuck nodded and blushed before walking ahead of his leader. "Bye Andréa."

    The guy nodded at her and smiled showing off his adorable left cheek dimple. "I know he can be a bit of a handful." He winked at her before turning around and following Chuck. "See you around short stack."

    "Bye whatever you're name is!" She shouted out before trudging the rest of the way to the garden on her own.

***

    Newt was speaking with Alby someplace else for dinner which left Andréa with Minho and Chuck before the guy from earlier showed up. Chuck glanced at Minho oddly before looking at the guy. He'd never sat with them before and usually kept with his group of guys.

    "Hey whatever your name is." Andréa grinned at him and he smirked.

    Realization dawned on Minho what he was doing here and frowned not liking it.

    "Hey short stack."

    She picked up a piece of meat and swallowed before asking, "what are you doing here? I've never seen you around before."

    "Never got a chance to speak to the new girl. I'm Michael by the way, Keeper of the Baggers." He held out his rough big hands. "And I go by Mike."

    Andréa nodded her head and shook his hand. "Andréa. Though I'm sure my name is popular amongst you boys."

    "Every boys wet dream recently." The brunette boy replied with an amused chuckle.

    Andréa rolled her eyes as Minho kept quiet and stared daggers into Mike without Andréa noticing.

    Chuck furrowed his brows innocently unaware of what they were talking about. "What...?"

    "Just eat your vegetables Chuck." Andréa immediately stopped him from asking a question she had no idea anyone could answer without it being dirty. She turned to look at Mike a shot him a look that had him raising his hands in surrender and chuckling at her expense.

    "I won't do it again. I promise."

***

    Andréa was just about to walk toward the hammocks from the lunch place when Newt walked up to her with a small smile. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and let out a short chuckle when she jumped. She immediately turned around and smiled at the boy and wrapped her arms around his neck as his arms stayed where they were but this time just above her ass.

    "Hey," she said softly.

    "I've been wanting to ask if you'd like to watch the sunset from up there." He nodded his head in the direction of the large wooden structure high in the sky.

    "Sure. I'd love too."

    He slid his arms from her waist and instead grabbed her hand before walking with her to the structure. "Ladies first." He gestured up the stairs and she just nodded her head before climbing up.

    "It's so beautiful up here," she said once she got settled and looked at the sunset.

    "I know." Newt replied once he sat comfortably beside her. "I come up here when I want to get away sometimes."

    "It's so peaceful." She laid her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

    "I'll bring you up here more often if you'd like?" He offered.

    "I'd like that." She mumbled.

    Newt chuckled at the tone of her voice. "Don't fall asleep now."

    "Too late."

    Newt kissed the top of her head and wrapped his arm around her shoulder and leaned back to make it easier on him.

***

    Newt woke up later in the night, his arm asleep from Andréa laying on him. He slowly moved and lightly shook her shoulder. "Andréa. Wake up. We have to get back to bed."

    "How come you don't know your own name?" The girl who couldn't be older then nine asked the blonde boy.

    "Because I did as they asked. I stopped using my real name..." he told the girl. "And I've forgotten it but I could never forget my sisters name."

    "But people always call her Sonya anyway. Why don't you?" The girl with auburn colored curls asked.

    "I never want to forget Lizzie's name as I have mine. Just like I'll never forget your real name Charlotte."

    "Shhh!" She smacked her hand over the boys mouth. "Don't let them here you say that. Just call me Andréa, Newt."

    Her eyes shot open at the scene that had played in her mind. She had questions swimming in her mind. So many. And yet they died in her mind as the memories drowned out and became fuzzy like last time.

    "Are you okay?" Newt asked after noticing her tense posture.

    She rubbed her head and sighed. "Yeah. Yeah I'm fine." She got up with his help. "I just need some more sleep."