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"Newt? Newt! Where are you? Newt?!" Thomas' voice rose in panic, as he couldn't seem to find his boyfriend among the many people.
"I'm here, silly", a familiar voice said behind him. Thomas turned to see the blonde just a few feet away, looking at the skeleton of a huge dinosaur. The brunette quickly closed the space between them and hugged his boyfriend. "I thought I'd lost you", he murmured into his neck.
"In here? I doubt it." Newt pulled back a bit to grin at Thomas.
"You never know. Since our field trip last year, I'm kind of afraid of getting lost."
Newt laughed wholeheartedly, but not in a mean way. "You're cute." He interlaced their fingers. "I'll stay close, though. Wouldn't want them to throw us out of the museum of natural history just because my boyfriend is too loud."
It was July, their last year of high school was over, and Newt and Thomas were on their first vacation together. Newt's grandmother had of course been delighted that her favourite grandson wanted to show his boyfriend the beautiful city of London and had offered them to stay with her. The old lady was almost as much in love with the brunette as Newt and still managed to give them their space. As she wouldn't accept any payment for the plentiful food she provided for them, the boys had surprised her with theatre tickets they would put to use on their last night in London.
They had sixteen days to spend in England before going back to the States, and even though that was quite a long time, Thomas' enthusiasm to see things was enormous, and so they rose early every day to visit sights, take walks in parks or go see plays and musicals. The brunette had taken weeks to plan the trip because he had been so excited, and Newt was fine to go along with the program as long as he had time to drink the occasional tea with his family.
"So, what's next?" the blonde boy asked when they exited the museum and blinked into the late-morning sun. Thomas pulled out a sheet of paper - this day's list. "A boat ride on the Thames. I actually wanted to do that tomorrow, but since the weather is so nice, I'd say we move the Tower to Thursday as it's supposed to rain then." The excitement in his eyes made Newt smile.
"Is it always going to be like that? That you'll plan my day? Because that would be brilliant in college!" The two of them had been accepted into the same college, Thomas as a medical student, Newt as a student of publishing and media studies. Come September, they would move there together and, with a little bit of luck, share a dorm room.
Thomas scowled, not sure if he was being mocked, then smiled. "I can wake you up in the mornings, and remember you to study for exams, and maybe even MAKE you study. I guess you'll have to go to your classes alone, though."
"That'll suck, though." The two boys were used to spend every day together, as if joined at the hip.
Thomas grinned. "It'll be good for you." He planted a kiss on Newt's lips. "Picture time!" He pulled out his phone and took a selfie of the two of them, smiling in front of the amazing building that was the museum.
"Will you send it to Minho again?" Newt asked. "I don't think the poor boy will be able to take any more pictures of us. There aren't enough emoji in WhatsApp to express his disgust."
Thomas grinned evilly. "Of course I will send it to him. Now come on, let's get going." And together, they disappeared into the maze of London's streets and continued on their happy way.