Chapter 29 ━━ I'll Fix You With My Love

I listened to 'The Cure' by Lady Gaga while writing this chapter.

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"No. There's gotta be another way." Thomas shakes his head at the thought of including Teresa in their plan. 

"Like what?" Gally asks, crossing his hands over his chest. "You've seen the building. She is our only way in." 

"You really think she's gonna help us?" Thomas asks as Katherine yawns softly. She's still sleepy from her nap earlier after Thomas, Newt and Gally left to look into the city. 

"I don't plan on asking for her permission." Gally remarks with a hint of sarcasm. 

"Am I missing something here?" Brenda asks. "This is the same girl who betrayed us, correct? Same dick?" 

"I like her." Gally comments, pointing at Brenda. 

Ignoring Gally, Brenda watches Thomas pacing around with a troubled expression. "What's going on?" 

"Tommo, there's nothing to think twice about this. That bitch betrayed us, remember?" Katherine's voice laces with venom at the mention of Teresa and her betrayal. 

A small silence spread as well as the tension between the group. 

"What, are you afraid your little girlfriend's gonna get hurt? Hmm?" Newt suddenly speaks up, his eyes burning straight on Thomas. "Because this has obviously never been just about rescuing Minho. Has it?" 

Shocked by Newt's sudden outburst, Thomas narrows his eyes. "Wait, what are you talking about?" 

"Teresa. She's the only reason that Minho's even missing in the first place. Now we finally have an opportunity to get him back. And what? You don't want to because of her?" Newt steps forward, each step raises his anger as he finally pushes Thomas against the wall. "Because deep down inside you still care about her, don't you? Just admit it." 

Katherine sobers up from her dizzy state and swallows. Her eyes are full of anxiety and concern. 

"Newt, I…" 

Newt grabs Thomas by his shoulder and into his jacket before slamming him to the wall behind, his eyes with anger and disgust. "Don't lie to me! Don't. Lie. To me!" 

Brenda lets out a gasp as her hand goes to her mouth while others stare at the scene with wide eyes. 

Katherine bites her lips, not knowing what to do. She has seen Newt acting out in anger once. But it was all about jealousy and this time, it's hard to explain this level of his anger issue. It's more like he's out of control of himself. 

Realizing what he's doing, Newt backs away with an apologetic expression. "Sorry." 

His brown eyes flicker between his friends and stop on Katherine. "I'm sorry." 

Before Katherine reacts, Newt walks out of the room, clutching his right arm and Thomas goes after him. 

"What was that?" Brenda asks the brunette girl.

"I—I don't know." Katherine shakes her head and follows after the two boys. She finds them in a deep conversation on the rooftop, Newt sitting on the concrete ledge as Thomas stands a few feet away from him. She decides to stay behind and listen without bothering to intervene. 

"Sorry about that. Back there. I guess I can't hide this anymore." Newt rolls up the sleeve of his right arm to reveal the back veins. 

Katherine chokes up the sob at the view of how the boy she loves has become a victim of the Flare. Tears stroll down her face without her consent. If there's no cure, how is she going to save him? 

"Why didn't you tell me?" Thomas asks, his voice full of sympathy. 

"Didn't think it would make any difference." Newt sighs and turns to look at his friend. "All I know is that WICKED must have put me in that maze for a reason. Maybe it was literally just so they could tell the difference between immunes like you and people like me." 

"You know we can still fix this, Newt." Thomas says more like to reassure himself. 

"Okay? We can." Newt states with a small smile. "Don't worry about me. This is about Minho. Now he needs us. So if there is even the slightest chance that we can save him, we can get him out of there, then we have to take that. No matter what the cost." 

"Okay. I hear you." Thomas nods, understanding. "Does Kat know?" 

Newt shakes his head. "I don't want her to know." 

"But she deserves to know." 

"I know, Tommy. Just don't tell her. It's better this way." 

"I don't think it's a good idea. If she'll find out that we hide this from her—"  Thomas pauses as he finally notices Katherine standing behind them with disbelief and hurt. It is enough for him to determine she heard everything."—Shit!" 

Newt looks at the boy with confusion before he follows his gaze to see the girl with tears. "Bloody hell." 

Katherine wipes the tears before she turns and rushes away completely ignoring the callings of the boy she loves. She bumps into a muscular chest and looks up to meet the familiar face of her used to be enemy. 

His face scrunches up with concern. "Are you okay?" 

"Get the fuck outta my way!" Katherine yells at Gally, aggressively and he immediately steps away with his hands in the air. 

"What pushed her to the edge?" 

Katherine hears him mumbling to himself as she pushes past him to her room, locks the door and slides down into the floor, crying her eyes out. Maybe she's overreacting. But she's upset that he attempts to hide his infection. And she's afraid to lose him even more. 

A soft knock on the door catches her attention. 

"Kat. Please open the door."  Newt's voice booms outside. 

"Go away!" Katherine's voice cracks midway, but she decides to act tough. "I don't want to see you again!" 

"Kat! I know you're angry. I'm sorry. Please let me talk." He pleads. His voice is vulnerable and shaking. 

Katherine sighs, wiping her tears and opens the door to reveal a worried-looking Newt. 

His eyes light up at her sight and quickly step into the room and close the door behind him. "Thank you." 

Katherine crosses her arms over her chest, tapping her shoe on the floor impatiently as he nervously runs his hand through his blond hair. "So when did you start dating my brother?" 

He stops his action and looks up at her with confusion. "What?" 

"Telling him your secrets and hiding them from me?" She shrugs. 

"He's my friend, Kat. You know that." 

Katherine huffs a snort and takes a step forward to him, angrily. "And you trust him more than me?" 

"Listen—" 

"No, you listen! I know you lost hope, but I promised you not to let you fall again. I don't break promises like you—" 

Newt cuts her off this time, grabbing her face and connecting their lips into a fiery and passionate kiss. 

She exhales through her nose, not wanting to let go. Her entire body has been taken over by the overwhelming feeling of relief, combined with eccentric panic, and lust. 

He moves his hand from her cheek to the back of her head, his fingers tangling in her long hair, lightly pulling her into her, adding more pressure to their lips, deepening the kiss as much as he can. He feels her hands on the back of his neck play with the ends of his hair. A smile grows on his face as it starts to tickle, finally, they pull apart. "I'm falling again." 

"Don't worry, I won't let you fall again." Katherine tugs on his jacket wanting to have a better look at his infected arm and taking the signal he takes off his jacket. She examines the black veins spreading on his arm, lightly tracing them with her fingertips. "You know that I'm not letting you get rid of me this easily, right?" 

He chuckles. "I know." 

"No matter what. We'll fix this." She says in a lower tone, caressing his cheek before she leans him into another kiss. If she can't find the cure, she's fixing him with her love. 

Creating their own boundaries with love to their own world, their lips move on each other in perfect sync. 

Katherine bites his bottom lip, making him grunts as she plays with the hem of his shirt wanting it off as well. 

Realization hits hard like a bus on Newt and he pulls away, stumbling back to create distance. He knows where this is leading and he can't let it happen. Not while he's infected. 

Katherine asks, softly. Her eyes are full of worry. "What's wrong?" 

"We can't." He blurts. 

Knotting her eyebrows together in confusion, she asks with a hint of hurt in her voice. "Why can't we?" 

"I'm infected." He reasons. "I don't want you to get hurt because of me." 

Katherine chuckles, shaking her head in disbelief. "You're joking right?" 

"No, I'm not."  Newt sighs, rubbing his forehead, trying to think of a way to explain the situation to her. "But I do care for you." 

"No, you don't!"  

"What? We're fighting for sex now?" Newt throws his hands in the air, stressed. 

"It's not just sex I'm talking about, Newt! I'm asking you to love me." 

"I bloody love you!" 

"Then prove it!" 

"I bloody don't have to prove everything to you, Katherine!" Newt yells back in frustration at her childish behavior. 

"You know what? I'm gonna go and find someone who can give me what I want. I don't care if it is a woman or a man." Katherine says, knowing she's hitting a nerve. A mischievous smirk pulls in the corner of her lips but she covers it with a blank expression before he notices it. "Or maybe Gally could do it. Besides he got a thing for me back at the Glade. Who knows if old memories would spark with this." 

Katherine pulls the door open but a hand appears out of nowhere and slams it close. 

"Don't you dare." He warns with a glare. 

"You know what to do to stop me. Either you fuck me or lose me. You choose." She gives him a look and he stares back, lost in thoughts not knowing what to choose. 

"That's what I thought." Taking his silence as her answer, she says and tries to pull the door open only to stop by the same hand. 

"Shuck it." Newt hisses under his breath before pinning her to the door, connecting their lips once again, passionately. "Jump." 

Katherine smiles and obeys in both enthusiasm and satisfaction as he kisses him back, arms tangled around his thick, strong neck. When he can't look at the bright side. She'll sit with him in the dark. That's her promise to him.

Not breaking the kiss, Newt moves them to the bed and gently lays her on the soft mattress, his body hovering hers before warmth radiates from the spot where his lips just touch her neck, slowly spreading through the rest of her.