13 | Hufflepuffs and Jealousy [from Tumblr]

Prompt: Reader tests if Newt ever gets jealous... And one thing turns into another...

Rated: PG (FLUFF AND KISSES; LOVELY COMBINATION)

Written by: she-who-nailed-it

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"Ever wondered if Newt gets jealous?" Porpentina said cutting straight to the chase.

You paused from drinking your coffee to look at your friend. "What do you mean?" You asked skeptically.

It was just you, Porpentina, Jacob, and Queenie. Newt said he was too busy to attend coffee, but they all knew he was highly introverted and probably needed some down time with his beasts. Whenever Newt wasn't around, for some reason, the conversation was always on that strange nerdy, but adorable man.

"I was just curious. I heard Hufflepuffs are really loyal and patient. Sweet people, if you get what I'm saying," Porpentina explained calmly stirring her tea.

"The people everyone loves," Jacob concluded.

You kept your skeptical look on Porpentina. Where was she going with this? They all knew you had a major crush on Newt. It was kind of hard not to notice. You were a bumbling idiot around Newt! It didn't help that Queenie kept reading your mind, and would always wink and smile at you. "Porpentina. What are you thinking...?" You said bluntly.

Porpentina shrugged. "We're having this bet," she started slowly. "Jacob doesn't think Newt could get jealous, but I'm not so sure."

You looked blankly at Jacob, who refused to look at you, and then back at Porpentina. "Seriously. What's going on?"

Queenie blurted out in her soft voice, "We want to make Newt jealous."

The heck. Make Newt jealous?! That sounded like a recipe for disaster! "Are you serious?!" You demanded.

"Look it's not like he's not a man, he has feelings and desires too, I'm sure!" Porpentina insisted strongly.

You blushed. Where was she going with this...? "Hold on—you aren't... no, don't you even dare, Porpentina..." you said in an almost strained voice.

Porpentina refused to look at you and continued, "You're mad for him, honey. It doesn't take Queenie's mind reading to know it. And we're curious to know how Newt feels about you."

"It will be fun!" Queenie added on, smiling sweetly at you.

"FUN?" You mimicked. "This is a horrible idea! Please no!"

"We already made the bet," Jacob chided, giving you a pleading look. "Prove that I'm right and he can't ever get jealous. C'mon, help a guy out, Y/N."

You looked flustered, looking at everyone. It was true, you were curious to know how Newt felt about you, but this was a little extreme. "How... hypothetically, suppose are we going to make him jealous?"

"Pretend that you and Jacob are fond of each other," Porpentina said absentmindedly.

You looked at Queenie. "Ummmm... I don't think that's a very good idea."

"That's kinda what I thought..." Jacob said, also looking at Queenie.

But Queenie was beaming. She laughed musically, "Don't be silly, goobers! I came up with the idea myself!"

"Yeah but still," Jacob mumbled under his breath. "The only lady I really want is you."

Queenie gave him a loving look and patted his hands. "I know, love. But do it for me. I know you have feelings for me, help Y/N out for me!"

"Okay, fine!" You shouted loudly, your face hot red. "When do we start?"

You walked closely to Jacob, giggling like an idiot. But the giggling was a horrible nervous giggle of apprehensiveness. This was so stupid.

The plan was really simple. You were pretending to like Jacob, and to make things a little more realistic, hopefully, Jacob was pretending not to be interested in you. Basically, now that you thought about it, making you look like a total horrible slutty adultery woman.

All of you were taking a walk in Central Park, talking about beasts and what other creatures they might find. However, Newt was strangely quiet, and only talked once the subject about beasts came up.

"Oh, dear, my shoe fell off," you stated in a matter-o-fact tone. You clutched onto Jacob's arm, hoping on one foot.

Jacob steadied you as you put your shoe back on, glancing up at Newt. Newt was expressionless, but smiled sweetly at you once he caught you looking at him. You felt a wave of complete guilt wash over you, as Newt just looked at you, smiling like nothing was wrong.

"Thanks, Jacob," You said, more in a bedraggled tone than a flirty up beat way. You stopped giggling, but you didn't walk away from Jacob, even though you wanted nothing more than to rush over and hug Newt.

There were a few more attempts later that day, but all of them failed. No matter what happened, Newt seemed calm and always smiled at you. But there was a sort of hollowness in his smile. More confused and less happy. You couldn't really read his expression, but you knew something was wrong. He probably hated you. For flirting with Jacob, when Queenie wasn't around. How horrible.

The more and more you flirted with Jacob, the more you hated yourself. You wanted to take up your wand and simply blow off your head. You couldn't keep doing this to Newt!

You were helping Jacob feed some of Newt's pets, giggling and talking quietly with Jacob. Jacob was nearly as worn out as you were. He was sick of this all, but Queenie kept insisting.

Jacob said he was going up to check on Queenie who was cooking dinner for them. "I'll be right up, Jacob!" You giggled. It sounded like a sickly giggle though.

Newt had been silently watching the two of you, while petting a salamander. You were alone with Newt now. "Y/N," Newt said softly.

You turned to Newt, refusing to look at him. "Yes?"

"Why... are you..." he stumbled over his words, frowning hard. "I don't understand."

You began to walk to the ladder which took them back to the real world. "What do you not understand?" You asked slowly, not wanting to know the answer.

Newt fidgeted with his fingers nervously, figuring out how to explain it to you. He followed you and said, "Well... it's just that... what you're doing, I don't think it's right."

You squeezed your eyes shut. How were you going to explain this? You hastily made your way to the ladder. Once you were back into the apartment, Porpentina could help you explain it all. "It's not what you think it is."

"No. It's exactly what I think it is," Newt said sharply and boldly. "It needs to stop."

You were almost hurt by the way he said it. Newt was always soft spoken, and sweet. But he sounded stern and almost angry. You walked a little faster. "Please, Newt, you don't really understand," You whimpered.

You began to climb the ladder, but Newt tried to gently grab at your hand. "Y/N," He said softly.

Newt grasping at your hand, made your face blush and your mind went something along the lines of JFDKLAFJDSIOP NEWT IS HOLD MY HAND HFDSKLAFJALJFKL. With that sudden realization, stupid you lost your balance and fell off the ladder. You let out a high pitch squeal and you fell onto Newt, sending the both of you onto the ground.

He let out a, "OOOF!" as you fell on top of him.

Tangled up, you hastily apologized, completely erratic and nervous. "I'm so sorry, Newt! I didn't mean to fall on you!" You sat up, still sitting on Newt and gazed down on him with an embarrassed look.

Newt looked back up at you and gently put his hand on your face. "Y/N... what's going on?"

"I-I'm sorry," was all you could say, as stupid hot tears filled your eyes. "I didn't want to hurt you!"

Newt propped himself up, his other hand still on your cheek. "What's wrong, sweetheart?" He asked, looking concerned.

Your heart skipped a beat. He called you sweetheart. You frantically wiped away the tears. "It's just that... I didn't want to make you jealous, but it was Porpentina's idea."

Newt blinked a few times, then he raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean, make me jealous?"

Uh oh. You said it. You hiccupped and said, "Uhh... why don't we just go up and eat dinner?"

What stopped you from getting up off Newt was Newt gently pressing his lips against your forehead. Then he moved his lips to your mouth, kissing innocently. He then breathed quietly, "Is that was you wanted?"

"Making you jealous or the kiss?" You murmured quietly. His thumb was softly stroking your cheek, and your heart felt like it was going to explode. AKA heart attack and you would just die. Embarrassing and depressing if that happened.

"Both?" He concluded, rubbing his forehead against yours.

You smiled contently, breathing in the smell of cloves and hay. "Yeah. I think so..." was all you could say. Sounded stupid, but you were basically in a trance, so who cares.

Suddenly three heads poked out from the suitcase opening. "That'll be six weeks of pastries, Jacob," Porpentina mused, looking down at you and Newt. You were still sitting on Newt, and looked like you weren't in a hurry to get up.

Both you and Newt looked up at them. Newt laughed, but you were less forgiving than Newt. You glared up at them, and barked, "Seriously, you guys?" Then you turned to Newt. "Were you really jealous, Newt?"

Newt snaked his hand around your neck and said, "I was absolutely dotty for you." He pulled you in for another kiss.

Queenie laughed and said, "Look at them, Jacob! Aren't you happy for them?"

Suddenly, a thought burst into your mind. You were a little bit angry. Maybe more than a little bit. "Queenie..." you said in a low growl.

"Yes, dear?" she asked curiously, smiling down at you.

You glared at her. "Did you know Newt fancied me already?

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A/N:

I am so sorry for the late update! My Mac died, and the charger broke, too, so I couldn't get on any computer :(. And then Amazon shipped the new charger late!

But, to make this up, check out this picture I found on Tumblr...

I'M DYING. 

Most Tumblr imagines use 'you' instead of 'Y/N', so I'm sorry for that. So that's that, but just bear with me.

Also, I appreciate any votes! All you have to do is click on that star! It seriously makes my day. Thanks!

Have a nice day, 

wild serenity.