Hello, fellow humans. . , here, bringing you… THE BRAND NEW CHAPTER OF THE SUITCASES! I'm sure you all have been looking forward to it for quite a while, so I hope it's as good as you imagined! Warning: if you hate love triangles, get out while you still can. It's going to get messy in here within the next few chapters.

Also warning: this chapter has major FBaWtFT spoilers. Like, it basically retells the entire movie. If you haven't watched the movie/read the screenplay, I recommend you do that first.

Newt gazed at Fluttershy as she quickly finished her breakfast. He couldn't wait to show her his trunk. He couldn't help but wonder what those aqua eyes would do when she saw all of the magical creatures therein, just waiting to be cared for. He tried in vain to push the thought of her eyes from his mind. It's funny how such a small feature can be so distracting.

Suddenly, Newt understood what all the feelings inside him meant. The way it felt like there were Billywigs flying around in his stomach when he first met her. The way he wished it was him standing arm-in-arm with Fluttershy instead of that other man he had seen in the mess hall. He let the realization settle around him, almost comfortingly: I have fallen for Fluttershy Whisp. They barely knew each other, but still, he could feel it, beating inside of him. He knew it couldn't be possible, yet it was. He had completely fallen in love with her huge sea eyes and pink-tinged hair and calm spirit.

It's funny, the inevitability of it. After Leta, I swore I would never love again. But I guess my heart had other plans, Newt thought with an internal chuckle. Fluttershy understands me so well. No one has really ever felt the same way towards magical creatures. But then he was struck with a more alarming thought. But there is no way I could ever deserve her. And I saw with my own eyes how she feels for that man I saw her with earlier.

But as much as Newt wanted to sit at the breakfast table all day and puzzle out his feelings, he had promised Fluttershy a good story, and he planned to deliver.

Fluttershy munched happily on her breakfast as Newt told his story about his adventures in America so far. "So, I came to New York to buy an Appaloosa Puffskien for a birthday present," Newt began. His heart skipped a beat at how the words "Appaloosa Puffskien" drew Fluttershy's attention, and how her eyes sparkled in the way he could never get enough of. Despite feeling as if he could stare into her eyes forever, he forced himself to continue with the story, his sole motivation the thought of how many more times in the story her eyes would light up. I want the creature suitcase to be a surprise, so navigating around that particular detail might be a bit trickier than I anticipated, he thought.

Pulling himself back together, Newt continued. "Appaloosa Puffskien, right. So, I had brought a few creatures with me to New York, (A/N: a FEW, eh? Oh, Newt, if the Slytherins could see you now, they'd be crying tears of pride.) and, ah, some of them managed to get loose when I accidentally swapped cases with an aspiring Muggle baker."

"Muggle?" Fluttershy interjected politely.

"Oh! Right," Newt said, a bit flustered. "You Americans call them No-Majs."

"Ah." Fluttershy nodded her head in understanding. "Muggles."

"So, when our cases got swapped, he ended up with an Occamy egg, and I had a bunch of fancy pastries. If I had been thinking ahead, I would have eaten a few," Newt said seriously, raising his eyebrows a bit. Fluttershy giggled, and Newt cracked a smile. "Then, my Niffler wreaked havoc on a Muggle bank, so I had to magic our the Muggle and I out of there. His name's Jacob, by the way, remember that, he's quite important later. I should have Obliviated him, but when I was about to, he took my case, (of course he thought it was his,) smacked me with it, and ran," Newt finished with mock annoyance.

Fluttershy smiled slightly.

"Then, I met up with this ex-Auror Tina, (although I didn't know about the prefix at the time) who took me by the arm and marched me to the MACUSA headquarters for a "Section 3A," whatever that is. I assumed it had something to do with the Statute of Secrecy, though. They're quite serious about that on your side of the pond."

Fluttershy nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah, they really are. It's a waste of energy, if you ask me; trying to hush up every little wizarding thing."

Newt nodded as well. "I must agree with you there. Tina marched me right into the Major Investigations Department, which of course the Congress wasn't too happy about. They laughed her right out of there, and I of course felt bad for her, but I was glad not to be locked up.

"Then, this Abernathy guy came to hear out her story, and when he asked to see the Niffler, we all found out I had Jacob's suitcase. He laughed out Tina as well, so we set off to hunt down Jacob and get our cases sorted out. When we finally found him, part of his apartment building had been destroyed, and he had been bitten by a Murtlap. Murtlap bites aren't anything to get in a twist about, but he had pretty severe reactions to it. I'm pretty sure it's that he's a Muggle. ("The poor soul!" Fluttershy murmured at this.) We caught the Murtlap, but Tina wouldn't let me Obliviate Jacob, said we needed him "to be a witness." She was still bent on getting me in trouble with the Congress at this point.

"After that, Tina took Jacob and I to her and her sister's place. Queenie's her sister's name. We had dinner there, and then went to bed. Sort of." Newt tried to convince himself that Jacob and Queenie's instant infatuation with each other wasn't important, therefore justifying him leaving it out. It was a losing battle. Newt paused, trying to figure out how to explain the next part of the story while still omitting his bigger-on-the-inside case. (A/N: Doctor WHO? I'm sorry. Never mind. But that one gets me every time.)

Fluttershy was on the edge of her seat in suspense. "This is so much better than it was in the Ghost!" she exclaimed. Newt loved how excited she was about his story.

"I showed Jacob all my creatures, and I must admit he took a bit of a liking to them. After that, we had to stop the Niffler from raiding a jewelry store. Well, he sort of got away with it, but we stopped him. The Muggle police had quite a joy with all the animals that broke out of the zoo when the Erumpent―" Newt gulped, but it was too late. The mention of the giant creature had slipped out, and it wasn't lost on Fluttershy either. Her beautiful eyes squinted suspiciously.

"Tell me, Newt," she said, slightly accusingly, "how did you fit an Erumpent in that case of yours?" She cocked a pale eyebrow at him.

Newt smiled sheepishly. "Well, um, I was planning to show it to you after the story. I was hoping for it to be a surprise."

"Oh." Fluttershy's hard expression softened into a demure smile. "Well, that was very kind of you. And I can't wait to see it. But I think you should revise your story to fit in the truth."

"Alright. Well, my suitcase is like yours in a lot of ways, but instead of cushioning charms and such, it has a veritable magical creature zoo inside of it."

Newt wished he could watch Fluttershy's eyes widen in astonishment on loop for the rest of his life.

Fluttershy peered at him incredulously, attempting to cover her prior excitement. "Really, hmm?"

Newt grinned despite himself. "Really. And once I finish my story, I'm going to take you to see it. How would you like that?"

Fluttershy was so excited at the prospect she actually reached over and hugged Newt's neck, giving a small squeal of excitement. Newt's heart was beating so hard he could have sworn the entire world could hear it. Fluttershy leaned back into her own chair, and Newt thought back to the parts of his story that needed revision.

"So," Newt began again, "when I showed Jacob my creatures, we actually went into the case, which was in the bedroom. I took inventory of the ones that had gotten out in Jacob's apartment." At this point, Fluttershy had finished her breakfast, and was resting her chin on her hand, engrossed in Newt's story. "And one of the missing creatures was the Erumpent, so I asked Jacob where that sort of creature would go, and he told me Central Park. So off we went to Central Park, where the Erumpent had already smashed a good amount of the walls, which freed the zoo animals. You should have seen the police when a big old lion walked right up to them!"

Fluttershy laughed, her eyes lighting up. Newt gave an internal sigh of contentment. "So, we finally got the Erumpent back in the case, and by that time, Tina had taken the case and marched it right back up to MACUSA. Persistent little spitfire. There had been an Obscurus attack on a Muggle politician, and when the Congress found out about my little "escapees," they were oh-so-sure that it was a magical beast that had killed him. I've had experience with Obscurials in the past, see, so I new the signs immediately."

Fluttershy's lips parted in concern.

"They locked up Tina, Jacob, and I, and, ah, tried to execute Tina and myself."

Fluttershy's stunning eyes were wet as she looked up at Newt. "No..." she breathed.

Newt smiled weakly at her, and shrugged his shoulders awkwardly. "But I'm okay now. Nothing to worry about."

"Yeah," Fluttershy said, so quiet it could barely be heard.

Hating to see her sad, Newt continued on with the story. "Now, this next part is what you heard from the papers. The Obscurus, which happened to be a young boy, broke loose in the city, destroying buildings and such. Graves, from the Congress, followed the boy, Credence, into a Muggle subway, and Tina and I slipped in there when the Aurors were attempting to shield it off from the rest of the city. A bunch of Aurors came down, and started firing at the Obscurus, on President Picquery's orders. They killed him." Newt's voice was melancholy and bitter.

Fluttershy reached over and put a hand on his shoulder. She collected herself, and spoke. "Newt, I just want you to know that you are very, very caring. Anyone else would have egged on the Aurors, but you see the good in everyone. That's the true gift."

Newt gave a watery smile. "Thanks, Fluttershy."

"Now, finish that story. I want to know how it ends."

Newt smiled. "Alright. Well, I gave the Thunderbird, Frank, a vial of the diluted Swooping Evil venom, and he made it rain, and the venom got in the water, wiping all the Muggle's memories of the incident. And then―Newt gave a small sob―Madam Picquery make Jacob go out into the rain, and so, he doesn't remember anything. But I left him some Occamy eggshells to use as collateral for his bakery. And, yeah, that's about all. I'm working on writing a book on magical creatures, see, and when I'm done, I'm going to bring a copy back to Tina."

Fluttershy was dumbstruck. "Whoa. That was so amazing, I can hardly believe it's all true."

Newt smiled. "Well, it is. Glad you enjoyed it."

"Now," Fluttershy said, standing up, "let's go see that case of yours."

"Erm, don't we have to take our plates somewhere?" Newt asked awkwardly.

"No, silly," Fluttershy said with a chuckle, "they take care of that for us. Have you never eaten at a buffet before?"

"Well, actually, no I haven't."

Both laughing, to two headed for Newt's cabin.

There we go! I actually had to reread the screenplay to do this chapter, because I honestly kind of forgot what happened. But that's alright, I was planning to do it sometime this summer anyway. Yeah, well, I really don't have too much else to say. Hoping to have the next chapter up sometime this week or next. Click the little button and give me some feedback!