Protector

1

I am woken up by the noise of the box coming up. 'Another month, another greenie' I think to myself.

Since I am the only girl to arrive in the Glade, I have my own room in a building that's being built near the cafeteria building. Right now I am sleeping in a hammock like everyone else.

'That box is so loud.' I get up and put on my shoes to go see who's arrived.

All of a sudden this guy comes running past me. '"What the hell?" I yell as he runs by. Minho is running after him and stops when he reaches me. "Hey," he waves to me. "Was that the new greenie?" I ask, watching as the guy running suddenly falls down. Minho laughs, "Yeah thats him. He freaked out and decided to run. Could potentially be a new runner!" He exclaims and runs to help the greenie up.

As I start to walk over there, Newt and Gally pass by, jogging. Newt waves, but Gally just looks over. I wave back. When I catch up to Newt, I ask, "Hey does this mean I'm not gonna be called 'greenie' anymore?" "Yeah probably. But wait- Who's still calling you greenie? We know your name already.." He looks at me confused. I motion toward Gally. "Oh," he says, "I don't know if he'll stop calling you greenie but everyone else will." "Well I'll just have to make him call me by my name." I smirk, looking over at Gally. "Good luck with that," he laughs and walks to catch up with Minho and the new guy.

campfire

I walk around trying to find Newt or Minho to sit with. As I'm grabbing a drink, I see Newt sit down next to the new guy. I should probably introduce myself. I walk over to them and sit next to Newt. "Hey Newt, hey greenie," I say holding out my hand, "My name is Y/N." He shakes it and says hello.

A few minutes pass, and I zone out, not really listening to what Newt and the greenie are talking about. I watch the guys fighting in the circle. Guy after guy goes up there and no one can seem to beat Gally, its fascinating.

"She's the only girl here? How is that possible? Where is everyone else? Why are we surrounded by walls-" "Okay okay, not so much questions mate. One at a time. Yes she's the only girl. How's that possible? We have no clue. We also have no idea where everyone else is or why we're here. But the walls protect us from what's outside, and that's all I care about." The greenie stays quiet after that. A loud noise breaks me from my trance and I look around. "What was that?" I question, looking at Newt. "I think someone made the fire explode, its huge, look at it!" He points past me toward the campfire. It was going crazy. Alby runs over and helps to bring it back down.

After the fire is calmed down, the greenie gets pushed into the circle. I hope Gally doesn't hurt him too much, he's new.

Gally and the greenie fight for a little bit, but one strong push seemed to jog the greenie's memory. "Thomas! My name is Thomas!" He exclaims, loudly. Everyone starts cheering and running over to him. Gally walks up and says, "Good fight, Thomas," and pats him on the back. I jog over to catch up with Gally. "Hey, you never called me by my name after I remembered! Why'd you call him his?" I ask, trying not to sound too angry. "I have called you by your name, I just think its fun to call you Greenie." He smirks, looking at me. I glare, "Well, I would appreciate it if you would call me Y/N. I won't respond to 'Greenie'." "Never gonna happen, Greenie," he winks and walks off. He is such an ass.

next morning

I start my new job today. I work as a gardener. The builders work very close by, so at least I get to watch something when I get bored.

I meet Newt at the garden, he explains what to do and how to do it. As he's explaining, Minho and Ben jog by. I interrupt Newt to say hi to them. "Hey Minho, hey Ben! Off to the maze?" I wave to them. "Yeah! We'll be back before lunch," Minho responds. Newt waves to them, and then goes back to explaining. I listen carefully and demonstrate that I can do it. "I have to go check in with Alby, I'll be back in 5 to 10 minutes. Do you think you can do this by yourself?" He questions. I smile, "Yeah, I think so! See you in a few." "Yeah see you soon," Newt says as he walks off.

Ten minutes pass and Newt comes back. We continue working, with him leaving for 10 minutes every hour to check in with Alby. "Hey it's like 15 minutes til lunch, can I stop and rest for a little bit? My arms are starting to hurt." I plead to Newt. "Yeah sure. Good work so far Y/N." He pats my shoulder and walks over to organize the tools. I walk away and see Minho and Ben coming back. "Hey, how was the run today guys?" "Not much has changed, still the same route as always," Minho says. "We did see a dead griever though," Ben says. "Oh that's cool. Are you guys going to lunch?" "Yeah, are you?" Newt asks. "In a few minutes, I'm going to lie down for a bit. I thought gardening was going to be an easy job. I was so wrong." I fake pout. "Well okay, see you in a little for lunch?" Minho asks. "Yeah! And you too Ben, see you later." I smile and walk off towards my hammock.

lunch

I get out of my hammock and head to get lunch. I get there and see Minho, Ben, Newt, and Thomas sitting together. I walk over to get food. "Hey Frypan! How's your day been?" "Pretty good! We're making some of my favorite dishes, so I'm pretty happy. What about you?" "I'm so tired. Being a gardener is harder than it looks. My arms hurt so much." I fake cry. "No gravy please." Frypan is putting masked potatoes on my plate. "This should help cheer you up. Its my secret recipe." He smiles and hands me my plate. "Thanks." I walk over to the table and sit next to Minho.

As lunch goes on, everyone's talking and having fun. But Ben seems off. "Hey Ben, you okay? You look sick," I ask, worried. He looks at me, "Oh yeah, I'm good, just a headache and the heat isn't helping very much." "Aw thats not good. Why dont you go lie down in the medbay? I hear its the coldest building in the Glade." "Thanks Y/N, I will." Ben says before he walks over to the medbay.

later that night

Another campfire party happened tonight. I was there for a little bit, but mostly just kept to myself. I watched the fights but this party wasn't as exciting as yesterdays'. I had a few drinks and then decided to go to bed. I walk over to my hammock.

As I'm walking over, I rub my eyes because I'm tired. I get closer and look up. "Gally what the hell!" I shout at him. Gally is laying in my hammock. "What, greenie?" He sits up. "You're laying in my hammock. Get up! I want to sleep in it," I say as I try to pull him out. "This is your hammock? I did't know. 'm sorry," He slurs his words as he stands up. He stumbles trying to walk away. "Are you drunk?" I walk over to help him. "Mmm maybe just a little." He laughs. I grab his arm and wrap it around my shoulders, "Here hold on. There's no way your getting to yours without falling. Don't need our star builder getting hurt." I smile at him. He chuckles.

We get to his hammock and I help him lay down. "Okay here you go. Just be careful, don't wonder off into someone else's bed." I start to walk away as he grabs my arm. I turn to look at him. "Wait... thanks Y/N," he says as he drifts off into sleep. He called me Y/N.

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Thanks for reading! First chapter done. There's some hints and stuff in there is your paying attention.

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