| PROJECT GRIEVER | Maze Runner | Choose Your Own

newt.

"Why does everyone think they can act for me? I need no one to protect me, I need no one to make decisions about my life on my behalf." I say. I don't even think I mean to say it to Newt. More to myself.

"I know lo- y/n" he says and corrects himself. "That's where I messed up. Although I was also acting on behalf of the glade my intentions were also clouded by thinking that I could protect you."

"I understand you have your duties to the glade. What gets me upset is the fact that you did what you did for the wrong reasons. I have no problem putting the boundary there because I want to help these boys too but when it concerns me and my well being I want just as much as a say."

"I know. Give me an opportunity to prove myself wrong. No matter how much I want to try and steer you the other way, if I think it will hurt you I won't make another call without talking to you first."

"Alright. That im okay with."

"Alright as in you forgive me?"

"No. But you can earn forgiveness. Teach me how to watch these clothes." I say and he chuckles.

"Good that. Alright then you want to gently move your clothes up and down the washboard and make sure you have water and soap as well so you can actaully clean them." He says and I start up again and he shakes his head disappointedly. "No no not like that." He moves down into the mud and close to me. He takes my hand in his  and pushes it up and down guiding my hand. I can feel his breath right next to my left cheek and I can feel his heart beat through my back. I feel a blush creeping onto my face and push the thoughts away remembering how I was still supposed to be upset with him. But he makes that impossible.

"Like that?" I ask breathlessly and turn to face him. His face millimeters away from my face.

"Just like that love." He says and he notices his mistake but before he corrected himself I say:

"Don't. I like when you call me that I was just being pissy." I said smiling to myself.

"I know." He says and he turns to look at me. I freeze and look into his eyes, the way the morning sun reflects on them makes them seem golden and he pushes my hair behind my ear and I turn away before anything else can happen.

"I think I'm good now." I say cursing myself that I'm pushing him away but it's necessary in order for him to know that forgiveness is not that easy.

"Mhm perhaps." he says and he gets up and walks away. I looked at his leaving silhouette confusingly and question him.

"That's it?"

"Give me a minute." He replied and I'm even more confused as ever. However I keep washing my clothes. Just as I finished Newt came back with two plates of food. "Sorry 'bout that darling, had to wait a little for Fry to finish." He says. "Breakfast. Enjoy before the meeting. Cheers!" He says and raises up his food. I laugh but then cringe knowing that I forgot about the meeting completely. Note to self: take smaller sips of Gally's concoction.

"I forgot about that. Gally's drink is no joke." I say holding my head from this headache that won't go away.

"Oh trust me I know. One time I drank a whole flask of that bloody thing. Ended up naked somewhere in the deadheads." He laughs to himself and before I can think I reply with:

"I wish I could've seen that." And I gasp a little knowing what I just said. Newt didn't take any notice to that and replied.

"Never say never." He winked right at me and I felt my cheeks go hot. Newt and I ate in peaceful silence after that until I spoke again.

"So what will you say today?" I ask knowing if Alby told Gally he must've told the second in command.

"I'm not sure. I think I'll vote for further exploration. Against my better judgement to keep you safe....." He trails off and I give him a quick glare. "I know, I know, I'm improving alright? I'll suggest a medium of keeping you and the gladers safe and not completely pissing you off. It's my job regarless of how I feel about you to keep everyone in the glade safe. Have the luxury of being a Runner but I...I have to think about everyone." He says and gestures with one hand the whole glade and I'm his other hand his food.

"I know. And I'll repect your decisions as long as they aren't about me personally."

"And I'll repect yours."

"You said our relationship..what exactly do you mean by that?" I ask looking at him curiously.

"A close one." And that's all I can tell he'll elaborate on so I stay quiet. He raises to his feet and reaches out a hand to me to help me stand. I take it. "It's time to go to the meeting." And I follow him all in the direction of Council hall. When we were walking however, something caught my eye. Something among the trees was moving a red dot was crawling in the branches .

"Give me a second." I say to Newt and follow the red dot. I go behind the trunk of the tree and it comes down it looked almost like a bug..a beetle.. and all of a sudden a ringing so loud goes off in my ears and all I hear is

Coming soon.

_____COMING SOON!!

The words were almost inaudible and I could barley make out the words. I take my hands off my ears and I look to see black blood covering my palms.

"Y/N!" I heard Newt call out.

"COMING!" I say and I wiped my hands on my pants. Whatever that was it can wait for later. As of right now this meeting needs to happen.