The Maze Runner -Flare In Flames- |Newt X Reader|

Chapter 5~Her Blank Expression~

Minho's POV
       Vince starts to wake all of us up to continue our search for Y/N. He decided last night looking for someone in straight darkness was not getting us anywhere. He told us we could continue looking for her in the morning. I didn't sleep good last night... all I could think about was Y/N. What I had done. I am the reason she fled. And now I see that what I did was wrong. All the sudden, a younger boy runs inside the tent where Vince is waking us all up. "Vince!" The boy shouts. "Vince!" He says again as the leader turns his direction. The boy heavily breaths trying to catch his breath. "What is it?" Vince questions allowing the boy to speak his news. "They..." He starts still catching his breath. "Slow down son. Take a breath." Vince calms the young man. He does as he's told, inhaling deeply and then exhaling. " They found her!" He exhales again, "They found Y/N." He finally spits out. I instantly spring out of my hammock. "Where?!" I shout sprinting up to the boy. "Where is she?!" I frantically question the boy. "Come on, I'll take you to her." He turns around starting to run out of the tent. Vince looks in my direction before I take off after the messenger.
       As we're running, a sense of relief fills my body. She's okay. Through the crowd of people, I see her h/c hair. I sprint ahead of the messenger boy as I hear Vince's footsteps behind me. "Excuse me!" I quickly say squeezing through the crowd. Once I make it to the center, I see Y/N standing there starring at me. "Y/N... I'm so glad you're safe. I have to talk to you-." I start off before she cuts me off. "I'm calling a leaders meeting. Gather in the meeting room in 10 minutes." She announces with a blank expression. Before I can say anything, she walks towards the people around her as they clear a path for her to walk out of the circle. A leaders meeting? About what? I turn around to Vince, he's just as confused as I. "I'm dismissing all of you back to your duties!" Vince orders all the people around us. As some sigh and some groan, they all disburse back to their jobs. "What the hell is she calling a leaders meeting for?" Vince questions me. I shrug my shoulders, "Your guess is as good as mine at this point. I just know it's serious. I haven't seen her this expressionless since..." I stop myself from saying it aloud. Since Newt died. For the longest time, Y/N couldn't bring herself to let out a smile. After about a month of her disappearing to the clearing in the forrest and her morning jogs, she seemed to be coping with his death. "Well whatever means of business she needs to discuss isn't going to go very far if no one shows up. Come on, let's tell the other leaders." Vince finishes walking off in the opposite direction of the meeting room. I hope she's alright.
       I sit in a chair of the meeting room as other leaders start to show. Vince, Thomas, Y/N, Gally, Frypan, Brenda, Jorge, Harriet, Aris, Sonya, and I are all leaders of the camp. Y/N stands patiently at the front with her right hand over her left. I watch as she stares at the dirt floor with that same expressionless face from minuets before. As the leaders all arrive, they take seats. Thomas sits to the right of me and Vince to my left. "You are probably wondering where I've been the past day, and most importantly why I called this meeting." She stars as I watch her e/c eyes individually look at every person in the room... except for me. I bet she can't even stand to look at me. And I don't blame her. "So I'm just going to make it short and simple." She states as all undivided attention lays on her. I observe as she fiddles with the side of her shirt like she always does when she's nervous. As she waits to announce her news, she makes eye contact with me. Still that same, expressionless face. She stops fiddling with her shirt while taking a deep breath. "I'm leaving the island." She spits out as whispers fill the room. "What." I hear Thomas say as he turns his head towards me, his eyebrows furrowed. Did I hear that correctly? "I know and yes, I've already thought this through." She states as Vince stands up. "I didn't agree to this." Vince refuses as he walks closer to her. She crosses her arms. "It's not your decision." Y/N answers after turning back to her small audience. "That man was right..." She starts as I realize what she's doing. "There are still people out there, suffering from the Flare. People I can help." She informs. "Y/N, it's been a year since we've been on the mainland. There might not be anything left." Vince argues, "You'd have to find people who can create the antiviral who have the materials...the strength. Something that might still not be out there. You could die out there." Y/N's attention turns to the leader of the camp. "This isn't a discussion Vince." She sassily says and turns back to the rest of the people, "I've already asked the builders to make me a boat. 2 have already volunteered to take me... alone." I'm hearing this right? She's going back to the mainland, alone, to try and find people to create the cure. "That's a huge risk Y/N!" I stand up supporting my idea. "No! You have no say in the matter. None of you do... I've already made up my mind." She finishes, "Now if you'll excuse me." She starts to walk out when Thomas stands up along with Gally. "Y/N, let's talk about this!" Thomas tries. "Yea, we can work something out." Gally adds. She stops in her tracks, turning toward us fired up with anger. "I can't just stay here anymore... not when I know people out there need me. I'm sorry... this is non-negotiable. I've already made up my mind." She shuts down before walking out of the tent completely. "What just happened?" Gally asks. Silence fills the room as everyone's thoughts fill with questions. Where was she? How is she feeling right now? She can't possibly be serious. "Okay no." Thomas storms out the tent following her as me and the others do the same. "Y/N wait!" Thomas yells. She ignores how call. "Y/N!" Thomas says again grabbing her shoulder, forcing her to turn around. "Wait, can we please talk about this?" Thomas tries as she stares at him with annoyance. "No." She simply answers turning back around. Thomas grunts grabbing her shoulder forcing her to turn around again. "Well then if your mind is set, let us go with you!" Thomas tries. "Woah, I didn't agree to this-." Vince starts until Thomas puts his hand out behind him to listen to what Y/N has to say. "Absolutely not!" She refuses. "Why?" Thomas questions instantly after. "Because! Last time when we went to rescue him," she sternly points at me, "I wanted to go alone! And maybe if I did, Newt would still be alive!" She argues, her face getting red. "Y/N you can't do that! You can't always think about the what if's. What happened, happened and you need to let it go." Gally tries. "This isn't your fight." She explains turning back around before Thomas grabs her again, spinning her back towards him. "You think Newt would want this?! Huh?!" Thomas points out. "For you to go back there blind, get killed? Do you really think Newt killed himself just so you can go back there?!" Thomas' tone turns to anger as he continues, "To go back there and get stripped to bone? You're immune to the Flare Y/N! You're not god damn invincible." He breathes deeply, trying to calm himself. She just stands there starring at Thomas. Her cheeks red as cherries. "Y/N we care about you. We all lost Newt that day. We can't loose you too." He admits reasoning with her, "Look we don't know what you're feeling. Hell, we have no clue what you're going through. Being the cure and not being able to do anything about those people, but making rash decisions like going to the mainland by yourself isn't going to save those people." Thomas stops as I notice the tears down Y/N's cheeks. "Making rash decisions like that isn't going to bring Newt back." Thomas adds as she just stares down at the sand. "Y/N, I know you're hurting. And if I can't convince you not to go, then I can try and convince you to let us help you." Thomas suggests with sympathy placing his hand on her shoulder. Y/N stares at Thomas with her tearful eyes. "Let us help you Y/N." Thomas repeats showing all sympathy for the girl. I couldn't have said it better. Her emotions finally escaping the blank expression from before. Thomas stares into her eyes... her beautiful e/c eyes. "Okay..." She agrees with a small smile. Tears continue to fall down her cheeks like a water fall. Thomas uses his right hand to pull her into a comforting hug. She starts to sob into Thomas' shoulder as he rubs her back. "It's okay." He reassures. "We're here for you Y/N." He reminds continuing to comfort her.

Y/N's POV
       I don't say anything. I stand there sobbing into Thomas' shoulder. They really are here. They really do care. And now I see that. "Thomas." Vince says as I pull away, wiping the tears from my eyes. "I never said yes to this. You all can't go... I need help here, on the island." Vince adds starring at each one of us individually. Thomas goes to say something when I stop him. "Let me." I convince Thomas turning toward the leader. Before I can say anything, Minho speaks first, "I'll stay." I stare at Minho as Vince replies, "Finally! Someone with the right sense of mind." Vince continues, "Going there is suicide." Minho turns to look at me. "Minho, I don't want to do this without you." I start off, "Look I'm sorry. The way I reacted was way out of proportion. If I'm not doing this alone, I'm doing it with you." Minho looks as if he's speechless. "And Vince, going to the Wicked city was said to be suicide too, but that didn't stop us. This is something I have to do. I can't live with myself knowing that I can help all of those people. If you won't let me go by myself, then let me choose who I'm taking." I demand. "Now if you will excuse us, we've got a trip we need to prepare for." I finish turning and walking away.