if i posted my personal instagram here would anyone follow me?
See more posts like this on Tumblr
#the maze runner #the scorch trials #newt #newt tmr #newt tst #imagines #imagine #newt imagines #newt imagine #the maze runner imagines #the scorch trials imaginesMore you might like
Red Scarf
*Requested: Y/N picks out the red scarf for Newt to wear in the Scorch.*
“This place is sad. And sketchy.” Frypan said and you nodded.
“Definitely need to gather all the stuff quickly and get out of here.” you said and started to pick through the items laying under a thick blanket of dust and sand. You got a jacket, shirt, backpack, and shoes for yourself and started to walk around. Newt and Thomas were on the other side of the basement-like place, gathering materials and clothes as well.
“It’s pretty sandy out there, right?” you said and Frypan looked up from packing his bag.
“Yeah. We should try to find things to cover our noses and mouths.” he said and you began to search for something to protect your face.
“Here.” you whispered to yourself when you found a mask-like black fabric and put it on. It fit nicely and it would protect you. Now it was time to find Newt and get out of here.
“Newt?” you called out and shuffled in the darkness. You saw a lantern and took it, turned it on, and walked towards Newt and Thomas’s voices. That was when something caught your eye. At first you jumped because the red color made you think it was a dead animal or worse, a dead human. But when you inched the light closer and brought your face near it, you saw that it was a red fabric.
“Cute.” you said and pulled on it, causing some things to topple over.
“Y/N, what’s with all the racket?” Newt asked, coming up behind you. You turned around holding the red fabric and realized it was a scarf.
You looked Newt up and down and felt the heat rise to your cheeks. He looked amazing. He was in almost all the same clothes but he had put on a brown jacket and strapped a backpack to himself. You didn’t know why you found it all so attractive but you did. But he was missing something. You looked down at the material in your hands and back at Newt. The red would go nicely with his skin and hair. You stood on your tiptoes and brought the scarf around his neck, pulling on it so that he leaned down and kissed you.
“It looks good on you. All of it.” you whispered into his lips and you felt him smile against you.
“Look who’s talking.” he said and kissed you again, your hands still gripping the red scarf.
“I’m never taking this off.” he whispered and you smiled, finally letting go of the scarf as he took your hand and the two of you walked towards the unknown together.
Right Arm Attack
*Requested: When the Right Arm camp is attacked by WICKED, Y/N gets hurt and dies in Newt’s arms.*
“Attack!” a voice shouted and everyone scattered. Chaos broke out. There were small fires coming up out of nowhere, people being shocked by the Launchers, being shot.
“Y/N!” Newt shouted and you ran towards his open arms. He wrapped his arms around you tightly and led you towards the back of a truck.
“Hide behind the truck and don’t move. I’ll come back to get you.” he said and turned but you grabbed his arm.
“Be careful. I love you.” you said and kissed him, afraid that that may be the last time you ever kiss him.
“I love you.” he said and ran off towards Minho, a gun in his hand.
You sat behind the truck and didn’t move, scared to even move your eyes and look around. You always listened in though when you heard Newt’s voice shouting.
“Minho!” you heard Thomas desperately cry and you tore your eyes away from the grass you were staring at and saw Minho being shocked, then taken by WICKED. Minho had been your closest friend in the Glade, and no matter what Newt had told you to do, you weren’t about to watch as they took Minho. You got up and grabbed a Launcher that was on the ground and ran.
“Y/N!” you heard Newt scream but you ignored him. You loved Minho like a brother and they weren’t going to take him away from you. You shot a WICKED guard and continued to run. You kept hearing Newt yelling at you so you turned around.
“I can’t just sit and watch this, Newt!” you screamed and he shut up and nodded.
“Let’s get Minho back.” he said and the twof of you continued to run through the bedlam and towards Minho.
You kept shooting and shocking the guards but you soon ran out of the Launcher ammo and you were left with nothing. And WICKED was mad. You tried to run but they were everywhere. Your eyes glanced at the bodies around you and you had a terrible feeling that you were about to become one of them. Newt was shooting off as many WICKED members as he could, but you both knew it wasn’t enough. You had to take a risk. You might be a small girl but you’ve got a lot of determination. You pounced towards a WICKED guard and grabbed his Launcher but it was too late. You felt a numbing prickly pain in your abdomen. You looked down to see your tan jacket being covered in crimson fluid. You instantly felt like vomiting and your body hit the ground. You heard your name as you began to sweat. You glanced up to see Newt’s concerned brown eyes looking down at you.
“Newt…” you said and he looked like a broken child.
“Y/N, listen. Stay awake. We’ll get you to safety and you’ll be okay. Everything will work out. You’re fine. You’re just a little hurt.” he said and you heard the desperation in his voice. You smiled.
“Who are you… trying to convince? Me… or you?” you chuckled and looked down as the blood was spreading.
“Listen… get Minho back… he’s your… best friend.” you said and he shook his head, tears in his eyes.
“I want you back. I need you here, I love you. Please.” he said and you smiled at his innocent sweetness.
“I love… you. Very, very… very much.” you said as he leaned in and you kissed his cheek one last time.
Scorch Baby
*Requested: Y/N is pregnant and only her and Newt know, and he freaks out when they’re hanging upside down in Jorge’s safe house.*
“Minho, push harder.” Newt said, and you could hear the fear in his voice. You weren’t showing it, but you were scared too. You were only 3 months in, but the baby was developing and there was no way you were going to risk a life because some guy named Jorge was a freak.
“Minho, I don’t care if it hurts you or me. Just push me as hard as you can.” you said in a rushed tone and Minho sighed.
“I’m trying, but in case you haven’t noticed, we’re all UPSIDE DOWN.” he said and you clenched your jaw.
“There are a lot of things wrong with this picture. Just push her.” Newt said and you could hear the anger in his voice.
“What’s up your butt?” Minho asked and prepared to push you again.
“JUST PUSH Y/N.” Newt yelled and Minho tried to turn to face him.
“I’m TRYING.” Minho said and you heard Thomas sigh and share a look with Teresa. Newt had been on edge for the past few days. Escaping the Maze and ending up in the Scorch was a big hit to him because he was worried about the small life growing inside of you.
“Will you just shut up and push me?” you asked, irritated and Minho faced you this time.
“What’s up with both of you shanks being all pissy? We get you haven’t had a lot of alone time but the rest of us out here are trying to save our lives.” Minho said and the words hurt.
“There are 3 lives between the 2 of us..” Newt said quietly and your eyes widened at his sudden confession.
“What?” Teresa asked in confusion and her eyes met yours.
“Uh-” you said, trying to think of something to cover up for Newt’s statement.
“Y/N, it’s time.” he said and you looked away, slightly ashamed.
“There’s a little baby amongst us, and it’s not Thomas.” Newt said and you looked at him and he gave you a reassuring look.
“What the klunk are you slintheads talking about?” Minho asked and you sighed.
“Push me, let me get upright again and I’ll explain. We don’t have much time.” you said and that motivated Minho to push you with a greater force than all the other attempts combined. You gripped onto the metal and pulled yourself over and lowered everyone’s ropes. You gasped at the feeling of going down, in fear of what might happen to the baby. You were so young to begin with; you couldn’t afford living life with a miscarriage in your mind.
—-
“Care to explain?” Thomas asked and you scanned everyone’s face. Newt came by your side and put his hand on your back reassuringly.
“I’m pregnant.” you said and you wondered if there was any better way to say it.
“You’re kidding.” Teresa said but you could see a smile tugging at her lips.
“So those loud nights did result in a treat for all of us.” Minho said and you blushed and Newt pulled you close.
“Shuck.” Thomas said and you looked down at your tummy, which was still fairly small.
“We need your help.” Newt said and the others nodded rapidly.
“We’re here to protect you, Y/N. And the baby of course.” Minho said and you smiled.
“The baby inside of me or the one standing next to me?” you asked and pointed to Newt and for a second you all forgot about the danger you were in.
That was when you heard the alarms and the voice of Rat Man.
“WICKED?” Thomas said quietly and you saw the big machines outside the window. Newt’s grip on you tightened and you all ran. You knew it was bad for the baby but it was still early and you prayed that there wouldn’t be damage.
“We’ll make it.” you said to Newt, who was clearly upset and panicking.
That was when a WICKED guard appeared out of nowhere in front of you.
“Come with us, Y/N.” he said and you slowly backed away. Newt stood in front of you and soon, the rest of the Gladers were surrounding you.
“It’s best for the baby.” the guard said and you looked at his black mask with wide eyes. Of course they knew. You had known that they knew, but it still surprised you.
You stood your ground and the guard raised his Launcher when Minho came up behind him and knocked him down. Newt took the opportunity and lifted you up and ran.
“I can run myself.” you said but he remained silent, running through the building, turning around corners and sprinting towards the exit, despite his limp.
“I can’t let anything happen to you.” he said and you wrapped your arms around his neck.
“I love you.”
Cheated
*Requested: FINALLY for the anon who was cheated on, Newt helps Y/N feel better after being cheated on by another boy.*
“Y/N?” you heard a soft whisper and shifted, half asleep.
“Newt?” you asked and sat up, him coming closer to you in the dark.
“Hi.” he said and you smiled at him.
“Hello.” you said and the two of you just sat there.
“Want to go for a walk?” he asked and you stood up, nodding.
The two of you walked around Paradise, not really sure what to think of it just yet. You had been through a lot the past few weeks. Your boyfriend, another boy in the Glade who you couldn’t even hear his name without cringing, had cheated on you with a Group B girl. You were devastated of course, you had been an “item” for two and a half years. You had spent a lot of rough, sweaty nights crying yourself to sleep. Nobody ever said anything to you about it except for Newt. He told you to focus on what was important, that you would figure things out in Paradise. So you listened to him because he was right and you were weak. Vulnerable. And you hated that. You hated how you had been cheated on and how that power was held over you.
“How are you?” he asked and you laughed slightly, no happiness in your tone.
“Fantastic.” you said and stared out across the lake.
“Come on. Be honest.” he said and sat down right by the water. You sat next to him and took a deep breath.
“Okay. I’ll be honest. I’m supposed to be put together and calm about it all. I’m supposed to not let it bother me because I’m better than him. I’m supposed to ignore the fact that he threw away years of my life in a matter of weeks, days. But I’m not calm. I’m letting it bother me. I don’t want to ignore the fact that he threw away what we had.” you said and felt your inner wall being broken down, brick by brick, piece by piece.
“He doesn’t deserve you, you know that.” Newt said and you looked at your hands.
“Then why did I date him to begin with?” you asked and that was it. That was the question that was eating away at you. How had you not seen it? How had you not expected it to happen?
Newt put an arm around your waist and pulled you in close. The two of you spent a lot of time like that. Your head on his shoulder, his arm wrapped around you, in silence. And it helped. It helped you realize that you had more than you thought you did.
And then came the tears. The tears that kept forming in your eyes every night. Every time you thought about it it tore you apart. So Newt did everything in his power to pick up your pieces and glue them back. And you felt like you were watching him helplessly run around picking up pieces and getting cuts and dried glue on his hands and all you could do was stand and watch.
“Maybe I just need some sleep.” you said but Newt took your hands in his and stopped you from getting up.
“I think you need to accept what’s happened. Let me help you. Help me help you.” he said and you heard the desperation and determination in his voice.
“Okay…” you said and let him talk.
“You’re hurt. You’ve been strong. But I need you to let yourself be opened up. I want you to be happy again. I miss the old Y/N who would smile and laugh at every bad joke Thomas made, made fun of Minho for his perfect hair, laughed with me and helped me make decisions. I need that Y/N back because I miss her so much.” he said and you knew he was being genuine. You missed your old self too. You just didn’t know how to get her back.
“I know it’s easier said than done.” he said and looked out towards the water. You put your hand on his, which was now resting on his thigh.
“Thank you.” you said and stood up.
“I can do it.” you said and smiled at him. He stood up and hugged you. Wrapped his arms around you so tightly you couldn’t breathe. And you were okay with that.
“Thank you.” you said and he buried his face in your hair.
“Let me hold you.” he said into your ear and you closed your eyes, taking in the love you felt.
Inside Job
*Requested: Y/N is offered a job at WICKED but turns it down. The boys think she took it and turn against her. WICKED begins to conduct tests on her.*
“Why did you bring me in here?” you demanded and sat up in the chair as Janson sat down.
“We think you would be more efficient if you worked with us.” he said and you shook your head smiling.
“I don’t think you understood Thomas when he said no.” you said and got ready to stand up.
“No, this time I mean I want you to be a WICKED employee. You and Thomas are very vital to this operation.” he said and you felt your throat swell.
“Um-” you said but couldn’t say anything. You didn’t want to work for WICKED but this could easily help you gather information for the Gladers.
“Think about it.” he said and smiled before standing up and walking out. You sat there dazed for a while, not knowing what to think. If you talked to Newt, he might be able to help.
—-
“What do you mean, ‘work for WICKED’?” your boyfriend asked and you elaborated.
“So WICKED wants me to work for them. To help them find the cure. Maybe like how Thomas and Teresa helped. I don’t know.” you said and bit your lip waiting for his response.
“No.” he said simply and you let out a breath.
“But if I get on the inside then I can provide you guys with information.” you said.
“I agree with Newt. We can’t lose you, Y/N.” you heard and saw Thomas standing there with Minho and a few others.
“Thanks for giving us privacy.” you mumbled and stood up.
“All I’m saying is that if we have an insider, we could kick WICKED’s ass before they can do anything else.” you said and crossed your arms.
“I’m not letting you.” Newt said and you furrowed your eyebrows.
“You can’t tell me what to do.” you said and walked away towards your room.
—-
“Y/N, what did you decide?” you heard through the door and knew the man was expecting you to say no.
—-
“Hi.” you said and sat next to Newt in the cafeteria. He wouldn’t look at you but mumbled a greeting.
“Are you still upset?” you asked and he wouldn’t answer.
“Why is he ignoring me?” you asked Thomas and the two looked at each other.
“He doesn’t want to talk to a traitor, I guess.” Thomas responded and went back to his food.
“Are you kidding? Come on, you don’t really think-” you began but were cut off by Janson.
“Ladies and gentlemen, today’s group: Allie, Henry, Y/N, Lauren, Gianna, Frank, Lilly, Marcus, and Ricky.” he said and the color drained from your face. Thomas had told you about what they do to the people they take. You just sat there, unmoving.
Two guards came up to you and grabbed your arms but you flailed, trying to escape. You were screaming Newt’s name the whole time. But he wouldn’t look.
—-
You were strapped to a table.
“Is this my punishment for refusing to work with you?” you said through clenched teeth as they got equipment ready.
“Be quiet.” one of the women said and you shut up, looking around you. There were needles everywhere. You knew this was the end.
“Newt…” you whispered as they stuck a needle in your arm.
—-
You breathed heavily and noticed how dry your mouth was. You saw your reflection in the metal ceiling and you were a ghastly pale color.
“Gross.” your cracked voice said and you heard footsteps.
“Ah, Y/N. Ready to begin?” the doctor said and you shook your head no.
“Too bad, we’re running out of time.”
You couldn’t feel it, but you watched as the right side of your stomach was cut open. You felt the sudden urge to vomit so you looked away. That was when you noticed a contraption of some kind was on your head.
It was a round metal helmet with wires and lights. It was connected to computers and screens and you could read the data. There was a chip implanted in you.
You looked down again to see they were removing organs and this time, you actually vomited.
—-
“Please let me go.” your scratchy voice begged but they ignored you.
“Please.” you whispered and wished it would end.
“Newt…” you whispered and that was when you heard a crash.
“Get away!” you heard a familiar voice shout and you saw Thomas holding a large gun-like object. The doctors were all lined up against the wall. Someone opened the curtain to your bed and you instantly noticed the head of blond hair.
“Newt.” you said and he rushed over.
“They forced me, Newt.” you said and he hushed you.
“I believe you, I’m so sorry, come on.” he said and helped you up, half carrying you, half letting you walk on your own. Minho came to help and the three of you walked towards an exit.
“Water.” you said and Newt quickly handed you a bottle. You drank it and it was so delicious and had a hint of sweetness to it.
“I’m so sorry, Y/N, I’m such a klunk-head.” Newt said and you nodded.
“You are. But I forgive you. Because I love you and TRUST you.” you said and the two boys hurried you around the facility.
“I love you.” he whispered into your ear and lifted you up off the ground, carrying you as Minho ran ahead to help Thomas and the others.
Sarcastic
*Requested: Y/N is a badass sarcastic girl who is secretly afraid of love. Newt plans to change that. (requested with shadowhunters but idk what that is im so sorry)*
“Give me a break. Just let me go.” you said and Newt’s grip loosened on you. You could see the concern and sadness in his eyes but there wasn’t much that you could do. You couldn’t quit the job of being a Runner; you were given a job and you wanted to stick to it. And you silently hoped you could come face to face with a Griever and fight it off. Of course you never told Newt that, but you sort of wished it would happen.
“Please quit.” he said and you laughed.
“No.” you said and jogged towards the Maze. You always had a slight thought in the back of your head that Newt likes you, but you never acted on the idea and neither did he.
—-
“Y/N.” Newt said and you turned to find him standing behind you in the Map Room.
“How did it go?” he asked and walked towards you and your cheeks got warm and your heart was thumping loudly in your ears and you could feel your pulse in every inch of your body.
“It went well. Of course. It’s me.” you said with confidence and turned back to the drawing of your map for the section you ran.
“I know we’re getting close.” you said and ran your fingers over the map.
“But of course you guys have been saying that for years.” you said with a smirk and turned on your heel to go eat dinner.
—-
“Another day in the Maze.” Newt said and sighed.
“Oh, Newt. How cute. You’re going to miss me so much, while I sprint around the Maze and you tie pretty leaves onto vines and drop seedlings into the dirt.” you said in a mocking tone and Newt pouted. You laughed before double checking your harness and jogging off.
That was your routine. Eat, have a chat with Newt, tease him or joke with him or mock him, then jog towards the Maze. Neither of you really know when that routine started, but it was something that was just a part of your lives in the Glade.
You huffed as you ran towards the stone wall. You were running a little later than usual and checked your watch again. You put in the last bit of energy you had and ran towards the split in the wall.
“Y/N!” Newt shouted, in front of the crowd forming by the wall.
“Shut up!” you screamed back and made it through the split just in time. You panted and crouched over, heaving up the little bit of food that was in your stomach. Most of the Gladers were now dispersed, except for Newt, who crouched next to you as you threw everything up.
“This is nice.” Newt said and you scoffed at him.
“It shows that you’re human.” he said and you laughed, wiping your mouth off.
“Yeah, thank god I’m not a buggin’ Griever.” you said and swept your hair out of your face.
“Well, sometimes with the way you act you seem like a machine with no feelings.” he said and watched if you would lash out at him.
“There are reasons that I am the way that I am.” you said and you saw his eyes move as they took in every detail of your face.
“Tell me at least one reason.” he said and you felt like there was something lodged in your throat. You didn’t want him to think you were weak. Or scared. But that’s exactly what you are.
“Fear. Fear of love. Attachment. Happiness.” you said and expected him to laugh at you. That was the only thing you could say to him for now. That was the easiest thing to say out loud. You couldn’t tell him that you have feelings for him or that you’re scared of falling in love with him. Because you’re scared of that every second of every day. Except when you’re in the Maze. When you’re in the Maze, you’re a different person. Not scared. Invincible.
“Don’t be scared. I don’t want to think of you being scared.” he said and you looked away from him.
You nodded and slowly walked towards the Homestead.
—-
“Y/N?” you heard and looked up from the log you were sitting on and Newt stood in front of you.
“Hi.” you said and moved over on the log but he didn’t sit down.
“Earlier today, you told me you’re scared of love. So I thought that maybe if you saw someone confront love, you would be encouraged too. So here I go. Y/N, I’m falling in love with you. When I watch you going towards the Maze every morning, I wish I could grab your hand and pull you back and kiss you. Because I don’t want to lose you. Because you’re the most important person to me. When I watch you bent over the maps in the Map Room, every bit of me gets excited and I just want to grab you and tell you that I love you and I just want to hold you. When you’re sarcastic to me I want to shut you up by kissing you. I really want you to be mine. And I’m not being sarcastic.” Newt finished and you just stared at his face in the darkness that had fallen over the Glade’s horizon.
“I don’t want to be scared of falling for you, Newt. I just want to fall for you, no fear attached.” you admitted and waited for his response.
“I can’t promise that it’ll be easy. But you won’t be scared. That I can promise you.” he said and you stood up and walked closer to him, and you could feel his hot breath on your face.
“Can I kiss you?” he asked and you smiled and rolled your eyes.
“You’re such a slinthead.” you said and cupped his face and kissed him.
Silence
*Request: Y/N is a very quiet Glader who just does her job and doesn’t interact much with the boys. That is, except for Newt.*
“Good morning, Y/N.” you heard and looked up. Alby.
“Good morning.” you said and continued your garden work.
“You can always take a break if you need to.” he said and you nodded, continuing to plant the small seeds into the small holes you had created.
“Y/N.” you heard the familiar accent say and you turned with a smile.
“How are you?” he asked and you smiled.
“Good. The nightmares have stopped and I’m sleeping so much better now.” you said and gave him a grateful grin before going back to the seeds. You could feel his gaze on you for a while before hearing his footsteps walking away.
You were always quiet in the Glade; you spent a lot of time in silence. There as a reason for that. You liked to think. Ever since you had arrived, you’ve been trying to find ways to escape. You never really talked to anyone more than you needed to. That was until Newt came along into your life. You weren’t really dating, but you had a relationship that would be classified as “more than friends.”
You looked over your shoulder and watched as he took his hoodie off as usual and got to work. The two of you were always the first ones to be in the Garden, eating breakfast quickly and working quietly alongside each other.
“How have you been?” you asked quietly, finishing the seeds and moving on to help him with the vines. He leaned against the frames and looked at you.
“Good, I guess. Things aren’t always the best here in the Glade, but we make do.” he said and you appreciated his honesty.
“Of course it would be better if the two of us were hanging out in the Deadheads.” he said and smirked and you smiled at him. The two of you went into the Deadheads often, just sitting on a big rock and talking, or just staring into nature.
“Well I already finished the seeds so I’m ahead of schedule. A few minutes in the Deadheads couldn’t hurt.” you said and he grabbed your hand.
“See, no one knows this side of you. I like that I get to see it and keep it mine.” Newt said and you blushed, honing into the way his hand felt grabbing yours.
“It’s not a side I need to show.” you said and hoped that he knew it was a special thing that was only for him.
You two sat on a huge rock and stared at the leaves on the trees. You felt his body heat on your left side and never realized how special he is to you. His hand slowly wrapped around your waist and pulled you closer.
“I used to hate this place. And then you showed up and suddenly it was like sunlight. Like the way the sunlight comes in through the leaves.” Newt said and you laughed.
“How poetic.” you said and looked at him. He was already looking at you and he glanced at your lips before looking into your eyes again. You slowly leaned forward and tilted your head and he did the same. Soon, your lips were touching his soft ones and you were in a heavenly bliss.
“Thank you.” you said and smiled at him, biting your lip. “Thank you for being the person that I can talk to. Being silent isn’t my favorite thing.” you said and he grabbed your hand for the second time today.
“I like how you’re quiet. and then you see me and something changes. I like being that trigger. I like being the reason you want to say something. I think you’re filled with amazing things. Please, Y/N, take those amazing things and put those words onto paper and write a whole book for me.” he said and leaned in again, the sweetness of his lips meeting yours. You kissed him back and felt like this was exactly where you were supposed to be.
“Be mine. Please.” he whispered into your lips and you nodded.
Don’t Leave (Part Three)
*Requested: Part 3 to Don’t Leave, where Y/N becomes suspicious of the Group B girl that Newt left her for. (links in masterlist for parts 1 and 2) (also, in this series, Newt is not a non-immune)*
“So what is it that you need to talk to me about?” you asked Thomas and he sat you down by the tree you first woke up under.
“The reason WICKED sent us here, to Paradise.” he said and you felt your stomach lurch. Was this battle not over?
“They sent us here to restart the human race.” he said and you just stared at him.
“I don’t get it.” you said but you knew exactly what he was saying. WICKED had failed to extract the cure from the Immunes, so they decided they would let the human race perish and have the strong ones reproduce and create a human race that could survive the Flare.
“They sent us here to make babies.” Thomas said and shifted uncomfortably. That meant that if you didn’t find your partner, then you wouldn’t contribute to the recreation of the human race.
“This is sick.” you said and stood up, walking down towards the lake, Thomas behind you.
“Since I’m one of the ones in charge, I wanted to talk to you for help. We can’t partner people up and force them to reproduce. So I need your help in telling everyone that this is what’s happening.” he said and you just blankly stared at him.
“Why don’t you ask Newt and his new girlfriend? They seem to be excited to remake the human race.” you said and looked out across the lake. You didn’t like the girl, and not because she was dating Newt and he had left you for her.
“Well, that’s also part of the problem. It’s the girl. She’s also messing around with other guys.” Thomas said and you finally turned to look at him, instead of staring at the water.
“Does she know that we have to repopulate the earth?” you asked and he looked at you and then averted his eyes.
“I knew there was something wrong with her.” you said and nodded to Thomas.
“Let’s tell everyone.”
—-
Everyone was on the hunt for their “soul” mate. There was no way they were going to succeed. What if their soul mates were out in the Flare-infected world right now, becoming Cranks and dying?
You saw Newt from afar and you laughed at yourself quietly. You were always convinced that he was your soul mate. Now you weren’t so sure. But you couldn’t think of anyone else.
“I could really use some of Gally’s drink right now.” you said to Minho and he laughed as the two of you moved chairs around in the small Gathering Hall you had built.
“It feels weird, not running around the Maze or the Scorch.” Minho said and you nodded.
“It feels weird not running from something. Not being scared of a threat all the time. How sick is that, Minho? I miss the fear.” you said and he stopped his movements. He rushed over and grabbed your face and kissed you. Your hands went to his and you held onto his wrists before he pulled away from you.
“Sorry.” he mumbled and then wiped his lips.
“Everyone is just looking, you know? For that person they’re going to make children with.” he said and quickly went back to moving chairs.
You didn’t say anything but just stared at him.
“But don’t worry, you’re not the shank for me. I could tell from that kiss.” he said and he smiled the way he always did.
“Don’t give me a heart attack.” you said and laughed with him like you used to in the Glade and continued moving chairs.
—-
“Y/N?” you heard and turned around. You always spent the night sitting under that tree, looking out at the water. You wondered what a bunch of teenagers could do. You were children, thrown into adult situations and now you had to create a new civilization, where in the past, you would still be in school, not worried about anything.
“Can I talk to you?” he asked and you nodded. He sat next to you and stared out at the water too.
“I was wrong about her.” he said and you laughed coldly.
“You’re telling me.” you said and looked into his brown eyes.
“I was wrong about myself too. And you.” he said and you looked at the side of his face.
“Listen, Newt, if this is going to be some sob story, don’t even bother. I don’t need any more klunk from you.” you said and noticed the way his Adam’s apple moved.
“It’s not. It’s an apology. I was a jerk and I didn’t know what I was doing. And like you always said in the Glade, we’re kids. We don’t know what we’re doing.” he said and you knew he was right. He was right because he was talking about something that you had said to him.
“You don’t need to love me the way you did before. You don’t need to forget what I did. You don’t need to hug me or kiss me or do anything that I would crave everyday for years in the Glade. I just need you to look at me and please, forgive me.” he said and he turned and looked you in the eyes. The same look in his eyes when he told you that he had tried to commit suicide in the Maze. The same look in his eyes when he told you you meant the world to him. The same look in his eyes when he said that you two would spend forever together. The look of truth.
Falling Asleep
*Requested: Newt always falls asleep on you and you don’t think much of it until another Glader points it out and you realize your feelings for him.*
“Do you think we’ll ever get out of here?” he asked quietly and you nodded.
“Yeah. I can feel it. We’re going to get out of here. Very soon.” you said and watched as Newt’s eyelids drooped.
“Sleepy?” you asked with a smile and he smiled sleepily at you.
“Yeah.” he said and rested his head on your shoulder. You felt the warmth of his body right next to you and the weight of his head on your shoulder. You continued to stare at the dark sky above you and you wondered if you guys were, in fact, ever going to get out of this prison.
“Soon.” you said and nudged Newt to wake him up.
—-
It was after a bonfire and you and Newt had left the party to go to your usual spot. He wasn’t as drunk as he usually is, and you thought that maybe his tolerance to alcohol is improving.
“I like this. Sitting here, talking, being quiet.” Newt said and he looked at you and you looked into his brown eyes and saw nothing but kindness and truth.
“I like it too. I like being here with you.” you said and smiled, looking out at the fire from a distance and Gally and a bunch of Gladers wrestling.
“Maybe it’s not so bad here.” he said and you looked at his side profile, the light from the fire giving his skin a nice glow.
“Maybe.” you said and kept watching his face, noting the way he blinked and the way his adam’s apple moved. He was attractive, for sure, but you had never really thought long and hard about him and you.
He kept nodding off and you smiled. He was always tired. He worked hard during the day and made sure everything was in place, but you worried about him all the time.
“You don’t get enough sleep.” you stated and he looked at you with eyes half open and half closed.
“Yes I do.” he said and you smiled at how cute he was when he was sleepy.
You didn’t say anything and soon felt yourself falling into the early stages of sleep.
“We should probably get to bed.” you said with a yawn but when you looked down, Newt was asleep already, his head on your shoulder. You smiled and decided to leave him that way at least until the bonfire was over.
—-
You woke up to the sound of rustling. You opened your eyes and shifted your body. There was something heavy on top of you. You looked down and saw Newt, now half his body on yours, and you smiled lazily. You had fallen asleep and not even noticed it.
“Newt.” you said and nudged him. He moaned and opened his eyes, shifting his body. You felt heat on every part of your body he touched and you became flustered.
“Good morning.” you said and he sat up quickly.
“Sorry, Y/N. I…I didn’t realize and um-” Newt ran his fingers through his hair nervously but you just laughed.
“It’s okay Newt. It’s not the first time.” you said and he laughed.
“And it won’t be the last.” he said and helped you up before the two of you headed to the Homestead.
As soon as you two walked in, boys were hollering and whooping all around you.
“I don’t understand….” you said and Newt looked at you confused. You walked over to Frypan and even Frypan was grinning like a slinthead. You and Newt shared lost looks and walked over to where Minho and Thomas and Chuck were sitting.
“I forgot a fork.” Newt said and turned away as you sat down next to Chuck.
“So tell us all about it before Newt gets back.” Thomas said and you looked at the three boys who were intently observing your face.
“I don’t think I’m aware of what’s happening.” you said and looked around and saw the other Gladers whispering and looking at you.
“Care to explain?” you asked and Chuck was the one to answer.
“I saw you and Newt sleeping on top of each other.” he blurted out and you nodded.
“And?” you asked and Thomas rolled his eyes.
“So you guys finally DID it, right? I mean, Newt talks about you all the time but I never expected him to actually get that far that quickly…” Thomas trailed off and your head was spinning. Did it? Newt talks about you all the time? What was happening?
“Sorry, shanks. Frypan took forever to find me a fork.” Newt said and sat down on the other side of you and you shifted slightly. There was no way you were going to get anything out of Minho or Thomas now.
“Enjoy your night last night?” Minho asked and you choked on your bread.
“Yeah. I did. Y/N and I had a nice time, didn’t we?” Newt asked and looked at you as you coughed and nodded, totally embarrassed and you knew your face was turning bright red.
—-
“Breakfast was weird.” Newt said as the two of you worked in the Garden.
“About that…” you said and stopped tying your vines.
“What’s wrong?” he asked and stepped down from the stool, squinting from the sunlight.
“I heard that um, you talk about me a lot.” you said and your heart beat faster just from saying those words. You watched Newt’s eyes grew wider and his Adam’s apple moved.
“I uh-” he began stammering but you cut him off.
“I just want you to know that I think about you a lot, Newt. And I never really thought about my feelings but since I heard the boys talking this morning I’ve done some thinking and I think I feel the same way for you as you do for me.” you stared at Newt and his nervous facial features turned into a happy one as his face broke out in a grin and his eyes lit up.
He took a step forward and wrapped his arms around you tightly and leaned in, his breath on your face before you closed the gap, sharing your first (of many) kisses.
“They think we did it.” you said and Newt looked down and chuckled.
“I know.” he said and looked at you with his brown eyes darker than usual.
“It would be awful if they had to keep believing a lie.” you said and smiled at him.