Flames // Newt x Reader \\

~I love you~

*possible emotional warning ig*

Newt's pov:

My eyes fluttered open.
"Newt! You're awake!" I heard (Y/N)'s voice it made me smile.
"Hey love!" My voice was very croaky. I moved so that I was facing (Y/N) and I was greeted with a sharp pain in my left leg, then all the memories of that fateful day came rushing back. "How long have I been out for?" My voice was gathering strength.

"Nearly three days." Her voice, however, wavered as if she was trying not to cry. "I thought... I thought I lost you..." her eyes glistened, "can I give you a hug?" I nodded and she ran over to me and threw her arms around me. I felt a couple tears land on my shoulder

"I'll be okay love, did you drag me the entire way back?" I held her face in between my hands and wiped the tears away.

"No. We got 'round the last corner then you collapsed. Minho ran in and helped get you through the last stretch. I have some paracetamol here for you." She handed me a tablet and a glass of water. "I have to get Clint and Jeff. Take that, I'll be back in a sec."

And she rushed out of the room to get the med-jacks. I looked at my bandaged leg. I couldn't see what happened and quite frankly, I was glad.

"Hey Newt!" It was Clint. "How're you feelin' buddy?" He knelt down and started unraveling the bandage on my ankle.

"What happened?"

"The Griever snapped your ankle in half mate. You'll have a limp since we can't fix it completely."

"Will I still be able to run?" I asked. Jeff looked at (Y/N) and then at Clint.

"I'm sorry Newt, probably not." (Y/N)'s voice was soft as she told me the news.

I was silent for a bit then,"hey um, can I be alone with (Y/N) for a bit please?" I asked.

"Sure, come on Jeff. Just so you know Newt, Alby will want to talk with you now that you're awake. " I nodded as they left the room.

"What do you want to talk about blondie?" I'll miss hearing that nickname all the time.

"I-I wanted to say thanks for saving me." I started to tear up, knowing that the traumatic experience was the last time I would go into the maze. I didn't mind crying in front of (Y/N). She knew me well. "An- and I..." I couldn't bring myself to say that I loved her. After Minho talked about the bet, that's all I've been able to think about, the fact that I do love
(Y/N). My tears bubbled over and she came and gave me another hug. But this time she decided to come next to me and pull my sobbing form into her, lying down on the bed in the process so that my head was by the crook of her neck.

"It's okay Newt. Take your time." She was stroking my hair to comfort me.

"I- I love you!" She stopped playing with the ends of my hair. I looked up at her and saw shock on her face. "I'm sorry! It's okay if you don't love me back we can still be friends though right? I don't want to lose yo-" she cut me off by kissing me.

"I love you too shank." I then leaned in for a longer kiss. Our lips crashed together, and her hands found a place in my hair, and mine found a place on her cheeks. The kiss was natural, like it'd been done multiple times before. Afterwards, we were lying on the bed, in the original position we were in. My head just underneath her jawline and her head on mine, hugging each other. Afraid if one let's go that the other will be lost forever.

"I'm resigning my place as a runner." She said.

"What?" I replied, utter disbelief clear in my voice.

"So I can look after you,"

~time skip~
(Three months later)

My leg had healed for the most part, I still had a limp though. I became Alby's full-time second in command and (Y/N) still ran the maze. I managed to persuade her to keep running and that I'd be fine. For some reason she asked the creators for twelve bottles of hairspray and a lighter. Does she know something we don't? I'm not gonna question it. I was allowed into the map room, unlike the rest of the gladers. Minho had finally come out as gay. He and George started dating soon after me and (Y/N) did. But George got stuck in the maze overnight and didn't come back out. It was a huge loss for the glade, but it hit really hard on (Y/N) and Minho. Min was just really distant, and (Y/N) didn't leave our hut for a bloody week. She only had food when I was there to make sure she did actually eat it. She blames herself for George's death. It only happened two weeks ago so the wound is still fresh. Whenever we lose someone the runners get a week off, and that was the week she barely ate anything.

We have also named (Y/N)'s period week 'shark week' so whenever she says 'shark week' we know to not anger her.

Especially now 'cause of the fact she has several bottles of flammable stuff and a lighter.

And I asked for two matching rings. Only Minho knows but I'm planning that when we escape, I'm going to give one to her. He's agreed to help me hide them so they're in his hut at the moment.

"Whatcha thinkin' bout blondie?"
"Hey love! I'm not thinking about anything in particular." She sits down next to me and I put my arm around her and kiss her cheek.
"Minho needs some comfort food. Can you wanna come with? Oh and the greenie has remembered his name."
"Why does Minho need comfort food?" (Y/N) gave me a sharp look "and what is the greenies name?"
"Minho needs comfort food because of the greenie's name, Georgie." She gave me another look but this time it was a sad one.
"That's too similar too soon."
"I know, now come and make him your pancakes! He loves them." I nodded she held out her hands to help me up, and we slowly made our way over to the kitchens.

(Y/N) came back with Minho two minutes later. She had her hand on his back as she led him to the picnic bench that we always sat on and I brought the plate of three pancakes over for him.

"Here you go mate. I made pancakes for you especially."

"Thanks Newt," he said as he tucked into the food.

"Hey Newt! I need you a sec!" It was Alby.
"Sorry guys. Will you be okay without me?" I had to make sure that I wouldn't be needed here.

"We'll be fine Newt, go and see what Alby wants." (Y/N) replied as Minho's mouth was full of buttery, pancake-y goodness.
"Good that." I said as I left them both to go and see what Alby wanted.

"What do you need Alby?"

"Keepers meeting tonight. We gotta choose what job Georgie will have."

"But he hasn't tried out being a runner?"

"I asked him, he doesn't want too." Alby had let his eyes flick down to my left ankle.

"Did you... tell him what happened to me?"

He shook his head "he was going to ask you but  I just said it was a sensitive subject, so he agreed, and didn't."

"Okay," I paused. "Alby, do you think we will ever get out?"

A/n: I'm sorry for the time skips, I'm just trying to get the story moving forward. Tysm for sticking with me this far!

And um.... I just keep finding these maze runner memes and I have to share them.

Oopsie?

~Kit x