Flames // Newt x Reader \\

~I'm like a bird, I wanna fly away~

Your POV:

Nearly three years. Three years spent in this klunk hole. Three years running the maze. Three years with Newt. A mixture of an amazing and a horrible time. In the last three years, we've lost James to sickness, George and two greenies we never got to know the names of to the maze. The doors closed on them and we never saw them again, Nick and Tom to Griever stings, each death hitting hard in the same place. A couple gladers have been stung but have survived thanks to the grief serum. Everyone stung has said that a boy called Thomas had something to do with us being stuck in the maze.

My brother Thomas.

I still haven't told anyone about him yet. I'm planning to tell Newt later on at the bonfire.

"You alright girlie?" Minho had taken to the nickname girlie as well to keep George's memory alive. "You're awfully quiet. So unlike you!"
"Am I not gracing you with my voice enough princess?" I've taken to calling Minho princess, or min min. "I'm like a bird, I wanna fly away" I sang in my sweetest possible voice.

"You should do it more often! Your voice is beautiful!"

"Oh shush! C'mon let's head back, it's greenie day! I wanna meet him!"

"You never know, could be another she-bean!"

"Or a non-binary! But I'm not getting my hopes up for someone who is not a straight guy."

"They could send someone trans up! You never know!"

"Seriously. Stop getting my hopes up Minho! The closest I'm getting to another girl is you!" He just shrugged, grabbed my hand and jogged away. We both knew the maze like the backs of our hands. We'd run every inch of it ourselves, there was no way out. But we didn't say anything so the moral was kept relatively high every day.

We got back just in time to hear the greenie alarm go off. It was my turn to greet them, so I ran over waiting for the boys to lift the box doors so I could hop in. Once they opened I got a good look at the newest scared boy.

"No way..." I breathed. "Chuck?"

"Where am I? Why can't I remember my name? Why do you seem familiar? Wh-Who sent me here?" As expected the river of questions flowed from the greenie's mouth.
"Shh... shh..." I whispered. "I'll explain everything once we're out of the box. Can you stand up for me?" He nodded and then stood up.

"Holy shuck! He's shorter than (Y/N)! I didn't think that was possible..." I shot Gally a glare and he trailed off and after he shut up, I looked back at Chuck.

"Come on buddy. Let's go and get you something to eat before the tour. You must be starving!"

"Very!" We both giggled at his truthfulness.

"Welp, I've lost my girlfriend to a twelve year  old." Newt said sarcastically as he kissed my cheek.

"Hey! I'm not... wait, am I twelve?" He asked me, since we'd spent the entire time he'd been here so far, together. He trusted me, that was nice.

"Why did you call me Chuck when you first saw me?" He was obviously curious.

"Oh because- and I'm warning you now- you get nightmares which are your memories and I had a couple which you were in so I recognise your voice, face and name."

"Woah my name is Chuck! Wait... I don't want nightmares!"

"It's okay Chuckie. I'll look after you. I can stay  outside in the hammocks with you tonight if that makes you feel better."

"Thank (Y/N)! I'm guessing that you were the closest thing I had to a mother?"

"Yes. And... Newt was the closest thing you had to a father."

"Wait, we were together before the maze?" Newt was confused.

"Yes! Don't you remember me telling you?"
I laughed at the face he was making as he searched through his memories, looking really confused.

"Nope!"

"Come on! The bonfire is about to start!" I grabbed both boys by the hand and dragged them towards the fire.

"Woah... everything here is so cool!"

Boom!

"What was that!?" Chucks face went from utter amazement to terrified within milliseconds.
"That, my friend, is the doors closing for the night." Newt clapped Chuck on the back, "You get used to it after hearing it for three years." He told the scared little boy.
"Three years!?" Chuck couldn't believe it.
"Yes Chuck, we've been here for three years." I told him. "Now shuckface, enjoy yourself. Me and Newt have to go start the bonfire, you see Minho over there? Go talk to him. Tell him I've sent you over to make sure he doesn't drink too much of Gally's drink." He nodded and ran over.

"Newt! (Y/N)! Come and start the bonfire!" Alby called us over and handed us the sticks.

The bonfire went on for a couple hours before most of the boys got tired and went to bed. The creators gave us a stereo and some songs, all with the names blacked out as they had done with the films. Now there was a slow song that the gladers sometimes fell asleep to on repeat.

"Wanna dance?" Newt asked me, smirking.
"Of course shank." I return the smirk.
He grabs my hand and my waist, I put my hand on his shoulder.

Seconds 22-45

It was just us left by the bonfire now. Then, the song finished. "Come on, let's go to bed."

"I'm sleeping in the homestead tonight remember? To comfort Chuck when he has a nightmare?" I reminded him.

"Oh yeah. Tell him that you will just be on the grass in front okay? I'll get the sleeping bags  and we can sleep under the stars."

"Oh how romantic!" I said sarcastically.

"Well at least we can still be together." He wandered off and I went to wake up Chuck to tell him.

"Hey Chuckie," I whispered.

"Hm? (Y/N) is that you?" He started

"I'm just going to be on the grass near the front of the homestead so if you have a nightmare, come wake me up okay?" He nodded, "okay now go back to sleep!" I planted a kiss on his forehead and then went to find Newt setting up the two-person sleeping bag we had for some reason. "I'm going to get into my pjs, I'll be back in five."

I came back with my pyjamas on and slipped into the sleeping bag next to Newt.

"Fancy seeing you here love."

"Oh shush now let me sleep before Chuck wakes me up."

"Okay love, night night." He pressed his lips to the top of my head as I snuggled into his chest.

Hey all! How are you? I know not many people see these but whoever does...

Hi! I hope whoever you are that you're okay and that you have an awesome day/night and that you are an amazing person and you are loved <3

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