[Off Path] | Wasted ~ Newt¹

[0.6] Stargazing and Tag

Time was passing slower than ever. Isa had probably memorized the pattern of the Ivy on the walls by now. It was late, after dinner, Isa was once again hiding in her tower. No one came up there anymore, it was clear that it belonged to Isa. She saw Newt across the way, she waved at him with a smile, he waved back. She had gradually gotten more comfortable with a few of the boys, Newt being one of them. He started towards the tower looking up at her every now and then.

"Beautiful day." Newt greeted as he reached the top.

"Beautiful day indeed." She ended in a sigh.

"What's on your mind love?" She paused before answering.

"I want to remember. I want to know how I ended up here, why I ended up here. What's the point of all of it? Where did this damn key come from?" The last question was aggressive. She had been having dreams, dreams about the key. She could see the person it belonged to but at the same time she couldn't. It was just out of reach and it was frustrating. She hadn't noticed her leg bouncing until Newt placed his hand on her knee.

"I get it. Think about it this way, you brought it with you for a reason so maybe it belongs to someone in the glade."

"Yeah that did not help." She smiled slightly at him before turning away. "Do you ever wonder what you were like before being here?"

"All the time, but it doesn't matter anymore does it, cause who we were then is gone." She nods, understanding that he was right. She was no longer who she was before here. She shifted so she was lying down looking at the stars, patting the spot next to her for Newt to join. He moved over to her and put his head right next to hers. She pointed her hand to the sky.

"Look, there's a lion." Newt turned to look at her and let out a small laugh before turning back to the sky and pointing in a random direction.

"And over there is a scale." They both turn to look at each other, silent for a moment before both break out in laughter, in the midst of their sounds, Newt grabs a hold of Isa's hand, she doesn't protest and wraps her fingers around his hand. The two sit and point out random shapes they find within the stars until they hear a voice call from below.

"You two good? We're starting a bonfire if you wanna join." Frypan had called up to them. Isa sat up and looked at him before running to the ladder.

"You're it." Before she climbed down she saw the Newt smile. She climbed down the ladder quickly, running off towards the fire. She ran into Fry, literally, causing her to stumble before apologizing and running off, seeing Newt chase after her he understood what was happening.

"I wanna join!" Fry had yelled causing Newt to turn his attention to him giving Isa time to breathe. Even with his limp Newt could run pretty damn fast. Newt eventually caught up to Fry tagging him before running in the opposite direction. Fry and Isa made eye contact before she turned and booked it away from him. She found Minho and ran behind him using him as a human shield. Minho got tagged so Isa ran again. Eventually the whole glade had joined in on their game of tag. After calming down, everyone went back to what they were doing. Newt, Isa, Fry, Minho and Alby all sat around the fire silently. That was until Minho broke the silence, his attention on Isa.

"You'd make a good runner ya know."
"Agreed." Alby had chimed in, as if he had been thinking about Isa being a runner for a little while now.

"You think we should call a meeting tomorrow? Nominate her as a runner?" Fry had chimed into the conversation now.

"If she's up for it. You up for it she-bean?" Alby's eyes locked with Isa's, the rest of the boys around them looked directly at her as well, expecting an answer. Newt however averted his eyes, seemingly not too keen on the idea. She thought for a moment before answering.

"Hell yeah."