Freezing Fire - The Maze Runner

Chapter Five - Campfire Night

I had just finished practising my bandaging when Jeff came into the room, clapping me on the back. "Campfire time! You're the guest of honor, and we can't have you missing it, can we?" I smiled, excited. There was a knock on the door, and Jeff called them to come in. It was Issy. "Hey! Campfire's starting!" She was so excited, I couldn't help but laugh. Clint came in the room, and held the door open, fake bowing. "Ladies first!" He laughed. I exited the door, exaggerating. "Why thank you sir!" I exclaimed, and we all cracked up laughing.

When we had finished, we headed off to where about ten boys stood in a circle around a mountain of firewood. "Light it up!" I heard Gally yell, and all the boys threw their sticks into the mound, and it lit up instantly. I heard someone call me and Issy's name. It was Newt, so we ran over. "Hey guys!" He almost had to shout over the noise of the other Gladers. We both greeted him back. "This is so cool!" Issy yelled. I agreed with her. It was awesome. The fire was raging now, adding something to the atmosphere. I saw Gally go around with bottles of a drink he was saying he just made.

I heard Minho call Issy over, and let her go. I didn't follow, instead I stayed with Newt. When Gally got to us, he completely ignored me and handed Newt a drink. He led me over to a large log Gladers were using as a seat - there were five surrounding the fire. He and I sat down, and he handed me the drink. I stared at it, before taking a sip. I gagged, and spat it out. "Oh yuck!" I exclaimed. "That is disgusting! Is it pee?" I looked at the drink in horror. "No, it's Gally's secret recipe." Newt told me, laughing so hard he nearly fell off the seat. "If it's made by Gally, then yeah. It's probably pee." Newt laughed harder. It was really adorable, but I forced those thoughts out of my head. "Your face was so bloody funny then." Newt told me, still chuckling. In response, I took another sip of the drink at spat it at him. "Hey!" Newt cried, laughing harder with me.

When Newt had finished the drink, he looked at me as Gladers started gathering around the campfire, making a lot of noise and yelling. "It's time for the fights!" Newt exclaimed. "What? I thought rule number two was 'never harm another Glader'?" I was really confused. "You don't raelly hurt them." Newt informed me, then grabbed my hand. "Come on, let's watch!" He led me over and the Gladers parted to let the only girl and the second-in-command through. I saw Gally and a Slicer I knew as Winston in the circle. I watched as Gally shoved Winston, and he hit the ground hard. Gally shoved him out of the circle with his foot. "Who's next?" He cried.

After Gally had fought Minho, and won yet again, he turned to me. "What about you, Greenie?" He sneered. "My name's not Greenie, shank." I shot back. The crowd of boys shouted, cheering me on. "You think you can beat me?" Gally was getting mad. "Well, if I'm right, that bruise on your cheekbone? Yeah, I gave you that. Or have you not gotten it through your thick head yet." I stepped into the circle confidently, remembering him shove Newt the other day and anger flared. I was going to beat him.

I saw Newt looking worried as I stepped in the circle. Minho was beside him with Issy and Chuck. They all looked worried. Gally circled me, and I yawned, knowing if I annoyed him his moves would be irrational. Sure enough, he rushed at my legs, buit I saw it coming. I stepped nimbly to the side, kicking Gally as he went down. "Eat dirt, slinthead!" I heard Minho holler. This made Gally even madder - he even turned red. He stood up and swung a punch. It hit me in the lip, bursting it. He threw another hit. Foreseeing that, I stepped away again, grabbing his arm and throwing it to the ground. I kicked him out of the circle as he had done with Winston. The boys in the circle around us were cheering and hollering.

I spat out blood from my lip as I walked out of the circle. One of the boys - a Builder, I noticed - approached me. "Fraud." He spat. "A girl can't beat a man." I stepped closer to him. "In case you haven't noticed, I just did." I walked away to Minho, Newt, Chuck, Thomas and Issy. "You - how - but - "Minho was spluttering. "You dropped something, Minho - your jaw." We all cracked up laughing, except for Newt. He was pale. "You could have gotten hurt!" He siad to me, shocked. "Why would you bloody do that?" He looked slightly mad. "Because she bloody could." Minho put a hand on my shoulder, facing Newt. He raised his eyebrows, and Newt walked away, muttering. I turned to Minho. "You didn't have to do that." I said indignantly. I looked around for Newt, and saw him sitting alone on a log. I pulled away from Minho and went to him. They stood watching me, and I was surprised neither Chuck nor Issy had spoken. Thomas was shaking his head, but I ignored it.

I sat down next to Newt. "You okay?" I asked. "You?" He looked at me. I realised with a pang that he cared. A lot. I put a hand on his shoulder. "Sorry," I apologised. "I was rude back there." Newt seemed to brighten up a bit. "Okay." He said. "Alright everyone, bed time. See you all at the wake up!" I heard Alby cry out. I stood up as Issy came over. "Come on," She said, leading me away. "We need to talk in your room."
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A/N:
Okay, this one was a long and eventful chapter! Too bad it's Amy's Builder day tomorrow, I wish her luck!
I hope you all enjoyed reading about Gally getting beaten up, I know I did!
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