inside these walls. // newt x reader (gender neutral)

Chapter Four

It was still morning in The Glade but Newt and [y/n] had both missed breakfast again while passed out but for the first time in a bit [y/n] woke up without having had a memory. They groaned quietly blinking trying to adjust the light. 

"Newt?" They opened their eyes and looked up, sure enough he was there.

Newt sighed in relief, "[y/n]! You're alright. Whatever you did to piss off Gally that bad was bloody stupid."

"I was just being myself, acting myself, standing up for myself." they said as they sat up leaning against the wall.

"Yeah well doing any of that around Gally is bloody stupid. Even being yourself." Newt handed [y/n] a water bottle same as last time.

They took a small sip and then looked away slightly, "Well it all started because the first thing I did when I woke up was go try and talk to you and I was not interested in building."

Newt raised an eyebrow. "Talk to me? Why?"

"Because I had another memory.. a not so great one..." they paused for a moment and looked back at Newt, "..and you were there."

"What?!" Newt was taken back a bit. "and  you recognized me?! you could see me?!"

"yeah.. it was you, I said your name and you said mine, we definitely knew each other before now. We were close too." 

"[y/n] what happened? What was happening in the memory?"

"You were being taken.. they were going to put you in the box, you were trying to explain to me everything and you told me-"

Newt cut them off "Not to forget me?" 

"Yeah and something else.. I never got to hear it though." their expression faltered.

"Because I was taken, the boy dragged me out an sedated me.. I wish I could tell you what I was trying to say, but I'm not sure myself." Newt grabbed their hand comfortingly, he still had his gloves on. "I can't believe that was you.. I've seen that memory so many times and I never recognized anyone in it. Your name was always faded out for me too, I never heard much of what was said."

"I screamed when you were taken out, I fought so hard they had to sedate me just like when they were sending me into the box." a tear rolled down their cheek. "sorry- I- uh- I hated that memory. It showed me more about us but I wish it could've been better than that."

Newt rubbed his thumb against their hand, "it's alright, we're here now and that's not much better, but we can figure it out together."

"yeah.." they took a sip of water. "..hey what happened to Gally?"

"They locked him. Alby wanted to talk to you before doing anything else. He needs both sides of the story but you were a little too unconscious to tell yours." Newt smiled.

[y/n] laughed. "Thanks for protecting me. I didn't know what was going to happen and I definitely wouldn't of made it any farther if you weren't there."

"You literally collapsed in my arms." Newt laughed as well.

[y/n] squeezed his hand slightly, "you're the one that had your arms around me as if I was the one trying to attack."

"I was just protecting you, and you wrapped your arms around me too!" Newt scoffed.

"well then I guess we were both holding onto each other huh?"

"yeah I guess."

They sat quietly for a moment just looking at each other smiling until [y/n] spoke again, "so is it safe to say I'm not a builder?"