Burn The Maze Down

•[Chapter 3]•

Kai’s POV
(Ю I was listening to FREAKS by surf curse halfway through this chapter and it’s a bop Ю)

Newt had led me to a large canopy with some walls of wood, but most were just curtains hung on ropes for temporary walls. He showed me a crate of extra shirts and told me to grab a few and one to put on my back, for they will be my shirts unless I grow out of them, then they get passed down to the next person they’ll fit.

I picked out 4 shirts for later, then one for now, most boys had five- according to newt.
The first two were a pale and fresh cream color, not white, but close enough in this dusty box, the nest was a dark blue that complimented my skin tone, the next was a simple stone gray, and the last was a pale orangey-yellow. I slipped the tangerine colored shirt over my head, and fixed my hair, apparently it was long enough to get in my eyes if not pulled back or brushed, so I tried to slick it back, but it only stuck up a little.

‘Well, now it’s out of my eyes. I need to get a brush or something to slick it back.’ I thought as I finished attempting to fix my hair. Newt was putting the crate lid back when I remembered what I went to the fire for in the first place. “Hey newt, where are the builders? I’ve been looking for them for a while.” Kai could see Newt’s shirt slid up slightly as he stretched his back, Causing a rush of blood to go to Kai's cheeks.

‘Dang he looks fit… Wait! I-ugh! I mean sure, Newt's good looking and all, but Minho is probably the most well kept, he looks clean…… Ok, this has to stop’ My face was beginning to burn. “I’m pretty sure they went to the builders hut to get tools, then to an open spot in the glade to build the hut, over by the gardens. Just ask around and you’ll know where to find it.” He said as he lowered his arms again.

I quickly looked away in a shotty attempt to hide the burning sensation in my cheeks. “You alright there doc? You’re looking a bit red.” Newt questioned as he placed a hand on his hip. “Um, yeah. I’m fine, it’s a bit stuffy and hot in here from the heavy curtains, lack of wind and relentless sun.” I say with an awkward chuckle at the end and pick up my shirts. “Thanks for this, I’m going to find my bed, put these on and go look for the builders.” I say to him as I leave the dusty storage hut.

Ф time skip Ф

I found out that I slept next to Ben in a padded and stiff hammock. I ended up placing my shirts on top of the pillow which was on top of a light sheet and thicker blanket. I left after one of the other keepers, Billy I think, told me that the rest of the necessities that came up  the box for me would be put under the bed later after everything has been put away.

I ended up finding the builders closer towards the center of the glade, in the center of an open field with lots of sunlight almost all hours of the day, with only a few trees scattered around for shade. The grass here was only geen the closer you got to the center of the area, but was long and kinda dry to the outer areas. ‘But it will always be a patchwork quilt of grass everywhere we go because whoever put us here clearly couldn’t pick one type of grass to put out here.’ I thought sarcastically.

“Hey Gally! So this is where you’ve been. I've been looking for you everywhere.” I say as I wave while walking closer to him through the grass. Gally looks at me with a raised eyebrow. Or I think it’s raised, his brows are really high normally. He just looks mildly amused, ok? He looks me up and down quickly, taking my new appearance now that I have a shirt on and have fixed my hair, or fixed it the best I can.

“Good to see you fully clothed now, greenie. The builders and I are trying to build your hut, but are stuck on how to build it with the lack of extra wood from the box this month.” He said as he led me to a poorly built wooden table with the other three builders around in, looking at some sketches of designs. “Look alive boys, The Doctor’s here.” Gally said to announce my presence around them. Even though I don’t hold much, if not any power to anyone at all yet, It’s nice to know that I’m needed and kind of important to them now.