Bewitching

11|Greenie

*1 week later*

Newt and I haven't talked much since we kissed. Did he not like it or something? I have no idea, but it's kind of upsetting. He seems kind of distant. I don't know what's wrong with him.

So I pull him over today right before he goes out of the doors.

"Hey? Are you upset with me or something?" He looks surprised. "What? No. Why?" I shrug and try not to look hurt. "I don't know, I guess I just felt like you were avoiding me." He pats my cheek. "I'm not trying to love. I'm sorry." I hold his hand there. "It's ok." He laughs. "Now I got to go, or I won't bloody make it back in time." I give his hand a squeeze. "Good luck. Be safe?" "I can't ever be completely safe." I shove him a little. He jogs backward, still smiling before turning at last second and sprinting a little to catch up to his friends.

Assured Newt doesn't hate me, I wander around the Glade aimlessly until I have to work.

~*~*~

I'm literally just about to fall asleep, I was so close, and Clint wasn't even noticing either, when a loud alarm starts to go off. I jump and slam my hands over my ears. I think for a second I'm being kidnapped by Alex who has mysteriously disappeared or Min who somehow escaped the slammer. I feel a hand on my shoulder and whip around to see Clint back away hands up. "Whoa, Elizabeth, calm, it's just the Greenie alarm." I think about that for a second.

"A new Greenie?" "Yes." "So you can't call me Greenie anymore, now can you?" A grin spreads across my face. Clint sighs. "I guess not. You can go out I'm going to stay here and clean up." This boy had cut his arm and got his stupid blood all over our workplace. I skip put the door happily and run into Chuck. "Hey, Chuck, my man, what are you doing up here?" He holds up a rag and a bottle full of window washing fluid and frowns. I ruffle his hair. "Your job isn't that bad." He follows me out to the box where a bunch of boys are gathering. I push my way to the front so I can have a good view. Gally gives me a death glare from across the metal doors.

I might have stuck my tongue at him. Maybe.

There's a screeching sound as the box comes to a halt under the doors.

Four boys, two on each side, slowly pull open the doors. I want to see this new Greeie, so I jump down. "Really Elizabeth?" I laugh as Alby jumps down with me.

And no, I was not laughing at the Greenie.

But speaking of the Greenie, here he was, right in front of me with a look of terror and confusion on his face.

I smile at him and hold out my hand. "Names Elizabeth." He takes it and I pull him off of the ground. He has caramel hair cropped off just above his ears and green eyes. He's wearing a dark blue T-shirt and brown shorts. He stares at me. "Where am I?" I look to Alby. "Am I the most qualified person to answer this question?" He steps forward. "You're in The Glade. This is our home." He looks even more confused. A rope gets lowered into the box. The boy looks at it, then looks back at me. I nod slightly. He gets on and the boys above pull him up.

This is the second time I've been in the box, and I really want to try something I saw Minho and Gally do on my first day here. Pull themselves out by sheer arm strength. I'm lucky I have strong arms. Alby pulls himself up first, then starts to lower the rope down for me, but I ignore it and focus on the edge.

~

Suddenly I'm standing on the grass. I DID IT! The first woman ever to do that in the history of the shuck Glade! I think I'm getting a little carried away with myself here.
It's silent and I look around to see everybody staring at me. I just shrug. "You act like you've never seen a girl jump before." They lose interest in me quickly and turn to the Greenie. I'm suddenly being called by Alby. I jog over to him. "Yes?" I ask, annoyed. He gives me a playful shove. "You act like asking you to move is hard work." I give a dramatic groan and fall onto the ground. "Alby...tell my mother...I don't remember her.." Then I pretend to be dead, with the tongue sticking out and everything. Laughter follows. I smile, stand up, and bow. "You're welcome."
"Anyway," Alby rolls his eyes at me and turns back to the Greenie. "Can you remember anything, anything at all?" He starts to panic. "No. Why can't I remember anything?" Alby puts a calming hand on his shoulder. "It's alright Greenie, calm down, we've all been through this." He nods and takes big deep breaths. "Can you remember your name?" I ask him. he turns to me.
Instead of answering my question he smiles. "Are you the only girl here?" I laugh. "You bet your shuck butt I am."
He steps back. "What?" I laugh harder. He looks even more confused. "Shuck?" I just gesture to Alby to continue.
"So, Greenie, name?" He just shakes his head. Alby frowns. "That's unusual." The Greenie just looks at his feet.
"Can I show him around, please Alby, PLEASE?" I beg. He sighs. "Ugh. Sure." I smile at the Greenie. "Follow me.
~*~*~
"You said you had shown me everything already!" I could hear the Greenie protest behind me as we walked farther into the deadheads. I chuckle. "If I showed you everything at once your shuck head would explode." He groans. "That's not what I meant and you know it. Why do I want to see dead peoples graves?"
I stop in the graveyard and turn to face him. "Alright Greenie, it's time for the Newbie ritual." He looks nervous. "What is it?" He's falling for it. Without looking I point to one of the stray bones behind me. "Pick one up."
He gasps. "No way!"
"If you don't we'll throw you off the cliff." It looks like he's about to ask what the cliff is but thinks better of it.
"Fine." He sounds like Newt when he's being adorable. I shake my head to clear the thought.
The Greenie quickly picks up the bone as if he wants to get it over with quickly. My mouth drops open. "Greenie! I was kidding!" Emphasize on the kidding. He screams and throws the bone at me. It hits me on the shoulder and falls into the crook of my elbow. And it sticks. I scream and start to hop around like a little girl. The Greenie just stands there laughing. I finally shake it off and glare at him.
He's still laughing. I can't keep a straight face anymore.
We laugh until my stomach hurts. I hold it and sink down beside a tree, doing that weird silent laugh that happens when you run out of air. He sits beside me and we sit there in silence for a minute.
"My names Blair." He speaks quietly. I look over at him. "What?" He speaks louder. "My names Blair." I smile and pat him on the back. "Welcome to The Glade Blair."

~*~*~

I introduced the Greenie to Newt and Mino and invited him to sit at our table. He now sits next to me and Newt on my other side. "And then, he actually picked it up!" I say and everybody bursts out laughing. Blair flushes bright red. I lean over and whisper into his ear. "It's ok, we're only joking around." He half-smiles.
Minho suddenly seems to notice Newt and I holding hands.
He does the elementary school thing. What a child that one is. "Oooooo, Newt and Elizabeth!" I hate his girly voice, it's sooooooo annoying.
Everybody looks at us to see what I'm going to say. I give him a smile that just screams F U. He smirks.
Then I do something unexpected. I turn to Newt and pull him to me and start to kiss him.
I feel him sit still in shock for a moment, then start to kiss back. I don't want this moment to end. He pulls away and we're both breathless, green eyes staring into brown, our foreheads touching. I smile and brush a hand down his cheek. I pull away to see Minho staring, open mouthed, and Clint covering Chucks eyes with his hand, but I can still see him peeking through.
Then there's Newt, sitting still beside me grinning like an idiot.
Suddenly someone starts to clap. It's like a chain reaction. Soon my ears are filled with the deafening sound of the gladers clapping. Minho starts to whoop and I stand up and give them a curtsy. Impossibly the noise gets louder.
I pull Newt off of the bench and we sprint out of the room. Now I'm the one smiling like an idiot.

~

I still have Newts hand, pulling him through the deadheads. I can feel him smiling. We get to the tree we first kissed under and I stop. We just stand there and stare at each other for a while. Then he pulls me to him and whispers into my hair. "Thank you."
Then we kiss again.

A/N~ You are completely and utterly welcome. Now just imagine for a second that it was a dream. Don't worry, I'm kidding, it was real this time. Love cheese!
~ KyLiE