Aris Jones X Reader One Shots

The Right Thing (Part 1)

Aris's P.O.V

I watched Y/N from behind the screen. So far she didn't seem to be doing too bad in the Glade. Especially, for being the first girl.

She was understandably not very pleased when she figured out I tricked her. At the same time we made a promise. We work for WICKED so we follow their directions. We're looking for a cure, and she was getting in the way. Plus, it wasn't as if she didn't have a chance to back out of her lie. She suggested it in the first place.

I did the right thing no matter what anyone says.

I was only proven right when I saw just how quickly she ended up getting along with the other Gladers. After her first week she had already befriended Minho and Newt. She seemed genuinely happy. It's not as if anyone is suffering.

At least, that's what I told myself. It only kicks in at night that she won't be here tomorrow. That's when the guilt and shame wash over me. I wish I understood why. I was doing what was best for the world. I just kept repeating that she was stopping me from doing that.

That's why I don't understand why tears fall when I think about it. Then again maybe I do but don't want to accept it just yet.

Maybe I know that the fact that she won't remember anything is going to sting, and if she does she won't hesitate to tell me how much she despises me. That's how she breaks you. She never uses her fists. Her words will cut you deeper than any dagger ever could. It's not that she uses basic insults.

I already know what she would say. She'd tell me I was a despicable monster. She'd just say that she wished she never got her memories back so she didn't remember me.

She'd tell me she hated me, and she wouldn't yell. She'd say it in the calmest yet coldest voice.

I won't accept that right now though. Not until I actually saw her.

During the day it's okay again. She smiles wider than I've ever seen. She always looks so happy.

If only I had known better. Each of them have cried during the night at one point or another, but I kept telling myself she'd be different. She's stronger than anyone there so she'll be just fine.

Then, I worked the night shift. That's when I saw her walk by the walls. She stared at them before tracing the letters of her name.

"What did I do wrong to get put here?"She whispered to the night air. I kept saying she was traitor in my head over and over. She was betraying humanity.

Except, she wasn't the one who was going to betray Thomas. Then, there was her name.

Y/N
Subject A3
The Truth

Which truth would she tell? The part about me watching as she lost everything? The part where I made sure she couldn't tell anybody what actually happened? The part where we just sat there and watched them die, and she was the only one ready to fix that?

"It must have been pretty bad if I'm stuck here. What'd I do? Did I hurt someone? Am I some kind of monster? A freak?"She muttered.

Without even realizing I was shaking my head no.

"Do I not belong here since I'm the only girl? I must have done something absolutely evil to deserve that."

In that moment I realized the gravity of what I had done. I had sent her into a death trap as the only girl with no memory. Of course she wouldn't be okay.

"What's the point of this? What's the point of even living behind these walls if there hasn't been a way out?"

My heart stopped beating.

"No, no, no, no. Please don't do it. Please don't try it,"I repeated, shutting my eyes as I felt the tears fall.

"Then again if I have to be here it has to be a punishment. I'll have to live it out. If I'm here I just deserve it,"She uttered, sliding down the wall and pulling her knees to her chest. I could only watched as she cried her heart out.

"No. You didn't do anything wrong. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry,"I repeated, choking back sobs.

How could I forget this side of her? The side where she does anything if she believes it's deserved. She already blames herself for so much. She was insanely close to getting over that kind of thinking before I ratted her out. Now I had set her back on years worth of work, and for what? For something that may not ever happen.

"You were right, and you deserve better than this,"I whispered as if she could hear me.

Now I know what I have to do. I have to fix this. Even if she wants nothing to do with me after I need to let everyone know the truth.

I'm going to the Glade, and I'm getting us out. It's the only thing I can to fix this. There is no black and white here.

At least, not when it comes to her or any other choice. It's time to betray the other side. I'm finally time to do what she had been planning. It's time to do the right thing.