Of All The Stars {Newt FanFic}

Chapter 3

* FIVE YEARS LATER*

"Newt have you seen- what are you doing?" Estella inquired after Newt had pulled her into a storage closet. She looked about to see Thomas and Minho hiding to giggling. "shhh... Were hiding." Thomas informed her placing a finger to his lips. "We replace Gally's shampoo with pink temporary hair dye." Minho giggled. Estella rollled her eyes chuckling along with the three boys. Gally must have hated having to dorm with the Ivy Trio.

"I'm gonna shucking kill you three." The boisterous voice boomed down the hall. The four held their breaths as Gallys footsteps faded down the halls. After a moment the three boys began to laugh historically. "You guys are so mean." Ella scolded between laughs. New shrugged helping her out the closet. "We have to get a few last laughs in besides its our last year." Ellas smile faded. "don't remind me."

Ellla and the others were now 13 in the next year they were to begin their graduating testing. A rigorous survival in a maze created by Her brother, Thomas and two other girls. In the past years their schooling has been on the impact of solar flare on the world. They studied the disease the flare endlessly upon other challenging courses to prepare them. From an early age Aris showed promise and by the time he was 8 had been chosen to work by thomas's side.

"As i was saying, have you seen my little brother last I saw he was in the courtyard with Chuck." She turned to Thomas. "By the way chuck, your little brother" She pointed at him accusingly. "Hasn't talked to you in three day i know you think your some chosen golden child but that doesn't mean you can ignore him." She scolded. Thomas cowered beneath the shorter girls reprimands. "Sorry geez" Minho laughed at Thomas. "And you" She turned to Minho who turned a ghostly pale. "You promised Sonya you would spend our free day with her, but instead you spent it with some random girl." Minho shrugged attempting to remain cool. Ella stepped forward. "If you make her cry one more time i swear Minho Gally wont be the only one with pink hair." she threatened. "fine" he mumbled shrugging off to find her.

"Last i saw they went to the cafeteria." Newt shrugged. Ella smiled brightly at Newt. "Thank you newt always so helpful." she then was off not bothering to wait for Thomas who half way down the hall became distracted by Teresa. "Hey Tom, Ella" She greeted the two with a warm smile. Thomas smiled back pausing to talk to her. "Hello Teresa i'd love to chat but I Have to find Aris." she informed. Teresa nodded understandingly and allowed Ella to escape.

As Ella neared the cafeteria she could make out her brothers hushed voice. She peaked behind a corner to see her brother nervously shifting his weight from one foot to another. Before him Rachel, the other chosen girl, leaned against the wall tears threatening to fall. Aris ran a hand through his light brown hair shifting closer to the girl. Ella knew her brother had a crush on Rachel and watching him now made her smile. "Rachel, you've got to understand were doing this for a bigger cause." He sighed. "But Aris our friends could die." She whimpered sinking to the floor. Ella watched in curiosity as he younger brother fell beside the girl wrapping his arm around her. "Thats why were here to make sure that doesnt happen." He reassured her.

"What are we doing?" Ella jumped to see Newt had snuck up beside her. She smiled mischievously. "Spying." she pointed to the younger kids around the corner Rachel had stopped crying, but now had her arms wrapped around Aris neck. Ella could see the small smile on her brothers face as he hugged the girl back. "Ah to be young and in love." Newt whispered stepping back away from the hidden corner. The left the two alone and walked towards the courtyard. "And what would you dear Newton know about love." She teased.

Newt shrugged hoping that the burning sensation on his cheeks would stay hidden and not turn a bright pink. He had wish he could say somthing witty and charming like Minho, or be an adorable goof like Thomas but he wasn't. Still out of the three he was the first to know love. Sure he was young don't all the greatest loves start out young. Or perhaps the most tragic whatever.

It was that first night he met her that sparked his 8 year old self interest. Her light hair had been tied into two pig tails the first thing he ever saw were her eyes, that perfectly matched Aris. She was so tender in calming him down yet firm, much like a mother. Newt never seen a kid his age so mature. She had that type of maturity that was earned through hardships. In the months to follow Newt would attempt to open her up. At first his attempts fell upon deaf ears. She seemed to always be on gaurd. It took a whole three months for her to finally leave Aris side to talk to Newt. From then on she started to flourish amoungst Newt and his friends allowing them to get just beneath the surface. Enough for them to enjoy her company but newt wanted more. She was like an unfinished book where the author offered you a chapter every few months. And each chapter charmed Newt more.

"I know what i see from Minho." He mumbled. Ella laughed "thats not love those are crushes, love is something else, love is dangerous and can hurt others around you." she explained. For a moment her eyes fell to the floor. "Love makes you foolish, Aris isnt foolish he's brilliant and he is not in love he has a crush and its cute." she smiled thinking of her brother. "Oh." Newt murmered feeling a bit rejected. "You see.." Ella went on. Something she only did with Newt. She was a complicated girl often closed off. Newt assumed it was because she could remember her parents. Only one other person remembered their parents Teresa and from what Thomas says the memories arent pleasent. And from the little Ella shares with Newt they are'nt. Even so he still holds on to each memory of hers, enjoying the privelege of learning more about her.

"My father was desperately in love with my mother, granted she was beautiful." "Well i can imagine..." Newt smiled looking at Ella. He admired the way she hid behind her long locks of light brown hair. Her brilliant Hazel eyes that changed with the light those golden greens browns and blues. He never thought a persons eyes could be a mixture of all the colors here was his proof. But in times like these they glossed over with the gloom of her past. "No, i am nothing close to my mother she had this beautiful strawberry blond hair with matching freckles and her eyes...." She paused turning to Newt. "They were blue much like yours, they seemed to represent the raging sea inside her." Newt paused for a moment noticing the way Ella stared back into his blue eyes with a soft sadness. "well thats very poetic of you." He commented breaking the intense gaze. Ella nodded. "Anyways my father the fool he is, shot my mother up with bliss he got by selling me and my brother to this fine establishment and now he's probably lying dead in our house killed by my own mother." She deadpanned. Newt frowned. "Thats a bit blunt." Ella shrugged. "what he did to her was sickening watching her turn into a monster, allowing us to see her that way, it isnt what she wanted, trust me Newt you do not want to be come what she be came." Newt nodded slowly taking in Ellas words.

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A/N: So this chapter is a bit longer sorry about that. But we see Estellas character more now she is a loyal friend/sister but also very gaurded.