Love in the Maze (Newt x Reader)

15. Fight for freedom

The next morning was a buzz. Rachel and the boy, Aris, were telling them all about a plan they had. A plan that included facing the Maze monsters, in combat. Most girls were against it, but were convinced otherwise.
"Come on", Rachel had said, "You have been stuck here for two years! Isn't it about time you took a chance?". Girls had nodded in agreement and soon prepared themselves for the upcoming fight. Y/N just stood quietly in a corner, thinking of Milly. She promised the girl that she would see her family, her brother! 'But I broke that promise', she thought sadly, 'I let them take her... I won't let that happen again'. So the E/C eyed girl had plastered a determined expression upon her S/C face and stood in the corner.

6 words. They had found 6 words within the retracing of the maps, repeating over and over again.
FLOAT
CATCH
BLEED
DEATH
STIFF
PUSH
What they meant, Y/N didn't know for sure, but she memorised them just incase. She also quickly wrote them on a scrap of mapping  paper, so she wouldn't forget. But those words...all 6 of them brought a chill to her spine whenever she spoke them. Such direct words that could freeze blood, words that stabbed people like knives in the the gut. Such words were too harsh for teenagers to be saying. Regardless of what they meant, the Creators obviously made those words for a reason, they just needed to find it.

It was now midday and Y/N sat down under the tree her and Milly sat under the afternoon before. Everything seemed to be fine in that moment, the two girls talking without any problems in their lives. Without any burdens upon their weak shoulders, without pain running through them constantly. But after that moment...everything went to hell. But she wouldn't cry, no. Because she was strong, the E/C eyed, H/C haired Runner from Maze A was strong. 'And Milly wouldn't want me to cry. She'd want me to carry on, for her friends, for her brother...', Y/N wasn't sure if now she would ever see Newt again. After all, they were leaving the Maze, leaving the tunnel that lead her here, leaving any chance of reaching the boy she loved behind.

"You okay, Y/N?"
The girl in question jumped a little, surprised to see Rachel and Aris standing not to far from her. The girl just nodded and picked up a long branch that had broken off the tree she was leaning against. The Runner drew out her running knife and started carving it into a spear, a weapon she could use against the shuckin' Grievers. The two arrivals sat either side of the concentrated H/C haired girl, picking up smaller branches of their own and copying her actions.
"So this is it...", Rachel spoke up through the awkward silence, "We finally leave this place. Mind you, I have only been here for a month or so. But I bet most girls are just dying to get out of here. Some have probably been here since forever!".
Y/N just nodded and kept carving, dealing her anger and sadness out into it. Aris noticed this and so gently said, "Hey, I know you're upset. But don't worry, we'll get out of here. For Milly and Beth and all the girls who were murdered by those monsters. We'll do it, I promise". Y/N finally stopped carving and brought her face to meet Aris'. It was soft and gentle, just like his words. But his eyes showed anger and determination through them, those eyes seemed to pierce Y/N's soul.
"I promised her she would meet her brother", Y/N breathed out, "I promised her, and I broke that promise. But not again, never again!". Y/N hadn't noticed that she had absentmindedly carved Milly's beautiful name into the strong wood. She stared at the name, the name that held such a promise, for a while longer before starting to carve in the names of her beloved.
Newt
Alby
Minho
Colum... The list went on. She continuously carved until their was barely any space left on the shaft of wood. The girl made sure that Newt and Milly's names were placed together, so that (In at least 1 sense) they met at least once.

After that, Mary shouted that it was time to go. The trio stood up looked one last time throughout the Field. But to Y/N, she saw the Glade. She saw Zart working in the Gardens, tangled up in the vines causing the other Gladers to laugh. She saw Gally and Armie hammering the Homestead together...again! She saw Alby walking about, monitoring everything. Saw Colum laughing with Clint, Jeff and Frypan as they all ate Fry's amazing food. And finally, she saw Ben, Minho and Newt, running back into the Glade. But she mainly focused on her two best friends, seeing their smiles and seeing them laugh made her happy inside. She saw the boys, her friends and brothers. Her family. And the love of her life. Maybe one day she will meet them again, but for now...
"Let's get the hell out of this shuckin' place, shall we?".