Second Time Around // Newt x Reader

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         "SHUCK!" You heard Minho scream as Newt pulled you up.

Once you were up you were sprinting, Newt right on your heels. Shrieks came from everywhere. Behind you, at your sides, in front of you. Gally, who still looked like he was in a daze from what you had told him, was a few feet in front of you. Thomas was up front with Minho, Winston, and Alby. Chuck was. . . Chuck? WHERE THE SHUCK WAS CHUCK?

"Where's Chuck?" You screamed over the inhuman shrieks.

A sudden look of horror washed over Newt's face. They all seemed to hear you. Thomas stopped dead in his tracks.

"CHUCK!" Thomas called. "CHUCK!"

"THOMAS! HELP!" Came a voice. It was small and seemed to be far away. It was coming from behind you.

You stopped and spun around. You were a few yards in front of the Cranks. Chuck was only a few feet in front of them. But something told you they weren't after him.

"Chuck! Stop running!" You yelled at him.

"WHY?" Chuck called back.

"Just stop!"

"Are you shucking out of your MIND?" Minho yelled at you.

"Just slim it and watch." You told him.

Chuck stopped running and was covering his head with his hands. The Cranks just ran around him, not even bothering to get anywhere near him.

"What the hell. . ." Gally said from behind you.

The Cranks kept getting closer. You noticed they weren't after any of the guys.

They were after you.

You let the Cranks come a little closer as the thought sank in.

"So does that mean they aren't after us either?" Thomas asked.

"Not you." You mumbled and Newt gave you a strange look.

You looked at him. "Bye!" You said as you ran around him.

The shrieking had gotten a lot louder and annoying. You didn't even bother to turn around and look. You knew they were behind you.

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Newt's POV

"Bye!" (Y/N) said and ran around me.

The Cranks changed their direction to follow her.

"(Y/N)!" I called after her. She didn't seem to hear me. I tried again but the Cranks were too loud.

I was going to go after her when I felt a hand on my arm. I turned to see Gally.

"Too dangerous. Wait. We'll find her. She can handle herself." Gally said staring in the direction (Y/N) went.

"Good. She can handle herself. But not with that many Cranks. We're going to help." Minho said, pulling some knives out of his backpack.

"But Minho-"

"Slim it, Gally. You don't know what those things can do. You've never faced them. We're going after her." I said taking a knife from Minho.

"It's suicide." Gally said trying to convince us to stay.

"You know nothing of suicide."

I started running in the direction (Y/N) took. I couldn't lose her. No. I couldn't. There was something about her. I like her. A lot. Not even going to lie. Is it not obvious? I just feel like I need to protect her. I have defiantly met her before the Maze. How could I forget a face like that? I had that 'I know her.' realization thing. There was something there. I knew I liked her. Pretty obvious to me. From the first time I saw her, poking at me and trying to wake me up, I thought she was beautiful. It's cheesy, I know. But its true.