The Fighter 》 The Maze Runner

Nine

Everything went back to normal after the apology. Newt, Minho, and I grew more closer than before. With Minho, it's friendship wise. With Newt, it's something different. I can't really explain it. Like we would always sit next to each other when we eat dinner. He would wish me luck on my run. I find myself staring at him from across the Glade. When he catches me doing it, he smiles and waves. I would ignore my cheeks feeling warm and return the gesture.

Today is one of those days I'm with the Builders. Now, my apology with Gally was real easy. He just shrugged it off and said at least I got over it. Just to be sure I promised him another round of the ring without waiting till next week for the Greenie. Oh, I finally found out the name of this month's newbie...Eddy.

That's why I'm here. Gally had the Builders take the next few minutes off. He probably thought he was going to win this match. Oh, how wrong he is.

Gally circled me around the ring, "Ready to go down, Dan?"

Yeah, another thing that changed the pass few days was my name. A few of the Gladers took it upon themselves to call me: Dan, Danster, Tiger (Only Minho), and Danny (Thanks a lot Newt).

I let out a chuckle, "The only one going down is you, Captain."

One of the Builders did a fake ringing sound. If I wasn't in a fight then I would have laughed. I ran at Gally and pushed him. He wasn't unfazed by it and pushed me down. I kicked his shin and got up. He ran at me again and wrapped his arm around my head. I got a good hold on him and tossed him over me. He stayed down and kicked me under my feet. He got up and hauled me up by my shoulders. I use this opportunity to kick his chest and he staggers back. I ran at him and rammed my shoulder on his chest and tackled him down. I pinned his arms down and used my knee on one of his legs so he couldn't escape.

There were a bunch of ouches and oo's coming from the Builders, then their comments started.

"About to be beaten again, Gally."

"It's about to go down."

"Who new Gally would lose to Dan...again?"

Is that why he brought the Builders here, so he could prove his alpha dominance over them? Or is it that if I won again...they won't tolerate, respect - whatever the shuck - him again?

I slowly loosen my grip on him. He took that as his advantage and tossed me off. Got to make this look convincing. We both got up and he ran at me. He grabbed my waist and threw me over his shoulder. I grunted as I landed on my back. I got up and ran at him, only to slow down a bit so he could grab me again and toss me out of the ring. I landed awkwardly and heard a pop on my shoulder.

I grunted again as the Builders, and some Gladers when they saw the fight, came over. They circled around me and Gally knelt next to me.

"You ok, She-bean?" He asked.

My shoulder hurts, but I used my good hand to give him the ok sign, "I'm great. Except for the fact I lost. Guess you were a bit rusty the first time."

He smirked, "I told you, shank."

I glared, "Don't call me shank, slinthead."

"Whatever, shank." Just like I did the first time, he held his hand down. I took it and he helped me back up.

The Gladers began to root for Gally. I gave a small smile before going near Newt, who probably saw the whole thing. He was smiling at me and it caused bubbles to erupt in my stomach.

"What's with the look?" I asked.

"You let him win." He stated.

I crossed my arms, trying not to wince at the pain in my shoulder, "What? Psch, no. He won fair and square."