Running (Thomas x Reader)

A night to remember

"Looks like we have a new runner" Thomas panted out before looking over to Alby. "Yeah it does" Alby said. "This calls for a celebration" you heard the out of breath voice of newt say. You smiled, you really liked the idea of having a celebration. You wanted to get to know everyone better and most of all you wanted to learn more about Thomas. You still felt that the pair of you were some how connected, but you were not yet sure how this could be.

So after the race you sat with the others and enjoyed your lunch, you were told by Alby that you would begin going in the maze tomorrow with Thomas and Minho. Both had agreed that at first light they would show you the map of the maze. You did wonder how they could map somewhere so big but of course would ask this come tomorrow. The day seemed to speed by, you helped everyone out where you could and even helped with making food for the celebration. When night finally come a bonfire was lit, you felt more relaxed and even more at home. So it had been only a few days but it seemed that you'd have to get use to this sort of life.

As the boys began to play fight, you went and helped yourself to some food. "You going to eat it all Y/N?" said a familiar voice, you looked over your should and smiled softly as there standing with two cups sawThomas. "Well I'll try but I don't think even I could eat all of this" you smirked. "Here" Thomas said as he held a cup out to you. Placing your plate down, you took the cup. Your eyes looked down at the liquid within. "What is that?" you asked softly.

Thomas smiled softly. "Just try it" he said before he took a sip of his own. You sighed. "What the hell?" you said before you took a sipped, you felt warm inside but then the after taste wasn't so nice. "oh god, what the hell is that?" you laughed pushing the cup into his chest. Thomas laughed softly as he took it. "I'm not sure but it was given to me one of my nights here" he told you. You rolled your eyes before punching him in the arm. "hey what was that for?" Thomas asked placing the cups down. "For making me drink that" you smiled.

"So how are you settling in?" Thomas asked as he rubbed the back of his head slightly. You couldn't help but smile, just being around him made you feel happy. "It's okay but I'm not sure if I can even call it home yet. I feel like thing is missing" you sighed softly. It was then Thomas reached forward, you froze in place. As he moved some lose peices of your hair from out of your face, slowly your cheeks went a soft pink. "Sorry, I just think you look better when your hair isn't in your face." he told you as you could see the slight pinkness forming in his cheeks.

"So what is there to do at these celebrations?" you asked him. "Well we could dance" Thomas said before you see some of the cooks come out with some of the pots. They began to bang on them but it was a good beat, at least you didn't feel as weird now as Thomas began to dance with you. He spun you away, only to draw you close. You felt his hands now rest on your hips as he held you close against him. You laughed softly as you could see the other boys dancing around the fire, doing fancy moves or at least it's what it looks like. You were just had everyone was having fun, even you were begining too. As the night went on, you ended up sitting beside the fire as Alby told the story of when he first come to the Glade.

Everyone listened quitely, as you placed your head lightly on Thomas's shoulder. It just seem to come natural to you, like it was something you had always done but hadn't done in sometime. You felt bad for Alby for being the first here but you could also see why he was made leader. He had a the guts to turn what seemed like a group of lost boys into a family. Slowly but surely one by one the boys went to bed. This left you alone with Thomas, the fire had began to died down. The two of you just sat there looking at the sky, whispering to one other. You found out he was lot like you, he to had tried to run when he got out of box and very much wanted to become a runner.

You yawned softly. "I think it's time we should both head to bed, we've got along day ahead of us tomorrow" Thomas said as he got up and placed his hand out towards you. As much as you didn't want this night to end, you know it had too. Tomorrow would be the first time you would enter the maze and gods knows what awaited you. You lightly took Thomas's hand and he helped you onto your feet, you thought he would let your hand go. But he kepted a hold of it as he lead you to your bed. "well good night" he said as he kissied your cheek lightly before letting your hand go. He watched over, not once looking back as your cheeks burnt a darker red. "wow" you muttered as you placed your hand on your cheek.