The Feeling (Newt x Reader)

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     "Y/N, do you know what it all means?" I heard Athena ask behind me as I continued to scribble notes. I felt both Minho's and Athena's hot breaths on my neck as they hovered above me, I could tell they were growing impatient of waiting.
     "Just go grab Newt and Alby, I rather not explain everything twice." I said, not looking up from my work. Doing this job gave me a sense of adrenaline, it was strange but true. A few moment's later I finished with my notes as I placed my pencil down and held the papers up proudly. My moment of silence was interrupted yet again as the doors burst open.
     "You slintheads are gonna get shucked by Gally if you don't stop barging in like that!" I turned towards the door, annoyed. Minho and Athena returned with a slightly confused Newt and an annoyed Alby.
     "Okay, what is it?" Alby asked, ignoring what I had just said. I sighed.
     "Okay so today after Minho and Athena returned, they were running through section 7." I tried to explain as thoroughly as I could so I stopped to see if they were still with me. "Eight days ago, section 7 was open. There are 8 sections in total that Minho and Athena have discovered, we're going to assume that that's all that exists."
     "Okay so what's your point?" Minho stepped closer towards me, eyeing my notes, I think he was starting to clue in.
     "After looking back at Minho's notes, there is a pattern that the sections of the maze open." I look up, showing my notes. I noticed Newt's and Alby's eyes light up.
     "What does this all mean though?" Newt asked, his eyes skimmed through the papers. After a moment of silence, I looked up and sighed.
     "I don't know but I want to see what's out there. I have to see." I looked up at Alby, I wasn't asking for permission to go but I wanted to see what he would say.
     "Wait what?! No bloody way in hell Y/N, you have your maze model right here!" Newt gestured his hand towards the map model made of standing sticks and stones. His eyes filled with concern and disagreement.
     "It could benefit us Newt.." Alby sighed, I could tell he didn't want to send me into the maze but he understood. I was quite surprised however, I didn't expect he would let me go without putting up a fight.
     "She'll get herself bloody killed out there Alby, you know I can't let her do that." Newt was basically begging on his knees at this point. Why was he so against me going into the maze? It was only one shucking day, besides I've never been anywhere that I can remember other than the glade.
     "If you're worried I can't keep up with the running, I can! You know I'm capable of it, I'm not some shank that's just gonna let you stop me from going, no matter what you say Newt, I'm going and that's final!" I snapped at Newt. I was getting tired at all the arguing. Newt looked at me sternly, he was angry but his eyes showed sadness. He stormed out without a word and Alby ram after him. Minho scoffed.
     "Shuck, I wonder what he's so angry about, it's just a day." Minho shook his head as he continued to look through my notes. Athena shook her head in dismay but it wasn't at Newt, it was towards me.
     "What?" I asked, annoyed with the way she shook her head at me.
     "You just don't shucking get it do you ya shank?" Athena shrugged disappointingly as if it was obvious way Newt was angry. "And what the shuck Minho, I can't believe you haven't caught on slinthead!"
What was she talking about? Whatever I thought, I grabbed my notes from Minho's grasp and neatly put it off to the side as I headed to grab supper. Weren't Newt and I going to continue our conversation from this morning? I suddenly remembered. I shrugged to myself, he was pissed off with me, he probably doesn't even want to talk.
I decided to take a detour before getting some supper. I couldn't believe I was going to go into the maze the following day. Excitement mixed with fear rushed through my body, I was nervous but I knew I could keep up with Minho and Athena. My mind suddenly flashed Newt's face before he stormed out of the map room earlier. I felt terrible for what I said, I decided I would go find Newt and apologize. I searched all over the glade, asking others if they had seen Newt. I had no luck. My grumbling stomach told me to grab some supper before I continued to look so I headed towards Frypan's kitchen. I asked for two sandwiches as my turn came up.
     "Wow, two? You hungry greenie?" Frypan laughed as he handed them over. I walked off without replying. I assumed Newt hadn't eaten supper either so I ordered him a sandwich. After looking for him a whole longer without any luck, I gave up. I decided I would sit by the large tree trunk, my usual spot where most people didn't go because it was secluded. To my surprise I found Newt, his face was buried in his arms with his legs folded to his chest.
     "Hungry?" I asked as he looked up at me startled. He didn't reply but I tossed him a sandwich anyways. I sat down beside him, leaning against the tree.
     "Listen, I'm sorry about snapping at you earlier I jus-" Newt cut me off before I could finish.
     "Don't apologize, I think going into the maze after that kind if discovery is a good idea, I would've let anyone else go." Newt said looking up, his eyes seemed to sparkle Eben more beautifully at night.
     "... Then why don't you want me to go?" I asked, confused. After a moment of silence Newt sighed, looking up at the stars. He chuckled.
     "You really are bloody clueless aren't you Y/N?" He smiled looking into my eyes. I felt relieved to see his smile. My chest pounded, it felt like my heart was going to explode Newt continued to stare, he looked like he was dreaming. Maybe I was the one dreaming. I didn't reply, I was too lost in him, maybe that talk about romance in the morning, maybe it meant something. Was this romance? I sure wanted it to be.
     "We never finished our conversation from this morning did we?" I asked, immediately feeling my cheeks turn a tomato red.