In These Walls (Newt x reader)

Twenty-two

~ (y/n)'s P.O.V. ~

I woke on my stomach, staring at the doorway of the room I was in. My head was still pounding, but most of the pain I felt before had faded. I laid there for minutes, knowing that I'd get in trouble if I moved. Soon, Jeff came in the room carrying a small bowl. He seemed to take a double take at the fact I was awake.

"Where's Newt?" Jeff looked at me, taking a small towel out of the bowl. 

"He's at a meeting." I hissed when Jeff placed the towel against my head. "Do you remember what happened earlier? Have trouble remembering anything?" I was quiet for a moment, then I shrugged. 

"It's all a little hazy. I remember going to get fertilizer with Tommy, then Tommy running from something. We fell. I hit a tree." Jeff shifted the towel, brushing some of my hair away from where I hit my head. 

"Ben attacked you guys when you were in the woods. He jumped on Thomas, and knocked you over in the process. That's when you tumbled and hit your head on a tree pretty hard. We think you tried to crawl away before you went unconscious. Newt was really worried." 

"Ben..." I whispered, seeing him faintly in my memory. "I remember him a little. He was mad. I wanted Tommy to leave me, but he wouldn't listen."

"Why would you want him to do that?" I squinted my eyes, Jeff redipped the cloth in the bowl.

"Ben wouldn't hurt me. He wasn't mad at me. I know Tommy could've run, gotten help." Jeff placed the cloth back against my head. There was a slight sting there when he did.

 "Ben was stung by a Griever. We've tried fixing it, but nothing works. All he has done is struggle, yelling about things we don't understand." 

"What's going to happen to Ben?" I whispered. Jeff placed the cloth back in the bowl, turning to get something off of one of the tables. 

"That's what Newt is at the meeting for." I nodded, then kept quiet, waiting as Jeff finished checking and bandaging my head wound. I knew what was going to happen to Ben, even if Newt opposed. Ultimately, Alby was leader, and I knew his choice.

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After Jeff had bandaged my head, he left with the instructions to not touch my head or lay on my back. I nodded, staring off into space. Soon, Newt paced into the room, running a hand through his hair.  

"Are you okay, Newt?" He looked up, some surprise coming onto his face as he smiled, and yet I could still see he was stressed. 

"I'm just fine, love." Newt came over, kissing me gently. 

"You look stressed." I whispered when he pulled away. 

"It was just another meeting, that's all. How are you?" Newt grabbed at one of my hands, rubbing circles with his thumb. "You hit your head pretty hard." 

"So I've heard. I'm doing okay. Jeff came in to further clean the wound before bandaging it. Newt nodded, staying quiet for a moment. 

"They're banishing Ben tonight." A wave of different emotions washed over me. I frowned, feeling the tears come to my eyes even though I knew this was the decision they would come to. "Alby said I have to be there since I'm Second in Command, but I'm not going to make you go if you don't want to." I shook my head. 

"No. I have to go. Am I able to see him privately first?" Newt sighed, nodding slightly. 

"I'll see what I can do." He kissed me gently for a second time, then unlooped our fingers. "I'll be back." He whispered, then left the room.