Wonderwall (The Maze Runner, Newt)

2

As the sun was setting, a group of eight boys ran in through one of the giant gates. They all looked exhausted.

"Those are the runners." Chuck said.

"Come on, I need you to meet Thomas!"

Chuck grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the sweaty teenagers.

"Hi guys! This is Bree, she's the new Greenie and-" Chuck was cut off by a very muscle-y dark haired, Asian boy.

"A girl?" He said. "We really got a girl?"

Bree was a little offended by this.

"What," she said, "just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can still beat your little-" She got cut off.

"Okay, okay, calm down." Said one teen.

The boy turned to the Asian. "Minho, does it really matter we got a girl? If the creators think she can survive with us, then she can."

The sweaty boy named Minho rolled his eyes and jogged towards a big room with a metal door and walked in with most of the other runners.

The one who just talked to Minho stepped forward.

"I'm Thomas." He said.

"Bree." She replied.

He was kinda cute.

Thomas turned to Chuck.

"She just get here today?"

He was talking as if she wasn't even there.

"Yes, she did." Bree said.

"Gally was right, you are feisty." Chuck said.

Bree rolled her eyes.

"Whatever."

~

After dinner Chuck led her over to a big tree.

"This is where Thomas and I sleep most of the time. You're welcome to sleep with us! Wait that sounded wrong.. I mean sleep between us.. Wait next to us? Uh, sorry.."

Bree smiled at his awkwardness. Probably the first time she smiled all day.

"It's fine, Chuck. I know what you mean."

The boy smiled. "Great! Oh, I have no idea when you start working. Let's go find Alby!"

As they started walking towards the large wooden building-Bree later learned it was called the Homestead- Bree asked."Working?"

"Yeah, everyone in the glade has a job! They let you work with one keeper everyday and then the council comes together to decide what you'd be best at, then they put you in that job." Chuck explains.

"A Keeper?" Bree asked.

"Keepers are the leaders or bosses of that particular job."

"Oh." Bree said.

After a few minutes of silence, Bree asked "What's your job?"

Chuck grimaced. "It doesn't really matter."

Bree could guess it wasn't a very good one.

After about five minutes they reached the homestead. Inside the old wooden building was some random gladers with their ears up to a large door.

"What's going on?" Chuck asked.

One put his finger up to his lips and shushed him.

"They're having a council meeting." One whispered.

"Why?" Bree asked.

The boy looked at her. "Because of you."

~

After about an hour of silence and straining to listen through the door, It suddenly opened, making the three gladers fall inside, and Alby stepped over them and sulked out of the room and walked out of the homestead.

About eleven other teenagers walked out of the room, some looking at her, others not even bothering.

She caught Gally's eye.

He glared at her.

She looked away.

The gladers who were listening in on the meeting went after the others, trying to get information.

Chuck nudged her. "I think you should go in there." He said.

"Why?" Bree asked, confused.

"Cause Newt is still in there and he might tell you what happened."

Bree shrugged and walked into room with thirteen chairs.

The young teen was sitting in one next to the middle chair.

She was about to say something but she got cut off before she could even begin her sentence.

"I already know what you're going to say, and just to let you know, I don't bloody care."

Newt looked up, then noticed it was Bree. "Oh, it's just you." He said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Thought you were someone else." He said.

"Yeah, just me." Bree began.

"I just heard from one of the gladers that this meeting was about me..?" She asked uncertainly.

Newt nodded. "Some of the keepers wanted to see if you would have the same rights as us."

Bree scrunched her eyebrows together. "Same rights? Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't do the same things-" She got cut off.

"I know, calm down. We know you're capable of doing everything we can, because if you didn't the creators wouldn't have put you in with us, it's just the matter of protection."

"Protection?" She asked.

Newt nodded. "Since you're the only girl.. we-the council considered not letting you try all the jobs for safety reasons."

"Like a runner?" Bree asked.

Newt nodded.

"Well, what did they decide?"

"Bree, I wouldn't tell anyone else but since this was about you, well, we resolved to where you can try everything. But there's a very small chance about it."

Bree nodded. "I noticed Alby wasn't too happy."

Newt shook his head. "He'll get used to it eventually."

He stood up. "Now get out of here before someone thinks we're making out."

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A/N: Hiiii! Kinda boring chapter, sorry :/

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