The Maze Runner Preferences and Imagines

Thomas Imagine (Part 5)

I woke with a start as I heard a siren going. Everyone was running around and so I followed them. Somehow in the crowd of Gladers, I found Thomas.

"What's going on?" I ask walking up to him. He puts his arm around my shoulder, as if to say good morning.

"The box is coming up, probably just another greenie." I nod and we walk together, not bothering to remove his arm off my shoulder. A crowd was already gathered by the box as the creaking came to a stop. Thomas took his arm off my shoulder and stood on his toes to get a better look.

"What do you see?" I ask, not bothering to try and look over the tall boys in front of me.

"I can't see anything." He said with a sigh. I look at him, then at the crowd.

"Follow me." I grab his hand and start to push through the crowd. Reaching the front, I see that Newt and Alby have already opened the box. Though I can't see in the box, I can see Newt's face clearly, and obviously, he's confused.

"What is it?" Thomas asks beside me. Newt looks at Thomas, then me, and Alby before saying anything.

"It's another girl." My mouth drops open. Thomas watches me as I take a step into the box. The girl has short and wavy brown hair and small brown eyes. She is sitting in the corner with her knees tucked into her chest. I motion for Newt to get out of the box and take a step closer to the girl, who cringes at every move I make.

"It's ok. No one is going to hurt you here. This is the glade, we're all a family." The look on her face softens when I say that. I extend my hand and wait there until she takes it. "Now, they're going to throw down a rope and pull you up. Is that ok?" She nods as the rope comes down and pulls me and her up. As soon as we get out of the box, a bunch of guys whistle and holler, but not at me.

"Slim it shanks!" I shout loud enough for everyone to hear. The girl starts to cry and a couple of the guys mock her. Rolling my eyes, I taker her arm and drag her to the dead heads. She sits on the bench and sobs into her hands.

"Ok....um......Do you remember your name?" I ask squatting in front of her.

"Naomi." She says through sniffs.

"Naomi. You need to stop crying, no one is going to hurt you. A couple things you need to know. 1) Don't go into the maze. EVER. 2) No one is going to hurt you, as long as you don't hurt them. And 3) Do your job. Got it Greenie-I mean, Naomi." She nods and looks over at Newt and Thomas, who have started walking over to us. I give a slight smile and nod as they come and sit next to her.

"Guys, this is Naomi." I say pointing to the girl. Newt extends his arm and she takes his hand.

"Nice to meet you, love." Newt says. Naomi blushes and looks down, releasing his hand.

"What did I do?" Newt whispers, leaning over to me. I just shake my head and let out a small giggle. "No, but seriously." He says through awkward laughs.

"You called me love." Naomi spoke up with a smile. This causes Newt to step back and turn bright red.

"No, wait....I didn't mean it like-"

"I'm Thomas." He interrupts. "Excuse me for saying this, but you're very beautiful." He said scooting closer to her, making her giggle. Wow, that hurt more than I thought it would. My body got warm and I felt anger and sadness fill my body. I grab Newt's shoulder taking a step back.

"Are you alright Y/N?" Newt asks. Looking at him, I shake my head no. Thomas never called me beautiful before.

Thomas continues, "Newt can I give Naomi the tour?" Newt nods. "Would you like to eat dinner with me tonight?" Naomi nods, and I knew I couldn't stay there any longer. I turn and slowly walk away from them. My walk gradually turns into a run and I find myself running across the glade. I don't pay attention to the burning of my lungs, or the tiredness of my legs, I just keep running.

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I reach the end of the glade and lean against the maze wall, catching my breath. Sitting on the ground, with my head in my hands, I feel icy fingers touch my shoulder and jump at the feeling.

"Y/N?" I look up to see Gally, squatting next to me. "Can I sit?" I nod as I feel the tears start to burn my eyes. "What's the matter?"

"Nothing. Is. The. Matter." I say in between heavy breaths.

"C'mon I know that's not true." He grabs my hand and squeezes it slightly.

"It's Naomi. I have known Thomas way longer than her and she gets him in a matter of seconds! It's not fair!" I give up. I look over and can see the hurt in Gally's eyes, but for some reason, that doesn't stop me. "I don't know if I like him or what!" I stop for a breath. "He called her beautiful." Gally is silent for a moment, contemplating what I just said.

"Y/N," He starts, "I don't know about Thomas, but I think you are georgeous. Honestly, you are the most beautiful person I have ever seen!" I feel the tears start to fall. "You don't need Thomas to feel beautiful. You are strong, independent, and, well, just all around perfect." He smiles at me and puts his arm around my shoulder, as I lean my head into his neck.

"Thank you." I say, wiping my eyes.

"Anytime." He says. We just sit there, toghether, as we see Thomas start to walk towards us.

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A/N: I hope you guys liked it! Thanks for reading!