!!DISCONTINUED!! Into The Maze - The First Girl - Newt x Reader x Minho

Chapter 16

Later that day, after the Doors have closed, Alby calls a meeting to discuss my punishment and Newts job.

Once all the Keepers have filed into the room and found their seats, Alby stands up. "First things first-" Imma say all the words inside my head; I think, carrying on his words with some song lyrics I know.

"-We need to talk about Y/N's punishment for breaking Gally's nose. Gally did provoke her, so we need to take that into account. I'm suggesting she goes in the Slammer until tomorrow morning with only one meal".

The other boys nod, even Minho who knows that it's a fair punishment, Alby looks around, seeing everyone in agreement he nods, "Good, now onto Newt's job, Frypan, report".

Once all the keepers have given their reports Alby starts off the voting, "Just a moment, Alby" Minho says, raising his hand, "I want to consider him for a Runner".

Silence.

"Are you sure? He's only been here a few days" Alby says cautiously, "Yeah, I'm sure. Winston told me about his run when he first got here, and Y/N catching him, and I saw him in the ring against Gally, he's fast, agile and smart, I'll need to assess his stamina, but that can be built up over time".

Alby considers this for a moment, "I agree, but he won't be a Runner just yet; let's find him another job until the next Greenie comes up, then if you still want him you can have him. Until then you can train him for stamina and speed here in The Glade".

"Wait wait wait!" Newt cries, "What if I don't want to be a Runner?"

Alby looks at him, "If Minho says you have the chance to become a Runner and I agree, then you're a Runner".

"So I have no say in this at all?"

Alby considers, looking at Minho, "If we forced him into Running the Maze that would put him and his Running partner in danger, wouldn't it?" and Minho nods instantly.

"He wouldn't be trying his hardest, and that could be fatal. I say we do what Alby has said, then if I still want him, I'll take him into the Maze for a trial Run, and then he can decide if he wants to Run permanently".

Alby nods, "Sounds good, now, he needs a job until the next Greenie comes up".

~Time Skip~

Eventually, it's decided that Newt will be a Track-hoe until his Runner trial, I walk with him over to the Slammer where I am going to be spending the night, with only a small loaf of bread and a water bottle to keep me company.

He sighs, "I don't know how I feel about this".

I look at him out of the corner of my eye, he's running his hands through his shaggy blonde hair distractedly, and there is worry in his brown eyes, "About becoming a Runner?" I ask, and he nods.

"Yeah, and the fact that I don't get much of a say in it".

"You'll get to decide if you want to Run in the end though, that's got to be a good thing, right?"

"It is... but Minho is already a Runner, so you don't see much of him, and if I'm a Runner then there won't be anyone here for you".

My heart softens at his concern, "I'll be fine Newt, I have Frypan, Zart and Winston to talk to if I need them"

He stops and turns to me, and I'm shocked at the amount of feeling in his eyes, "That's not what I meant, Y/N, and you know it" he says softly.

Then he abruptly turns away, opening the Slammer door and gesturing inside, "Well, have fun in there, it'll be a long night".

I slip past him and sit down on the bed as he locks the door, What did he mean by 'That's not what I meant, and you know it?' Does he like me? No, he couldn't, could he?

I sit and think for a while, chewing on some of my bread as I turn his words over in my head. Then a thought strikes me, and I punch the bed in annoyance, "Shuck it! I forgot to tell Alby about my visions!"

~Two Weeks Later~

After my night in the Slammer, I decide I never want to break the rules again.

"It's so shucking boring in there!" I had said to Newt as we had worked together the next day. He had laughed, "Yeah well, I found that too, until you came and talked to me".

I had asked Alby to call a meeting with the Keepers and Newt, he had looked at me weirdly when I asked for Newt to come but had agreed, and I had told them all about the visions I had had.

"This could be useful, or dangerous" Alby had said, "We don't know what this means"

Minho had been horrified by the scene I described, "They tortured nine year old kids with Grievers?! They scare the klunk out of me!"

"That was a Griever?" I asked, horrified, "And you Run the Maze with them every day?!"

He nodded, "We don't often see them in the day, and only two people have seen them and made it back, but they're always active during the night".

Alby had interrupted me before I could go on about what a bad idea it was to Run the Maze with Grievers and said "Do you think there is any connection between the two? Do you have any ideas about why you got them and when you might get them again?"

I think for a moment, "The first time was when I looked in Newts eyes, and the second time was when I was freaking out, so maybe when I'm surprised or scared or caught off guard".

We had discussed it for a while longer before Alby broke up the Gathering, saying that if I had any more visions to tell him straight away.

Now I run with Newt around The Glade, we keep a steady pace, not breaking our strides and breathing deep and evenly. I had decided to join him in his Runner training, not because I wanted to be a Runner, but because I loved to run.

While we ran, I shoot at random things with my bow, a dead branch, an orange hanging from a tree, the top of a fence post, anything that posed a challenge to me, not that they did in the end because I always hit everything dead centre.

We complete our lap and end up back next to the North Door, only one Door opened every day, and today it was the North. Minho was waiting for us, "Ok shanks, now one more lap as fast as you can".

Instantly I break away from Newt, who was waiting for a signal, then he set off after me. I had a five-second headstart on Newt, but when we got back to the Door, he was just behind me.

We were both breathing hard, and I put my hands on my knees to catch my breath, "Good job, Y/N, you're getting faster" Minho says with a smile, and I match it with one of my own, "Thanks, Min, so's Newt".

Something flickers through his gaze, but I can't make out what it is because then it's gone, "Yeah, I guess he is" Minho agrees in a flat tone, I bring my gaze back from where I was studying the Door and look at him curiously.

Newt grins, stretching his arms above his head as he catches his breath, "Maybe, but Y/N's still fast" I look at him, "I know" and they both laugh.

Newt bounces on the balls of his feet, and I stare at him, "You're full of energy today aren't you?" he shrugs, "I just love running, it makes me happy".

"Will you consider joining the Runners permanently then?" Minho asks him, and Newt considers, "Maybe", he says, "Once I've seen what's out there".

"Y/N! Newt! Minho! Breakfast!" Fry's voice carries to us, and we look at each other.

"Race you there!" I yell as I sprint away and I hear their pounding footsteps behind me. As I reach the mess hall, Minho is already there and waiting, with Newt just level with me and starting to pull ahead.

Minho grins as we skid to a stop next to him, "Nice of you shanks to join us, now let's eat".