Lost & Found (Maze Runner Fanfiction)

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Newts eyes opened slowly, and he almost immediately stared down at the sleeping girls head on his lap. It was undoubtedly awkward, but Newt left her how she was, he didn't want to be the one to wake her. Even though the sun was just setting and they'd have to get going soon.

After a few minutes Elaine started to stir, and she woke up, confused at first of the way she was sleeping, then soon realized who she was sleeping on.

"Oh..." She awkwardly looked up at Newt, and sat up, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her left ear. "I'm sorry" Elaine muttered sitting up straighter and moving a few inches away from Newt.
"It's alright, I didn't mind" Newt said flustered, he was looking down trying to hide the sudden redness in his cheeks.

Elaine took a sudden notice to the setting sun, and stood up to brush off the nonexistent dirt off her pants.

"Well, w-we should probably start walking, the suns going down" Elaine said turning to pack up her stuff. In reality she was just trying to hide her red cheeks.

"Right" Newt agreed, and got up. He too packed up his stuff, and stood with Elaine near where there should've been a front door, and they started off, flicking on there flashlights as they walked.

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It had been 2 hours already, and thankfully it wasn't hot at all, it was warm with a chill breeze every now and then.

Elaine kept a good couple inches away from Newt. The feeling of the awkwardness earlier still lingered in Elaine's thoughts.

Newt however didn't mind, well at least now. He did feel awkward when she woke up, but now he really didn't mind. He quite liked it when Elaine was close to him. Which was odd, because he had only met this girl about 3 weeks ago.

And yet, he was falling for her. He just hoped, it wasn't one sided.

~~~

Elaine jogged ahead up a small sand dune to get a better view of there path, as she reached the top, she noticed 30 feet tall shadowed figure. Newt caught up to Elaine, and sat down to regain his breath.

"It's a city" Newt said in an obvious tone.
"More like a crank infested city, that's where most of them roam" Elaine stares clearly.
"We'll have to go through it in order to pass this desert, there's no other way around it, just mountain ranges" Elaine explained slumping down next to Newt.
"Well have any ideas?" Newt asked.
"Nope" Elaine shrugged, "not one"

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~Jaye