Just friends?

Chapter 13

You wanted to kiss him again but you didn't want to be stupid. You knew the grievers were getting close and you had to be ready incase you had to run. You rolled over so that you could see out through the ivy. You stared at the wall directly across from you and even though it was dark you could swear you saw a shadow. You tensed up and Newt moved forward to look outside. "What's wrong?" He whispered. "I think there's one on the wall above us," you whispered back. "I can see a shadow." You both moved back a bit until you couldn't see the shadow anymore. You were getting anxious. Suddenly 6 mechanical legs landed right in front of you. You whimpered and quickly clapped your hand over your mouth. Stupid. You thought. You may have just given yourself away, but to your surprise after inspecting the area for a few seconds the griever scuttled away. You removed your hand from your mouth and took a few deep breaths. You turned to look at Newt and he gave you a relieved look.

You only saw two more Grievers before the sun started to rise. And like the first one they didn't seem to notice you. "The doors should open in about twenty minutes." Newt said. "And I don't think we'll be having anymore encounters with the grievers today." You were quiet for a minute, listening out for any signs of the grievers. You didn't hear anything so you crawled out from under your little hiding spot. You looked around as Newt was getting to his feet. "We should probably get back before the bloody doors close on us again." He joked. You took his hand and you both ran back the way you'd come. "Did you find that thing you came out to look for yesterday?" He asked, slowing down to walk. You'd been so scared that you completely forgot about the plaque. "Yeah we found it." You said. I was standing in front of it to get a good look at it and it just suddenly opened. There was another plaque behind it but I didn't quite catch what it said because I nearly got squashed by a griever." You said throwing your hands up. "Strange." Newt said, stopping you, you turned to face him. "The entrance is just around that corner." He said. "and I just wanted to tell you that I think you're a very good kisser." He winked at you and turned to keep walking but you stopped him. "What is it?" glided out of his mouth "well..." you were lost in his eyes, you couldn't think let alone speak; "Y/N?" He said with concern, you opened your mouth to speak, but instead drew yourself towards him ever so slowly, his face softened as you both inched forward. The tension was real. By the time your noses nearly touched, you felt like nothing else mattered. "You are so bloody beautiful Y/N" he whispered as he broke the space between you, his lips barely touched yours as if he wanted to tease you, the longest three seconds of your life passed before he kissed you, his lips as soft as always; you hooked your arms around his neck, his hands resting on your hips...lowering as every second went by. You parted and laid your head upon his strong chest, listening to his heart beat. "We should get going" you told him with a cheeky smile growing on your face.

You lifted your head from his chest and tried to pull him along with you. He wouldn't budge. "Come on you cheeky bugger." You said as you tugged on his arm. You both walked around the corner and saw the maze walls opening. There were a few boys standing at entrance and they all looked completely baffled. You both kept walking towards them. You stopped when you were right in front of them. There was an awkward silence and then Minho started clapping. Some of the other boys joined in and Newt even took a bow. Alby got everyone to quiet down and asked the question that was on everyone's mind "How?" He asked. Newt pointed to you. "This genius found the perfect hiding spot." He said. You smiled. "So you're telling me you hid the whole time?" Alby asked. "Pretty much." Newt said. Alby gave you both a suspicious look. "Okay." He said, clearly not believing your story. You did find it strange that no one had ever survived a night in the maze, but you and Newt had survived just by hiding. You were too tired to think about it. "You guys should probably get some rest." Alby announced. "I'll let you rest for the day but tomorrow you both go back to your usual schedule."
"Good that." Newt said taking your hand and leading you to your hammock.