Breakable (Ember x Thomas)

**4**

Ember walks with the Greenie to the beds. Awkward silence fills the air, as the cold air hits there faces. The sun is already setting, and the other boys are starting to gather the wood for the fire tonight at the big party.

"How long have you been here?" The Greenie asks, breaking the silence.

I turn to face him, "A year." He nods in amazement.

"How do you do it?" I give him a questioning look. "How do you live in here? With your memory being gone, how do you live this life?"

I try to not answer the question for a little while, until we get to the beds. I show him where his hammock is, and begin to walk. "I don't. That's the thing. My friends, and now my family, has been the only thing that's kept me alive all this time. There the main reason I haven't jumped off one of those walls like-" Ember stopped herself, knowing that Newt would never forgive her if she disclosed his secret.

Ember decided that she should just change the subject. The night sky was beginning to darken, and soon the bonfire would begin. "I think we should start heading over to the bonfire. We have something pretty special planned tonight for you!" Ember tells the Greenie.

"Oh, okay" he replies, unsure.

They both begin to walk towards the other boys who are setting up the bonfire with wood. Ember leads the way, as the Greenie follows in her footsteps.

"Oh, hey again Ember! And Greenie!" Newt says as The Greenie and Ember make there way over to him. "Long time no see" Newt smiles.

"Yeah! You must've missed us dearly" Ember says, smiling back at Newt.

The other boys start to gather around the Greenie and Ember, as the bond fire starts.

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Ember's sitting on the bench, alone, drinking some of Gally's secret recipe drink and watching the flames ignite on the wood. So many things to look at, and Ember can't seem to find one thing that she hasn't seen before a million times. Other than one thing. The Greenie. 

He was sitting on the log with Newt, looking out into the Maze, probably talking about how dangerous it was, and how nobody has survived a night in it. What every Greenie has to hear.

Minho comes from behind Ember, startling her. She jumps and Minho laughs. Growling to herself, Ember lightly hits Minho on the arm, "Dude! Not funny!" She tells him.

"Okay, alright. I'm sorry! If I'm being honest, I didn't even try to scare you." He says, smiling.

Ember rolls her eyes, but smile also.

"Spying on the new Greenie?" Minho asks Ember.

"What?" She replies, confused.

"You're just staring at Newt and him. Kind of obvious. Something intrigue you about him?" Minho says. "Do you like him?"

"What? No! Of course not!" Ember says, defensively.

"Oh, okay." Minho says, slowly, while silently walking away.

Ember goes back to looking at the Greenie, but notices that him and Newt left the area where they were chatting before. They are both now walking around the Glade, Newt showing the Greenie the different job options.

Gally is in the wrestling ring currently, still making a scene. Him and Max are fighting. Obviously, Max is losing incredibly, but Gally still doesn't make that a reason to go any easier on him. Ember hated what Gally did to the new Greenie's, but he continues doing it anyways.

Watching the fight, I see Gally run into the new Greenie, bumping him backwards and almost hitting Newt. 

Gally asks the Greenie, "What do you say, Greenie? You and me?"

The Greenie dosen't know what to do, but as the other Gladers begin chanting his name, he walks into the circle. Gally explains the rules, and the two of them begin fighting.

Gally shoves the Greenie to the ground, with a grunt. After a few more times of being hit and falling, the Greenie gets up and shoves Gally to the ground. Everyone cheers.

Without realizing it, the Greenie stands up and looks around. "Thomas," he whispers to himself. "My name.." He says, getting louder as he speaks. "It's Thomas. I-I-I remember my name! It's Thomas!" He shouts.

All the boys come into circle around Thomas. " Welcome home, Thomas." Alby tells him.

Everything else blurs out of Embers hearing, as Thomas' name buzzes through her head, with memories flooding through. She did know him. But the only thing that she didn't know. Where did she know him from?

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I am so so so so sorry for not updating sooner than this. I have been super busy lately with Christmas coming up later, and homework. I'm hoping I can update again today, or tomorrow.

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I will be posting a new chapter of Hidden Beneath later today :)