anemoia || a maze runner fanfiction (Newt x reader // Minho x reader)

chapter twenty-three | ???? ????

"I tell you, Y/n, I've never seen this girl before" Thomas answered and seemed a little bit frustrated. He surely must think that you do not trust him. "I believe you, Tommy. I just wanted to know your opinion about the whole situation." you soothed him. Thomas directed his gaze towards the treetops and closed his eyes for a few moments, before he looked back at you. "I think something's wrong. No, I know something's wrong, but not only because of that girl, but because of everything! We are trapped in a maze, a girl would be our least problem."

You nodded. You got so used to life in the Glade, that you nearly forgot how wrong the whole situation was, but Thomas has only been here for a few days. With every day you spend in the Glade, you got more detached from reality. Thomas was probably the one who had the most access to any sense of reality. You quickly shook off the thought before it could get too overwhelming and focused back on Thomas. He was chewing on his lower lip, the topic also seemed to make him feel uncomfortable.

"We will find a way out" you tried to convince him and partly also yourself. "At the very latest as soon as you become a runner" you smiled and playfully hit his shoulder with yours to brighten the mood. "There's gotta be a way out" the boy next to you thought out loud. "And until then, you should try and enjoy life in the Glade as far as possible. It makes a lot of things easier and you would probably go insane if you think about everything too much" you said and gave Thomas the same advice Newt has given you. "Thank you, Y/n" Thomas replied with a small smile.

As you were walking through the forest, you also made your way over the cemetery. You didn't know any of the Gladers who were buried here, but your heart still ached a bit as you allowed your gaze to wander over all the names carved into stones or wooden crosses. Suddenly you felt Thomas grabbing your forearm and preventing you from continuing walking. As you turned to him to ask what was wrong, you noticed his eyes were totally focused on something in front of him. You followed his view.

Ben was standing ahead of you. You eyed him carefully and felt your heart wildly pounding in your chest. His skin was pale and veins were covering his face. Sweat dripped from his strawberry blonde hair and he was breathing heavily. You knew that Ben didn't like you much, but this behavior was completely odd. Ben's eyes looked directly into Thomas'. "Ben?" you asked carefully and noticed how Ben immediately directed his gaze at you - his orbs completely black and lifeless. "Ben, is everything okay?" you asked again, your voice slightly shaking and you noticed how every muscle in your body wanted to run away, yet, you stood frozen in place.

Suddenly Ben ran forward and was about to jump unto you. But Thomas pushed you aside and instead, Ben landed on him. You fell to the ground and small branches scratched your skin; some leaves got tangled in your hair. You sat up, just to see Ben wrestling with Thomas on the ground. Thomas was laying underneath him and was clearly struggling to keep Ben off of him. You stood up and grabbed Ben's shoulders to pull him off Thomas "Ben what the hell are you doing?!" you asked between your breaths. But Ben didn't listen and pushed you away, causing you to fall back to the ground again.

You couldn't believe your eyes as you set back up and saw Ben ramming his teeth into Thomas' left shoulder. Thomas let out an ear-piercing scream which gave you awful goosebumps. You immediately knew that you would never be able to forget the pain in Thomas' voice. Your eyes widened and you stood up once again. Adrenaline was rushing through your veins and cold sweat formed on your skin. You jogged towards the two boys and in all your agony you pulled Ben away from Thomas.

Now Ben was the one who fell to the ground and you had just enough time to help Thomas to his feet. "Run!" you screamed at Thomas and pushed him into the direction of the edge of the woods. You needed to get out of the forest and to the court of the Glade, where the other boys would be able to help you. As you ran, you heard Ben standing up and growling behind you - he was chasing after you like a wolf would chase after his prey. You saw Thomas running a few steps ahead from you.