Aris Jones X Reader One Shots

"You're okay now,"I repeated, stroking his hair. He didn't say anything as more tears fell from his eyes. Despite it being hours since they had pushed him into the lake I could still feel him shaking and hear his teeth chattering.

"I don't know what I did,"He said through hiccuped sobs.

"You didn't do anything,"I promised, wrapping my blanket a little tighter around him as we stayed in the corner of my hut.

"I didn't even see what they looked like."

"I know, love. I know."

"I'm not here to hurt anyone, and I haven't done anything wrong,"He uttered, his voice straining from the past three hours of crying his heart and soul out, until there was nothing that he had left to give.

"I know."

"Why doesn't anyone else then?"He mumbled.

"I don't know, but it's not your fault. Okay? Nobody chose to be here. You didn't choose to be here."

"I can't take this anymore. I'm sick of them. I'm sick of everyone but you,"He whispered as I traced shapes on his shoulders.

"That's not true. You've got Sonya and Harriet, right?"I reminded him. He didn't say anything as he pulled his knees to his chest while keeping his head on my lap.

"This place isn't my home. Not the way it's yours, and it never will be,"He murmured, resting his hands on my knee while remaining curled up in a ball.

"I'm going to get you out of here, okay? I'll find us a way through the Maze. I don't know how long it will take, but it will happen,"I promised.

"Unless they kill me by then,"He mumbled.

"I won't let anyone hurt you."

"You can't be in the Maze and in the Spring with me. Even if you could, you can't be there every second of the day,"He reminded me.

"Aris, I will be by your side every minute that I can. I won't let something happen to you. Do you understand?"

"You can't do that. You're just one person, Y/N,"He sighed as I pressed my hand to his cheek. Taking it, he fidgeted with my fingers, tracing his between mine and on my palm.

"I can try,"I repeated.

"I know you will, but that doesn't mean it will work."

"Then, I'll have to try harder,"I stated simply.

"Just don't blame yourself if it's not enough,"He whispered.

"You know me better than that,"I sighed.

"I do, but it was worth a shot,"He responded, still keeping my hand in his. Looking down at him, I let him go deep into his mind as I kept thinking about how I would handle this.

Right now though, wasn't the time to actually go into detail. He's here, and he's alright. A little shaken up, but he's alive. He's breathing and not covered in blood.

It may be the bare minimum, but right now it would have to be enough.