Thanks to the praises you achieved yesterday, on your first day of a Med-jack, you were even more excited to start your second day. Even so excited, that you woke up just as Minho and Dan, a tall boy with shoulder long hair, left into the maze. Somehow you liked the routine, although it was your fourth day you would say that you even liked the Glade. Of course you felt the need to escape, but as long as there was no exit in sight, you were sure that a life in the Glade wouldn't be too bad.
After Frypan woke up you decided you would help him prepare breakfast. You never really got to know him, you two only talked on your second day while you tried the job as a cook. You weren't too bad at cooking, just a little slow... so you could at least help Frypan a little bit. He seemed really nice and always made sure that every Glader had enough to eat, but still hated it when someone raided his fridge, as Minho explained it. You made your way to the kitchen, while the animals and even some of the Gladers woke up. You enjoyed that time of the day, everything seemed so peaceful.
As you arrived at the kitchen Frypan greeted you with a smile, "Good morning, Y/n! I'm sorry, but I'm just starting with preparing breakfast... so you need to wait if you want to eat something", you quickly shook your head "No, everythings fine. I just wanted to ask if I may help you?". Frypan looked at you in disbelief - had no one ever offered this poor guy help? "That's so nice of you! But you really don't need to help me if you would rather relax before you start working" Frypan offered you, but you shook your head once again "I would really like to cook with you. How can I help you?"
Frypan gave you the task to cut tomatoes for the scrambled eggs and prepare some sandwiches. It was fun to cook with Frypan, he asked how you liked the glade, told you some things about the other Gladers and how his first days in the Glade went. You listened carefully and nearly forgot to continue cutting tomatoes if Frypan hadn't reminded you - what a great help you were!
After the other Gladers woke up and came to the cafeteria to get their breakfast, you helped Frypan handing out the dishes. You may or may not put some more scrambled eggs on the plates of Hank, Newt and Leo, but nobody really noticed it - not even Frypan. After every Glader got himself a plate Frypan turned to you: "Thank you so much Y/n. I never finished so quickly and certainly never had so much fun while cooking. Maybe you want to switch jobs?", you chuckled but denied "Thank you Frypan, but I'm happy as a Med-jack. I also had so much fun! Maybe we can repeat that?". Frypan nodded, you got yourself one of the two plates which were left and said your goodbyes to Frypan.
You quickly found Newt, Hank, Leo and Gally sitting on their regular table and joined them. You sat next to Leo across from Newt, but somehow Gally, who sat next to Newt wouldn't stop staring at you. "Is everything okay Gally?" you asked him after his stares got on your nerves. "Did you help Frypan with cooking?" he asked you, surprised by his question you just stammered a 'yeah'. Gally raised his striking eyebrows "That's why it tastes like cardboard today"
You rolled your eyes. There was the old Gally again. You thought he would treat you a little bit nicer after you helped him with his cut yesterday, but that seemed not to be the case. "Oh slim it Gally!" Newt groaned "It tastes wonderful, love" he smiled at you and your cheeks heated up, so you quickly looked down to hide the change of color.
"You sound like an old married couple" Gally remarked and Leo silently chuckled, but you weren't angry, he was somehow right,..right? "What are your guys' plans for today?" Hank asked and you mentally thanked him for not making this situation more uncomfortable than it already was. Gally told the group about a fence that needs to be repaired, Leo needs to work in the gardens and Hank has a day off once again. "What about you, Newt? Y/n?" Hank turned to you. "Oh, I'm just gonna have my second day as a Med-jack, so nothing out of the ordinary'' you smiled with your eyes closed. "I'm gonna keep Y/n company" Newt decided. "You will?" you turned to Newt, your eyes widening a little bit, "Yeah, as the second in command I need to see if you're able to do your job", "Yeah, sure" Hank started laughing, soon followed by the others. But your laugh wasn't as genuine as the laugh of the others, you were way too busy with figuring out if Newt told the truth or if he really just wanted to keep your company.
After everyone finished their breakfast, you brought the plates back to Frypan. You offered Frypan to help him with the dishes but he insisted that you get going and doing your job as a Med-jack. So Newt and you left the cafeteria and made your way towards the Med-jack hut.
"I didn't know that you need to check if I'm able to do my job... I thought it was the task of the Keepers, not the second in command" you thought out loud while walking towards the hut. "You're right, it isn't my task to do so... I just wanted to spend some time with you, that's all" Newt said with a lively undertone in his voice and smiled. You did so too and of course you couldn't help but start blushing - what a bad habit of yours! You turned your gaze away from Newt in order to hide your red cheeks.
"It's cute when you're blushing"
"Hmm?" you hummed as you turned your face towards Newt. You were sure you had heard his voice but weren't sure if he really said what you might have heard. "Nothing, love" Newt quickly said and now it seemed like it was his turn to blush, but before you could think about it even further Newt continued"I mean, we're at the hut". As soon as he had said that you turned and realized that you were indeed already standing in front of the Med-jack hut. You hadn't even realized you walked for so long.
"Oh, I didn't notice we walked for so long" you chuckled nervously and the two entered the Med-jack hut. "Hey Y/n!" Jeff greeted with a smile, which faded as soon as he saw Newt "Newt? Is everything okay? Did you get hurt?" Jeff rushed to the cabinet which holds the herbs and medication to help Newt as soon as possible, but the blond boy explained his presence before Jeff could panic any further "No, I'm okay Jeff, thank you! I'm just here to keep Y/n a little company, is that okay?". Jeff smiled and wanted to speak, but someone interrupted
"As long, as you don't distract Y/n here, it shouldn't be a problem" Clint made his way towards the three of you from the back of the hut. "Hey Clint" you greeted him with a smile and a small wave, he only nodded and smiled as a greeting. He seemed so mature and always composed, sometimes even a little distant - but still nice! "I promise I'll not disturb neither you two nor Y/n" Newt reassured the two Med-jacks, well primarily the Keeper of the Med-jacks, who now nodded "Okay, fine but I need to rely on that", "Sure, I promise you can count on me" you reassured Clint, who gave you a little smile and went back into the back part of the hut. "I'm going to get fresh herbs, Y/n can you please organize our cabinet?" Jeff asked you while he walked towards the entrance. "Of course" you answered with a smile and walked towards the cabinet. After Jeff had left Newt sat down on one of the two beds in the hut and watched your back as you were organizing the herbs. As you were just putting the bitter oranges into place Newt raised his voice
"Oranges? Are you guys worried we don't get enough vitamin C?" he chuckled and you turned around, eyeing the bitter orange while doing so "Well, it's not really a normal orange, these are called bitter oranges. They may even be dangerous when taken in larger amounts, but they help with fainting, heart attacks and strokes" you explained to Newt, "but we have many other herbs over here..." you continued and turned around to grab some yellow flowers "...these are goldenrod. They help with wound healing, I used it to help Gally as he cut his arm yesterday"
After you were finished you looked up from the yellow flowers in your hands towards Newt. He was sitting on the bed, laid back while supporting his upper body with his forearms, smiling at you. "What?" you said quietly under your breath, "Nothing, I'm just proud of you" he said, "Proud of me? Why would you be proud of me?" you stuttered and placed the flowers back into the cabinet. "You see..." Newt started, now bending his upper body to the front and supporting it with his arms on his knees, "You really seem to be passionate about this job... I would even say you're blooming. It makes me happy" the blond boy smiled at you. "Thank you" was all you could answer, overwhelmed by the situation.
The rest of the day went pretty normal, except for Jeff complaining that so many Gladers came to the Med-jack hut since yesterday and he still was pretty sure that you were the reason. It seemed to be Jeff's way to show you how popular you were in the Glade, but it only made you feel uncomfortable. You didn't want to be something 'special' and wished that the other Gladers would see you as normal. Of course it wasn't 'bad attention', but as Hank once said, you felt like an animal in a zoo.
Newt kept your company the whole day and the two of you laughed a lot. Time flew by as if it was nothing and you felt like you could continue talking to Newt for forever. As the sun was setting Newt said his goodbyes and went to grab dinner, just as Jeff and Clint. All of them asked you if you would like to join them but you denied, you didn't feel like eating, but rather spending some time alone.
After the boys left you cleaned the Med-jack hut and thought about decorating it. The hut seemed so cold and dull, so you decided to cut some flowers in order to place them into a vase and make the room look a little 'fresher'. Just as you were cutting some primroses you heard the gate towards the maze closing, you looked up expecting to see Minho and Dan but nobody entered the Glade. The other Gladers were eating so nobody noticed the incident. You held the flowers close to your chest and walked towards the gate.
As you arrived two boys stumbled into the Glade and fell down face forward in front of your feet. You looked down and covered your mouth with your hands while gasping, which caused the flowers to fall down. Minho lied on his stomach in front of you, and three big scars covered his back, the blue shirt he was wearing was soaked in blood. Dan sat up and tried to catch his breath "Maze... Minho... scratched... couldn't do anything, two... two
...Grievers"
Dan helped you to get Minho into the Med-jack hut and the both of you placed him on the bed Newt was sitting on earlier. While you got Dan something to drink and lavender, to calm him down, Minho was slowly waking up "Y-Y/n?" was the first thing the boy asked. As soon as you heard his voice you rushed over to him "Minho? Minho! Hey, I'm here". A smile formed on his lips as he saw you "Am I in heaven?" he asked with a raspy voice, you couldn't help but chuckle a little bit "No of course not. You're not dead Minho", "Well, yesterday I thought I might only pull a muscle to see you... seems like an understatement now" he laughed but groaned in pain as he did so.
Dan was now asleep and you gave Minho some willow bark, a herb used as a painkiller, to chew on. He first complained about the taste, but after you've told him that it stops the aching he chewed even faster. "We need to clean your wound, Minho" you stated after you placed the rest of the willow bark back into the cabinet. "Can you sit up for me?" you asked as you turned back to Minho and he did so. "I'm really trusting you over here, Angel" he said, having a warning undertone in his voice "I'm trying my best not to hurt you"
You grabbed some water, a towel and some saline solution, which is always sent up with a Glader as Clint told you and made your way back to Minho. You sat down behind him and looked at his back "Uhm Minho? Would it be okay for you if you'd take off your shirt? It would be easier to clean the wound." you asked and turned red, thankfully Minho couldn't see it, it would have cost you a dumb joke. "You know, you could have just asked earlier and not wait until I'm attacked by a griever" Minho joked while undressing his upper body.
You inhaled a quiet deep breath as you now saw Minho's back. The three scratches weren't to deep, but went from his shoulder to the lower part of his body. Fresh blood was still coming from the cuts and was making its way to the sheets of the bed, which turned red. You bit your lip and thought about where to start. In another situation you probably would have indeed admired Minho's rather muscular back, but of course you would never admit it.
"I just want to help you" you defended yourself while you soaked the towel into water to clean the visible dirt. "How did this even happen?" you asked Minho while placing the towel unto his bare back "We were just running as suddenly this shuck of a griever came out from behind a corner, luckily it didn't get to sting anyone of us, but it scratched me as we were about to flee", "I'm so happy you're okay... well except of this" you confessed and washed away the dirt and blood from the wounds. The towel you were cleaning Minho's wounds with quickly also turned red and you needed to wash it out several times.
After all the visible dirt was washed away, you soaked the towel once again, but this time in saline solution. "This might hurt a little" you warned Minho, "Don't worry Angel, I can handle- ouch!" you placed the towel on Minho's back, while he was still talking "Thanks for the warning" he groaned. "I'm sorry Minho, but it needs to be done. Otherwise it will get infected" you apologised and Minho groaned everytime the saline solution-soaked towel touched the open wound. After you were done you bandaged his back and got Minho a fresh shirt, both of you went outside, to sit in front of the hut.
"That was my favourite shirt" Minho said while looking at the torn and blood soaked blue shirt. "I'm sorry... maybe you can ask the creators for another?" you tried to cheer him up, he just chuckled "You're so innocent, Y/n. I somehow like it", "You do?" you asked surprised "Well, yes your sudden hits of innocence can be refreshing". "You think I'm naive" you said outraged after the realization hit you. "If you would be naive, you wouldn't have said that. But I don't know if you're innocent or just trying to see something good in every situation, maybe both? Either way... I like that" Minho said and then just looked at you.
"I'm happy you're okay, Minho" you confessed and smiled at him. "Well of course you are. But I can guarantee you that the griever wouldn't have killed me", "Why's that?" you asked confused, "Even a heartless creature could not bear it to kill someone as handsome and charming as I am" Minho smirked. "Oh my god" you laughed as you put your head back in order to look at the sky "That was bad, like really really bad" Minho turned his gaze from you towards the sky and put his head back just as you did, "I know you like my sarcasm, I would even say you love it", "Keep on dreaming, Minho".
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