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𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: I somehow dedicated this chapter to the song "With me" as it was my inspiration for this chapter. So if you want to, you can listen to this song while reading :) I really hope you enjoy the read!
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Dan and Minho entered the Glade at a jogging pace. Minho was kind of contrite to tell you that they once again found nothing new on their route through the maze. While Dan was already making his way towards the homestead to grab some dinner, Minho stood puzzled on the spot. He expected you to greet him like you'd always do, but to his surprise you were nowhere to be seen. If he would be fully honest, he had confessed to himself that he was disappointed to not see you greeting him. Since you welcoming him back to the Glade was his highlight of the day and compensation for the exhaustions in the maze.
After he took a deep breath, he decided it was no use to wait longer for you. Minho decided that it was for the best to just meet you at dinner or ask the other gladers where you were at. A bad feeling developed in his chest as it was so out of character for you to not meet him with open arms as soon as he would enter the Glade. Minho shook the thought off and walked to the map-room to think about potential routes for the next few days.
As he was walking towards the wooden building next to the deadheads, he noticed Leo running out of the forest into the direction of the homestead. As Leo came closer, Minho noticed a panicked expression on the face of the running boy. Leo held several herbs tight in his right fist and to Minho it was clear to see why Leo would never be a runner since red spots were forming on his face. Minho chuckled to himself and grabbed Leo by the sleeve of his shirt as soon as he was in reach.
"You know, when you breathe like that while running, you'll not make the next few meters without hyperventilating" Minho spoke while Leo looked into his eyes filled with panic and restlessness "T-Thanks, but- but there's no- no time" Leo responded out of breath while holding the herbs tight. "Whatever it is, I'm sure you're not helping with trembling through the Glade and calling it 'running'" Minho remarked and crossed his arms in front of his chest, he couldn't understand while the boy in front of him was so tense. Leo runned his fingers several times through his chestnut colored hair and shook his head.
"No, you don't- you don't understand" Leo managed to say, still out of breath. "Okay, okay, you need to calm down. What even is going on?" Minho questioned, slightly annoyed by Leo's nervous jumping from one foot to another. "Y/n-" Leo started, but Minho interrupted him "Y/n? What about Y/n? Is everything okay?", now Minho was the one panicking and he held Leo by his shoulders. "Leo, what about Y/n?!" Minho asked in a stern tone. "Y/n- she- she" Leo gulped and finally managed to speak properly: "Y/n fell from the watchtower."
Minho didn't waste any time and sprinted towards the homestead, while Leo hung behind, being not even half as fast as Minho. As Minho arrived at the Med-hut, he literally dashed through the entrance, but came to an abrupt halt as he saw you lying on one of the beds. You had your eyes closed and your breathing was slow, now and then you would make small noises, but none of them made any sense. While you laid there, you looked like you were in a deep, peaceful slumber and with the rays of light which fell through the ceiling dancing around your face, it was easy to mistake you for an angel.
Newt and Hank turned to Minho, while Clint cleaned some of the dirt on your cheeks with a wet cloth, nobody said a word. "What happened?" Minho asked nervously without looking away from you, "She fell from the watchtower" Hank said what Minho already knew. "and how did it happen?" Minho questioned further while approaching the bed to get a better view of your face. "The wood was rotten" Newt started, also not looking away from your face "I wasn't able to catch her" he said with his voice full of regret.
"You were with her?" Minho asked with an angry undertone "and still you didn't watch after her?" He now lifted his gaze to look at Newt, who did the same. "No, I did watch after her" he answered sternly "So it is your fault?" Minho inquire provocant. "What?! No! I would never let anything happen to her!" Newt defended himself and his voice got louder and more irritated with every word. "Well, it seems like you did just a wonderful job!" Minho got worked up and pointed at you.
"I would never do anything to endanger her and you know that!" Newt exclaimed and looked at Minho with an unbelieving look. "Just because you wouldn't do it, doesn't mean you couldn't do it" Minho continued and just like Newt gave him an unbelieving look, he gave Newt an fierce one. "Maybe you're just jealous that I got to spend some time with her" Newt commented and Minho looked like he was about to explode in anger. "Okay guys, that's enough. This isn't about any of you, it is about Y/n who fell from the watchtower. And I don't care who's 'fault' it is, as long as Y/n will be alright - where even is Leo?" Hank interposed and gave both boys a strict look.
Leo entered the hut soon after and nearly wasn't able to catch his breath "The- the herbs" he managed to say and gave them to Clint. "Thank you, Leo. Did you also get the ones from the deadheads?" Clint asked while putting some leaves into hot water, Leo answered with a humm and a heavy nod. "She'll be alright" Clint assured, "When will she wake up?" Newt asked and looked at you with a worried expression. "We need to try and wake her up frequently, eventually she'll open her eyes" Clint explained.
Hank was the first one to grab your shoulders and shake them slightly "Hey, Hey Y/n wake up" but other than some mumbles Hank got no reaction from you. After several attempts they gave up and decided to just wake for you to wake up naturally. Leo also eventually went back to the gardens, but not before he made sure that someone would inform him when you woke up. Clint went into the back of the hut while Minho, Newt and Hank all grabbed a chair to sit around the bed and wait for you to wake up.
After they all gave up the hope for you to wake up that evening, they suddenly heard a whisper coming from you: "I don't want to go". "Y/n?" Newt asked and slightly shook your shoulder, "Love, can you hear me?" he continued to ask and you heard him.
You slowly opened your heavy eyelids and looked at everyone of the three boys and then your gaze landed on him - the boy you just met in your dream. Since your eyelids still were too heavy to hold them up for too long, you once again closed your eyes. Suddenly you felt a stabbing pain in your back and in your head a dull pain began to spread. "Are you alright?" Minho asked and you opened your eyes again.
"No" you mumbled and grabbed your aching head "My head hurts and my back is killing me". "That's no surprise... you landed on your back" Hank explained and you groaned, Gally was right - the wood was indeed rotten. "Can you ask Clint if we have any painkillers left?" you asked the boys, "Asks the one who always tells us that too many painkillers are bad for your health" Minho joked and grabbed a package of painkillers from the cabinet.
After some time, both Minho and Hank left the Med-hut to go to sleep, but Newt stayed with you. Just as you took a sip from the herb-mixture Clint prepared for you, you noticed Newt looking at you carefully. "Is everything okay?" you asked as you placed the glass on the bedside table and turned back to him. "No" Newt confessed and you sat up in your bed, regardless of your aching head and back "What is wrong?" you asked.
"You should lay back down, sitting up is not good for your back at the moment" Newt tried to distract from the subject, but you only shook your head "I'll lay back down when you've told me what's wrong" you insisted and Newt took a deep breath. "It was all my fault. You even told me about the rotten wood and I was the one pressuring you to still climb up" he explained his thoughts and ran his fingers through his hair. "You didn't pressure me Newt" you assured him, but he shook his head "I did and I told you to trust me, but I have let you down."
"I would trust you with my life" you smiled at him, but he looked away "and because of me you nearly lost it today". "Newt, stop. You're being overdramatic! See, I'm alright, everything is fine" you told him and placed your hand on top of his, which was placed on the bed. He turned his head to first look at your hands and then to look at you. "But what if you would not be alright right now? I wouldn't know what to do without you" he confessed and your lips slightly parted.
"Like, seriously..." Newt started "I'm nothing without you". This left you dumbfounded, your mind was blank and all you could do was look into his deep brown eyes, which always gave you such comfort. A shiver went down your spine and the setting sun sended it's last rays of sunshine through the gaps in the wood. Time seemed to stand still and all you were able to hear was the heartbeat of you and Newt in synch. Your mouth went dry and you tried to find anything, just anything you could say in a moment like that and even though people may call situations like this 'uncomfortable' you didn't want this moment to end.
"Newt..." you whispered. "Y/n, please don't. I just want you to know that with everything I won't let this go" he explained and you closed your mouth. "I know I made my mistakes, but I really don't want to lose you. I don't want to sound selfish, but I want you with me. As I saw you falling and when I wasn't able to catch you, I felt like I've let you down, but I would never do that. I would never do anything which could hurt you."
"I know" you mumbled and you grabbed his hand, looking into his eyes. "You give me this feeling like an endless summer, or at least how I imagine it and I'm pretty sure that you've already known that. Like, you know it's you that I see when I fall asleep and- " Newt turned away from you and placed his head in his hands "and I sound like a complete slinthead" he said in a low voice and you were able to see him turning red through the spaces between his fingers.
You carefully placed a hand on his back and even though your back hurted like crazy, you managed to move closer until you eventually sat right beside him. "You don't" you told him and Newt finally looked back into your eyes. You never were this close to his face, now only a few inches separated you from one another. While looking into his eyes you were now able to see how deep and clear the brown in his orbs was just like chocolate, all they spreaded was warmth and comfort.
You smelled his typical consoling scent - he always smelled like a mixture of mud and honey. You felt him moving closer until his breath suddenly met your collarbone. As you looked into his eyes, you noticed them wandering down your face until they eventually stopped on your lips. Both of you came closer and your heart seemed to beat loud enough for the whole Glade to hear. Was it the right thing to do? You always orientated on What-If-questions, but sometimes you just need to do what feels right and while looking at Newt, who always provided comfort, coming closer - you couldn't imagine a thing which would feel even more right than exactly this.
Your lips met.
While doing so, you closed your eyes and allowed yourself to fall. It wasn't some kind of wild or overly passionate kiss, it was a sweet kiss, a sweet surrender - just the perfect first kiss. You had been scared that it might feel strange, that you might feel uncomfortable, that you might regret it, but all of your worries vanished right now. All you were able to feel was the fireworks exploding in your stomach and the pain being relieved from both your head and back. It felt like you arrived or like you found a home.
The two of you partened and looked at each other. "Wow" you heard Newt mumble and you couldn't help but smile and slightly giggle. "What do you even say in these kinds of situations?" Newt thought out loud and your smile grew bigger "The first thing that comes to your mind" you answered. "Even when it is something like 'Your lips taste like vanilla'?" he questioned and you laughed "Yes even then, I just take it as a compliment". There it was again - the sparkle in your eyes, when you're passionate or happy about something. As soon as Newt noticed that, he also couldn't help but smile.
All of the sudden Jeff entered the Med-hut and you moved back into your former position, he really needed to come into the hut right now, did he? Jeff first looked at you and then at Newt while holding a bowl of soup in his left hand "Frypan made some soup for you, Y/n" he explained and pointed at the bowl. "He did? Oh that's so sweet of him! Please thank him from me" you smiled at the thought that Frypan thought of you and cooked something just for you. "I will '' Jeff assured you while placing the bowl on the nightstand.
"You should also eat some dinner, Newt" Jeff started "Frypan stored something for you, I'll take care of Y/n". Newt first looked at you and then back to Jeff "I will, thank you Jeff" Newt stood up and walked to the exit, before he left, he turned back to you "I'll see you tomorrow, Love" he said with a smile and you nodded. Shortly after Newt exited the hut and walked away, still holding a smile on his lips.
𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘
𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒐
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍
𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘
𝑨𝒔 𝑰 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘
𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒈𝒐
Word count: 2601
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For everyone who reads this story because of Minho: Don't worry! You still get to choose and have chapters with Minho. The story is still far from over :)
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