A14 The Mistake {Newt x Reader}

14- The Shadows Creeping

** HI! Just a little note from the crank that the author! I just want to say that this is gonna have some fluff in this chapter, just give you all a little comfort, before the real stuff starts coming in. But I give you a warning, it's gonna hurt- a lot. Hope you like this chapter! And I don't know if I'll write the next chapter right after this or not, but if I do, then yay, another chapter! Enjoy~**

{YOUR POV}

As the days passed, Minho kept on casting me a look. Telling me to tell Newt. But I couldn't tell him, not yet.

Even if he hates me for waiting to tell him. 

I just want him to be in a better place before I tell him. I knew that his limp hit him harder than he lets on. My heart sinks as I see him glaring down at his leg at times. I knew he was angry at himself, I knew that.

It had been two months since he saved Emmy from falling, and he was able to limp around the Glade. His ankle would hurt at first, but slowly it got stronger. Now he could go on for a while before it starts to ache.

But I wanted to help him. Help him be happier.

"You need to tell him YN," Alby says as I pass him to head to Newt.

I pause for a moment, looking at Newt who was tending to the garden. "I will Alby-"

"No YN. You're not putting this off any further than you already have done. You tell him today, or I do." He commanded.

I glance at him from the corner of my eyes, noticing that his arms were crossed. He was being serious. I sigh, closing my eyes. 

"Give me until later on today. I promise I'll tell him today. Just give me a day. Please." I muttered softly.

I could see him nod as I opened my eyes to look at Newt again. Emmy had approached him, holding another flower crown in her hand. He smiled down at her, kneeling down on his good leg to let her place it on his head. Alby looked over, watching the exchange before sighing.

"Fine, you have the day YN. Just don't keep it a secret from him anymore." 

I nod my head before I started walking to Newt. Emmy was already skipping away, heading towards where Minho was. It was a runner's day off, something that happens the day before more Greenies come up. I could tell he was looking at me, and I turn my gaze to him. I slowly nod my head, and he physically relaxes. 

As I turn back to Newt, I notice the glare back on his face. Him glaring down at his leg. I sigh softly to myself, before smiling and approaching him. 

"Hey, Newt."

He snaps out of his daze and smiles at me, but the smile doesn't reach his eyes. "Hello, Love. What are you doing here?"

Shrugging my shoulders I reply,  "I am taking you with me, today is your day off too." 

His eyes widen before he shakes his head, his smile faltering a bit.

"No, it not Love. I'm not a runner, not anymore, you know that Love."

I smile and place my arms around his waist, to which he places his hands on my hips. 

" You might not be able to run as well as you could, and you may not be a runner anymore. But you'll always be a runner to me. And you know the secrets of the maze, so you might as well still have a runner's day off." I smirked leaning my face up to his.

He stares at me before letting go of my hips, pushing me away softly. "I can't just stop doing my job in the garden Love-"

"Newt, as the leader of the Gladers. I'm telling you to take a day off and spend time with me and Emmy." I order, crossing my arms, hiding the hurt I felt.