Subject X - TMR (Newt)

Chapter 2

"Unknown name"'s p.o.v.:

I started to wake up, but I could feel that I wasn't in the cold cage anymore, I was in some sort of bed. I felt a cold hand touch my shoulder and then I saw a face not far from mine. Surprised, I tried to push his hand of me, but he kept it there, while telling me to relax.

"Easy tiger, I won't harm you", the boy claimed as he smiled at me. I didn't find his calm eyes threatening, so I relaxed and let my head sink back onto the pillow. 

"There you go, my name is Jeff. Do you remember yours greenie?" he asked, still with a kind smile on his face.

I looked at him in horror, eyes widening as I realized that I didn't know.

"Calm down, it's okay", Jeff said, he clearly saw my reaction to his question and said: "None of us do at first, you'll get it in the next couple of days if not a week. It's the one thing they let us keep."

I had so many questions that needed answers, when someone came in the door.

Four guys, including the tall guy I remembered to be Newt entered. I hadn't exactly had the chance to get a good look at him before, but know I couldn't take my eyes off him. His messy honey-blonde hair he nervously kept running his fingers through, and his big warm brown eyes that kept looking at me.

I stopped staring and looked around and saw two of the others staring at me in awe. Both of them had jet-black hair while one looked asian with babyblue eyes, and the other with olive skin and huge brown eyes that couldn't stop gawking at me. 

I avoided their stares, and sat up while looking around, thinking of which question I would ask first. I then gathered my thoughts as much as possible and looked at all of them while asking:

"Where am I?"

At first none of them said a thing, but then the asian-looking guy stepped forward while introducing himself:

"Well hello greenie, my name is Minho", he then gestured at the guy who kept gawking and said: "This shank right here is Thomas, and the other one over there", he pointed at the last one: "that's Alby. He's the leader around here." 

When he was finished introducing the two boys he looked at Newt, who was still staring at me, as if he couldn't figure out if I was real.

"And that one right here", Minho elbowed Newt in the stomach: "that's our good old Newt. But from what I've heard you know him already", Newt looked at his feet and blushed slightly but just enough for me to see. 

"And this..." Minho continued: "this is the Glade. But don't you worry, tonight you'll get som rest and then Chuck will show you around tomorrow. Alby here will be ready to answer your questions and inform you about some other things when the tour is done."

"I just..." I began: "why can't I remember anything? I mean, I can only remember one name and it's not even my own!" I was now shouting, and to my and apparently also their surprise I wasn't sad - I was angry. Frustrated and angry. I was so full of rage that I just wanted to punch something. But before I even got the chance I felt someone by my side.

Newt's p.o.v.:

She started shouting and I didn't know what to do, but my instinct told me to calm her down and be there for her, even if it meant that she would throw punches at me in the process.

I rushed to her taking one of her hands in mine while resting the other on her shoulder.

"Hey, hey, look at me", I said trying to establish eye contact with her while she was looking at her feet. "It's going to be fine, you'll remember your name in no time and we'll help you get settled, okay?" 

The sound of the reassuring words and my voice seemed to calm her down a bit, and I squeezed her hand. She looked at me and I realized how breathtakingly bloody beautiful she really was. She had a slightly tanned skin with high cheekbones and freckles scattered across her nose and cheeks. Long light brown hair and a pair of the prettiest bright green eyes with long lashes, and the most beautiful full lips.

We sat there, staring at each other for about a minute before Tommy bloody ruined it coughing like a crazy person trying to get our attention.

"What now Tommy", I hissed at him in frustration before realizing how close I was to the girl, with our faces inches apart. 

I pulled back and she blushed and went back to looking at her feet as I squeezed her hand mumbling goodnight. And went out the door.

I stopped outside as I heard her ask them a question. 

"Before you go, will one of you at least tell me how I got in here?"

I smiled shyly as I already knew the answer, and I heard Minho tell her:

"Don't worry, Newt carried you. He wouldn't let any of the others touch you"