Maze Runner Imagines (female reader)

Ben- beautiful flowers for a beautiful girl (TMR)

Y/N P.O.V

I lie in the high grass of the glade and let the sun shine on my face. Usually I would be running around in the Maze right now but today I and my colleagues have the day off. My best friend and secret crush Ben wanted to do something with the other runners while we have nothing to do so he is in the map room with Minho, my brother. Even my other friends are busy with their work. I close my eyes and listen to the chirping of the birds. When Frypan calls us for lunch, I start walking towards the kitchen. I am lost in thoughts as Teresa embraces me stormy. Laughing, I stumble a little to the side and pull her to me. We are the only girls and best friends but it feels like she is my sister. She's also the only one I told about my feelings for Ben.
"Come on, I'm starving!" says Teresa with a grin as she pulls me into the kitchen. We get a plate of soup from Fry and sit at our usual table. "And how was the work on the fields?" I ask her provocatively and smirk. Teresa rolls her eyes but has to smile too. "Yeah, I get it. You have a day off and I have to pull weeds in this heat." she replies, pointing to her torn hands. "At least you got to watch Thomas while he worked." I reply, wagging with my eyebrows. Teresa looks at me smirking. "What are you talking about? I would never watch the hottest boy chopping wood." she says and I laugh. "Are you talking about me?" a familiar voice asks and I groan annoyed as Minho squeezes himself onto the bench next to me. "In your dreams, shuck face." I reply, rolling my eyes. Now Thomas, Newt and Chuck sit down too - no sign of Ben. I look around searching for him. "Where's Ben?" I ask the group and the others just shrug. I finish my soup and just as I am about to get up, Ben comes to us. Because I don't see him, I accidentally bump into him and he pours the soup on my shirt and trousers. "Klunk...I'm so sorry Y/N!" Ben apologizes and puts one hand on my shoulder. My body freezes and I am paralyzed. Speechless I stare at him and I blush. That's what happens always- with all the other gladers I have no problem making sarcastic remarks but with Ben I just stutter around. "No..no..problem. I- I'll go get..." I start looking helplessly at Teresa. "...change! She goes to change her clothes." she finishes my sentence and jumps up. "We'll be right back." she adds, pulling me quickly out of the kitchen. I can hear the boys laughing and Ben asking something but I'm too far away to understand it. "Damn Y/N, you have to manage to talk to him properly!" Teresa says and I sigh. "Believe me, if I could turn this shy side of me off I would." I reply. In the meantime we have arrived at our hut, which is near the Homestead. Since we are the only two girls, we share a cabin and even have our own bathroom. Teresa lets go of my hand and runs to our wardrobe. I take off my wet clothes and throw them into an empty basket. "Ehm...you're not gonna like this Y/N. Our shirts and pants are either dirty or still wet. There are only the two dresses that were sent up with me left." Teresa says and looks at me pitifully. There is one thing I hate almost as much as the stupid comments of some boys and Teresa knows that. Dresses- they're impractical and exaggerated. I am a girl who prefers to wear her hair loose and has no problem with her clothes getting dirty. "Come on Teresa! I'm sure that I can borrow something from the boys. Minho will surely have a pair of trousers and a shirt for me." I tell her. But Teresa doesn't listen and pulls a light blue, admittedly pretty, dress out of the closet and gives it to me. "You will look wonderful, believe me!" she replies and I try to convince her that it won't suit me. "Ben will like it." Teresa says suddenly and I look at her shocked. Maybe he really likes it... I think about it for a moment and finally take the dress, grumbling. I quickly put it on and have to admit that the soft fabric feels good on my skin. When I turn to Teresa, she squeaks extitedly and claps her hands. "You look gorgeous! Sometimes I really wonder why you prefer tight jeans and tops." says my best friend happily. I look at me in the mirror and hardly recognize myself. Teresa is already trying to tie my hair back when I stop her. "If you want me to keep the dress on, at least leave my hair loosely!" I mumble and look at her sternly.

I leave the hut with Teresa and walk across the meadow to the fields to keep her company while she has to work. When we arrive, Newt, Thomas, Minho, Zart and Ben are already sitting under a tree talking. It looks like they are making fun of Ben.
"Hey guys! What are you talking about?" I ask curiously and the boys fall silent. Minho looks at me with raised eyebrows and the others stare at me in disbelief. "Does it look that bad? We couldn't find any other clothes and Teresa forced me to put on the dress." I say uncertainly. Newt shakes his head and smiles. "You look great. It's just that you've never worn a dress before." he replies. "Since when do you wear dresses, sis?" Minho asks with a smirk. I just shrug my shoulders. "From now on and don't think that I wear one every day. Otherwise I'll steal your place as queen of sarcasm." I answer with a grin and the others chuckle. "And Ben, what about you? She looks pretty, doesn't she?" Thomas suddenly asks and pushes him slightly to the side with his elbow. Ben turns red and gives him an angry glance. "Yes, she looks beautiful." he replies a bit more quietly and looks at the floor. His words trigger a pleasant feeling in me and I feel my cheeks turning red. "I'm going to the woods for a while, okay? I'll see you later, Teresa." I say quickly and turn around before I can compete with a tomato. I walk along the narrow path to my favorite place. After a few minutes I reach the small clearing, which looks even nicer in the sunlight. Everywhere colourful flowers grow that make the place unique. Nowhere else is there a better place to relax and I wonder why nobody has ever been here before. I sit down on a stone and hum a melody that buzzes through my head. Unfortunately I don't remember where I know it from but it's a comfort to know that I have something from the time before the Maze. A crackling makes me look up and I search for the cause. "It's only me." Ben says, and steps out from under the shadow of the trees. My heart beats faster as he comes towards me. "H-Hey Ben. What are you doing here?" I stutter and get up. "I wanted to apologize to you again for what happened in the kitchen." says the blond boy, and continues to walk towards me until we're only three feet apart. I try to breathe calmly and relax. "It's okay, I'm not angry with you, really." I calm him down and smile. Congratulation to me: The first sentence without stuttering. An embarrassing silence develops and I try not to look into Ben's eyes for fear that I might stare at him. "Close your eyes." Ben suddenly breaks the silence and I look at him in confusion. "What? Why?" I ask worried. He smiles and nods at me. "Trust me and just do it." he says and I close my eyes. I hear footsteps move away and I step nervously from one leg to the other. A few minutes go by and I can't hear anything anymore. "Ben? Can I open my eyes again?" I ask uncertainly. He wouldn't have left me standing here by myself, would he? Again footsteps approach and I force myself to wait. "You may look now." Ben's soft voice sounds. I have to blink briefly but then I recognize the blond boy with a beautiful bunch of flowers in his hand in front of me. He smiles shyly and holds them out to me. "As compensation." he says and I take the flowers carefully in my hands. Ben has really only chosen the most beautiful ones and they even match the colour of the blue dress I'm wearing. I don't think about it and I just hug him. "Thank you." I whisper softly and Ben puts his heavy arms around me. "I'd pick all the flowers in the world for you, if it would make you happy." he replies and I press him even closer to me. I never thought we'd get this close and I decide to take my possibly only chance. Slowly I let go of him a little bit and look into his grey-blue eyes before I close my eyes and kiss him. It takes only a few seconds until he pulls me closer and kisses me back. We're just seperating from each other to take a breath. I get lost in his eyes and smile like an idiot but I don't care. The only thing that matters is that we have each other and I could never have imagined that somebody could mean so much to me. "I love you." he whispers and again I put my lips on his.

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