Confessions Of The Heart Chapter 1
A/N: I was kinda bored tonight and I realized that some of my stories were turning out a little darker than I expected and I was kinda feeling like writing a story that felt really fluffy and stuff so I decided to write this. It'll be fluffy, cute. The works. All the good feely stuff that we need in a world like this. A few notes: Gally is the female OC's brother and the story begins three years before the books start officially. Gally and Winston are runners and Nick is the leader instead of Alby. The story will be based in these three years and Thomas will come sooner than expected. The plot is entirely OOC and non-canon compliant. Enjoy. –MoonlitShadow
Prologue
Thomas led the girl into the control room and pointed to one of the screens.
"There. You see him? He's been doing well these past few months. I expect that he'll be happy when he sees you."
He said gently as the green eyed girl watched her brother's figure move across the screen.
It had been ages since they had seen each other and even longer since they had spoken.
They had decided that it would be better if he was sent into the Glade first, and that she would be sent later, if at all.
She watched as he glared coldly at the other boys and shouted at the top of his lungs.
This wasn't him.
The brother she knew was always kind, thoughtful and very protective of her.
She knew she had to go in.
She knew she had to save him.
If not from the others, from himself.
Her fingers brushed lightly across the screen over the harsh features of his face before she turned and nodded in agreement.
"I agree. I think it's time. He needs me now."
She said as Thomas nodded and held out his arms invitingly.
She gave him a small smile and went into them without hesitation as the lights and sounds of the control room seemed to fade in their embrace.
"I'm going to miss you, baby. So will Isaac I'm sure."
Thomas whispered as the tall, lanky blonde appeared in the doorway.
"Finally going to go get him, then?"
He said as she and Thomas finally let go of one another.
She nodded in confirmation as his brown eyes softened and he reached out a hand to cup her cheek.
"He's missed you, you know. Just like we'll miss you. But we'll see you soon enough, yeah? Keep your head up, love. We love you."
The boy said softly as he and Thomas wrapped their arms around her small frame.
"I'll miss you too. I don't know how I'd ever be able to do this without you. You're sure that I'll remember you?"
She asked as her green eyes assessed theirs.
Both nodded and kissed her forehead one at a time before they all turned and looked at the screen one more time.
It was time for the end.
But the end was just a new beginning.
End of Prologue
The Glade 10:00 a.m.
Gally grunted hard as Nick and Winston threw him down into the Slammer for the second time that week.
His large frame hit the stony ground with a loud thud making his best friend's face crumble at the yelp of pain he let out.
"Gally, how many times do we have to tell you, damnit? There are rules. You have to follow the damn rules."
Nick said sternly as he glanced over at Winston who remained silent but nodded slowly in agreement.
"Fuck the goddamn rules! We need to find a fucking way out of here!"
Gally growled as Nick sighed heavily and Winston shook his head in dismay.
The runner was slowly losing a grip on his sanity and they both knew that if they didn't leave him in the slammer again, something bad would happen.
"Captain, come on. Calm down. It's just us. Remember us? Nicky and Win? We're your friends, you silly shank. Not your enemies."
Winston said gently as he leaned down and rested his forehead against the bars of the desolate jail cell.
He and Nick watched as Gally's face lit up in recognition for a moment before losing its light altogether.
His eyes became wild as the spidery purple veins grew longer and more pronounced on his skin.
It was then that Gally screamed.
The scream shook the Gladers to the core as it became feral and animalistic.
"The end is coming. They are coming for us all."
Gally screeched as Nick shook his head and placed a hand on Winston's shoulder.
"He's too far gone, Win. We may have to send him back out there. I don't want to, but we may have to."
Winston's face fell even more at the mention of the maze and shook his head firmly trying to keep the tears out of his eyes.
"We can't. I can't. I won't let you."
He said as his voice shook at the thought of banishing his best friend.
Gally had gotten stung on an overnight expedition out in the maze and he and Nick both knew that Gally going through the Changing was getting worse not better.
Nick sighed again and nodded finally.
"Alright. We'll wait and see what happens. Let's let him rest and see how he feels later tonight. Maybe he'll take some food this time."
He said gently as Winston nodded and gave him a sad smile.
Gally had awoken from a coma like state early that morning and had gotten worse over a matter of a few hours.
Both boys hoped for the best but both knew the consequences if things did indeed get much worse.
Suddenly a loud blaring noise filled the Glade making Winston jump and Nick glance over into the darkened pit where Gally let out another feral screech.
"Come on, shank. Let's go greet the new greenie."
He said loudly so Winston could hear him over the greenie alarm. Winston turned and glanced down at his best friend one last time before reluctantly following after his other best friend and leader of the Glade.
As soon as they arrived at the Box, every Glader in sight came up to them and asked how Gally was doing.
Nick expertly avoided their questions and Winston merely shrugged in response.
He was growing tired of everyone asking him questions that he had no idea how to answer.
Gally was getting worse.
That was all they had to know.
But Nick had remained firm on wanting to keep Gally's condition a secret from the rest of the Gladers.
All that the rest of the Glade knew was that Gally had been injured on the mission out in the maze and had come back stung by a Griever and was recovering back at the Homestead.
Winston cringed internally at the thought of what their reactions would be if they actually knew the state that Gally was in.
Gally was the best runner they had and he and Minho would be forced to run the maze without him if his condition didn't improve.
Crossing his arms uncomfortably over his chest, Winston sighed and grabbed hold of one of the metal grates that rested on top of the Box and waited for Nick's signal to raise it.
The Box generally took about half an hour to get there every time.
It was always the same.
One new shank every month.
Every few weeks there was a supply shipment.
Same old thing every time.
But little did he realize, that today everything was going to change.
As he waited he tapped his worn work boots against the metal sides of the Box impatiently making Minho look over at him in concern.
"You alright there shank? Gally not giving you too much trouble?"
He quipped half-heartedly making Winston give him a crooked sad smile.
Minho was with them when Gally had gotten stung.
They all had known what would happen next.
No one had ever survived the changing and each and every one that had ever been stung had always been sent back out into the maze to die of insanity or starvation, it could be either one but no one ever really knew.
The maze was still a relatively new thing for them seeing as how they had only been here a couple of months.
All of them had come up in the Box together and had quickly become the family that Winston was sure none of them had ever really had.
"He's peachy."
Winston joked darkly as Minho nodded with a grave expression and glanced down at the Box that was noisily making its way to the surface.
"Well, better than nothing I suppose."
Minho said quietly as Winston nodded in agreement before returning to fidgeting about as they waited.
Twenty minutes later the Box clanged hard against the metal grates as Nick gave the signal for them to raise them and for Alby to go retrieve the new greenie.
It only took a few seconds after the Boxes arrival for Alby to jump down over the edge and land with a hard clank as his boots hit the metal floor below.
It was silent for a few moments and then a few more as Nick and the others waited patiently for the new greenie to be brought up.
Suddenly Alby let out a yelp of surprise from below them making Nick's eyebrows shoot towards the sky.
Winston and the others leaned down over the side of the Box as Nick called out to him.
"Alby, you alright down there?"
He asked as a few swear words from below reached their ears.
"It's a she bean and a greenie."
Alby said loud enough for him to hear.
Nick's face scrunched up in confusion as he glanced over at Winston whose eyes were wide with terror.
"What?"
He asked as a few more curse words were heard and a shuffling sound reached them.
"I said it's a girl and a boy, shank."
Alby said loudly this time making them all gasp and back away slightly from the edge.
Nick's face was one of surprise as he quickly jumped down into the Box to see for himself.
And sure enough, there lying on the bottom of the box was a girl and a boy who looked about the same age and were unmoving and very quiet.
"Are they dead?"
He asked quietly as Alby shook his head and bent down to feel the girl's pulse.
"No. They're just unconscious I think."
He replied as Nick nodded once before raising his head to shout out orders to those above him.
"Clint! Jeff! Get two stretchers! Our new she bean and greenie are knocked out cold!"
He called up as the sounds of excited Gladers reached them.
"Roger that captain."
Clint's voice said as he leaned over the side of the Box and fake saluted his leader.
Nick rolled his eyes and waved his hand dismissively at him.
"Just go get it already. I want to figure out what to do with these two as soon as we can get them out of here."
He said quietly as he turned back to the two unconscious teens on the ground before him.
"Why do you think they sent us two?"
Alby asked making Nick shrug in response before rolling his eyes at his second in command.
"How am I supposed to know, shank? All I know is that they sent us a girlie as well as a green bean which is gonna make things a lot more complicated around here."
He said as his eyes scanned over the girl's soft features.
Her hair was long, wavy and dirty blonde and she had a thin frame with small breasts and narrow hips.
She wore a plain white t shirt and jeans along with a beat up old pair of sneakers making him think that she was going to be here a while.
The boy was also blonde but his hair had a golden tint to it and his features were sharp and he was tall and lanky.
Nick guessed that he would be the tallest in the Glade and eyed the boy's wiry build.
He would be good for the gardens and not much else he thought as a sort of afterthought.
He was far too skinny to do anything worth doing.
The other boy's would outweigh him any day and Nick put the thought to the back of his mind as Clint and Jeff jumped into the Box beside them.
Alby and he rose to his feet as Clint and Jeff took over caring for the mysterious greenie and she bean.
Clint suddenly jumped up and tapped him on the shoulder making him quirk an eyebrow down at the younger boy.
"What is it, Clint?"
He asked almost in a bored tone already growing bored with the unusual circumstances.
"The girl has a note in her pocket."
He said as Nick's eyebrows furrowed for what felt like the millionth time that day.
"A note? Where is it? Let me see it."
He said as Clint nodded and handed him a small wadded up piece of paper.
He scanned the note several times before nodding and folding it carefully so it fit in the back pocket of his jeans.
It had said:
Dear Gladers,
These two are the signal for the end.
The Maze Trial will become permanent and there is no way out of the Maze.
The Grievers will serve as a warning.
There is no way out.
Do not attempt to find it.
The girl is named Maddie Rose and the boy is named Newt.
They're both 19 years old and Maddie is the younger sister of Galileo the runner.
Please see that she finds her brother as soon as possible.
She is his only hope of survival.
Maddie Rose is subject A00 The Heart.
Newt is subject A002 The Spirit.
Please make sure they are reunited with subject A003 The Body and A004 The Soul.
A003's subject name is Galileo.
A004's subject name is Minho.
A005 will be returning to the Trials shortly.
Please see to it that the new arrivals are well cared for.
Trial goals are as follows: Procreation and Rebuilding.
See to it that these goals are achieved.
And remember,
Wicked is good.
Nick knew that things had just become a lot more complicated and that it would probably be best if as few of the Glader's knew as possible.
As he watched the girl and boy being raised out of the Box, he couldn't help but wonder how the girl was going to help Gally and why the Creators would send his sister after all the time they had been there.
Shrugging once again at his inability to answer the questions that remained, he made his way out of the Box with Alby and went off to find Minho and prepare for telling Gally that his sister had finally arrived.
The fact that the girl's purpose was now known was confusing to say the least.
His head was filled with all types of scenarios that could or would arise.
Shaking his head and running a hand through his dirty red hair, he sighed once more and vowed that he and the rest of them would make it through yet another change.