AN: WARNING, this chapter and the next few chapters will have violence and discuss sexual consent, and a darker storyline in general so if you are not comfortable with that, I suggest not continuing to read.

Gally's PoV:

"So." I crossed my arms and glared at the shanks - sorry, Keepers - surrounding me. "You guys voted Thomas's job without me."

Newt grinned. "I think it worked well for you though, didn't it?"

I blushed. "That isn't the point!" This earned several laughs. "The point is that you shanks didn't care about my opinion, and put Thomas in my group without my permission. It's not personal - I'd be mad if it was anyone else."

"Yeah, but you're just a little less mad about Thomas being in your group," Frypan said with a smirk, and everyone burst out laughing. My face reddened even more.

"Just admit it," Jeff teased. "You loooove him."

I dropped a suggestive hint about Jeff and Clint that made the Keeper of the Med-jacks blush. "Whatever, shanks," I said. "I'm outta here."

I went outside and bumped into Thomas - literally. He wrapped his arms around my waist to steady me. "Hey," I said. Thomas frowned and let go of me. "What's wrong, Thomas?"

"Listen, Gally, um...I really like you but I don't think this is going to work out between us," Thomas said.

My blood went cold. "What are you talking about? Why?"

"I mean, I'm breaking up with you." There were tears in Thomas's gorgeous eyes. "I'm sorry, Gally, I can't." His voice broke and he left in tears, leaving me alone, also in tears, and in shock.

What had just happened?! I had thought things were going great! Something else was going on here...

I sat against the wall beside a tree a while later, crying. And I never cry. I missed Thomas's strong arms around me, that delicious body against mine...

"Hey."

I looked up, expecting Thomas for a second, but it was just Ben. "Where have you been, shank?!" I stood up, glaring. "Silent treatment, huh? That's sure the way to solve things."

Ben held up his hands. "I wasn't thinking right," he said. "Gally, there's something I need to tell you."

"Well, out with it!" I made a wild gesture with my hands.

And then Ben's lips were on mine. This time, it was his body sandwiching me between him and the wall, not Thomas's. I was shocked that my best friend was kissing me - I hadn't realized how he'd felt.

Maybe I really was dense, like Newt said.

But it didn't matter. "Get off!" I shoved him off me, hard. "I'm sorry I didn't realize you felt like this, but you can't just attack me like that!"

"I love you, Gally," Ben said, like he hadn't heard a word I just said. "Please, love me back."

"No," I said. "I'm sorry, Ben."

"Thomas doesn't love you," Ben reminded me. "I do. You're my best friend."

His fingers laced through mine and he kissed me again, deeper this time. It was a few seconds before I shoved him away again. "Ben, stop." My voice was softer than I'd intended.

A mistake. Ben took this as encouragement and kept kissing me. I tried forcing him off me, but he was too strong. His lips trailed down to my neck, the hand that wasn't holding mine groping my ass, and I shuddered, disgusted. I knew he definitely wasn't my best friend. I told him to stop and he didn't care. Tears filled my eyes.

"Get off him!" That was definitely Thomas's voice. I looked up to see Newt and Alby with him, looking just as pissed off. "Gally's mine."

Shocked, I pulled away from Ben in time to let Newt knock him out without hitting me. I'd survived enough klunks on my head for a lifetime.

I turned towards Thomas and glared. "I thought you didn't want me to be yours," I snarled.

"You're welcome for saving you," he said, returning my glare so harshly, so unlike him, that I stepped back, stunned. "Ben threatened to kill me if I didn't break up with you, because of his feelings for you. He loved you, Gally."

"I've heard." I put as much sarcasm as I could manage into my voice.

"Well, we're Banishing him," Alby announced. "Ben can't go around trying to rape people."

I winced, and when Thomas pulled me close, I cried all over again from pure relief and buried my face in his warm neck. Along with relief, though, I also felt dread. Ben was my best friend. How could I live without him, and just let him be Banished?

Rules are rules, I reminded myself. Doesn't matter if it's your best friend.

"I'm so sorry, Gally," Thomas said.

I lifted my head and sniffled, letting Thomas wipe the tears off my cheeks. "It's not your fault," I croaked, my voice thick with tears. "Thank you for saving me."

"Of course, my love." There were tears in Thomas's own eyes, and my heart lurched at the sight. I let him wipe the tears off my cheeks. His gaze met mine, and I got lost in his gorgeous chocolate brown eyes. There was such emotion in them...such love, that I knew Ben had been wrong.

"Thomas, I love you," I choked out, the tears threatening to spill again.

His thumb brushed against my cheek, and I shivered in pleasure. "I love you, too, Gally." Thomas's voice was broken, like he was about to start crying right this second.

The next thing I knew, I was shoved against the wall again and Thomas's lips were crushed onto mine. I whimpered loudly, his hands grasping my hips as he kissed me, hard. He kissed my neck, and I felt a pang at the loss of his lips on mine. When Ben did this, I'd been disgusted, but when Thomas did it, it was shucking hot.

"Messing around with another boy," Thomas murmured against my skin. "You've been bad, Gally."

I whimpered again. "Y-Yes," I gasped, pulling him against me.

"You're mine," Thomas growled into my ear. "All mine." I felt his warm tongue on my neck and a loud moan escaped my lips.

"Yours," I agreed as his lips crashed back onto mine. Thomas kissed me hungrily, his hands squeezing my hips, hard. I could barely breathe.

And then he pulled back, leaving me craving more. "Gally?"

"Yes?"

Thomas blushed. "Can we...go somewhere?" he asked.

I nodded, and Thomas smiled as I pulled him out of the forest.

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