The next couple of days were better than all the ones before. Each day was something new. There were hours where we would just sit there and talk which led to Jeff and myself becoming closer.

Currently, I hung off one of cot legs hanging over the other side keeping me from falling over. Jeff fiddled with things organizing them like always. He had ways things needed to be and I seemed to put them out of order. It was the day of the so-called celebration Jeff had warned me that with a large group of boy wrestling there often comes a lot of injuries. He warned me we would likely be busy and told enjoy what little time we'd have. I remained hanging there watching the door. I felt the blood rushing to my head and I kept haveing to pull my shirt up so my stomach wasn't exposed. Soon I gave up and just let it hang with the rest of me. It was just Jeff and myself and I got the idea he didn't have an interest in girls or at the very least me. He was different from the others and I saw the way he fallowed some of the boys with his eyes.

"If I keep doing this what will happen?" I asked, hair all touching the floor. I lifted my legs keeping a tight grip on the bed with my hands as I lifted my feet.

"I'm not sure, I don't think it'll be good, though." He said casually. I was staring at my feet. Swinging them in the air and I almost felt the blood moving.

"Glad to see your both hard at work." A voice said. Catching me off guard my hands for some reason let go when I went to think of who had come in. I shouldn't have done that because the next second I was on the floor. Feeling incurably stupid, I slowly picked myself up off the floor. Rubbing my head from where it had landed. There in the doorway stood none other than Newt, it was always Newt.

"You know, you seem to have the worst timing," I said fixing the messy hair that was still sprawled around my head in a crazy fashion from the fall.

"Well at lest it's never dull." He said with a smile. "Although things look pretty slow here." He said looking over the empty room.

"I came to see how thing were, since our day is near done."

"That's right short day today." Beamed Jeff as he walked to the door.

"Most of the other have given up and finished for the day." He explained walking deeper into the room. "You two should head out soon. You'll likely be here for a long while tonight." He said before leavening the room. I walked over to where Jeff sat down again and jumped up onto the table.

"Don't knock over my stuff." He said firmly holding onto everything. As I stilled he let go and got back to work putting everything away, he checked stock everyday once in the morning and once at night.

"So, you looking forward to this event? Or whatever it's called." Asked Jeff.

"Sorta, but what is there really going to be to do?"

"Talk with your friends have a good laugh. Make some friends. Watch wrestling." He said with a sly smile.

"Maybe even Newt will wrestle. Then you'll be interested."

"Ha, that's a good laugh. I don't really picture him as the wrestling type. And it's like you think I have this thing with Newt that none existent."

"I just think you would an adorable pair." He said and I rolled my eyes. I sat there in the table swinging my legs back and forth from shear boredom. When suddenly

"Hey, guys." Called an overly happy Chuck as he waltzes in the room.

"What's up Chuck?" I said hopping down from the table.

"End of the work day. I've don't remember the last time I was this happy." He said brightly.

"Why don't you two get out of here. You've done enough nothing for today." Said Jeff almost pushing me from the room. Gladly Chuck and I left, made our way around the glade and saw the many happy gladers as they did nothing. Some ran around the place, setting things up.

"Tonight should be fun, Frypan's setting up a huge fest. Large fire."

"Let me guess you're looking forward to the food."

"Of course. That and the day off work." He beamed looking up at me. We spent the rest of that day around the glade. We stopped by the kitchen where Frypan was frantically rushing around his forehead beaded with sweat. He kindly said an hello but rushed around not stopping for a second. He said we either help out or leave, it was nice and not offensive as it sounded. By the time the sun finally set things began to liven up. A couple boys were struggling to set up the large bon fire that had been promised. Dinner was served before the boys made any progress. A large meal of the freshest of foods in the glade. Ably had found his way through the crowed and sat with Newt a few tables over. Both surrounded by boys. Ever since they took charge they hardly ate with the rest of us. After dinner Frypan made a group of boy clean up and refused to step in the kitchen until tomorrow. We all went outside and watched as the bonfire was stack and once everyone was there, Alby made a speech. He stood in front of the pile of wood doused in something flammable. He held a long torch and kept it a fair distance from the fire.

"I know you're all just wanting to have fun so I'll make this short. I've survived three years in this place along with many of you. Now I know you've not all been here for the same amount of time, but whether you've been here a whole three years, or you just got here. It doesn't mater." He said glancing in my direction. "We're all stuck in this together, we will fight together. Now I know we've lost many along the way, I'm sure we'll lose many more before whatever this is, is finally over. So here's to those we've lost, to all those we will lose. And to all of you. We've made it this far, let's see how far we can go." And with that he tossed the torch into the tall stack of sticks and dried plant life. It lite a flame almost immediately and the group went nuts, shouting and yelling. All house around me erupted into shouts of joy and honer. Even Chuck was shouting and I couldn't help but join in. The shouting went on for far longer than I thought it would but I felt strong and powerful. That we were showing we could survive that we had survived. Soon things died down but it got no quieter. Everyone talking with everyone laughing and enjoying themselves, I had never seen the glade so energetic and happy. Most stood near the fire laughing with their friends, I even saw Gally crack a smile. Chuck and myself stayed near the fire spoke with a couple other gladers. Minho came along soon.

"Hey guys." He said with a great smile and cut lip.

"What happened to you?" I asked crossing my arms over my chest. He laughed and looked over his shoulder.

"Wrestling with Gally," He said "Don't worry I kicked that Shanks butt." He said with a cocky smile. Alby soon made his way through the crowed to where our small group stood.

"Evening." He said with a smile.

"Hey Alby, Have you finally slowed down to enjoy yourself?" Asked Minho.

"Enough to realize how crazy everyone here really is." He said with a sigh.

"You're off planing all the time you don't have time to stop and smell the testosterone," Minho said with a laugh. Chuck and myself laughed with him and even Alby shared a chuckle.

"Well with (Y/N) here as our only exception."

"Yeah, but she's got guts. More than most of the guys here." He said and I looked at him with a small smile as in thanking him.

"Hey Minho who's leading I'm wrestling right now?" Asked Chuck

"I think Gally."

"He is. Gally might be uptight but he's a good shuckin fighter, if anything else." Add Alby.

"I've not seen any fighting yet tonight. One of the things I was looking forward to." He said with a devilish smile.

"(Y/N), you haven't seen a fight yet either, come on." Said Minho as he and Chuck started away.

"I'll be there in a minute." I said smiling I wanted to talk to Ably. Once they were gone I turned to face the other boy.

"I wanted to thank you. You let me off pretty easy a couple days back." I said and he nodded.

"No ones ever done what you have before. I figured that entitlement you to a bit of respect."

"But what are the chances? Me the only girl here, kills a geriver." I whispered the last part to make sure no one else heard since it had stayed among a small group of people. He tends up and looked at the fire.

"I think somethings going to change soon. You might just be the being of whatever's coming. Killing a geriver, people getting stung in daylight. It's never happened before."

It got quiet after that we looked around at the other gladers happily shouting and talking.

"Why don't you go find Chuck and Minho. I'm going to go talk to some others." He said besides giving me a brief smile before walking off. I stood there for a moment longer before I thought to go find my other friends.

"What are you doing here alone?" A familiar voice and I smiled turning to see Newt.

"Chuck and Minho are somewhere off in the crowd, watching a fight I believe. So I'm sorta friendless." I told him crossing my arms over my chest.

"Well don't fret I'm here now." He said with a smirk as he came to stand in front of me. I almost had to looked up at him until I took a step back.

"This is nice. Everyone just talking having fun." He said looking around the lively glade.

"It's is. I never thought this place could be fun." I said

"Wait until you see a fight the energy is unreal. Come on I'll show you." He said and grabbed my hand and dragged my through the crowed. Once near the fighting area I could see what he meant. They boys were all crammed tighter around a rectangular space, shouting and screaming. There in the surrounded area was Gally and some other poor glader running around pushing and fighting.

"It's a riot!" I said almost shouting to be heard over the others.

"You have no idea." He said I striated to see over the others but watched as Gally got the other boy thrown out of the rectangle and into a couple boys. They all went nuts.

"(Y/N)!" Shouted a small voice I looked over and saw Chuck pushing his way towards me. I smile and waved him over. He managed to get through the crowed to where we stood.

"What going on?" He asked looking at my hand which I hadn't noticed was still held by Newts. He quickly let go and shoved his hand in his pocket looking away.

"Nothing," I said quickly brushing it off. "This is really intense." I said watching the two boy shove one another around.

"No kidding you should have seen one guy, landed on his face. Nose and mouth all bloody, and they just kept cheering him." I laughed then thought about Jeff. My job.

"Oh god, Jeffs probably swarmed. I should go help." I said looking to homestead.

"The nights barely begun. At lest see one fight thought." Argued Newt I liked around then back to Newt deep brown eyes.

"Fine, a little longer. I'll come back once I've seen everything's alright." I reassured him.

"But you don't know how long that will take." He said and I smiled shook it off then continued to watched the fight. Without warning just as I turned around one of the boys was tossed in our direction. Knocking over a couple boys in front of me. Gally stood there above the boy, smiling, panting.

"Wanna come in for around Greenie?" He asked and I scoffed.

"Something tells me that a bad idea." I told him.

"I promise, I'll go easy on you. Every Greenie fights at least once." He said still slightly out of berth.

"I think I'll pass." I said as the boy in front of me got up but kept falling over. Newt jumped forward and grabbed the boys arm.

"Best get you to homestead." He said helping the boy stand straight. I grabbed his other arm and helping him with the boy.

"I'll get you in here at some point." He said

"I'm sure you will," I shouted back carrying the injured boy.

Newt and I managed to drag the injured by back to homestead. Jeff was already there as I suspected there tending to a wounded boy, but only one.

"There you are." He said as he wrapped the boys ankle. "I was starting to wonder when you'd show up."

"Well, I'm here, where do you want me?" I asked helping the boy to a spear cot.

"Why don't you help the guy you just brought in." He said as he struggled to wrap the boys ankle. I nodded having totally forgotten about Newt, I grabbed some cloth and water to clean away the blood.

"Do you need help?" A kind voice asked I turned and looked at my friend. I smiled at his kind offer.

"I can handle this, go back and enjoy the party." He gave a half smile then headed out. I watched him leave and only turned back to the bleeding boy when he gave a moan of pain. I cleaned all the by away and out a bandage on the side of the boys nose because it was likely broken, or close to it. He seemed to be fine after Jeff gave him something to lessen the pain he nodded off. Another boy came in not long after. Burns on his bands that had blistered and popped. Jeff gave me a shrugged and tossed my some bandage. I wrapped his hands and sent him on his way. A couple other boys came in with injures tending to all of them took up more time and we thought and Jeff was angry he was missing the celebration for this.

"I need to talk with Gally after this. He's pretty much ruined my night."

"Along with everyone who's come in here." I reminded.

"Yes, but they got themselves beat up by choice. You and I are stuck here because it's our jobs." He ranted on as he put away more bandage. He looked out the window to where the celebration was still going on.

"The wrestling seems to have finished. There aren't as many boys out there." He said taking a seat on one of the cots.

"You should go. Enjoy one day here." He said looking over at me.

"You sure?" I asked

"Of course. This just means I'll work you a little harder tomorrow, though." He said adjusting his shirt. I stood up and headed for the door but not before thanking Jeff. I got to the bottom of the stairs and saw a few gladers still milling about. The fire was getting low however and probably meant it would be over soon. I wondered through the dark until I reached the fire. It wasn't nearly as high as it had been a few hours ago.

"(Y/N)." A friendly voice called and off to my right was Chuck, Newt and Minho sitting on a log by the fire. Chuck had his back to the fire and sat on the ground to face the other two.

"Jeff finally let you go?" Asked Minho

"Yeah, seems as though the injury rate has gone down for the night." I looked at the boy and Minho looked worse than from the last time I saw him and even Newt had a bruised cheek.

"What did I miss?" I asked settling down in the grass beside Chuck.

"Minho and Newt both got the knuckle kicked out of them by Gally." Chuck laughed looking at the boys. They both shot annoyed looks at Chuck who just smiled like a fiend.

"Why did you go telling her that?" Asked Newt

"Why not tell her?" The boy just shook his head and smiled at me.

"I've seen worse wounds than that you're lucky," I told them pointing to Minho swollen eye. We talked for a little while longer, it was a nice warm atmosphere. Light conversations, lots of laughs. For the first time upon my arrival there I was happy to be there among friends. Soon Chuck left to tired to continue. Minho fallowed not long after that and I took his spot on the log. Looking around the glade I saw not many people there, none as a matter of fact. Perhaps one or two gladers still wondering around the kitchen for scraps.

"This has been nice," I said looking around happily.

"It has, one of the better memories I'll have of this place." He said with a gentle smile. I glanced over at him, the fire cast shadows on his face making his fetchers bolded. Blond hair looked gold and his soft smile made me happier than anything else had that night.

"You haven't by chance heard any of the boys saying anything about, um, us have you?"

"A little, mostly from Jeff and Chuck. Saying you have a thing for me and me for you. But that's them spreading rumors."

"Well for it to be a rumor, it would have to be a lie." He said trailing off.

"And it's not?" I asked quietly like someone trying not to scare off an animal.

"Partly." He said looking over but the second he met my eyes he looked away fast.

"I like you, a little more than I'd care to admit." I didn't say anything but I just smiled gently and waited to see if he's met my eyes again. Slowly he did, and for a moment we just started at each other. He suddenly leaned forward when a loud clang sounded from the kitchen and it echoed through the glade. We both and jump slightly and now looked in the direction from where the sound had come.

"We should get going to bed." He said standing up one hand on his neck. I did the but didn't say anything just nodded. I was about to start walking back when he turned me to face him quick and kissed me. It was quick and by the time it had ended I was still realizing it myself.

"Good night." He said then began to walk off. I remained there stunted for a moment.