This chapter is a little shorter than most but I couldn't really think of much to write when the two main characters are fighting...

Sooo... enjoy!

Xoxo,

Rock0bye

3rd Person POV

For the next few days, Mae completely ignored Newt and all his attempts to try and talk to her. Newt knew she was giving him a taste of his own medicine. And he knew he deserved it.

But it was driving him crazy.

The past three days Newt has been watching her hang out with the greenie and hugging him. She was practically rubbing salt on the wound.

Newt knew he went too far the other night. He was having a horrible day and he took out all his frustrations and anger on Mae. He called her a liar. Why would he do something so stupid?!

"Probably because you are stupid." Newt muttered to himself as he and Minho ran back to the Glade after another day in the maze.

"What was that?" Minho asked as they took another turn.

"Ah, nothing." Newt lied. Who's the liar now, he could practically hear Mae saying this because of the irony of the situation.

"Sure. Does this have something to do with you and Mae?" Minho asked slyly.

Newt stopped running. "What?"

Minho joined him and took a sip from his water. "You and Mae haven't talked in days. And you're always together. Something happened between you two."

"Nothing happened." Newt denied.

"Oh really? Than why hasn't she waited for you like she always does at the end of the day in the past three or four days?" Minho asked, and eyebrow raised at this inquiry.

"I don't know what you're talking about, mate." Newt replied.

"To hell you don't." said Minho. "Mae has been hanging out with the greenie for the past three days when she should be hanging out with you."

Newt felt anger flare in his chest along with something he didn't quite recognize.

"Now you better tell me what you said to her that made her mad at you or I will feed you to a griever myself." His friend threatened, cracking his knuckles.

Newt rolled his eyes. "That won't work on me, Minho."

Minho cracked a smile. "It was worth a shot."

Minho stared at him expectantly for a few seconds. "I'm still waiting."

So Newt gave in and explained what happened that night. Everything that was said between the two, including the part about calling her a liar.

Before Newt saw it coming, Minho was pulling his arm back and sent a punch to Newt's jaw.

Newt fell to the ground with a groan of pain. "What the bloody hell?"

Minho shook his hand that now ached from punching Newt. "You deserved that. So don't think I will apologize."

"Maybe I did, but you didn't have to hit me so hard! People are going to be wondering what happened to me!" Newt exclaimed.

Minho scoffed. "We'll just tell them you fell and hit your jaw on the ground."

Newt rolled his eyes before getting up and moving his throbbing jaw around. "There's going to be a bruise for a few days now, thanks to you."

"You're welcome." Minho replied. "We should probably start heading back. We only got twenty minutes before the doors close."

Xxxx

Mae was working on the dessert for dinner. She decided to make brownies with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. She had already finished the first two batches and was starting on her third.

Mae had been baking more frequently to keep her mind off of Newt, coming up with weird desserts that actually tasted good. One was something she called a cake, a sweet food she made from flour, sugar, eggs, and a bit of vanilla.

"How's it going, little lady?" Frypan asked, sniffing the air. "Whatever you're making, it sure smells good."

"Brownies." She answered.

He nodded. Frypan had learned how to read her lips well enough for basic sentences and words. "Sounds good. The boys will love it."

Mae nodded in reply.

"You seem less energetic and happy than usual. Something wrong?" Frypan asked with concern.

Mae shook her head.

He looked like he didn't believe her so she gave him a very fake smile. Fry sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Come on, Mae. Does this have something to do with Newt?"

She stiffened before turning to look at him. "No."

"It obviously does." Frypan continued. "You haven't talked to him much less look at him in days."

It was true. Mae had been avoiding Newt like the plague. What he said to her hurt her in more ways than one. She felt betrayed.

She couldn't believe that he would think that she would actually be into Will like that! Will is like a little brother to her! He's fifteen and she's seventeen for goodness sake!

"It's nothing." She mouthed, stirring the brownie mix.

"Wow." Frypan said. "Newt did something that bad, huh?"

She didn't respond, but Frypan didn't need her to.

"Newt loves you Mae. Whether it be like a sister, a friend, or maybe something else. And you love him too, and no matter what he does, you will always forgive him." Frypan spoke. "You know why?"

She shook her head softly.

"Because you and him are like PB and J. You can't have one without the other."

Mae smiled at the dorky comparison. That was so Frypan.

"Thanks." Mae nodded at him, her smile still on her lips.

He nodded. "Anytime, little lady."

Mae looked down at her brownie batter, listening to his footsteps fade.

She knew that she couldn't stay mad at Newt forever. In fact, she had already sort of forgave him. What he said to her was said in anger, and she knew he didn't mean any of it. Mae was just holding a grudge over the things he said to her.

But the only way she was actually going to forgive him was when he manned up and apologized in person. She wasn't going to go over to him and beg for him to be her friend again. No way!

"Hey there, princess."

Alex appeared next to her with a dangerous smirk on his face.

Mae looked at him in confusion and disgust. Did he just call her princess? What the-

"It's a shame you and Newt aren't friends anymore. Well, more for you than Newt." He said, taunting her. "He now sees you as the person you really are."

She raised an eyebrow at him.

Alex snarled at her. "Stop playing dumb! We both know you are working for the people who sent us up here!"

"What? Why would I-" She tried to mouth to him but he stopped her.

"I'm not stupid, Mae! I remember you! You and your stupid brother! You were their favorites! So why would they send you up here other than to spy on us!" Alex shouted at her, keeping his voice down just low enough so no one could here them.

"I don't know what you are talking about." Mae shook her head. She had a brother?

Alex cackled. "Sure you don't. But I'll show the others. I'll save them from you. Mark my words..."

Alex walked away from her, staring her down before he was completely out of sight.

What just happened?