This is the new chapter :D Please enjoy and do comment whatever you think about my story.

The sun had set leaving the sky dark with thousands of stars blinking over the Glade along with the full moon. Everyone was busy that night for a feast dedicated to the arrival of the new greenie, Holly. Gally and his friends finished setting up the bonfire, the cooks were roasting some meat, and the others were simply enjoying the night with their friends and made makeshift musical instruments with whatever they could find. Holly was the star of the night and was completely surrounded by the guys. They introduced their self to her, asked her what type of guy she liked, and some even asked her to dance by the bonfire. Holly politely declined any dancing and could feel her cheeks heat up. She wasn't used to getting too much attention or being a part of a noisy crowd or being called beautiful and the like.

The keeper of the cooks, the younger Fry Pan, handed her a roasted beef kebab and a jar of drink. She looked at the jar curiously and tried her best not to make a disgusted face.

"This, this isn't like the one I drank earlier this morning, right?" she asked curiously, sniffing the liquid inside the jar.

Newt laughed and gently shook his head, "Don't worry, that's just water"

Letting out a sigh of relief, Holly finished the water in one gulp. She and Newt were about to sit by the bonfire when she heard loud cheering coming from the other side. There was a big circle of boys cheering for Alby and Gally like it was some sort of competition. She squeezed herself into the crowd along with Newt to see what it was all about. In the middle of the circle stood the two young guys, they positioned themselves as if they were about to attack one another. And minutes later, Gally charged Alby trying his best to push him out of the circle. Alby took a firm grip on Gally and knocked him down. The crowd began to cheer again as Alby was announced as the winner.

"Is it wrestling?" Holly asked Newt who was standing beside her and watched Alby look for a new opponent from the crowd.

Newt smiled and took a sip of his drink, "Yes, just like wrestling. You either push your opponent outside the ring or bring him down for five seconds. It's a favorite game among gladers, usually the builders"

"Can I play?"

"What, you?" Newt asked with an amused expression.

"What's so surprising about that?" Holly chuckled and fixed her ponytail.

Newt was even more amused that Holly was actually getting herself ready for it. Shaking his head, Newt raised his hand and the guys clapped thinking that he wanted to fight against Alby.

"Well, this is a surprise" Alby grinned and warmed up for his next opponent.

"Yes it is because it's actually her who wants to go against you" Newt chuckled and pointed at Holly.

Everybody looked at Holly's direction and was all amused just like Newt. Since Holly is a girl, they didn't think she could last in the circle for so long. Alby pondered for a minute if it would be a good idea and realized that there shouldn't be any special treatment just because she's a girl. With a smile, Alby called her into the circle. Holly carefully handed her food and drink to Newt and went inside the circle stretching her arms. Minho, who was busy talking with the other runners, saw Holly stepping into the circle. He left his company for a bit and joined the crowd to see an interesting battle between her and Alby. The gladers that were watching began to cheer once more, a majority of them shouting Holly's name even though they think she didn't have a chance.

"Don't be too hard on her, Alby!" one guy shouted in which everyone agreed to.

"Don't worry, Holly. If you get hurt, we'll take care of you!" another guy shouted.

Holly chuckled but at the same time was slightly annoyed that they were looking down on her just because she's a girl. In a split second, Holly quickly charged Alby and forcefully tried to push him out of the circle. Alby was completely taken aback by the strength of the average sized girl and grinned.

"You're one tough young girl, aren't you?" Alby said beneath gritted teeth and tried to push her back as well.

Holly leaned back a little getting Alby off balance and tripped him making him fall and hit his head just outside the circle. The gladers cheered loudly at Holly's success and could not believe that Alby was defeated not just by a greenie but, a girl greenie. Holly quickly ran to Alby's side, catching her breath, and gave him a hand.

"Wow girl, you're not that bad" Alby grinned as he dusted off sand from his shirt.

Holly smiled proudly and tucked a stray hair beneath her ear, "You're not that bad as well"

"Who's going to be her next opponent?" Alby shouted and looked around for any volunteer.

"Can I choose?" she asked while raising her hand.

"Go ahead" he replied, curious and interested on who she was going to pick.

She looked around searchingly and finally saw the person she wanted to duel with. She pointed by the bonfire and everyone was surprise to see that she was referring to the keeper of the runners, Minho. Minho saw that he had been chosen for a wrestling match by a girl. With a serious face, he declined.

"Sorry, I'm not the type who goes against a little girl" Minho replied and continued eating his dinner.

Holly scoffed and realized that it was a typical answer from him. That was the way Minho talked to her during their first mission together, when they were still strangers to one another.

"Are you afraid that you'll be defeated by a girl in front of your friends?" Holly teased.

The courtyard echoed with oohs coming from the gladers, anticipating what was going to happen next. Annoyed, Minho left his food by the bonfire and entered the circle while cracking his knuckles. The boys cheered once more, half for Holly and half for Minho, thinking that it would be one interesting fight. Without any hesitation Minho charged first, pushing Holly a few inches near the circle's outline wanting to prove to her that she was no match for him. Beads of sweat started to form on Holly's forehead as she exerted all effort in pushing Minho back. She grinned, remembering the times she and Minho would duel in the training room for hours. She could feel her body being pushed even more and in no way did she want to be defeated. She quickly knee kicked Minho's stomach and stumbled to the side in the process while Minho tumbled outside of the circle. There was a moment of silence until Newt broke it off by chanting Holly's name.

Everyone ran to Holly congratulating her for two executive wins on her first day at the Glade. Minho got up dusting his clothes and went back to his food, pretending that it didn't happen. Newt rushed to Holly and gave her a glass of fresh water.

"You are completely amazing back there" he said with a huge smile on his face.

Holly chuckled after finishing her water and wiped her mouth, "Oh yeah? You didn't seem to think I would win when I wanted to join"

"Pfft, well, maybe I was slightly doubtful. My bad for belittling you" Newt said with a smile and raised his jar up for a toast. "But cheers for Holly!"

"Hurray!" everybody cheered merrily and raised their jars as well.

By midnight, everyone was all snuggled up in the homestead sleeping on their hammocks. The embers of the bonfire glowed and its smoke rising up to the dark sky. The night wasn't completely silent—the crickets were chirping all over the Glade, weird noises coming from the maze and some of the guys were snoring which forced the others to cover their ears with their pillows. Newt was quite sensitive to the snoring and it didn't help that fry pan, who was just beside him snored the most. As he opened his sleepy eyes, he saw a dark figure quietly leaving the homestead. Out of curiosity, and to get away from the snoring, Newt got out of his hammock and followed the mysterious figure. He stretched his arms up and realized that it was still far from morning. He walked a few more steps away from the homestead until he finally saw the figure sitting by the bonfire. He got closer and realized that it was the female greenie, Holly. He didn't recognize her for a minute because her hair was down and not in a ponytail.

Holly was deep in her thoughts like the usual, staring at the ember of the bonfire, but could hear footsteps rustled through the grass just behind her. She turned around and looked up at her company with a small smile.

"Sorry, did I wake you up?" she whispered.

Newt sat down beside her with a grunt and leaned back on the pile of logs that served as benches during the feast.

"Nah, Fry Pan is the reason why I'm awake" Newt whispered back and smiled with his eyes fixated on the bonfire, "That bloody chap is noisier when he's asleep. That's why I'm mostly taking naps in the morning and afternoon. How come you're not sleeping in your hammock?"

Holly sighed and rested her chin on top of her knees while rubbing her eyes, "I don't fancy sleeping in the open. It gets me paranoid that there's something or someone watching me in the dark. Not to mention, the maze makes weird sounds"

"Well too bad, you'll be sleeping in the open and hearing weird sounds from the maze for quite some time" Newt teased.

"I'll just drink tons of Gally's nasty potions to keep me wide awake all night" Holly laughed softly.

"That wouldn't be very healthy" he laughed and looked at how tired she was while he thought of an idea "Come on, you can rest your head here" he patted his shoulder. "I'll watch over while you sleep. Don't worry, I don't bite"

Holly hesitated at first and felt shy since they didn't know each other that well yet. But Newt insisted her to do as he said and she eventually agreed and slowly moved towards him. She gently rested her head on his shoulder and felt comfortable with the warmth that embraced his body. She closed her eyes and tried to relax, thinking that she wasn't outside. The maze made weird eerie sounds again as it started to change.

"When do you think we'll be able to get out of this place?" she whispered, although she already knew the answer.

Newt didn't answer quickly. He took a deep breath and breathed it out while playing with a twig he picked up and stared off in the distant.

"One of these days" he said. "I'm sure Minho and the other runners will find a way out for all of us"

"What'll happen if we get out?"

"I…I don't know. We'll know once we get out of this place"

"I hope we'll all stay friends even when we get out" she was very fond of all of them.

Newt smiled and could see that Holly was slowly drifting to sleep. He slightly pushed her hair back and stayed still for Holly to sleep peacefully.

"I'm pretty sure that'll happen"