A/N: Oh hey guys! I'm back with two chapters for today. Lol. Thank you for liking and commenting. I'll do my best to update ^0^ Comments are highly appreciated ;u; Enjoy reading and have a good day/night.

It had already been a week since Holly woke up in the premises of the Glade. With the help of the other gladers, she slowly adapted to her new life being one of them. Every day she woke up and did whatever task Alby assigned her to do. Sometimes she helped Gally in building things, on rare occasions she helped Fry pan with the cooking but, most of the time she spent the whole morning with Zart planting or picking out full grown crops since she was considered as a track hoe. Despite the fact that the Glade was created by WICKED, Holly liked it there. Life was simple and happy although some days might have been boring but nevertheless, it was good.

She was sent by TAIMN to the Glade for a mission entrusted to her by their president who was also a former glader, Thomas. Her mission was simple—to help the younger Thomas save the other gladers until the end. Minho had also packed her a dozen of antidotes in case she came across people who were not immune to the Flare. One of them was Newt, the second in command at the Glade. Since day one, Holly instantly befriended him easily compared to the others. Maybe it had to do with the fact that they're both British and that Newt was quite ecstatic to hear a familiar accent which made him feel close to home. But even if they were already friends, it was still quite hard to do what she had to. She couldn't possibly just plunge a syringe to his chest or else the other gladers would think that she was an enemy. With patience and effort, Holly stayed on everyone's good side for her to be able to succeed on her task.

Holly woke up earlier than the usual that day. For some reason, she was pumped with energy and ready to do some work. She saw the stubby little Chuck fixing his hammock and placed her arm over his shoulders greeting him a good morning. She and Chuck got along well since the both of them were greenies. They did most of the work together. On their way to the gardens, Holly took a glance at the pit and could see that it was still occupied by the two builders even though it was already morning.

"Hey Chuck, how come those guys are in there?" she curiously asked and crouched down to start pulling carrots out of the soil.

Chuck was on the other side shoveling and putting three seeds at a time when he took a quick look at the pit and continued with his planting as he explained everything he knew. "Last night, Newt and Minho overheard their conversation about what they did to you" he started, wiping the sweat off of his forehead with the back of his hand. "It actually woke me up because I saw Newt trying to punch one of them. Lucky them Minho was able to calm Newt down. Anyway after learning what they did, Newt and Minho brought them there last night while everybody else was asleep. They're supposed to be out by now but, as soon as Alby heard the news from Newt he decided it'll be best to extend their punishment until sundown"

"I see" was all Holly muttered as she pulled a fifth carrot placing it in the woven basket. In all honesty, she actually felt relieved that the two builders were getting the punishment that they deserved.

Within thirty minutes, Chuck had already watered the new plants and Holly filled up five baskets with carrots and potatoes. They each carried a heavy basket across the glade and to the makeshift kitchen where Fry Pan and the other cooks were busy serving some of the gladers their breakfast. One of them happened to be Gally who was eating a hearty meal of scrambled eggs and his horrible tasting drink. He saw Holly putting the basket down and quickly approached her. He cleared his throat to get her attention and Holly stood up straight dusting off her soiled hands, smiling at the big guy.

"Oh hey Gally, good morning" she said cheerfully.

"Holly" Gally greeted back with a smile, folding his muscular arms over his chest. "Listen, uh, about the two klunks by the pit, I'm terribly sorry about it". He shot Chuck a glare as he started snickering at the mention of the word klunk and disturbing him in the middle of his speech. As he quieted down, Gally continued with what he was trying to say. "As their keeper, I'll make sure that nothing of the like will happen again in the future"

Holly was out of words. She didn't really know what to reply. What had happened was obviously a big deal but, she tried shrugging it off instead of talking about it again and again which just made her feel awkward. Fry pan had let out a loud "Ha!" as he served Winston and Jeff their breakfast.

"They better not do it again" said Fry Pan, waving a small ladle around. "Or it's the maze for them the next time"

"Those shanks will definitely be thrown to the maze if they try doing a stunt like that again"

That time it was Minho who spoke. He had just come back from the maze, sweaty and exhausted, eager to get something that would fill his stomach. While waiting for his food, he glanced at Holly and for the first time didn't roll his eyes at her. Instead, he gave her a small smile and left once he got his hands on his food. Holly felt happy with the kindness everyone was showing her and thanked them for being such good friends. Fry Pan offered her a plate of scrambled eggs in which she politely declined.

"I'll just eat later" she said and ruffled Chuck's hair who was busy eating his share of breakfast, before walking away. "I'll see you later, Chuck"

It was completely peaceful at the Glade—no honking of cars and no people running late for school or work. Holly was already a few feet away from the other gladers, standing in front of the tall stone walls that divided the glade and the maze. Pulling down her ponytail and looking around, she saw tiny yellow flowers growing along the ivy that lingered on the cold walls. She started picking a dozen of it, cradling them onto her arms and brought them under the shade of a beautiful big tree adjacent to the gardens. She sat down on the soft bed of grass with her back pressed against the sturdy tree. One by one, she picked a yellow flower scattered on her lap and began to make a crown out of it. She squinted as she carefully looped one flower after the other until her flower crown started to take shape. She took another flower to loop when she felt something above her head. Without looking, she brushed it off thinking that it was just a leaf that had fallen and continued with the flower crown she was making. Oddly, she kept feeling something above her head which slowly started to irritate her. Just then, she heard a faint laughter. Tilting her head up, she saw Newt laughing and looking down at her, his leg dangling and holding a stick he used to poke her head with.

She got on her feet, holding the flower crown she made, and carefully climbed the tree without a worry. She sat on the tree's thick sturdy branch, swung her legs, and looked at Newt's direction. He was leaning back on the tree trunk, one of his legs dangling while the other was resting atop the branch. He kept a friendly smile on his face despite the fact he had been tired with all the work he had done since the crack of dawn. As second in command, he and Alby woke up the earliest to make sure everything was in order. He noticed the thing Holly was holding and tilted his head out of curiosity.

"What's that?" he asked, pointing at it with the use of his stick.

"Oh, this?" Holly looked down at the flower crown she made and smiled after having a clever idea. Carefully, she moved closer to Newt and placed the crown on top of his head, giggling. "It's a crown"

Newt laughed and touched the smooth petals of the flowers. He felt ridiculous having it on his head but still kept it in place. There was a brief moment of silence between them as they quietly studied their surroundings and saw their friends all over the courtyard either working or goofing around. The wind gently blew and the leaves rustled and swayed.

"Why didn't you tell us what had happened?" Newt suddenly asked, breaking the silence and once in a while glanced at the only female glader.

Holly tucked her hair behind her ears preventing it from covering her face as the wind blew. She sighed with a smile, half annoyed that it was being brought to light again and half happy that he was concerned.

"I didn't want to bother anyone" she simply stated, fidgeting with her fingers and swinging her legs.

Newt looked amused with what she had said, "Holly, you're not a stranger to us anymore. You're a glader now just like the rest of us which makes you family. You have to tell us when there's something wrong"

"It wasn't a big deal" she lied. It was a big deal what had happened but at the same time, she disliked it when people worried about her.

"Not a big deal—"Newt looked even more amused at the same time annoyed and scoffed. "Those guys obviously harassed you. If you weren't able to fight them back… they could've raped you" he calmed himself down, grateful that it didn't come to that, and played with the stick he was holding. "I could've beat their arses if only Minho didn't grab them before I could"

Holly suppressed a smile and glanced at him, "You're second in command. If you tried beating up their arses, you'll also end up in the pit for causing trouble"

"I'll take the risk. I'll manage one night without food, hopefully"

"Take the risk just for me?" she asked curiously.

Newt took a deep breath and threw the stick to the ground. He took off the flower crown over his head and slowly moved closer to her, gently placing it on top of her head and pushing back a strand of her hair while looking at her clear blue eyes.

"A beautiful crown fits a beautiful queen" he smiled. "And yes, take the risk just for you. Let's just say I don't want any bloke disrespecting you, yeah? Not while I'm around"

His face was so close that Holly got the chance to study his features. She had barely noticed how handsome he actually was—His brown eyes although tired sparkled beautifully and his smiling lips were red and soft looking. Her heart began to race, a feeling she only got whenever she was running or excited about a book she was eager to read. Newt felt the same way and couldn't explain what it actually meant. Being imprisoned in the Glade made him forget what it was like to like another person. But around Holly, he could feel things he never thought could happen. Maybe Alby was right, Newt thought. He leaned closer with their noses slightly bumping, unsure of what he was doing, and his eyes fixed on her lips' direction.

"Holly!"

Startled with Chuck's voice, Holly and Newt backed away from each other and tried to act like nothing weird was going on. The two of them looked down, seeing the stubby boy walked towards the tree and finally saw them. "There you are, come down from there! Alby wants us to do something"

"I-I'll be right down!" she stammered and looked at her companion awkwardly with her cheeks heating up. "I'll be going ahead"

Newt smiled awkwardly and cleared his throat, "Good that"

Holly jumped off the tree with her flower crown and ran back to the homestead with Chuck without looking back. The young blonde guy leaned back on the tree biting his lower lip, his left hand over his chest feeling his heart pound like crazy.