I Do Not Own the VA or the MR

Chapter 3- Penny for Your Thoughts?

As I walked around the Glade, I noticed that the boys' gazes kept drifting towards me. I saw a couple of guys building something, so I walked over that way to try and get to know some of the other guys here.

"Hey, I'm Rose." I say carefully. One of the guys looked at me and I saw a big purple bruise on his jaw. 'Must have hit him hard yesterday,' I think to myself.

"Yeah I gathered. You are the one that did this to my face yesterday when I was trying to get you to calm down. But the way I went about doing that went a little haywire. I was surprised that Dimitri was able to cool you down. He doesn't talk much."

"He was also the only one that tried talking to me on my own terms, not forcing me to talk. I might be a girl and really hard to talk to but the least you could have done was try." I said carefully. "I may not know anything but I do know that the guys here are hard on each other."

He shrugs. "I-Its harder talking to you than it is talking to a guy." He sticks out his hand "I'm Gally. Keeper of the Builders."

I shake his hand. "So what can I do to help out, I know that you guys are content with staring at my ass. And just so you know, I am not comfortable doing nothing."

He chuckles and nods. "Yeah, I could use a hand putting up some poles for a shed for the Track-hoes."

I follow him and get to work. As the day wears off, I start getting hot so I take off the hoodie that I have on. Continuing my work I begin to feel more eyes on me. When it is time for dinner, Gally hands me my discarded hoodie.

"Might wanna cover back up, with the way you look it won't be long before someone tries something."

I laugh. "Some guy all ready tried. He nearly got castrated for it. I told him that if he tired then I would personally kill him."

Gally whistles, "That's harsh. But knowing the shanks around here he probably deserved it."

"Then Dimitri got into his head that he was going to yell at me for self-defense. I talked to him later and he apologized for it."

"Didn't know that he could apologize…" Gally trails off.

I eat with the Builders for dinner. After dinner I run more laps round the Glade. This time instead of being stopped, I am joined be none other than Dimitri.

"So you met Gally." He says simply.

I nod and keep running.

"So I want to introduce you to Minho. Tonight. If that's ok with you."

I nod again not wanting to waste my breath.