Maria wandered into the Med-hut after I had finished patching up Bill's twisted ankle. She wore an over sized shirt that looked strangely familiar to Minho's. Hmm..
"Hey," she smiled and sat down next to me. "I just came back from Zart. Gosh, I wish I had been chosen for the Med-jacks or working with Frypan." I laughed and put away some of the bandages that had been left out. Eyeing Maria, who was staring at the wall with a dreamy expression, I giggled.
"So, how was Minho?" I asked as casually as I could.
"What?" Maria almost gasped.
"You do know that that's his shirt, Maria, honey," I smirked and turned around to face her.
"Um, no. Minho is Minho," Maria said, her face turning almost as red as her hair, and scratched the back of her neck.
"Okay, whatever," I smirked again and closed a cabinet.
"I have to go now," Maria blushed and ran out the door and past a startled Newt.
"Oh, hey," I smiled and took out the basket of leaves and herbs Clint told me to deal with.
"Hey. So, how's it going?" he smiled and sat in a chair next to me. He seemed to be in an extra good mood today. Shrugging, I placed a couple bunches of leaves into a cup and began to mix them with a thick, almost sticky, liquid. I had no idea how Clint came up with his special medicine, but I wasn't going to question him after all he'd done for the Gladers.
"How about you, oh great second-in-command?" I laughed and tucked my hair into a messy bun. I placed my basket to the side, sealed the cup, and put it into another cabinet. Just then, Clint walked in.
"Oh, Lizzy. You're free to go, now, because I don't think that there'll be anything else to do today around here," Clint said and smiled. I followed Newt to the area where they were setting up for Chuck's bonfire. Speaking of Greenie, I saw Rosa giggling next to a couple of confused by almost grateful looking builders. Shaking my head a little, I helped the others set up including helping Frypan cook in the kitchen for the event.
"So, you and Ben," Frypan smirked as he organized several sandwiches onto a large tray.
"Yes, Frypan," I rolled my eyes as I made my own sandwiches.
"You guys are absolutely adorable," Frypan said in a high-pitched squeaky voice and laughed.
"Okay, then," I raised my eyebrows and then left. Fortunately, I saw Ben running towards the Bonfire from the Mapping Room; he must have gotten back early. I smiled as I saw him jogging towards me with his sweet smile and kind face.
"Hi, you," I laughed after he had picked me up and swung me around.
"I missed you," Ben said. "I wish you could run in the Maze with me."
"Why don't you ask Minho if I can try out?" I perked up and rested my hand on Ben's shoulder. "Please!" He laughed at my enthusiasm, nodded, and dragged me over to Minho, who was talking to a happy Maria.
"Lizzy here thinks she has what it takes to be a Runner, Minho. What do you say?" Ben laughed and threw an arm around my waist.
"Hmm, she-bean will have to try-out tomorrow, but we'll see. Are you sure you want to change from being a Med-jack to a Runner, Lizzy. It's not easy," Minho said in a very non-Minho voice.
"Yes. Absolutely," I said.
"Okay. We'll start your training tomorrow," Minho said and turned away to talk to Maria again.
"You think there's something going on between those two?" I asked as Ben and I walked back to our room.
He laughed again and said, "Probably. Those two are absolutely perfect for each other." I nodded and slipped behind the sheet that I had hung up so I could change quickly. I slipped into hard black leggings, a black loose sweatshirt, and boots, and followed Ben back up to the Bonfire. The fire was already roaring, Gladers were already drunk, and Gally had already started his fight circle. Speaking of the fight circle, I was already ready to beat Gally up again for being a complete asshole. Lyndon too.
"We should say hi to Chuck first," I told Ben and pulled him towards the lonely, young Glader.
"Hey, Chuck," I smiled and sat next to him.
"Oh, hi, Lizzy!" he chirped and gave a brilliant smile. My heart ached at the thought that people would be so cruel to put young and innocent children like Chuck in a place like the Maze.
"Why don't I introduce you too a couple of people?" I suggested and lead Chuck and Ben to the nicer group of Track-hoes. After they began talking to Chuck and actually making him feel welcome, I headed past the table with Gally's brew, which I now refused to drink, and towards the fight circle where Gally was beating up Bill.
"Who's next?" Gally roared, scanning the crowd. Before I could say anything, Maria stepped out and said, "Me, dumbass." I looked over and saw Minho smirking with his arms crossed. This wasn't going to end well.
"No. I don't fight girls," Gally almost spat and crossed his thick arms.
"Why, Gally? Is it because you know they'll kick your ass, just like Lizzy did?" Minho called, causing the Gladers to laugh.
"Fine. But if she gets beat up, it's not my fault," Gally narrowed his eyes, and in a second was charging at Maria. She was surprisingly fast, but she didn't have nearly as much strength as Gally did. She dodged and occasionally threw a punch or too, but never got near pushing Gally out of the circle. I almost gasped as Gally threw a hard punch to her face, and knocked her down to the ground. Minho ran forward, picked her up, and rushed her over to Clint without another word. Gally didn't even look sorry. Angrily, I pushed my way up to the front of the crowd and landed a hard kick to his side.
"Bitch!" he cried and spun around to face me.
"You're an asshole," I spat.
"Lizzy, don't," Ben shouted, reaching forward to pull me back. I pulled my arms away from him and shook my head.
"No. I'm going to fight this bastard," I glared at Gally and dashed forward. Maneuvering behind Gally, I grabbed his arms, twisted his arms behind him, and kneed him, hard. I dropped him, and he landed with a thud to the ground.
"Okay, that's enough," Newt stepped forward and yanked me away from the fight circle with a rather angry expression.
"What the hell? I wasn't finished," I growled and pulled my arm out of Newt's grasp.
"I don't bloody care, Lizzy. When you're around Gally, you act way too violent, and you don't think before you act. I don't like it," he shook his head in a disapproving way and crossed his arms.
"Well, too bad. I don't care if you like it or not," I replied and ran off to find Ben.
Grumbling, I pushed Ben away, who had just woken me up, and stumbled off to the showers with my ordinary uniform-black clothes and black shoes. I came back feeling a lot better.
"Hey, Ben," I smiled and gave him a hug.
"What's your problem?" he asked, frowning.
"Newt yelled at me last night about how violent I am," I growled and stepped away from Ben.
"I guess he just cares about you a lot," Ben frowned and stared at the ground. "I gotta go. Minho's waiting for me." He walked off without another word. Shit. As I walked into the kitchen for breakfast, I ran straight into Rosa. She glared at me and frowned, straightening her tight white shirt and brushing off her jeans.
"Watch where your going," she spat and walked off. Rolling my eyes, I walked towards Frypan, already dreading the rest of the day.
Hey everyone! I know this chapter wasn't that long and exciting, but don't worry. The weekend is coming soon, which means I'll have a lot more time to work on my story. Thanks for the reviews and for all you Newt and Lizzy lovers, could you leave me their "name." Idk..Okay, anyways...I should have another chapter out tomorrow! Goodbye!