A New Greenie Arrive's

It's been a couple of weeks since Gally and I pranked Minho and Ben. Call me a coward because I never admitted my feelings to him the next day like I planned to.

I was going to, then I chickened out. I really don't want to get rejected. If I did get rejected, it would be awkward and it would ruin our friendship. I value our friendship too much to throw it away by confessing my feelings.

I haven't avoided him though. Yes, it does make it hard to be around him when I'm falling for him harder everyday, but I won't let it change how close we are. We're practically best friends now. I spend a lot of time with him, mainly sitting in the tower, watching over the glade and talking about anything and everything.

He walks me back to my hut every night still which warms my heart. Jacob is still avoiding me and I hardly see him around which makes life so much better. Sometimes I question if Gally has killed, and buried him without us knowing due to the fact I can go days without seeing Jacob around the glade.

He hasn't yet, but if he does, I'll gladly be his alibi.

I'm currently helping my dearest Fry cook lunch for the glade. My spirit has been high all morning because today is greenie day. Today also makes it 2 months since I arrived in the box, and even though it's only been a short time, it's felt like I've been here forever.

Yet again, I am hoping for the new greenie to be a girl. I am in serious need of some quality girl time. Don't get me wrong I love the boys, but I feel majorly outnumbered and I need an ally.

"Maddie my dear, you're practically bouncing off the walls in excitement. As cute as it is, I'm worried your going to chop a finger off or burn yourself if you're not focused on cooking" Frypan says warily as he watches me almost chop of my finger for the third time today.

"Don't go all brother on me panini. I'm a pro at cooking" I reply, sending him a grin.

"I will admit you're good, but not as good as me" Fry says with a smirk.

"Oh, really?" I ask, raising a brow.

"Yes, really" he replies sassily.

"Ok, sassy man. Let's have a cook off. Whoever gets the most compliments after dinner is crowned the best chef" I challenge.

"You're on sis. You're no match against the pro" he replies cockily.

"You're gonna eat those words Frypan".

"I'd rather eat them than your shitty stew".

"You cocky little asshole", I snap back playfully.

Our banter is interrupted by the box alarm.

"NEW GREENIE'S ARRIVED!" I shout excitedly and sprint off towards the box. I hear Fry chuckle and run to catch up with me.

I get to the box and push to the front of the crowd surrounding it.

Please be a girl. Please be a girl.

I watch as Gally opens up the box and jumps inside.

"Day one greenie, rise and shine" I hear him say to the greenie.

Please be a girl. Please. Please. PLEASE.

I watch as Gally forces the greenie out of the box who lands on the ground.

And it's........... a boy. Fuck you creators!

"He looks like a slopper to me" I hear one boy comment.

The greenie, in fact, does not look like a slopper. I don't know how I can tell, but I'm positive he won't be one.

"I could use some help in the kitchen" Fry says from beside me, causing me to elbow him and look at him offended.

"Wow. Am I not good enough help?" I ask dramatically.

"You're an amazing cook Madeline, but I'm still gonna wipe the floor with you with our contest" he replies with a grin. I shove him and scoff playfully.

I turn my attention back to the greenie, who has taken off with alarming speed.

I think it's safe to say that this guy's going to be a runner.

"Hey, we got a runner!" Zart, the keeper of the gardeners shouts and many glader's laugh, shouting nonsense I can't be bothered to listen too.

The greenie makes it pretty far and I start to panic slightly at seeing how close he's getting to the maze doors. Then he trips and face plants the ground.

I spoke too soon about him being a runner.

Everyone laughs at the greenie's misfortune. I can't help but feel bad for him when I remember the panic I felt. I still have that pocket knife safely hidden in my hut for protection, and as a cute little souvenir.

As much as I feel bad, I still let out a giggle at him falling. Don't judge me, it was funny. It looked like it hurt but it was very amusing.

Alby heads towards the greenie after signalling for us to get back to work. Fry and I head back to the kitchen to check on lunch and Chuck decides to tag along.

I love this kid. He misses me and it's adorable. I would sacrifice myself to a griever if it meant keeping this little chaotic boy safe. He's my partner in crime and my innocent looking little brother.

" How do you feel to no longer be the greenie Chuckie?" I ask with a smile.

"It feels great. Do you know what we should do?" He asks with a sly smile.

"Enlighten me kid" I reply, chuckling at how his eyes light up, full of mischief.

"We should prank the new greenie. It can be a 'welcome to the glade' from the coolest gladers" he explains, pointing to himself and I when he says the coolest gladers part.

"I love the idea. However, Alby and Newt will definitely murder us for scaring the greenie anymore than he already is on his first day here. Let's wait a couple of days, then we'll get him" I say, holding my hand out for Chuck to shake.

"I agree to your terms, but Fry has to sneak an extra portion of bread on my plate for lunch" Chuck says, grabbing my hand.

"Deal" I reply, shaking his hand.

"I did not agree to that" Fry interrupts, looking at us both.

"Well if you agree to my terms, I will vote for you for your cooking competition" Chuck says, wiggling his brows, making me laugh.

"Fine. I agree to your terms" Fry sighs in defeat, also shaking Chucks hand.

"I feel like a proud mum right now. Well done kid, you can negotiate very well" I say to Chuck, high fiving him and wiping a fake tear from my eye.

"Alby shouldn't have let you take him under your wing" Fry says, shaking his head with a smile on his face.

"I personally think it's the best decision he ever made" I reply amusedly.

"No one could've kept Maddie and I apart. We're made to be partners in crime" Chuck says proudly.

I look at him with a wide smile on my face. Have I mentioned that I love this kid? Because I very much do. He's like a mini me but cuter and funnier and I adore it. I don't need to remember my younger self to know this kid is better than me in every way, shape and form.

"God help the rest of us. You two are total chaos" Fry says with a chuckle.

Chuck and I wink at each other with cheeky smiles on our face. We turn to the door, hearing it open and watching Newt step into the kitchen.

"Maddie, Chuckie, father Alby wants you to go see him" Newt says with a serious look on his face.

Fry looks to us curious to know what why we're in trouble. Chuck and I look at each other panicking. What have we done now?

"Oh no. Are we in trouble?" Chuck whispers to me with wide eyes.

"Maybe. Probably. Most likely" I whisper back, my expression matching his.

"If it's because we drenched Zart in fertiliser, then that was an accident. We meant thought it was Jacob" Chuck says as he looks at Newt. I nod in agreement.

We apologised to Zart and he's cool with us. We even helped out in the gardens to make it up to him and he laughed it off and got more fertiliser and helped us throw it on Jacob. Zart's funny and loved every second of getting involved in the prank. It was a great day.

"Or is it because we knocked Winston into the pig pen and he got all muddy? In our defence he was bragging to everyone that he was too observant to be a victim to our plans. We had to prove him wrong. It also wasn't our fault that one of the pigs sneezed on him. That was not planned but it was hilarious" I ramble, Chuck and I started to giggle at the memory.

Seeing a pig sneeze like that on Winston was the best thing we say that day. It was unexpected and very gross for Winston. We told him we only pushed him into the pig pen because he got too cocky. We also made it up to him by helping to feed the animals, and I gave him an extra portion of food, and just like that, the prank was forgotten.

He was lucky because it wasn't our most devious prank. It was the spur of the moment type of thing when we walked past and saw him leaning over the pig pen. He was a good sport about it too.

Frypan is laughing at our confessions. Newt looks at us shocked and I wince at the realisation that they probably had no idea about those pranks and we just threw ourselves under the bus.

That's a weird saying. How come I don't remember my life but I remember what a bus is and that saying? The creator's are very strange with what information they let us keep.

"I was only messing with you when I came in all serious. He just wants you both to show the newbie around the glade, but I will definitely be telling him about these pranks" Newt says with a smirk.

That cheeky little fucker.

"Look at the time. We can't keep father Alby waiting Chuckie, let's go" I say, heading for the door.

"For the sake of our lives. I can neither confirm nor deny that these confessions are real" Chuck says quickly, rushing out the door behind me.

"If Alby questions us about them pranks. What is it we do kid?" I ask as we make our way towards Alby and the new greenie.

"Deny, Deny, Deny" Chuck replies, falling into step next to me.

"I taught you well Chuckie" I say, fist pumping him.

It's not long before we get to Alby and the greenie, who is looking at us curiously.

"Hey Alby!" Chuck shouts up to Alby, who climbs down the tower with the greenie to meet us.

"Hey Chuck, hey Maddie" he greets us with a small smile.

That grump secretly loves us. He hardly smiles, being too stressed all the time with running the glade. We lighten up his day for sure, though he'd never admit it out loud.

"Hey Alby" I greet back with a wave.

"Well greenie, I'll leave you with Madeline and Chuck to give you the tour. You two, behave" he says pointing at us with a stern face.

"We always behave"."Yeah, we're angels" we both reply with innocent smiles. He shakes his head amusedly and walks off.

"Hello greenie. I'm Madeline, but you can call me Maddie, and this little rascal is Chuck" I say, ruffling the kids curly hair, causing him to playfully smack my hand away.

"Hi" he greets back with an awkward smile.

"Let's set up your hammock, then we'll give you the tour" Chuck says, looking to me for approval. I nod in reply.

I'm happy for Chuck to lead this tour. It's tradition for the previous greenie to show the new one around. I'm just here as a friendly face. This is Chuck's time to shine.

"Why did Alby tell you both to behave?" The greenie asks curiously, as we head towards the hammocks.

"We tend to get into a little bit of mischief" I reply with a smirk. Chuck has a matching look on his face.

"What kind of mischief?" The greenie asks.

"Mostly pranks. We're prank master's" Chuck boasts and I nod my head in agreement, watching Chuck with a smile as he explains some of the pranks we have pulled.

The greenie listened intently, laughing every now and then at the pranks we've pulled. He seems to relax more in our presence.

"So, how comes your the only girl?" He asks me.

Damn. This guy asks a lot of questions. I don't think he's made a statement yet.

"I'm still trying to answer that myself" I reply and he nods his head.

We get to the hammocks and I help Chuck set up the greenie's bed.

"It's basically the same story for all of us. We wake up in the box, Alby gives us the tour... then here we are. Don't worry, you're already doing a lot better than I did. I clunked my pants three times before they got me out of the pit. Then I met Maddie, and she helped me to adjust" Chuck explains, tying the rope on one side of the greenie's hammock as I tie the other.

"And now we're inseparable" I finish Chuck's sentence with a fond smile.

We finish tying the hammock and turn to the greenie, only to see him walking away from us, towards the maze entrance.

"Dude, where are you going?" Chuck asks, slightly panicked as we catch up with the greenie.

"I just wanna see" the greenie replies, sounding far too curious about the maze.

Wow. I think that's the first statement I've hear from the greenie.

"Curiosity killed the cat greenie" I say, feeling slightly panicked myself about how eager he is to head to the entrance of the maze.

Yeah. You can look all you want, but you better not go out there" Chuck says in agreement with me.

"Why not? What's through there?" He asks, still walking towards the maze doors.

God dammit greenie. Stop with the questions and stop heading towards your untimely death!

"We don't know. We just know what we're told. And we're not supposed to leave" Chuck says, stopping the greenie.

As we stop the greenie, we see Minho and Ben come running into the glade. I smirk in relief to see that they're ok. They both send me charming smiles as they run past.

"Hello Maddie dearest" Minho greets me with a grin.

"Hey Flaminho, twinkle toes" I reply with a smile, looking at both the boys. Ben sends me a wink.

"Hey Chuckie. New greenie, huh? How does it feel to be promoted?" Ben asks Chuck as he runs past with Minho.

"Feels great, Ben" Chuck calls back.

" I thought no one was allowed to leave" the greenie says to us.

"He said we're not allowed to leave. They're different they're runners" I say to the greenie.

"They know more about the maze than anyone" Chuck adds.

"Wait, what?" The greenie asks, puzzled.

Oh shit. Chuck said maze. Don't panic Maddie, we need to gaslight him. I send Chuck a look, he catches on.

"What?" I ask, feigning confusion.

"What? He just said 'maze'" the greenie says, looking at us both in suspicion.

"I did?" Chuck asks, also feigning confusion.

Well done kid. Mama's proud.

"Yeah" the greenie replies, and begins to walk towards the maze entrance.

Oh fuck, fuck, fudge. We're going to be in so much trouble with Alby.

"Where are you going?" Chuck asks, panic evident in his voice as we follow the greenie.

This guy is way too curious. I'm stressing out right now.

"What are you doing?" I also ask the greenie, noticing the panic start to become evident in my voice.

"I'm just gonna take a look" he replies, getting closer and closer to the Maze entrance.

"No one leaves, especially not now. It's not safe" Chuck says, desperately trying to get the greenie to stop walking towards his fucking death.

" I'm not gonna go" the greenie says, still walking.

I swear if he doesn't stop walking, I am going to tackle his sorry ass to the ground.

"Hey! We gotta stop meeting like this greenie" I hear Gally's voice and watch as he shoves the greenie to the ground.

Never mind, Gally's done it for me. Although he just sent the greenie flying which was a little much, but very attractive.

Shut up Madeline. Focus on the problem right now.

"Get off me!" The greenie shouts, sounding scared, overwhelmed and very pissed off.

This situation escalated faster than my brain can function. This is not good.

"Alright! Calm, calm, calm" Gally says, holding his hands out in front of him as if the greenie is a distressed animal.

I grab Chuck and pull him to my side, to keep him away from the escalating situation. He doesn't need to get caught in the crossfire of this mess.

"Don't touch me!" The greenie shouts defensively.

I can't blame him for acting like this. If it was me that just got hurtled through the air, I'd be pretty pissed off too.

Other glader's have joined in the commotion, including Newt and Alby, who are trying to de escalate the situation.

"Whoa! Take it easy!" Newt says, standing next to Alby.

"Just relax" Alby says calmly.

"What the hell is wrong with you guys?" The greenie asks, looking distressed.

"Just calm down, alright?" Newt asks, trying to show the greenie that we're not a threat.

"No, okay? Why won't you tell me what's out there?" The greenie asks confused.

"We're just trying to protect you. It's for your own good" Alby tries to explain.

"This is good entertainment" I whisper to Chuck, who puts his hand over his mouth to muffle his laughter.

"You guys can't just keep me here" the greenie states, frustratedly.

"We kinda can" Chuck whispers to me, causing me to quietly chuckle.

"I can't let you leave" Alby says, his voice filled with authority.

"Why not?" The greenie challenges.

It's perfectly timed. Just after the greenie's question, the maze doors start to rumble and close. Everyone stays quiet, watching the doors close for the night.

"What the hell?" The greenie mutters, looking even more puzzled than before.

"Next time, I'm gonna let you leave" Gally says frustratedly, and turns to leave.

"I'll come find you late Chuckie" I say, starting to head towards Gally.

"See you later Maddie" Chuck replies with a small smile.

"Hey Gally!" I shout to him, causing him to stop and turn to face me. I catch up and stop in front of him.

"Hey Mads, you alright?" He asks, sending me a small smile.

"I'm alright. What about you?" I ask.

"Annoyed. That greenie is nothing but trouble" Gally says with a huff.

"He does ask a hell of a lot of questions" I reply with amusement. Gally chuckles.

"I saw you and Chuck trying to stop him. He should've listened" he says.

"Yeah, well he's just curious. I was actually thinking of tackling him, until you did it for me. Although, you could've been a little less harsh" I reply amusedly.

"He deserved it. The shank should've listened to you when you tried to stop him" Gally says matter of factly.

"I think he got the message tough guy" I say with a chuckle. He stares at me for a moment with a smile on his face.

"I need to go finish work" he says awkwardly, turning to leave.

"Ok, see you around Galpal" I reply, beginning to walk away.

"Hey Maddie" he calls out to me.

"Yeah?" I ask, turning back to him.

"Come find me at the bonfire later" he says with a cute smile, and walks off before I can reply.

I watch him go, feeling butterflies erupt in my stomach. I definitely will go and find him later.

Author's Note:

Thomas has arrived and has broken Madeline's brain with all of his questions. I was planning to get Gally and Madeline together asap but now I've decided I like the slow burn better, so that's what I'm doing. Sorry to disappoint. Feel free to give me ideas for Gally and Maddie's ship name :)

Hope you enjoy the chapter and look after yourselves Xxxx