~Three days later~

Thomas sat next to the bed that Y/N had been unconscious in since they had reached the safe haven, three days ago. He sighed, tears in his eyes as he held her hand and gently moved his thumb against her skin.

"You okay?" he looked up and gave Minho and Newt a small smile as they walked in with Mary.

"I will be once she wakes up." He nodded, a tear leaving his eye. Minho and Newt sighed and returned the nod.

"Thomas, I know you want to be close to her, but I need to change her dressing." Mary spoke softly.

"No, that's okay." He mumbled, standing up and joining the boys. She gave him a small smile as she sat where he'd just been and lifted Y/N's top to see the bandage. She took it off before replacing it. She put her fingers to Y/N's neck, feeling her pulse.

"Well, good news is that her heartbeat is still steady, and the wound looks like it's healing okay." She nodded as she stood up.

"And the bad news?" Thomas gulped. Mary sighed.

"Things could go south at any moment, and I don't know when she's going to wake up. If she does." She admitted.

"No, doc, when." Thomas nodded.

"Thomas, honey, I'm sorry, but I'm limited in what I can do. Because we no longer have modern medicine, I have no way of knowing about any possible underlying issues until they affect her. She could have a blood infection, and I won't know until she dies of it. I'm sorry, but that's reality of it." She sighed. Thomas choked and looked down, tears spilling from his eyes.

"But is that likely?" Minho asked. Mary sighed.

"From what I've seen so far, no. If something like that was a real threat, I would know it by now. There's no way to treat it, but at least I'd know, and so would you, if she was dying. In my professional opinion, she'll be okay." She nodded.

"You hear that, Tommy? She'll be okay." Newt reassured. Thomas gulped and nodded.

"Thanks, doc. Thanks for everything." He mumbled. She nodded and gave him a sympathetic look before leaving the shack. Thomas let out a shaky breath as he sat back down and joined their hands again.

"Thomas, how about you take a break and come get some food with us?" Minho asked. Thomas looked at them.

"No way. I have to be here when she wakes up." He shook his head.

"Tommy, you've eaten the bare minimum since we got here. That can't be good for you, let alone the affects that sitting here and waiting will be having on your sanity." Newt scoffed. Thomas sighed and nodded as he stood up, gently letting Y/N's hand slip out of his own as he stood.

"Okay. Fine. But the moment she wakes up, I'm back here." He nodded.

"That's fine, dude. We'll be here too." Minho reassured as they left the shack.

Y/N's P.O.V

My eyes slowly fluttered open as I heard birds chirping. My eyebrows furrowed as the bird songs sounded different to what they usually did. I opened my eyes fully before they widened. I sat up slowly from the hard mattress, wincing as everything ached. I looked outside and my eyes widened as all I could see was a beach and the ocean.

"This isn't the glade." I whispered to myself. I stood up but immediately stumbled, crying out in pain as I clutched the doorway. I looked at my stomach and slowly peeled the bottom of my top up to reveal a bandage across my stomach.

"Shit." I mumbled, pulling my top back down before walking out of the shack. I looked around, breathing in the salty air as I watched people do their chores and walk around the camp.

"Y/N." I turned around and smiled as Newt and Minho stood there.

"Guys." I smiled as I hugged them tightly.

"How you feeling?" Minho asked.

"Like shit." I chuckled.

"I'm not surprised, you took a bullet in the waist for Tommy." Newt admitted.

"I bet he didn't like me doing that." I winced.

"You're not wrong." Minho sighed.

"Speaking of which, where is he?" I asked. Minho and Newt looked at each other and smiled before moving. I choked as Thomas stood behind them. His eyes widened.

"Y/N." he choked as he rushed towards me. I smiled as he wrapped his arms around my waist and picked me up, spinning me around. He put me down before taking my face and kissing me passionately. I smiled into it, relishing the feeling of being back in Thomas's arms. He broke the kiss and touched our foreheads.

"Don't ever risk your life for me again. You hear me?" he asked, looking into my eyes. I sighed and nodded.

"I hear you." I spoke. He gave me a small smile before kissing me again.

Everyone sat around the fire, laughing and eating. Thomas sat next to me, with Frypan next to him and Minho and Newt on my other side as we faced the ocean.

"Can I have everyone's attention, please?" Vince asked as he stood at the front. I looked at him, snuggling into Thomas's side and smiling as he kissed my head.

"I have waited five years to say this. Welcome to paradise." He smiled, making us cheer loudly.

"Now, I was going to make a speech, but then Thomas also wanted to say something and I wouldn't feel right taking that from him, considering that he's one of the amazing people who escaped not only WICKD, but the maze too. So, please put your hands together for Thomas." Vince spoke, starting the clap as Thomas stood up and took Vince's place at the front.

"Thanks, Vince. Where to start? I guess I better start by talking mainly to the people that I survived the maze with, those lovely kids right there." Thomas smiled, extending his hand to me, Newt, Minho and Frypan, making us smile as people clapped.

"We went through a lot. Day by day, hour by hour, we didn't know if we would live to see the next. We didn't know if our loved ones were going to die in front of us, or if they would make it out with us." He started.

"We've lost a lot of people. We lost Chuck, Winston, Albi, just to name a few. But I thank whoever is up there every day that the people I see in front of me survived with me. My family survived." He nodded, a tear leaving his eye. I gave him a reassuring smile as I also tried to hold back tears.

"I love each and every one of you. Without      Y/N, Minho, Frypan and Newt, I would have given up a long time ago. Without Vince and the doc, without Brenda and Jorge, we wouldn't have made it to this beautiful place, where we no longer have to live in fear. We're safe. We're finally safe." He choked. Murmurs of agreement and nods spread through the crowd.

"So, yeah. Thank you to everyone who got us here, and I could not think of a better group of people to call my family. Now, that's it from me, but I've got one last thing to do." He nodded as he looked at me. My eyebrows furrowed as he walked towards me. Once he was in front of me, he got down on one knee, making my eyes widen and making people gasp as he took my hand.

"With the help of Minho and Newt, I made you this." He spoke, taking a ring made out of scrap metal with a piece of what looked like sea glass for the rock out of his pocket.

"Thomas." I choked.

"I know that it's not much, but it was made with all of the love that I have for you." He spoke, looking into my eyes. I bit my lip and smiled as tears started to fall from my eyes.

"In this world, there's no such thing as marriage or anything like that, but you know that it used to represent love, and commitment. We can have a small ceremony on the beach or something, but I'm doing this because I love you. You helped me survive the maze, you are what has kept me going for the last five years. I love you so, so much, I can't even tell you. And this felt like the best way to prove that to you." He nodded. I looked at him.

"So, what do you say? Will you let me love you for the rest of my life?" he asked, a nervous smile on his lips. I nodded.

"Yes, Thomas. Yes." I laughed. He returned it, gently placing the ring onto my finger and kissing me as everyone clapped and cheered. Thomas broke the kiss and touched our foreheads.

"I love you, so much." He whispered, holding my face.

"I love you too, Thomas." I smiled. He returned it before joining our lips again.