The girl woke with a start, having no sense of time or where she was. She also realized that she had no memories, no knowledge of any segment of her past. As she looked around her, she saw a boy, who was oddly familiar, as though she knew him. The box was moving up at an insane speed, and her breath quickened as she realized that it wasn't stopping. Her eyes widened in alarm as she saw a creature outside of the box and she scurried back to the middle.

She felt as though the world was closing in on her and she was going to die. She looked back to the other boy, who was beginning to wake up. His sandy blonde hair was very similar to her own and his facial features seemed very, very familiar. As soon as he woke up and he started hyperventilating and shaking, the girl forgot all about her own fears.

"Hey, hey. It's okay." She said as she moved closer to him, and squeezed his hand. He was uncertain for a second but he felt a sense of familiarity and comfort as he looked at her, so he let her take his hand. "I got you Newt, I got you."

Newt. The name rolled off her tongue easily, as though she had said it many times before. As the box finally reached a stop, there was a terrible sound and the light turned from red to green. As the doors opened, the two were blinded by the sun.

"Huh? Why is there-"

"Hey! No rude questions." An older boy said as he came towards the Box. "Minho, help me out here." He said before he and an Asian boy got her and Newt out of the box.

As soon as Newt was out of the box, he was up on his feet and sprinting towards the trees. "Newt!" The girl exclaimed as she ran after the boy. Minho's eyes trailed as he saw the agility and speed in the girl's run as she chased after her brother. Something warm filled his chest as he looked at her. Usually he wouldn't think anything of the new greenies, but he felt as though he knew he could trust this girl.

She quickly caught up to her brother before tackling him to the ground. As they looked at each other for a second, the both burst out laughing, and then the girl realized something.

That was her brother. And his name was Newt. He has been here for her for her whole life, through her ups and downs. "You okay?"

"Yeah." He nodded as Minho and the other boy from earlier made their way to the siblings.

"Hey. My name is Alby." He said as he crouched down in front of the girl and Newt. "Anything you can tell me about yourself?"

"I- Uh..." Newt stuttered. "This is Newt. He is my brother." She interjected.

"Okay... Newt. And what's your name?" Alby said as he turned to the girl. "I don't know." She frowned.

"Your name is Ellie." Newt said all of a sudden after being quiet for a few seconds. "Well, it's Elizabeth, but I called you Ellie."

"Okay then, Ellie, Newt. Welcome to the Glade."

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Alby then gave the siblings a tour of the Glade and explained all of the rules and jobs.

At dinner that day, they hosted the first ever bonfire. "We are pretty special, eh?" Newt teased as he sat down next to his sister. "We have a whole celebration." Ellie laughed.

Soon, the fighting ring was set up and Gally, one of the bigger guys, started fighting other Gladers.

"May I?" Ellie asked. "You are just a girl, greenie. You got nothing on me." Gally sneered. The girl shrugged. "Let's find out, shall we?" She asked as she stepped into the ring.

As soon as she stepped into the ring, Gally charged. Ellie predicted this, so she just stepped out of the way, letting Gally crash into the ground next to her. "Awh, are you hurt big baby?" She mockingly said as Gally got up, hearing laughs and snickers from all around the bonfire.

"Oh shut up." Gally spat. "Excuse me?" Ellie asked as he prepared to fight again. Gally threw a punch, and Ellie ducked it. She quickly threw her own, landing it in his face, causing Gally to stumble out of the ring.

"And we have a winner!" Alby declared, receiving cheers from all of the Gladers. Alby continued talking as Ellie sat back down.

"That was some badass shit you did out there." The Asian boy from earlier, Minho said. "Thank you." The girl grinned.

The two sat in comfortable silence, watching as other Gladers began to dance, drunk on Gally's secret drink.

"Can I see your bracelet?" Minho asked after a few minutes. "Yeah sure." Ellie responded, giving Minho her wrist.

Minho brought up his own hand, where a matching bracelet was. As their bracelets touched, the pendants connected, as though they were magnets. "Oh." Was all Ellie could say.

"Huh. I had a feeling I knew you before." He said as he continued to play with the bracelets. Ellie looked up at his face, admiring his features. Sure, he was attractive, but something in her told her she already knew him, and she knew she could trust him.

Minho raised an eyebrow as he saw her looking at him. "Admiring the view?"

"Oh shut up." Ellie laughed. "I just... have a weird feeling about you. As though I know you."

Minho shrugged. "That's not a bad thing, I promise I don't bite." Ellie laughed, causing the boy to smile along.

Minho spent the rest of the night talking to Elizabeth. They talked about anything and everything, and it really made him feel better. Minho had friends, but he was never truly close to any of them. His only way of releasing emotions was through running, but now, he had someone to talk to.

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3 YEARS LATER...

"Hey! Let the Medjack through." Alby said as everyone moved out of Ellie's way.

"Holy shuck. How did this happen?" She asked as she got her supplies. "We were running, and it was slippery from the rain yesterday, so Minho was sprinting and he crashed into a wall of ivy, hence the large scratches on his chest." Ben replied.

Ellie slowly took off Minho's shirt. "Shit. You are going to need stitches."

"I'm fine." He muttered. Ellie shook her head, taking Minho's shirt and applying it to the biggest wound. "You are losing blood rapidly. Clint get the things for stitches. Jeff, do we have any antiseptic?"

Jeff shook his head. "Ran out yesterday when we were fixing Winston's broken leg." Ellie sighed.

"Okay. Minho, this is going to hurt like hell, and I am sorry for that." He nodded. She quickly threaded the needle and sat down in a chair next to Minho. "I will try to do this as quickly as possible." She said as she started stitching.

Minho grabbed Ellie's free hand, squeezing it as he felt her stitching. Elizabeth had nimble fingers, but that didn't stop from Minho wincing in pain once in a while.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She said quickly as Minho winced again. "It's okay." He said through gritted teeth.

After another few minutes of silence and Ellie's stitching, she finally cut the thread, finishing the procedure. She bandaged Minho's chest before sighing as she sat back down in the chair next to his cot. "You're an idiot, you know that?" She asked.

"Is that the way to treat your newly injured patient?" Minho teased. "Lovely to see your ego is still intact." Ellie muttered.

Minho faked a gasp and brought a hand to his head. "Oh how dare thee!"

Ellie just laughed and shook her head, used to his dramatic theatrics. "Drama queen."

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authors note 🐚

words: 1319
date written: 10/18/2024
date published: 10/18/2024
thoughts: cute lil prologue so that u guys get a sense of their dynamic. see u next chap!