Minho Love Story (Maze Runner fan fic)

Eleven

A month after Chuck and everything seems to have settled down. The runners are now running in pairs and we are pretty happy with it. At least Minho and I are, not sure about the others. Everyone thinks it's so we can spend more time together, which is nice, but it truly is a safety thing. It's probably only a matter of time before they start stinging us during the day. We don't want to see that.

Today, Minho and I are mapping out section 3 but we are currently eating our lunch and lying on the maze floor. The maze was quiet today. You couldn't hear the grievers or the other runners running their sections. It was peaceful. Serene. Until the echo of the box siren rang through and I groan. 

"A new greenie." I mumble into Minho's chest and I could feel him chuckling. But then I begin to smile.

"Only means that we get another party tonight. Think we'll have time to sneak off?" I ask him and he looks down at me, a little shocked at what I just said but happy that I said it.

"I guess it will have to be a surprise." He mumbles against my lips before he helps me up and we begin to make our way back to the glade which will still take about an hour to do. But, when you're with Minho, it takes a little longer because he insists on slowing down just to stare at my ass which makes me stop.

"Come on, hurry up or I'll leave you here." I threaten and he smiles.

"I'd like to see you try." He challenges and I shrug before sprinting off, basically leaving him alone in the big, bad maze. See how he copes without me I think to myself. 

As I get closer to the glade, I hear the gladers yell "we got a runner" and I feel they must be talking about the new arrival. What I didn't see was him running across the glade to the maze walls and straight into me. We both fall, groaning in pain but I'm quick to my feet and hold him to the ground. He struggles against my body weight but soon gives up. 

"Get off me." He demands. I see the back of his head and hear the voice. I know that voice. I know I do.

"If I do will you keep running or will use your brain first?" I ask him and he thinks for a minute before deciding not to say anything. I get off him and he stands up, the bright sun shining in his eyes. "Welcome to the glade greenie." I say before running off to the map room secretly hoping that Minho was there. Knowing him he's walking to save energy to chase me around the glade tonight. I smile at the thought. 

As I stand in the map room, I ignore the sounds around me while I delicately draw another of the same map of section 3, frustrated that we aren't getting any closer to an exit. My ignorance also means that I don't hear the door open which leaves me surprised when two tans arms snake their way around my waist and then I hear it. The sound of the doors closing for the night.

"Cut it a bit close don't you think?" I ask him and he kisses my shoulder then my cheek.

"Hey, you left me by myself. I got lost." He lies and I laugh.

"No, I was teaching you a lesson." I say to him as I turn around and give him a quick peck on the lips.

"Is it just me or does the new greenie seem familiar?" Minho asks me and I smile, glad I wasn't the only one.

"His voice is familiar, I just don't know where I've heard it from." He nods and we leave the map room to get ready for tonight.

Tonight, the party is going well. Gally's concoction is horrible as always but, it's the only way we can forget our worries completely. It seems the new greenie really doesn't remember his name let alone his previous life which only makes me more desperate to know who the voice belongs to. 3 years and I can't remember a voice. 

As usual, Minho, the other runners and I sit together, eating Frypan's version of fried rice while we listen to other gladers bang on buckets to use them as drums whilst others dance along to the thuds. Minho and I are talking about tomorrow and what we think the greenie will end up doing. He seemed pretty scared. 

Then it happened. That moment when the greenie got too close to one of Gally's fights and he was challenged. Obviously, being the new one to the glade, he wanted to show that he was equal to the others. That he could bring on the keeper of the builders. Minho and I walk over to the outside of the ring, ready to see the greenbean lose to Gally.

Gradually, they square each other up as Gally explains the rules.

"Rules are simple greenie. Don't step outside the circle and try to last more than five seconds." Gally explains and the new face in the glade suddenly looks annoyed. 

"Stop calling me greenie." He requests and we begin to laugh.

"What do you want me to call you? How about shank?" Gally asks and we laugh in agreement. Shouts of "yeah" echo throughout the gladers. I look to Minho who is straight faced. Looking as though he didn't care. 

Then Gally lunges at the greenbean and he falls to the ground. It looked painful but he gets back up and goes for another round and he lasts a little longer. Grabbing Gally by the hips and using his body weight to try and push Gally out of the ring but Gally throws him back to the ground where is spits out the sand that got in his mouth. Annoyed, he looks at Gally before knocking his feet out from under him. I look to Minho again and see a look of shock.

"Impressive." He says and I smile. I already like this kid I think to myself but once again, the newbie is thrown to the ground again. Hard. He groans in pain and suddenly we are all worried but, he practically jumps back up. A look of realisation on his face

"Thomas. Thomas! I remember my name. It's Thomas!" He shouts. The glade falls into silence, the only bit of noise coming from the crackling of the fire then we erupt into cheers, a glass of Gally's crap drink is handed to him and he drinks from it; a sour look present on his face. The celebration is cut short when the piercing scream of a griever erupts from the maze, making us fall silent and look to the maze walls.

Then Alby calls it a night and we all head off to our respective rooms. Preparing for the next day.