Minho Love Story (Maze Runner fan fic)

Fourteen

After resting at the doors of the maze I motivate myself to get up and walk over to the med tent, even though my legs strongly protested the idea. As I reach the tent, Clint and Jeff look at me wide eyed, impressed that I was still alive.

"We thought it was just Chuck teasing us. Didn't actually think you guys had walked out."

"Hello to you to Clint. Yes I'm alive and so is Minho, Thomas and Alby is still unconscious." I say sarcastically but also serious. He smiles and points me to a bed, motioning me to sit down while he deals with the several cuts I sustained last night. He turns and grabs some cotton balls and the alcohol rub which I cringe at. "Man I hate that stuff." I comment and he smiles before putting it straight onto the larger cut on my leg. I wince in pain. He continues, cleaning all my wounds and when he is done, I walk off, praying I don't have to do that again. Now I just wanted to sleep.

I make my way to the kitchen first to grab some food before heading back to the homestead to have a proper sleep and find Minho walking in the same direction as me. 

"Getting some food too?" I ask him and he nods before putting his arm around me and we walk together, starving for some food in our stomachs. Then we eat in silence. No words spoken, just looks exchanged and they both read the same thing; how are we alive? We looked broken, paralysed from the fear that we experienced. The adrenaline that is still coursing through our veins despite how long it has been since the walls opened for the day. 

"I'm gonna go to bed. You wanna come with or?" I ask Minho but he only sits there, quiet, frozen. All he does is shake his head. "Offer's always there." I tell him before giving him a kiss on the cheek and walking off, excited to see my own bed instead of the concrete floors of the maze. 

I wake up a few hours later to a knock on my door. I wipe my eyes, not ready to be awake and Minho walks in quietly. I smile at him.

"Hey." I greet and he smiles then comes over and lies on my bed. I shuffle over and put my head on his chest. 

"Newt's called a meeting. He needs us there." Minho tells me and I nod before getting up. Another movement my entire body did not appreciate. 

We make our way to the council hall as the gladers make their way through and already I know that Gally has decided to take control of the situation which should be interesting. Minho and I take the places we usually sit at as does everyone else. 

"Things are changing. And there's no denying that. But Thomas here, last night, took it upon himself to enter the maze which, is a clear violation of the rules here." Gally starts and I roll my eyes. The only ones who will ever know what Thomas did will forever be Minho and I. 

"What are you saying Gally?" Newt questions and Gally purses his lips and looks to Thomas then the rest of the gladers.

"I'm saying he should be punished." And then it happened. The moment that always happens in the council hall. The uproar of agreement and disagreement. Newt looks to me and I stand in the centre of the room.

"Hey!" I shout and everyone instantly stops talking, all eyes on me. Newt looks to Minho and I.

"What do you guys think." Newt questions and I let Minho take the stage. 

"Look I don't know if he is brave... or stupid. But we need more of it. When we turned tail and ran, Thomas stayed behind to help Alby. We say he should become a runner." Minho announces and the room turns into arguments again but Gally was the one to cut them all off.

"If you want to give the greenie a parade that's fine but, if there is one thing I know about the maze-" but he is cut off by the siren. A siren signalling the return of the box; which isn't due for another week. 

We all rush out of the council hall, a group already standing at the box. Thomas, Chuck, Minho and I stand at the hall doorway while people run past us.

"What's that sound?" Thomas asks.

"It's the box; it's coming back up." Chuck answers and Minho and I look at each other.

"It can't be." I state as we all run toward the metal gates that separate us from a black hole and the glade. 

As we reach the box and doors lift up, making the siren sound. Minho and I stand behind Thomas, curious as to the event that has just occurred. Newt and Gally open the box doors and Newt jumps in. We are all shocked to see who was lying in the box. 

"It's a girl... I think she's dead." Newt exclaims and we all look into the box to see a fare skinned, black haired girl lying in the box. Newt was right, she did look dead.

"What's in her hand?" Gally asks and Newt looks over to see a rolled up piece of paper being held in her hand. He gently pulls it out, reading out the message scribbled on the paper.

She's the last one EVER the note read. 

"What's the hell does that mean?" Newt asks before we all jump back in shock as the girl takes a deep breath.

"Thomas." She breaths out then she falls back into consciousness. Our eyes turn to Thomas but his face says it all. He has no clue.

"Still think I'm overreacting?" Gally asks. 

"Yes." I answer before jumping in the box with Newt to help get the girl out. Things just got very interesting.