Three years. Thats how long Ive been here. Three years since I was a scared little greenie who Newt pulled out of the box. Since then 36 other boys have come up. One every month. That would make our total 44 but we sadly have lost 13 of them which makes the total 31. 30 boys and me as the only girl. I dont mind being the only girl. I can hold my own, although some good girl talk would be nice. I do gossip with Minho a lot. He, Newt and Gally have really grown on me. So have Winston and Fry.
The last new greenie came up two weeks ago. A little kid named Chuck. He's 13. At first, he was really scared. I dont blame him. I remember how scared I was when I first got here. But he is starting to open up more, Ive been keeping an extra eye on him. I dont know if its my motherly instincts or not but I feel the need to protect him. You could say hes kind of like my little brother.
Ive been sitting on a log talking to Newt while he is working for like the past hour. Its been a very quiet day in the medic hut so Jeff said I could take the day off and enjoy being outside since the weather is hot lately.
I see Chuck walk over out of the corner of my eyes. "Hey Ellie, hey Newt!" He yells happily. A small smile forms on my lips. "Hey little man! How are you doing?" I ask the boy. He shrugs and says hes alright. "I brought you two a sandwich from Fry." Chuck handed me and Newt the plate he was holding. The second in command stopped working and sat down on the ground next to me. Chuck also took a seat on the ground. "Thank you Chuck! I was just thinking about going to the kitchens." I say before taking a bite.
"So what have you been up to today?" I ask Chuck once I finish eating. "I helped Frypan in the kitchen this morning and I took care of the animals with Winston. What about you?" He answers looking at me and Newt. "Jeff gave me the day off so Ive just spent the day talking with Newt in the gardens." Newt nods in agreement.
At that moment Minho and Ben run through the maze doors, back into the glade. Ben runs to the mapping room which is somewhere in the woods, near the deadheads. Minho stops running once he reaches us. "Hey Newt, Chuck. Hey She-bean." I roll my eyes at the nickname. He started calling me that in the first week that I got here. I thought he would stop once I remembered my name. That was not the case. He is basically the only person calling me that. Thats also not the only nickname he has for me, I have no idea where he keeps getting them from to be honest. But I dont mind, its like our thing. We've grown quite close over the past years. At first, we didnt talk that much aside from small talk now and then, but over time we started to hang out more on our free days.
"Hey Minho, how was the run today?" Every day I hoped he would tell me they may have found a way out or at least a hint, just something. But every day he comes back to tell me they found nothing. "Im sorry Ellie.." And again nothing. I close my eyes for a few seconds keeping my frustrations under control before looking back up at him, meeting his eyes. "Its fine, Its not your fault." I give him a weak smile.
There is a silence between me, Newt and Minho as Chuck has already run off at some point. I become aware of the layer of sweat on my back and I start to feel gross. "Im gonna take a shower." I state while standing up from the log. "Sure." Newt says as he grabs his shovel and gets back to work.
Minho walks with me since the map room and the showers are in the same direction. "Mind if I join you she-bean?" He says teasingly. I glare at him before turning my head away again. I know hes joking, he has a habit of doing that. But that didnt stop the blush from creeping up my cheeks. "In your dreams shuckface." I say and I can hear him chuckle to himself. Shuckface, a word everyone in the glade uses but Minho is the one who uses it the most. Its from him that I learned it too. Good influence that he has right?
I arrive at the showers and wave 'bye'to Minho as he runs into the woods. I make sure Im in there alone before stripping off my clothes. No matter how long Ive been here, I would never be fully comfortable showering in this place. I turn the shower on and tepid water falls on my body. I rinse off all the dirt and sweat. When Im done I grab my towel and dry myself off, put on my clothes and walk over to my hut.
I flop into my hammock. How can doing nothing be so exhausting? I curl myself into a ball and close my eyes. It doesnt last long until I hear a knock on the door. I open my eyes and groan. "Yes?" I say and the door slightly opens. Minho sticks his head inside and looks at me with a smile. "What do you want now?" I ask while lying back down. "Jeez relax! Chuck just asked me to bring you something." He pushes the door slighly more open and I can see hes holding something in his hand. "What is it?" I ask with curious eyes. "Oh so now you are interested?" He says pretending to be offended. "Oh shush you big baby." I once again roll my eyes at him while walking over to him. He holds up his hand and I can see that he is holding a flower crown. "Chuck made that?" The boy nods. I can feel my heart melt. Chuck is like the sweetest person I know.
Minho puts the crown on my head and smiles. "There." He says satisfied. "Now you really look like a princess" My eyes meet his and I smile at him.
*Flashback*
Minho and I are sitting against a log looking at the bonfire that was made for the new greenie. We are sharing a cup of Gallys secret recipe. It still makes me scrunch my nose but its tradition so I can live with it.
Most of the gladers have already gone to sleep. Its just Alby, Newt, Zart and us. The three boys on the other side of the bonfire seem to have their own conversation so that leaves me and Minho with just each other.
"Do you have any memory of before the glade?" I ask. "Like anything?" Minho looks to the side, at me. "Just vague things, nothing I can really put my finger on though He answers. Do you?" I think for a bit. I kind of have the same thing as him. Its like I can see Visions but they dont make any sense and stuff like that.
"I have the same thing as you. There is one thing though" I add. I can feel his curiosity as his eyes burn into the side of my head. "I have this memory of a thought I used to have. Well, at least thats what I think it is," He shuffles closer to me as if Im going to tell him a big secret. "I can remember thinking about what I wanted to be when I would grow up," I pause. "Well, what did you wanna be?" He asks impatiently. "A princess" I whisper. Minho doesnt say anything before chuckling. "You wanted to be a princess?" He asks as if he couldnt believe it. "Yes I did. And what about it?" I ask now also looking at him. "Oh no there is nothing wrong with it." he says bringing his hands up in defense. "Then stop laughing" I snap at him. "Sorry." He quickly mutters and stops laughing while holding eye contact.
We stay like that for a while before he speaks up again.
"You'd be a beautiful Princess she-bean."
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AAAAAHHHHHH the second chapterrrr!! I already love Minho and Eloise together and nothing has even happened yet!
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The maze runner ~ Minho x Female!reader
FanfictionThe story of a girl named Eloise -Ellie- who is stuck in a place called the glade with only boys as her company. Her life has been the same for as long as she can remember. Until one day a new greenie comes along and starts to cause some trouble. W...
