The maze runner ~ Minho x Female!reader

4. Bonfire

It's already dark outside and you can see the stars in the sky very clearly. A cool breeze passes through Eloise's hair as she and Minho approach the bonfire. They can already feel the warmth of the flames on their skin.

A group of guys is standing in a circle, cheering for the two boys who are fighting in the center. One of them is Gally, which isn't much of a surprise. He usually has these fights whenever there is a bonfire. The other boy is none other than the greenie. A smile makes its way to the girl's lips when the greenie stands back up after Gally has thrown him to the ground.

She walks over to the circle and makes her way to the front. No one bothers to say anything about it and they all just let her through. Minho walks over to Ben and a few other guys. Eloise focuses her eyes on the fight in front of her. Right when it looks like Gally is about to throw the greenie on the ground again, the boy turns, grabs Gally, and pushes him down. Sending him face-first into the sand. Everyone starts cheering and lets out playful 'ooohs' and 'aaahs'. Eloise laughs at Gally's confused face.

Then in the blink of an eye, Gally had turned around and swiped his leg under the greenie, causing him to fall on the ground and hit his head. People start to yell that it was a dirty and unfair move but Gally seems pretty happy with himself. He locks eyes with Eloise and smirks. The girl on the other hand shakes her head disapprovingly and walks over to the greenie, who's already getting up again.

He looks zoned-out for a moment before muttering something inaudible. "What did you say greenie?" Eloise asks while placing her hands on his shoulders, keeping him steady. Newt had also made his way to the boy's side, placing a hand on his back.

"Thomas..." the boy whispers and Eloise looks at him with a confused face. "I remember my name," He says meeting her eyes. "It's Thomas!" He yells louder, looking at the people surrounding him. It's quiet for a moment until Alby repeats the name and everyone starts cheering and congratulating the new boy. Eloise smiles and lets go of his shoulders before backing out of the group. As she watches the scene in front of her, she can feel herself getting cold and decides to go sit closer to the fire.

Before she can sit down on one of the logs that were placed around the fire, one of the gladers yells at her: "Hey pretty lady, why don't you give us a little dance?" She looks up at the boy and is met with a disgusting smile. He was clearly drunk but that didn't stop the shivers from running down her spine and the ball of anger growing in her stomach. She closes her eyes and turns her back to him to keep herself under control. She gets these types of comments a lot. Mostly when she's alone and Newt, Minho or Gally aren't around. She usually just rolls her eyes at them, not paying them any attention.

"Oh c'mon, gorgeous it's just one dance, and it's not like you wouldn't mind the attention right?"

Now is not one of those times as her hands formed fists. She was clenching them so hard she could feel her nails dig into the palms of her hands. She turned back around so she was facing the boy once again. The anger inside her was now boiling and her eyes spit fire. She could see how he and his friends were laughing like he just said the funniest thing ever. Eloise was done with their bullshit and started to walk over to the small group of guys, but before she could do anything a fist collided with the boy's disgusting face. His head snapped to the side, and he loudly grunted while grabbing his cheek.

Eloise stopped in her tracks and looked at the person to whom the fist belonged. When her eyes met Minho's, she let out the breath she didn't know she was holding in. Minho gave her a look asking if she was alright. When she gave him a nod, he turned back to the guy who was still rubbing his cheek. His friends had already backed away not wanting to mess with the keeper of the runners.

"If I ever see you talk to her again, I will personally ensure that you are on the other side of the wall when the door closes. Do we understand each other?" Minho threatens the guy who only stares back at him with angry eyes. Yet Eloise catches a glimpse of fear in them too but of course, he would try not to show it. "I said do we understand each other?" The brown-haired boy repeats while taking a step forward. The boy, whose cheek has a pinkish color now, simply nods and scrambles to his feet before running off with his friends following soon behind. 

Minho's shoulders fall as he releases the tension. He turns his head, looking back at Eloise, who's still standing in the same spot as before. He makes his way over to her and engulfs her in a hug. She wraps her arms around his neck as he warps his arms around her waist. She was relieved that Minho had caught one of those boys saying stuff like that since she didn't want to tell him about it herself. She felt as if it was her fault. She shouldn't wear a thight cargo pants and a crop top, or she shouldn't move her hips as much when she walks, or..

"Thank you for that." The girl whispers, pulling her mind back to this moment. They both pull back. "No worries she-bean, It's what you got friends for right?" He answers before giving her a wink. "And besides, I really didn't like that guy to begin with." He adds laughing. Eloise laughs too. She didn't like him either. He had always given her the creeps.

"As much as liked seeing you punch that asshole, I could've handled it myself though." The girl says while sitting down in front of the fire. "I'm sure you could've she-bean but that doesn't mean you should. What for a best friend would I be if I see or hear someone talk to you like that and not do anything?" He has got a point. She would do the same for her friends. She doesn't answer his question. Instead, she just nods her head in agreement.

Minho sits down next to her and they both stare into the fire. Eloise felt a wave of sleep wash over her as she put her head on the boy's shoulder. It wasn't long before her eyes started to close. She could feel Minho's hand brushing through her hair and he said one last thing before she fell asleep.

"I promise I will always be there to protect you, princess"

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I'm not sure if I like this chapter or not... well the Eloise x Minho (Meloise? Elinho??) parts were cute butttt idk
Anywayssss

Love you darlings <3