See You Soon: A Maze Runner Story

Part 10

We stayed near the pit that night, along with Newt and Chuck. After a long argument with Gally, who appointed himself the new leader of the Glade, we had all agreed-- they had all agreed-- to side with Thomas, and whatever was to happen, we'd all endure it together.

Thomas woke up around noon, a look of shock and confusion on his face. I ;had been laying on Minho when Chuck slapped my leg to alert us.

"Hey, you okay?" Theresa asked softly, patting his hair.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Chuck interjected. Thomas sat up quickly, appearing to just notice the four of us crouched outside the pit, looking down at the two.

"What happened?" he asked sleepily. A collective sigh was released from the four as we looked at each other before Newt spoke up.

"Gally's taken control. He said we had a choice: we could join him, or get banished at sundown with you" he said.

Thomas began to sit up. "You guys agreed to that?" he asked.

Theresa sighed. "Gally has everyone convinced that you're the reason all of this has happened" she said. Thomas nodded slightly.

"Well he's been right so far" he sighed.

Minho cocked his head to the side and I held my breath. "What are you talking about?" he asked.

Thomas took a breath. "This place, it's not what we thought it was" he replied. "It's not a prison, it's a test. It all started when we were kids. They'd give us these challenges. They were experimenting on us... And then people started disappearing. Every month, one after another like clockwork".

"Sending them up into the Maze" Newt said, finishing his sentence.

"Yeah, but not all of us..." Thomas said.

"What do you mean?" Newt asked.

"Guys, I'm one of them" he replied, "the people who put you here, I worked with them... I watched you guys for years. The entire time you've been here, I was on the other side of it." I felt something burn inside me as I clenched my jaw. I looked over at Minho, who looked back at me. You were right, he thought. I quickly got up and breathed out heavily, wiping my face with my hand. I heard Thomas slightly say that Theresa was there too through the pulsing of my own blood in my ears. I grew angrier and angrier listening to this news.

"It doesn't matter," Newt said. I looked at him surprised as Minho grabbed my hand. "What matters is who you are now. You went into the Maze and found a way out."

"Yeah but if I hadn't, Alby would still be alive" Thomas replied.

"Maybe," Newt whispered, "but I know that if he were here he'd say the exact same thing". I slowly lowered myself into Minho's lap as he held me tight.

"Pick your ass up and finish what you started," he continued, "'cause if we do nothing, then that means Alby died for nothing, and I can't have that". I looked to Thomas, who nodded softly.

"Okay... okay but we gotta get through Gally" he said.

So we made a plan. After some time discussing, we dispersed to gather anything we might need. I walked back to the med hut to gather some first aid materials just in case. Luckily Clint and Jeff weren't there, so I cleared out a whole cabinet before making my way back to my hut to find Minho inside. I set down my bag and walked past him to my little chest and began pulling some of my things out.

"So, you were right" he sighed, sitting at the edge of the bed, facing me.

"I was" I replied, folding up a shirt and putting it in my bag.

"I get you're mad, but after all this, we're gonna get out of here" he said, sliding down to the floor next to me. I closed my bag and turned to face him.

"Are you sure? Like, really sure about that? Who's to say WICKED isn't on the other end of that hole?" I asked, allowing some of my anger out.

"We're not safe here anymore, we established that last night" he replied, gently placing his hands on both sides of my face, sliding them slightly further back so he had a grip on the base of my neck.

"I know, but what if... what if we're in more danger out there than in here?" I asked. He pulled me closer.

"Whatever happens, I will be right next to you, no matter what. Okay? I will keep you safe... until the day I die-"

"Don't say that" I said, shaking my head in his hands. He pulled me to look at him, his eyebrows furrowed.

"It's true. I'm not gonna let anything happen to you. I love you" he replied, and with that there was something different in his eyes. Something much more intense, passionate. His eyes moved from mine to my lips and pulled me in, kissing me deeply. I kissed back, moving my hands over his as we pulled apart, our faces mere inches from each other. I looked up at him, still holding on to me, and there was a look in his eyes I hadn't seen before. Butterflies filled my stomach as an energy formed between us that was new.

Minho pulled me for another kiss, this time much deeper. One hand slid further behind my neck, pulling me closer, while the other slid down to my hip, guiding me onto his lap. I obliged, now wrapping my arms around his neck. Our lips moved in sync, and soon I felt his tongue lightly run over my bottom lip, asking for entrance. I granted, and the kisses became heavier, more needy as our tongues battled with lust. My fingers worked their way through his jet black hair has his hand slowly inched up the back of my shirt, his palm tingling every bit of skin it touched as it slid upward.

And then his mouth moved to my jaw, then my neck, leaving a trail of hot, wet kisses. My breathing became heavier, and I let out a slow, open-mouthed sigh.

"Minho..." I moaned. His hand moved from my neck to my hip, sliding upwards, lifting my shirt with it until it reached my neck, where he detached his lips to finish removing my top. He gazed at me partially naked for the first time, a look of awe across his face as a blush creeped on mine. He leaned forward and connected his lips to my collarbone, kissing and suckling at the delicate skin. I slid my hands down to his chest, my fingers slowly working the buttons on his shirt as his hands ran up my bare back, giving me sensations like never before.

"Minho!" Chuck called as he banged on the door suddenly. Startled, I threw myself on the floor behind the bed, out of view as Chuck opened the door. Minho quickly sat up, his head and shoulders only visible to Chuck.

"Yeah" he replied, clearing his theist. I grabbed my shirt off the floor and put it back on.

"It's time" Chuck replied. Minho clenched his jaw and nodded, giving a slight huff. Chuck nodded back and closed the door, and Minho slid back to the floor, letting out a sigh.

"That was close" I said, adjusting my shirt before crawling over to Minho and buttoning up his shirt again. He grabbed my hand and looked up at me.

"I didn't just do that because we might be running into certain death. I love you. I'm not one to be super mushy, but I am so in love with you Lia. I just need you to know that" he said softly. I smiled and nodded, a hint of tears forming in my eyes.

"I love you too Minho. Always have, always will" I replied, cupping his cheek. He leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss to my lips before resting his forehead against mine.

"You ready for this?" He asked. I closed my eyes and sighed.

"Ready when you are" I replied. He nodded.

"Then let's go"