The Maze Runner imagines

102//Aris

Hi guys!!

The requests will start on Saturday. I had a long list to get on with. I may have to limit these imagines to 3 instead of 4 a week to just insure the quality of them is good. I told you guys that I'm meeting my internet bestie this year (4000 miles) so I'm busy planning that and I'm also busy with my internship. But I'm always thinking of you guys and this book.

We are #69 in fanfiction so thank you!!

So this was highly requested so here's an Aris imagine. I love Aris and he deserved more TDC screen time. The reason I didn't write any for him is because this book ended in August 2015 before the Scorch Trials movie  came out. I read the books before but I didn't like Aris in them so I didn't write any. Loved him in the two movies. Hope you enjoy!!

You follow alongside limping Newt,the scorch almost killing you. You had your eye on Aris who was ahed with the others.

"Where are we going?" You groan,dumping your bag of empty water bottles on the floor,letting them spill over the sand.

"Somewhere..." Thomas leans down and picks up the bottles,shoving them in your bag. Thomas was the strongest person you knew and you had no idea how he could have so much energy when none of you had eaten or slept for days.

"She's right," Minho sighs. Sitting himself down on the sand. "We got a shit storm behind door A and storm of shit behind door B. Thomas,we are neck deep up shit creek with our mouths wide open. I know you know that. We all do,stop pretending man."

Thomas breaks at this point. Falling down to his knees as he burrows his head in his hands.

"Look what you've bloody done Minho!" Newt hisses as he leans down,placing a hand on Thomas' shoulder. "Relax. We don't have to know at this point... you said somewhere in the mountains right? That's where we're going."

"But Winston..." Thomas wipes his eyes,looking at only Newt "and Chuck..."

"We're gonna loose people. Of course.  But who hasn't?" Newt soothes Thomas.

"We'll leave you and Newtie alone. Clearly he wants more than to comfort you." Minho mumbles and walks away. He lays himself down in the sand and immediately falls asleep. Instead of following Minho and the others,you stand behind Newt and Thomas who sit huddled together.

"You haven't slept a wink since we left the maze have you?" Thomas shook his head in response. "Listen,Minho was just letting off steam."

"He's right though I'm the reason we're stuck out here."

"No. You're the reason we're free. The others have their doubts and that's fine but... they would follow you anywhere."

"They'd follow you too."

"No. It's different with me though,you know it is. We all have our roles to play."

"Newt I don't know where we're going. We're lost."

"We've been lost before."

"Not like this..."

"There is a place for us out there somewhere. I don't know where it is... but I do know that an awful lot of our friends have died for us to get this far... so we can't give up. You can't give up. I won't let you."

They stare at each other for a moment and you feel your heart beat quicken. It dawned on you how much Newt had helpled you and how good a person he was. You watched Newt in fascination. How could he have so much hope in a world like this? Your snapped out of your trance as Aris sits beside you.

"Y/N," he whispers "everything okay?"

"Nothing's okay. The worlds not okay. The world is broken Aris."

"And we can fix it... Y/N,please." You feel the tears in your eyes and you bite your lip,trying not to cry "just hold on a little while longer."

"I... I can't. What are we waiting for? I wish I was Winston,or Chuck,Alby,Gally,Jeff,Clint,Zart... or Ben!"

"Stop it!" His shaky voice says.

"What do you want Aris!?" You cry,you realise know that everyone was asleep and you had to quieten your voice to make sure nobody heard you.

"I want you to stop you to act acting like you don't give a crap about anything!" You yell. "Like nothing we went through mattered... wouldn't kill you to have a little faith!"

"Faith?" You scoff "shut up Aris."

"Not until I help you..."

"You can't help anyone." You start to walk away but he grabs your hand,yanking you back to him as he presses his lips to yours-  It was the kind of kiss that inspires stars to climb into the sky and light up the world. At that moment,everything was perfect. And for the first time in a long time, you could imagine a future where you were happy,how good life good be. And you knew he felt it too.

He pulls away with his forehead rested on yours,his warm hand still cupping your cheek. A single tear rolls down your cheek as he wipes it away...

"We'll get the real world back eventually," Aris says with a confident smile,almost as if he actually believes it.

"This is the real world Aris," you declare.

He chuckles "No. This is a nightmare. Nightmares end. But they don't have to end who you are."