Turncoat | Maze Runner

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"Why did you ask to see me, sir?" The guard asked.

"I want you to keep an eye on Lucy, stay with her at all times.. and don't let her see subject A5. Tell her that her work is done with him and that he will be going into The Maze in 3 days." Janson smirked as he gave the orders.

"Yes, sir." The guard turned out of the office and headed straight to Lucy's room. He waited there until she emerged, completely ignoring his presence and began to make her way straight to A5's room.

"Excuse me, Miss." The guard tapped her shoulder to grab her attention.

"Yes.. can I help you?" She asked, seeming to be in a hurry.

"I have been assigned to watch over you for a while," He wasn't done speaking but Lucy was done listening.

"Okay, so you can 'watch over me' whilst I go take care of subject A5." She tried to walk off again but was only brought right back to the conversation.

"Also you have been relieved of your duty of care over the subject." Her face dropped when he said this.

"Who gave these orders?" Her eyebrows furrowed and the guard only gulped "Who, gave, the orders." She repeated more seriously this time.

"AD Janson did, Miss." He instantly regretted telling her, her face went red with anger and he almost saw actual steam come out of her ears.

"Thank you." She tried to smile sweetly but you could tell it was fake. She changed from her usual route to A5's room and headed straight to Jansons room.

"What the hell!" She half shouted as she pushed open his office door and stormed up to his desk.

"I presume you've heard the news then." He smirked which only made the girl angrier.

"Why can't I see A5!" This time she shouted fully, she was pretty sure whoever was next door could hear what she was talking about but she didn't care.

"Multiple reasons. 1, you got attached. 2, he's going in The Maze in 3 days so he's done with tests." Her heart plummeted. Of course, she knew he was going to go to The Maze very soon but she thought she would've been able to say goodbye.

"Oh, I see." She tried to say more but she physically couldn't, her eyes welled with tears that she refused to let fall.

"You need to get back to work now." Janson tried to keep his calm composure but it was difficult when he saw the one person he cared so much for upset.

"What work would you like me to do, sir." He expected her to correct herself like she usually did, she didn't this time.

"Observe The Maze, make sure it's all working properly." He replied coldly, he hated to admit it but the fact she spoke so formally to him hurt.

She nodded and walked back to the lab with screens everywhere, on each screen was a different angle of The Maze. They saw through the eyes of the beetle blades.

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The day passed quickly, whilst Lucy did her work all she could think about was A5, constantly wondering what he was doing, was he okay.

Night came but after 5 minutes of rolling around in her bed restlessly, she heard a quiet voice coming from the vents.

"Lucy, " The voice whispered, she instantly recognized it "Lucy."

"A5?" She ducked in front of the vent and guided him to her with her voice "What are you doing here?"

Instead of answering he pulled her into an embrace. He squeezed tighter than he had ever squeezed before. Lucy quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and ruffled his hair with her hand, it was a lot softer than she expected it to be.

"Where were you today?" A5 was overjoyed to see her after she was missing this morning. A look of the dread cast itself over her tired-looking face and he instantly regretted asking.

"I'm not looking after you anymore." She mumbled sadly as they pulled away and made their way to the girl's bed.

"So who's looking after me now?" The look of confusion broke Lucy's heart into a million pieces.

"Nobody." She said ominously, twiddling her thumbs as she looked down at her lap.

He caught onto what she was trying to say quickly and terror flooded him, he was going in The Maze soon. But how soon?

"When?" He knew she would know what he meant. When she didn't answer he placed his thumb and forefinger on her chin and lifted her face to meet his, "When?" he repeated.

"3 days." She couldn't hold back her tears any longer, she let them flow ungracefully down her cheeks and landing on her legs. A5 cupped her cheeks and wiped away the tears with his thumbs.

She looked him in his eyes and for a second he thought he saw a smile on her lips, the thought caused him to stare at her lips, they were just asking to be kissed.

Before he could stop himself he was slowly leaning in, Lucy didn't hesitate to lean in as well. Soon their lips we're lingering over one and another's and their foreheads were resting together. With a last breathe A5 sealed the gap between them, his hands still cupping her cheeks. Lucy automatically kissed back, her heart was doing cartwheels as their lips moved in perfect sync as if it was a rehearsed dance. A minute went by until they pulled back for air, they gazed deeply into each other eyes with a look of pure love deep-set into both of them.

"Lucy I-" She cut him off before he could finish with another soft, gentle kiss. Before you she pulled away she left her lips hovering over his, taking in his unique scent.

"Lucy..." He was lost for words. He couldn't believe he had finally plucked up the courage to kiss her, right before he was going to forget she existed.

"A5." She smirked as she mocked his speechlessness. A5's lips curved into a small grin.

"Uhh, I should probably go before somebody notices I'm gone." He almost falls over when he attempts to stand up but catches himself just in time. Lucy tried her hardest not to laugh but a small giggle escaped her mouth and she got a joking death glare from A5 as he crawled back into the vent.

"I'll come tomorrow night." He concluded before wriggling his way back to his room.

A smile was printed on Lucy's lips as she went over everything that had happened recently. Then she remembered how it would all come crashing down in a matter of days.

a/n
do i hear otp?!!? i cant think of a ship name, lewt? nucy?