Fearless (1 of 3)

Attack in the maze

Summer...

"You can't be serious guys!" I whined walking after Newt and Alby with Minho. Ben and Dan were hot on our heels. The fact that they want to do something like this is just unacceptable. I am protesting and I am doing it loudly.

"Yeah, you can't do this." Minho supported me, jogging over to walk right next to me. A troubled sigh escaped from one of the leaders as they both stopped by the maze doors. 

"Listen, you two. We all know that you are an excellent team and you work great together. But you seem to work so well that you are finding time for fun in the most dangerous place we know. So take this just as a new experience and maybe next time you will work more professionally." Alby said. It is clear that he is seriously fed up with our whining but this is just bloody insane. I need to run with Minho. We are a team. We haven't been apart from each other in the maze for years. If we don't count the minor split-ups inside the maze that we did sometimes. Just to cover a larger area. But shh, no one knows about that. 

"Oh come on Alby we'll be good." Minho pleaded, looking straight at Alby who just shook his head. When that didn't work Minho elbowed me and I nodded looking up at my boyfriend pulling off my best puppy dog eyes. 

"Please Newtie." I made my bottom lip quiver to finish up the look of a pleading girlfriend that no one can deny anything. Everyone could see Newt was about to give in. Minho silently snickered next to me. Another win for team Runners.  

"I...uh....um..." Then Newt's eyes were covered by Alby's hand and he gave me an unamused look. 

"You have him wrapped around your little finger don't you." Alby accused, still keeping his hand over Newt's eyes and the tall blond didn't look like he was about to protest. "Newt tell your girlfriend no," Alby ordered. 

"Um...no?" Newt said and tried to point at me but due to his covered eyes, he pointed towards the Deadheads. Alby rolled his eyes and grabbed his wrist, adjusting his hand so he was now pointing straight at me. 

"Now you've got it, buddy." Newt nodded in appreciation. "Alright, you four. Minho and Dan are going to the left. Summer and Ben to the right. No mishaps and be careful." Alby instructed us and we all nodded. "Fine, off you go!" 

With that, the four of us ran into the maze and down the corridor. At the end of it, I waved at Minho, running a finger from my eye down my cheek to imitate and tear falling and he blew me a kiss. Ben and I started running to the right.  

I know this maze like the back of my hand already. So I could be running around even with my eyes closed. We actually tried it with Minho previously. It might have ended up with him running straight at the wall. But whatever. He survived.

My feet were barely even touching the ground. At least it felt like it. The backpack on my back was rustling slightly and I could feel the water bottle in it moving around. Ben's breathing was heard from behind me. He was pretty fast. Even if I am used to Minho running right next to me, having someone to have my back is also good. 

A fresh morning breeze blew through my hair that was now kept in a high ponytail. We were about to round a corner and just now I realized how fast I have been running I didn't have time to slow down and I came running right at the wall hitting it lightly with the side of my body. 

"That is not how you are supposed to take a turn," Ben remarked from behind me with a laugh. I actually am quite good friends with Ben. He is funny and he likes to talk to me about anything sometimes. He always finds mine and Minho's jokes funny. That is a plus point. Hence the reason why we take him with us from time to time. 

"I shucking know." I snapped back but there was a laugh heard at the back of my throat. I was now running alongside him so we could talk a bit. When you run this maze for as long as we do you develop stamina that will allow you to talk to each other if you go at a certain speed. "Guess I was going too fast."