𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞- Minho, The Maze Runner

15.

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Asterin was loyal, she always was and always will but she couldn't help but wonder about what would happen when Teresa wake up, are all her friends going to leave her alone? All will be on Teresa's side and not hers? Her head ached just thinking about that.

"So we're all here? Okay let's go." She gestured running as fast as she could towards the maze before Gally sees them, the group followed behind her, Frypan looked around in awe at how massive and creepy it is here , the sight of the dead griever caught her eyes and Asterin slowed her pace turning to look at Minho who was already making his way towards the monster crushed between the walls.

Zart scrunched his nose in disgust before turning to look st his friends who had the same reaction, "that's disgusting." He said staring at the monster, "am I trippin' or is something in there?" Her voice echoed around the maze as she squinted her eyes to get a better look, "you mean besides a griever pancake?" Of course, he has to make a cooking joke, that's Frypan.

Minho walked closer to the griever and Asteri couldn't help but grab his harness stopping him from moving, "what are you doing? You want to stick your hand into that disgusting thing?!" She whispered harshly staring at him as if he was crazy, Minho ignored her once again sticking his hand in the monster trying to grab the to grab the device thingy that made a weird sound.

The griever's leg suddenly jolted up and Asterin eyes widened before pulling him back behind by his harness and away from that monster, Minho struggled as he tried to catch himself from falling but thank god Asterin was behind, her hand placed on his waist firmly as she pulled him towards her and away from that leg.

Her chest hitting his back and her breath on his neck sending a shiver down his spine, Minho was glitching and feeling her hand on his waist made him feel safe, she was like home to him. And he felt safe in her arms, the boys surrounded him and Zart had his weapon pointed at it, "I thought you said it was dead!"

"Was it a reflex?"

"You hope!"

"You dumbass if I didn't pull you back, you could've died!" Scolded the girl Minho who still couldn't believe what just happened, his hand slid from her shoulder to her hand as he intertwined his finger with hers, Thomas looked at their hand before shaking his head trying to fight the urge of teasing them.

"Come on let's try to pull it out!" Said Thomas while making his way towards the griever's sharp legs that felt like a blade in his hand, Asterin walked towards he leg pointing a warning finger rin the boy's face, "stay here. We'll pull it out." She ordered turning back towards the boys and standing on the opposite of Thomas nodding as the group pulled with all their strengths.

Frypan fell to the ground and Asterin turned to look at the group checking if they were alright, grabbing his hand she pulled him back up wiping off the dust that was on his shirt, lungs spilled everywhere and it was the most disgusting sight, the black haired girl watched as the keeper of the runner grabbed what seems to be a griever's lungs with a ticking device inside of it.

Black liquid dripping to the ground as Minho pulled out the device, the squishing sound was so irritating that she felt her stomach twist and the urge to gag kicked in, "I swear to god Minho you touch me with that hand, I'll cut them." She exclaimed watching as Minho examined the thing, "interesting."

"Okay whatever it is, can we take this back in the glade cause I don't want to meet this guy's friends." Said Frypan looked around the walls with his voice slightly quivering in fear, "it's getting late, let's go." The group once again ran following the girl back to the glade.

Chuck came running to the group panting heavily, "guys! Gally! He knows.." Asterin rolled her eyes at the news before throwing her arms in the air in disbelief, "yeah no shit, you guys can go back to your work, we'll deal with it. Thanks!" She thanked the trio who nodded with small smiles on their lips. Maybe their visit inside the maze wasn't that bad.

But Asterin and Thomas are sure as hell are in trouble.

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Making her way inside the homestead she was greeted by Newt glaring them and a annoyed Gally, gulping she walked in as if nothing bad happened, "listen I know what you're gonna say-" she started talking, "you broke the rules along with the greenie." Said Gally coldly, Asterin looked at him with eyes full of anger, "did I talk to you? No. Please, Newt I got them into this, Thomas was just curious and I had the idea to go back in the maze, it's my fault. They didn't want to break those stupid rules but I begged them to come with me."

She said gesturing for Thomas to give them the new clue they just found, "we found this in a griever." Said Thomad from beside her, "it's the same thing we get in our supplies?" He replied staring at the red number, "whoever put us here obviously made the grievers. And this is the first clue you found in over three years, right Minho?" She asked the keeper of the runner who nodded back at her question.

"Right." Both Asterin and Thomas looked at each other nodding as the plan seemed to be working, "Newt we gotta go back out there, who knows where this might lead us.." Thomas words seem to get a reaction from Newt and the plan was working for now.

"You see what they're trying to do, right? First they break our rules and now he's trying to convince us to abandon him totally, what? The rules are the only thing that ever held us together why now are we questioning that?!" Said Gally glaring at Thomas then at Asterin who had cold eyes and was staring deep into his soul, Minho death glaring the boy behind, no one talks to his partner like that.

"If Alby was here you know he'll agree with me, these shanks needs to be punished!" Asterin had enough of this bullshit, all this shit for some stupid rules, "don't. Pull. The Alby will agree with me card cause it doesn't work anymore mate, what do you expect us to stay in the glade on our asses doing nothing like you because of some dumb rules? Then why are we even waking up in 5 in the morning to go to the fucking maze? To have a sleepover with the grievers, of course, to get the fuck out of here. I'm sorry but those rules mean nothing." She said angrily, her frustration finally kicked in and she struggled against her anger.

Minho placed a supportive hand on her shoulder snapping her out of her thoughts and with a proud grin on the corner of his lips he pulled her back towards him, her words were true, and even Newt found the rules quite irritating sometimes. Thomas looked at the blonde with eyes that hopped he would be by their sides, "you're right, they broke the rules. One might in the pit with no food."

"Oh come on Newt! One night in the pit you think that's gonna stop him from going in the maze?!" Now it Gally's turn to be angry, and Newt on the other hand seemed to be so unbothered yet annoyed by the guy's rambling, "No. And we can't just have none runners running into the maze whenever they feel like it. So let's just make this clear, starting from tomorrow, you're a runner."

Thomas eyes slightly widened at the second in command words but still nodded thankfully at him, he never thought Newt would be by his side and it was really shocking that he ignored Gally's yelling and decided to make him a runner, Asterin eyes lit up as she smiled softly at Newt who was already staring at her with the 'look out for him' look.