The Maze Runner One Shot

Of course, the glade wasn't the best place to live, but it was what you had and everyone there made the best of it.

You were the only girl in the glade, which occasionally made things difficult due to some of the boys thinking you should just be working with Frypan, but for the most part your life was as good as it could get.

Since you had been the fourth to arrive in the glade, you had become a runner alongside Minho and everyone knew you two had a thing going on.

Then Thomas arrived, and he became a runner which caused some tension between him and Minho.

Minho became uncomfortable multiple times whenever Thomas was around, and a part of you understood why but you were still going to be Thomas' friend.

Luckily enough, the three of you were still able to run together and have a good time – whilst doing what Alby needed you to do, and map the maze.

All of you wanted to find a way out. Wanted to get back to the lives you left behind, despite not remembering them anyway.

Remembering your past life wasn't possible in the glade.

Only remembering your name eventually took a toll on you, meaning it wasn't as easy as it was to begin with.

That left you sitting up at the lookout, your legs dangling over the side, whilst you pondered what your life could have been like before.

"You know, you don't have to be happy all the time." A voice from behind startled you.

Turning around, you came face to face with Thomas who was seeming concerned.

He came to sit next to you, "You can show your boyfriend this side of you."

You scoffed, "He is not my boyfriend," you reminded him.

Thomas shrugged, "But you want him to be, and I'm pretty sure he wants to be too."

"Did you just come up here to give me relationship advice on something you know nothing about?"

Shaking his head, Thomas gently placed a hand on your arm "I came up here to check on you Y/N – believe it or not, running with someone every day does cause you to care for them," he explained in a soft tone.

You ran a hand through your hair, sighing as you did so.

"And I may not know much about you and Minho, but the whole glade is aware of how he acts around me," he spoke up, "Even Newt told me what had been going on, and how long for."

"Newt has always been about keeping the peace."

Thomas moved his arm to be around your shoulder, as a friendly gesture, to hug you slightly "We take care of each other here Y/N, I know that much."

You nodded in agreement, opting to stay silent.

"Besides, happiness is overrated."

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Written by Hannah.