As Newt begins to open his eyes, he starts being aware of the pain again. He's still in the Med-hut, since he isn't able to walk yet. It's been about two weeks since he attempted.

The pain has gotten better, but he still doesn't feel great yet. It also isn't just physical pain.

It's quiet in the Med-hut. It's early, Newt guesses, since it's still a little dark outside. He attempts to straighten up a bit, but once he feels pain shooting through his leg, he just drops on his back again.

The door opens and a soft breeze comes in. "Oh hey, been up for long?" Ruby asks as she walks through the door, Minho behind her.

"Euhm, no," Newt replies in a sleepy voice. He constantly feels tired. It's like tiredness is the only thing he can feel.

Ruby gives him a little smile. "I got you breakfast." She places a bowl on the little table next to the bed.

"How are you doing? "How's the pain?" Minho asks, walking closer to the bed.

Newt lets out a breath before saying; "I'm okay, I guess." He isn't really sure what else to say.

"I really hope you get better soon, man," Minho says, placing a hand on Newt's shoulder. "I gotta get going, though." His expression saddens a little. "I wish I could stay a little longer, but Ben's waiting for me. Sorry"

"Hey, it's alright." The blonde gives him a reassuring smile. Minho turns to Ruby. "I'll come back later to check up, okay?" he says before heading to the door.

"Later, Minho," Ruby says in a soft voice. The boy nods in response and then steps out of the Med-hut.

He really didn't feel like running, at all. It's not like he has much of a choice, though. Someone needs to find a way out, and he is determined to find it.

Jogging over to Ben, who is already standing at the doors of the maze, he makes a movement for him to follow. "Let's go," Minho says.

Both boys head into the maze.

It's different to run without Stella. To run with two instead of three. Well, it's for the better. Stella seems too distracted to run. Minho wonders why. What had she been thinking about? He shakes off the thought and tells himself to focus on the maze.

They have been running for quite a while now, and everything's going great.

Suddenly, Ben froze in his tracks.

"Wassup?"

"Shhh," Ben shoots back, putting a finger on his lips. He moves the finger over to his ear, silently telling Minho to listen.

Minho doesn't know what Ben is talking about, until it gets louder. He knows that sound.

The sound of a griever, walking around in the maze.

Quickly, Minho gestures for Ben to follow him, as they head back towards the doors of the maze.

The noise feels like it's getting louder behind them but Minho doesn't look back, and neither does Ben.

They quickly make their way out of the maze. After stepping out of it, both boys turn around, looking behind them.

They didn't see a griever, but they heard it walking away.

"Close call," Ben says.

"Mhm," the other boy nods in reply.

"Let's get some food," Ben says as he starts walking away.

While walking to the kitchen, where Frypan is cooking, they pass Rhodes.

"Hey, did you check up on Newt already?" Minho asks him.

"No, not yet," Rhodes replies. "I was just heading there, actually."

"Mind if I come with?"

"Not at all." Rhodes starts walking again and Minho follows closely behind him.

They walk in the Med-hut together, where Ruby is walking around a bit, getting some medication to give Newt.

Rhodes sighs as he walks to the table and starts putting some of the bottles back.

"Sorry, I couldn't find the right one, since you move everything a thousand times." The girl says.

"Uh, I don't. I have a system, you just don't know it." Rhodes shoots back at her.

Taking her eyes off of him, she turns to Minho. "How was the run?"

Minho shrugs. "It was okay, I guess."

Running is becoming harder. Every day, they have to go further in the maze, Exploring the parts they haven't seen before. Minho didn't mind running, though. Neither did Ben.

They did need some new runners. Minho isn't sure if they can map the whole place with just the two of them. Of course, he doesn't mention that to anyone. He wants to look confident.

"Well, I'm gonna get some food. You guys look after Newt?" Ruby says.

"Sure, no problem," Rhodes replies.

As Ruby walks out the door, Jeff walks in.

"Hey, Ruby," He says. She gives him a smile in return.

She walks towards the kitchen, where Frypan is talking to Winston and Matthew.

"Oh, Hi Matthew, Winston." She gives both boys a nod.

"Hey," Winston and Matthew say at the same time, then give each other a look.

"This is a private meeting, we're discussing what animals we should kill for tonight's meal." Winston then says.

Matthew looks at him. "It's not really a private meeting if you give away what it's about though, is it?"

"I just came to get something to eat and then I'm gone," Ruby says. She asks Frypan for some bacon and eggs, which he then hands over to her.

"Thanks," she gives him a smile before walking to one of the tables to sit. She decides to go sit with Stella, since she's sitting alone.

"Hi, Stella."

"Oh, hey Ruby." She looks surprised. "Sorry, I didn't see you coming."

"Oh it's okay, sorry if I scared you."

"No, it's fine." Stella just shrugs. "So what's up?"

"Not much, you?"

"Not much either. I just wish I could go running again."

"Well, then why don't you?" Ruby takes a bite of her food.

"Well Minho says I'm distracted."

"Are you?"

Stella's eyebrows furrow. "Am I what?"

"Distracted." Ruby says, before taking another bite.

"I guess, maybe."

"You could always talk to Minho about it. Ask if you can go running again. It's been some time since you went running, right? I'm sure you won't be as distracted."

"We'll see." Stella says while getting up. "I was already planning on talking to Ben about it. It's more likely he'll let me run than Minho."

"Yeah, probably." The blonde answers. "Well, good luck then."

"Thanks." Stella walks away.

Ruby quickly finishes eating before walking to the med-hut again. She runs into Gally, of course, who looks just as annoyed as ever.

He shoots back a look as she makes an apologetic face, before turning back and jogging to the Med-hut.

Clint and Jeff are talking, and Rhodes is nowhere to be seen. "Hey, Rubs." Clint says, before turning his attention back to Jeff, who is complaining about what Rhodes said.

"He was mad at me for not putting a syringe away. It was on the table. Plus who said I put it there." Jeff says, then takes a deep breath. "He called me messy. I'm not that messy, am I? Maybe Rhodes is just clean."

"That's not really an insult, though." Rhodes says, leaning against the door frame. "It's good to be clean." He grins at Jeff.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever."

Ruby looks over at Newt, who was following the conversation while smiling.

"Hey, could you help me sit up a bit? I'm tired of lying down." He turns to the girl.

"Yeah, of course." She puts a pillow behind his back and straightens him up a bit. "Thank you," he says, giving her a sweet smile, which she then returns.

She's glad he is getting better. He doesn't have as much pain as before. It's just a matter of time before he can walk again.

Newt hopes he heals fast. He wants to walk again. He likes the comfortable feeling his friends give him, though. Them caring for him like this makes him feel loved.

He has some hope left that he might feel better again. Not just his leg, but himself.

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A/n: I love it, Minhotmrx

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