The Maze of Racing Hearts (The Maze Runner Trilogy x Reader)

Chapter 4

Ben's eyes then opened wide as they darted around the room before settling on her, It didn't matter how many times she saw the scene in front of her it always chilled her to the bone when the stung stared her down 

Ben's eyes then closed shut in pain as he gritted his teeth while trying to stop his own screaming 

"Let it out" (Y/n) let out a sigh "It will hurt, Better scream about it while you have a good excuse" She whispered while looking at the ceiling "Nobody will think any less of you, You're already doing better than half the guys"

Biting his bottom lip so hard, (Y/n) genuinely thought it would bleed. Ben's groaning and moaning turned into screaming of pain as his whole body shook and twitched, His lungs were as if made out of paper, His veins were popping from under his skin, And his fingers were digging into the palms of his hand.

'A little bit longer'  Thought the female as she bit her own lip in pain from seeing a close friend of hers suffering from pain as she couldn't do anything to stop it 

Ben's screaming didn't end, But his voice became weaker with every groan and every shout as he pushed his head back against the pillow as if to shut himself up, His own ears were ringing in pain and his teeth were probably blunt from how much he gritted them 

Slowly, (Y/n) reached her hand and took the piece of cloth off of Ben's forehead before dipping it in cold water and placing it back on his hot burning skin 

"You're doing great..." She whispered as she moved his hair away from his face that was sticking to his sweaty temple 

The cold cloth on his forehead seemed to calm down Ben's pain as he slowly started relaxing but he still grunted in pain every once in a while

"(Y/n)?" The door opened making the female jump in her seat she turned around only to see

"Mike?" She raised her eyebrow "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the bonfire..." She whispered 

Walking into the room, Mike shook his head and closed the door behind him "I wanted to make sure you're alright" He whispered back as he walked up to her 

"Sorry if I worried you" She mumbled while looking at Ben who was writhing in pain 

"It's alright, You don't have to apologize for that" He assured her as he placed his hand on her shoulder. Mike is a Slicer, He is a very sweet guy who arrived at the Glade right after Winston "The other guys are worried as well" He chuckled

"They're such babies, Can't they enjoy one night without me?" She whispered with a small smile "I won't go to the bonfire today, Sorry Mike" She smiled up at him

"Come on, (Y/n), It's the one time a month you get to relax" He squeezed her shoulder with a smile "Benny boy is going to be alright" He chuckled "He'll get through it, Believe me" He smiled at her

"I know he will but—"

"No buts, Come on" Mike quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her up "He doesn't need you sitting next to him, He'll get better and he would want you to enjoy yourself that's for sure"

"Mike—"

"No, Let's go" 

"(Y/n), Let's go," Ben said as he kneeled in front of the (H/c) with his back to her 

"I don't take orders from you, Ben," The female said as she crossed her arms over her chest as if she were a child "It's not that big of a deal anyway" She mumbled 

"You twisted your ankle, Let me carry you to the Med-Jacks's hut" He offered as he stood up and turned around to look at her "Come on, We both know how much a twisted ankle hurts"

"I-I know but... It's fine really" She looked up at him with a small smile "I'll just walk it off" She shrugged "No big deal" She chuckled 

"Is it because..." Ben's words died as he stared down at the female who bit the inside of her cheek "Hey, Newt!" He called

"Shh! No, No, No! Are you an idiot?!" (Y/n)'s face quickly paled as she placed her hands over Ben's mouth 

"The hell you want, Ben?" Newt called from the fields as he raised his head to look at the two, His confused eyes darting between the male and the female as sweat ran down his forehead "You two good?" 

"Y-Yeah, Yeah, Just peachy" (Y/n) chuckled before she looked up at Ben with a glare "You're so dead..." She gritted through her teeth 

"Are you only worried because he has a limp...?" Ben raised an eyebrow while Newt was slowly making his way to them 

"So what? It's a touchy subject..." (Y/n) muttered 

"What the bloody hell is goin' on with you two?" Newt asked as he walked up to them, His limp was obvious to (Y/n) as she gave him a sheepish or more like a forced smile while leaning on her uninjured leg "(Y/n)..."

"Yeah?" The female raised an eyebrow although her insides of her shifted in worry from his stern look and voice as he crossed his arms

"What's wrong?" He asked, "Did you eat today?" 

"Yeah... Of course — Where are you going, Ben?!" (Y/n) glared at the male who ran off "Shank..."

"(Y/n), What's wrong?" Newt asked, His voice firm and commanding as he stared down at her before his eyes slightly widened at the movement of her leg which she hid behind her other one "Are you injured? Answer me."

"Sorry... I twisted my ankle, It's nothing bad really" (Y/n) whispered as she glanced up at him with an apologetic look

"Why are you sorry? I'm sure you didn't injure yourself on 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦" Newt said "Can you walk?" He asked, Eyes not moving away from her as she looked at the grass 

"Yeah, I can... Ben was just exaggerating" She mumbled 

"Well come on then, I'll brin' you to Clint and Jeff" Newt let out a sigh as he dropped his arms to fall at his sides "They'll take a look at it" He smiled softly as (Y/n) finally looked up at him "Come on, Don't want you to strain yourself" He chuckled quietly as he wraps his arm around the back of her knees and in one swift movement threw her over his shoulder

"Newt!" (Y/n) yelped in fear as the male effortlessly did so "Let me go! I can walk by myself you know!" 

"I can walk by myself you know!" (Y/n) groaned as Mike dragged her by the arm 

"I know, But if I don't hold you, You might run off" The Slicer joked as the walked towards the bonfire "We all care for you, You know that right?"

"Why are you being so sentimental all of a sudden?" (Y/n) wondered as he let her walk by herself 

"Not being sentimental" Mike rolled his eyes as he nudged her making them both laugh "Just telling the truth, We might not show because we're shanks and slintheads but we do care"

"Wow, I don't even need to insult you, You're doing it all on your own" (Y/n) chuckled with a smile "But you really are babies" She teased 

"Yo, Check this out, It's a girl!" Frypan called as he watched the two approaches from far away 

"No way dude, A girl?!" Winston asked, The both of them were completely drunk as they stared at (Y/n) in shock 

"You're making fools of yourself, Cut it out" Alby hit them both across the head but he was also smiling, He was almost tempted to join in on the joke. 

"This happens every month, find a better joke"