𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙈𝘼𝙕𝙀 𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙍 ━ 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘰

𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏

Minho laid her down carefully as she moved over so Minho could crawl in beside her. Once he did, she laid her head on his chest and he wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her closer into his side. He rubbed her back she hummed the soft tune of the lullaby she sang to Chuck.

Katherine quietly began to sing the words, putting Minho to sleep. The sound of his heartbeat and his even breathing is what calmed Katherine and it made her fall asleep with a smile on her face.

Katherine woke up as Minho was tugging on his shirt. She smiled sleepily as Minho kissed her forehead seeing she was awake. "Morning, princess." He smiled.

"Morning, babe." She rested her head on his lap looking up at the boy. He ran his fingers through her hair. She admired his sculpted features and his loving expression. She wished they were outside of this hell hole and inside a warm house, only worrying about school work, or a part-time job and not about whether they would die or not.

"What's wrong?" Minho questioned, concern lacing his voice and facial expression. Katherine hadn't realized, but her eyes glossed over leaving them looking glassy. Minho pulled the girl up so she straddled him. She played with his hair as she wrapped her legs around his torso.

"I just wish we could live a normal life, go to school, get a part-time job rather than worrying if we're even going to survive another day." She sniffled, blinking away her tears. Minho pulled her into his chest with a sigh.

"I know. Me too, princess. Me too." He responded placing a gentle kiss on her shoulder. He placed small kisses up along her neck. Katherine buried her face into the crook of the runner's neck as he rested his chin on her shoulder.

The doors started rumbling and Katherine pulled away with a frown knowing Minho had to leave. "I love you. You better come back to me in one piece." She looked at Minho as he stood up pulling his backpack over his head.

"I'll always come back to you. I love you too." He grinned. Minho placed a kiss on the girl's forehead before sprinting out the door and straight to the maze doors. Katherine had been secretly wanting to be a runner for around a month and a half. Of course, Minho would never allow it. Neither would Newt. Since Katherine was the only girl, the boys had always felt she needed to be protected.

The brunette got out of bed with a yawn. She pulled off Minho's shirt and got dressed in her usual everyday clothes. She brushed out her hair and slipped on her shoes. The girl quickly made her way to the kitchen to get breakfast prepared for all the boys who got up earlier than everyone else.

Alby slipped in with the greenie, Thomas, trailing behind. "Morning, Katherine," Alby said with a small smile. She nodded with a smile of her own. She handed the two boys a plate of food knowing Alby had gotten Thomas up early to carve his name in with the others. Alby left to go wake up Newt so they could do they're 'leader stuff', as Katherine liked to call it, done.

"You carve your name in with the others?" The small girl looking up at the boy once she asked him the question. He studied her for a few seconds before answering, playing with his food before eating small bits of it.

"Yeah." He nodded. "You always seem to have a smile on your face whenever I see you, even with your situation," Thomas stated out of the blue after a few seconds of silence. Katherine faltered slightly, looking down to the ground momentarily.

"Well, I like to look at the positives. Even if there aren't many. These boys work hard and they deserve freedom and happiness. Each one of 'em. I like to believe that the runners will find a way out." Katherine looked at the open doors, her mind immediately going to Minho. Thomas looked in the same direction as her before back to her face.

"I can't imagine what it's like to know the person you love is out there risking their neck to find a way out," Thomas said, making Katherine look back at him. She sighed before getting Frypan's breakfast ready, knowing he would be up soon.

"I trust Minho. I know he'll make it back." Katherine said so full of hope. Her hope gave Thomas hope as well. It made him just a little bit more positive and he knew Katherine and him would end up as best friends.

"Morning, K!" Frypan said cheerfully as he entered the kitchen. He saw Thomas standing there at the counter eating. "Morning, greenie." He smiled with a nod. Thomas returned it.

"Morning." He responded. Katherine smiled and handed the plate to Frypan.

"Morning, Fry. Ready to get cookin'?" Katherine questioned with the same cheerful tone. Thomas admired her cheerfulness and lack of negativity. It made him more at ease even though he could only remember his name and that was it.

Thomas's first job was with the cooks and he enjoyed it. He quickly made friends with Katherine and Frypan. Alby came in to bring Thomas to his next job later in the day before lunch. Katherine smiled at him as he left and her Frypan continued on cooking and making jokes.

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Hey sorry for the late update and I hope you enjoyed this chapter :) I cannot explain how much I love Katherine's relationship with everyone in the Glade and Katherine and Minho. They're so cute :)

Anyway, until next time,

Xoxo, Gossip Girl