The next day, Eleanor wakes up bright and early again, and heads out for another day in the maze with Minho. When they get back, Newt is nowhere to be seen, and Eleanor supposes he's with Alby somewhere, and heads straight to the map room with Minho. They finish the day's map fairly quickly, and head over to put their running supplies away when they run into Thomas. "Hey Tommy" Eleanor greets him with a smile. He glances up and smiles back when he sees her, reaching them and changing directions, slinging an arm over her shoulder and greeting her with "Good to see you survived another day in the maze, shuck-face" Eleanor laughs, replying with "Aww, Tommy; it's good to see you care" They both laugh lightly and Minho pipes up "Thomass! You didn't tell me that you're glad I survived another day in the maze?! Don't you love me anymore?' Thomas and Eleanor laugh as Minho continues with a mock sad-face; "Come to think of it, you didn't tell me quite a few things actually. Like how gorgeous I look today" He counts on his fingers as he speaks, "Or how much you love me. Or how much you cried when I left without giving you a kiss goodbye this morning!" Minho finishes, looking up at the still laughing Eleanor and Thomas, as they reach the runner shack. They put their gear away in the runners shack and head over to dinner, seeing Newt sitting and eating with Winston. Eleanor grabs her food and slides in next to him. He grins, turning around and greeting her "Well hello there" She smiles at him, turning to her food and eating. Newt continues his conversation with Winston, and Eleanor begins talking to Thomas and Minho, who are mock-arguing over whether or not Minho should have told Eleanor about their 'relationship' "I just thought it was a private thing, babe" Thomas tells Minho, eyes wide, and Minho replies "It is, but I want the entire world to know about us, honey" Thomas grins, tweaks Minho's cheek and says "It's alright, love. I'm glad she knows" Minho laughs, smiling at him with mock admiration and overly gooey eyes and says "Aww, you're the best" Thomas brushes his shoulder sarcastically, before saying "Yeah, I know. You love me" Minho looks at him as he smirks, and then bursts into laughter along with Eleanor. Newt turns around as Winston had left and asks confusedly "What's so funny?" But Minho, Thomas and Eleanor are all crying with laughter and unable to respond, so he just shrugs and begins to eat, glancing at them weirdly as they continue to laugh for another good three minutes. Later on, Eleanor and Newt are walking back to the hammock that they now sleep in together each night, Newts arm snaked around her waist. They climb in to the hammock, and she snuggles into his chest, breathing in his heavenly scent. She looks up at him and pecks him lightly on the lips, but his lips capture her own before she can pull away and he kisses her passionately. They break away after a while and he says "I haven't seen you all day!" She nods, understanding completely and kisses him again "I know…I missed you" He smiles at her and replies "I missed you too" They kiss again, and she pulls away, sighing contentedly and snuggles her head into the crook of his neck, and they fall asleep soon after.
The next day, Eleanor and Minho head out into the maze again, running faster than normal to their section and arriving an hour before they were supposed to. They decide to go further in to the maze, to explore its outer corridors while they had the time. They run for another hour, stopping for a short lunch, and then head back. After running for about half an hour, they realise they will only just make it back in time for the doors to close; they were normally back by now. Minho glances at Eleanor and informs her needlessly that they need to speed up if they want to make it back in time, and she nods, letting out a deep breath and picking up her pace. They race through the corridors, reaching the second last one in almost no time, though they can hear the doors beginning to close. They both sprint down the last two corridors, running into the glade with the doors only about two meters away from them on either side. They both slow down, hunching over panting, and Minho comes up and claps her on the back, saying "Good running, sweetheart, didn't think we'd make it after the time we spent in there" Eleanor laughs breathlessly, looking up at him and smiling. She glances behind him to see Newt storming up to them, not looking happy. "Here we go," She mutters, and nods towards Newt when Minho just looks confused. His expression quickly fades into exasperation, as he awaits Newt's wrath at not getting Eleanor back in time. Newt reaches them, and glares alternatively at the two of them. Eleanor is confused as to why he is so upset, and asks cautiously "Newt…What's wrong?" Newt looks at her, hurt and mainly anger flashing across his face as he asks her stiffly "Why are you so late getting back?" Eleanor frowns at him and replies "We got back in time, calm down" He glares at Minho and asks him, fury ringing from his voice, which is deathly quiet "Did you touch her?" Eleanor and Minho both gasp, looking at Newt with disbelief and shock etched into their features. Minho finally replies "No, you shuck-face, I didn't touch her. You know I wouldn't, what're you getting at? Why would you think I did?!" Newt just glares at the two of them and says, as if stating the obvious "you guys were late, you haven't been late since…the incident. And you expect me to believe that nothing happened? You just took it easy?" Eleanor's expression quickly changes to one of fury, as she says with a strong tinge of murder laced through her voice "Are you kidding me? I can't believe that you'd actually accuse us of something like that!" Newt steps forward and says "What? After all the time you spend together you expect me to believe that you never did anything?" Eleanor raises her voice slightly, saying "Yes Newt, I expect you to shucking trust me!" "How can I when you're always around him" He responds. "So what? I can't be friends with him now can I?" Newt nods, glaring at her. All of the pent-up emotions that she had been feeling towards Newt's overly jealous and untrusting side rise, and instead of fighting them down and remaining calm like she normally does, she just lets go, lets it all out. She practically yells "You know what? Shuck you! I don't have to follow any of your stupid rules, and I am not ditching Minho just because you can't trust me! You don't let me talk to anyone, or have any friends! You're going crazy with jealousy over something that never even happened, and I'm sick of it!" She screams at him, and his face fades slowly into fear and regret, saying quietly "I'm sorry, but I just think that you spend so much time with him…" Eleanor's eyes widen in fury, and she says at normal speaking level, "Well then maybe you just shouldn't think about it then" Minho and Newt's heads both snap up, looking at her with fear in their wide eyes, and Minho quickly says "Eleanor, clam down, it's alright, ok" Eleanor looks sharply at the boy and says "Shut up Minho, it's not alright" She then looks at Newt, tears streaming down her face as she looks at him challengingly "You can't expect me to just sit back and watch you with him all the time and not wonder, can you?!" Newt says, his voice rising. Eleanor looks him dead in the eye and almost screams "Yes Newt, I expect you to see me with my friends! I expect you to trust me and that I will not do anything!" Newt shakes his head violently and screams at her "I can't, alright? I can't help but wonder!" She looks at him, hurt etched into her features, yet she yells at him, voice full of rage; "That's it, I'm sick of it. If you can't trust me, if you can't let me have friends, then I don't know what to do! I'm sick of being treated like your shucking property Newt! That's it, I'm sick of it. I can't do it anymore, I want to be able to have friends!" She screams, sure that the entire glade can hear by now, and Newt's face is mainly one of fear, with anger still laced through his posture and features, and she continues, "I'm done with it. I'm done with being shucking yours, Newt!" She finishes, tears streaming down her face as she looks at him, her face still showing the hurt that she feels, and Newt's expression turns to one of disbelief and shock. Minho reaches out to touch Eleanor's arm, saying quietly "Eleanor, you don't mean that" She looks up at him, the at Newt, and says "I do" She turns around, not wanting Newt to see her break down, and strides quickly towards the deadheads. Newt goes to follow her, but Minho holds out a hand to stop him, saying "No, I'll talk to her" Newt's expression changes once again, and he glares up at Minho, yelling "It's all your fault!" Newt rears back to punch Minho in the face, but Alby comes out of nowhere and grabs his arm, looking at him sharply. Newt glares at Minho, then Alby, and stalks off in the other direction. Minho nods sadly at Alby, and runs off after Eleanor.
