Hello everyone! I have another double chapter update for you :)

Oh my God, (this is very unrelated but I have to share it) so I recently caught up on season 3 of the 100 and I was completely BLOWN AWAY! Could there BE any more bloody cliffhangers?! And the DRAMA - omg, it was just too much and I can't wait another year for the next season :D Please tell me some of you guys watched it lol, I can't be alone in this? ;P Anyway, I've finished gushing haha... Here is the first half of the double chapter treat (remember, it begins with Finn POV) BUT first -

Reviews;

BookRain - Okay I agree with you, he will definitely tell her soon! Ahhh, I know its all so suspicious but believe me, he's not all bad - Finn is good at heart haha :P I'm so glad you understand why he is the way he is lol...

Hmmm, I'm working up to a few surprises but I don't know how long they'll take :/ I promise it'll be dramatic though - keep up the patience ;)

Thanks for being so supportive and enjoyy!

The Tezzerax - THANK YOU!

Tori Foster - Thanks so much - I'm glad you thought so!

District DivergentPotterhead - Wow, I'm really happy the POV changes are working, they can be quite difficult depending on the characters and my mood lol ;) Thanks a lot though and oh don't worry, I plan to make her think a bit more about her effect on poor Newt - none of us want him hurt! :(

Olivia (guest) - Omg all 28 chapters?! That's amazing, I'm really happy you're enjoying it haha!

Aww that's so sweet so I'm updating it by TWO more chapters today... Hope you enjoy them!

Fawn22 (guest) - Hahaha, I just love how you quote your fav lines from the chapters, its incredibly cute and I'm actually sooo glad you think Minho is realistic :D He's one of my fav characters too, although you can probably tell that already lol! Yess, he will tell her soon - they need to get to know each other better first ;)

Anyway, I hope you have an amazing summer and maybe we'll hear from you again soon (heart) Byeee!

Abby (guest) - Thank youu! And yep, I've decided to make him tell her after all... It shall happen soon :P Enjoy these two!


Three pairs of eyes turned to me; careless, anxious and determined.

"So, I take it you guys've come to a conclusion?" I looked at them all expectantly. "Resa and I will leave in the next hour or so - we need time to talk things through"

Of course it was a hint; I remembered the last time we'd been alone. We'd properly spoken and I liked to think she'd been genuine... I couldn't help the rush of warmth that blossomed inside my chest as I relived the memory. The memory of us so close, touching and the emotions flowing through me as we'd stared at each other.

I met her eyes now and couldn't conjure up a single remnant of that feeling. I saw only her gathered courage and her sense of purpose. Slightly hesitant, I smiled at her in encouragement and nodded faintly as she returned it. Then obviously, The Glorious Protector turned to her and we also exchanged a - slightly less friendly - look as she turned away.

SWITCH POV


I jumped as Newt placed a hand on my waist gently, pulling until we faced each other.

Staring at him, I attempted to read his mood - what was going through his mind? I was vaguely aware of Minho ushering Finn to the table again, talking about something to do with the Maze.

"D'you still have the watch I gave you?" Newt stroked my arm absently as we stood there. This was obviously our last moment of privacy before I left.

I nodded my head towards the backpack I'd brought. "Its in there - so it doesn't fall off and break or something..." I hesitated before ploughing on. " - Newt, please don't be mad at me" It was a childishly whiny request, but it captured my state of mind perfectly.

He only sighed and pressed our foreheads together. "Resa, I'm not mad - I'd never be mad at you, I just..." He closed his eyes and I was mesmerised by his eyelashes fluttering so close to me. "...I guess I admire your bloody nerve, wanting to come into this place - at night too" He shook his head and I held back a giggle when his hair tickled my forehead.

His shoulders relaxed considerably as I twisted my arms around his neck and slowly grazed my nose across his jaw. I heard a soft groan rise in his throat and he gripped my waist tightly.

"You carry on like that love, and I won't let you leave..."

His low words caused a delicious shudder to flow through me and I couldn't stop myself pressing a drawn-out kiss to his neck, lingering just long enough to hear him moan again. A small smile spread across my face as I pulled back and looked at him.

"Its you I want, Newt - no-one else. Remember that"

"Thanks for confirming that" He chuckled and skimmed his hands lower over my backside. "I'll be waiting for you. The doors open at sunrise, usually 6.00 or something... and I want you back in the Glade - or I'm coming in after you, right?"

My face grew serious again as I gazed at him. "Hm-hmm... I'll bring back answers though, I promise"

"I don't care about the shuck answers, I want you back, d'you understand? I want you back safely, and I don't want to have you in the Maze ever again - if I can help it" His expression was open and vulnerable, but I caught a hint of stubbornness beneath it all.

A gasp escaped me as he crushed me against him and attacked my lips with his own. The rough kiss didn't last long but it conveyed everything we were feeling, everything words couldn't say. I silently tried to tell him I would be okay, to not worry too much, to trust me...

Finally he pulled away, only to caress my cheek with a free hand as we stared into each others eyes - breathing heavily.


"Finn, where are we going?" The air was becoming colder and thinner as we ascended the stairs.

When we'd parted with Newt and Minho, he'd lead me through a set of concealed doors behind his bed and into a dark corridor which carried on for - well, as far as we could see with the torch he was holding out infront of us. About 5 minutes ago, an equally dark set of stairs had emerged from the corridor and we had begun the steep climb up them. He hadn't said much, except to warn me of the large stones and the low ceiling.

Until now. "Okay, we're almost in the tunnel..." He turned to look down at me, a faint frown appeared on his face. "When we get there, we have to be really quiet - its so unstable, the rocks might just come falling down and we'll be screwed" His voice was low, controlled, more serious than I'd ever heard him.

"Hey wait, you seem pretty clued up about this place - "

" - Yes, I've been up here a fair few times, but I didn't lie to you... I've only been in the Maze you know once"

Unsurprisingly, that created more questions than it solved.

"Finn!" I hissed, trying to get his attention whilst not bringing us to our deaths. "Hold on a minute and shuckin' talk to me!"

He turned to me with a low growl, running a hand through his hair. "Can you just trust me, Resa? Hmm, just this once - because if I remember correctly, YOU volunteered to join ME - "

I rolled my eyes and continued following him up the stairs until we reached a rickety landing. Upon further inspection, a large square opening was exposed, all surrounded with stone and chipped rubble. The torch illuminated the deep cracks and crevices within the walls and I shrunk away from whatever might be hiding inside.

Finn faced me again, seemingly calmer than before. "Right, here we are, darlin' - this is MY Maze. Exclusively Griever-free"

Squinting my eyes to see past the darkness, I gasped when it became steadily clearer; there was a series of twisting paths and corners laid out before us, it would have terrified me if I hadn't already seen the Maze. The only difference was the height of the place... We were standing in a cramped passage measuring around only 4 feet at its tallest and even less than that horizontally.

"Oh my God!" I whispered to myself, moving slowly past Finn into the strange - faintly illuminated - tunnel. "Is this the... Maze?"

"We're inside the walls, higher than ground level, but still way too far down from the top"

He grasped my arm carefully and pointed above us to an ever so slight pinprick of light. As we moved closer, I realised it was in fact much bigger. About the size of a walnut? I turned my frown on Finn.

"I think its sunlight" He was also whispering, waving his hand through the dim light as I looked on in wonder. "There are a few of them around here and I bet there are even more as we get closer to the Cliff..." He glanced at me and smirked. "And, don't get excited, there's no way for us to get through the hole - it'll go right to the top of the Maze, I was surprised the light could come down here anyway - "

My face fell as he crushed that small sliver of hope. "Of course, but I wonder what's out there...?"

"Probably whoever's watching us..." He pulled out the Map copy and began walking again without saying anything else.

This is your chance, Resa! "Erm Finn? D'you know who they are - the people... watching us?"

"Not really..." He continued walking.

"Hey... wait Finn - look at me" I kept my voice low but grabbed his arm to get his attention. "Please... I know you know something, something you're not telling us" As I spoke, I searched his eyes for any clue. "But this isn't gonna work if we're keeping secrets..."

Despite the limited lighting emitting from the torch, I saw his eyes flicker down to my hand on his sleeve, and hesitantly meet mine again.

Just when I thought he wasn't going to speak, he took a deep breath and whispered, "This isn't the time... Its too dangerous, we need to keep moving"

My shoulders slumped in disappointment as he set off down the tunnel, hunched over due to the limited space. Just have to keep trying, won't I?


As we walked - or more shuffled - through the passage, Finn's prediction came true. There were definitely more little patches of light shining through the dark gloominess of the grey concrete. I began counting them as we passed - they became gradually more frequent and also larger in size, until one was almost the size of my face! I attempted to peer through it but the closer I got, the less I could see and the edges of the gap just became blurred so I moved away in disappointment.

Suddenly, Finn stopped - causing me to walk into him - and returned the Map into his backpack. "Okay, we'll need to get down the same way we got up here" He gestured ahead of us at what was unmistakably, a set of steep stairs. "Ladies first..."

"Hey, I followed YOU up here! You go first"

He sighed at my stubborn expression, extinguishing the torch until we stood in relative darkness. "Alright alright, keep your hair on" Motioning me over to the opening, he smirked. "Just sayin' though, I hope you enjoyed the view on the way up here, cus it'll be reversed on the way down..."

I blinked when I caught his meaning. "Oh really? Well at least you won't have a reason to complain, will you?"

He laughed, a pleasant sound that lingered in my ears when he stopped. "We'll see" Without further chat, he descended from the tunnel down the rickety staircase - me following suite, nervously glancing up and down it. To my dismay, only darkness covered both directions.

"Finn? How far up are we?"

"Not far now... Don't worry Resa, I'm not letting you fall"

Warmth bubbled in my chest at his words - somehow, I knew without a doubt that they were true. I smirked to myself, trying to lighten the mood.

"Good that... But remember, its rude to stare - too openly"

He laughed again at the mention of his own words to me when we'd first met. "Oh, I'm being pretty discreet compared to you, honey. Besides, I think it'd be rude NOT to stare in this situation..."

I blushed heavily, glad he couldn't see. "I swear Finn, I'll slap you if you continue like that" I paused. "And stop sniggering - are we there yet?"

Infuriatingly, he didn't answer.

"Finn!" My voice rose in a panicked hiss as I attempted to look behind me down the stairs. Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed my waist and began lowering me down. My cry of surprise turned into a huff of disapproval when I realised it was just him.

"See? Nothing to worry about" The gleam of his teeth in the dim lighting told me how close we actually were. My head spun as my feet hit the ground again and I clutched at his shoulders, gasping softly.

"Shuck! I thought you'd gone!" He blinked and even in this darkness, I had no trouble glimpsing the vibrant green of his irises. And his hands were still at my sides, squeezing ever so slightly as I stared at him, thoughts spinning. This is wrong, we shouldn't be doing this... But you're safe, he's not gonna betray you! He will take care of you, and you know it - Oh do you? Just remember something, Resa - this is wrong...

Then he seemed to jump out of a dream too as he released me, smiling wanly. I wonder what my face looks like. "When are you gonna believe that I DO care, hmm? Honest, I won't let anything happen to you" He slowly turned his back on me, frowning into the shadows. "Okay, I think this comes out near Section... 4, if Minho was correct...?" He winked at me. "And yes, feel free to tell him I was doubting"

I let out a giggle, adjusting the pack on my back. "Yeah, I think I'll pass on the opportunity - we're trying to get along better, not worse"

Finn grunted, motioning at me to follow him through the - now considerably more spacious - tunnel. "Now, we're still gonna get there before the Grievers come out - it'll be pretty clear when we hear the Maze doors close for the night..." He began shuffling the Map around again. "There's a bit of a run to the Cliff when we get into the Maze, so you stick close and move fast, alright?"

"Hmm... This might be a stupid question but - But what if they see us when they come out? Out of the Hole, I mean. Where are we supposed to hide?"

"The truth? I have no idea. I've never been to the Cliff myself but - " He looked at me, his expression reassuring. " - According to the pictures, there are places we could wait. The vines? Up the walls? Even little shrubs and things beside the walls?" He paused to squint at the Map. "Don't worry about it, our only job is to observe - we aren't gonna fight any of 'em... Not yet anyway" The last part was whispered even quieter than the rest and I frowned at him curiously. What did he mean by that? Surely we'd never have to fight the Grievers?

"Is this it?" I gestured at a small trapdoor at the end of the dark corridor. It was pitifully small, I would have trouble fitting through, never mind Finn.

"Yep - I wouldn't normally come this way, but we had to go west for the Cliff, according to Minho"

"How come the Runners never noticed this secret little Maze of yours anyway?"

He sniggered, fiddling with the opening as I stood with my hands on my hips. "Well first, I only go in at night so they wouldn't hear me - but as far as I know, there are only three of these openings in the Maze - and they're all sitting in clever little dead-ends SO - " He paused, listening for a tiny click in the lock, which caused it to creak open ever so slightly. Finn lowered his voice even more and I leaned closer to hear him. " - When your Runners are mapping this place out, they just have to look down the dead-end to know it doesn't lead anywhere, and like smart people with a strict deadline, they quickly move on to the other paths, leaving these little beauties - " He slipped out of the door in one swift motion, leaving me gawking mouth open after him. " - unnoticed"

I shook my head in wonder and rolled my eyes at the smug expression on his face. "Okay, that's crazy - but cool... Minho must have been raging when you told him"

"He tried to hide it" Finn smirked at me, holding an arm out. "Need a hand?"


That was very short, wasn't it haha! I'll have the next one up very soon - promise it will make up for the length of this one though!