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Chapter Two- Rose the Runner or the Fighter

When I woke up the next morning it was still dark out. Feeling really grimy, I decide to take a shower. It looked like most everyone was still asleep. So I grabbed a set of clothes that looked like they would fit me and went to the shower house that Dimitri had pointed out last night before we went to bed.

As I stepped in someone ran into me on their way out. Just about everyone here was taller than me. But not everyone was like Dimitri.

"Watch where you are going next time Greenie." The guy says.

"My name is Rose. Not Greenie!" I say.

He huffs. "Whatever you say, Greenie." He shoves me back into to a stall. "I wanna try you out." He put his hands on my waist and start to slide them down to my ass. "Lets see what makes you look so good."

Before he could do anything else, instinct kicked in and I grabbed his hand and twisted it around his back. "Touch me like that or even thing about me like that again I swear to you I will end your life as you know it. I know the rules around here, but this would be self defense. So if you touch me again you will die." I growl at him.

Just as I was walking out of the shower, Dimitri comes to me and grabs my arm and takes me back to the woods where he found me yesterday after my arrival.

"What do you think you are doing?" he says. "I wake up to one of the boys saying that you threatened him in the shower house."

"Did he tell you that he was trying to get me to do stuff with him that I didn't want to do and that what I did was simply self-defense?" I ground out. Yanking my arm from his grip and taking off before he could say something. I lose him quickly and scale a tree.

He runs after me, I watch him pass the tree that I was in and huff when he gives up. As he turns the other way he glances up and sees me. I glare at him and wait till he has left the woods to break down into tears. I stay in the tree for a good while till my stomach decides that is time to eat. I climb down and walk back to the kitchen looking building.

I sit down alone at the edge of the woods and eat the food I got quickly and am done before most of the guys are. I get up and return my plate. Looking around I see that I have time so I start running laps around the big area. It feels good to take my frustration in something non-aggressive.

I am just starting my ninth lap when I am stopped by another guy. This one walks with a limp. He is lanky and not much taller than me.

"What are you doing? Training to be a Runner?" he asks with a slight accent.

"No, I am just doing something that helps me keep my cool. I was threatened this morning by one of the others in the shower house." I huff.

I start to go around him, but his arm snakes out and wraps around my waist. I know he isn't going to hurt me and I try not to let instinct take over because I don't want to hurt him. I stiffen slightly though, and I know he feels it and he lets me go.

"Look I know I am dangerous and I don't want to hurt you." I say simply.

"He's worried about you, you know?" he doesn't meet my eyes, "Dimitri."

"Yes, but he didn't get all the details before he assumed that I hurt another kid on purpose and that I threatened him because I wanted to feel stronger. No I did it because either way someone was going to get hurt. The only way out of the position I was put in was to make sure that I would not be put into a situation like that again. Not only with him but the others too. They will hear that I don't put up with anyone or their crud." I say shrugging.

He nods and says nothing else and lets me go. "I can help spread the word that you are not to be touched, or bothered."

"Thank you," I say and finish my run. As I head back to the Homestead, I am stopped by Dimitri.

"Look I am sorry that I did that but he came after me not the other way around." I try to side step him but his arm catches my waist.

"Please, the fault is mine." His eyes find mine and plead for me to forgive him. "I shouldn't have gone after you like that." He sighs and hangs his head. "I just dot know what to do. I feel like you and I are connected somehow and I don't want you to get hurt."

I don't say anything. Instead I take his hand and bring him to the woods where I know that we will have privacy. When we get to a spot that's secluded, I motion him to sit down. As he is sitting, I realize I still have his hand and end up falling into his lap. I feel heat creeping up my neck and face.

"That's is the second time I have lost my balance in the last 12 hours. I am sorry. I guess that I am a bit disoriented from the box still." I say red in the face.

As I start to get up I feel his arms wrap around my waist and pull me full into his lap. "Its ok, Rose." He buries his face into my long hair and seems to marvel at the silky softness it holds. "Your hair is so soft." He murmurs.

I look at him and smile. "You are right you know. I feel like we have had a connection before. Before the Maze that is."

AN*

I know that it will be a while till I update again. I wanted to get the first two chapters up this weekend and I hope you all enjoyed these two chapters. I don't know when I will update again but I should be updating soon, in the next few days or after the JPA Friday. Have a great time everyone!