Chapter 9
This was supposed to be posted yesterday but, I got roped into cooking dinner but here it is(: Although the lack of reviews is pretty disheartening, I wont let it get me down. Im still working my way through the plot and really the way I do things is kinda on the fly, thats just how my brain works(:
Minho and I both walked up to the rest of the Gladers gathered around eating with soft smiles on our faces, the whole way to the dining area we playfully made fun of eachother, I'm pretty glad to be on his good side, the arguing and the verbal abuse we would throw at eachother was tiring and to be honest, hos sarcasm was refreshing and I liked it. Weird I know. But now that we dont hate eachother and his words arn't out to insult me I enjoy the sarcastic banter between us. I grabbed a plate and piled on the meat and well as some potatoes and carrots before sitting down. I sat down with Jeff, Clint, and Winston like I usually do and I watches as the Runner walked over to his own table to sit,
"Why do you keep staring at Minho?" I quickly look away from the asian boy to look at a questioning Jeff,
"What? Staring? I wasnt staring Jeff thats ridiculous." I roll my eyes and place a fork full of food in my mouth so I dont sound even more stupid than I do now. Jeff gives me a look that indicates that im so full of klunk and he sees right through it.
"I thought that you and Minho were on bad terms, I mean every time you looked at eachother it was to give the other shank a death glare. What happened? Youre kinda the whisper of the Glade...you two look..friendly." Winston pushes further, to be honest a lot of the boys are intimidated by the Runner, except for maybe Gally, so when they see me, a petite red-headed girl walking with him and smiling its going to raise suspision. I shrug my shoulders,
"Nothing happened Winston so slim it and let it go. We just decided there was no point in constantly arguing since neither one of us are going anywhere anytime soon." I pick up my cup and sent the Keeper of the Slicers a look that would make any boy afraid. Winston put a cork in it as he finished is food and excused himself. I look to Clint and Jeff and decide to change the subject,
"So anything happen today while I was away?" I ask and Jeff shrugs
"Just the usual Slicer wound and maybe a few smashed fingering from the Builders but nothing new. Its been calm since..." He trails off and I imediatly stiffen, I had almost completely forgotten about Matthew. I swallow what feels like a giant lump in my throat before pushing myself up,
"Ill see you in the morning okay?" I put my plate where the rest are gathered before grabbing a jar of Gallys special drink from the stash and walking off to my hammock.
Minho POV
After the pep talk Peyton gave me I was a little thrown off, the only other person to really put me in my place and tell me how much they relied on me was Alby and I still didnt put up with his klunk. I walked back towards the rest of the Gladers with her and I couldnt help but replay the words she said to me over and over, even as we joked around and actually talked to eachother like we didnt want to kill the other I couldnt shake her words. I watched her laugh as I called her a helpless shuck face and I noticed how her face almost turned as red as her hair and the small crinkles she gets at the corner of her eyes when she smiles,
'What the hell am I thinking?!' I snap myself out of my daze when she looks at me again, by that time we were at the tables and we went our seperate ways. I grabbed my plate and walked over to my usual table with the rest of the Runners and I swear I could feel her eyes on me but I refused to look at her, I had only just started acting like a semi decent guy and I was not going to go any farther than that, she was still an annoying, persistant, useless, weak girl and she still irritated the living klunk out of me.
"Yo Min, where did you go? We saw you with Alby and Newt but after that we lost ya." Ben, a tall lanky runner asked me, I looked at him and shrugged
"To the Map Room ya shank. You should know that by now." I said pointedly and he shook his head with a smirk
"Sure. Since when does going to the Map Room involve a girl? Everyone saw you come back with the Greenie, thought you didnt like her." Adam, another Runner spoke up. I turned to look at him with a frown
"Slim it slinthead, shes annoying and I cant stand her. She got her stupid shuck ass lost by the Map Room and I couldnt just leave her there. Couldnt have her wandering in now could I?" I leave them to talk amongst themselves as I ate my meal in silence. I caught a flash of red in my peripherial and I looked over and saw Peyton hurry away from her table and walk off towards the Homestead with a familiar blur jar in her hand. I shake my head and take a deep breath, that girl is going to get herself in trouble if she drinks again. I curse to myself as I push myself up quickly and follow after her.
Once I reach the homestead it wasnt hard to locate her, she was sitting on her hammock nursing the jar of liquor,
"I thought you learned your lesson last night." I ask and watch her tense up a bit but she doesnt look at me. I mentally kick myself and ask why the hell im even here! I could care less about this stupid shank yet..here I am, maybe I have a big heart, who knows.
"I thought I did too. But this makes everything...bareable." She answers me after a moment and I walk around to her front and she looks terrible. Her nose is red as well as her eyes, I can tell shes been crying, I put my hands on my hips and look down at her,
"So does time. Time makes most things bareable. Ya know, klunky things happen here all the time but we always have to move past them. Being here isnt all about you ya know, youre a Med-jack which means the rest of these stupid shanks also rely on you. You told me that they rely on me but its not just me. So, suck it up and move on. Sitting here crying like a baby isnt going to get ya anywhere." I hold out my hand to her and she looks at it confused,
"Hand over the shucking jar Peyton." I make my point very know by actually using her name, she purses her lips and finally extends her hand to me. I snatch the jar out of her dainty hand and prepare to leave, I look back at her once more,
"Oh and dont forget, youre still an annoying shuckfaced girl." I leave her with those words and head off to put this klunk away
"And youre a stupid slinthead!" She calls back and I hear a bit of humor in her voice and I shake my head with a small smirk.
"Right back at ya!" I shout out and run off before she can say anymore.
Peyton POV
I was sipping that nasty liquid for a couple minutes but surprisingly I was intrupted by Minho, I roll my eyes as he firmly plants himself in front of me as he lectured me. I dont really know how to take his words, hes using that usually asshole tone of voice but his words are some what positive. I finally look up at him and see hes holding out a hand to me, I throw him a confused look and he sighs impatiently at me before motioning to the jar
"Hand over the shucking jar Peyton." He growls out and it hand it to him, having Minho use my name is a little intimidating since he usually just calls me shuckface or Red. I watch him as he turns to leave stops to leave with the last word,
"Oh and dont forget, youre still an annoying shuckfaced girl." he leaves with those words but I cant stop myself from playing into his stupid name calling
"And youre a stupid slinthead!" I smile as I say those words and I cover my mouth to hold back the giggle. I go to lay back when he shouts again,
"Right back at ya!" I groan and he runs off.
"Stupid Minho, that shank always has to get the last word." I lay back and curl uo on my side,
"So annoying!" I sigh and shut my eyes and not too long after, sleep consumes me.
Okay so I didnt want this chapter to be too fluffy since Minho isnt all that fluffy haha, well atleast not yet. Im sure hell be sweeter later on. But I really hope this kept to his sarcastic, arrogant nature even though he was trying his best to comfort Peyton. But next chapter will be a bit more harder to think up so It might take a while. Thanks for reading and please review(: