"Hold up a minute." She heaves out before slowing down to a stop with slightly heavy breaths, her hand coming to rest on her hip as she inhaled deeply.
"Woah.. This hasn't been here before." She mumbled in confusion, her eyes scanning an open sector while slowly walking into the large opening. Minho had slowed to a stop beside her in uncertainty.
"What the hell? This sector should be closed for another week." Minho said through grit teeth while scribbling down the sector number on a notepad before handing it to her so she could stuff it in his trainer.
"Let's take a break for lunch." Minho suggested after slowing down, leaning against one of the maze walls. She immediately stopped near him, her hand pressing against the maze wall to steady herself as she caught her breath.
"That is the best thing I've heard from you today." She mumbled with a lighthearted chuckle while sliding down the wall as he opened his pack, holding out her sandwich and water canteen. She immediately grabbed the items with a quiet thank you before unwrapping her sandwich and taking a bite.
"Remind me to thank Frypan when we get back. His cooking is the best." She practically groaned out while chewing the ham and bacon sandwich. Minho simply laughed with a slight shake of his head before beginning to eat his own sandwich.
"Almost ready?" Minho asks while putting his stuff away after finishing his food. She shakes her head as she still has a few bites left of her sandwich.
"Okay, I'm done now," she says after gulping down some water. She puts her stuff away and begins jogging after him.
Being a runner is fun and all but it gets a little boring when you scout the same places over and over again, seeing the same old vine walls.
It does get a little scary when we hear grievers. They're always a hassle to get off our trails. We've only come in contact with a few since we've been here.
"okay, just a couple more places to map and we'll be done for the day, okay? Let's just take a 10 minute break," minho says while shielding his eyes from the almost setting sun.
"this is fun," she remarks sarcastically. Minho just shrugs while looking around for any dangers. She takes out the notepad from his trainer and flips through the pages from their previous runs, looking over the information.
A few minutes into looking through them, a rumble is heard followed by a couple of screeches from grievers along with clashes of metal.
"quick put it away, we can't be here any longer, it's almost time to go!" She immediately closes it shut and he snatches it, shoving the small notepad in his back pocket. He nudges her in front of him as they sprint their way back to the glade.
After a couple of turns, a griever suddenly jumps down in front of them, screeching. They immediately turn around and scout another way back with the griever hot on their tails.
"hurry! Run minho! We're almost there!" She yells before looking back to see they have a bit of a distance from the griever. She looks forward to see minho turn, she attempts to turn but is going too fast and ends up crashing into the wall instead.
"Shit! Y/n! Hurry up come on!!" Minho shouts in encouragement as the griever gains ground on them but she ignores his calls and runs onto another path, letting the griever chase after her instead of him.
"Get back to the glade Minho! I'll meet you there, I promise!" She grunts out while turning a corner. Fear takes over every part of her body as she hears the griever right behind her with its bloodcurdling screeches. Her heartbeat quickens as she pushes herself to run faster. Her lungs burn while her legs ache horribly.
Just out of the corner of her eye, another griever clashes with the one that was chasing her, their metal legs getting tangled as their tails whip around. She abruptly stops and looks around, using the time to think back to their scouting. Different pathways start flashing through her mind as she tries to think of the fastest way back to the glade.
One of the grieves screeches in front of her, she automatically turns and sprints past the two entangled grievers. One of their tails latches onto her shirt and rips it, she lets out a ear splitting scream when part of the tail barely gets lodged into her ribs, getting ripped off the grievers tail.
Within seconds she's running as fast as she could with the sharp stabbing pain emitting from her ribs while her feet ache.
The glade finally comes into view as she turns a corner, the walls suddenly start to rumble before slowly closing. The gladers all surround the entrance, yelling encouraging phrases at her.
'Almost there y/n, come on you could do this! You promised Minho' she gasps out as the grievers are on her trail a few turns behind her. The doors creeping closer together as the gush of wind sweeps past her.
The closeness of the walls forced her to turn her body sideways, barely fitting through. She throws herself at the entrance just as the door slam shut. She sits on her hands and knees, gasping for air.
"Jesus Christ y/n, that was way too bloody close," newt crouches next to her. She notices blood trickling down her arm.
She attempts to stand up but just as she moves, the pain starts becoming very noticeable as the adrenaline starts washing away. She lets out a small grunt, clutching the piece of metal.
"Someone get the med-jacks! Quick!" Newt yells out while pulling her closer. Black dots start to cloud her vision as she goes in and out of consciousness.
"You're gonna be alright y/n, just hang in there!" Newt says comfortingly but everything is muffled, as if she's underwater, getting deeper and deeper. She closes her eyes in hopes of getting the blurring to go away, if anything, it just gets worse.she opens her eyes again but everything becomes silent even though she can see everyone's mouth moving.
Just then, everything fades to black, succumbing to the abyss.
"It's a girl.." A chorus of panicked voices began to speak over each other. A few sounded like they were shushing others but it didn't seem to work.
"Hey, what's in her hand?" A voice piped up, surprisingly louder than the others. A feather light touch was felt on her palm, but she was unable to react.
"She's the last one ever.." A boy read out loud. Multiple voices began talking over one another yet again at his statement.
"Clint, Jeff, take her to your station and get her a bed."
"Got it."
As the girl's consciousness slowly began surfacing, she felt a warm compression placed on her forehead.
Where am I...?
Her eyes slowly fluttered open. Her face lightly scrunches up as she squints against the bright light seeping in through the dusty slats of the med hut she was in. A young male suddenly peeks over her with a cloth, making her shove him away as she jolted up.
"Stay the hell away!" She demanded, her voice wavering from being unused. Her slightly widened eyes glanced around her surroundings in panic.
"Woah, calm down!" The kid tried to reassure her, his hands held out in front of him in a way to try and calm her down before he angled his head towards the opening of the hut, his voice ringing out as his gaze never strayed from her. "Gally! Get over here!"
"Where am I?" Her breathing began to get ragged and uneven while subtly making her way towards the opening with clenched fists. A few tense, silent moments pass as the kid didn't answer.
"Answer me dammit!" She shouted. The kids eyes were wide with uncertainty and slight fear just before another guy had burst into the room, glancing at the guy before looking at her.
"You need to calm down, now." He said gruffly, his hardened expression held authority as he spoke.
"No, you need to tell me where I am and who the hell you people are." She said angrily before quickly grabbing a small, stray log near the corner she was standing at. She gripped the small log tightly as she glared at the two of them.
It wasn't the best choice of a weapon but she'll be damned if she didn't fight her way out of here without one.
"Okay, okay. This is Clint, he's been looking after you, and I'm Gally." The guy said with his hands raised slightly. "Now drop the wood and calm down."
She didn't respond right away, instead continuing her glare as she registered his words. Her eyes glanced between the two of them while slightly adjusting her grip on the makeshift weapon.
"Drop it, now!" Gally suddenly shouted while taking a threatening step towards her. She immediately swung the log at him, but he was quick to dodge it before ripping it out of her hands.
"I told you to calm down." Gally grumbled angrily, taking another step towards her. "Look, I didn't want it to come this far."
Gally's hand reaches out to grasp her arm but she harshly slaps his hand away before he could touch her. He tried once more with an angry sneer but she reached before her mind could even register what she was doing. Her hand clenched into a tight first before throwing a hard punch to his jaw, making him stumble back in pain.
Her eyes widened as his gaze snaps to her, his eyes dark with fury as his face lightly scrunched up. A red splotch had already begun forming where her first made contact on his skin. She suddenly bolted out of the hut, his hands barely missing her shirt.
"Don't touch me!" She spat angrily while pushing herself to run faster as his heavy footsteps were right behind her. His arms suddenly circled around her upper body, holding her biceps against her ribs. She jabbed her elbow in his stomach, making him grunt in pain.
"Stop struggling and just calm down!" Gally strained to speak as he tried to keep her from wriggling out of his grip. The chaotic scene had caught the attention of the other boys.
She digs her fingers into his arms while twisting her body to the side a bit, hooking her leg behind his knee before thrusting herself forward and pulling his arm along with the force. Gally sprung forward, landing onto his side with a loud groan. She slowly backed away from him with a defensive stance as everyone began nearing the two of them, watching with cautious eyes.
Her fists clench together from the fear that bubbled up in the pit of her stomach, slowly creeping up her spine as she watched a few people help Gally to his feet.
"Shit, shit, shit." She repeatedly muttered under her breath as they began surrounding her. She whips her head around, her eyes quickly glancing around in hopes of finding any sort of way out. Just then, two guys came jogging out from between huge ivy covered walls before making their way over to the group.
"Greenie.. Can you please just calm down? I promise no one here is going to hurt you." A blonde headed boy spoke from behind her. Her eyes watched him closely as she tried to keep her composure.
Her breath quietly hitches as a loud rumbling starts up in the distance, emitting from the two concrete walls that slowly began closing shut. "Wh- Where am I?"
She glanced around the group of surrounding males before looking back towards the walls. A few of the boys turn towards the closing maze then back to her with a slight shake of her head. An idea suddenly popped into her mind as she noticed she still had a bit of time to make it before the large concrete walls were fully closed.
"Don't even think about it greenie." Her heart dropped to her stomach as the walls slammed shut. Her hope immediately vanishes as angry tears begin brimming her eyes but she quickly blinks them away before anyone could notice.
"well damn." She mumbled to herself before sighing in defeat, while relaxing her tense shoulders and unclenching her fists. A few of the surrounding boys let out a breath they were holding before walking away when a darker boy gave them a curt nod.
"Look, I know you're scared. We all are when we wake up in the box." Her face hardens at his words before glancing around at the remaining people standing there, her eyes landing on the one she punched.
She took a deep breath, regaining her composure and gathering her pride before making her way over towards him. She watched as he tensed up, his arms falling to his sides with clenched fists.
"I reacted badly in that situation, but I am not sorry for hurting you." She held her head up high while stretching her hand out to him. "I'll make a truce though."
Gally watched her for a few moments, his gaze falling to her outstretched hand before clasping his hand with hers.
"That's gonna be a nasty bruise." She chuckled jokingly while gesturing towards the red splotch on his jaw. Gally simply shook his head with a small smile before walking away with the others.
"Alright greenie, let's give you a proper tour shall we? My name's Alby, by the way." She only smiled in response as he began explaining about the place they call home. She subtly glanced over her shoulder to Gally, finding him already looking at her. She gives him a half smile, to which he responds with the same action.
"Hey, attention back to the tour greenie. You'll be able to socialize later, okay?" Alby chuckled after noticing her attention had been elsewhere, playfully snapping his fingers at her.
"Sorry." She crossed her arms over her chest with an embarrassed smile while giving Alby her full attention.
It was another day at the burrow with the Weasley family.
"Fred Weasley!" Y/n yelped out as he threw a tightly packed snowball at her back. The cold seeped through the material of her jacket, making her lose her breath for a few seconds while shivering.
Y/n immediately grabbed two handfuls of snow before squishing them together to make a snowball while quietly whispering a jinx. A mischievous glint in her eye as she stared right at the redhead, "Oppugno."
Almost immediately, the magic made snowballs begin to launch themselves at Fred, who tried his best to dodge them but, fortunately, failed. After a few seconds passed, the snowballs finally stopped. When Fred peeked out from behind a tree, his hair and clothes were covered in snow particles.
Y/n doubled over, laughing hysterically as Fred just stood there with a stiff posture, a thin lipped expression held on his features as he waited patiently for her to finish her small laughing fit. The corner of his lips turned upwards in a small, admiration filled smile. A few long moments passed before she had finally regained her composure, looking at him with a wide smile.
"Are you done torturing me yet, love?" Fred questioned while taking a few steps towards her, shoving his hands in his pockets with a playful pout. Y/n bit the inside of her cheek as she reached out her hand, gently dusting off the snowflakes that covered his beanie. Fred had to lean down for her to properly reach the top of his head, his gaze never straying from her eyes.
Y/n faintly blushed from the close proximity of him before she quietly cleared her throat. Even after she finished dusting his beanie off, Fred continued to stay still, slowly inching towards her. Her heart beat slowly quickened in nervousness, her gaze flickering between his eyes before glancing down at his very inviting pink tinted lips.
"Watcha lookin' at?" Fred teased with a small smirk. Y/n went to take a step back, her foot landing in a small snow covered hole, making her trip. Fred's hands quickly shoot out to grasp her sides before pulling her towards him by her jacket pockets.
Y/n quietly huffed from the sudden action, her hands placing themselves on his biceps to keep some space between them.
"Would you look at that. I think I hear your mother calling for us." Y/n gushed nervously while gently pushing herself away from him before quickly making her way towards the cozy looking burrow while silently cursing at herself.
Fred stood there in a slight daze, his eyes following her as she walked away.
"You're gonna be the death of me." Fred mumbled to no one in particular while shaking his head, following after her. He subtly picked up speed to catch up to her side.
Bang Chan had invited Ha-Eun to his studio for an episode of Chan's Room right after she had landed from her flight, which she immediately agreed to.
Ha-Eun wasn't an idol but she was one of JYP's best producers who had helped produce many, if not all of Stray Kid's music. She also happened to be one of Chan's best friends.
"Oh, you're early." Chan said with a slightly shocked expression, a faint smile on his face as he looked at Ha-Eun. She gave him a simple shrug with a smile as he stepped back, giving her room to enter his studio. "Did you miss me that much?"
"You know it." Ha-Eun joked with a lighthearted chuckle as she set her bag down onto the floor next to his small couch before plopping herself down with an exaggerated sigh.
"How have things been with ya?" Chan asked with a genuine tone as he sat himself down on his swivel chair before leaning back a little. Ha-Eun glanced at him for a few silent seconds, pondering on how to answer his question.
"It's been alright, I guess. A little rough but okay, you know?" Ha-Eun didn't exactly know what to say to him at that moment, her mind a jumble of thoughts. There had been some hidden tension between the two and she hated how it made things a bit awkward from time to time. "How about you? How's one of my favorite Aussie's been doing?"
"Ha, amazing." Chan let out a small laugh, his face lightly scrunching up at her words. There was quite a bit he wanted to tell her but he had to save it for the episode.
"Shall we?" Change asked while bringing up one of his favorite comfortable chairs next to him, patting the empty seat for her to take before getting ready to start his live.
Ha-Eun quickly sat down on the chair before sliding herself out of the camera's frame so he was able to do his usual intro. Chan scrolled through his phone, quickly choosing a random song before going live.
Ha-Eun watched him interact with one of his small plushies, using it to dance to the music he chose before coming into the frame with a small laugh of embarrassment. She bit back a small smile, her eyes slightly crinkling in the corners as he lowered the music.
"Hello everyone." Chan smiled at the camera, his eyes scanning through the comments that came piling in from his fans. "How you guys doin?"
Chan gave a few laughs at the comments he read that caught his attention, before giving Ha-Eun a quick, subtle glance.
"Okay, before we get started. I have a special guest here with me today!" Ha-Eun nervously chewed at the flesh of her cheek as he spoke. It was a bad habit she needed to break but she just couldn't help it.
"You might know her, you might not but she's a very, very close friend of mine." Chan said with a wide smile before sliding himself over a bit to make room while gesturing for her to get into frame. Ha-Eun hesitated for a moment before sliding in next to him with a small wave.
"Hello everyone, I'm Ha-Eun.." She gave them a smile as her eyes began drifting over the comments.
'wahhh she's so pretty!'
'a girl?? are you cheating on me chan? 🤨'
After a few long seconds of her looking at the comments, she turned her gaze to Chan, who had been secretly looking at her on the screen. "She's one of the best producers here at JYP, she's helped me and some other groups with their music!"
Ha-Eun let out a bashful groan at his boastful statement. Sure, she helped a couple of people but it really wasn't that big of a deal to her.
"Chann!" Ha-Eun playfully rolled her eyes at him while shaking her head. Chan let out a laugh at her response before continuing.
"I'm serious Ha-Eun, your work is good. You can't deny that." Chan said in a matter of fact tone. The sound of Chan's phone suddenly began ringing, making them both look down at his screen before she could respond.
Chan grabbed his phone, moving it closer to the camera, showing the viewers that it was Felix calling him. Ha-Eun smiled at the sight of his name on Chan's screen, seeing it was her other favorite Aussie.
"Hello?" Chan answered, putting Felix on speaker.
"Ha-Eun! Why didn't you tell me you were back!" Felix's deep Aussie accent boomed through Chan's speaker as he yelled. Chan let his head fall back with a loud laugh at Felix's reaction. Ha-Eun's eyes slightly widened from the sheer volume while letting out a stifled laugh.
"I'm sorry Felix, I'll make it up to you I promise!" HaEun smiled as Chan held the phone closer between them, her eyes trained on his features as he stared at his desk with a small smile.
"You better! Also, you have other people that are mad at you." Felix said with a hint of mischief. Ha-Eun playfully rolled her eyes at his comment before watching Chan speak animatedly to Felix, as if he were in the room with them.
"Tell them I'll make it up to them later with some food, how about that?" Ha-Eun interjected, knowing they could all hear her loud and clear.
"Noona! I missed you." Jeongin's voice chimes in from the background. Ha-Eun instantly smiled at his voice, her favorite maknae lighting up her mood.
"I missed you too Jeongin! I'll visit you late today, okay?" Ha-Eun bit at her cuticles in anticipation, already knowing the answer. Multiple sounds of agreement echoed through the phone, making Chan let out a small laugh.
Without even looking up, Chan had lightly swatted her hand away from her mouth so she wasn't able to bite anymore.
"Okay, we need to continue this live. We'll call you back later, K Felix?" Chan's strong Aussie accent filled the semi-silence, getting a sound of approval from the other Aussie before ending the call.
Ha-Eun and Chan looked at each other for a few seconds before going back to his computer screen, reading the comments before they disappeared as quickly as they popped up.
Ha-Eun had feelings for Chan, a lot more than she would care to admit. She wished he felt the same way, but she had a faint voice in the back of her mind telling her that they were Just Friends.
Half Woman, Half Wolf
She's a dangerous woman, the kind that plays with fire and with such wildness in her heart. So many men who try to tame her always fail, for they have never understood that the forest in her was sown from the start. In the moonlight alone her secret is revealed, she has the spirit of a wolf that belongs only to herself, to the earth and to the dark
And like the moon she had a side of her so dark, that even the stars couldn't shine on it; she had a side of her so cold, that even the sun couldn't burn on it.
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