Special - (minho)

I couldn't believe that she was standing before me. Ji-ho was standing right before me. My legs started to move one after the other and was now fastly making their way towards her. My sandals falling from my feet, as I now ran bare footed towards her. The hot sand wasn't stopping me from reaching her.

I could see that she too was running my way. Her smile beaming more brighter than the sun. Tears ran down my face as my hands were finally able to touch her and pull her in for a hug. It was real. I could feel her arms tighten around my neck as she whispered my name into my ear.

"Is it really you? Or am I hallucinating again?" I asked unsure once again.

"It's really me. I'm back and this time I'm not leaving you ever again." I heard her say as she pulled away to grab my face in her hands and looked me straight in the eyes. She gently wiped away the tears that fell from my eyes, and gently kissed my cheek. "I promise." she said and kissed my lips.

This all had to be a dream. If it was, please don't let me wake up.

I kissed her back and held on tightly to her body. I opened my eyes to look at her face that was now wet from my tears. I slowly touched her face tracing every part of it. How was this even possible?

"Minho." Ji-ho's voice said breaking my thoughts. I looked at her to see that she was chuckling. "Who knew you were this big of a crybaby." she said now using the sleeve of her lab coat to wipe my tears and snot.

"Shut up." I said but continued to let her wipe my tears and snot. I feared that if I had let go of her she'd disappear into thin air.

"Whoa! What happened to slim it? Shut up is such an old way of saying it." Ji-ho said laughing in my arms. "You're hair is still as fabulous as ever." she said running her fingers through my hair. I smirked at her comment.

"Of course. I had to keep up the reputation for best hair." I said and watched as she laughed once again. I smiled. It's been so long since I sincerely smiled, and it was from the only person who was able to make me do so.

"How?" I asked as I watched her laughing face quickly turned into sadness.

"Let's talk somewhere where you can give me food, and a place to sit. Please." she said. I nodded and intertwined my fingers with hers and started walking back towards my house.

"Wow. You live here?" I heard her say as I watched her slowly walk around the living room letting her fingers slowly trace whatever object she walked past.

"Yeah."

"It's beautiful...but it seems so empty." she said as she turned to face me. I was awestruck at her beauty once again, just as I first saw her standing at the entrance of the maze. She didn't seemed to have aged, but I could see that she's become more curvier around her waist than she was before, and much larger in the chest area.

"How's Thomas and Newt?" I heard her ask.

"Both have moved a bit further away from here. I don't think they were able to stand the fact that I was drowning in misery at your death...but I guess you were alive all this time." I said as her eyes showed pain and misery at my last few words.

"So are you ever going to tell me?" I asked. I see her lips curve upwards in a smile. "I will. Just get me something to eat. I haven't ate in two days." Ji-ho said. I gave in and gave her whatever was in my fridge. There wasn't much since I'd always go out to eat. I watched as she stuffed the sandwich, I had made for her, down her throat quickly along with the glass of water.

"Can't believe I'm saying this, but Frypan's cooking is much better than this sandwich." she said chuckling. I sat beside her on the sofa as her wiped her mouth with a napkin. Then turned round to face me, no longer laughing.

"It's a long story...but after you all left through the Trans Flat I was out. I don't remember much that happened, but I woke up in a random room. No one was there, but someone had helped to heal me and left me after doing so." she began.

She continued and had said she later figured out that WICKED had helped her. That WICKED was really good, but just lost their way. She was helping those that could be cured for the past seven years before all of the resources started to run out. She had sent those that were cured to another place similar to ours. She had found our place three years ago, but she couldn't leave without knowing that she could cure as many people before coming back.

"Was that you three years ago at the Trans Flat?" I asked. She nodded her head. So all this time I wasn't just hallucinating her then. She was really there to let me know that she was still alive and well. "Why didn't you say anything?" I asked.

"I don't know...maybe I wasn't ready to call out to you. Because if I did then I wouldn't have been able to stay back and help those who needed my help." she said smiling sadly while averting her eyes from mine.

"So why did you stay here? Why didn't you move with Thomas them?" She asked tilting her head in a cute way.

"...I always thought that maybe someday you'd come walking through that Trans Flat so I stayed. I held out on that hope because it was the only thing that kept me going. If I didn't then I probably would have killed myself for not going back to help you. I will always regret not being there when I saw you reaching out towards me." I said as my eyebrows scrunched up in frustration.

"I'm sorry." she suddenly said. I looked up at her confused. "What for? You have nothing to apologize for. I should be the one saying it!" I said taking her hands into mine.

"That was what I said just before you went through the Trans Flat. I never got to apologize for what I put you through in the maze." she said squeezing my hands.

"That doesn't matter. I'm the one who's sorry for leaving you alone; for abandoning you; for everything. I was a jerk when I finally got to see you again. I didn't choose you over Sonya right away when I should have. I should have been there for you when you needed me, but everytime I've failed you." I said letting go of her hands and covered my face in shame.

"You're right." she said and I looked at her to see that she was pouting. "But we were both were young then, so I'd say we were both being immature about our feelings. Also, the situation we were in when we met each other again wasn't a good one either." she said smiling.

I had thought that after all this time, Ji-ho had changed but she hasn't. She was always putting others before herself even if she got nothing in return. I guess I was the one who truly changed after everything that had happened. I could see a scar that ran down the right side of her neck. I reached out to gently trace it. Ji-ho flinching at my touch, but slowly relaxed.

"Why is that every time after we're separated and meet again, you have a new scar on your body?" I asked as my hand now caressed her face. She leaned her face into my hands and gently smiled while looking me in the eye.

"It's my battle wounds. Shows that no matter what I went through I still survived; of how strong I fought to get to where I am today. I guess you weren't as lucky as me to go through such a tough battle huh?" she said jokingly as she chuckled into my hand that was on her face.

"I've miss you so much." I said pulling Ji-ho into an embrace. I buried my face into the nape of her neck. My breath was probably tickling her neck as I leaned in closer to plant small kisses.

"I love you." she said into my ear. It felt like the colors of my life were finally coming back, and my life was once again full from those three words that came from her mouth. The monotone life of mine had suddenly disappeared into thin air.

"I love you too."

A/N: Next chapter will be the last!!! Just a little warning there will be smut in the next chapter.