Opening her eyes, the girl was greeted by bright sunlight that caused her to immediately close her eyes. Where am I? She thought to herself, once again attempting to open her eyes, this time using her hand to block out the bright sunlight. The last thing she remembered was... Now that she thought about it. She remembered nothing.

"We got a new one! It's a... Girl." Scrambling backwards away from the shadow that loomed above her, the girl's back hit whatever it was that contained her. Above her was a boy, not much older than her, he was of Asian heritage with muscular arms and short black hair that stuck up. He was handsome too. The girl watched him, frozen as others began to crowd around her, all watching her with a look of confusion on their faces. Who are these people?She wondered, making sure she was as far away from the boys as possible.

"Where am I?" She stuttered, looking around at the confused faces that gawked at her. Perhaps she was going to die? She sure felt like it. As her eyes began to wander over the faces, her eyes fell onto a dark skinned boy of about 17 years of age, who jumped down into the compartment with a thud, the Asian boy stepping back and climbing out of the compartment in order to let the other in. "Stay back!" The girl cried at the boy who angled his palms upward, signalling that he meant no harm,

"Listen to me, you're safe here. No one is going to hurt you." He spoke in a calming voice, "Can you tell me your name?" He asked. The girl frowned softly, thinking hard, but nothing came of it. In fact, she knew nothing of who she was. Shaking her head, the boy returned a smile, "Don't worry. That happens to all of us. You'll remember your name in a few days. That's the only thing they let us have." There was a small hint of sadness in his tone that the girl didn't understand. "My name is Alby." The boy, Alby introduces himself, holding his hand out. The girl was hesitant but slowly allowed herself to take Alby's hand. As he pulled her up and out of the compartment that she worked out to be a cage like box, she soon realised the other boys that all stood watching her. The strange thing about all of this was that there were no other girls. Just a group of sweaty, teenage boys all watching her with horror and uneasiness.

"Welcome to the Glade." Alby announced. Looking around, the girl found her eyes land onto an open space that was filled with a manner of different things made of timber. On the far left of the area was a forest.

"And what is that?" She asked her eyes locked onto a large gap in the walls that surrounded the area. As Alby and the others all followed her gaze, an eerie silence followed,

"So, you're a curious one, Greenie." One boy smirked destroying the silence completely. Looking to the owner of the voice, the girl's eyes fell onto a blonde boy who was quite skinny in size,

"Greenie?"

"That's what we call the newbies." He explained with a shrug of his shoulders,

"Who are you?" She then asked, her eyes narrowing slightly at the boy,

"The names Newt." He replied with a nod, "It's been a long time since we've had a girl. Actually, I wouldn't know. You're the first girl to arrive since I've been here." He said, crossing his arms over his chest. Alby cleared his throat, drawing the girl's attention away from Newt,

"It's dangerous."Alby he said, answering her original question, "No one ever steps a foot out there." His tone was clear enough for anyone to understand that he was the leader of the group and what he said went, "No one but Minho and the Runners." He then added, looking over at the Asian boy she assumed to be Minho. As she laid her eyes on the boy, he gave her a small nod before averting his eyes.

"You... You've gone out there?" She asked in disbelief. Minho once again nodded,

"It's what I do.." He said with a sly smile as if he was almost mocking the girl. The stared the other down for a few seconds more, earning a couple of howls from the other boys. So far, she was particularly fond of anyone.

"The show is over boys. I'll show the greenie around." Alby spoke to the boys in an authority based tone of voice to which each of them nodded. Looking at each boy in turn, the girl's eyes lingered on both Newt and Minho for only a moment before she turned her back and followed Alby,

"Who are they?" She asked bitterly,

"Newt and Minho?" Alby asked, "Well, when I'm not around, Newt's second in command and Minho is the Keeper of The Runners." The girls blinked in disbelief that Newt was second in command, but she figured it wasn't the time to bring up the politics of this place,

"What is a runner?"

"They run the Maze looking for a way out." He answered, his eyes locked onto the entrance of the... Maze.

"And... has Minho found a way out yet?" She asked lightly, Alby sighed,

"We've been here for two years now... still no luck. But, every month a new member shows up with the supplies we get through the box." He explained, his dark eyes flicking over to the 'box' she had arrived in,

"So... That makes me the 24th member?" She asked. Alby avoided her gaze,

"Not everyone copes very well with the environment. We've lost people along the way."

"How many?" She asked curiously. Alby continued to avoid her gaze, taking a small breath,

"10" he answered softly. The girl's eyes widened in horror. 10? That's almost half the number of those who have been sent here. Is it really that bad?

"How did they...?"

"Panic, mostly. Some people try to run- bring it upon themselves. Claim they'd rather be dead than here." The girl gave a single nod, looking over her shoulder at the gap that was both mysterious and terrifying. She had no idea where it lead to or what it was used for and the more she thought about it, the more she realised that she would most likely never know. As the pair continued to move through the structures that Alby pointed out as they went through, the girl followed, only half listening to what he was saying. No matter what she did, her interest remained with the Maze and its purpose.

A/N: Thank you for reading the first chapter!