Janiel Oneshots (Discontinued...Again)

108. Journal Entries - Daniel's Version (Fluff)

Surprise! I'm back for another oneshot. Now, I love the original Journal Entries (so much so that I made it into a book but ended up deleting it 😢) but I thought it was time for Daniel's point of view. Don't you agree? Now, this won't be similar or take place where the original did. And yes, I know I kinda already did this with "Maybe One Day," but I just wanted to write it. This is just a twist on my favorite. Hope you enjoy it!

(Third Person POV)

Sitting in his room, Daniel sits with his favorite journal open in his lap. Flipping through filled page after filled page, he finally finds a perfectly untouched and unwritten page. Smiling to himself, he clicks his pen and begins.

'I saw him again today, Journal. The boy who makes my heart skip a beat. The boy who makes me feel butterflies in my stomach. The boy who...doesn't know I exist. But that last one doesn't matter, because I can just imagine a future where he knows me in here. Right? Not like he'll see it. Now, I know you're wondering who this mystery boy is. I mean, I've written over 500 entries about him and haven't even named him. Silly me. I just can't help but write about the beauty that is Joey Graceffa. I mean, if you saw him, you'd agree with me. I just wish I had the courage to go up to him and just introduce myself, or say something. Anything. I just want to hear his voice, knowing its melody is directed at me. Sigh. I'm making myself sad just by writing this. I hate being so shy. I can't help it. He's like a 10 in terms of looks and I'm just like an 8 or lower. There's not a chance in hell he'd notice me, I'm the quietest one in my class.'

Daniel is broken out of his writing trance by a knock at his door. "Daniel! Lizzie is here!" Putting away his journal, Daniel sighs as he stands up to go meet his friend. "Danny! How's my best friend doing?" Lizzie greets him with a bear hug, a huge smile on her face. "You never hug me, what are you hiding?" She chuckles "oh Daniel, you scare me with how much you know me sometimes. But I won't tell you, you'll just have to wait and see tomorrow. But trust me when I say, you'll love it. At least, I hope you will. Or maybe you'll hate me for it. Either way, I'm just excited for you." Taking Daniel's hand, Lizzie brings him out to her car "now, let's go get some caffeine."

Lizzie's words stick in Daniel's brain the whole day and into the night. What did she mean by that? What did she do? What's going to happen? Trapped in thought, Daniel doesn't sleep a wink that night.

The next morning, he sluggishly gets up and ready for another day in prison...or school. Whatever it's called. Lizzie and Hope are waiting for him at the front doors, huge smiles on their faces. "Okay, what the hell is going on? Why are you two so happy?" They just laugh and pat him on the back "you'll see." Hope gives him a side-hug before walking off to her first class "have fun in chemistry, Daniel. See you in second period!" Daniel stops. He has first period with Joey. Oh no. Please God, no. "Lizzie, you didn't." Looking at his friend with wide eyes, his fears are confirmed by Lizzie giggling. "Surprise! I switched partners!" Feeling all the blood drain out of his body, Daniel stands in the hall completely frozen. "J-Joey is m-my partner?" Turning to look into the classroom, he sees the boy of his dreams sitting in the chair beside his designated spot. "Oh God, oh God. I'm gonna make a fool out of myself! I haven't even talked to him! This is going to be a disaster!" Lizzie grabs Daniel's shoulder "you'll do great. Just breathe, you have your journal. So if it ever gets awkward, just write the awkwardness away. Maybe you two will actually have something in common. Maybe you two are more alike than you know."

Shuffling into the seat beside the one and only Joey Graceffa, Daniel couldn't help the blush that flared upon his face. He quickly opens his journal, wanting nothing more than to just write his excitement down instead of verbalizing it. But before he could put the tip of the pen to the page, a voice comes from beside him. "Oh hi! You must be Daniel!" Daniel freezes, Joey spoke to him. And his voice is as beautiful and melodic as he knew it would be. "Y-Yeah. H-Hi. S-Sorry." Mentally smacking himself in the face, Daniel looks up at his chemistry partner. "I don't think we've ever met. But Lizzie has told me so much about you, so much so that I agreed that we should switch partners so I could meet the amazing Daniel Preda she speaks of." Another blush creeps onto Daniel's face. "Aw, I've made you blush!" Another mental smack to the face, Daniel looks back down to his journal. "You're very quiet, Lizzie told me that's how you are when you meet someone new. But hey, I'm not going to go by what she told me. I want to get to know you myself. What are you writing there?"

'My dream has come true, Journal. Joey Graceffa is talking to me. We're lab partners. God this is so cliche. I'm going to kill Lizzie one of these days. Or thank her. Depending on the outcome. Why does he have to be so beautiful? He's so nice, so talkative. I'm falling more for him with every word he says to me. I wish I wasn't so closed off to new people. I just want to be friends with him. Get to know the boy who has consumed my every thought. But instead, I'm sitting next to him silent. Writing into a raggedy journal with pages filled with thoughts about him. Think, Daniel, think. Just say something to him.'

"S-So, u-um. D-Do you maybe w-want to meet u-up after school s-sometime, to get to k-know each other better. S-Since we'll b-be stuck together as partners f-for the r-rest of the s-semester." Joey smiles "that sounds like a great idea! I was just going to ask that!" The teacher walks in and everyone goes silent. Joey shoots Daniel a wink and looks ahead to the teacher. Daniel's heart flutters. This is what he's been dreaming of.

'Oh my God, he just winked at me. Oh my fucking God. This cannot be real. After four years of not knowing him, not talking to him, never being assigned a seat beside him, I finally do. And he winks at me. I might just pass out from the happiness rushing through me. And we're going to be meeting up to talk soon! Oh my God, oh my God. This is all happening so fast. I'm so happy right now. I will give Lizzie infinite hugs for this, and an extra infinity more if our meetup goes well.'

"Mr. Preda! Pay attention, please!" Mr. Smyth bellows from the front of the class. Joey nudges Daniel with a chuckle "yeah, Mr. Preda. Pay attention." Shooting Daniel another wink and a cheeky grin, Joey turns his attention back to the teacher. Trying to control his breathing, Daniel smiles and looks ahead. But he doesn't hear anything the teacher is saying. All he hears is Joey's beautiful voice in his mind.

"So? How was class with the 'man of your dreams?'" Lizzie teases once the two of them get out of the classroom. Daniel smiles "it was amazing! He's so nice, so beautiful, so-" he's cut off by Joey Graceffa running towards him. With Daniel's journal under his arm. "Hey, Daniel! You left this in class, I'd hate for you to lose it. You seem to be writing in it a lot and I could tell it means a lot to you." Daniel sheepishly takes the journal from him, stuttering out a 'thank you.' With one last smile, Joey darts away. "Aww! He's so sweet! You two would be such a cute couple!"

Looking down at his journal, Daniel's heart stops as he realizes his bookmark is missing. The bookmark that is covered in 'Joey+Daniel' written in red gel pen. "Oh no, this isn't good. Joey must still have it." "Your bookmark? Why would he keep that? He's not that kind of person, Daniel. He must think it was adorable and wanted to keep it. Don't overthink this." Daniel's breathing becomes labored as he thinks of what Joey must be thinking, seeing his name beside some boy's who he has never spoken to before today.

The rest of the school day goes by in a drag, until last period. Daniel's in his study hall twirling his favorite pen around in his hand when he notices someone in the doorway. "Yes, Mr. Graceffa? How can I help you?" Joey just looks at Daniel, the bookmark in his hand. "Can I please talk to Daniel Preda for a moment?" Mrs. Hansen looks at Daniel, nodding curtly "go ahead. Mr. Preda, you heard the man." Shakily standing up, Daniel walks to Joey, eyes trained to the floor.

"So, I held onto your bookmark all day today. I know that was a dick thing to do but honestly, I'm flattered that you like me this much. I never thought anyone did. You're a really sweet kid, Daniel. But I must say, I like to get to know someone before putting their name all over my bookmarks." They both laugh and Joey puts a hand on Daniel's shoulder. "So, wanna ditch the rest of this period and get started? Twenty questions maybe?" Daniel smiles "that sounds perfect."

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I know, I know. Short. But I still like it. Short and sweet. Hope y'all enjoyed it! Feels good to be back.