The Meg (Jonas x reader)

Chapter 14

  You walk into Zhang's office, to find Suyin. You gently knock on the side of the wall to get her attention.

  "Come in." She tells you, and you walk over to her, enveloping her in another hug.

  "How's Meying?" You ask once you pull away.

  "She's sad. And confused." She answers, sniffling.

  "And how are you?"

  "I really don't want to accept it."

  "Sometimes things happen that change your life forever. Meanwhile the world just keeps going. You think maybe it would just stop for a second, but it doesn't." You tell her from experience, she knows you have lost your father too.

  "How do you live with it?" She asks you.

  You look at her for a long moment. It's been years since he died. You're unsure of what to answer her and just tell her what feels right.

  "I'm here for you, Suyin. Know that. Meying too. Anything you need." You tell her.

  "Thank you, Yn." She tells you and hugs you gratefully before you go.

...

  Jonas opens his door, freshly changed and he sees you walking down the hall, sniffling to yourself.

  "Yn." He says and gets your attention. You turn to see him walking toward you. "Have you been checked in med?"

  "No, I'm fine." You tell him.

  "Yn, you have to get checked, just in case anyway."

  "I will, later." You try to walk away before you cry more.

  He stops you and envelopes you in a hug you gladly accept.

  "I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sorry for not saving them. I should've saved them." He mumbles into you.

  You pull back and look up at him, reaching up you caress his cheek.

  "You tried Jonas."

  "Did I? I left my two best friends to die." He says, referring to the mission years ago. "I think about it all the time. Every day I replay it. Could i have done more?" He tells you.

  You don't know if he means now or then, but then you realise he means both.

  "It's not just about the ones you lose. It's also about the ones you save." You tell him.

  He looks down thinking about what you said.

  "I'm glad you're here." You whisper and he looks back up at you.

  "Jonas, Yn?" You hear Mac's voice from further down the hallway.

  You give Jonas a soft smile in reassurance and walk in the direction you heard Mac. Mac tells you Morris has called for a meeting. You all walk there together.

...

  "I've informed the Chinese government about the meg. As well as the authorities in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Australia." Morris says. "The Chinese are sending two destroyers to take it out. So, this is now officially and thankfully out of our hands." He informs. After he takes a deep breath he continues. "I'm closing Mana One, until the Meg is killed and an evacuation ship is coming here tomorrow morning. And finally, I just want to say, I'm sorry for losses. Your friends."

  Jonas takes your hand from behind and you squeeze it, taking the comfort he's giving you.

  "I came here to celebrate with you, and now I'm mourning with you." Morris looks sadly at the people in the room.