X Reader Oneshots

Jonas Pt. 2

it was the day after......whatever happened. i don't know what it was but Jonas said he'd ask the giver if he knew about it. we were n school and i was scribbling on notes. nothing in particular, circles and squares. just filling the page with random shapes of different shades. I am still taking notes just not good notes i suppose.

finally the school bell rings and i head out to go the nurture center. i ride with jonas in silence today. i have nothing to say. 

throughout the days, weeks, and months jonas and i will meet by the river after work and watch the flowing water. jonas seems more stressed lately...and tired. one day during work number 36....the 36 from the year before was crying. this wasn't the surprising bit i was shocked when i was told to leave him. just leave him crying! i was shocked and the older workers snapped at me when i walked towards him. I see Jonas's father very annoyed walk towards me.

"he's being released tomorrow." he tells me.

"what?" i respond confused. i feel a twinge in my heart. 36 is being released?

"he's being released tomorrow" he repeats. i stare in disbelief.

36 continues crying loudly. jonas's father groans "i'm leaving early." he picks up 36 and leaves after stating he has a headache.

36 is being released. my mind is fuzzed the rest of the day and i see jonas after i am allowed to leave work.

"j-jonas." i whisper scared and upset.

he looks fatigued, he looks like that often now a days. he smiles at me, "yes?" he asks

"i-it's 36, the 36 you know. he's being released. tomorrow" i state slight fear in my voice.

"i know." he says calmly. "don't worry about him please. or me. you'll understand soon but i promise i'll come back. i can't say more now but don't follow me.good bye" he says softly smiling gently to me.

i stare at him confused. "bye?" i ask. he nods before riding off. i stay silent. bye?

i walk back to the quarters for after hours for those who do not yet have a spouse. i lay down, thoughts flooding my head. i'm confused and worried and sad and.......emotional. i fall asleep with these worries in my head.

i wake up to sirens. what's going on?!? i get up rushing outside to the commotion. the community is confused and I hear Jonas's father at the bridge. I run to him remembering Jonas's words. I see another girl run up. 

"what is it?" we ask in unison. I glance at the female. not very unique though all aren't. Jonas was unique though. so very unique.

"Jonas! my son he left and he took 36!!" he explains in a rush. I stare out the bridge shocked. how far has he gotten....how far? I need to go after him. the woman in tears runs off and I glance to her before looking back to the gate....what do I do? he said don't follow. I must trust him; he'll be back.

I walk silently back to the quarters. my mind is cluttered. I doubt others feel this much....this much emotion. he left but I must not cry, I must not cry. he will be back. I mustn't go after him. I must wait.

and so I did.

for days

weeks

months.

all the while I made sure never to forget. I know he got to elsewhere. I knew when the rush of everything came back. a rush of energy, of memories of love and realationships came back. of family and friends and soulmates. yes there was war, yes there was death and blood but that is to be expected. he always seemed tired. I focused on the good. I focused on the love, the warmth, the happy.

I knew when he meant for me to come back when a letter came. it was a letter saying he had no ill feelings towards anyone in the community and how he won't come back but he thanks all who helped him become who he is.

I thought it odd he wouldn't come back but then I noticed that everyone wanted to send some books. books from his old assignment to him. I quickly volunteer. he wants to see me again I know he does. as we packed books into a large box we then all helped take it to the shipping dock. I smile before explaining I must go to find Jonas.

"he won't come back but he's safe now so I must find him. he said not to follow him but I know he wants to see me again. I need to find where he is and so i'm going with the books." I explain to the chief elder. she is reluctant but I am firm on where I stand.

the boat departs and i hum watching the flowing water underneath. the water i have become accustomed to with it's currents. the water that jonas and i watched in silence as we wound down from the difficult day.

finally after weeks on the river, in the ocean, we finally make it to wear we must go. we have to know go on a large truck to make it to the village jonas and 36 has gone to. 36? he must have a name. jonas probably gave it to him. well he may have had it before they left. he was kept an extra year so maybe he already had one. a day or so later i finally have made it with the book. i get out of the truck and smile seeing jonas. I hug him tight, he seems surprised but quickly hug back.

"what are you doing here? i thought-" he starts.

"well if you weren't going to come back i thought i should come find you. The community has no hard feelings. we sent you your book!" i tell him brightly. he smiles. i notice his eyes no longer the pale grey i remember but a dazzling sea blue. so so beautiful.

a/n-do you guys want me to make this oneshot into a book. add some stuff into waiting and into the letter and such. i will go all out trust me i flipping love the giver.