The distance

The Truth

Jake and Temp were laughing in the living room
"So where's Denis and Flamingo?"
"They went to restock our food.."
they drank in silence until....
"Fuck! Shit" Flamingo burst into the door covered in blood, Temp and Jake got up and approach him,
"Flamingo wha...where's Denis!?" Jake said panicking
Temp eyes widen, his face was pale
Flamingo didn't say anything
"Flamingo!! Where's Denis!"
Temp was shaking
Flamingo fell to the ground, he was crying
"He's gone! I-I shot him! He was bitten by the zombie and...I shot him" his hand was shaking, he kept wiping his hands but the blood stayed.
Sketch ran into the room
"What's going on!?"
Flamingo look down at the floor
"Denis..Denis is dead. I-I kill him..I didn't mean to! I-I'm sorry"
Sketch froze
"Flamingo this has to be a joke!? Your fucking joking" Sketch grip his hair and pace around the room
Temp was crying, he couldn't believe it.
Jake didn't say anything
Sketch turn towards Flamingo, his face was red and his eye were puffy
"This isn't funny! Please fucking- Just tell me this is a joke!"
Flamingo shook his head
"Stop! Just stop!"
Sketch look at Flamingo in anger
"What happened..?"
Jake spoke, his voice was low and emotionless
"It was an accident, Denis was going to die either way, I was only doing the right thing"
Jake look at Flamingo with disgust
"Shit..we can't- Where's the body.."
Flamingo looked at his watch, the gems were now
covered in blood
"He's- the body is at the mall" he stuttered
They all stood there in silent
Sketch ran out the house in tears.
Temp and Jake look at each other in disbelief
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Jake knock at the door, he knew Flamingo must have left to the other universe.
He shook his head and went into Denis room
Everything was the way it was
his pens were on his desk, the plushies on his bed all on the floor and the pictures on the wall was now covered in dust.
He remembered the day Denis brought him in his room explaining his plan and showing him his sketches of each universe he been to.
He walk over to the picture, He picked it up, it was a photo of him and Denis, the camera was facing them, their smile was bright.
He place the picture down
Jake was now sitting on the bed, it was soft and dusty
He smile, that day was when Denis and Jake shared their first kiss, it was awkward but sweet.
He lay down, his body was tired, and his heart was heavy
Denis would be disappointed when he finds out that Jake gave up on making the portal work
Denis would always push Jake to the limits, telling him that he could do anything, and Jake would always tell him the same thing.
Denis would always laugh and brush it off.
He miss his laughter, his dimples and his weird humor. They got into arguments but they always make up, sometimes Jake would apologize even when he wasn't in the wrong.
Denis was just one person who made everything better, he made him feel special and loved.
Denis was Jake favorite person, and no one could ever replace him.
He got up and went into the lab
He was going to work on the portal again if it means he can move on and let Denis go.
It open the drawer which was bottle full with blood,
Jake open the bottle, the smell was terrible and the blood was dark.
He put each bottle into the portal
He turn on the portal
The blood was spinning around the portal and then the portal turn off.
Jake sighed, he rub his forehead
"Fuck"
he needed one more blood, how the hell was he going to convince Flamingo to bring him someone blood.
He lean against the portal thinking of ways to convince Flamingo.
He felt his pocket buzz, He reach for his phone and saw that he had a message from Temp.
"Hey...Jake, I'm coming over"
Jake didn't reply, he put his phone down
He covered the portal with a white cloth and went upstairs to get ready.
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Flamingo was taking a stroll through the town, he needed a breather, Denis breaking up with him was in his mind.
He saw Denis and his other version in the distance.
They were laughing and holding hands
His alternative self was handsome, he wasn't fat like him and he had brown hair
He wish he look like him.
His thoughts were interrupted
Denis approached him
"Hey...I wanted to make sure your okay"
"Yeah I'm fine...it kinda hard but I'll be fine eventually"
Denis waved goodbye to his other version, they both watch him from the distance
"Flamingo..we're still friends right? Like you're okay with this?"
Flamingo nodded and smile
"Of course!"
Denis sigh and smile
"Great...I wouldn't know what I'll do without you"
Flamingo smile faded, he wish he could tell Denis about the other universes, and about the truth, He wish he could tell him that....maybe he could
"Denis can we talk in private...?"
Denis hesitated for a moment but agree
He grabbed Denis hand and took him to the park, no one was around, the sky was orange and the sun was setting.
Flamingo let out a breath and look at Denis, his heart was pounding
"Flamingo..what did you want to talk about"
Denis look at him confused and his eyebrow rose
Flamingo rub his neck he felt himself sweating
"I- Denis this might not be believable but you need to trust me!"
Denis looks at him concern
"Denis, there's something I've been hiding from  you..I- I can...I can travel through universe!"
Denis eyes widen
Flamingo bite his lip
"What the hell are you talking about!"
Flamingo took a deep breath and close his eyes
"I have this ability, it was passed to me after your death"
"My death!? Flamingo wh-"
"I can travel through different dimensions...I have been doing this for a month now"
Denis was quiet, his mind was racing
"So...how many universes are there?"
"I-I don't know, the amount is endless"
Denis wasn't sure what to say next
"They're so much like us but they all are different. I have seen so many different versions of my friends...but I mostly travel just to see you.."
Flamingo bit his lips
"A zombie bit you...and I had to shot you, I lived with guilt and cried everyday! Then suddenly my watch started to glow...next then you know I had an ability to travel through timeline"
Denis felt his stomach flip, his eyes widen and his chest tight.
"Flamingo..what-what are you saying?"
"Denis, I never stopped loving you"
Denis back away
"Flamingo.. I don't understand"
He chuckled nervously
"Every universe..we always become friends and every universe I always fell in love with you and your passion, but we never end up together"
Denis felt sick, he didn't know what to do
Flamingo walk closer to him,
"But..Denis"
He grab his hand, it was warm, Denis didn't pull away
"Denis..I don't care if we're friends or if we're dating because in every universe we are meant to be, I would wait for a hundred years to see you and I would go to the ends of the earth for you, I just want you"
Flamingo was crying, his hands were shaking
"Please..say something"
Denis then realized that  Sub has been telling the truth, Flamingo was the one messing around their timeline and Sub kept telling him this.
"Flamingo- wow that a lot to process..Wow!"
Denis look at Flamingo watch
"So your watch...it can bring you to different universe?"
Flamingo nodded, He took his watch and give it to him
Denis examined it
It was an old looking watch, the gems were glowing a faint yellow and the metal was covered in dirt and grime.
"You are from a zombie apocalypse?"
Flamingo nodded
"And..I'm dead..."
Flamingo bite his lip and his hand tighten
Denis look at the watch and then at Flamingo
His eyes soften
"Flamingo...you know I can't stay with you right? We aren't from the same universe.."
" I know..that why I have a watch to visit you"
Denis smile and let out a laugh
"This whole time...I kept taking about myself but Flamingo...your dealing with tougher things"
Flamingo shook his head and smiled
"Yeah...but I like hearing you talk"
Denis hug Flamingo, his arm wrap around him and his cheek was laying on top of his head.
"Flamingo thanks for telling me the truth...even if it kinda complicated-"
"You would not believe the universe I have seen"
They both laugh and pulled away
"Also Cleetus is an alternate version of me!"
Denis eyes was widen
"What!?"
He grinned and punch Denis playfully on his shoulder
"Yeah dude..your still basically dating me"
Denis smirked and laughed
"I must have a type then" Denis wink
Flamingo just chuckled
"Denis thanks..."
"What for?..."
"For being my friend in every universe"
Denis hold his hand
"No...thank you for being there for me in every universe" Denis smile softly
They both walk around the park together
Denis would ask questions about his dimension and Flamingo would answer them.